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The strike ended without a clear victory for any side. The public was perhaps the biggest loser; at least one person lost their life as a result of strike-related violence, and many more were injured. The taxpayer dollars spent by government in response to the strike, such as to finance the state militia troops that entered the town, cannot be estimated. While the company did manage to weather the strike without making any concessions to the union, and indeed they were able to fracture the union to some degree, the cost to the company in lost revenue and the importation of and room and board for strikebreakers was significant.
The strike, although unsuccessful, prompted labor unions to politically organise organize their membership to an unprecedented degree. Nearly all of the local candidates endorsed by labor unions scored large victories in the [[Municipal elections, 1908|May elections]].
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