Pinkerton (detective agency) Anti-Pinkerton Act in 1893, federal law has stated that an "individual employed by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, or similar organization, may not be employed by the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia." In the 1870s, Franklin B. Gowen, then president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, hired the agency to "investigate" the labor unions in the company's mines. A Pinkerton agent, James McParland, using the alias "James McKenna", infiltrated the Molly Maguires, a 19th-century secret society of mainly Irish-American coal miners, leading to the downfall of the labor organization. The incident inspired Arthur
The Iconic The Iconic The Iconic (styled as THE ICONIC) is a Sydney-based, Australian online fashion and sports retailer. The company was launched in 2011 and is one of Australia’s largest fashion, sportswear and kidswear destinations. Since its launch date, the brand has become an Australian online fashion retailer which stocks over 1000 brands and 60,000 items, including Australian labels Sass & Bide, Camilla and Marc and Lorna Jane. International brands stocked include Nike, Levi’s, Calvin Klein and Adidas. THE ICONIC has its warehouse located in Sydney. The Iconic was launched in 2011 by the co-founders Adam Jacobs, Finn Age Hansel, Cameran