Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of the "Monongah Mine Disaster" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
mine, explosion, Monongah, West Virginia
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results: December 6, 1904 – December 31, 1904.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"Four Hundred Dead in Mine Explosion"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), December 6, 1907, Last Edition, Page 13, Image 13, col. 1.
"Worst Mining Disaster in the History of America"
The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT), December 7, 1907, Image 1, col. 6-7.
"Terrible Disaster"
The Wenatchee Daily World (Wenatchee, WA), December 7, 1907, Image 1, col. 3.
"Over 550: Expected Death List From Explosion Will Reach This Number"
Bismarck Daily Tribune (Bismarck, ND), December 8, 1907, Image 1, col. 1.
"Search for the Dead"
Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, NE) , December 8, 1907, NEWS SECTION, Image 1, col. 3.
"Many Men Die"
The Manning Times (Manning, SC), December 11, 1907, Image 1, col. 6.
"Died in a Mine"
The Abbeville Press and Banner (Abbeville, SC), December 11, 1907, PART SECOND., Image 11, col. 8.
"400 Are Killed by Explosion"
Mexico Missouri Message (Mexico, MO), December 12, 1907, Image 2, col. 3.
"Five Hundred Dead "
The Muskogee Cimeter (Muskogee, OK), December 13, 1907, Image 2, col. 2.

Monongah Mine Disaster: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America