Project Gutenberg 2013-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 187 Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 Read in the Senate and House of Representatives May 23, 1878 Produced 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.) "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.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42766/42766-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Pennsylvania Railroad Railroad Strike, U.S., 1877 HD Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 3452950 2025-07-17T09:16:26.413430 text/html 3443609 2024-10-23T15:56:31 text/html 1056604 2025-07-17T09:16:59.816820 application/epub+zip 1122382 2025-07-17T09:16:29.580439 application/epub+zip 1117841 2025-07-17T09:16:27.994416 application/epub+zip 1985498 2025-07-17T09:17:22.225716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1970500 2025-07-17T09:16:58.520780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1966294 2022-09-19T14:11:31.518351 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3153034 2023-09-18T13:25:24.948777 text/plain 3132957 2024-10-23T15:56:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16441 2025-07-17T09:17:22.403649 application/rdf+xml 6463 2025-07-17T09:16:28.256429 image/jpeg 1602 2025-07-17T09:16:28.127455 image/jpeg 1066301 2025-07-17T09:16:26.637446 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog