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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • October 21, 1894 | Newspaper

    How a Woman Viewed it All

    Bryan commissioned journalist and author Elia W. Peattie to cover the joint debates. One of a small number of women in the audience, Peattie explains "how a woman viewed" the candidates' respective speeches, political views, manners, and fashion.

  • July 21, 1877 | Newspaper

    Impediments To Departure

    This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore Sun describes the rioters' confrontations with a Baltimore and Ohio railroad engineer and brakeman as well as the Baltimore Police.

  • September 14, 1894 | Newspaper

    Impulse of Confidence

    Even newspapers editors such as Edward Rosewater who took strong stands against railroad corruption followed the doings of the railroad business. A visit from a "railroad man" to any town was a newsworthy event and a moment for speculation about the state of business affairs and the prospects of the town.

  • 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.

  • July 21, 1877 | Newspaper

    In The March Towards Camden Station

    This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore American describes the mob's attack of the Sixth Maryland Regiment and recounts the violence that occurred during its march to Camden Station.

  • September 17, 1894 | Newspaper

    Issue of the Hour

    Republican editor Edward Rosewater had played a central role in the party's organization, but broke ranks with Thurston's Republican cohorts and he resigned from the state committee and campaigned in 1894 for cleaning up politics from railroad influence.

  • July 28, 1877 | Newspaper

    John Bright's Views

    This article from the July 28, 1877 issue of the Pittsburgh Daily Post reveals the opinion of London official John Bright in response to the American railroad strikes and outlines what he believes to be their cause.

  • July 21, 1877 | Newspaper

    Killed And Wounded

    This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore American lists the killed and wounded and describes their wounds in detail.

  • July 17, 1877 | Newspaper

    Labor, Trouble, and Disturbances

    This dispatch from West Virginia Governor Henry M. Matthews, reprinted in the July 17, 1877 edition of the Baltimore Sun, states Matthews' desire to preserve the peace and protect the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's trains.

  • July 21, 1877 | Newspaper

    Last Night in Baltimore

    This article from the July 21, 1877 Baltimore American gives an account of the events that led to the large gathering of people outside of Camden Station the previous evening.

  • July 30, 1877 | Newspaper

    Last Week

    This article from the July 30, 1877 issue of the Pittsburgh Daily Post presents a number of miscellaneous items in relation to the current behavior of strikers, as well as responses to the National Guard's occupation of the city.

  • July 21, 1877 | Newspaper

    List Of The Dead And Wounded

    This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore Sun lists the dead and wounded during the riots.

  • July 23, 1877 | Newspaper

    Local News. The Situation Here

    This article from the July 23, 1877 edition of the Daily Alleganian and Times gives an account of recent events and notes the continuing excitement generated by the strike.

  • July 18, 1877 | Newspaper

    Midnight News from the Seat of War

    This article from the July 18, 1877 edition of the Baltimore Sun gives an account of the strikers' growing strength and the government's inability to stop it.

  • July 18, 1877 | Newspaper

    Mr. Garrett to the President: An Urgent Request for United States Troops

    On Wednesday, July 18, 1877, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad President John W. Garrett sends a message to President Hayes urging him to send United States troops to end the strike and the "open intimidation" of railroad employees who did not join the strike.

  • October 7, 1894 | Newspaper

    Mr. Rosewater's New Speech

    The Republican State Journal ridicules rival Republican editor Edward Rosewater, who was giving speeches around Nebraska in a campaign to eliminate railroad influence in politics and prevent the election of Tom Majors as governor. The State Journal depicts Rosewater as a self-centered buffoon.

  • December 16, 1847 | Newspaper

    Mr. Whitney's Railroad

    Asa Whitney's plans for a transcontinetal railroad were met alternately with scorn and acclaim. Whitney anticipated a United States as the central point for international trade; harbors on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts would be fed by rail lines criss-crossing the country, moving goods for import and export easily across country.