Pullman
enUKPullman
P0653700 (po͝ol′mən)pull·man
P0653700 (po͝ol′mən)Pullman
(ˈpʊlmən)Pullman
(ˈpʃulmən)Pull•man
(ˈpʊl mən)pl. -mans.
| Noun | 1. |  Pullman - luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel |
| 单词 | pullman | |||
| 释义 | PullmanenUKPullmanP0653700 (po͝ol′mən)pull·manP0653700 (po͝ol′mən)Pullman(ˈpʊlmən)Pullman(ˈpʃulmən)Pull•man(ˈpʊl mən)pl. -mans.
PullmanenUKPullman.1 Former town, since 1889 part of Chicago, Ill. It was founded in 1880 by George M. PullmanPullman, George Mortimer,1831–97, American industrialist and developer of the railroad sleeping car, b. Brocton, N.Y. As a young man he became a cabinetmaker, and after he moved (1858) to Chicago he began converting (1859) old railroad coaches in order to facilitate ..... Click the link for more information. as a model community for workers of his sleeping-car company; all property was company owned, and administration policies were paternalistic. The residents voted for incorporation with Chicago, and Illinois courts later (1898) required the company to sell all property not used for industrial purposes. In 1894, Pullman was the site of one of the most memorable strikes in U.S. history. A protest against wage cuts led (May, 1894) to the strike, then to a boycott by the American Railway Union, and ultimately to the imprisonment of its president, Eugene V. DebsDebs, Eugene Victor, 1855–1926, American Socialist leader, b. Terre Haute, Ind. Leaving high school to work in the railroad shops in Terre Haute, he became a railroad fireman (1871) and organized (1875) a local of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. ..... Click the link for more information. . A sharp contest ensued during the strike between Gov. John P. AltgeldAltgeld, John Peter , 1847–1902, American politician, governor of Illinois (1892–96), b. Germany. He was taken by his immigrant parents to Ohio, where he grew up with little formal schooling. ..... Click the link for more information. and President Grover ClevelandCleveland, Grover (Stephen Grover Cleveland), 1837–1908, 22d (1885–89) and 24th (1893–97) President of the United States, b. Caldwell, N.J.; son of a Presbyterian clergyman. ..... Click the link for more information. over the sending of federal troops to the area. The strike was broken in July. See also Pullman strikePullman 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. ..... Click the link for more information. . A number of historic buildings in the former town are included in the Pullman National Monument. 2 City (1990 pop. 23,478), Whitman co., SE Wash., at the junction of the three forks of the Palouse River, near the Idaho line; inc. 1888. It is an agricultural center for a region producing wheat, barley, oats, alfalfa, peas, lentils, sheep, and hogs. Electronic equipment and machinery are manufactured. The city, named for George M. Pullman, was a major stop on the Northern Pacific RR. Washington State Univ. is there. Pullman1Pullman2PullmanenUK
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