Word: coaling
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...explosion occurred yesterday in an English coal mine, by which 120 persons were entombed...
...first place to our beginnings; then not to attempt too much at once; and above all, to enlist the interest and active cooperation of the greatest number possible before taking any decisive step. Better, as the Crimson hints, bend every effort to securing one article, such as coal, at fair prices, than make a desperate endeavor to effect a reform of the whole market, and then find it impossible to manage our elephant with success...
...natural bridge property in Virginia has been sold by the Allegheny Coal and Iron...
...heating so many of our public and private apartments by steam is, and has proved to be, an important security against disease." The only question left to be discussed, then, is that of economy. The students are now paying janitors $25 per year for making fires, etc. The average coal bill paid annually by each student is probably about $25. The total sum, then, paid for heating a room, is $50 per year. In addition to this, open fires cause a great deal of damage to carpets, and increase the danger of setting fire to buildings two-fold. It seems...
...terrific fire-damp explosion took place Saturday afternoon in mine No. 10 of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co., at Lanesford, Pa. Sixteen miners were seriously injured...