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Peter Cornwell 1877 - 1970

Peter Cornwell of Orleans, Orange County, Indiana was born on March 27, 1877, and died at age 93 years old in March 1970.
Peter Cornwell
Orleans, Orange County, Indiana 47452
March 27, 1877
March 1970
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    1970

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    March 1970
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In 1877, in the year that Peter Cornwell was born, on July 14th, strikes and resulting riots began at the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad. A sympathy strike and rioting began in Pittsburgh and a worker's rebellion began in St. Louis, then spread to other cities. 100 people were killed before the strikes ended when President Rutherford B. Hayes sent federal troops to each of the cities involved.
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In 1886, he was merely 9 years old when on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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