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Twelve Men Killed in Johnstown Mine Blast

In the coal regions of western Pennsylvania, danger was never far beneath the surface.  Men went underground each day into narrow passages where darkness, gas,…

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Arizona Woman Killed in Ostrich Stampede

In the early 1900s, ostrich farming was a booming and unusual industry in parts of the American Southwest.  The birds were valuable for their feathers,…

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