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East Texas’ Biggest Labor Disputes: The Great Southwest Railroad Strike of 1886
The Great Southwest Railroad Strike of 1886 was started by the Knights of Labor in Marshall, Texas at 3 p.m. on March, 1, 1886 after foreman Charles A. Hall was reportedly fired for attending a ...
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Remember When: Lower Burrell man's diary documented destruction during Great Railroad Strike of 1877
It was known as the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. Pittsburgh was among the hardest hit cities in the country during the riots, with 61 deaths and 124 injuries. The Union Depot and 38 other ...
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A Kansas equity company is buying Michigan's Great Lakes Central Railroad. What we know
A Pittsburg, Kansas-based railroad equity company this week announced it has agreed to purchase a mid-Michigan regional hauler that runs from Ann Arbor to northern Michigan. Watco Railroad Company ...
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NEGROES CAUSE STRIKE.; Georgia Railroad Engages Them as Firemen and Whites Quit.
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