#monongah — Public Fediverse posts
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Grace Golden Clayton suggested to her minister that he honour all fathers at a Sunday service, which he did on 5 July 1908.
Sonora Smart Dodd attempted to establish an official equivalent to Mother's Day for fathers, which was implemented statewide in 1910. It grew from there was established as a federal holiday in 1972.Sources
http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/fathers-dayhttps://libcom.org/history/monongah-mining-disaster-1907-steven-johns
#FathersDay #migrantworkers #mineworkers #Monongah #WestVirginia
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How Regulation Came to Be: Monongah Mine Explosion (23d in series)
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/3/15/1370022/-How-regulation-came-to-be-Monongah
#HowRegulationCameToBe #Regulation #History #Coal #Steamships #Railroads #Electricity #Iron #Steel #MineDisaster #Monongah #MineralRights #FairmontCoal #ConsolidationCoal #JohnDRockefeller #Corruption #Tipple #MineDisaster #MineExplosion #ImmigrantLabor #WestVirginia #SacrificeZones #Methane #CoalDust #DavittMcAteer #CasualtyUndercount
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