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Wilburton OK mining disaster...



Item # 570069

January 15, 1926

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 15, 1926  This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 5 that include: "SAVE TWO MORE MEN IN OKLAHOMA MINE" "One Crawled 23 Hours After Wilburton Explosion Which Killed 91 Men" "MORE BODIES BROUGHT UP" and more. (see)

Tells of the no. 21 mine explosion at Wilburton OK that entombed over 100 miners.

Other news of the day. Light browning with some spine wear, otherwise good.

Category: The 20th Century