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Hellraisers Journal – Wednesday June 28, 1899
Edward H. Hamilton Reports from the Coeur d’Alene Country, Part I of IV
From the San Francisco Examiner of June 26, 1899:
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CAPITAL IN THE SADDLE IN
THE COEUR D’ALENES,
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Backed by the Federal Authority,
It Is Riding Roughshod Over
Organized Labor.
—–The situation in the Coeur d’Alene mines of Idaho is attracting the attention of the entire nation. The establishment of military rule in Shoshone county is being denounced by organized labor throughout the country. It promises to lead to a Congressional investigation, and may become an issue in the Presidential campaign next year. Many contradictory reports have been sent out concerning the state of affairs in the district now under military control. To get at the exact truth of the matter “The Examiner” has sent a special correspondent into the troubled region. His first report is an appended.
By Edward H. Hamilton.
WALLACE (Idaho), June 25. After looking over the ground, after hearing the lawyers on both sides, after talking with men In different walks of life, I am satisfied with two conclusion concerning the situation in the Coeur d’Alene country. First, there was a necessity for the establishment of martial law; second, that martial law is administered with all the harshness of military tyranny…..
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SOURCES & IMAGES
Quote Mother Jones, Powers of Privilege, Ab Chp III
https://www.iww.org/history/library/MotherJones/autobiography/3
The Examiner
(San Francisco, California)
-June 26, 1899
https://www.newspapers.com/image/458101264
Bull Pen at Wardner Idaho, Part I of
Series by Edward H Hamilton for San Francisco Examiner
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33325875/bull_pen_at_wardner_idaho_part_i_of/
Note: this is an exceptional series by a reporter who traveled to the scene and gathered the facts of the situation. Altho not written from the miners’ point of view, it appears that Hamilton made a real attempt to interview all sides before forming an opinion. This series of articles makes subscribing to newspapersdotcom worth the price. (I am not paid to recommend, but certainly do.)
See also:
Tag: Wardner ID Bullpen of 1899
https://weneverforget.org/tag/wardner-id-bullpen-of-1899/
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