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Show BiK Coal Mine on Fire. FICKNELU Ind., Nov. 7. The American Amer-ican mine No. 1 at Bicknell. said to be th.. Wrgost coal mine In the bituminous fields of the l'nlted States. Is on fire tonight The conflagration Is tho worst ever experienced In the coal fields of thlB section The cause of the fire had not been debrn-lned late tonight. Due to the strike of miners. It Is not believed anyone Is In the mine. The fire wan discovered about S o clock tonight threo hours after watchmen and ginnptrl had left the works. A force of workmen, Including many striking miners, at a late hour were making frantic efforts ef-forts to seal the (hafts. |