Burning Betrayal: Coke Ovens Blaze as Embezzlement Flames Flicker

February 6, 1915, marked a pivotal day in the annals of crime and corruption. In the depths of West Virginia, a legislative vote paved the way for women’s suffrage, but in other parts of the country, treachery and deceit reigned supreme. In Benton, Missouri, a shocking tale of murder and mayhem unfolded at Willow Springs, while in the steel town of Connellsville, Pennsylvania, the H.C. Frick Coke Company ignited a blaze of fury by ordering the immediate firing of 1,000 idle coke ovens.