Freight Blockade Hits New York Depots and Docks
The New York freight handlers strike widens to ocean steamship labor, with 200 Jersey Central men joining the action. Wharves clog with perishable goods rotting butter and cheese as rail depots halt, sparking a $1.6 million estimated loss and widespread merchant concern.
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Royal Netherlands Line
Jersey Central
Castle Garden
New Jersey Central
North River
Jersey City
Erie Dock
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Dock
New York Central Railroad Company
Erie Company
Large Coal Miner Strike To Begin In Clearfield Region
Word reached here that a large body of Clearfield coal miners will strike tomorrow after demanding a fifteen cent per ton wage increase. Some 7000 or more workers are expected to participate as Knights of Labor organizers have enrolled the miners. Operators may restart non union mills to counter the walkout, heightening regional tension and potential disorder.
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Ing Merchhant
Board of Trade and Transportation
Committee On Railway Transportation
West
Seaboard
Chicago
Pirrspvura
Clearfield
Miles McPadden
Knights of Labor
Marylanda
Friends of the
Knights of Labor Treasury
Etnairon Mills
Spang, Chaltant & Co
Guiteau
Jane
Labor unrest and strikes ripple across multiple cities
Reports from June 22 reveal tension at the Superior rail mill in Allegheny City with non union workers threatened by strikers. Other items note boycotts among Knights of Labor affiliates, rumors of strikes among locomotive engineers in Cleveland, a partially successful strike in Williamsport for wage increases, restiveness of Philadelphia workers amid potential spread of a New York freight handlers strike, Italian strikers in Albany clashing with damage estimations, and ongoing boiler maker and Pratt mine labor actions in Cincinnati and Birmingham with a pending resolution.
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Narragansett
Nse
Stonington
New York, New Haven & Hartford
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Allegheny City
Williamsport
Penn
Jersey Shore and
Pine Creek
Philadelphia
New York
Camden & Amboy
Shadow of the Gallows Guiteau Denied Pardon By President
Washington dispatch reports Guiteau’s final bid for clemency denied after cabinet unanimity. Dr Hicks informs the assassin of the ruling as preparations begin for the hangman’s task. Wardens, guards, and clergy detail Guiteau’s calm demeanor and expected collapse at the gallows.
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Guiteau
Hicks
Brewster
Kig
Dr. Hicks
Department of Justice
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John W. Guiteau
De Long’s Notebook: Struggle and Death in Arctic Quest
Graphic note book from Melville describes De Long’s Arctic voyage’s final days. Dates detail dwindling rations dog meat tea alcohol and clothing, deaths of Erickson Alexy Lee Koch Iverson Dressier Ogden Grutz Collins. Salted prayers and religious rites accompany the deteriorating voyage toward an ill defined settlement.
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de Long
Melville
Erickson
Lee
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Hunter
Lue
Koch
Iverson
Dressier
Oged
Grutz
Collins
Terrible plunge of a train down a twelve foot embankment
Atwater Minnesota June 26 investigation follows a work train accident on the Manitoway line as engine caboose and five flat cars topple from a twelve foot embankment into water. Seven men killed and several injured with bodies still unaccounted for. Conductor Joseph Goran arrested then released on bail charged with speeding amid crew warnings.
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Sr. Paul
Minn
Atwater
Minon
George Flordy
J. O. Dani
Andrew Johnson
Thompson
Torrson Burkland
Christiansen Little
John Holland
James Wilson
C. Saulberg
H. Staneson
Peter Rasmussen
Wilmar
Joseph Goran
Wilmaar
General W. B. Bate Nominated for Governor
Nashville Tenn June 26 The Democratic State Convention after recess Wednesday nominated General W. B. Bate former National Democratic Committee member for governor and adjourned after amending the platform to allow war interest on the railroad debt.
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Tenn
W. B. Bate
National Democratic Committee
Civil Service Reform and Hubbell Letter Discussion
George William Curtis doubts Congress member Hubbell can decide if a representative is a U S officeholder. He says counsel and courts must decide the law. The President may warn government workers about political contributions and a party assessment circular.
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New York
George William Curtis
Congresman Hubbell
Congress
United States
Hubbell
Political Assete
Washington
Congressional Committee
Duel Challenge and Arrests in Chelaw South Carolina
ColumeBIA 8 C June 26 Colonel C B Cash challenges merchant Malley of Chelaw to a duel Malley declines J G Morley and J A Pearson lawyers arrested and bound over for trial with their seconds as they prepared for a duel at an appointed place Mobley was the challenger
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Columebia
8. C
C. B. Cash
Malley
Chelaw
Death of a Buffalo Millionaire
Buffalo, June 24. George W. Tifft a millionaire and former president of the New York Buffalo and Erie road died this morning at age 77.
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Buffalo
N. Y
George W. Tifft
New York, Buffalo & Erie Road
Fears of New Troubles in Egypt Entertained
Reported from Alexandria on June 21 that Britain refuses to recognize the Egyptian government and will pursue its ultimatum terms. Arabi Pacha returned to Cairo amid displays of favor, while fears grow of Arabi's control and possible foreign influence. Signals of imminent war accompany a sharp drop in British securities.
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Arabi Pacha
Cairo
Khedive
Arabi Bey
Germany
Austria
Italy
Sonpoy
Pall Mall Gazette
Egypt
Calamitous storms sweep Iowa and nearby regions
Reports from June describe devastating wind and rain across Iowa and Minnesota. Independence and Waterloo suffered major damage including wrecked barns and unroofed business blocks. Emmettsburg and Hoopersville faced tornado-like destruction with multiple fatalities and widespread property loss. In Cleveland a towering lake wave wrecked railroad tracks and caused drowning. An Indianapolis storm toppled a cathedral steeple and damaged structures injuring several. a Mississippi River theater area also reported losses.
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Ilinois Central Railroad
Independence
Burlington & Cedar Rapids
Fonda
O'Brien
Ted
Waterloo
Heeperaville
Sioux City
Hoopersville
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Henry Gaule
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O'Brien County
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Lake Shore Railroad
Sam
Comtals McLaughlin
Northweat
Cuda Murphy
Tucker
Indianapolis
Ind
St. Paul’s
Arora
Meridian Street Methodist Church
North City
Fears of New Egypt Troubles Rise as Water Works Fail
Alexandria reports driven chief engineer from water works amid native threats leaving five days coal for engines. Fanaticism grows against English with Arabs, ministry in turmoil and rulers seeking support. Colvin protests Arabi’s crowds, consuls guarded, Khedive fete day looming. English prepare for possible renewed troubles as conference results await.
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Arabi
Cairo
Egypt
Sir Auckland Colvin
Arabi Bey
Dea
A. Colvin
Reuter
Constantinople
Arabi'a
Rogers Bey
Motera
Noted Terrorist Leader Captured in St Petersburg Crackdown
In St Petersburg on June 24 thirty two arrests were made on Eleventh Street Vasil Stroff led by Gratchewski a chief of the terrorist movement. Also seized were a fleet officer and a Hussar major watched by Ignatieff. A woman keeper of their rendezvous aided by police was exposed and diverted to prevent a mass dynamite attack. An Imperial gendarmerie head was appointed with changes in police ministry.
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Gratchewski
Hussara
Ignatieff
Orzeroski
Warsaw
Interior
Count Tolstoi
Moscow
Paris Divorce Bill Faces Senate Test Amid Strikes in Paris
Paris reports the divorce bill, read a second time, faces Senate resistance from Monarchist Right and Dissident Liberals. The piece notes strikes across industries, ballet girls at the Chatelet resisting salary cuts, and management enforcement. It also mentions Balzac manuscripts and new government lotteries.
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Chamber
Senate
Jules Simon
M. Naguet
Penne de
Ballet
Chatelet
Rochard
Eiven
Rockyards
Mme. Balzac
Countess de Muizck
Balzac
Museum of Decorative Art
Refugees in Lille Receive 5 Million Francs Aid
Alexandria refugees amounting to 5 million francs are allocated for Lille. The Paris season winds down as theatres close. one venue already shut with more closures expected in days.
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Alexandria
Lille
Paris
England Prepares for Fenian Outbreak Panic
London reports show government and press on edge amid alarm over Fenianism. Arsenals and forts are tightened for imagined attacks while Irish rumors of a rising are denied. Trevelyan warns of daily reasons for anxiety, echoed by Dublin Castle officials in tense political maneuvering.
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London
Ireland
Dublin Castle
Convicted of Bigamy by New York School Teacher
Walter H. Chase, a New York school teacher, was convicted of bigamy after securing a new trial in General Sessions Court. He had married multiple times without divorces, including a Medway, Massachusetts bride, while his prior wife remained alive. The jury found him guilty and he faces a prison sentence likely ranging from three to five years.
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Dr. Hicks
Crocker
Robert Strong
New York
Walter H. Chase
Cowing
General Sessions Court
Chase
Florence A. Strong
Alexander
N. Y
Mary Sanford
Springport
Mich
Robert Collyer
Alice E. McElroy
Medway
Mass
Huntington
Penn
Chase No
Longest Wire Fence Planned Across Territory and Panhandle
The wire fence will run from Indian Territory west across the Texas Panhandle and 35 miles into New Mexico. About 85 miles are under contract along the Canadian river to halt northern cattle drift. The project, over 200 miles long, is billed as bold, splendid, and profitable.
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Clarendon News
Indian Territory
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Fire destroys Johnston harvester works at Brockport
Rochester June 26 report states the Johnston harvester works burned down last week save for the furnace and blacksmith shop. Loss estimated at 600000 with 200000 insurance. Two men burned to death Edward Heath inventor of the Heath Binder and wood worker James Boyd. A Handsome Discontented Chicago Wife. Susan Remington eloped with Edward Oakes after husband John Remington slept off drink. motive alleged reform disappointment.
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Rochester
N. Y
Johnston Harvester
Brockport
Edward Heath
James Boyd
Chicago
Susan Remington
John Remington
Edward Oakes
Remington
Texan Cattle and Horses Head North on Trail
Dallas June 26. Seventy thousand cattle and ten thousand horses move northward grazing through Indian Territory on the long trail.
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Dallas
Tex
Indian Territory
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Promises Strength and Color
An advertisement praises Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female weaknesses and derangements. It claims to restore strength to the face and back and bring color, presenting the medicine as a universal remedy for women’s ailments.
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Dr. Pierce
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