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Domestic News May 28, 1883

National Republican (Washington City

Washington, District Of Columbia

What is this article about?

Militia from Edwardsville and Taylorville, plus sheriffs Ragland and Holz with a posse, have quelled unrest in Collinsville, Ill., allowing non-union mines (Abbey, Confidence, Brookside, Collinsville) to resume work on May 26, as reported May 27 from St. Louis.

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Miners Kept Quiet by Militia.

St. Louis, May 27.—Accounts from Collinsville, Ill., report everything quiet there. Two companies of militia, one from Edwardsville and the other from Taylorville are on the ground and no further trouble is apprehended. Deputy Sheriff Ragland, of St. Clair county, and Sheriff Holz, of Madison county, are there with a civil posse. The Abbey company's two pits, which work by machinery, the Confidence and Brookside mines, and two pits of the Collinsville company, all of which employ only non-union miners, resumed work yesterday morning.

What sub-type of article is it?

Riot Or Protest Military

What keywords are associated?

Miners Unrest Militia Deployment Non Union Mines Collinsville Illinois

What entities or persons were involved?

Deputy Sheriff Ragland Sheriff Holz

Where did it happen?

Collinsville, Ill.

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Collinsville, Ill.

Event Date

Yesterday Morning

Key Persons

Deputy Sheriff Ragland Sheriff Holz

Outcome

everything quiet there... no further trouble is apprehended... resumed work yesterday morning

Event Details

Accounts from Collinsville, Ill., report everything quiet there. Two companies of militia, one from Edwardsville and the other from Taylorville are on the ground... Deputy Sheriff Ragland, of St. Clair county, and Sheriff Holz, of Madison county, are there with a civil posse. The Abbey company's two pits, which work by machinery, the Confidence and Brookside mines, and two pits of the Collinsville company, all of which employ only non-union miners, resumed work yesterday morning.

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