The strike began in the East and spread gradually westward. When it reached St. Louis, it stopped almost all the trains. The strikers were parading, speech-making, demonstrating, and doing a little – but not much – threatening in an effort to get more support. Then the infantry showed up and tensions increased.
A Brush With Disaster
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