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Submitted: 9/24/23 • Approved: 9/24/23 • Last Updated: 9/27/23 • R832277-G0-S3
24 May 1865 Tackner, Benton Co, MO
13 Jun 1913 Duenweg, Jasper Co, MO
Son of William M Taylor and Marietta Wilson Taylor Stewart
Married Drucilla E Davis 6 Nov 1883 Benton, MO
Married Della M Foster 20 Feb 1895 Benton, MO
James Taylor, 47 Years old, Falls Into Death Pit
Body is mutilated and it is thought that He was caught by the Machinery.
James Taylor, an employee of the Atlas Powder Company's works at Duenweg, was found dead in a drying vat in one of the company's buildings this morning, His arms and back mutilated as if they had been caught in machinery. The body was discovered about 3 o'clock and the man was last seen alive about five minutes before that time.
It is thought that Taylor was caught in the machinery in some manner and was thrown in the vat. The skin was scraped off of his right arm and deep gashes were cut in his back. The man was alone in the building at the time of the accident. The "drier" as it is called, is about eight feet in diameter and three feet deep... Taylor was 47 years old and lived at Scotland. He is survived by a wife. Joplin News Herald 18 Jun 1913
Contributed on 9/24/23
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