Scranton general strike
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The Scranton general strike was a widespread work stoppage in 1877 by workers in Scranton, Pennsylvania, which took place as part of the Great Railroad Strike, and was the last in a number of violent
The Scranton Citizens' Corps fires on strikers, August 1, 1877, by Frank Leslie
Burning of Union Depot, Pittsburgh, 21–22 July 1877
Ezra H. Ripple
Attack upon Mayor McKune. Father Dunn is seen on the left attempting to restrain members of the mob.
William Walker Scranton
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William Walker Scranton was an American businessman based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He became president and manager of the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company after his father's death in 1872. The compa
Scranton general strike
…and resolved to demand a 25 percent increase in wages, "in order to supply ourselves and our little ones with the necessaries of life." General Manager William Walker Scranton replied that same day, insisting that "nothing in the world would give me more pleasure," but continued: with the present frightfully low prices of…
William Walker Scranton