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Wright, Harper

Age 43

Isherwood Mine

Joplin News Herald · Jan 16 1930

Accident Victim's Funeral Saturday

Carl Junction, Missouri, Jan 16 Funeral services for Harper Wright 43 years old, who was killed Tuesday in the Isherwood Mine near Smithfield, will be conducted at 2 Saturday afternoon at the Carl Junction Baptist church. The Rev. Oscar Marison, pastor, will be in charge. Burial will be in Carl Junction cemetery. A coroner's jury, investigating the case yesterday, returned a verdict of accidental death. Wright was killed when a 300-pound boulder fell from the roof of the drift in which he was working and struck him on the head.

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.