A Tragic Loss for the Women's Relief Corps
The local chapter mourns the death of a member killed in a dynamite explosion while processing a report of illness and community updates.
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The ladies of the W. R. C. held a regular meeting July 18 with an average attendance. Mrs. Runyon was reported not as well as usual. It was also reported that Mrs. Mallet, a member of our order, met her death by an explosion of dynamite at Cle Elum, Wash., near which place they were tamped. We all extend our deepest sympathy to the bereaved ones. Mrs. Mallet was a member of our order. We also, as a corps, wish to extend our heartfelt sympathy to the beloved members of the Nichols family and their relatives who were so recently called upon to give up the devoted wife and mother.
“It was also reported that Mrs. Mallet, a member of our order, met her death by an explosion of dynamite at Cle Elum.”
The Women's Relief Corps served as a crucial support network for veterans' families. This brief, tragic mention of a death in the dynamite industry captures the physical dangers inherent in industrial-era resource extraction that once defined the economic landscape of Washington State.
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