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The Ludington Daily News
February 18, 1927


                  MINE DISASTER PROBE TURNED DOWN BY HOUSE
                  
              LANSING, Mich., Feb. 17. - (AP) -
            Representative John Holland of Gogebic, lost his attempt
            Wednesday to secure a legislative investigation of the
            recent Barnes-Hecker mine disaster. The house refused to
            concur in his resolution that the house rules committee
            be forced to release the measure. Representative Holland
            claimed the committee has refused to report the resolution
            or grant him a hearing. He asserted he has many letters
            from relatives of the men who lost their lives, urging him
            to try and compel the company to reclaim the bodies.
              Rep. Charles W. Richardson of Marquette opposed bringing
            the resolution to the floor. The mine is in his district 
            and he stated the work of recovering bodies would be attended
            with grave danger of the loss of additional lives.
            
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