March 25, 1947: 'Dear wife. Goodbye.' 111 die in southern Illinois mine disaster
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It was almost quitting time for 142 men working 540 feet below ground in Centralia Coal Co.'s Mine No. 5 ... of United Mine Workers Local 52 wrote to Illinois Gov. Dwight Green, complaining ...[...]
Mar 24, 2024 5:00pm | 6 views | source: Bing / St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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