Women Lead Riot at McClure Coke Works near Scottdale
A morning riot at the McClure Coke Company plant near Scottdale Pennsylvan ia left one striker fatally wounded and two seriously hurt. Assistant superintendent Stanford White and bookkeeper Ewing Roddy were badly beaten as protesters, led by women, attacked the works.
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Scottdale
Penn
Painter Works
McClure Coke Company
Stanford White
Ewing Roddy
Sanford White
White
Roddy
Connellsville
Rks
James Tarr
Coke
Ewing Roday
Armies of Strikers Mass as Dunbar Furnace Fire Up Looms
In Gonnellsville Pennsylvania May 4 mobs assemble around the Vanderbilt region and Myers plant awaiting morning action. Deputies deterred the strikers by their display while companies prepare to repel an attack. Dunbar Furnace plans to fire Hill Farm plant at dawn with a large armed force moving to the works.
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Gonnellsville
Coke
Vanderbilt
Mbyer
Dunbar Furnace
Hill Farm
Dunbar
Painter
Watertown Arsenal launches nationwide building material tests
A program at the Watertown Arsenal begins tests of strength for timber bricks terra cotta tiles stone and cement from various states and territories. Builders and architects nationwide are invited to contribute samples before June 15 1894 with results to be published in the metals tests report. Major J W Reilly oversees the trials.
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Watertown
Watertown Arsenal
United States
Arsenal
New England
J. W. Reilly
Sealing Instructions Agreed By Britain And United States
After ten days of talks Sir Julian Pauncefote and Secretary Carlisle reached a joint agreement on sealing instructions for the Behring Sea fleets. The rules will be telegraphed to Port Townsend to guide seizures of vessels this spring and summer as British and American ships enforce the limits.
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Washington
Julian Pauncefote
Carlisle
England
United States
Behring Sea
Port Townsend
Great Northern railway workers announce 24 hour strike
Dublin May 4. Employees of the Great Northern railway of Ireland give twenty four hours notice of a general strike over hours and wages after failed employer employee conferences.
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Great Northern OF Ireland
Dublin
Great Northern Railway of Ireland
Ninth Brighton High drill and dancing party at Warren Hall
The ninth annual Brighton High School drill and dancing party was held at Warren Hall last evening with many relatives and friends in attendance. Junior and senior drills were followed by exhibitions and medal prize awards to J. T. Scully Jr. and J. J. Murray, then dancing until midnight.
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Brighton High School
Warren Hall
T. F. Nelligan
J. J. Kingston
T. W. Murray
Murray
Minnie K. Wood
Mamie Scully
Fannie Sanderson
Inez Terry
Walsh
Roxbury High School
R. M. Curver
West Roxbury High School
E. C. Emery
East Boston
Dr. Marion
J. T. Scully, Jr
John J. Murray
C. W. Haynes
Fred R. Stetson
Kittie Wood
Blanche A. Baxter
G. J. Parson
Henry Thompson
Sadie Stall
J. Lee
G. M. Stoppell
Nellie Shaw
Fred Ebbett
James Knowles
Julia Shaw
Hannah Shaw
E. A. Spaulding
Bertha Ballard
Blanche Ballard
C. J. Rycroft
Agnes Wood
Mattie Brodrick
R. W. Matthews
Henry Capelle
Neliie Scully
G. H. Lee
Fred Dalton
Edith Smith
Miss Rice
Edward Hatch
Bessie Gardner
G. W. J. Hall
A. F. Wilson
J. P. C. Winship
C. W. Sanderson
M. A. Warren
James Scully
J. A. Hathaway
C. F. Haynes
J. T. Scully
C. B. Wormelle
Walter Warren
Miss Rose
W. Burbank
J. J. Harmon
Raymond Hatch
Eva Goodenough
Grace Young
Gertrude Collier
Walter Sawyer
Cora Heath
Twelve New Torpedo Boats Authorized by Senate
McPherson reports favorably on a naval appropriation amendment allowing the President to contract for twelve torpedo boats at a total cost not exceeding 2.4 million dollars. Boats must reach at least 25 knots, with 3,000 dollars extra per knot above that speed, and at least four must be built on the Pacific coast. An appropriation of 1.1 million dollars for construction and machinery is included. The Secretary of the Navy urged Congress to authorize the project.
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Washington
McPherson
Committee On Naval Affairs
Senate
Pacific Coast
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Treasure Tale Halts Digging in Toluca Ranch
In Toluca State of Mexico a flat stone found on Jalpa ranch bears the inscription Five million dollars are buried here causing a dispute. The town and the ranch owner clash over ownership and authorities station watchers and troops to keep peace as digging stops.
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City OF Mexico
Toluca
State of Mexico
Jalpa Ranch
G T R Chief Hints Salary Cut For All Staff
Montreal May 4 General Manager Sergeant of the Grand Trunk railway announced an impending general ten percent salary reduction. He cited expected lower traffic earnings and said the move would be implemented soon.
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Montreal
Grand Trunk Railway
Delhanty Named Boston Port Immigration Commissioner
Thomas F. Delhanty secretary of the Democratic city and ward committees was appointed commissioner of immigration for the port of Boston to succeed Stephen Wrightington. The role becomes federal after years under state supervision with Delhanty to assume June 1 at 70 Long Wharf.
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Thomas F. Delhanty
Port of
Boston
Stephen Wrightington
United States
Foster
Mr. Wrightington
State Board of Lunacy and Charity
Mr. Delhanty
Portsmouth
N. H
Delhanty
Ward 1
Longwharf
Wrightington
Cured for All Diseases Offered by Dr. Dewey in Boston
Dr Dewey a leading Boston physician offers cures for all diseases during these hard times. His offices are at Hotel Pelham 74 Boylston Street Hours are 9 to 1 and 2 to 6 and 8 p m Sundays 10 to 4 p m.
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Dewey
Boston
Hotel Pelham
Boylston Street
Self-Made Man General Grant Memoir Highlights
Review lauds Ulysses S. Grant memoirs as a clear history of the War and Reconstruction. It notes the book’s sales via The Post and its value as a reference, with the offer priced at 87 cents after a discount and coupons.
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General Grant
America
Doughty
The
Post
Grant
the Post
M Luckies Charges Opened by Navy Board
The first meeting of the board appointed by Secretary Herbert to probe fraud allegations by John MecLuckie ex-burgess of Homestead and others linked to Carnegie Steel Works over navy armor plate was held at the Navy Department. Captain Sampson presided as Attorney Wallace of Pittsburgh presented affidavits alleging faulty construction and government fraud. more affidavits are expected.
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Washington
Herbert
John MecLuckie
Homestead
Penn
Carnegie Steel Works
Navy
Navy Department
Sampson
Bureau of Ordnance
Wallace
Pittsburg
American Wringer Co Advertises Household Machinery
The American Wringer Co located at 13 and 18 Broadway extension promotes wringers mangles spring beds and carpet sweepers. They repair all kinds of wringers and sweepers and promise prompt mail-order service.
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The
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
City
Four Thieves Arrested in Lodging House Opium Raid
A Boston raid at 12 Burroughs Place by Sgt Sheehan and team netted thieves and stolen goods valued at over 220 dollars. Suspects named Hallen Baldwin Eva Hallen Michael Sullivan, with a withheld woman, awaited further questioning. Hallen described as a traveling fence tied to a wider opium gang with ties to Providence and Worcester.
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Sheehan
Division 4
Sullivan
McNeil
Whitman and Kelley
Burroughs Place
M. H. Savage
Harry Hallen
Eva Hallen
Michael Sullivan
West End
Post
Jennie Hawkes
Hawkes
Boston
Mrs. Moody
Charles Street
House of Correction
Montreal
Bert Ray
Albert Wilson
Ray
Massachusetts Reformatory
Whitman and
Kelley
Pleasant Street
Getchell
Washington Street
Providence
Worcester
Hallen
No. 12
Baldwin
Wilson
Brookline
Byrnes
New York
Parker and O'Day
Partisan clash over city appointments in aldermanic meeting
The article describes a tense standoff between seven Republican aldermen and five Democrats over city appointments. The Mayor resists Republican dictation, while caucuses are planned to decide who will be confirmed. Past delays hint at a protracted fight with potential holdovers if nominations stall.
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Wheelwright
Ricker
Dodge
Turner
Post
Burke
Matthews
New York City Mayor Power Bill Vetoed by Governor Flower
Governor Flower vetoed a bill by Assemblyman Sheffields empowering any future New York City mayor to remove and appoint department heads within sixty days of taking office. The measure would have allowed rapid personnel changes in city government after elections.
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Albany
N. Y
Flower
Assemblyman
Sheffield
New York City
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United Republican Majority
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New Hampshire
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Wilton
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