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a borough in Allegheny co., Pa., on the Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie, the Bessemer and Lake Erie, and the Union railroads; 10 miles S. E. of Pittsburgh. It is the trade center of the surrounding country; is the seat of the Carnegie steel works; and has several glass works and machine shops. There are daily and weekly newspapers, electric lights, public schools, high school, electric street railways, National banks. On July 6, 1892, labor troubles culminated in a serious riot, provoked by the introduction of Pinkerton detectives in the mills. The riot was subdued by the State militia HOMICIDE with difficulty, and some loss of life.
Pop. (1910) 18,713; (1920) 20,452.
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