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Hellraisers Journal: The Boise Trial of Big Bill Haywood Illustrated by C. N. Landon

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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, Sunday June 16, 1907
Boise, Idaho – The Great Trial from the Pen of C. N. Landon

C. N. Landon is our favorite illustrator, by far, on the scene, in Boise, at the trial of Big Bill Haywood. Today we offer several of his artistic representations which we were pleased to find in the Spokane Press, the Seattle Star and the Albuquerque Evening Citizen during the month of May.

May 13, 1907 – Miners Gather in Boise:

HMP, Miners in Boise, Spk Prs, May 13, 1907

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Hellraisers Journal: Spokane Press Claims Haywood Showing Signs of Breakdown & Moyer Possibly an Ex-Con

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

Hellraisers Journal, Thursday May 16, 1907
Boise, Idaho – Haywood Showing Signs of Strain?

From The Spokane Press of May 14, 1907:

HAYWOOD SHOWS SIGNS OF BREAKING DOWN
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HMP, Haywood by Landon, Stt Str, May 14, 1907

(Scripps News Association.)

BOISE, May 14.-Haywood is beginning to show the effects of long confinement and worry. Lines about his mouth and eyes are becoming more clearly defined daily.

He is still pursuing the study of law, and, according to his attorneys, is making excellent progress. His youngest daughter is his constant companion and his wife is by his side the entire session.

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Hellraisers Journal: Haywood Family Reunited in Boise as “Legal Labor Struggle of the Age Begins”

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

Hellraisers Journal, Saturday May 11, 1907
Boise, Idaho – Haywood Reunited with Wife and Daughters

From the Wilkes-Barre Leader of May 10, 1907:

Haywood Family Reunited, Boise, Wilkes-Barre Leader, May 10, 1907

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BY JOHN E. NEVINS.

Special to the LEADER.

BOISE, Idaho, May 10.-Mrs. W. D. Haywood, the invalid wife of the Western Federation secretary, is the object of much sympathy and interest. Every afternoon at 3 o’clock she is taken to see her husband behind the grated bars of the county jail. Her two daughters, aged 11 and 17 years, and the nurse or the guard detailed by the miners’ federation accompany her.

For two hours the members of the little family enjoy the association that was broken when Haywood was brought here to stand trial for his life. Promptly at 5 o’clock, in obedience to the prison rules, the visitors return to the temporary home provided for them in this city.

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