CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The West Virginia Public Service Commission on Wednesday gave its approval for upgrades to the John Amos, Mountaineer and Mitchell coal-fired power plants - a move it ...

Once there was a little man in a long black coat who roamed the hard-coal fields of Pennsylvania, doing mighty deeds for the United Mine Workers of America. He was John Mitchell, and quite a boy.

For much of the early 20th Century, many Scranton homes had a pair of framed portraits hanging side by side – Jesus Christ and John Mitchell. Both were divine in the eyes of coal miners and the ...

Tough times and happy moments are a part of everyday life which John Mitchell Sr ... diesel and coal products, and other energy sources. Mitchell, 83, said that it’s hard to believe he has ...

The present mining contracts in all the soft coal fields of the country will expire with the Presidency of John Mitchell. The indications are that in nearly all other fields the mines will close ...

The Annual John Mitchell Memorial Service was held Tuesday at the Cathedral Cemetery and included prayers and speeches about the life and legacy of Mitchell. Mitchell led coal miners through a six ...

There were deep lines in his face from the long strain he had been under. Flattery and homage did its work with John Mitchell. The strike was won. Absolutely no anthracite coal was being dug. The ...

John Mitchell, President of the United Mine Workers, left the Ashland House yesterday evening and took a train for Indianapolis, where he will attend the convention of the National Executive ...