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1978 interview with Mike Livoda (part 2 of 3)
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00:05:00 -- Kate and Mike Livoda discuss their family and mining in the early 20th century; 00:10:00 -- The 1927 IWW (Wobblies') coal strike, especially near Trinidad, Colorado; 00:15:00 -- Kate's recalls growing up, the 1913/1914 strike, and Mother Jones; 00:20:00 -- More memories from Kate of Trinidad, during the coal strike; 00:25:00 -- Kate's recollections of mining camp life; 00:30:26 -- end.
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00:05:00 -- Kate and Mike Livoda discuss their family and mining in the early 20th century; 00:10:00 -- The 1927 IWW (Wobblies') coal strike, especially near Trinidad, Colorado; 00:15:00 -- Kate's recalls growing up, the 1913/1914 strike, and Mother Jones; 00:20:00 -- More memories from Kate of Trinidad, during the coal strike; 00:25:00 -- Kate's recollections of mining camp life; 00:30:26 -- end.
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Mrs. Kate Livoda discusses her son's work at a hotel, and her daughter's life in New Orleans. Kate and Mike emphasized importance of saving money. Looking at old photos: coal miners from Illinois, the camp at Primero, and CF&I pictures, including Berwin. (The photos are undated, with no notes describing people or places shown.) Most of Mike's peers are now dead; Mike was 89 at the time of this recording. He mentions the Rapson mine and the Robinson mine at Walsenburg -- where all the miners were black. Willard White was a miner there. Many blacks were brought in to work during strikes. At Farr, Colo., the Camera mine was named after Sheriff Jeff Farr. The company seized Mike, brought him before Farr, who claimed to be the "king of the county." The sheriff told Mike he wouldn't be permitted to do his "dirty work" in his county. Mike and Kate view a photo of a company store and conclude it must have been a posed shot: Kate says the women were too well dressed for miners' wives. Talk turns to the IWW 1927 strike, led by the "Wobblies" (the IWW). In Trinidad, Colo. the "Rangers" were were called out for the '27 strike. The sheriff asked Mike to vouch for inmates before they were released. The '27 strike won a $1 wage increase. The U.M.W.A lacked organizers in the mines at the time. Mike and Kate felt the photos were mostly showing the CF&I viewpoint. Kate remarks that little historical data was preserved -- working people were too busy. Kate's father emphasized education for his children. He was a German-speaking immigrant from the Austrian Tyrol and mined in the Pennsylvanian German colony. Kate was born in Marshall. Her dad "opened" mines, was a union supporter, and moved to Trinidad after he left mining. Kate worked in the Trinidad telephone office in 1913. She married Mike in '17: he went back east to organize steel mill workers and to Canada as a union organizer. She recalls women marching in the Trinidad street during strike; the phone employees had to stay at work overnight -- it was thought too dangerous to go outside. Mother Jones putting her hands over the militia's gun, shouting "You go ahead and shoot, you SOBs, if you want to kill some of our women and children." When Belcher was shot, the phones were busy. Kate's father donated his personal guns to the union cause. She adds, "When I speak, sometimes I interrupt, it's because I was there." Kate's first conversation with Mike was when she helped him place a call. The operators heard much of the conversations; they supported and gave preference to the miners. Mother Jones was kidnapped off the train at Trinidad and forced to go to the San Rafael hospital. She didn't especially like other women; she enjoyed a beer and was "a woman among men"; she spoke from Mother Jones's Hill. When women marched in Trinidad, the militia rode among them. Mother Jones put her hands over their machine guns and dared them to shoot. Kate calls it "a war right in Trinidad"; she was on duty when Belcher was killed. Chase led the militia, but women marchers continued their efforts. Kate believes the mining camps used to be livelier: camps used to sponsor baseball games and there were no ethnic or racial tensions. The camps had picnics and parades. When she was a girl, she recalls a flatbed truck with food, dancing, and lots of good times -- happy times. The camps had gardens.
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Mrs. Kate Livoda discusses her son's work at a hotel, and her daughter's life in New Orleans. Kate and Mike emphasized importance of saving money. Looking at old photos: coal miners from Illinois, the camp at Primero, and CF&I pictures, including Berwin. (The photos are undated, with no notes describing people or places shown.) Most of Mike's peers are now dead; Mike was 89 at the time of this recording. He mentions the Rapson mine and the Robinson mine at Walsenburg -- where all the miners were black. Willard White was a miner there. Many blacks were brought in to work during strikes. At Farr, Colo., the Camera mine was named after Sheriff Jeff Farr. The company seized Mike, brought him before Farr, who claimed to be the "king of the county." The sheriff told Mike he wouldn't be permitted to do his "dirty work" in his county. Mike and Kate view a photo of a company store and conclude it must have been a posed shot: Kate says the women were too well dressed for miners' wives. Talk turns to the IWW 1927 strike, led by the "Wobblies" (the IWW). In Trinidad, Colo. the "Rangers" were were called out for the '27 strike. The sheriff asked Mike to vouch for inmates before they were released. The '27 strike won a $1 wage increase. The U.M.W.A lacked organizers in the mines at the time. Mike and Kate felt the photos were mostly showing the CF&I viewpoint. Kate remarks that little historical data was preserved -- working people were too busy. Kate's father emphasized education for his children. He was a German-speaking immigrant from the Austrian Tyrol and mined in the Pennsylvanian German colony. Kate was born in Marshall. Her dad "opened" mines, was a union supporter, and moved to Trinidad after he left mining. Kate worked in the Trinidad telephone office in 1913. She married Mike in '17: he went back east to organize steel mill workers and to Canada as a union organizer. She recalls women marching in the Trinidad street during strike; the phone employees had to stay at work overnight -- it was thought too dangerous to go outside. Mother Jones putting her hands over the militia's gun, shouting "You go ahead and shoot, you SOBs, if you want to kill some of our women and children." When Belcher was shot, the phones were busy. Kate's father donated his personal guns to the union cause. She adds, "When I speak, sometimes I interrupt, it's because I was there." Kate's first conversation with Mike was when she helped him place a call. The operators heard much of the conversations; they supported and gave preference to the miners. Mother Jones was kidnapped off the train at Trinidad and forced to go to the San Rafael hospital. She didn't especially like other women; she enjoyed a beer and was "a woman among men"; she spoke from Mother Jones's Hill. When women marched in Trinidad, the militia rode among them. Mother Jones put her hands over their machine guns and dared them to shoot. Kate calls it "a war right in Trinidad"; she was on duty when Belcher was killed. Chase led the militia, but women marchers continued their efforts. Kate believes the mining camps used to be livelier: camps used to sponsor baseball games and there were no ethnic or racial tensions. The camps had picnics and parades. When she was a girl, she recalls a flatbed truck with food, dancing, and lots of good times -- happy times. The camps had gardens.
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1978-06-01
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