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The Seeberville Murders, less commonly referred to as the Seeberville Affair or the Seeberville Massacre, were homicides which resulted in the deaths of striking miners Steven "Steve" Putrich and Alois "Louis" Tijan on August 14, 1913. Putrich and Tijan were killed by a group of strikebreakers in Seeberville, Michigan, a suburb of Painesdale. The murders took place during the bitter Copper Country strike of 1913–14, one of the United States' most violent labor strikes.
Putrich and Tijan are considered among the first real casualties of the strike.
The deaths were especially significant considering that a local doctor classified the death of Steven Putrich as homicide. In addition to this, interpreters were brought in during the Seeberville trials and the coroner's inquest, whereas after the Italian Hall Disaster the government would refuse to use any interpreters whatsoever.[1][2][3]
- ^ Bayliss Public Library (October 9, 2013). Deaths Door: The Truth Behind the Italian Hall Disaster. Bayliss Public Library. Retrieved July 11, 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ Lehto, Steve (2011). Shortcut: The Seeberville Murders and the Dark Side of the American Dream. Lexington, Kentucky: s.n. ISBN 978-1-4565-8865-6. OCLC 712665690.
- ^ Lehto, Steve (2013). Death's Door: The Truth Behind the Italian Hall Disaster and the Strike of 1913 (2nd ed.). Royal Oak, Michigan: Momentum Books. ISBN 978-1-938018-03-9. LCCN 2013940388. OCLC 857718980.