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Show Flier Admits Mine Bombing MUHPHiSHORO, Ills., Aug. 13 CRi Paul Montgomery, 26, confessed con-fessed today that he was the aviator avia-tor who early Monday dropped bombs on a coal mine at Providence, Provi-dence, Ky., Sheriff William Flan-igan Flan-igan said The newest depredation was believed be-lieved a continuation of an attempt by unidentified persons to interfere with operations of non-union coal mines in the Providence area. Tho bridge was dynamited shortly before be-fore a coal train was to pass over it- The train was halted and crews worked for several hours bolstering the trestle before rail traffic could be resumed. Meantime authorities at Murphys-boro Murphys-boro were trying to link Montgomery Montgom-ery with the mine bombings in the belief that he was employed by interests in-terests seeking to unionize the miners through a campaign of sabotage. sa-botage. Two bridge on spurs near Clay. Ky.. near Providence, were wrecked by dynamite blasts three weeks ngo. |