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Hellraisers Journal: Whereabouts and Doings of Mother Jones for November 1901, Part I: Found in Huntington, West Virginia, at State Miners’ Convention

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Quote Mother Jones WV Miners Conditions, ISR p179 , Sept 1901———————-

Hellraisers Journal – Monday December 9, 1901
Mother Jones News Round-Up for November 1901, Part I
Found at State Miners’ Convention in Huntington, West Virginia

From The Indianapolis Journal of November 1, 1901:

“MOTHER” JONES FOR WAR.
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Urges Miners to Resort to Arms if Necessary to Win.

Mother Jones, Drawing, SDH p4, Mar 9, 1901

HUNTINGTON, W. Va., Oct. 31.-Twenty-five of the officials and organizers of the United Mine Workers of America attended the first day’s session of the State miners,’ convention here to-day. The presence of John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers, Vice President Lewis, Secretary-treasurer Wilson and others of prominence made the meeting one of more than ordinary importance. The convention consists of more than 150 union miners from Virginia and West Virginia. A permanent organization was effected during the forenoon session and the usual committees were appointed.

The afternoon was spent in hearing the reports from the various delegates as to the condition of the order in their respective territories. There were no transactions of importance, and the day ended with a mass meeting to-night which was addressed by Vice President T. L. Lewis, of the national organization. “Mother” Jones and Organizer and Secretary-treasurer W. B. Wilson, “Mother” Jones advised the miners to go home and resort to arms, if necessary, to accomplish their purpose.

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Hellraisers Journal: Whereabouts & Doings of Mother Jones for August 1901, Part I: Found Working Among the Miners of West Virginia, Organizing for U.M.W.A.

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Quote Dorothy Adams re Mother Jones asleep moonlight, Tammany Tx p10, Aug 12, 1901—————

Hellraisers Journal – Monday October 7, 1901
Mother Jones News Round-Up for August 1901, Part I
Found Organizing for United Mine Workers in West Virginia

From the Columbus Evening Dispatch of August 2, 1901:

MORE ORGANIZERS
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Sent to West Virginia to Unionize Mine Workers.

Mother Jones, Drawing, SDH p4, Mar 9, 1901

According to information received at the local mine workers’ headquarters, an effort will be made to more thoroughly organize the miners of West Virginia during the next few months. It is understood that the national organization has sent a number of organizers into the field and will soon send more.

Those said to be working among the miners at the resent time are Thomas Burke, Edward Cahill, John H. Walker and “Mother Jones.” of organizing fame.

Heretofore the organization has had a great deal of difficulty in getting the men into line, but owing to the consolidation of a majority of the companies of the state, it is now thought that the men will agree to join the union.

[Photograph added.]

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Hellraisers Journal: Whereabouts & Doings of Mother Jones for July 1901, Part III: Found with Miners of West Virginia; Sends Greetings to Socialist Convention

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Quote Mother Jones, Stormy Paths, UMWC Ipl IN, Jan 25, 1901—————

Hellraisers Journal – Sunday August 11, 1901
Mother Jones News Round-Up for July 1901, Part III
Found Organizing Coal Miners in West Virginia

From the Baltimore Sun of  July 24, 1901:

APPEALING TO MINERS
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“Mother” Jones Arrives In The West Virginia Field.

(Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.)

Mother Jones, Drawing, SDH p4, Mar 9, 1901

Morgantown, W. Va., July 23.-The organization known as the United Mine Workers of America will make a desperate effort this summer to bring all the West Virginia miners now outside of their organization into it.

Thomas Burker [Burke], Edward Cahill, John H. Walker and Mary Jones, known as “Mother” Jones, arrived from Indianapolis yesterday and will begin their work here……

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From West Virginia’s Shepherdstown Register of July 25, 1901:

John Jay Jackson Jr., Injunction Judge

At Charleston Tuesday Judge Jackson made perpetual a temporary injunction that he had granted restraining the striking coal miners in the Flat Top region [Pocahontas Coalfield] from interfering with the operation of the mines, and he held for the action of the grand jury certain miners who are said to have fired on United States officers. The Judge severely denounced the miners.

The United Mine Workers will get “Mother Jones” to come to West Virginia to help the cause of the strikers.

It will soon be demonstrated, however, that Judge Jackson is a bigger man than “Mother Jones.”

From The Indianapolis Journal of July 30, 1901:

Mother Jones and Eugene Debs Send Greetings
to Socialist Unity Convention

Numerous telegrams were received from sympathizers of the party throughout the country, among them being one from Eugene V. Debs, the leader of the Socialists [those Socialists associated with the Social Democratic Party of America], and “Mother” Jones, the stanch supported of organized labor.

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Hellraisers Journal: Mother Jones Arrives in West Virginia to Assist Organizing Drive of the United Mine Workers of America

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Quote Mother Jones, Contented Slave, St Louis Pst Dsp p3, June 17, 1901 —————

Hellraisers Journal  – Friday July 26, 1901
Morgantown, West Virginia – Mother Jones Arrives with U. M. W. Organizers

From the Baltimore Sun of  July 24, 1901:

 

APPEALING TO MINERS
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“Mother” Jones Arrives In The West Virginia Field.

Mother Jones, Drawing, SDH p4, Mar 9, 1901

(Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.)

Morgantown, W. Va., July 23.-The organization known as the United Mine Workers of America will make a desperate effort this summer to bring all the West Virginia miners now outside of their organization into it.

Thomas Burker [Burke], Edward Cahill, John H. Walker and Mary Jones, known as “Mother” Jones, arrived from Indianapolis yesterday and will begin their work here……

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