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1878 | Time Table
Houston and Texas Central Through Route to Texas
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1878 | Time Table
Houston and Texas Central Through Route to Texas
Lauding the reach of the Houston & Texas Central Railway through the Texas heartland, peppered wtih farms "equalling in fertility anything of the kind in any Northern State," makers of this timetable also stress the line's national reach, noting connections to railroad destinations including St. Louis and Chicago.
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October 29, 1850 | Illustration
Hours of Departure of the Passenger Trains
Note the delicate illustration of the passenger car in this advertisement.
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February 27, 1864 | Illustration
Hospital Train from Chattanooga to Nashville
This image from the February 27, 1864 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts a Union hospital train crossing a railway bridge on its run from Chattanooga to Nashville, Tennessee during the American Civil War. See Woman's Work in the Civil War on this site for the recollections of a hospital train nurse.
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August 29, 1896 | Speech
Hornellsville, NY Speech, 1896-08-28
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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December 5, 1868 | Illustration
Hoosac Tunnel—Entrance
This image from the December 5, 1868 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts the entrance to the Hoosac Tunnel in western Massachusetts.
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December 5, 1868 | Illustration
Hoosac Tunnel—Drilling Machine
This image from the December 5, 1868 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts a drilling machine working to create the Hoosac Tunnel in western Massachusetts.
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February 14, 1863
Homestead Act
In this report of the Agricultural Committee to the House of Representatives, the importance of European immigration into the American West for the continued prosperity and growth of the nation is emphasized in a call for the establishment of an Emigration Bureau. Note the emphasis on the need for internal improvements (including the railroad) to facilitate the mobility of immigrants and agricultural products.
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July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
Holding The Fort
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore Sun gives an account of the military defending Camden Station from the Baltimore rioters.
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October 28, 1894 | Newspaper
Hitting Back Hard
Republican editor Edward Rosewater attacks the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad as the silent moving force behind the conservative Omaha business men's associations and their efforts to persuade voters in smaller towns to support Tom Majors for governor.
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June 23, 1888 | Letter
History of the Strike
William F. Merrill forwards two reports about strike workers and violence to Paul Morton, General Freight Agent for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy; the reports were compiled by Superintendant Crance of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company and Kohl, Superintendant of the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad Company.
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July 25, 1877 | Newspaper
Here and Elsewhere
This article from the July 25, 1877 issue of the Pittsburgh Daily Post is optimistic about the handling of the strike in Pittsburgh but disapproving of strikes at manufacturing establishments.
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February 28, 1888 | Letter
Henry B. Stone letter, February 28, 1888
Henry B. Stone, Master Mechanic for the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy, reflects on the costs in personnel and goodwill that are inevitable with a strike; he believes circumstances make it "simply impossible for the Company to yield to the demands which have been made."
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September 14, 1896 | Speech
Henderson, KY Speech, 1896-09-14
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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July 24, 1877 | Newspaper
Help Yourself
This selection from the July 24, 1877 issue of the Pittsburgh Daily Post includes three articles. The first two note the ability of citizens to keep peace, that military aid was unnecessary, and that railroad workers were not included in the mob. The third section notes recuperation on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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November 1, 1894 | Newspaper
Heard From the Two Johns
The Republican paper emphasizes the split in the Democratic party between Bryan and the Cleveland administration.
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July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
Hayes' July 21 Proclamation: A Manifesto Against Domestic Violence
On July 21, 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes issued a proclamation ordering all strikers to disperse and return home. He noted that a state of "domestic violence" existed in Cumberland, Maryland, and "along the line" of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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November 2, 1896 | Speech
Hastings, NE Speech, 1896-11-02
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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November 2, 1896 | Speech
Harvard, NE Speech, 1896-11-02
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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September 24, 1896 | Speech
Hartford, CT Speech 1, 1896-09-24
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.