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In this telegram, David Kelso, attorney for the Missouri Pacific Railway, tells Governor John Martin the strike has become vicious. A mob has been involved in lifting rails, destroying property, and people are becoming afraid as local authorities cannot contain the violence. The railroad strike of 1886 occurred after reports of layoffs affecting Missouri Pacific workers in Texas reached the railroad engineers and shop workers in Kansas.
Creator: Kelso, David
Date: March 30, 1886
Item Number: 211777
Call Number: Governor Records--Martin, Box 29 Folder 7
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211777
Business and Industry - Labor - Strikes
Business and Industry - Railroad
Collections - Library
Date - 1880s - 1886
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Labor movement
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
People - Notable People
Places - Cities and towns - Parsons
Places - Counties - Labette
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Transportation - Railroads - Employees
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Telegrams
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