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Chicago April 2" 1888 H.B. Stone Esq Manager C.B. & Q RR City Dear Sir Following please find reports of Opr. M.J. March 30" 1888 Went to vicinity of general offices and met Finney a striking switchman who was engaged in trying to entice some of the crew men brought here from the East, unclear to go to work. He succeeded in getting a man named Pat Davenport to go over to the brotherhood's on unclear Ave and unclear St. Opr then went to the Britstol Hotel and remained there till noon. At 2 P.M. Opr went to the Hall at 14th & Jefferson Sts. First however going to Noonan's saloon at 14th & Halsted Sts. where be met Frank Wells, Pat Manning and unclear Decy? of the Engineers, who accompanied Opr to the Hall. Kavanaugh was addressing the meeting and was advising them to amalgamate (the engineer, firemen, & switchmen) that they made idle boast before the strike and now they should not be afraid to stare the Bridewell on Jacob {{unclear]] in the face. A man named Brown from Detrach? there made a speech. He stated that because from Detrach and that they would stand