March 25, 1894: In dreams, he sees an army. Then Coxey awakes, and sees only fifty tramps.
The New York Times ran a number of wire service reports immediately before Coxey’s Army left Massillon, Ohio on March 25, 1894. Coming from Ohio, Pennsylv...
Category: The March
March 25, 1894: Coxey’s Army on the Move
On March 25, 1894, Jacob Coxey and his 75 member army stepped off from Massillon, Ohio on their march to Washington D.C. By the time they reached Canton, about...
March 26, 1894: Coxey’s Army is Straggling Along
Coxey’s Army left Massillon, Ohio on March 25, 1894. By March 26, there were troubles. From The New York Times: Last Night the Soldiers Slept in a Police...
March 27, 1894: Lacks But Two Of A Hundred
It has been two days since the march began, and Coxey’s Army of the unemployed is still in Stark County, Ohio. The army has picked up some new members, b...
March 28, 1894: Weary and Worn
On March 29, The San Francisco Call carried wire reports from across the country, covering the march and those who were traveling to participate in it. From th...
April 2, 1894: Coxey’s Army Grows
By April 2, Coxey’s Army had crossed into Pennsylvania. The Chicago Tribune reported that the group was now numbering nearly 250 men. The media was also p...
April 4, 1894: Lock Up Coxey’s Men.
With ten days in, this is not quite the welcome that the army has experienced in earlier cities. The media, previously having ridiculed the group, is now report...
April 6, 1894: Afraid of His Army
Now over 500 strong, the Commonweal is ready to head into the mountains, where the terrain will be rugged, and supplies will be few. The marchers appear to be ...
April 7, 1894: Coxey’s Advance Cohort Arrested
WASHINGTON, April 7. – The advance guard of Coxey’s Army, forty-one in number, got within two miles of Washington this evening, and were taken in charge by the ...
April 8, 1894: Jail Yawning for Gen. Coxey
Note the change of tone in the news coverage of (and government response to) the Coxey movement, as compared to that at the beginning of the march: from crackpo...