The document appears to be an objective historical overview of the Pullman Strike of 1894, likely written by a historian, journalist, or academic specializing in labor history or American history. Given the focus on factual information, key events, and important figures such as Eugene V. Debs and Richard Olney, it is not attributed to a specific author based on the content provided. Instead, it seems to synthesize historical facts commonly found in textbooks or scholarly articles about labor movements in the United States. If you have a specific author or context in mind, please provide more information.
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DOCUMENT F: “Pullman Strike”
The Pullman Strike (May–July 1894) was a violent confrontation between railroad workers and the Pullman Palace Car Company of Illinois. It tied up rail traffic across the United States before it was halted by federal injunction. In the wake of the Panic of 1893, the Pullman Company cut wages, but it did not lower rents or other charges to employees in the company town of Pullman, now part of Chicago. When representatives of the American Railway Union protested (May 11), they were fired. Eugene V. Debs, the head of the union, then called for (June 26) a boycott of all Pullman cars. On July 2, Att. Gen. Richard Olney obtained a court injunction to halt the strike. Federal troops arrived in Chicago two days later. Rioting broke out, and several strikers were killed, but by July 10 the strike had been broken. Debs and other top union officials were jailed for disobeying the injunction.
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