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Newspaper
The Labor Argus
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
2
The Post Office Department requires newspapers to collect subscriptions in advance or charge a penny per paper weekly. The Labor Argus urges readers to settle debts and pay a year in advance to avoid cutting subscribers, promising full legislative coverage and urging readers to act immediately.
An editorial praising organized labor for reducing working hours improving education and library access, ending child labor, improving sanitation and working conditions, and supporting legislative reforms. It highlights the National Mine Workers Convention in Indianapolis, praising John Mitchell's leadership and urging subscriptions to The Labor Argus.
Investigators describe how 15 loaded coal cars on a steep grade could trigger a massive blast by disturbing latent gases and dust. The report notes minimal gas traces in No 6 and No 8 mines, poor drilling and blasting practices, and multiple blown-out shots with displaced coal and damaged supports. Evidence points to outward force from blast faces and unsafe charges rather than isolated gas pockets.
Witness accounts describe coal blown against pillars and cars thrown across tracks as explosions erupt in a mine. The report notes widespread destruction, likely caused by gas, dust ignition, or shot blows, with uncertainty over original causes and conditions across West Virginia and other states.
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