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Ellinghouse, Robert

Age 34

Mixing Plant

Miami Newspapers · Jul 31 1919

Robert Ellinghouse, age 34, was blown to fragments 8 miles northeast of Joplin Missouri last Saturday afternoon. He was foreman of a mixing plant and while working alone 50 pounds of dynamite gelatine exploded totally wrecking the building and blowing him to bits.

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