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For ten days, the country watched as the situation in Logan County, West Virginia escalated. Below is the New York Times' front page coverage of that event as it unfolded.

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New York Times

- August 26, 1921: Terror In Mine Area As 4,000 Armed Men Move Against Mingo

- September 1, 1921: Outposts Battle In Logan County; Four Are Killed

- September 2, 1921: Fighting Continues In Mingo Fields, But Martial Law Waits

- September 3, 1921: Fighting Continues In Mountains As Federal Troops Reach Mingo; Planes Reported Bombing

- September 4, 1921: 400 Miners Surrender With Arms As Troops Surround Fighting Area

- September 5, 1921: Miners Disbanding in West Virginia; May Reduce Troops

 

 

 

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