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Missouri Pacific Railway workers were on strike. A mob had taken control of all operations in Atchison and Parsons, Kansas. The third vice president of the Missouri Pacific railroad, H. M. Hoxie of St. Louis, Missouri, writes Kansas Governor John Martin of Topeka demanding militia support. "We have called on the City and County Authorities for protection at Atchison; but so far it has not been given.."
Creator: Hoxie, H.M.
Date: March 9, 1885
Item Number: 212898
Call Number: Governors Office, John Martin, Correspondence, Box 29 Folder 5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 212898
Business and Industry - Labor - Strikes
Business and Industry - Labor - Unions
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Date - 1880s - 1885
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Labor movement
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Military - Service - Militias
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Places - Cities and towns - Atchison
Places - Counties - Atchison
Transportation - Railroads
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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