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In this letter, Mayor A. E. Gillett of Bartlett, Kansas, writes to Kansas Governor Henry J. Allen, of Topeka, asking his assistance in getting a car load of coal for the schools. Following a series of coal strikes in southeast Kansas, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled in favor of the state securing and operating the coal mines for a period of time. Coal operations were delayed following seizure of the minefields. Volunteers were called in to complete mine operations after miners refused to return to work. The court appointed "receivers" to oversee all coal deliveries and payments during this period.
Creator: Gillett, A.E.
Date: December 19, 1919
Item Number: 212296
Call Number: Governor's Papers, Allen, Correspondence--Subject File, Coal Matters, Box 7 Folder Governor H. J. Allen
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 212296
Business and Industry - Labor - Strikes
Business and Industry - Labor - Unions
Business and Industry - Mining and quarrying - Coal
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Allen, Henry Justin
Date - 1910s - 1919
Environment - Natural resources - Coal
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Labor movement
Government and Politics - State Government - Courts
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Allen, Henry Justin
Military - Service - National Guard
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Government
People - Notable Kansans - Allen, Henry Justin, 1868-1950
Places - Cities and towns - Bartlett
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Labette
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Regions - Southeast Kansas
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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