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John Yurkiw 1896 - 1977

John Yurkiw of Wrightstown, Burlington County, NJ was born on July 20, 1896, and died at age 80 years old in May 1977.

John Yurkiw

Wrightstown, Burlington County, NJ 08562

July 20, 1896

May 1977

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In 1896, in the year that John Yurkiw was born, on August 17th, the first pedestrian v car fatality occurred in Great Britain. Bridget Driscoll, age 44, was walking with her family on the grounds of The Crystal Palace in London when she was hit by a car driven by Arthur James Edsall. Edsall claimed to be going 4.5 mph and Driscoll's death was ruled an "accidental death" after an inquest.

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In 1922, at the age of 26 years old, John was alive when on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.

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