Man who escaped tells his story in Herrin mine violence
A man detained by Herrin police claimed he was hired to repair tracks at a strip mine and forced into mob action during the Herrin mine trouble. He said four colleagues quit after learning conditions were misrepresented and he was paid with a $26.50 check before being jailed and later released. He denied strike breaking, citing his union-father in law and intent to avoid Herrin if he knew true conditions.
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Ilinoig
Centralia Courier
Herrin
Chicago
Hig Alcry
Ing
Reed
East St. Louis
Meeting at Cedar Creek with Norman family and clergy
Mr and Mrs Arthur Norman and children joined Rev and Mrs L S for an all day ordination meeting at Cedar Creek A basket dinner and services drew a crowd larger than seating force attendees stood outside Mrs G G Horsley Benton traveled via Marion to attend the funeral of her cousin E A Wooten who died Sunday and will be buried Tuesday at Zion in Pope county E Doxie of Mt Vernon was in town on business
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Cedar Creek
Arthur Norman
L. Smoot
Cedar Creek Sum Y
Verdict blanks blame on Southern Illinois Coal officials
A coroner's inquest into last week's deadly mine battle at Lester mine found the deaths of 21 miners were caused by acts of Southern Illinois Coal Company officials. Only Jordy Henderson was said to have been killed by C. K. McDowell, the superintendent, before McDowell himself was killed by a mob. Witness Allen Findley testified about guards, weapons, and orders, while Thomas Fleming described being ordered to guard duty and being wounded.
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Willam McCown
Mnior
Lester
Southern Miners Coal Company
Jordy Henderson
Henderson
C. K. McDowell
Herrin City Hall
Joe Waringer
Marion
Foreman
John. Arms
Johnston City
Robert Clem
Herrin
Philip Noaks
Carterville
Louis Gibbons
Thomas Thorn
Southern Illinois Coal Company
Herrin Hospital
Allen P. Findley
North 4Th Street
Chicago
Marcus de Laney
McDowell
DeLaney
Findley
Flemug
Ed Green
West
Madison Street
Neup
Reen
Col. Hunter
Hig Barty
City Hall
William Thornton
Col
Samuel N. Hunter
Claude Holmes
J. I, Henderson
B. ©. Hamlin
Chester Parsons
Guy Kelley
Coal Belt Power House
Nathan Huff
William Burton
W. J. Harmon
Horin
Hira Cash
A. G. Storme
O A
Jenkins
Undertakers
Anderson
State Industrial Tommsson
Noah Harrell
Power House
John Herrin
J. L. Bradley
E. H
Herrin Miners Jordy Henderson Joe Pitkawskis Burials
Funeral services for Herrin union miners Jordy Henderson and Joe Pitkawskis were held after deadly clashes with strikebreakers. Henderson buried Saturday at Herrin Cemetery amid a thousand mourners. Pitkawskis buried Sunday with a large procession and hundreds more in attendance.
McLaren Denies Ties to Southern Illinois Coal Co
A. B. McLaren issues a statement denying any connection with the Southern Illinois Coal Company led by Lester. He details past negotiations about a strip mine loan, asserts 35 years of union involvement in Illinois, and urges a fair investigation with verification from local mine workers and committees. He notes his longtime support for union labor and his role in prior coal operations.
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A. B. McLaren
Marion
Southern Illinois Coal Company
Lester
Argo
Messrs. Lester
Hamilton
Citizens Trust and Banking Co
Ilinois
Williamson County
Southern Illinois Coal Co
United Mine Workers of America
Herith
Farrington
Publi
Col Hunter Returns Home After Riot Remarks
Colonel Sam Hunter declared he did his duty during the June 28 riot at the Southern Illinois Coal Company strip mine. He commended Marton and Herrin citizens for averting further violence and urged officials to avoid wrongly blaming Williamson County. He urged vigilance to prevent any repeat of mob violence and protect lives and property.
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Sam Hunter
Springfield
Toolc
Southern Illinois Coal Company
Marton
Herrin
Pittsburg Post Office to issue International Money Orders
Postmaster Lonnie Baker of Pittsburg received notice that after July 1 the Pittsburg office will issue and pay International Money Orders. The growth of the Pittsburg office mirrors the town’s expansion and the post office department has given it recognition. Arthur Atwood and family returned Monday from a week in Rockford, traveling by automobile with dusty roads on the way back.
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Pittsburg
International Post Office
Lonnie Baker
Post Office Department
Arthur Atwood
Rockford
Unknown Dead Buried Sunday in Herrin Cemetery
Sixteen unidentified men, marked only Died June 22 1922, were buried in Woetter field at Herrin Cemetery after Williamson County’s labor war mine riot. Reverends led prayers as graves were filled by union miners. Howard Hoffman, died in Herrin Hospital, brings total dead to 21. Names and descriptions were gathered from pockets and hospital records, with many likely uncertain. Nearby relatives visit as Thelma Norman and Lebert Norman stay with Aunt Mrs. B M Casey near Creal Springs.
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Herrin
Howard Hoffman
Hoffman
C. K. McDowell
J. H. Shoemaker
Mayor Shoemaker
Charleston
Ill
Arthur DB. Miller
Antonio Mukelvich
James Laughauze
Nathan D. Overton
Poseyville
Ind
Ed H. Miller
Thelma Norman
Brother Lebert
B. M. Casey
Creal Springs
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Charles Green
North Thirteenth Street
France
Herrin Fraternal Order of
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United Mine Workers
William McCoy
Presbyterian Church of
Joe Pftkawsios
Andrew Pitkawsky
I. J. Lee
First Baptist Church
E. F. Goodfeltey
F. Stainhower
Carvil
Robert Herring
Thornton
Joe Pitkawscs
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Mlaren
Potter’s Field
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