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Accidents recorded in
Lawrence County Ohio Newspapers
Compiled by Martha J. Kounse

These various
stories are taken from area newspapers and other material
connected to Lawrence County Ohio.
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Accidents and incidents
reported in the Ironton Evening Tribune, April 9 - July 12,
1927 |
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Lawrence Mill Explosion
Six boilers at the
Lawrence Mill blew up, hurling their immense fragments high
in air, into the valley of Storms creek and broadcast
through the mill, where 150 or 200 man were at work.
Submitted by
Kurt Hibler
kurthibler@hotmail.com |
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Run over by own Machine
Albert Malone cranked his automobile early this afternoon
but made the mistake of not being certain it was out of
gear. |
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Tree Stump Blown
Through Roof Of School; One Boy Killed (Two Parts)
At 9:05 Thursday morning, just thirty-five minutes after
school opened, the quietness of the school room was
shattered by a tree stump weighing around 400 pounds
crashing through the roof, blasted from the ground by the
road contractors approximately 125 yards away. |
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A Body Found
The floater found at Burlington, on Friday afternoon, proved
to be the body of S. R. Simmons of Harrisville, who was
killed by..... |
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Kellogg Powder Mill Explosion
Last Mo..\stories\powdermill.htmnday
morning, about 15 minutes past 8 o'clock, the earth
shuddered as if from an earthquake. There was no explosion,
no sound, except the trembling of the windows and the
trembling of the house. It really seemed as if an earthquake
had passed; but no, it was the explosion of the Kellogg
Powder Mills...Kellogg Powder Mill Explosion
Last Monday morning, about 15 minutes past 8 o'clock, the
earth shuddered as if from an earthquake. There was no
explosion, no sound, except the trembling of the windows and
the trembling of the house. It really seemed as if an
earthquake had passed; but no, it was the explosion of the
Kellogg Powder Mills... |
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Former Ironton, Ohio
Man A Victim Of Explosion
Submitted by Edith Fields, story about the son of Squire and
Mrs. W. N. Neal, being one of the victims in the state house
explosion at Columbus... |
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The Terrible Accident
that Befell Italian Laborers
Last Friday night, four Italians employed by Rosazza, Manuel
& Co. on the Maysville & Big Sandy road-bed across the
river, came over to Ironton in a skiff, and returning about
11 o'clock were drowned.... |
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Train Accident
Woman Killed By C&O Train, Husband Is Hurt |
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Attempted Murder
on William Wolfe
William Wolfe, suffering with a bullet wound in his left
arm, and Charles Sisler... |
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