Hellraisers Journal: Western Federation of Miners Executive Board Issues Statement on Industrial Situation in Colorado

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Quote BBH Corporation Soul, Oakland Tb p11, Mar 30, 1909—————

Hellraisers Journal – Wednesday December 9, 1903
Denver, Colorado – W. F. of M. Executive Board Addresses Colorado’s Labor Conflicts

From The Denver Post of December 5, 1903:

WFM Ex Brd after May 1903 Convention, EFL 223, 1904WFM Ex Brd Statement re Colorado Miners Strikes, DP p5, Dec 5, 1903WFM Ex Brd Statement re Colorado Miners Strikes cont, DP p5, Dec 5, 1903

[Photograph added. Note: James Kirwin replaced T. J. McKean on the Executive Board during November.]

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WE NEVER FORGET: Martyrs of the Wardner Bullpen, June 1899-Mike Devine, Mike Johnson, & Miles McMillan

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Quote Mother Jones, Pray for dead, Ab Chp 6, 1925
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WNF Labor Martyrs, Wardner ID Bullpen, June 1899———-

WE NEVER FORGET
The Martyrs of the Wardner Bullpen
Who Lost Their Lives in Freedom’s Cause During June of 1899

Following the Battle of Bunker, Mike Devine, Mike Johnson, and Miles McMillan were rounded-up, along with about 1,000 men of the Coeur d’Alene District, most of them miners and members of the Western Federation of Miners. They were all herded into the military bullpen near Wardner, Idaho. Reports from those imprisoned with them indicate that Mike Divine and Mile McMillan died from the effects of exposure due to the brutal conditions of the bullpen. Mike Johnson was deemed a “lunatic” by his captors. He was killed while attempting to escape as he was being transferred from the bullpen to the “lunatic” asylum.

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