Hellraisers Journal: Whereabouts & Doings of Mother Jones for June 1916: Arizona Newspaper Revives Polly Pry

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There are no limits to which
powers of privilege will not go
to keep the workers in slavery.
-Mother Jones
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Thursday July 6, 1916
Mother Jones Defamed by Newspaper of Clifton, Arizona

Mother Jones, UMWJ, Feb 10, 1916

The Copper Era of Clifton, Arizona, took on both Mother Jones and Charles Moyer, President of the Western Federation of Miners, in a pair of articles published on June 2nd of this year. It is doubtful that the opinion of the kept press regarding Moyer’s supposed radicalism will weigh into the miners decision one way or the other when they gather at their convention later this month.

The Copper Era took note of the fact that Mother Jones came to Arizona to lend her support to Governor Hunt, friend of the copper miners, and that she is also a close associate of Charles Moyer, and has been for a very long time. In a long article, that newspaper revived the old charges made against Mother in 1904 by the scandal-sheet, Polly Pry. Those charges were then read into the Congressional Record in June of 1914 by Congressman Kindel of Colorado. The goal is to defame Mother Jones in eyes of working people-a waste of ink, as that tactic has been tried before and has never succeeded.
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Hellraisers Journal: Report to the Convention of the W. F. of M. by Acting President John C. Williams

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There are no limits to which
powers of privilege will not go
to keep the workers in slavery.
-Mother Jones
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Monday June 18, 1906
Denver, Colorado – Response to Arrest of W. F. of M. Officers

WFM Executive Board, elected at 1905 Convention
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Hellraisers Journal: Eugene Debs Speaks in Toledo at Mass Meeting for Moyer and Haywood

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If they attempt to murder Moyer, Haywood,
and their brothers,
a million revolutionists at least will
meet them with guns.
-Eugene Debs
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Sunday June 17, 1906
Toledo, Ohio – Debs Speaks for Moyer and Haywood at Mass Meeting

Eugene Debs, Wilshire's Magazine, Nov 1905
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Hellraisers Journal: W. F. of M. Convention Demands Bail for Leaders Imprisoned in Idaho

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We recognize the class struggle,
we demand the surrender of capitalism,
a system that must die
that the people may live.
-Big Bill Haywood
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Friday June 15, 1906
Denver, Colorado – Bail Demanded for Moyer and Haywood

IWWs Kidnappers Special Poster by BBH, detail, ab: May 1906
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Hellraisers Journal: Western Federation of Miners Re-Elects Imprisoned Officers Moyer and Haywood

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There are no limits to which
powers of privilege will not go
to keep the workers in slavery.
-Mother Jones
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thursday June 14, 1906
Denver, Colorado – W. F. of M. Stands By Imprisoned Officers

Moyer, Haywood, Darrow Collection
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Hellraisers Journal: George Pettibone, Miners’ Hero and First President of the Gem Miner’s Union of Idaho

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There are no limits to which
powers of privilege will not go
to keep the workers in slavery.
-Mother Jones

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Hellraisers Journal, Monday March 26, 1906
An Introduction to George Pettibone, Miners’ Hero

From The Miners’ Magazine of November 1901:

From the archives of The Miners’ Magazine, official organ of the Western Federation of Miners, we came across the following introduction to George Pettibone, who now stands accused, along with Charles Moyer and Bill Haywood, of the murder of the ex-governor of Idaho:

George Pettibone, First President of Gem ID, Miners Mag Nov 1901 Pettibone, Text 1, Miners Magazine, Nov 1901, Darrow CollectionPettibone, Text 2, Miners Magazine, Nov 1901, Darrow Collection

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