Some Interesting Facts from
The Great Railroad Strike in Ohio
The Great Railroad Strike in Ohio
No Sympathy for Tramps
During the economic depression of the 1870s, between 1.5 to 2 million men took to the road looking for work. Called “tramps,” an 1876 New York Times satirical article “reported” that there were heading to Cleveland for a convention at which where they would demand “fewer large dog-houses” and call for “the formation of a union and the adoption of a scale of diet. If a skilled tramp is to flourish and grow fat, he must crush out the rivalry of mean-spirited tramps who accept cheap and plain food.” This fact came from The Great Railroad Strike in Ohio by this website's creator, Mark Strecker. You can buy it at Amazon or from the History Press.
Tramps
Library of Congress
Library of Congress
