Reel 2
Contains 14 Results:
Subfile 36. Massachusetts, 1894
July 6-August 23, 1894. 8pp. Subjects: Trial of Eugene V. Debs, et al., leaders of the American Railway Union; public support for and opposition to actions of strikers. Begins at 0690.
Subfile 37. Michigan, 1894-1895
Jul 3, 1894-October 14, 1895. 44pp. Arrest and trial of person accused of wrecking train carrying U.S. mails; U.S. Marshal explanations of expenses incurred and deployment of deputies guarding railroad property; request for use of federal troops; interference with interstate commerce as justification for federal involvement in strike. Begins at 0698.
Subfile 39. Minnesota, 1894-1896
July 9, 1894-May 13, 1896. 32pp. Subjects: Requests for reimbursement of railroads for funds advanced to U.S. Marshals; U.S. Marshal explanations of expenses incurred and deployment of deputies guarding railroad property; trial of a person accused of being a striker and rioter; protection of U.S. mails and interference with interstate commerce as justification for federal involvement in strike. Begins at 0742.
Subfile 40. Mississippi, 1894
July 7,1894. 3pp. Subjects: Protection of U.S. mails and interference with interstate commerce as justification for federal involvement in strike. Begins at 0774.