This is the grave of George Pettibone. Born in 1862, Pettibone was a miner. He came out of Kansas, but he eventually ended up in Idaho. He was just a working class guy. He became an activist in the Western Federation of Miners. This started...
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On November 23, 1903, Colorado governor James Peabody sent the state militia to Cripple Creek to crush the Western Federation of Miners led strike in that mining town. This all.
On January 6, 1909, oral arguments before the Supreme Court concluded in the case of Moyer v. Peabody. The decision by the Court on January 18 gave official approval for.
On June 22, 1896, mine owners in Leadville, Colorado agreed to lock out their unionized miners, presenting a united front against unionism. This action would spur one of the largest battles between unions and employers in the 1890s, one that typically would be ended by...
On December 24, 1913, striking Italian copper workers in Calumet, Michigan were holding their Christmas party in the town's crowded Italian Hall building. Someone shouted "fire." Could have been company.