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Events on Thursday 23 October 1902 1
1902Great Anthracite Coal Strike ResolvedRoosevelt brokers end to US mining strikeA strike by anthracite coal miners in Pennsylvania that began in May ended on October 23 after President Theodore Roosevelt intervened and pushed for arbitration. It was the first time the US federal government mediated a labor dispute as a neutral party rather than siding with employers.