pinkerton national detective agency

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U.S. independent police force. The agency was founded in 1850 by Allan Pinkerton (1819-84), former deputy sheriff of Cook county, Ill. It originally specialized in railway theft cases, protecting trains and apprehending train robbers. It solved the $700,000 Adams Express Co. theft in 1856, and in 1861 it thwarted an assassination plot against president-elect Abraham Lincoln. It later participated in anti-labour union activities (see Homestead Strike). It was instrumental in breaking up the Molly Maguires
pinkerton national detective agency

    Hyphenation

    Pink·er·ton Na·tion·al de·tec·tive a·gen·cy

    Turkish pronunciation

    pîngkırtın näşnıl dîtektîv eycınsi

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpəɴɢkərtən ˈnasʜnəl dəˈtektəv ˈāʤənsē/ /ˈpɪŋkɜrtən ˈnæʃnəl dɪˈtɛktɪv ˈeɪʤənsiː/
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