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| 1909 | 4 |
4 stories matching charlson
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- Two Men Electrocuted at the Ashford Mine; Coroner Orders an Inquest
Arthur W. Charlson and John R. Ohrstrom were killed in the Pierce County mine accident. Coroner G. D. Shaver returned to Tacoma to open an inquiry as Ohrstrom’s funeral was set for the Danish Lutheran church.
- Fatal Surge on Pacific Avenue
High-voltage electricity crosses wires at a construction site, claiming the lives of two local workers and endangering several others.
- Fatal Currents: City Under Fire for Electrocution
Electricians question the city's management after two men died from a high-tension wire grounding failure.
- City Faces Lawsuit After Fatal Electrocution
Lawyers prepare to sue the city over the deaths of two men who were killed while turning on electric lights.