BROWN - son of James 1897 - Putnam

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BROWN - son of James 1897

Source: Nappanee-Advance-News, Elkhart County, Indiana, 21 July 1897 p 6

A 13-year-old son of James Brown, a quarryman of Putnam County was fatally injured the other day. He loaded a gas pipe heavily with giant powder, touched the fuse, the pipe burst and Brown was terribly mangled by the explosion. His recovery is very doubtful.  

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