Industrial low mood in the United States report summary
The first annual report by the Bureau of Labor, submitted by Commissioner Darrel D. Wright, analyzes industrial depression in 1885 with about one million unemployed and heavy impacts on wage earners. It discusses machinery displacement, foreign contract labor, stock-company effects, and potential remedies including industrial cooperatives and better currency stability, noting gradual revival by 1886.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor
Darrel D. Wright
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Wright
Habor Fras
America
Bureau
Remembering the Tichborne Claimant in Washington
The Washington Post reports a new claimant to Sir Roger Tichborne’s estate, a fortune-seeking soldier of fortune who fought in the Civil War and has traveled widely. He aims to prove identity with a pension victory and letters linking him to Tichborne era memories.
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Washington
The
Washington Post
Roger Tichborne
England
Arthur Orton
Katherine Mary Radcliffe
Tichborne Park
Tichborne Village
San Diego
Bath
Grandfather Seymour
Nagie
Miss Nagie
Tichborne
Pursuers Bayed as Discharged Laborer Kills in Pursuit
In Omaha on March 21 Edward Johnson alias John Anderson shot and killed H. C. Steadman after a quarrel. He seized a Winchester, fled on horse, and engaged a proving chase led by Constable Parker. A breakout battle left Peter Johnson dead, Charles Johnson fatally wounded, and several others hurt or horses maimed while the fugitive held a barn siege through the night. Reinforcements arrived and the count of pursuers neared a hundred with Johnson inside the barn.
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Omaha
Neb
H. C. Steadman
Burt County
Edward Johnson
John Anderson
Charles Johnson
Tocay
Pittsburgh Strike Paralyzes National Tube Works
In McKeesport Pennsylvania the National Tube Works shut all departments after a 15 percent demand in the threading shop. 1000 workers quit as notices halted three welding furnaces. Management offered 6 to 10 percent raises, rejected by strikers. 3000 workers heard J H Flagler speak as mass meetings urged arbitration and Knights of Labor organization.
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Pittsburg
Penn
National Tube Works
McKeesport
J. H. Flagler
Flagler
Opera House
Knights of Labor
Pacific
Mt Washington Assembly Holds Large St Omer Hall Meeting
The Mt Washington Assembly 3478 met in St Omer Hall South Boston yesterday with a large turnout and many new members. Nearly all workers at Norway iron works joined. a private employer-only session followed. A committee report suggested a settlement favorable to the men though specifics were not released.
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Mt. Washington
Washington
Darwin Eck
James
New York
Hemphriys
South Carolina
Seymour
Connecticut
Culberteen
Texas
Bynum
Indiana
O'Donnell Surrenders as Broadway Franchises Bribe Probe Widens
Joseph O'Donnell surrendered after being named bondsman for Alderman Jadine who was arrested in a bribe vote case over the Broadway railway franchise. The move followed fears Jadine might flee and Inspector Steers handled the custody.
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New York
Joseph O’donnell
Jadine
Broadway
Steers
O'Donnell
Jaehne
Train crashes into landslide near Stoops Ferry
A Pittsburg and Lake Erie freight train ran into a landslide near Stoops Ferry Pennsylvania around 1 o clock last night. The entire twenty car train toppled an embankment. Conductor William Climer of Jersey City and fireman Frederick Kirchner of Pittsburg were killed instantly.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Pittsburg and Lake Erie
Stoop’s Ferry
William Climer
Jersey City
Frederick Kirchner
Paris Gold Inflow Stirs Bankers Amid Weak Bourse
Nearly 25 million francs in gold arrived over the past week perplexing bankers. The new loan is not expected to affect money supply as it will mostly be exchanged for other securities. The bourse remained weak.
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Paris
Black Hussar
Boston House Debates and Milford Draper Campaign Intrigue
The article describes Boston House debates on polling times and civil service exemptions, praising Representative McDonough and Parkman while detailing Parkman’s arguments. It also covers Milford political clashes led by the Drapers, their influence at the State House, rumored schemes, and a humorous mill joke involving Eben Draper and an Ashland druggist.
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Boston
Webster
Everett
Parkman
Mgr. Parkman
Mr. Parkman
Civil Service Act
O’ Brien
Mr. Mellen
Worcester
O’brien
Drapers
State House
Milford
General Draper
Senate
House
Oxley
Ashland
Eben Draper
Draper
Oxily
Reverend Downs Alleges Post Retraction Clerical War
Rev W W Downs criticizes press coverage of his case and a Boston Post retraction. He cites deficits from church services, claims of libel, and vows to sue multiple papers while threatening a public exposure if he is not reinstated in his church. He attacks reporters and editors and attacks a district attorney over a divorce case.
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Music Hall
W. W. Downs
Boston Post
Krrecent
The
Post
New York World, Herald and Sun
the Sun
Warrell
Siander
Supreme Court
Roston
Downs
Boston
Warrel
St . Sentara
Sidney A. Wilbur
Sid
Geronimo Surrenders After Mexican Pursuit Near San Bernardino
A Mud Springs detachment under Lt Wheeler reports Geronimo and his band surrendered unconditionally after a skirmish ten miles south of San Bernardino. Mexican forces claimed the fight on Mexican soil and demanded captives, but Lt Maus refused. General Crook’s arrival was awaited as Maus appealed for aid amid a critical crisis.
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Tombstone
Ari
Mud Spins
Wheeler
Geronimo
Maus
San Bernardino
Mud Springs
Bridegroom Colonel Hoyt Dies in West Manchester
Colonel B W Hoyt of Epping died at the home of his bride Miss Annie M Clapp in West Manchester from apoplexy aged 42. He was native of Epping and served as treasurer of the B W Hoyt Shoe Company and secretary treasurer of the New Hampshire Club, also a special commissioner for the Boston and Maine railroad. His widow lies prostrated by the bereavement.
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Manchester
N. H
B. W. Hoyt
Epping
Annie M. Clapp
West Manchester
B. W. Hoyt Shoe Company
New Hampshire Club
Massive anti Chinese convention ratified in San Francisco
A large mass meeting at Metropolitan Temple approved the Sacramento anti Chinese convention. Overflow gatherings occurred outside the temple and at the United States mint steps. Speakers included Horace Davis M Estee Senator Patrick Reddies and C F McGlasden. Similar meetings occurred across California.
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San Francisco
Metropolitan Temple
Sacramento
United States Mint
Horace Davis
M. M. Estee
United States
Patrick Reddies
C. F. McGlasden
The
Anti-Chinese Association
California
Bell blessed for St. Joseph's Church largest in Belknap County
Bishop D. M. Bradley of Manchester conducted the blessing of St. Joseph's Church new bell in Laconia. The church was filled to capacity as the bell, weighing nearly 3000 pounds, was proclaimed the largest in Belknap County.
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Laconia
N. H
St. Joseph's Church
D. M. Bradley
Manchester
Belknap County
Kemberly Arrests and Release in West Haven Budget Case
New Haven report says E L Kem berly, who last evening convicted Frank Scilletto of the West Haven Budget, was arrested today and released on nominal bail.
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New Haven
Conn
E. L. Kemberly
Frank Scilletto
West Haven
New England Lawyers Admitted to Interior Department
Special to the Post reports that among attorneys admitted to practice before the Interior Department are Walter L. Bowie of Boston Patrick J. Hoar of Lowell Charles Kleiner of New Haven and George Williams of Taunton as of March 21.
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Washington
Interior Department
New
Black Hussar at the Boston Theatre Delights Audiences
The McCaull opera company presents The Black Hussar to full houses in Boston. Miss Marie Jansen shines as Rosetta, delivering Oh, Mamma with charm and wit, while the trio Read the Answer in the Stars provides comic energy. The performance fires laughs and draws broad audience enthusiasm.
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McCaull Opera Company
Black Hussar
Boston Theatre
Marie Jansen
Rosetta
Boston
Miss Jansen
London Markets Hold Steady Amid Political Unease
Discount closed at 1d for three months and 13 percent as heavy stock market activity eased after settlement. Traders fear political distrust and timid capital, with no expected demand rise even after Mr. Gladstone's promised statement. The Statist warns of gloomy wool sale prospects. American rail securities drift lower on beliefs in a new scheme despite Gowen opposition.
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London
Stock Exchange
Gladstone
Stowers Mystery Updates From Attleboro Worcester Controversy
Special to the Post reports no new developments in the Wrentham mystery. State officers left town, Sheriff Capron leads the case, a corrected description of the missing man has been distributed nationwide, and a man thought to be Stowers was arrested and released in Providence. Mrs Stowers grows better while she doubts any rescue, and a Boston attorney offers defense services to Mrs Stowers. The infant’s body found near Agnes Long’s remains is unrelated.
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Attleboro
Wrentham
Sheriff Capron
Elijah Capron
Stowers
Agnes
Providence
Fire at Newburyport devastates factories and housing
A three story Morgan Bros shoe factory fire spreads to the Couch factory and a Poole tenement, injuring residents and forcing evacuations. Total losses exceed 80 000 dollars with 59 500 dollars insured, leaving 100 workers unemployed. Firefighters face gale winds and rain as the blaze damages Leavitt and nearby structures. The cause is unknown and rebuilding is likely.
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Newburyport
Mass
Morgan Bros
Robert Couch, Jr., & Co
Eunice Poole
Daltonville
Boston and Maine
L. S. Leavitt
Morgan Factory
Eagle Mills Washing Powder Company
Couch
Robert Couch
Ropert Couch & Co
Poole
William Richardson
Thomas Foster
Leavitt Block
E.F. Tibbetts
Frank P. Kilgore
Charles Hughes
Destructive Helena Fire Destroys Opera House and Businesses
A morning blaze in Helena Arkansas started at C. K. Robertson's wholesale grocery and spread to many firms. Losses listed include opera house 18000, Seeling's Dry Goods 70000, N. Straub 28000, and totals near 300000 with about 175000 insured. A gale impeded firemen.
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Judge Clark
O. . Robertson
George E. Eckert
Robert Gordon
M. Newman
Eaglesblock
H. Weenlaub
L. M. Ogless
Coursey & Wilson
Mrs. White
H. Heinrich
N. Lawson Moore
Mynick
Fire Destroys Mill No. 7 At Walpole
Special to the Post reports Walpole Dye and Chemical Company mill No. 7 at the Walpole depot burned last night with several outbuildings and valuable machinery and chemicals lost. Loss estimated at $8000, fully insured. Also, an engine house at Waltham on Roberts pond near the Cambridge water works reservoir burned, ca ne damaged and tools lost. loss about $400.
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Walpole
Walpole Dye and Chemical Company
New York and New England
Waltham
Roberts Pond
Cambridge Water Works
President Cleveland's Pastor at Park Street Church
Rev. Dr. Byron Sutherland preached in Boston yesterday in the Park Street Church. He faces the Man of Destiny in Washington every Sunday and draws many visitors. He is medium in size with bright eyes and an aquiline nose. He keeps a restless posture yet speaks with deliberate calm. He reads from manuscript using Genesis chapter eight verses seven and eight as his text and in the evening spoke on Liberia's Next Best Friend.
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Cleveland
Byron Sutherland
Park Street
Sutherland
Washington, D. C
Washington
Liberia
Weather forecast judged of no value by signal corps
Lieutenants Dun woody and Powell of the indications board report to General Hazen that Professor A. J. Devoe’s forecasts showed no practical value. They cite expected heavy snows in the Middle Atlantic as of March 5, frosts in Florida on the 2d, and heavy northeast gales along New England and floods in the South Atlantic on the same date.
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Washington
Dunwoody and
Powell
Indications Board
The
Signal Service
Hazen
A. J. Devoe
Devoe
Middle Atlantic
New England
Hatteras
South Atlantic
Florida
Maine
Nova Scotia
Irish Home Rule Figures Shake London Cabinet
London March 21 Sir R G Hamilton under secretary for Ireland has been summoned to London by Mr Gladstone for a consultation on home rule The Observer says Lord Dalhousie and Henry Fowler likely to fill cabinet vacancies If Gladstone persists with the Irish scheme Chamberlain may quit the ministry making the Irish issue a major political fault line
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London
R. G. Hamilton
Ireland
Gladstone
Lord Dalhousie
Hhenry Fowler
Chamberlain
Over the Walks of Jesus lecture at YM Union
Dr. Crabtre delivered the second of two lectures on Over the Walks of Jesus at the Young Men's Christian Union last evening. Next Sunday Cyrus Hamlin will discuss Political Moral and Religious Aspects of the Eastern Question, after forty years in Constantinople.
Death of Rev. E. H. Smith at Mill Village Hanover
Reverend E H Smith longtime Baptist pastor at Mill Village Hanover died yesterday in Hanover after an eight year pastorate. He passed away from gastric cancer aged 60. The obituary notes his kind nature and avoids harsh language about suffering and remedies.
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Hanover
N. H
E. H. Smith
Baptist Church
Mill Village
Governors propose restoration terms in Missouri Pacific dispute
Governors Martin and Marmaduke and Vice President Hoxie opened a third conference on the Missouri Pacific strike. They submitted a Kansas and Missouri-backed proposal restoring September 1884 wages and reemployment for all striking workers, with 30 day notice before future wage changes, and urged reemployment to resume commerce between Kansas and Missouri.
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St. Louis
Marmaduke and Martin
Hoxie
St. lLovis
H. M. Hoxie
Sir
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Missouri Pacific Railway
Hayes
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Missouri Pacific Company
Joan A. Martin
John S. Marmaduke
Thas
H. W. Hoxte
Laborers Submit Pay Demands to President Ray mond
At a Charles River railroad meeting five workers led by Ellis Clifford Grant Clark and Freige presented a wage proposal to President Raymond. It calls for daily and trip-based pay, 12 hour shifts, meals, and discharge explanations. Raymond rejected the raise citing road receipts and urged Cambridge and Somerville investors to fund increases. A new meeting is set for Wednesday to decide next steps.
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Reymond
Charles River
Summer Street
Thomas F. Ellis
John Clifford
Frank Grant
George W. Clark
William Freige
Raymond
Cambridge
Somerville
Knights of Labor debated by about one hundred in Wadman Hall
In Wadman Hall about a hundred gentlemen gathered to discuss the resolution that the Knights of Labor harm workers. G. W. Trefry chaired the meeting with Leonard arguing for the affirmative and Brophy for the negative, presenting multiple arguments on both sides. A note on piano setmakers arbitration mentions Springfield and a local labor dispute to be settled by J. E. Reed and Rev. W. H. Eaton, with a third party to be named if needed.
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Wadman Hall
Knights of Labor
G. W. Trefry
Leonard
Brophy
Springfield
Mass
C. N. Stimpson
Westfield
J. E. Reed
Smith Steam Heating Company
W. H. Eaton
The
Baptist Charon
Fort Worth Knights Denounce Moxie Policy in Resolutions
Fort Worth text from March 21 reports Knights of Labor assemblies Districts 101 and 78 voting to refuse work on Gound 1 stem and Texas and Pacific until arbitration. They denounce H M Hoxie for snubbing their master workman and pledge firm resolve and solidarity against opponents.
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Fort Worth
Knights of Labor
Farmers’ Alliance
Vox Populi
Vox Dei
J.C. Manin
H. M. Hoxie
Workman
Maine
California
Knights of Fort Worth
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Carroll D. Wright
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Col
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Dorie Hall
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Ife
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President Cleveland
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London Medical Record
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the Post
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Young
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Dr. Harland
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland
Bovington
State Ecabpit Furniture Op
Hanover St
Ashton
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