The following article is from the April 24, 1913 edition of The Daily Republican. The lead story was about the huge explosion at the Cincinnati Mine in Courtney PA, just 2 miles from Monongahela. I didn't have time to transcribe this article but the image should be pretty easy to read:
Cincinnati Mine Disaster – 100 Years Ago Today. Daily Republican Article.
One hundred years ago today a terrible explosion occurred at the Cincinnati Mine in Courtney about one mile down river from Monongahela PA. Ninety-seven men died and many were injured. Below is an account of the accident which appeared in the April 23, 2013, edition of Monongahela's newspaper, the Daily Republican. EXPLOSION AT THE CINCINNATI... Continue Reading →
Today In 1911 – Women Drown As Steamer Capsizes In Gale On Monongahela River
STEAMER CAPSIZES IN GALE ON RIVER Boat Goes Down Near Allenport, Pa., Carrying Three To Death. MONONGAHELA. Pa., April 5 Caught In a gale of wind sweeping over the Monongahela river today, the steamer Henry A. Laughlln was overturned and sent to the bottom of the river near Allenport, drowning two women and a man... Continue Reading →