The coal miners's union is nearly broken…

June 1875 CE

The coal miners's union is nearly broken by the imprisonment of its leadership and by attacks conducted by vigilantes against the strikers.

Gowen "deluges the newspapers with stories of murder and arson" committed by the Molly Maguires.

The press produce stories of strikes in Illinois, in Jersey City, and in the Ohio mine fields, all inspired by the Mollies.

The stories are widely believed.

In Schuylkill County, the striking miners and their families are starving to death.

Locations
Shenandoah Schuylkill Pennsylvania United States View →

People
Allan J. Pinkerton View → Franklin B. Gowen View →

Groups
Irish people View → Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of (U.S.A.) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road View → Ancient Order of Hibernians View → Molly Maguires View →

Topics
Industrial Revolution, First View → American Civil War & Reconstruction; 1864 through 1875 View →

Commodities
Fuels, lubricants and sealants View →

Subjects
Commerce View → Labor and Service View → Mayhem View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

Regions

Subregions

Related Events

Active Filters
Group: Tarahumara or Rarámuri (Amerind tribe)
People: Antoine-François Momoro
Topic: Xuanzang, Travels of
Location: Florence Douglas Nebraska United States
Refine Results

No related events match the current filters.