By February 1914, the coal strike had become more political than violent. The real violence would come in April and May. Testimony in front of

HUERFANO — The Cameron mine, during the 1913-14 coal strike, had so many disturbances that the Colorado National Guard had to place soldiers there. This just

SOPRIS — Dynamite! Coal miners knew how to use it against the mine operations and against the strikebreakers during the 1913-14 coal miners strike in southern

SO. COLORADO — With morning temperatures near zero every day of Christmas week and the ground covered with snow, both the militia and the striking

SO. COLO. COAL FIELDS —Snow began falling in late November and early December 100 years ago, putting a damper on violent strike activity. It meant hardship for nearly

 After two months of the coal miners strike, and well before the Ludlow massacre, those in Washington D.C. watching the southern Colorado situation, knew it

“The mournful chant of the Italian death song…,” filled the room when Major C.C. Townsend, provost marshal of the Colorado National Guard in Huerfano County,

Now with the Southern Colorado coal strike seven weeks old by Nov. 14, 100 years ago, routines were established but not everyone was satisfied. It