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6.7 DOMESTIC PO LITICS AND POSTAL SERVICES 189^1901
1894 NATIONAL RAIL STRIKE CAUSES CALIFORNI

S t r ik e began in Ja n e 1984 at Putiman Co. Ln Chicago & American Union
dnawn in when Raitway ManageAd Ad d o c . d e c i a n e d to be ofa &
coutd not be ie ^ t o P n e d . C tevetan d derived an in ju n c tio n on th e ( J u l y ) &
on.ded.ed Fedenat tnoopd to endune nunning th e matt th a in d . In Anthun C.
Banta, ownen o£ th e U icto n y C ycten y onganided th e MAIL between Fnedno & San
Fn a n cid co, C a t. (210 m ited in 8 d ectio n d ) £nom 6th to 11th Ju t y 94 when nedumed.

mb (41 = c o w i N o . 4 handed in at Fdebno on 1.JllL.94; duplex OAKLAND,CAL 9 94 applied when mailed
2 5 c t b G d e e n Siamp ib retouched ibbue with FRANCISCO not FRANSISCQ. Cancel ib 2 black
Com m ehctat co v e h & t h e e a h t te A t one known. (£)

Banta numbened th e covend ^ nomFnedno & kept a n e g id te n ; onty 15 covend wene dent on th e
faindt day. 154 id th e h ig h ed t numben deen & podtat manking wad Covend
fanom San. Fnancidco wene not numbened. i t id edtim ated th a t about 380 Commenciat Covend
had been cannied by th e tim e th e ^inatnun o ^ th e b ic y c te matt Fnedno on 17. J U L . 9 4 .

25c Gheen (FRANCISCO)
Sheetb oi 6 btampb
B1CVCLE MAIL ROUTE
ARU/ 18 94 I STRIKE

ReveMe o| coved ( photocopy70?) hb
Fdebno date JllL 7 1894.

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