Bedlam in the House Over Dibble Case and Scuffle
The Mackey Dibble contested election was settled by Mackey’s swearing in. Bisbee Hull case to follow, with Bisbee to be seated. A violent scene erupted as a censure resolution was introduced and lawmakers clashed, gavel pounding and shouting filling the chamber.
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Washington
Mackey- Dibble
Mackey
Bisbee-Hull
Bisbee
McLane
Reed
Cox
Beldam
Gov Crittenden denies pardons for Frank James
Gov Crittenden denies offering a pardon or proposing clemency for Frank James and says he has received no clemency proposals from him. He also states James has not applied for clemency. The report notes negotiations for surrender or clemency may still be underway. Littleton Younger, uncle of the Younger brothers, arrived from Oregon and met James' wife in Independence, with unclear aims but tied to efforts for immunity for James.
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QR. J. Haine
Kansas City
Jesse James
James
Timberlake
Commissioner Craig
Gov. Crittenden
Haine
Jefferson City
Frank James
Attorney Hair
Hair
Littleton Younger
Oregon
Younger
Minnesota
Independence
Labor and Capital Clash Hits Pittsburg Mills
Labor vs capital erupts in Pittsburg as iron mills shut nearly all operations. Union Iron Mills of Carmego Co. alone stays open to fulfill contracts, a move seen as weakening manufacturers. Steel and sheet mills mostly sign scale, puddlers scarce, and longer strikes expected to be brief before repairs are made.
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Pittsburg
Union Iron Mills
Carmego & Co
Egyptian Anarchy in Alexandria Drives European Flight
A Herald Cairo special reports a panicked European population fleeing Alexandria as steamers fill and rapacious soldiers force signatures to depose the khedive. Halim Pasha linked signatures and Arabi avoids interviews as churches close and arms rise in famine pricing. In Philadelphia a libel suit against the New York Herald ends with a verdict for McPherson and a $1,000 fine.
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New York
Cairo
Alexandria
Halim Pasha
Arabi
Philadelphia
U. S
McPherson
New York Herald
Biddle
Catholic rites refused for Don Miguel Otero burial
Father Raverdy refused to allow Catholic rites at the burial of Don Miguel Otero claiming Mason involvement. Masons and an Episcopal clergyman conducted the service despite the denial.
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Denver
Father Raverdy
Don Miguel Otero
New Mexico
Otero
Refugee Jews in Brody Improve as 1500 Sail for America
Vienna June 2 The condition of Jewish refugees at Brody has improved. Between June 1 and 5 fifteen hundred are embarked for America. The chief rabbi of Lemberg met the emperor who pledged to aid the refugees to the best of his ability.
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Vienna
Brody
America
Lemberg
Remorse at Guiteau as Hanging Nears in Washington
The Critic reports Guiteau’s demeanor shifts to terror as execution nears. He laments dreams of violence, pleads for mercy, and declares divine protection if spared, while questioning President Arthur’s fate and his own culpability.
Harford County execution and related death sentences
James E Harvey was hanged in Carrollton Pa for murder with thousands witnessing the scene. William A Moore, to be hanged, attempted suicide by morphine. In St Louis John David Shea convicted of first degree murder of Policeman Doren. In Memphis Sandy Matthews, colored, hanged for killing Isaac Polk after brutal crime with his wife’s step-daughter forced to witness.
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Carrolton
James E. Harvey
Wm. A. Moore
St. Louis
John David Shea
Doren
Memphis
Sandy Matthews
Isaac Polk
Polk
Matthews
Labor Run Nad Strike In Chicago Over Wages
Iron workers in Chicago on June 2 strike over wages. Nail feeders earn 1.75 dollars per day, helpers 2, puddlers 4.50 to 5, nailers 6, rollers 8 to 10. They demand a 10 to 15 percent increase. Knights of Labor support brickmakers and seek a conference for compromise.
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Chicago
Knights of Labor
Iron workers strike persists in Irondale with 1100 out
Chicago June 2 There is no change in the situation at irondale this morning. All the men are still out. President Jarrett did not arrive and a telegram says he will not come. Dispatch from Jarrett at Pittsburg says advisory only and workers may stop. Vice President Bullock of Bay View Milwaukee says to stay out until scales are signed. About 1100 employees in steel rail mills and iron mills are unemployed.
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Washington
Guiteau
Death Watch
Arthur
Republican Party
Charley Reed
Mason and Jones
Bridgeport
Chicago & Alton
Judge Pillsbury
James O’shen
John O'Neil
John Frawley
Dwight
David McWilliams
Pillsbury
Chicago
Irondale
Jarrett
Pat Carmondy
The
Ironmakers Association
Pittsburg
Carmandy
J. AC. Bullock
Bay View
Milwaukee
Egyptian tension rises as Ottoman mission heads to Egypt
Cairo dispatch reports Ottoman commissioners set to depart for Egypt despite conference. Khedive Telegram notes departure timing. in Gabary earthworks and 394 cartridge cases landed. Ramleh railway clash prompts consular demand for station master and soldier trial. Fleet gun loading and street security tighten as petitions for khedive deposition fade.
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Vienna
Cairo
Khedive
Egypt
Gabary
Halim Pasha
Alexandria
Ramleh
Dragomans
Irish centennial celebration draws Irish visitors to Boston
A telegram from Dublin dated May 29 informs John Boyle O Reilly and H P Collins that Michael Dayvitt will arrive in Boston on June 17 and stay about twelve days. He attends the grand centennial Irish celebration in Boston on June 16 and 17.
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Oston
Dublin
John
Boyle O'Reilly
H. P. Collins
Boston
Ireland
Wyoming suffrage gains noted by New England group
A letter from the Governor of Wyoming territory was read at a New England Woman's Suffrage Association session in Boston on May 31, declaring that women's suffrage there had achieved progress.
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Boston
New England Woman’s Suffrage Association
Wyoming Territory
Horrible New York inquiry details child deaths in home
An inquiry into several child deaths at the Un sectarian home reveals dirty conditions. Report notes vermin presence and meat not always fresh. one deceased child was found in a terrible state after a night in the facility.
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New York
Reds Again From the South Troops to Be Massed
A Fort Borrie special reports Indians returning to Arizona seek to resume on San Carlos. Mexican troops harry hostiles in Chihuahua and Bosque de Santiago. Battle yields 37 bucks killed, 10 prisoners, and a captured camp outfit. American and Mexican forces plan concentration at San Carlos amid disarmament orders.
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New York
Fort Borrie
Arizona
San Carlos
White Stone Mountains
Benson Station
Southern Pacific
Rucker
Hunt
Mexico
Chiracahua Mountains
Santa Fe
Chihuahua
Fuero
Bosque de Santiago
United States
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Bower
Tidball
Las Vegas
John Sherman
Prescott
Porter
Tucson
Fort Thomas
Ash Creek
Washington Rotm May 81 Contested Mackey Dibble Election
The house resumed consideration of the Mackey Dibble contested election case. Atherton voiced the minority views on the committee on elections. The senate bill to reimburse the Creek orphan fund was debated to address alleged deficits from diverted funds. Logan introduced a bill to pay Minister Hurlbut's widow one year salary.
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Washington
House
Atherton
Committee On Elections
Senate
Creek Orphan Fund
Logan
Miner Pike Reaches End of Alta Drift After Mine Explosion
A Virginia City dispatch reports miner Pike of the Union shaft penetrated the Alta drift wearing a helmet. He found seven men alive in the cooling off house 200 feet from the drift end. Two men who went in with a boat earlier that morning are presumed dead.
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San Francisco
Virginia City
Pike
Union Shaft
Thoroughbreds to England and Lansdown Derby Heat
The Spirit of the Times reports Jas R. Keene will ship two year olds Crompart Potosh Blue Grass and Bolera to England aboard tomorrow. Four yearlings follow on the same steamer. A brother and sister to Foxhall are included. The Lansdown Derby ends in a dead heat among Leonora Gerald and Marden. In the deciding heat Marden 1st Gerald 2d Leonora 34.
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New York
Spirit of the Times
Jas
R. Keene
England
Crompart
Foxhall
Leonora
Gerald
Marden
Gerald 2d
Explosion at Virginia saw mill kills one
An explosion at a saw mill in Ruckerville Virginia on June 2 killed one worker and maimed several others, with injuries reported among the crew.
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Ruckerville
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