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Williams, Ben

Goodeagle Mine

Miami Record Herald · Jan 27 1919 · Pg 1 · Col 1

What is though to be a record-breaker in quick action in damage suits was brought to light Saturday when Anna Williams of Tar River Oklahoma [now Cardin] filed suit for damages to the amount of $25,000, for the death of her husband, Ben Williams, killed in the Goodeagle Mine Friday. Mr. Williams, who was a shoveler in the Goodeagle, west of Tar River was injured by a slab of rock falling on him Friday and taken to the hospital at Miami, expiring a few hours later. His body was taken to his home Saturday, but it is claimed that the suit was filed by Mrs. Williams through a Joplin Missouri lawyer, Kelsey Norman, before the body reached the home. The funeral did not take place until Sunday. Note: Mitchelson funeral home of Commerce Oklahoma records indicated burial was at Weaver cemetery, Oronago Missouri.

Mitchelson Funeral Home — Commerce, OK

Ben Williams, married, a miner, died Jan 23, 1919, of a falling slab. Charge to Chatman-Goodeagle Mining Company. Burial at Weaver cemetery; Oronago Missouri.

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.