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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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Seattle's long-ago battle to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


Seattle’s long-ago battle to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 18, 2021 at 5:15 am
Activist Eddie Rye, Jr. stands next to the mural of Martin Luther King, Jr. near Cherry Street and MLK Jr. Way. (Feliks Banel)
LISTEN: Seattle’s long-ago battle to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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It’s fairly well known around Washington state that King County is named in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Of course, when it was originally named back in 1852, what’s now the State of Washington was part of Oregon Territory, and the county’s namesake was William Rufus DeVane King. King was sworn in as vice president in Cuba and only made it as far as Mobile, Alabama before he died six weeks later in 1853. King’s running mate in the election of 1852 had been, you guessed it, Franklin Pierce. ....

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