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W.H. Tarpley Killed Erecting Cotton Gin, Sept. 14, 1925

Fatally Injured in Cotton Gin Mishap

Statesville, Sept. 10—W.H. Tarpley of Atlanta, Ga., died in a local hospital this afternoon as a result of injuries received this morning while engaged in erecting a cotton gin at Bear Poplar, Rowan county. He was thrown by a revolving pulley against a concrete floor, inflicting fatal internal injuries.

From the front page of the Concord Times, Monday, Sept. 14, 1925

newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn91068271/1925-09-14/ed-1/seq-1/

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