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Historians Podcast Episode 248, Jack Kelly is author of “The Edge of Anarchy: The Railroad Barons, the Gilded Age and the Greatest Labor Uprising in America.” Kelly tells the story of the 1894 Pullman strike.
This epochal tale offers fascinating portraits of two iconic characters of the age. George Pullman, who amassed a fortune by making train travel a pleasure, thought the model town that he built for his workers would erase urban squalor. Eugene Debs, founder of the nation's first industrial union, was determined to wrench power away from the reigning plutocrats.
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The writer continued, “Misguided leadership has done a lot to put nationalism above civic responsibility and has tended to build up group interest with selfish motives. We are all Americans and we should work together.”
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Mohawk Valley Weather, Wednesday May 4, 2022
Showers, mainly before 5pm. High near 59. East wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
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By Bob CudmoreHistorians Podcast Episode 248, Jack Kelly is author of “The Edge of Anarchy: The Railroad Barons, the Gilded Age and the Greatest Labor Uprising in America.” Kelly tells the story of the 1894 Pullman strike.
This epochal tale offers fascinating portraits of two iconic characters of the age. George Pullman, who amassed a fortune by making train travel a pleasure, thought the model town that he built for his workers would erase urban squalor. Eugene Debs, founder of the nation's first industrial union, was determined to wrench power away from the reigning plutocrats.
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The writer continued, “Misguided leadership has done a lot to put nationalism above civic responsibility and has tended to build up group interest with selfish motives. We are all Americans and we should work together.”
Friday. May 6, 2022
Episode 421-Chris Lamb, author of Stolen Dreams: The 1955 Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars and Little League Baseball’s Civil War
Fort Ticonderoga and Mount Defiance will be open for daily visitation this Saturday, May 7, 2022-October 31, 2022.
https://www.fortticonderoga.org/
Mohawk Valley Weather, Wednesday May 4, 2022
Showers, mainly before 5pm. High near 59. East wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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Rep. Antonio Delgado appointed New York lieutenant governor
ALBANY — Rep. Antonio Delgado, a native of Schenectady’s Hamilton Hill neighborhood and a former standout on the Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons…
It’s Derby week, but anticipation also stirring for Saratoga meet this summer
SARATOGA SPRINGS — It’s Kentucky Derby Week, which means there will be a huge group of horses
https://dailygazette.com/
Amsterdam Recorder
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People gathered at West Capitol Park in Albany to rally for women’s reproductive rights following...
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Leader Herald
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