Edmunds Guests of Flower at Albany Memorial Service
Ex Senator and Mrs George T Edmunds of Vermont dine with Governor and Mrs Roswell P Flower in Albany for a memorial service honoring Hamilton Fish a former New York Governor U S Senator and Secretary of State The store ad offers neckwear at 500 and two suspender pairs for 26c with a money back guarantee
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George T. Edmunds
Vermont
Albany
N. Y
Roswell P. Flower
New York State Capitol
Hamilton Fish
New York
U.S
Grant
Commonweal Army Suppressed at Pittsburg Camp
In Pittsburg on April 4 the Commonweal army faced arrests and limited movement after a high wind damaged the camp tent. Chief Murphy ordered stayers, prompting a peaceful protest led by Carl Browne Coxey and Smith. Browne spoke to 8000 at the wharf and Old City Hall while police guarded the exits and more trouble was anticipated in coke regions.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Murphy
Carl Browne
Coxey
Smith
Muth
Brown
Monongahela
Browne
Old City Hall
Bomb Hurts Diners at Paris Restaurant Foyet
A bomb exploded at 9 16 PM on the window sill of Restaurant Foyet in Rue de Conde near the Luxembourg injuring three people including Socialist poet Taillade. A woman named Vignia and a waiter were also hurt as glass shattered and the theater audience nearby was frightened. Two arrests were made.
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Paris
Foyet
Rue de Conde
Luxembourg
Taillade
M. Taillade
Vignia
Odeon
Corning Auguste Vaillant
Chamber of Deputies
Memorial tribute marks Kossuth day in New York
Rain did not dampen a Hungarian parade for Louis Kossuth in New York. The procession was reviewed by the mayor and a memorial service at Cooper Union drew figures including Rev. Dr. Talmage F R Coudert Charles A Dana Parke Godwin Senator Hoar Chauncey M Depew. Hoar lauded Kossuth as a defender of constitutional liberty and personal sacrifice while recalling his 1852 visit to Massachusetts. Letters of regret from Cleveland and Stevenson were read.
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New York
Louis Kossuth
Cooper Union
Dr. Talmage
F. R. Coudert
Charles A. Dana
Parke Godwin
Senator Hoar
Chauncey M. Depew
Marcus Schmitzer
Hoar
Kossuth
Lafayette
House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Cleveland
Stevensan
Depew
Mr. Coudert
Violence and arrests ripple through Cleveland House events
Reports from Darlington and Florence describe Dr. Spain shooting a negro cook at the Cleveland House, riots linked to a dispensary scandal, and mass arrests directed by Governor Tillman. Florence residents reveal a Populist convention backing Tillman and outlining an armed reform coalition to enforce militia orders if needed.
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Darlington
D. C
Cleveland House
Spain
Florence
8. C
Tillman
Butler
Florence County
Reform Party
Clayton
Gar Conductor Hurt In Streetcar Accident
David J Buckley 22 years old lived at 10 Vaughn Street and worked as a conductor on the West Indiana cross town Streetcar line. At 12 80 this morning his trolley slipped from the wire near Tremont and Northampton Streets. He fell from the redr platform into the street and was unconscious. He has internal injuries a probable skull fracture and spinal injury. He was taken to City Hospital after Station 0.
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David J. Buckley
Vaughn Street
West Ind
Buckley
Tremont
Northampton
Hyde's Legislation Seeks To Block Rapid Transit
A public dispute accuses Henry D. Hyde and the West End railroad of blocking Boston transit. The speaker condemns commissions to curb elevated lines, argues for a 100 mile four track system, and urges presses and citizens to unite against corporate obstruction.
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Henry D. Hyde
West End
Boston
Floar
Massachusetts
Boynton Bicycle
Tremont
Washington
New York
Mr. Hyde
Josiah Quincy
Greenhalge
Victory for Brown as Republicans Sweep the State
Special to the Post reports a complete Republican victory across the state for Governor Brown and party supporters. Brown leads slightly on the ticket but gains pluralities in major cities. Wetmore is clearly elected to the U S Senate. Newport shows a 400 plurality. Pawtucket 100. Woonsocket 59. Providence small plurality. Assembly heavily Republican.
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Providence
Newport
Aldrich
Brown Wins Rhode Island Governor Race in GOP Landslide
Providence reports show Brown as Republican governor with about 4 500 vote lead. The entire GOP ticket won and the legislature shifts heavily Republican. Democratic cities Providence Newport Pawtucket and Woonsocket swung GOP. Brown 26 362 Baker 20 761 and Wetmore to US Senate victory anticipated.
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Brown
Newport
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
Baker
George Peabody Wetmore
Dixon
United States Senate
Breckinridge Finishes His Testimony in Washington Trial
Colonel Breckinridge ends his cross examination detailing how he filled a marriage certificate and posed as a single man with Mrs Pollard while staging an engagement to protect Mrs Blackburn. He admits affectionate gestures without love and explains the semblance of an engagement to keep Pollard out of public view.
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Breckinridge
Dr. Paxton
Paxton
Logerat
William J. Campbell
Madeline
Colonel Breckinridge
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Wilson
Mrs. Blackburn
Miss Pollard
Jone
Fifteen Killed in Pennsylvanian Coke Riot Violence
In Pittsburg a coke riot near Connellsville pits Frick owned operations against 200 Hungarians and miners. Deaths total from 15 to 20 with Paddock, a Frick manager, among the victims. Deputies and militia called as clashes spread across the region. arrests mount and surrounding towns brace for further bloodshed.
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Penn
H. C. Paddock
Frick
Connellsville
Wiliam H. Wilhelm
Fayette County
L. R. Davis
United Mine Workers
Daniel Darby
John McSloy
Bradford
Frick and McClure
Homestead
Antietam
Cold Harbor
Frick Company
Donnelly & Mayfield Works
McClure Company
R. Davis
Miners’ Association
Scottdale
Paddock
Moyer Works
Killing of Paddock in Connellsville Riot
In Connellsville April 4 a mob attacked Paddock after a tipple raid. He was knocked down repeatedly, crushed, and finally shot in the head as he lay dying. Hugh Call escaped through a window despite mob violence.
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Paddock
Tipple
Hugh Call
Call
Prominent Doctor John S Saunders Dies in Brookline
Dr John S Saunders died at his Brookline home after a week long illness. Born in Salem on April 6 184, he trained at Dummer College Fifield and the American Veterinary College in New York graduating in 1872. He moved to Boston then Brookline nine years ago. Survived by widow and one son and one daughter. Funeral Friday at 1 pm from 64 Winchester Street Brookline. Burial in Salem.
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Winchester Street
Brookline
Salem
Tragic Explosion Kills Kollas Family in Oil City
In Oil City on April 4 Joseph Kollas his wife and three children died when their home exploded. Bodies were found shattered and a nearby shed housed another child killed. The blast also mortally wounded a child of Joseph Fessner and severely injured the mother. Authorities suspect a dynamite cap mishap.
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Shutesbury
EB. P. Twichell
Mr. Twichell
Oil City
Penn
Joseph Kollas
Kollas
Joseph Fessner
Slate Workers Strike Prompts Quarry Closures in Pa
In Easton Pennsylvania on April 4, slate workers in the Bangor and Pen Argyl district formed a union after wage cuts. Strike spread to Bangor quarries including Bangor Excelsior Royal Columbia Bangor Seek no Farther and to Pen Argyl quarries Albion Fidelity United States and others. Over a thousand men out with possible full stoppage pending settlement as industry revives after months of slack work.
Reading the Post and Globe Readers in the Boston Car
A fragment notes seven people reading the Post and three with Globes among eighteen passengers in the Past Boston and Chelsea car. It is signed by MAX FRIEDLAND of 1817 Tremont St Roxbury Mass with a fond wife reply about smoking Harvard cigars.
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Post
Boston and Chelsea
Max Friedland
Tremont St
Roxbury, Mass
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