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USS Bennington boiler explosion...
USS Bennington boiler explosion...
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July 21, 1905
SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN, New Mexico, July 21, 1905
* USS Bennington gunboat
* Boiler explosion disaster
This 8 pages newspaper contains news of the day with some interesting advertisements 6 years before statehood.
The front page has one column headlines: "BENNINGTON IS BLOWN UP", "Boiler on U.S. Gunboat Explodes in Harbor at San Diego, Cal.", "Fifty Persons Killed" and more. 1st report coverage on the disaster of the USS Bennington..
Complete issue, light browning, a little margin wear, otherwise good.
Category: Post-Civil War











