02425cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610001040011324501500021726400510036730000470041833600260046533700260049133800360051750000310055350802070058452011570079153400450194865300260199365300320201985600430205199900170209442766UtSlPG20260610133958.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHD1 aPennsylvania. General Assembly. Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 187710aReport of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 :bRead in the Senate and House of Representatives May 23, 1878 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-05-22  aProduced by Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
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Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877" is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This document details the findings of a committee established by the Pennsylvania legislature to investigate the violent railroad riots that occurred in Pittsburgh and other locations during July 1877, highlighting the complex social tensions of the time.  The opening of the report outlines the committee's formation and initial meetings, emphasizing their intent to gather testimonies and analyze the events leading to the riots. It reveals that wage reductions by the Pennsylvania Railroad sparked dissatisfaction among workers, leading to the formation of the Train Men's Union. As tensions escalated, the report describes the breakdown of order, with strikes occurring, leading to violent confrontations between workers and law enforcement, ultimately culminating in significant property destruction and loss of life in Pittsburgh. The narrative sets the stage for a thorough investigation of both the causes and consequences of these historic labor disputes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPennsylvania Railroad  aRailroad Strike, U.S., 187740uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42766  c83605d83605