To the rescue of those readers who asked about followup articles about the explosion comes Mary Piles, longtime reader and contributor to this site. Mary is the historian for the CNB bank in Maplewood, formerly Citizens National Bank.
Take it away, Mary.
STL Post-Dispatch 3/4/1916
STL Post-Dispatch 3/5/1916
STL Star and Times 5/24/1916
STL Globe Democrat 12/19/1916
STL Star and Times 2/26/1921
STL Post Dispatch 08/12/1916 Mary’s note: I can’t find whatever became of little Dorothea, not marriage or death records… sad.
STL Star and Times 12/16/1916
Once again, thanks to Mary Piles. We appreciate all of the effort you put into this.
Doug Houser February 24, 2024