650:" came to Colorado to support the striking workers, Chase initially arrested her and put her on a train heading out of the area with a warning not to return. When she returned to the area, Chase detained her for two months under armed guard at a local hospital and refused to allow her to be seen by visitors or a doctor. The detention of Mother Jones led to demonstrations, including one in which a hundred women surrounded Chase, demanding her release. Chase reportedly ordered his men to "ride down the women," and six of the women were injured in the incident. Jones later said of Chase, "His veins run with ice water."
490:
562:
41:
525:, he returned to the United States. Chase moved to Colorado in 1885 and established a medical practice specializing in diseases of the eye. In 1887, Chase was one of the organizers of Gross Medical College, which was later consolidated with Denver Medical College. He was subsequently affiliated with the
685:, resulted in the death of 21 persons, including two women and eleven children who were asphyxiated when the tent colony was burned. The confrontation at Ludlow was the deadliest incident in the 14-month 1913-1914 Colorado Coal Strike, itself the deadliest strike in the history of the United States.
668:
Adjutant-General John Chase is in private life an oculist with an office in Denver. He is usually spoken of, even by his enemies, as a man of integrity. He impressed me as a narrow-minded man and something of an egotist. He believes intensely that he is right ... Chase doesn't believe in strikes
621:
in front of the court house and sharpshooters on rooftops of the
National Hotel and other buildings with a view of the courthouse. When the judge ordered the prisoners released, Chase refused to follow the order from the civil court until the Governor of Colorado directed him to do so. Chase was
673:
Deteriorating relations between the strikers and the
National Guard were attributed in some accounts to the increased presence of former mine guards in the National Guard forces. The detention without charges of union members and sympathizers also added to the tension. A subordinate of Chase
645:
From April 1909 to March 1916, Chase was the adjutant general of the State of
Colorado. When labor unrest returned to the Colorado mines in 1913 and 1914, Chase led Colorado National Guard forces in occupation of the strike areas. He imposed martial law, deported strikers from the state, and
833:
Ancestry.com. Directory of
Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929 . Original data: Hafner, Arthur Wayne, ed. Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929: a genealogical guide to over 149,000 medical practitioners providing brief biographical sketches drawn from the American Medical
482:, Chase lived with his parents and two older siblings in Ann Arbor. His father's occupation was listed at the time as a farmer, and the value of his real estate was listed as $ 5,000. Chase was educated in the Ann Arbor public schools and graduated from
704:
In August 1888, Chase married Anna Louise
Sampson in the State of New York. They had six children: John Samson Chase (born March 18, 1890), Russell Chase, Anne (Chase) Carlson, David T. Chase, Kate T. (Chase) Reed, and Abigail Chase. At the time of the
717:, Chase lived at the same location in Denver with his wife Anna, their six children, and one servant, Marquis Jordan. His profession was again listed as an oculist. He maintained his medical office at 412-415 Majestic Building in Denver.
610:
strike districts. He came under extensive criticism for ordering mass arrests and detentions of strikers and others who spoke publicly in favor of the strikers or who criticized the
National Guard. When a Colorado judge issued writs of
1066:
Census entry for John Chase and family. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States
Federal Census . Census Place: Denver Ward 10, Denver, Colorado; Roll: T624_116; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0135; Image: 873; FHL Number:
775:
Census entry for John M. Chase and family. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States
Federal Census . Census Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: M653_563; Page: 646; Image: 645; Family History Library Film:
709:, Chase lived at 923 Corona Street in Denver with his wife Anna, their five children, his parents (John M. and Alvina L. Chase), and a housekeeper, Kate London. His profession was listed at that time as an
1122:
1147:
1057:
Census entry for John Chase and family. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States
Federal Census . Census Place: Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado; Roll: T623_119; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 84.
1132:
1137:
674:
appeared in a court proceeding and stated, "It is a matter of supreme indifference to
General Chase whether men arrested and held by him are guilty or innocent of a crime."
664:
In April 1914, violence between the striking miners and National Guard forces under Chase's command escalated. One writer who reviewed Chase's role in the violence noted:
1092:
1048:
Source number: 743.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EPC. Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 .
1102:
586:
in 1888. He was promoted to first lieutenant in 1895 and captain and major in 1897. In January 1901, Chase became a brigadier general of the Colorado National Guard.
138:
430:. He was the commander of the Colorado National Guard in several of the most significant confrontations between American military forces and organized labor — the
1097:
677:
On the morning of April 20, 1914, the National Guard opened fire on the strikers at a tent colony occupied by 1,200 striking coal miners and their families at
521:, Michigan, from 1881 to 1884. From 1884 to 1885, Chase traveled in Europe where he continued his studies in diseases of the eye and ear. After contracting
1142:
697:
and reached the 32nd degree. He was also Knight Commander of the Court of Honor and grand marshal of the Conclave in 1912. He was also a member of the
569:
in command of the National Guard. General Chase was a brigadier-general in the Cripple Creek strike, and no love is lost between him and the labor men.
912:
1107:
506:
502:
455:
451:
1117:
1005:
131:
214:
1127:
1112:
698:
124:
167:
239:
617:
for some of the detained prisoners, Chase sent the prisoners to the courthouse accompanied by 300 troops and posted a
332:
224:
327:
218:
714:
706:
538:
479:
550:
546:
542:
470:, in 1856. His father, John Manley Chase, was a New York native and a civil engineer who surveyed the site of
603:
583:
579:
427:
367:
209:
1022:
635:
530:
475:
443:
435:
411:
405:
315:
256:
204:
187:
148:
101:
930:
483:
192:
561:
1087:
1082:
526:
342:
931:"CHASE'S RECORD SAVES HIM.; Court-Martial Findings Approved, but Governor Restores General to Duty"
599:
595:
467:
431:
266:
64:
607:
347:
293:
800:
786:
17:
1001:
647:
489:
471:
387:
382:
372:
362:
357:
352:
872:
582:
from 1878 to 1882, reaching the rank of captain. After moving to Colorado, Chase joined the
426:(December 10, 1856 – May 3, 1918) was an American medical doctor and commander of the
901:. Survey Associates, Charity Organization Society of the City of New York. pp. 255–257.
678:
623:
578:
Chase is most remembered for his military service. His first military service was with the
498:
447:
377:
337:
261:
82:
682:
659:
509:. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1879 and a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1881.
505:, the first football team to represent the University of Michigan, and was captain of the
454:, the first football team to represent the University of Michigan, and was captain of the
439:
399:
310:
288:
251:
834:
Association's Deceased Physician Masterfile. Chicago: American Medical Association, 1993.
298:
271:
234:
177:
493:
1879 Michigan football team. Chase is seated in the middle row, second from the right.
1076:
613:
534:
522:
866:
182:
116:
894:
844:
817:
739:
1024:
Official Bulletin of The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
953:
The Rise of the National Guard: The Evolution of the American Militia, 1865-1920
694:
618:
172:
646:
enlisted mine guards into the National Guard. When the labor leader known as "
565:
Photograph of Chase. The caption reads: ADJUTANT-GENERAL JOHN CHASE The Denver
40:
497:
Chase enrolled at the University of Michigan in the fall of 1875. He played
701:
and served as the president of the organization' Colorado Society in 1906.
1030:. Vol. 6. Washington, D.C.: Sons of the American Revolution. p. 5
720:
Chase died in May 1918. The cause of death was reported as pneumonia.
710:
566:
518:
229:
537:
and otology. Chase also had investments in the mining industry in
560:
488:
913:"Chase Court-Martial: Objections of Defendant Were All Overruled"
478:. His mother was Elvira L (Ludden) Chase. At the time of the
120:
1021:
Clark, A. Howard (October 1911). "DOINGS OF STATE SOCIETIES".
598:, Chase was the commander of the National Guard forces in the
622:
court-martialed for his actions, but Colorado Governor
1123:
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus faculty
803:. University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
789:. University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
742:. Colorado Medicine, Vol. 15. May 1918. p. 128.
626:restored him to the command of the National Guard.
474:, and served as one of the first treasurers of the
107:
97:
89:
71:
50:
31:
1148:Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan) alumni
983:Mother Jones: Fierce Fighter for Workers' Rights
681:. The confrontation, which became known as the
998:Killing for Coal: America's Deadliest Labor War
1133:Members of the Sons of the American Revolution
820:. The Michigan Alumnus. May 1900. p. 371.
132:
8:
1138:University of Michigan Medical School alumni
955:. University of Nebraska Press. p. 150.
1000:. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
996:Andrews, Thomas Franklin (September 2010).
985:. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 113.
139:
125:
117:
39:
28:
1093:19th-century players of American football
888:
886:
884:
882:
442:of April 1914. He was a graduate of the
111:Medical doctor and National Guard officer
860:
858:
669:and has no sympathy with the workingmen.
1103:National Guard (United States) generals
728:
895:"Law and Order: The Issue in Colorado"
503:1879 Michigan Wolverines football team
452:1879 Michigan Wolverines football team
829:
827:
757:
755:
753:
751:
749:
7:
1098:Michigan Wolverines football players
812:
810:
734:
732:
533:, where he served as a professor of
981:Judith Pinkerton Josephson (1997).
25:
1143:Colorado National Guard personnel
865:Wilbur Fiske Stone, ed. (1918).
1108:People from Ann Arbor, Michigan
968:Mother Jones: The Miners' Angel
851:. October 3, 1903. p. 409.
699:Sons of the American Revolution
18:John Chase (doctor and soldier)
970:. SIU Press. pp. 119–120.
763:Who's Who on the Pacific Coast
689:Family and civic organizations
215:Baldwin–Felts Detective Agency
168:United Mine Workers of America
1:
868:History of Colorado, Volume 1
549:, and ranching operations in
1118:University of Denver faculty
517:Chase practiced medicine in
240:Victor-American Fuel Company
630:Miners strikes of 1913–1914
225:William Lyon Mackenzie King
1164:
657:
633:
328:Sangre de Cristo Mountains
1128:American ophthalmologists
765:. 1913. pp. 103–104.
715:1910 United States Census
707:1900 United States Census
480:1860 United States Census
160:
38:
966:Dale Fetherling (2010).
871:. S.J. Clarke. pp.
412:"Ludlow Massacre" (song)
1113:Physicians from Detroit
818:"News from the Classes"
584:Colorado National Guard
580:Michigan National Guard
428:Colorado National Guard
210:John D. Rockefeller Jr.
45:Gen. John Chase in 1914
893:John A. Fitch (1915).
713:. At the time of the
671:
641:Chase and Mother Jones
636:Colorado Coalfield War
570:
531:University of Colorado
494:
476:University of Michigan
444:University of Michigan
436:Colorado Coalfield War
406:We're Coming, Colorado
257:Stephen R. Fitzgarrald
205:Colorado Fuel and Iron
150:Colorado Coalfield War
102:University of Michigan
951:Jerry Cooper (2002).
666:
564:
492:
484:Ann Arbor High School
801:"1880 Football Team"
787:"1879 Football Team"
693:Chase was active in
527:University of Denver
940:. November 8, 1903.
919:. October 20, 1903.
899:The Survey, Vol. 33
596:Colorado Labor Wars
468:Ann Arbor, Michigan
432:Colorado Labor Wars
267:Helen Ring Robinson
65:Ann Arbor, Michigan
938:The New York Times
571:
495:
466:Chase was born in
294:Patrick J. Hamrock
193:Mary Thomas O'Neal
1007:978-0-674-04691-7
472:Lansing, Michigan
420:
419:
333:Las Animas County
115:
114:
61:December 10, 1856
16:(Redirected from
1155:
1068:
1064:
1058:
1055:
1049:
1046:
1040:
1039:
1037:
1035:
1029:
1018:
1012:
1011:
993:
987:
986:
978:
972:
971:
963:
957:
956:
948:
942:
941:
935:
927:
921:
920:
917:The Deseret News
909:
903:
902:
890:
877:
876:
862:
853:
852:
841:
835:
831:
822:
821:
814:
805:
804:
797:
791:
790:
783:
777:
773:
767:
766:
759:
744:
743:
736:
679:Ludlow, Colorado
624:James H. Peabody
547:Chaffee Counties
513:Medical practice
499:college football
448:college football
446:where he played
262:Alma V. Lafferty
155:
151:
141:
134:
127:
118:
83:Denver, Colorado
78:
60:
58:
43:
29:
21:
1163:
1162:
1158:
1157:
1156:
1154:
1153:
1152:
1073:
1072:
1071:
1065:
1061:
1056:
1052:
1047:
1043:
1033:
1031:
1027:
1020:
1019:
1015:
1008:
995:
994:
990:
980:
979:
975:
965:
964:
960:
950:
949:
945:
933:
929:
928:
924:
911:
910:
906:
892:
891:
880:
864:
863:
856:
843:
842:
838:
832:
825:
816:
815:
808:
799:
798:
794:
785:
784:
780:
774:
770:
761:
760:
747:
738:
737:
730:
726:
691:
683:Ludlow Massacre
662:
660:Ludlow Massacre
656:
654:Ludlow Massacre
643:
638:
632:
592:
576:
559:
557:Military career
515:
464:
440:Ludlow Massacre
421:
416:
400:Ludlow Monument
311:Ludlow Massacre
289:Karl Linderfelt
252:Elias M. Ammons
156:
153:
149:
147:
145:
98:Alma mater
85:
80:
76:
67:
62:
56:
54:
46:
34:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1161:
1159:
1151:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1075:
1074:
1070:
1069:
1059:
1050:
1041:
1013:
1006:
988:
973:
958:
943:
922:
904:
878:
854:
836:
823:
806:
792:
778:
768:
745:
727:
725:
722:
690:
687:
658:Main article:
655:
652:
642:
639:
634:Main article:
631:
628:
591:
588:
575:
572:
558:
555:
551:Douglas County
514:
511:
463:
460:
434:of 1903–1904,
418:
417:
415:
414:
409:
402:
394:Commemorations
391:
390:
385:
380:
375:
370:
365:
360:
355:
350:
345:
340:
335:
330:
319:
318:
313:
302:
301:
299:Hildreth Frost
296:
291:
286:
278:National Guard
275:
274:
272:Woodrow Wilson
269:
264:
259:
254:
243:
242:
237:
235:John C. Osgood
232:
227:
222:
219:Charles Lively
212:
207:
196:
195:
190:
185:
180:
178:John R. Lawson
175:
170:
161:
158:
157:
146:
144:
143:
136:
129:
121:
113:
112:
109:
108:Known for
105:
104:
99:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
81:
79:(aged 61)
73:
69:
68:
63:
52:
48:
47:
44:
36:
35:
32:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1160:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1080:
1078:
1063:
1060:
1054:
1051:
1045:
1042:
1034:September 28,
1026:
1025:
1017:
1014:
1009:
1003:
999:
992:
989:
984:
977:
974:
969:
962:
959:
954:
947:
944:
939:
932:
926:
923:
918:
914:
908:
905:
900:
896:
889:
887:
885:
883:
879:
874:
870:
869:
861:
859:
855:
850:
846:
840:
837:
830:
828:
824:
819:
813:
811:
807:
802:
796:
793:
788:
782:
779:
772:
769:
764:
758:
756:
754:
752:
750:
746:
741:
735:
733:
729:
723:
721:
718:
716:
712:
708:
702:
700:
696:
688:
686:
684:
680:
675:
670:
665:
661:
653:
651:
649:
640:
637:
629:
627:
625:
620:
616:
615:
614:habeas corpus
609:
605:
604:Cripple Creek
601:
597:
590:Cripple Creek
589:
587:
585:
581:
574:Early service
573:
568:
563:
556:
554:
552:
548:
544:
540:
536:
535:ophthalmology
532:
528:
524:
523:typhoid fever
520:
512:
510:
508:
504:
500:
491:
487:
485:
481:
477:
473:
469:
461:
459:
457:
453:
449:
445:
441:
437:
433:
429:
425:
413:
410:
407:
403:
401:
398:
397:
396:
395:
389:
386:
384:
381:
379:
376:
374:
371:
369:
366:
364:
361:
359:
356:
354:
351:
349:
346:
344:
341:
339:
336:
334:
331:
329:
326:
325:
324:
323:
317:
314:
312:
309:
308:
307:
306:
300:
297:
295:
292:
290:
287:
285:
282:
281:
280:
279:
273:
270:
268:
265:
263:
260:
258:
255:
253:
250:
249:
248:
247:
241:
238:
236:
233:
231:
228:
226:
223:
220:
216:
213:
211:
208:
206:
203:
202:
201:
200:
194:
191:
189:
186:
184:
181:
179:
176:
174:
171:
169:
166:
165:
164:
159:
152:
142:
137:
135:
130:
128:
123:
122:
119:
110:
106:
103:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
74:
70:
66:
53:
49:
42:
37:
30:
27:
19:
1062:
1053:
1044:
1032:. Retrieved
1023:
1016:
997:
991:
982:
976:
967:
961:
952:
946:
937:
925:
916:
907:
898:
867:
848:
839:
795:
781:
771:
762:
740:"News Notes"
719:
703:
692:
676:
672:
667:
663:
648:Mother Jones
644:
612:
593:
577:
516:
496:
465:
423:
422:
393:
392:
321:
320:
304:
303:
283:
277:
276:
245:
244:
198:
197:
183:Mother Jones
162:
77:(1918-05-03)
26:
1088:1918 deaths
1083:1856 births
695:Freemasonry
619:Gatling gun
594:During the
462:Early years
188:Frank Hayes
173:Louis Tikas
90:Nationality
75:May 3, 1918
1077:Categories
849:The Public
724:References
438:, and the
424:John Chase
368:Cañon City
343:Walsenburg
316:10-Day War
284:John Chase
246:Government
57:1856-12-10
33:John Chase
600:Lake City
507:1880 team
486:in 1875.
456:1880 team
322:Locations
154:1913–1914
1067:1374129.
608:Trinidad
539:Gunnison
529:and the
501:for the
450:for the
348:Trinidad
163:Strikers
93:American
776:803563.
711:oculist
567:oculist
543:Boulder
519:Detroit
388:Berwind
383:Primero
373:Segundo
363:La Veta
358:Delagua
353:Aguilar
230:Ivy Lee
199:Company
1004:
845:"News"
378:Pueblo
338:Ludlow
305:Events
1028:(PDF)
934:(PDF)
875:–860.
1036:2020
1002:ISBN
606:and
545:and
72:Died
51:Born
873:859
1079::
936:.
915:.
897:.
881:^
857:^
847:.
826:^
809:^
748:^
731:^
602:,
553:.
541:,
458:.
1038:.
1010:.
408:"
404:"
221:)
217:(
140:e
133:t
126:v
59:)
55:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
