The Christmas Eve Calumet Massacre, 1913.
73 men, women and children would not. 104 years ago this month, some 400 miners and their families were at a christmas eve celebration in calumet in the upper peninsula. Wednesday december 24, 1913christmas eve, 4:40 pm.
The Massacre Of 73 People, Mostly The Children Of Striking Miners At.
1913 in calumet, michigan in july 1913, over 7,000 miners struck the c&h copper mining company in calumet, michigan. A short history of the biggest mass murder in michigan history: This christmas eve, like in years past, 73 luminaries will be lit in a village park where the italian hall once stood.
This Should Have Been A Happy Day For The Children Of Michigan’s Striking Copper Miners.
The film starts with a title card explaining the tragedy: There is one light for each victim, placed by the calumet. Mother jones, the “miner’s angel,” spoke at a mass rally in calumet in early august and beseeched strikers to “be men, my sons, then you will make the mine bosses humble.”.
1913 In Calumet, Michigan In July 1913, Over 7,000 Miners Struck The C&H Copper Mining Company In Calumet, Michigan.
“on christmas eve 1913, in the town of calumet, michigan, striking miners and their families were gathered for a party at. On christmas eve in 1913, a pitched battle between organized labor and the mining barons of northern michigan climaxed in the gruesome deaths of over 70 union supporters and.
