Knights of Labor head Powderly urged fair critique and temperance
A cautious Powell ly circular praises open criticism and equity between labor and capital. He condemns boycotts as harmful and argues for unity, temperance, and mutual aid while warning against factionalism and coercive power within the Knights of Labor. He stresses independent effort and warns that current factional actions risk undermining the order’s aims.
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Merciless Storm King Strikes Midwest and Ohio
A sweeping week of tempests caused extensive death and destruction across Kansas City Nortonville Wyandotte Leavenworth Odessa Joliet Evansville Odell Winds Xenia Dayton Springfield Attica Danville Wilkinson and surrounding areas. The damage totals reach into hundreds of thousands with numerous fatalities including several schoolchildren and many injured as storms toppled buildings flooded towns and darkened cities.
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Dayton
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Attica
Gye
Danville
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Wilkinson
Indianapolis
Lee
Farmers and Debts in Hard Times Warn of Ongoing Debt
A State Register piece argues forewarned farmers should hedge spending and strive to pay down debt as hard times loom. It notes the vast loan interest burden from farm machinery and insurance crossing borders, urging debt freedom for true independence, while contrasting wealthy farmer Coffin with poorer farmers just starting out.
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Iowa
Coffin
How Riches Take Wings as Wendell Phillips Estate Wanes
A report on Wendell Phillips wealth shows a claimed 200000 at death but estate inquiries reveal mining stocks with par value near a million yet market value far lower. By final asset accounting the estate stood only about 7000 to 8000 dollars.
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Wendell Phillips
Labor Question Prompted by Jafferson Bes
A concise labor inquiry suggests adjusting questions on work hours and pricing to curb striker discontent. The passage notes an upcoming year of business potential and warns workers to reevaluate their strategy.
Ohio Liquor Tax Law Mirrors Scott Statute
Ohio passes a liquor tax law identical to the Scott measure but omits unconstitutional clauses. In Chicago, wholesale clothing manufacturers suspend operations after a general strike for wage increases of 35 to 50 percent, putting about 9 000 workers out of work.
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Supreme Court
Chicago
Riot victims in Chicago drug store poisoning tragedy
Amid a Chicago anarchist riot a drug store was looted and drinkable bottles appeared to contain whisky. In fact the bottles held poisonous tinctures arbolic acid digitalis arnica and more. About a dozen rioters died after consuming the toxic contents and many others were harmed.
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Dmug
Labor Must Be Free Urges Upholding Worker Choice
The New York paper argues labor must be free after recent strikes, asserting workers should not be coerced by strikers and that law protects both employers and employees from enforced labor or work stoppages, insisting the principle be recognized and enforced at all hazards.
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New York
Eight Hour Pay Conundrum Sparks Economic Debate
A Carroll Sextined criticizes the ten hour pay rule arguing prices must rise for all trades. The tale contrasts Smith the carpenter and Ferguson the shoemaker, noting higher costs and limited earning potential. A garbled anecdote about Most, an anarchist figure, ends with violent musings and a harsh call for justice.
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Ande
General Assembly of Knights of Labor Called in Cleveland
A general assembly of the Knights of Labor is called to meet in Cleveland on May 25. It cites rapid membership growth requiring rule changes the general executive board cannot authorize, inadequate boycott laws, limited strike interference powers, and tensions with trade societies aiming to sever ties with the Knights of Labor.
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Labor Strikes and Prices in New York City
A critique of the streetcar strike leaders who ordered a mass firing of 1,200 workers. The piece argues executives profited from strikes while rank and file faced hunger, urging workers to seize control of funds and follow disciplined leadership away from demagogues. It condemns professional agitators and calls for humble laborers to become treasurers.
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Gerk
Moantebanks
Anarchy Foes and Labor in Midwestern Opinion
A Sioux City paper denounces anarchists as liars and saboteurs while praising true workers. It argues for harsh suppression of violence, defends laborers, and condemns foreign-born agitators as threats to order. It also cites Illinois and Dubuque editorials urging stricter immigrant screening.
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Chicago
McCormick Works
Serlee
Laborers Battle Oppressors in Capital Letter
The Iens Capital argues laboring men suffer most from capital invested in breweries distilleries and dram shops. Barkeepers are criticized as tyrants taking wages, while six hundred million dollars yearly is spent on strong drink. Proposals suggest redirecting funds to factories and housing, with warnings about strikes and social costs.
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The Kind of a Man Beecher Is
A Chicago market style report mixes a Beecher remark with grain and produce prices, then details a 1886 Iowa court sale notice and an executor appointment for Josefka Lorenca in Linn County with claims and payment requests.
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