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100 1 _aPennsylvania. General Assembly. Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877
245 1 0 _aReport of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 :
_bRead in the Senate and House of Representatives May 23, 1878
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2013-05-22
508 _aProduced by Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPennsylvania Railroad
653 _aRailroad Strike, U.S., 1877
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42766
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