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Charles Fessenden Morse, general superintendent of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Company (AT&SF) of Topeka, Kansas, writes to Governor George Tobey Anthony, also of Topeka, concerning a strike of railroad employees occurring in the company's Eastern Division. The report describes the activities of the striking engineers and firemen and Morse's response during a five day period from April 3 through April 8, 1878. Organized strikes occurred on several AT&SF lines in Kansas east of Newton. Morse primarily discusses the actions of striking workers at Emporia and Topeka. The report further discusses the inadequate response by local law enforcement and the eventual use of the State Militia to restore law and order. This strike followed the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 which began in West Virginia but spread quickly across the country.
Creator: Morse, Charles F. (Charles Fessenden), 1839-1926
Date: May 21, 1878
Item Number: 208101
Call Number: Governor's Records, Anthony, Box 5 Folder 9
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 208101
Business and Industry - Labor - Strikes
Business and Industry - Labor - Unions
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Business and Industry - Railroad - Employees - Train crews
Business and Industry - Railroad - Freight trains
Business and Industry - Railroad - Passenger trains
Business and Industry - Railroad - Rolling stock - Mail cars
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Anthony, George Tobey
Date - 1870s - 1878
Government and Politics - Local Government - County - Sheriff
Government and Politics - Local Government - Municipal - Police
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Anthony, George Tobey
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Kansas National Guard
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Anthony, George Tobey, 1824-1896
Places - Cities and towns - Emporia
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Lyon
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Transportation - Railroads - Employees - Train crews
Transportation - Railroads - Rolling stock - Mail cars
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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