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Article opposing unions as a “labor trust,” 1914
Article reprinted from “The Literary Digest” charging unions with “conspiring to restrain trade and commerce” and mentioning indictments of two local leaders of the coal strike under the anti-trust law

Chronology of the coal strike in Trinidad District, 1913
Beginning of a multi-part listing of events. This page includes visits /speeches by Mother Jones on Sept. 2-3 and Sept. 14

Western Union telegram sent to Philip Germer’s father, 1944
It announced that he was killed in action in France on June 6 during the D-Day Invasion

Philip Germer at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, 1942
Born in Trinidad, he was the son of Melvin Germer and Dora Lucero. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942 and trained as a paratrooper.

List of men drafted in 1917 for World War I, including many Hispanic names
List of men drafted in 1917 for World War I, including many Hispanic names

Ruins of coke processing ovens in Cokedale: #2
The ovens were constructed by Colorado Fuel & Iron in 1907 and later sold to American Smelting and Refining. The last ones were shut down in 1947.

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