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[Georgia Railroad Strike] Casefile 16-10, 1900-1909

 File — Reel: 5
Identifier: 5

Scope and Contents

May 14, 1900 and May 20-August 6, 1909. 44pp. Subjects: Arbitration of dispute between the Georgia Railroad Company and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen; union protests against employment of Negus as locomotive firemen; protection of U.S. mails as justification for federal involvement in strike; mob violence and intimidation; memorandum of duties of postal officials and employees in cases of strikes on railroads carrying the mails; instructions for U.S. Attorney in St. Louis, Missouri, during street ca strike of 1900 as guidelines for handling the situation in Georgia. Begins at 0186.

Dates

  • 1900-1909

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

2.22 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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