Lex Anteinternet: Tuesday, August 14, 1923. The Kemmerer Mine Explosion.

Monday, August 14, 2023

Tuesday, August 14, 1923. The Kemmerer Mine Explosion.

Today In Wyoming's History: August 14: 1923 An explosion at the Frontier Mine in Kemmerer killed 99 people.

The explosion was caused, it is believed, by a fire boss attempting to relight his flame on a safety lamp by striking a match.

The death toll was smaller than initially feared due to quite a few workers being out for vacation.

The British Marine Air Navigation Co. Ltd. commenced the world's first flying boat passenger service. The flight was from Woolston, Southampton to the Channel Islands.

Martial law was declared in Tulsa due to a KKK murder of an accused drug peddlar.

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