Leaders of Federation Council in Rail Labor Quarrel
A detailed portrait of Federation leaders and their roles in the Buffalo dispute over strikes and resignations. The piece outlines personalities such as Debs, Hanrahan, Wilkinson, Morrisey, Sweeny, and S. K. Wilkinson among others, and discusses how technical definitions of grievances affect sympathy strikes and union strategies amid rail yard conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Carr
California
EF. P. Larent
Supreme Council of the United Order of Railway Employees
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
J. J. Hanrahan
Eugene Debs
George W
Hanrahan
Howard
Wilkinson
Morrisey
Hall
Lovejoy
Sweeny
Federation
Knights of Labor
Supreme Council
Buffalo
Tnion
Chicago
Union
West
Knights
Powderly Responds to Webb on Central Discharges
Mr. Powderly denounces Mr. Webb’s claim that the New York Central fired men irrespective of Knights of Labor ties. He rebuts the alleged reasons of drunkenness and incompetence, questions the naming of discharged workers, and accuses Webb of relying on hearsay while urging disclosure of which men were let go for specific causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powderly
New York
Grand Central Station
New York Central
Mr. Powderly
Albany
District Assembly
Mr. Webb
New York Central Railway
Ie Company
Order of the Knights of Labor
Knights of Labor
Tom Jones
Bill Jenkins
Patrick Murphy
Harry Smith
Mr. Smith
John Briges
John Biggs
America
Killier
Sweating System Debate in Arbitration Standoff
A speaker condemns the sweating system undercutting workers, urging arbitration. He attacks officials for ignoring inquiry, contrasts it with Chauncey M. Depew’s clear stance, and warns of public condemnation once reason returns. The argument calls for investigation over self interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chauncey M. Depew
Possible Tie Up On The Albany Railways
Aug 24 Albany reports the strike may halt all inbound lines by noon tomorrow as New York Central West Shore Delaware & Hudson Boston & Albany and Fitchburg railroads face work stoppages. Central and D and H are partly crippled with dispatches describing blockades, crew changes, yard strikes, and police protection. The State Board of Arbitration met, offering limited power, while Knights of Labor locals bolster the strike with sympathy actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Terre Haute
New York Central
West Shore
Delaware & Hudson
Boston & Albany
Fitchburg
Central
D. A
Boston
Vitchburg
Hammond
Delaware & Nudion
Canada
Willard
Pennsylvania
Saratoga
Luzerne
Lake George
D. A. 246
West Albany
State Board of Arbitration
Capitol
Donovan
the Central
Green Island
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
Hanmond
Delaware & Hudson Canal
Knights
Powderly
National Knights of Labor
Lee
Morrow
Dwyer
Pinkerton
James K. Hatton
Thousands Out Of Employment In Chicago Stock Yards
Thousands of workers were temporarily laid off as engineers and firemen strike the Railway Switching Association causing yard congestion. Some firms faced meat spoilage on side tracks while negotiators sought compromise terms for engineers and firemen with small wage increases. A union committee pledged funds for New York Central strikers as radical political resolutions urged Congress to seize Vanderbilt railroads for public use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catcago
Railway Switching Association
Central Council
K. of L
New York Central
Congress
Congress of the United States
Secretary of War
Vanderbilt
Department of Transportation
Senate
Knights of Labor Delegates Aid New York Strikers
Over one hundred delegates from District 48 assemblies met in Cincinnati to coordinate with New York Central strike actions. Representing about 6500 Knights, they sent a telegram to Powderly pledging support against the Vanderbilt system. The district will hold meetings and solicit funds to aid the strikers, adopting favorable resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Knights of Labor
New York Central
Knights
Powderly
Vanderbilt
Congress weighs federal response to armed strike action
Washington reports Congressman Quinn of New York may introduce a resolution urging the judiciary committee to consider federal rules curbing armed detectives in labor unrest. Speaker Reed questions floor action. Judge Culberson supports the move as proper. Quinn seeks public opinion impact though federal power limits loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sreeran
Quinn
New York
Judiciary Committee of
House
Albany
Reed
Judiciary Committee
Culberson
Texas
Congress
Burraro
Central
Springfield
Rumrill
Boston & Albany
London
John Burns
American Knights of Labor
Old Colony Plans Readville Freight Hub and Yard Progress
The Old Colony railroad will build a Readville freight house to streamline shipments between Providence and Boston. Long Boston loads will unload faster by transferring to short Readville trains, and vice versa for outbound freight. Readville becomes a principal freight junction. a spur at Hast River mill will handle coal dumps. The town eyeing the swamp site for a park, but the railroad may not sell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hypr
Sprerr
Old Colony Railroad Corporation
Providence
Boston
Readville
Boston Yard
Dedham
Hyde Park
Canton
Mansfield
Stoumrhton
Old Colony
Green Street
Bath ship P. M. Winthrop wrecks off Shelburne County
The P. M. Winthrop from Bath Maine went ashore at Louis Head Shelburne county last night and is reported a total wreck. The crew were saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanmax
N.S
P. M. Winthrop
Bath
Louis Head
Shelburne County
Ness City Fire Destroys Sugar Mill In Kansas
Incendiary blaze at Ness City Sugar Mill levelled the plant today with losses estimated at 150000 dollars. The mill was only partly insured. The fire occurred in Ness City Kansas on August 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ness City
Kan
New Brororp
Fish Island
David Duff & Sons
Peter Blace
Hone
Dutt & Sons
Hawes
Mair Haven
W. H. Dunham
Fireboat Flanders Disabled by a Plank Obstruction
While answering the alarm from Box 6x last night the fireboat Flanders caught up a plank with her wheel, disabling her. She was towed back to Boston by the Protector, and today the obstruction will be removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Protector
Novelty in Insurance Sparks Fire Claim Dispute in Paris
A Polish artist Smourko insured a painting depicting the Dame aux Camellas for 30 000 francs. The Paris Civil Tribunal of the Seine ruled the insurer must pay 10 000 francs with costs, reducing two thirds from the policy. The decision questions public confidence in French fire insurance against theft and misvaluation, urging stricter verification by insurers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aessenger
Paris
Seine
M. Smourko
Alexandre Dumas
Onusending
Quiet Grays Inn Gardens A City Path of Delight
Bernard Carpenter praised as a preacher and generous spirit in a tribute from August 1890. The piece recalls Gray's Inn Gardens as a common people's haven amid London life, celebrates Carpenter's gifts, and laments his passing with affectionate memories and lines of elegy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Carpenter
Gray's Inn
London
Addison
West Enders
Canonbury Tower
Gloucestershire
All Hallows Barking
Anthony & Wood
St. James's Park
Roger de Coverley
Pepys
Giray’s Inn
Leather Lane
Hampstead
Gray’s Inn
Sidney
Laud
Hudibras
The Flannel Shirt Debate and the Boiled Tradition
In a column on sartorial evolution the NXVY Tribune questions whether men will abandon the boiled shirt after summer for the flannel option when wives return from the seaside. It traces shifts from starched frills to simple fabrics and ponders if a year round flannel shirt could become the future in dress codes and social norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Church of the Redeemer consecrated at Sorrento
The Church of the Redeemer at Sorrento, a gift from Mrs W J Cochrane of New York, was consecrated today by Bishop Neely. Assisting were Rev Augustus Amory and Rev J S Moody. A large local and Bar Harbor congregation attended with Generals Greely and Benet present. The chapel was prettily decorated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Harnor
Church of the Redeemer
Sorrento
Mra. W
Harrison party attends Old Cold Springs Church
President Harrison Mrs Harrison and Mrs Dimick rode to Cold Springs this morning for services at the Old Cold Springs Presbyterian Church. The president is expected to depart Tuesday for Washington and the family will move on to Cresson staying through September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caryn May
N. J
Harrison
Dimick
Cold Springs
Old Cold Springs Presbyterian Church
Washington
Cresson
Tunnel connects Sarnia ends under St Clair River
At noon today the Grand Trunk railway tunnel under the St Clair River linked its two ends at Sarnia Ontario. An auger hole ten feet wide allowed direct talk between crews on the Canadian and American sides. Tunnelling is expected to finish by noon tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarnia
Ont
Grand Trunk Railway
St. Claire
Obituary for Daniel Connolly Newspaper Man of Ireland Roots
Daniel Connolly, a longtime newspaper man in New York, died Saturday after a long illness at his residence. Born in Ireland, he came to America at fifteen and spent thirty years in journalism with numerous New York papers. He served as New York correspondent for the Boston Pilot and organized the Irish Home Rule Club and aided in forming the Ladies Land League of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Connolly
New York
Ireland
America
Boston Pilot
Poets
Irish Home Rule Club
Fanne Parnell
Ladies’ Land League
United States
New Books on Silver Coinage and the Solid South
A review of Our Silver Coinage by John A. Grier critiques its grasp of monetary theory and bimetalism, noting lack of supporting facts and arguing the fall of prices and debt burdens need solid standards. It also examines Hilary A. Herbert and associates Why the Solid South? praising balanced narratives of Reconstruction, while urging posterity to judge moral accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
John A. Grier
New York
John W. Lovell Company
South
Lincoln
Republican Party
Herbert
Hilary A. Herbert
Eas
Baltimore
KR. HH. Woodward & LO
Recollections of Cardinal Newman in Pall Mall Gazeteer
One of Newman's old boys recalls the cardinal as a great novel reader who enjoyed Austen and Thackeray, though his sight faded. he preferred candles to electric light and remained attached to Oxford and Rome memories. He warned would be Catholics to wait, spoke of Athanasius, and maintained calm Oratory life with visits from friends, ending with a notable London sighting at a duchess’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Mr. Arnold
Plato
Agrippa
Henry Bernard Carpenter
Boston
London
Charles Lamh
Mr. Carpenter
Jeremy Vaylor
Felicity
Pan
Bernard Carpenter
Pall Mall Garvite
Cardinal Newman
Cardinal
Miss Austen
Whackeray
Bronns
Edgbaston
Oxford
Rome
Father Faber
Hope Scott
Oratory
Athanasius
Reunal
Loward
Duke of Norfolk
Newman
Manning
Lord Granville
Paris
France
Eugenie
Zululand
Leo Mil
Vatican
Holy Father
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A. A. Darling
Brighton Street
John Webster
Hannah Savage
Meander Street
T. W. Firth
J. McCarthy
Thomas Costello
Meridian Street
Flanders
Gray’s Inn Gardens
Lovish Imogen Guinry
Harrisons
John St
New York City
NEW Books
State of Washington Investments
New England Northwestern Investment Co
State Street
Southern Investment
Globe Building
Qutterg Investment
Town of
Winchester
Mass
Wischester
Chester Water Fund
James Flowinell
Moses A. Herrick
Water Board
David By Skillings
Iy Milk Street
Treasury
Astern
Andrew A, Meyer, Treas
Kansas
Devonshire Street
Jefferies & Sons
Insurance
NEW England Mutual Life Insurance Co
Post Office Square
Mgston
Massachusetts
Aawets Bee
Divide
Maine Eraileroad
Nostond& Maine Railroad
A. Blanchard
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