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1925 Steamer Mackinac explosion disaster...



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August 19, 1925

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., August 19, 1925

* Steamer Mackinac
* Boiler explosion disaster
* Newport RI Rhode Island


The front page has a nice banner headline: "32 DEAD IN EXPLOSION" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. First report coverage on the boiler explosion of the Steamer Mackinac near Newport, Rhode Island.
Complete in 12 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, mainly along the spine, generally good.

Category: The 20th Century