Italian Hall disaster
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The Italian Hall disaster was a tragedy that occurred on Wednesday, December 24, 1913, at Italian Hall in Calumet, Michigan, United States. Seventy-three people—mostly striking mine workers and their
Italian Hall, aka Società Mutua Beneficenza Italiana of Calumet
Rough caskets for victims of the disaster
A funeral procession held on Sunday
Remaining arch and informational marker
Anna Clemenc
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Anna "Big Annie" Klobuchar Clemenc was an American labor activist. Born in Calumet, Michigan, she founded and served as president of the local Women's Auxiliary No. 15 of the Western Federation of Min
Italian Hall disaster
…but no witnesses ever testified to her presence. Some critics claim Bloor's version of events in Calumet in 1913 is untrustworthy. Bloor claimed that Big Annie Clemenc led the funeral procession for the victims carrying a "red flag", although all other accounts say that it was an American flag. The event was memorialized…
Photograph of Anna Clemenc in a newspaper publication on February 28, 1914