Michigan men in conference to settle Grand Rapids strike
In Grand Rapids Michigan the 1500 members of the American Railway Union met for four hours. Mediation committees were appointed to confer with Fort Wayne labor officials about grievances causing a tie up of the Grand Rapids and Indiana southern division. A meeting is set for tomorrow to finalize whether a strike will occur.
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Grand Rapidsf Mich
American Railway Union
Fort Wayne
Grand Rapids & Indiana Road
Thirty six new members join the order
A local fraternal association reports thirty six new members admitted, expanding its ranks as part of a routine enrollment drive. The event highlights ongoing recruitment within the organization.
Local A R U Leaders Consider Midnight Strike Call
President of the local American Railway Union received Debs instruction to withdraw members from service at once and avoid violence. Officials may call out their men at midnight Monday, pending Chicago and other developments. Support from other unions will influence action as Central Labor Union endorses the strike while condemning federal troops in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Railway Union
Debs
Chicago
Central Labor Union
Illinois
Quiet day as National Guards quell Bohemian mob aftermath
Chicago July 8 A Bohemian district near Loomis and Ashland shows calm after Saturday clashes. National Guardsmen patrolled with rifles and bayonets, driving away anarchist elements. Saloon owners shuttered doors while others kept sentries. Crowds viewed bullet marked cottage fronts as militia and police maintained prolonged watch.
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Chicago
Grand Trunk
Loomis Street
Ashland Avenue
Fortieth Street
Forty-ninth
Loomis Streets
Strikers Back at Work on Louisville & Nashville Lines
Evansville Ind July 8 The strinking employees of the Louisville and Nashville at Henderson returned to work today resuming freight traffic on the Hopkinsville Ky to Nashville Tenn route. Committees from both divisions went out to confer with the men and all may resume tomorrow. The 400 Howell shopmen decided not to strike. No strike indications on Peoria Decatur Evansville. Louisville Evansville St Louis and Evansville Terre Haute unchanged. A Chicago Pullman sleeper arrived and ran south on the L N without interruption.
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Evansville
Ind
Louisville & Nashville
Henderson
Hopkinsville
Nashville
Louisville
Evansville & St. Louis
Terre Haute
Chicago
Louissville
Derailed Two Cars and Riot Toll in Chicago
In Chicago on Saturday a coal train bound for the packing house was derailed by a mob at Root street as police and troops moved to control the crossing. A wrecking train cleared the tracks while a large crowd watched. Nine hundred sheep and sixty cattle were driven into yards. two riot victims from Forty-ninth and Loomis streets, Thomas Jackman and James Burke, died in Union Hospital.
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Chicago
Chicago & East Illinois Railroad
Root Street
Dexter Park
Moulton
O’neil
J. C. Mueller & Co
Fifty-fifth Street
Stuart Avenue
O'Neil
Thomas Jackman
Forty-ninth
Loomis Streets
Union Hospital
James Burke
Chicago Typographers Appeal to Cleveland to End Federal Troops
In Chicago District 16 of the International Typographical Union the largest meeting in its history passed a resolution urging President Cleveland to end federal intervention against strikers. The letter denounces corporate privilege, calls for a peaceful settlement, and requests a seven-member conference board led by the mayor to avert unrest during the Pullman strike.
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Chicago
International Typographical Union
Cleveland
Washington
United States
Washington, D. C
Tames Griffon
Prescott
International Union
Indianapolis
Pullman
American Railway Union
General Conference of Representatives
Disobeyed Debs A R U Branch Declines Strike
Baltimore July 8 The threatened Pullman boycott strike was not ordered as James Russell secretary of the American Railway Union branch received atelegram from Debs ordering men to stop work to cripple eastern divisions of the Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania railroads. Russell said the union is not strong enough in this area to warrant such action.
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Baltimore
Pullman
James Russell
American Railway Union Branch
Debs
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania
Russell
Rail labor leaders weigh sympathetic strikes in city
A. R. U. members number claims range from sixty to seven hundred. Railroad officials warn of a potential tie up if switchmen and trackmen strike while labor leaders debate support. Federation of Labor hesitates but foreign alignments back Debs era principles amid crippled Baltimore service. Fort McHenry area remains quiet with troops ready to move.
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Russell
Order
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Baltimore
James Duncan
Federation of Labor
Federation
Manuel T. Orum
Knights of Wabor
Debs
Baltimore & Ohio Western
Chicago
Garrett
Ind
Fort McHenry
Secretary Lamont Seeks Governor Cert to Send Troops to Cour d Alene
After a White House conference with Cabinet members, Idaho Senators Shoup and Dubois pressed Secretary Lamont and General Schofield for federal troops to quell last night’s outrages in Cour d Alene. Troops could be ordered only if Idaho’s governor certifies he lacks sufficient state force. Lamont agreed to act once such a telegram arrives.
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Washington
White House
Idaho
Shoup
Dubois
Cour d’Alene
Lamont
Schofield
Fort Sherman
Ida
Businessmen Urge Troop Retention in California Strike
In Washington on July 8 officials voiced concern over the California strike. Senator White received a telegram from Los Angeles businessmen urging him to protest federal troop withdrawal, underscoring industry leaders’ demand for continued troop presence.
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Washington
California
White
Los Angeles
Rail union strikes threaten lake shore and midwest lines
The American Railway Union expands to three branches in the Toledo area with five expected by Tuesday. Debs signals possible nationwide tie up as Lake Shore and related lines run normally while Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton suffers due to Dayton switchmen strike. A new ARU branch forms at Fostoria among Hocking Valley Ohio Central and Nickel Plate workers. Debs’ agents in Saginaw coordinate potential strikes if union strength warrants it.
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Lake Shore
Michigan Central
Union
American Railway Union
Debs
Toledo
Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
Dayton
Fostoria
Hocking Valley
Ohio Central
Nickel Plate
Deb
Saginaw, Mich
SUSPENSIONS FOR 300 STRIKERS IN CINCINNATI
In Cincinnati on July 8 no freight moved in local railroad yards while Sunday passenger trains ran on time. Most incoming trains were late. Marshal Bohl and an assistant district attorney prepared restraining orders and subpoenas for about 300 strikers in railroad yards under Judge Faft's omnibus injunction at a District Assembly 48 K of L session.
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Cincinnati
United States
Bohl
Pullman Dispute Brought to Arbitration Call
Discussion centered on George M. Pullman declining to submit the conflict with his workers to arbitration. Resolutions urged all citizens in industry and business to press the Pullman president to submit the dispute to arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Pullman
Pullman Company
Union President Arrested in Illinois Strike Action
Edward A. Dwyer of Cairo and seven other union leaders were arrested by a United States deputy marshal and taken to Springfield. The scene remained quiet as trains ran without molestation and state troops at Mounds were expected to return home soon.
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Edward A. Dwyer
Cairo
Ill
American Railway Union
United States
Springfield
Miners and Citizens Clash as Mob Threatens La Salle
OTTAWA Illinois July 8. A mob of 2000 miners marching from Spring Valley to La Salle to loot coal company property faces a posse of sixty Sheriff Taylor and deputies with a special Rock Island train arriving to defend the works. The disciplined volunteers are armed with Winchesters and ammunition and are ready to shoot to kill to protect property.
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Ottawa
Ill
Spring Valley
la Salle
Taylor
Rock Island
Pacific railroad strike sparks political clashes and calls for federal control
Senators and governors attack state and federal responses to rail line stoppages in California and Chicago as Collis Huntington warns of harm from disruption. Leaders urge worker unity and ownership by the people, while unions seek government control to prevent future strikes.
Railroad workers urged to join the American Railway Union
In Pittsburg and suburbs, 250 Pennsylvania railroad employees heard organizer Naylor urge joining the American Railway Union. He warned violence would not be countenanced, and that a peaceful vacation plan could win. Meetings in Millvale Allegheny City and East End Pittsburg followed.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Allegheny Valley Railway
West Pennsylvania
Pittsburg & Western Railway
Millvale
American Railway Union
Naylor
Chicago
Allegheny City
Railroads Recruit Nashua Workers For Western Jobs
A party of railroad agents from the West secured skilled laborers in Nashua New Hampshire and sent them to Chicago for future employment. The men, recently out of work, were described as experienced tradesmen with recent layoffs.
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Nashua
N. H
Chicago
New York Indorses Labor Strike Resistance
In New York July 8 labor meetings denounced federal actions to quell the strike. Central Labor Union speakers attacked authorities. the American Railway Union was endorsed. A mass meeting was planned to discuss labor versus capital. District Assembly 49 sent resolutions to President Cleveland and Vice President Stevenson.
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New York
Central Labor Union
American Railway Union
K. of L
Cleveland
Stev
Union Organizes Air Line Junction Branch Amid Toledo Rail Tie-Up Threat
In Toledo on July 8 agents of the American Railway Union organized a local branch at Air Line Junction. The broader plan to tie up Hocking Valley and Ann Arbor railroads did not materialize, though union organizers pursued active membership among nearby workers and prepared for possible action.
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Toledo
Hocking Valley
Ann Arbor
American Railway Union
Air Line Junction
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Vote On Rail Strike
In Roanoke Virginia on July 8 members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers employed by Norfolk and Western railroad decided to remain at their posts and take no part in the strike.
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Roanoke
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Striking Railroad Men Lose Vast Wages as Walkout Persists
Chicago dispatch tallies thousands of workers idled by the sympathy strike led by President Debs of the American Railway Union. Estimated nonpaying strikers total about 125,000, with over half penniless for a week, earning roughly two dollars daily and facing urgent need. Aggregate daily wage loss tops 150000 dollars. The tabulation lists worker counts by line including Santa Fe 4000, Burlington 1700, Illinois Central 2000, Chicago & Alton 2000, and many others, with total cost estimate running to millions. Continuous strike action leaves many in hardship even as unions press demands.
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Chicago
Illinois Steel Works
Polk Street
Debs
American Railway Union
Northern Pacing
Santa Fe
Chicago & Alton
Fort Wayne
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago & Northwestern
Denver
Rio Grande
Southern Pacific
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Grand Trunk
Cccessos
Baltimore & Ohio
Great Western
Lake Shore
Illinois Central
Indiana
Ilinois
Michigan Central
Sib Steel Aire
Kansas City
Fort Scott
Memphis
Roe
R. U
Cambridge Fire Alarm Toll Rises From False Calls
Cambridge fire units faced many calls due to false alarms with several fires in the Cedar street neighborhood. A 12 year old, Alexander Doughtery, admitted falsely triggering Box 72 in Cambridge, while another false alarm on Lake street in Arlington was traced to him. A later incident involved a youth fleeing after claiming a house fire, and a deliberate arson attempt at Zebakh Hayden’s shop used kerosene.
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Cambridge
Montgomery Street
Arlington
Lake Street
Edgar Alls
Box 42
River Street
Zebakh Hayden
de Wolf Street
Reeves Bros.’ Drug
Putnam Square
Old Cambridge
Fire and false alarm at two Boston addresses
At 9 15 last night Engine 3 extinguished a small basement fire at 9 Fayette Street a brick dwelling owned by David Greenhood and occupied by Abraham Levine caused by an oil stove explosion with $5 damage. A later Box 632 alarm from East Boston reported smoke from the Atlantic Works chimney but no fire.
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Engine 3
Fayette Street
David Greenhood
Abraham Levine
Atlantic Works
Boston
Yachtsmens and Ladies Observe Day With Clambake
The Commonwealth Yacht Club of South Boston held ladies day with a run to Downer's Landing. About fifty boats arrived around 2 pm, sailing into the harbor and mooring off Melville Garden. The party landed at the Garden pier for a clambake dinner in the pavilion.
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Commonwealth Yacht Club of
South Boston
Downer’s Landing
Melville Garden
Garden Pier
Laconia mill scorched by fire and water
Belknap hosiery mill in Laconia New Hampshire owned by Hodgson and Holt sustained about 1500 dollars in damage from a fire and subsequent water. The blaze started in a room used for storing waste and likely resulted from spontaneous combustion. The mill had been closed since last Tuesday.
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Laconia, N. H
Belknap
Hodgson & Holt
Landry Dies From Fall At Forest Hills Construction Site
Joseph Landry a Jamaica Plain carpenter died at City Hospital from injuries suffered June 29 when he fell twenty two feet from a staging on a new building on Watch Hill street Forest Hills. He was married and lived at 7 Sheridan street Jamaica Plain.
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Joseph Landry
Landry
Watch Hill Street
Forest Hills
Sheridan Street
Jamaica Plain
15 Yearold Falls From School Fence Fractures Ankle
John Reagan, 15, of 61 Prince Street, was climbing over a Parmenter Street School fence last evening when he fell and fractured his left ankle. Dr Dunn ordered his removal to City Hospital in the police ambulance of Division 1.
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John Reagan
Prince Street
Parmenter Street
Dunn
American Wringer Co Manufacturers of Wringers and Sweepers
The American Wringer Co at 12 and 1b Broadway extension offers wringers mangles spring beds and carpet sweepers and repairs all kinds of wringers and sweepers. Orders by mail promptly attended to and a telephone call Tremont 764.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
City
Tremont
Summer Cottages at Lowest Prices by Wheeler Co
For Summer Cottages at lowest prices Wheeler and Co offer bargains at 63 and 65 Hanover Street Boston opposite American House. Contact A W Wheeler & Co for details and available options.
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A W. Wheeler & CO
Hanover Street
Bostam
American House
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