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In this address, H.M. Hoxie, First Vice President of the Union Pacific Railway Co. of St. Louis, Missouri, informs the employees of events that have led up to the strike involving several railway systems throughout the country. On December 16, 1885, the United States Court took possession of the Texas and Pacific Railway making the employees of the railroad employees of the agents of the court. In March, 1886 these employees inaugurated a strike and the Knights of Labor notified superintendents of the railroads down the line that they would appoint and place their own watchmen to protect railroad property from loss and damage.
Creator: Hoxie, H.M.
Date: March 8, 1886
Item Number: 211908
Call Number: Governors Office, Martin, Correspondence Received, Box 29, Folder 6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211908
Business and Industry - Labor - Strikes
Business and Industry - Labor - Unions - Knights of Labor
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Texas and Pacific Railway
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Union Pacific
Business and Industry - Railroad - Employees
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Date - 1880s - 1886
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Labor movement
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Bulletin
Places - Other States - Missouri - St. Louis
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Texas and Pacific Railway
Transportation - Railroads - Employees
Type of Material - Printed materials - Bulletins
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