Strikers under pressure as railroad crisis deepens
A wide review of national issues tracks the strike’s strain on rail operations. Dispatches claim strikers divide and disintegrate while authorities press contempt rulings and executive promises to end the dispute.
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Palestine
Texas Pacific
Gould
Executive Committee
Civil Service Commission third annual report to Congress
The president transmitted the Civil Service Commission's third annual report with a strong commendation. During the year 7,602 applicants were examined from all states and territories except Utah, totaling 17,491 examined since the act began. Nearly two-thirds of examinees were successful, and 1,876 were appointed for six months, with 4,176 appointments in two years when including prior eighteen months. About equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats gained positions under the act. The report notes reduced political pressure, suppressed assessments, and less nuisance to Congress and officials, praising merit based competition and improved administration. The commission enjoyed steady support from the president and cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Union
Utah
Gould Vows No Compromise in Missouri Pacific Strike
Jay Gould tells the New York Tribune there is no room for compromise with the strikers over the Missouri Pacific dispute. He cites legal rights to pursue damages from Knights of Labor members and says the strike’s success would unsettle global confidence, potentially prompting injunctions against support for strikers.
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Gladstone
House of Commons
William Vernon Harcourt
Ireland
Treasury Department
United States Infantry
Pittsburg
New York
St. Louis
Knights
Union
Kansas
Arkansas
Missouri
Tostal
Minnesota
K. J. Husevold
Cyrus
W. Rhoy
Victoria
N. J. van Inwegen
Ortonville
Ds. Root
Spring Valley
J. Cosgrove
Keegan
Wisconsin
Humbird
C. B. Travis
Pine Bluff
J. Kolscheur
Spring Bluffs
H. J
Hubbs
Altdorf
Wis
Danville
Blue Earth County
Little Cobb
Steele
Dak
W. F. Steele
Northern Pacific
Brainerd
The
New York Tribune
Jay Gould
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Texas & Pacific
United States Court
Dillon
Knights of Laborin
Knights of Labor
Queen's Drive Incident Sparks London Crowd
A dispatch from London reports the queen left Buckingham Palace at 4 30 for a drive with Princess Beatrice. An agitated man in shabby clothes threw a petition into the carriage, was seized, and later found to be a discharged, mentally deranged soldier named Charlies Brown, age forty. He claims a stolen pension and is held for inquiry.
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Keene Bros
Lynn
Mass
Knights of Labor
Knights
Pittsburg
Charles Brown
Queen Victoria
Justice Butt
London
America
England
Edward K. Bagshaw
Nottingham
Primerose League
Rome
J. Carlson
Hartland
Wis
Slaughter
Mandan
Oak
First National Bank
Wakpetun
Dak
Buckingham Palace
Beatrice
Hyde Park
Charlies Brown
India
Ireland
Decision in Macklin Case Upheld by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court rules that a crime punishable by imprisonment is an infamous crime under the fifth amendment. The decision requires indictment by grand jury for the Macklin Gallagher election conspiracy case, sending the matter back to the lower court and overturning a two year sentence.
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Supreme Court of the
United States
Circuit Court
Mackin- Gallagher
Chicago
Gray
Blodgett
Desperado Allen Wright Is Killed After Barn Fire
In Burt County a crowd of about 200 men attacked desperado Allen Wright also known as Ed Johnson after he killed two men and wounded several others. A fire was set to a barn and adjoining shed near midnight. Johnson fired twenty rounds but hit none. He was found dead in oats with severe burns and bullets in him. Losses included eight mules three cows and grain worth about 5000 dollars. Wright had killed H C Steadman Charles P Johnson and gravely wounded Edgar Everett. A national meeting of business leaders to discuss resisting organized labor is being planned with confidential circulars circulating.
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Omaha
Burt County
Ed. Johnson
Johnson
Desperado
Allen Wright
Texas
Wright
H.C. Steadman
Charles P. Johnson
Edgar Everett
United States
Justus C. Ramsey
St. Paul
Alexander Ramsey
Rock Island
Alexandria
Green
Libby
Crookston
George F. Bidwell
Winans
Philip Martza
Long Prairie
Todd County
Jeanne Gounod
M. Gounod
Paris
Pierre St. Genies
Talazac
Tabuke
Belgrave Street
London
Yale College
P. H. Kelly
Campbell
Senate
Patrick Bb. Gorman
the Land Office
St. Cloud
D. F. McDermott
Benson
Frank A. Hyke
Lillibridge’s
Minneapolis
Minnesota Forestry Association
St. James
W. C. Rice
James Ryan
N. P
Brainerd
Jay Cooke
George Ketcham
Grant County
Hahn
East
R. R. Riddell
First Baptist Church
Lawrence
Mass
Riddell
Springfield
George Pownal
Stillwater
Minnesota
H. E. Waldecker
Austin
O. Daman
J. E. Church
A.J. Holmquist
K. L. Holmquist
Emma L
Chas A. Such
M. Berry
Thomas Berry
N. P. Railroad
Helen
Hardcastle
West
Horace Hardcastle
Bertha
Mr. Hardcastle
Westfieldene
New York
Mr. Haridesstle
T. Jefferson
Russia
Copenhagen
Bul Nye
Boston Globe
Butterine case heads Minnesota court dispute
Minnesota state briefs report Judge Brill upholding a demurrer in W H Butler’s case and declaring section 4 of the 1885 act unconstitutional as outside state police power. Other items note arrests for counterfeiting and timber stealing, militia exemptions, school property purchases, and local incidents across multiple counties.
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Brill
District Court
St. Paul
Koon
Kennepin County
W. H. Butler
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals of
New York
N. Y
Minnesota Arbor Day Proclamation Sets April Day
Governor Hubbard proclaims Arbor Day in Minnesota urging tree culture and forestry. He designates Saturday April 24 as Arbor Day, calls on farms and schools to plant and beautify grounds, and emphasizes public institutions' cooperation for a lasting habit of planting trees and shrubs.
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State of Minnesota
State of
Minnesota
Europe
Union
City of
St. Paul
A. D
L. FP
Hopsarp
Eine
Vox Bavareaca
Heart Will Have Its Way In Passion’s Quiet Reign
Poem reflects on nature and love guiding people beyond judgment and reason. It cites rules, reason, and wisdom as failing against the heart’s sway, urging men to follow love’s path despite caution and experience. The verse contrasts Prudence and Wistrom’s rules with the heart’s delightful yet risky freedom, ending with the notion that all are but love-sick fools guided by desire.
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Wistrom
Victor
Westfieldene
Maine
Norfolk
Mamma
America
Philadelphia
Annapolis
Shakespeare
Bertha
Edith
Westfieldenc
Helen Freemoor
Helen
Mr. Hardcastle
Horace Hardcastle
The Sister's Stratagem by Elissa M Moore
A narrator recalls a dark family tragedy in Maine connected to a sister Bertha and her lover Horace Hardcastle. A staged confrontation during a cliffside encounter leads to a concealed crime and a later, haunting confession that reshapes the family.
Singing in a crowded New Orleans church by a colored soloist
A New Orleans correspondent describes Rev. Dr. Aiken entertaining a diverse audience at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The crowd bridged social and racial lines as a single hymn gave way to a soprano voice, sung by a modest colored woman formerly with a now‑disbanded local choir. A separate note mentions a Canadian asking President Cleveland the cost of a license to sell washing machines.
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L. K. Moyer
Chippewa
Adnoa Colburn
Hawley
FE. P. Peterson
Litchfield
First Methodist Church
Canby
Henson
Ole Olson Westgard
Nordman
Cid Colby
Michael Shaughnessy
Manannah
Meeker County
Thomas Welch
Raphel Spooner
Squire Crowell
Long Prairie
Miusett
Clausa
Todd County
M. Bergen
General Merchandise
Montevideo
C. A. Fosnes
George A. Pillsbury
Minneapolis
A. A. Ames
New York
Bancroft
Martin
Buck Moore
St. Paul
Hahn
Duluth & Iron Range Company
Duluth & Two Harbors
Tower
Lee
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
New Orleans
Dr. Aiken
Sistine
Pritania and
Calliope Streets
City of Song
Cleveland
A Judicial Joke Sparks Courtroom Banter
A remark by Mr Justice Chitty in a London court drew laughs after a roof noise and plaster fall disrupted proceedings. He quipped Fiat justita ruat celum, delivering a witty moment that highlighted the bench’s wit and tradition.
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Malins
Bacon
Justice Chitty
Joseph Chitty
St James
Bill Nye on Halos and Fashion Through Time
Bill Nye argues the halo is not worn today and traces fashion’s shifts from bare heads to laurel crowns to plug hats. He notes humans grow less robust with civilization and mocks a winter carnival attender wearing a halo. Portland’s alleged white laundry is referenced with Chinese workers unseen upstairs.
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James
St. Paul
Chicago News
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W. M. Smith
Ilinois
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Miss
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Marmaduke
New York Times
George Jones
Joseph N. Willard
New Haven
Conn
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Gov
Robie
John MacDonald
Riel
Sparks
Montana
Committee On Civil Service Reform
John HH
Manning
Albany
Gonzales
Mexico
Ding
France
Diaz
Senor Rubi
Stephenson
Committee On Public Lands
William Tracey
Tarrytown
Pinkerton National Detective Agency
Roscoe Conkling
Assembly
Abany
Gen. McClerpand
John J. Mitchell
Dominion
White Horse
Recorder Matthews
Matthews
Devil's Lake
Mart Buzzard
Pennsylvania
James Rundle
Youngstown
Ohio
Jules Gilmand
Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Dakota
Ipswich
Missouri River
Walworth County
Andover
Day
Marshall
Brown
Mitchell
Scotland
Lowry
Mississippi
Kifles
Vicksburg
Warren County
Fred Villeros
T. Comans
Fox Lake
Milton Olin
Washington
Eau Claire
John Carlson
Board of Home Missions
Congregational Churches of
Huron
Wiard
Illinois
Sions
Stewart Sheldon
Home Missionary Board
Robbins
Lake Preston
A. L. Riggs
Emma Moore
Port Huron
Mich
Duncan MccCraig
Bradstreet’s
Theodore Kearney & Co
William Smith & Co
Daily Argus
Fargo
Cak
Lewis C. Road
Maj. Edmunds
Northwestern Car and Manufacturing Company
Broadway
Argus
North Buffalo
Gilbert Starch Works
Sully, Randall, Sisseton
Meade and
Snelling
Fort Meade
Braytes
Swenson
Bismarck
Henry Barrettee
Bridgeport
Horace FP. Clarke
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Whitford
Camcen
N. J
Cork
Hamilton
Branden
Castleton
Parnell
Tuscosa
Tex
Gregory
Bad River
Goebel
Cincinnati
John B. Mannix
Archbishop Purcell
Edward Purcell
Mr. Mannix
Wall Street
Geebel
Mannix
John B. Purcell
Edmund Purcell
Steinitz
Zukertort
Northwest
Father Andre
Jackson
Prince Albert
Toronto Mail
Report of Civil Service Commission
Macklin
Minnesota State News
Bert Lishness
Anoka
William Hurd
Nord
L. C. Grae
Norway
Glyndon
Hospital For the
Fergus Falls
Sauk Centre
Lenham Elevator Company
Duluth
Board of Trade
Forbes
Northern Pacific Railroad
Sanborn
Commodore N. W. Kittson
New York City
Mary A. Kittson
Windsor Hotel
Fifth Avenue
Mrs. Kittson
Boston
Mrs. Foster
Mr. Kittson
Gov. Hubbard
D. Steward
Owatonna
Barnesville
Gibbs
Michael Shaugnessy
Springfield Roller Mill Company
Pray & Co
L. A. Hollenbeck
Hector
Jacob Hoffman
Elba
Wes
Renville
J.T. Elwell
Montgomery & Morely
Oak Leaf
Ham Lake
Columbus
Anoka County
Alfred Nelson
Red Wing
Purdue University
Ind
Lafayette
Teveris B. Jernast
Aurdul
Otter Tail Co
H. H. A. Stevens
Fergus National Bank
Mathias Sitis
Carver County
Peter Sitis
Chaska
M. H. Wilis
Elizabeth
T. C. Stringer
Faribault
Mr. Stringer
South Bend
M. E
Big Stone County
Alliance
Rock County
Minnesota Horse Breeders’ Association
Minnesota Volunteers
Jules Capon
Wabasha
Commercial National Bank
Second National Bank
United Institution
J. A. Prentiss
Second National
W. H. Gerlock
E. D. Hulbert
Valley City
Elissa M. Moore
Underwood
Ertha
Westfield
Hellen
Mother
Hardcastles
Horace
Pascal
Papa
Bill Nye
Portland
Oregon
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