November 1, 1894 | Newspaper
In this advertisement in Bryan's World Herald, the State Republican Party of Nebraska presents the case against Bryan and Populism as harmful to the state's interests. Populism "burns up value" in Nebraska's assets, the ad charges, and accuses fellow Republican Edward Rosewater, editor of the Omaha Daily Bee, of perfidy and betrayal. The ad depicts Rosewater, a Jew, as a "Shylock" and "petty" tyrant, emphasizing instead the manliness of the Republican candidates and leaders.
August 24, 1894 | Newspaper
Edward Rosewater, a Republican leader and editor of the Daily Bee, accuses the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad of lavishing free passes as bribes to get Thomas Majors the Republican nomination for governor in 1894.
August 8, 1877 | Newspaper
This brief article, an opinion taken from PUCK Magazine, speculates about the future position of railroad employees.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 edition of the Baltimore American gives an account of the militia and National Guard being called to suppress the riot, the bloodshed in Baltimore, the depot on fire, and the general excitment surrounding the confrontation on July 20, 1877.
October 26, 1894 | Newspaper
Bryan's World Herald emphasizes the stock watering and financial schemes of railroads that have gone bankrupt. Bryan's campaign consistently points to the railroads as bloated and overvalued in stocks and, as a consequence, threatening to ruin the reputation of the United States in world financial markets.
September 30, 1894 | Newspaper
The editor of The Omaha Bee quotes economist Richard T. Ely and explores the idea of the strikes as a "necessary evil," one that reveals the broken nature of the industrial, railroad political economy. Rates and the proper valuation of railroad properties were a crucial public issue.
March 19, 1841 | Newspaper
Northern railways continued to discriminate against African American passengers and are rebuked in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
July 23, 1877 | Newspaper
This July 23, 1877 article from the Pittsburgh Daily Post details the mob's strength during the railroad strike and provides a description of key events.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore American reports the number of citizens killed when the military shot into the crowd outside Camden Station in Baltimore.
July 23, 1877 | Newspaper
This article in the July 23, 1877 edition of the Daily Alleganian and Times describes incidents stemming from the vast number of reporters who had arrived to cover the strike.
November 3, 1894 | Newspaper
Conservative Republicans organized "Business Men's Associations" in the 1894 campaign to fund and support Republican candidates, elect John M. Thurston, and defeat William Jennings Bryan. These associations spawned considerable political debate about the role of business in politics.
December 24, 1887 | Newspaper
The case of Rev. William Heard versus the Georgia Railroad Company is heard before the Interstate Commerce Commission.
April 5, 1893 | Newspaper
The decision for Maime Caldwell in her case against the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company for discrimination is briefly recounted, noting the final award of $800.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore Sun gives an account of the rioters assaulting the Fifth Maryland Regiment at Camden Station in Baltimore.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore Sun describes the riot at the Sixth Maryland Regiment armory in Baltimore.
July 23, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 23, 1877 issue of the Baltimore American gives an account of the rioters halting rail service and robbing freight cars.
August 11, 1877 | Newspaper
This August 11, 1877 image from Leslie's Illustrated depicts the crowd marching down the New York Central railroad track at West Albany, New York on July 24, 1877.
September 29, 1894 | Newspaper
Republican editor Edward Rosewater's determined campaign against railroads and against the Republican candidate for governor Tom Majors culminates in an open forum and debate. The Republican State Journal presents Rosewater as a pompous and ineffective gadfly.
October 8, 1894 | Newspaper
Bryan's World Herald warns Democrats that Republican efforts to peel off conservative Cleveland, gold bug Democrats will end in Republican advantage.
October 25, 1894 | Newspaper
The Nebraska State Journal ridicules Bryan for his attractive looks and youth, and sarcastically dismisses Populist-Democractic gubernatorial candidate Silas Holcomb as a local loan shark. The paper also prints a humorous poem mocking Bryan.