Best of all, he was the first paid subscriber of the Walsenburg World newspaper in March 1889. As if having Mother Jones visit them wasn’t enough, coal miners and their families must have been totally awed by the presence of the famous Polly Pry. Even the Pictou camp social column in the Walsenburg World had shared the news of few children attending school there. After months of being idle, some coal mines were finally reopening. The Toltec, owned by Northern Coal Company, resumed work mid-December, abiding by union-scale wages – a victory for Mother Jones and her miners.

Source: Ethiopian News December 14, 2023 11:12 UTC