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Krempusch, John

Age 19

mine near Chicopee Kansas

Miami Record Herald · Jul 26 1918 · Pg 1 · Col 5

Pittsburg Kansas, July 26. A rock, weighing three tons, fell in a hard rock lead and zinc mine near Chicopee this morning and instantly killed John Krempusch, a 19 year old miner. Krempusch was at work when the accident occurred.

Disclaimer: If you search for these articles somewhere else, searches should be done by date in the city of Miami Oklahoma. The clippings have "Miami Newspapers, Miami Oklahoma." The paper changed names several times making it difficult to search by title. Most of the Hard Rock Lead and Zinc Fatalities newspaper clippings are from the personal files of I. D. Hulvey, former powderman in the Picher mine and then owner of the Hulvey Insurance Agency.