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Five Cent or Dime Fare Dispute Causes Car Calamity
A Main Line car near Lyons Farms bridge on the Lehigh Valley line sparked a near riot as a workman refused a second fare. The conductor demanded a second payment after the bridge line rule, passengers protested, a scuffle threatened, and the man finally paid a second fare aboard the Broad Street car. Women passengers were frightened by the disturbance.
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Lyons Farms
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Enger
Broad Street