Money & Politics: 1913 tragedy still resonates

By BILL LUEDERS Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism On Dec. 24, 1913, striking mine workers gathered with their families for a Christmas party at Italian Hall in Calumet, Mich. A man wearing a pin for a citizens group aligned with the mining companies entered the crowded second-floor room and shouted “Fire!” Frightened partygoers rushed to…