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November 2, 1896 | Speech
Gretna, NE Speech, 1896-11-02
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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March 13, 1889 | Letter
H. B. Stone and G. W. Holdredge Correspondence, 1889
Following the strike of 1888, railroad officials were careful to avoid hiring union members and employees who had "behaved badly" during the 45-day strike. In this exchange, G. W. Holdredge, General Manager of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad and H. B. Stone, Vice President of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company, work to clarify the status of workers who may or may not be eligible for re-hire. Railroad companies made an effort to keep agitators and violent strikers from reentering the railroad workforce.
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October 7, 1896 | Speech
Hammond, IN Speech, 1896-10-07
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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September 30, 1896 | Speech
Hancock, MD Speech, 1896-09-30
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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September 30, 1896 | Speech
Harper's Ferry, WV Speech, 1896-09-30
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.
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November 2, 1896 | Speech
Harvard, NE Speech, 1896-11-02
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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November 2, 1896 | Speech
Hastings, NE Speech, 1896-11-02
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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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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September 14, 1896 | Speech
Henderson, KY Speech, 1896-09-14
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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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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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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August 29, 1896 | Speech
Hornellsville, NY Speech, 1896-08-28
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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October 2, 1896 | Speech
Huntington, WV Speech, 1896-10-02
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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October 9, 1896 | Speech
Huron, SD Speech, 1896-10-09
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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1859 | Illustration
In The Beginning
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September 10, 1886 | Newspaper
In The First-Class Car
The plight of three African American passengers on a Georgia railcar is recounted in this reprint from the Macon Telegraph.
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1861 | Book
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
In these excerpts from her memoir, Harriet Jacobs writes of the segregation and prejudice she faced in the North almost immediately after escaping from slavery.
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October 6, 1896 | Speech
Indianapolis, IN Speech 1, 1896-10-06
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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October 6, 1896 | Speech
Indianapolis, IN Speech 2, 1896-10-06
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
