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In this telegram to Colonel Campbell, Kansas Governor John Martin of Topeka responds to a request for militia units at Parsons, Kansas, to help maintain order during a strike of railroad workers. The governor does not favor using the militia except in the "direst necessity." He asks Colonel Campbell to insist that the sheriff and people of Labette County, Kansas, preserve the peace. In February 1885, railroad shop workers walked off the job because of a cut in pay and reduced hours of work. Governor Martin was able to negotiate a settlement to the strike but problems continued throughout Kansas, Missouri, and Texas.
Creator: Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Date: March 15, 1886
Item Number: 211917
Call Number: Governor's Office, Martin, Correspondence received, Box 29, Folder 6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211917
Business and Industry - Labor
Business and Industry - Labor - Strikes
Business and Industry - Labor - Unions
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Business and Industry - Railroad - Employees
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Date - 1880s - 1886
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest
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 - Telegram
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Places - Cities and towns - Parsons
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Labette
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Transportation - Railroads
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Transportation - Railroads - Employees
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Telegrams
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