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Ambrose D Thurston

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Ambrose D Thurston

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23 May 1913 (aged 60)
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Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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June 9 1886- the Order of telegraphers is founded as a restult of a metting by Ambrose D.Thurston. Agent for Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway at La Porte City, Iowa. One of the union's first successful actions was to win a concession from management limiting telegraph operators to 17 hours continuous service. As published in DOTS and DASHES Volume XV Nos. 1-4, 1987
June 9 1886- the Order of telegraphers is founded as a restult of a metting by Ambrose D.Thurston. Agent for Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway at La Porte City, Iowa. One of the union's first successful actions was to win a concession from management limiting telegraph operators to 17 hours continuous service. As published in DOTS and DASHES Volume XV Nos. 1-4, 1987

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