Eight Hour Strikes Stir Cities and Union Rally
A report surveys rising strikes tied to the eight hour push, noting a Union square gathering of twelve thousand in New York and the coast to coast debate on workers rights. It cites Senator Ingalls and President Cleveland era discourse, plus labor issues in Palo Pinto county and the San Antonio Times walkout.
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The
San Antonio Times
Times
Palo Pinto County
Farmers’ Alliance
Knights of Labor
Cleveland
Union Square
New York
John Swinton
Enid
San Antonio Express
Union
Chicago
Typosraphical Union
San Antonio
Tha
Edward Atkinson Opposes Eight Hour Law on Labor
An 1880s Bradstreet piece by Edward Atkinson argues against a compulsory eight hour workday. He cites average daily hours near ten, argues consumption gaps between rich and poor are small, and says rising production will eventually reduce hours as supply expands.
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Bradstreet
Edward Atkinson
Atkinson
Mr. Atkins
Knights of Labor Strike Ends on Gould Lines
A congressional visit leads to an official settlement ending the Knights of Labor strike on the Gould roads. The executive board orders May 4 as the strike end time and instructs strikers to seek reemployment with former employers. The Gould system had already operated normally for weeks and refused to arbitrate with the Knights.
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Congressional Committee
St. Louis
Knights of Labor
Gould Roads
General Executive Board
The
Gould
Knights
Membors
Mawavs
Convict Labor Debate Stirs Texas Public Opinion
The Huntsville Item argues against convict labor competition claiming it harms honest workers. It estimates Texas has about 400 000 adult males with convicts about one in 1350, urging short term offenders to public road work and long term inmates kept in prison to earn support by hard labor. It labels the competition claim as humbug.
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Huntsville
Hary
Texas
Mathematica
Ciascover
Walla
Avtor Monte
Treasury Department
New Orleans
Erasmus Shepard
Jugge Billings
Minnesota Knights of Labor
Industrial unions and farmer labor alliances rhetoric clash
The Clarksville Standard highlights a view that farmer and laborer interests share common ground against exploitation. It reports rising internal tensions among workers with a Philadelphia meeting planned for the 18th and notes Milwaukee brewers' strike dynamics involving 2000 out of 3000 workers and resistance from a nonstriking brewery.
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Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette
2D Inst
United States
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Carpenters
The
Typographical Union
Telegraphers Union
Commercial Gazette
Knights of Labor
Philadelphia
Editorial Notes From a Buried Clip Heap of 1880s Observations
A long garbled wrap of 19th century notices lists political chatter, labor strikes, railway plans, and local incidents. It mentions Gen Throckmorton rumors, Barney Gibbs political hints, railroad expansions around Austin and McKinney, a Chicago riot, multi-city tax and labor debates, and a Boston of mixed domestic events including fires, thefts, and assaults.
Governor Hubbard Renominated Amid Notable War Record
Minnesota officials debate renomination for Gov Hubbard who rose from private to colonel in wartime service, highlighting a distinctive and unusual career path as part of the candidacy discourse.
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Gov. Hubbard
Minnesota
Revival ends with 103 converts in Comanche
Rev. MC Martin of Waco led a revival in Comanche for weeks with over 10 recessions to the Baptist church. Last Sunday afternoon witnessed baptisms of 103 converts, drawing about three thousand spectators.
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MC. Martin
Waco
Comanche
Baptist Church
Salt Mine Wonder At Petite Anse Of Confederate Era
A lengthy account describes the Petite Anse salt mine in the Confederacy era, detailing its vast undrilled deposits, Royalty with the Avery family, and modern extraction methods. It notes the mine’s extraordinary purity, production scale, and ongoing development including a nine mile access road and93-foot shafts. The piece also references nearby farms and a contrasting vignette about a Devon green grocer and a Confederate cavalries sword relic.
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New Theria
Nevala
Caliifornia
Confederacy
Farrazut
New Orleans
Amd
United States
Tallrouit Company
Averys
New Orisans Cor
Chicago Herald
United States Ordnance Museum
Seventeenth Street
Virginis
Jeb ™ Stuart
Washington
Manassas
First Legal Hanging In Karens Kansas
The article discusses Kansas preparing for its first legal hanging in years. It notes past practice of keeping the condemned in penitentiaries until warrants were signed, and hints at delays in issuing warrants. The piece also weaves in social commentary about royal respect and a quirky anecdote about gift exchanges with a Congo king, including china, rum, and cologne references.
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Kansas
The
Congo
Fennot
Chicaco Herald
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