August 10, 1897
Eighty coal miners at the Preston County mines of the Austin Coke and Works went on strike
Eighty coal miners at the Preston County mines of the Austin Coke and Works went on strike, demanding an increase in wages. They returned to work at the former rate on August 17.
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