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This Week in History: Congressman Roscoe Conkling: 'The Union must be preserved!'


This Week in History: Congressman Roscoe Conkling: The Union must be preserved!
By Frank Tomaino
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There was plenty of fresh air for passengers in open electric trolley cars in Utica in the late 19th century. That was fine when the weather was pleasant, but not so fine when it rained and the weather was chilly. The late Robert G. Gurley wrote in his 1964 booklet – “Here Comes the Trolley!” – that side curtains kept some of the passengers dry during rainstorms, but the motorman wasn’t as fortunate. He got wet. On summer days when all the seats were filled, passengers were permitted to stand on running boards along the sides of the trolley cars. Electric trolleys first appeared in Utica in 1890. The last one ran on May 12, 1941. All were replaced by motor buses. ....

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