Period of Strikes and Lock-Outs Reported for Six Years
The Commissioner of Labor released the third annual report detailing strikes and lockouts in the United States from 1881 to 1886. It covers 22,336 establishments with strikes and 2,182 with lockouts, totals of workers affected, industry breakdowns, regional concentrations, and estimated losses to workers and employers across six years.
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Washington
Carrol D. Wright
Secretary of the Interior
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Ohio
Illinois
Borve Br *Hirtee
Southwestern
Gould
Bureau
Mt Se Tae Csu
Alarming Epidemics Hit Ottawa Diphtheria Typhoid
Diphtheria and typhoid fever spread across Ottawa region with unprecedented death rates. Parliaments members may skip sessions due to the city’s dire health crisis. Waterworks and drainage flaws trigger investigation into polluted water sources and contractor failures.
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Ottawa
Gat
Dominion
Race Troubles Rise in Georgia as Whites Arm
The Atlanta Special reports revived race tensions in Carrolton and Lawrenceville. Whites arm themselves amid claims a black man posing as a Spaniard fled a hotel, while an affray between blacks and whites left several wounded. The town is described as an armed camp with rumors of arson threats.
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New York
Atlanta
Carrolton
Lawrenceville
Wealthy planter shoots rival then kills wife in Arkansas case
A St Frances Arkansas tale reports William Henry a rich planter killed rival William Matthewson after inviting him for a drive. Henry then forced his wife Mrs Herrig to drive to Matthewson’s house with the body, returned to find their home on fire and shot Mrs Herrig, then fled. Mrs Herrig had been an actress in Pauline Markiana and W H Lytle companies.
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St. Louis
St. Frances
Ark
William Henry
William Matthewson
Matthewson
Herrig
Reagan letter questions Blair bill control of schools
Senator Reagan argues the Blair bill would place Federal control over state common schools in a letter to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. He calls the measure dangerous and says he will oppose it in the Senate after the holidays while hoping it fails in the House.
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Austra
Tex
Reagan
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Blair
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Warning to Farmers About Maple Syrup Labeling Laws
Assistant Dairy and Food Commissioner H Tarcott warns Ohio farmers and dealers to follow the Maple Syrup law effective January 1 1886. Violations carry fines from 50 to 1000 dollars and boards of health will prosecute and retain court costs. The notice urges strict labeling of soaked goods and syrups and condemns mixing glucose with maple syrup.
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Board of Health
Ohio
H Tarcott
Jefferson, Ohio
Health Bulletin reports spread of multiple diseases across 37 counties
Ohio observers show bronchitis and tonsillitis among common illnesses for the week ending December 23. Diphtheria remains noted with new cases in several towns, along with typhoid fever and measles appearing in multiple locales. Remittent fever and typho malarial fever are also listed among prevailing diseases with specific city mentions.
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Ohio State Board of Health
Emarks
New Petersburg
Broadway
Warren Range
Five Mile
Hudson
Duncan's Falls
Findlay
Columbus
Quincy
Sater DeGrafi
Madisonville
Uwper Sandusky
Russelville
Searle
Upper Sandusk
Delta
Oberlin
Dayton
New Philadelphia
Galena
Fulton and
Paulding
Range and
Gann
C. O. Prossr
Must Pay the Money Judgment Against Thomas B Barry
In Saginaw Michigan Thomas B Barry a Knights of Labor official faces a $9 18 judgment plus $107 29 costs after Webber executor sued for damages from a mill shutdown. Barry has not paid and faces a body execution and possible imprisonment per Webber’s attorney note. friends doubt payment.
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East Sacrvaw
Mich
Saginaw Valley
Thomas B. Barry
The
Knights of Labor
William L. Webber
Webber
Barry
Supreme Court
Mr. Webber
Heir to 66 Acre New York Plot Proved to Descendants
Dover New Hampshire December 28 Dr W W Weber confirms his father W Weber is among heirs to a 66 acre New York City plot south of Canal Street bought in 1686 by Wilfred Weber The land leased in 1674 to Wilfred Weber Jr and reverted in 1874 to descendants A heirs meeting in New York on January 20 will finalize arrangements to claim possession The property is valued at 4100000.
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Weber
New York
Burglar Meets Widow in Tucson House Raid
A bold intruder sneaks into a frail widow’s Tucson home. Downstairs empty, he climbs to the second door and confronts the sleeping woman. Police arrive to find him bound with a clothes line, pleadings and bruises contrasting with the widow’s calm.
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Tucson
Nnthler
Rocky Mountain
Detroit Free Press
Chestnuts from grafted trees top Lancaster market
Large chestnuts from grafted trees sell for six dollars a bushel in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Local sellers note steady demand as harvest continues and prices hold amid autumn trading.
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Lancaster
Length of Days
A reflective column questions life’s value through centuries of longevity legends. It contrasts ancient long lives with modern medicine and promotes Warner’s Log Cabin Remedies as a nostalgic alternative.
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Attila
Nen
Epemenides
John
Apophus
Rhobes
Tacitus
Tuisca
Daddon
Alexander Cornelius
H. H. Warner & Co
Warner’s Safe Cure
Dr Pierce's Purgative Pellets and health notes from era
The article touts Dr Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets as a cure for constipation and liver issues, claiming they prevent serious diseases and purify the blood. It also mentions a joke about a comet shaped like a bottle and promotes the Overland Express train to California with low fare tickets and a 57 hour San Francisco run.
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Pierce
California
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Chicago
San Francisco
P. P. Wilson
Dr. Pierce
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promotes Female Health
An advertisement urges housewives to seek Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for female health issues. It claims the remedy treats irregularities and weaknesses specific to women, sold by druggists with a satisfaction guarantee and money refunds if not effective.
Nothing Without Its Sting and Stomach Bitters Reminder
The item promotes stomach bitters and remedies for indigestion heartburn and biliousness, urging immediate use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters in glass bottles. It also notes throat disease changes with weather and cites Brown's Bronemian Troches as a cough remedy sold in boxes with rice seals.
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Hostetter
Sage
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