Today -100: February 9, 1923: I hope I have a little bit of sense yet

An explosion at a Phelps-Dodge coal mine in Dawson, New Mexico kills 100+ miners and traps 122 more, who might or might not be alive (update: looks like . Phelps-Dodge says the mine was well sprinkled and not gaseous. Same.

NY Gov. Alfred E. Smith says any stories about him running for president next year are “bunk.” “I hope I have a little bit of sense yet.” Oh yeah, he’s running.

Turkey may or may not be spreading mines to keep out of Smyrna the foreign warships it told to keep out of Smyrna.

The Irish Free State generously offers rebels 10 days to surrender, or else, and will suspend executions for that period. This after they got IRA deputy chief of staff Liam Deasy to call for surrender, in exchange for not executing him.

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