Ole Ranmael Papers 1890-1911
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Western Federation of Miners
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The Western Federation of Miners, which in 1916 became the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers, was from its founding in 1893 to its merger into the United Steelworkers of America in 1967 the major American union in the nonferrous metals industry. The WFM was involved in many of the important labor disputes during the turbulent period from 1893-1915, including the two Cripple Creek strikes, the Leadville strike of 1896, the Coeur d'Alene labor troubles, the Goldfield, Nevada s...
Ranmael, Ole
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Ole Ranmael appears to have come from Denmark with his brother Arne about 1891 to Livingston, Montana. They established several mining claims in Park County, Montana, in 1906 and 1908. Ole was a member of the Cooke Miners Union No. 165 of the Western Federation of Miners, Mining Department of the I.W.W. In March, 1911, he married Olive S. McGetrick; they settled in Ronan, Montana. From the guide to the Ole Ranmael Papers, 1890-1911, (University of Montana--Missoula Maure...