Topics in Chronicling America - The Homestead Strike of 1892

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Important Dates:

• July 6, 1892 A bloody confrontation takes place between the locked out steelworkers and the Pinkertons hired by the Carnegie Steel Company
• July 8, 1892 An interview with Henry Clay Frick is published
• July 10, 1892 The Pittsburg Dispatch publishes the workers’ viewpoint
• July 12, 1892 The Pennsylvania State Militia marches into Homestead
• July 12-14, 1892 A committee of the US Congress holds hearings in Homestead
• July 23, 1892 Anarchist Alexander Berkman attempts to assassinate Henry Clay Frick
• September 30, 1892 Thirty-three steelworkers are charged with treason
• October 21, 1892 Samuel Gompers visits the Amalgamated Association
• November 21, 1892 The Amalgamated Association votes to end its restrictions on working at the Carnegie Steel Company

Suggested Search Strategies:

• [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as phrases using Search Pages in Chronicling America.] Homestead, Carnegie, Frick, Amalgamated Association, strike, Pinkerton, wage scale
• It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results; the essential Homestead Strike actions took place between June 23 and November 21, 1892

Sample Articles from Chronicling America:

• "Pinkertons And Workmen Fighting At Homestead," The Evening World (New York, NY), July 6, 1892, Brooklyn Last Edition, Image 1.
• "Apalling Result of the Battle at Homestead," The Evening World (New York, NY), July 7, 1892, Extra 2 O'Clock, Image 1.
• "Dogs Of War Unleashed," St. Paul Daily Globe (St. Paul, MN), July 7, 1892, Image 1.
• "The Carnetgie Side," Pittsburg Dispatch (Pittsburgh, PA), July 8, 1892, Page 3, Image 3.
• "The Workers' Side," Pittsburg Dispatch (Pittsburgh, PA), July 10, 1892, Image 1.
• "All Homestead Slept In Peace Last Night," Pittsburg Dispatch (Pittsburgh, PA), July 13, 1892, Image 1.
• "The Homestead Trouble," The Record-Union (Sacramento, CA), July 14, 1892, Image 1.
• "Shot and Stabbed," The Morning Call (San Francisco, CA), July 24, 1892, Image 1.
• "High Treason Is The Latest Charge Made," Pittsburg Dispatch (Pittsburgh, PA), October 1, 1892, Image 1.
• "Peased With His Visit," Pittsburg Dispatch (Pittsburgh, PA), October 21, 1892, Page 3, Image 3.
• "Homestead's Big Strike Declared Off," Pittsburg Dispatch (Pittsburgh, PA), November 21, 1892, Image 1.