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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1882
Page
1
About a 10 percent wage demand sparked a broad strike across Pittsburg and allied cities. Nearly 100000 workers are idle as unions refuse concessions while firms show mixed responses and foresee a short, unsettled stalemate. Some cities report stockpiles and others expect a quick end.
Pittsburg reports no change in the iron strike as mills receive large invoices from Eastern manufacturers to fill contracts. Miners refuse reductions. river miners send contributions to support strikers. Printers seek copy-book market reports. Dispatch and Gazette adjust costs and threaten broader action with Knights of Labor oversight.
In Pittsburg June reports center on iron workers strike across the nation. Prices fall with pig iron down about fifty cents a ton while bar iron holds steady. mills may restart only if prices rise and demand improves. Regional stockholders show high profits past, but current outlook remains weak.
St Louis reports a独 independent Amalgamated Association branch directing its own strike actions in four or five bar iron mills. Members seek higher wages while others in related unions stay apart. Strikers save portion of pay, no widespread disturbance, mills hold iron stock, and both sides anticipate a protracted but manageable dispute.
The Swank report for 1881 shows detailed figures on iron and steel production and trade. It lists total rails and all rolled iron outputs, steel production, imports and exports, and railway mileage for 1881, with comparative prior-year totals and related metrics.
Reports from New York Cincinnati Chicago and Cohoes detail widespread labor unrest. Boiler makers in New York return to work at a 10 percent raise while Delameter and John Roach shops resist. Cincinnati fleets halt mills as a general strike looms. Harmony Mills in Cohoes keep stay-out week seventh with no workers showing for 300 expected returns. Plasterers secure 350 per day and horseshoers push for 25 cent day wage rise. Authorities deploy guards at mills and relief funds promise support.
In Sumter county Alabama the town of Epes was nearly destroyed by fire on Saturday night after a mob dispersed by white residents. Seven stores burned with losses and insurance yet undetermined. Four black suspects fled on a railroad and were arrested. they await transfer to Epes.
The speaker argues that a remedy made from common plants like hops buchu mandrake and dandelion appears unlikely to work yet many age groups and social standings including pastors doctors lawyers editors testify they were cured by Hop Bitters and urge others to try them.
Washington dispatch condemns Republican actions in the House to unseat Democrats and seat Lowe, accusing them of carpet-bagging to regain power in the South. The piece denounces contested elections as fraudulent, warns of renewed carpet-baggism, and notes fundraising and political maneuvers tied to the South in the coming campaign.
Ex-Representative Finley introduced a House resolution urging the Naval Affairs Committee to study the feasibility of constructing iron or steel ocean steamers for commercial use. The plan would have government aid, fair compensation for mail routes, built under Navy direction, owned by Americans, then transferred to the United States as wartime ships. The committee referred the measure and proposed a subcommittee during recess to explore the original topics.
President Arthur is expected to receive a special message on enforcing the eight hour law. An earlier petition from navy yards asked for strict enforcement, and Attorney-General opinions found current laws conflicting and needing further legislation before full enforcement. The President is said to plan to address Congress.
The Senate printed a list of private claims from the Fifteenth to the Forty-Sixth Congress, about 50 000 names with many repeats, with roughly one fourth appearing to pass. A General Deficiency Bill of 9 000 000 dollars was reported to the House detailing items for centennial expenses court fees Indian payments census work and postmaster and navy costs. The Guiteau case saw a denial to reopen in general term while Mrs Dunmuire urged commutation and jail tickets for witnesses attracted by the execution. Postmaster general ordered Brazil and St Thomas mails sent by ship and boat.
New York officials opened inquiry into alleged cruelty aboard the Nemesis after Hollanders aboard the Pollux were kept ashore in Amsterdam. Doehling testified that 1400 passengers endured starvation and squalor for eighteen days, with sick children dying at sea and on arrival, amid brackish water, diluted condensed milk, and neglectful officers.
A Chicago Burlington and Quincy passenger train struck a broken rail near Fredericksville Iowa overturning three coaches. Over thirty passengers injured. no lives lost. Mr L E Marshick and bride of Keokuk were aboard. Marshick injured, bride cut.
James B. Manthrop of the Peruvian Company, jailed earlier in New York, was convicted in Philadelphia for misappropriating 3000 shares of mining stock used as loan security and received seventeen months in prison. He claimed a conspiracy aimed to silence him and sought a new trial. He promised to produce letters from Gladstone, but the court denied a new trial.
New York reports 104 failures in the past week, down twenty from the prior week and up twenty three from last year. New Orleans notes undertaker G Casanave to be sold by the sheriff, tied to politics and business neglect since 1867. Kentucky Distilling Co at Denver Cal closed by attachments. Boston cites Crocker Filter Co and Lizenfield Crocker machinists as failed. Crocker Filter Co began 1880 with capital of $500,000. organizers Litchfield Crocker and William P Hunt, president of South Boston Iron Co.
Lieutenant J W Danenhower visited the Navy Department to report his return and present an expenditure audit. He delivered the Jeannette log book, Captain DeLongs rifle, and Melville cache finds from the DeLong search. He conferred with Secretary Chandler who urged rest and a detailed after action report.
San Francisco dispatch reports the Salt Lake City Jockey Club offers a $12000 purse for races. On June 23 and 24 a $5000 a side clash pits Gilmore's Red Bay against Wild Moore of Pueblo Colorado in a featured event.
The Andre monument at Tappan fell to the ground after extensive base chipping. Local authorities report the topple occurred near New York on May 31. No injuries noted as debris scattered across the area.
Emissaries in Egypt spread the claim of Arabi Bey's mission to protect the country as Europeans fear for life and property. Panicked Europeans flee to Alexandria as foreign offices seek protection while calls for deposition of the Khedive rise. Arabi vows security and Ankara debates succession with Halim as potential successor and Turkish, French, and English interests clashing over Egyptian control. The conference on Egyptian affairs may be postponed as tensions mount and Khartoum falls to Soudan insurgents amid broader regional turmoil.
A intoxicated man named Brumley jumped from the High Bridge into the Harlem River, surviving a 145 to 146 foot fall. He turned two somersaults, struck feet first, was rescued unconscious, revived, and later arrested. He is a 160 pound sailor who claims a prior 160 foot sea jump and plans to jump the Brooklyn Bridge.
Affidavits sent to England identify Edward Croft Ryland as the man who claimed to be heir after stating his sister died in London. The documents outline his family history and connections, noting the Croft name from Sir Archer Croft and including Colonel Mapleson’s testimony that he knows Ryland as the possible heir.
In New York on June 1 the Acapulco passengers include special envoys W I Trescott and M T Dooley to South America. Dooley described Peruvian goodwill and U S readiness to intervene peacefully, while Chilean hostility to Americans was noted. Trescott said the mission aimed to ease tensions and inform Washington on the Peru Chile dispute.
A report from Poennavte Washington on June 3 says General Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania, the 1880 Democratic presidential nominee, may be nominated for governor. A York guest appearance and a Black house conference among Democratic leaders fuel speculation that Hancock would win and pursue a 1884 presidential renomination.
North Carolina farmer Lestamen killed his daughter Ruth after the girl, drunk from his whiskey, begged for mercy. The incident occurred fourteen miles from Asheville as the father raged during a roadside spree.
The funeral of Joel Barry, long time Machias resident and claimed heaviest man in the state, was held yesterday. Weighing 350 to 400 pounds in health, his size grew during illness. The coffin required a window exit and a huge bottomed casket. Ten pallbearers and a 60 year old deceased marked the solemn ceremony.
Crop reports from Iowa Missouri and neighboring states show better than expected prospects despite wet weather. Small grains outlook is strong with higher oat acreage and improving corn acreage. Fruit yields are down in Iowa and Nebraska but Missouri and Kansas show unusually good prospects.
Major George N. Bliss elected senator from East Providence to the State Legislature is reported to have become mentally unwell due to election excitement and resulting sleeplessness. He left the Democratic ranks some time ago and has shown declining health since.
The Duke of Manchester and companions joined by wealthy Canadians met at the Grand Pacific Hotel to arrange buying a large portion of the 25,000,000 acres granted to the Canadian Pacific railroad.
State Senator William Sewell said publicly that if Independents gain momentum in Cameron's campaign the Republican voters would switch to the Democratic ticket. He framed the move as a potential party realignment contingent on late campaign indications.
The British steamer Straithairlig was examined Saturday in San Francisco and found to have carried 326 more passengers than allowed. The captain faces a fine surpassing $17,000 for the overage.
William A. Gordon, a native of England, died in Fredericktown Ohio aged nearly 110 years. Authentic records confirm his long life spanning nearly a century. He was recognized as one of the town's oldest residents with a remarkable longevity.
In New York on June 4 political circles discuss President Arthur’s prolonged stay and secret meetings with Stalwart allies from across the state. Proposals include backing Folger for governor or nominating a compromise candidate, plus expected federal appointments and the removal of Postmaster Pearson.
A June 2 Herald report presents a letter signed by Jones Smyth Platt Payn Dennison Johnson and others recounting a May 1881 conference at President Arthur's residence. They urged Roscoe Conkling to run again for the Senate and go to Albany, with General Sharpe leading the push. The letters emphasize Conkling and Platt should remain in Albany until the election and cite need to explain resignations.
A Brooklyn Baptist Church charges ex-Alder William Richardson, a church trustee and Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company president, with desecrating the Sabbath by Sunday rail work on Seventh Avenue. A five-member committee will investigate and report by June 20. Richardson was summoned to attend. He acknowledged violating church ordinances but said work was essential for the railroad’s needs, noting prior Sunday projects to connect tracks.
New York June 6 John Duff, previously paid 760000 by William J Hutchinson in a settlement over alleged defrauding, sues for more sums from stock dealings. The New York Stock Exchange governing committee will hear Kennedy and Hutchinson's separate defenses amid Duff complications and Wall Street methods.
In South Haven Michigan last night the schooner Industry from St. Joseph capsized just north of the harbor. Captain King and the entire crew were drowned. The wreck was near at hand and hundreds witnessed the disaster but rescue efforts failed due to the terrible sea.
Report from Santa Fe New Mexico says General Fuero with 400 Mexican cavalry surprised Jun's band of renegade Apaches near Brosque de Santiago early on the 26th. Thirty-seven bucks killed, 10 captured, 60 head of stock seized. Mexican losses listed as 32 officers and 12 men wounded.
Bodies of F. Washington and Fred Feberbach found near Perham were shot and robbed. A boy seen watching with a revolver last Friday night is suspected. the fleeing suspect is a youth about 28.
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