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Richard Olney
Richard Olney 1835-1917, American cabinet member, b. Oxford, Mass. He was a successful Boston lawyer and had served briefly in the state legislature before President Cleveland appointed him to his cabinet. As Attorney General (1893-95), he obtained an injunction against the strikers in the Pullman... Read more
Pullman strike
Pullman strike in U.S. history, an important labor dispute. On May 11, 1894, workers of the Pullman Palace Car Company in Chicago struck to protest wage cuts and the firing of union representatives. They sought support from their union, the American Railway Union (ARU), led by Eugene V. Debs , and... Read more

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Richard Olney
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Richard Olney Richard Olney (1835-1917) served as U.S. attorney general and secretary of state under President Grover Cleveland. Richard Olney, Massachusetts-born, was from an upper-class family. He was educated at Brown University...
Olney, Richard
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law OLNEY, RICHARD In the late nineteenth century, the Massachusetts-born attorney Richard Olney exerted a powerful influence over domestic...confines its interposition." — Richard Olney Olney left office in 1897 at the end...
Debs, In Re
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States ...mails, the association urged federal intervention. Attorney General Richard Olney , fearing the violence of a large strike, came to the association...Injunctions and Equitable Remedies ; Labor ; Lower Federal Courts . Richard F. Hamm
Pullman Strike
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...request for troops. In July, U.S. attorney general richard olney, who supported the GMA, issued a broad injunction called...workers were read the indictment and refused to disperse, Olney obtained a federal court injunction holding the workers...
John Peter Altgeld
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Pullman cars. President Cleveland's attorney general, Richard Olney (formerly a railroad lawyer), struck back early in...to maintain order, as he had in earlier strikes. But Olney and Cleveland ignored Altgeld and sent Federal troops...
Pullman Strike and Boycott
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...sending troops to restore order. Attorney General Richard Olney (himself on the board of several railroads ) secured...Smith , Urban Disorder and the Shape of Belief , 1995. Richard Schneirov, Shelton Stromquist, and Nick Salvatore...
Blatchford, Samuel
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States ...severely limited circumstances. Blatchford, the son of Richard M. Blatchford, a prominent Whig lawyer and legislator...the Court's formal memorial service Attorney General Richard Olney said of Blatchford, “If he was not brilliant...
Attorney General
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...amp; Madison William Pinkney 1811-1814 Madison Richard Rush 1814-1817 Madison William Wirt 1817-1829 Monroe...Cleveland William H.H. Miller 1889-1893 Harrison Richard Olney 1893-1895 Cleveland Judson Harmon 1895-1897 Cleveland...
Strikes and Industrial Conflict
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...effectively paralyzed the nation's railroad system. Once again government officials sided with business. Attorney General Richard Olney obtained legal injunctions interdicting union activities, sent federal troops and marshals to enforce the court orders...
Monroe Doctrine
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...long‐standing boundary dispute between Venezuela and British Guiana. On that occasion Secretary of State Richard Olney formulated the first major corollary to the 1823 message by asserting that “the United States is practically...

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Olney Corollary
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History OLNEY COROLLARY OLNEY COROLLARY. On 20 July 1895, during...British Guiana, Secretary of State Richard Olney told the British to submit to arbitration...Press, 1984. Eggert, Gerald G. Richard Olney: Evolution of a Statesman. University...
Olney-Pauncefote Treaty
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History OLNEY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY OLNEY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY. The Olney-Pauncefote Treaty was an accord resulting from Anglo...arbitration. It was drafted primarily by Secretary of State Richard Olney and Sir Julian Pauncefote, British ambassador to the...
In Re Debs
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...564 (1895). Influenced by his attorney general, Richard Olney, and convinced that the Pullman strike of June –...had proved of little value in controlling monopoly and Olney himself considered it useless, he asked and secured...
American Railway Union
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Managers Association, a coalition of twenty-four railroads, acting in close collaboration with Attorney General Richard Olney. In July 1894, a week after the boycott began, government attorneys persuaded federal judges to grant an injunction...
Intervention
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...proclaimed their right to intervene in the Western Hemisphere. During the Venezuela boundary dispute, Secretary of State Richard Olney claimed on 20 July 1895, "The United States is practically sovereign on this continent, and its fiat is law upon...
The Pullman Strike and Boycott (June, 1894)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...throughout much of the country virtually ceased. Desperate, railroad owners turned to United States Attorney General Richard Olney, director of the Burlington and Santa Fe lines, who quickly issued a blanket injunction declaring the strike illegal...
Income Tax Cases
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...the Supreme Court to overthrow the Hylton and Springer precedents. Defenders of the tax, including Attorney General Richard Olney, warned the Court not to interfere in a divisive political issue. On 8 April the Court delivered a partial decision...

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Obituary: Richard Olney
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 8/28/1999; ; 700+ words ; IT WAS Richard Olney's belief that "food and wine must be...simple" exclude involved preparations. Olney was born in Marathon, Iowa, in 1927...seriously, when his next book was finished. Olney was the first American amateur cook to...
RICHARD OLNEY, 79 RETIRED SHOP OWNER
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/8/1987; 377 words ; ...were held yesterday for Richard Olney Jr., 79, a retired...The Riodale Shop. Mr. Olney was a communicant and...wife of 54 years, Mr. Olney leaves a daughter, Nathalie...McLean, Va.; two sons, Richard 3d of Marblehead and Austin...
Richard Olney, Author
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 8/5/1999; 295 words ; Richard Olney, an American author of classic books about...s office said Wednesday. He was 71. Olney wrote more than 30 books on all aspects...French food have perfected their taste. Olney is best known for two books: "Simple French...
food: Head of the table Delicious food, fine wines, turbulent relationships: Simon Hopkinson laps up the autobiography of his friend, the late Richard Olney
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 9/23/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...The gastronomic life of the late Richard Olney (pictured left), however...Reflexions tells the story of Richard Olney's life from when he first arrived...for it. & `Reflexions', by Richard Olney is published in the UK by Brick...
Classic Cook book; SIMPLE FRENCH FOOD by Richard Olney.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Mail (England); 5/29/2008; 259 words ; A BEAUTIFULLY written book by an American expat who lived along the southern coast near the town of Bandol. He captures the region's rich and robust cuisine.
Classic Cook book ; SIMPLE FRENCH FOOD by Richard Olney
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Mail; 5/29/2008; 216 words ; A BEAUTIFULLY written book by an American expat who lived along the southern coast near the town of Bandol. He captures the region's rich and robust cuisine.
Food: The Olney way The late Richard Olney knew almost everything worth knowing about French cuisine. Long-time devotee Simon Hopkinson pays homage to the American food writer's inspirational approach
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 9/18/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...went the conversation between Richard Olney and the, by then, rather nervous...said I. "That is the great Richard Olney. He knows everything there is...he is un Americain!" The late Richard Olney was, most certainly, an American...
Fast Growth Means Olney Isn't Lonely; Olney Expanding Rapidly
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/25/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...growth, residents say that Olney's traditions still thrive, and that what attracted them to Olney in the first place is what keeps them living there. The Olney Ale House is a good example...restaurant was built in 1924 by Richard Bentley Thomas and his wife...
Olney Theatre Leader to Step Down; Jim Petosa, Artistic Director Since 1994, Will Depart in '08
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/4/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...theater program, Petosa joined Olney in 1979 to work with the National...Through the years, he helped Olney make the transition from historic...Morella, Valerie Leonard, Richard Pilcher, James Slaughter...Wines. During his years at Olney, Petosa directed "An Enemy...
Notes From Neverland; The Olney's Jim Petosa and `Peter Pan,' Holding Gravity at Bay
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/16/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...last summer of actor Richard Bauer's illness, and...Pan," then discovered Olney could no longer have...celebrate iambically with "Richard III." For $50, patrons...4808. Follow Spots + Olney's Jim Petosa recently spent a day with actor Richard Bauer, who's recuperating...