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may 17, 1902 - Great Anthracite Coal Strike

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The UMWA went on strike to fight wages and conditions. Winter 1903 approached President Theodore Roosevelt worried a crisis could happen and intervened unsuccessfully. UMWA got a deal from J.P. Morgan becasue he thought his business would be affected.

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may 17, 1902
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~ 123 years ago