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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1894 | 1 |
1 story matching fitter
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:fitten, fittest, fritter, bitter, ditter, fatter
- Thirty-Seven Miners Died Because They Stayed to Fight the Fire
A blaze in the Franklin coal mine sent smoke through the gangways on Aug. 24, 1894, killing 37 men and boys who thought they had time to escape.
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- The Anatomy of a 'Quitter' in the Labor Movement
A fiery editorial from the era defines the unionist's ideal of solidarity—and the absolute contempt reserved for those who broke ranks.
- Industrial Terror at the Flour Mill
A young worker narrowly escapes death after his clothing snags on a high-speed line shaft at the Preston-Parton flouring mill.
- The Shoemaker of Front Street
A quiet tragedy in a small storefront captures the desperate pride of a laborer working through the final stages of illness.
- The Unlucky Lookalike
A man mistaken for a fugitive because of a shared physical trait files a $5,000 lawsuit for his false imprisonment.