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Cherry Mine Fire and a Long History of Coal Disasters
The Cherry Mine disaster of November 13 1909 in Cherry Illinois killed 259 people after a hay fire ignited by torches, part of a grim pattern of U S coal mine tragedies. The piece links Monongah 1907 and other disasters to the enduring toll on families and communities, noting rescue efforts and memorials like Fathers Day origins in West Virginia.
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Cherry
Ill
Saga
Centralia
Monongah
West Virginia
Irigan
Martin Toler Jr
Sage
United States
Brookwood
Ala
Sept. IL
Orangeville
Utah
U.S
W.va
United States Mine Rescue Association
Furry
Fairview
Uneeda
Blacksville
W.a
Grace Clayton
Washington State
Clayton
Fairmont
Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South
Central United Methodist Church
D.D. Meighen
Consol Mine No. 9
Farmington
Meighen
Sage Baptist Church
Farimington Church
Joe Manchin