With Federal troops arriving, John R. Lawson of the United Mine Workers ordered miners to lay down their arms, which they did on this day, but not before an additional fifteen Colorado minders were killed.
Union representative John R. Lawson, who would be tried for murder in connection with the killing of a deputy sheriff during the Coalfield War, sentenced to a life of hard labor, but whose sentence was reversed by the Colorado Supreme Court in 1917. He became vice president of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company in 1927, and served in that role until 1939. He passed away in 1945 at age 74.
Protests in support of the miners broke out in New York City.
Upton Sinclair made an appearance at the protests.
In Denver, not too surprisingly, the first several pages were dominated by the private war, as well as a looming potential one with Mexico.
And it was the opening day of minor league baseball in Denver.
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