Labor's Hosts Open Twelfth AFL Convention in Philadelphia
Philadelphia hosts the twelfth annual session of the American Federation of Labor at Independence Hall with President Samuel Gompers delivering the afternoon address. He condemns actions against labor, cites Homestead raids, and calls for stronger political action, immigration controls, and eight hour efforts. Financials show receipts of 25,990.87 and expenditures 18,324.69 with a 7,666.18 balance.
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The
American Federation
Gompers
Philadelphia
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Independence Hall
Union Labor League
George Chance
Pennsylvania
J. B. Lennon
Treasury
United States
Tennessee
Buffalo
Coeur d'Alene
Labor
Labor Movement
Knights of Labor
Birmingham
Knights
Federation
Congress
Evans
Multiple Local Fatalities and a Homicide Report
A news brief from Indiana reports Mrs Amelia Powell, wife of farmer L C Powell, drowned herself in a mill race while visiting New Castle. she had been ill and mentally unstable. In Faroe, N D two children died from smoke suffocation after a stovepipe fire while their mother was away. In Haxunton, Ohio Grant Fox was shot and killed during a dog fight at Port Union, with others wounded.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Wogansport
Amelia Powell
L. C. Powell
New Castle
A. R. Shrower
Faroe
N. D
Ole R. Albertson
York
Benton County
Haxsunton, O
Grant Fox
Port Union
Fox
Fatal Fire at Dunmore destroys Boyle & Sons store
A Dunmore general store owned by John D. Boyle & Sons burned at 7 am. Loss estimated at 20000 with insurance. tenant Joseph Maxwell perished in the blaze. reports say his head was blown off by the accident. In Hannibal Missouri, Alonzo Meyers and William Spencer rabbit hunting. Meyers died when a gun discharged.
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Dunmore
Scranton
John D. Boyle & Sons
Joseph Maxwell
Hannibal
Alonzo Meyers
William Spencer
Meyers
Bursting Chicago Water Main Causes Major Loss
A water main burst at Fifth Avenue and Congress Street in Chicago at 7 a m flooded basements, forcing factory shutdowns on the West Side and causing at least 100000 in damage. The event displaced families, with some deaths or injuries narrowly avoided. top losers include Consolidated Bottling Company 20000 J L W Sherman 10000 and Godfrey and Clark Paper Company 15000.
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Chicago
Fifth Avenue
Congress Street
Consolidated Bottling Company
JL. N. W. Sherman
Godfrey & Clark Paper Company
Supreme Court rules SP Railway loses millions in California lands
In an opinion by Justice Brewer the United States Supreme Court reverses a lower ruling, holding that lands between the Colorado River and the Pacific Ocean within the Atlantic and Pacific grant revert to the public domain. The case valued the property at several millions, with land appraised at $40 to $50 per acre.
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United States Supreme Court
Southern Pacific Railway
California
Washingeton
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Brewer
United States
Southern Pacific Railroad
Colorado River
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Company
Southern Pacific
Atlantic & Pacific
Southern Pacific Company
Act of Congress
Yeager pleads guilty in concealed weapons case
Uniontown California December 18 Sam Yeager pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons after allegedly betraying the Cooley gang to the sheriff. Charges against old man Cooley and his family for receiving stolen goods were heard next, with defense claiming terror by the gang. The Cooley girls alleged to be seamstresses may figure in the evidence.
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Uniontown
Sam Yeager
Cooley
Commonwealth
Death of a Well Known Milwaukeean
Anton Thormaehlen a prominent Milwaukee German citizen died suddenly in Paul Reim’s saloon at 272 West Water Street He collapsed while talking with a friend and the physician attributed paralysis as the cause He was noted as a poet and an expert accountant in the community
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Milwaaukeee
Wis
Anton Thormaehlen
Milwaukee
Paul Reim
West Water Street
Thormaehlen
Terrible Plaquemine fire destroys central business district
A huge blaze originating in a Main Street dime museum swept through three squares of Plaquemine, Louisiana, destroying numerous business and residential buildings. Low water pressure hindered firefighting and insured losses approach $150,000. Local damage dominated by eastern insurance coverage.
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Plaquemine
Dime Museum
Main Street
Secretary Tracy Reports Rapid Navy Strengthening Progress
Secretary Tracy presents a broad report on the U S navy gains under his administration detailing fleet growth from March 4 1889 to the present. He lists vessels built or authorized including battleships cruisers and torpedo craft with many components manufactured domestically. He touts armor tests ordnance progress and a shift toward first class ships while noting global maritime pressures and calls for continued rebuilding.
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Hisneron
Tracy
United States Navy
Towa
Massachusetts
Indiana
Oregon
Maine
Texas
Puritan
Monterey
Miantonomah
Monadnock
Terror
Amphitrite
New York
Brooklyn
Columbia
Minneapolis
Olympia
Baltimore
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Charleston
Newark
Boston
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Raleigh
Detroit
Montgomery
Marblehead
Dolphin
Yorktown
Concord
Bennington
Machias
Castine
Petrel
Vesuvius
Bancroft
Cushing
United States
Herbert
House Committee On Naval Affairs
City of Paris
City of New York
Growth of Naval Militia Emphasized in Government Report
The report highlights government growth toward establishing a naval militia as a key step in naval progress. For the year ending June 30, 1894, estimates for navy and marine corps including public works and naval expansion total 24,471,498 dollars, down 713,141 dollars from the previous year.
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Navy
Marine Corps
Speaker Crisp Wins Warm Welcome in House At Noon
Washington December 13 Speaker Crisp received an ovation as he entered the house to call the body to order at noon. The day featured debate on the army appropriation bill and a labor committee measure to ban convict labor on public works while the senate handled electors certificates and anti option deliberations.
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Washington
Crisp
Anderson
Reform Relub
Outhwaite
Davis
Kan
Committee On Labor
House
Senate
United States
New Jersey
Colorado
Conntéticut
Ohio
Committee On Agriculture
Nicaragua Canal
Indian Territory
President nominates judges and diplomats to high offices
The president sent to the senate nominations including Peter B. Grosscup for the U S district court in Illinois Charles C Cole for associate justice of the District of Columbia Supreme Court Genio M Lambertson for assistant secretary of the treasury James W McDill for interstate commerce commissioner and Person C Cheney as envoy to Switzerland.
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Washington
Senate
Peter
Botanist Charles Chanter Falls to Death at Masonic Temple
In Cuarcago fatalities occur when Charles Chanter a botanist in the world’s fair horticultural department plunges from the fifteenth floor to the basement as an elevator ascends. The fall mangled his body beyond recognition and he did not survive the accident.
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Cuarcago
Charles Chanter
Masonic Temple
Mr. Chanter
Death notices and a fatal wall collapse reported
Curiaco December 13 reports another Cronin murder suspect buried after death in Joliet prison. Martin Burke, death by consumption, interred at Mount Olivet. Alexandria reports a wall collapse injuring several and killing John Fink 40 and William Marley 15.
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Curiaco
P. H. Cronin
Martin Burke
Joliet
Mount Olivet
Alexandria
Ind
John Fink
William Marley
Grover Cleveland Heads Reform Club Dinner Address
A Reform Club dinner in Madison Square Garden gathered Grover Cleveland, governors, senators, and party leaders from most states. Cleveland spoke on democratic principles, economy, and united duty, while other speakers praised reform and warned against demagoguery. Reported snub of Speaker Crisp sparked later complaints from his friends as Mrs. Mary McKinley dies at age 100.
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New York
Reform Club
United States
Democratic Campaign Committee
Union
Madison Square Garden
E. Ellery Anderson
Anderson
Grover Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Carl Schurz
Thomas I. Johnson
Congress
Ohio
Roger Q. Mills
Texas
Campbell
Brecinridge
Kentucky
Stone
Missouri
Senator Carlisle
Farm Prices Across States Report Corn Wheat and More
Washington reports December farm price averages with corn at 39.3 cents per bushel and wheat at 63.9 cents. State variations list Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa Missouri and Nebraska among others with prices ranging from 28 to 70 cents. Oats rye barley and potatoes are noted with respective averages and last year comparisons. Hay prices at 8.49 dollars per ton show little change from 1891.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Middle States
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Georgia
Texas
Kentucky
Michigan
Ilinois
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
California
Markets Report From Chicago and Cleveland Trading Floors
Grain and provisions show quiet demand with firmer corn and wheat futures. Chicago prices list No 2 cash corn around 4 cents, oats dull, soybeans steady, while beef and pork in mixed, modestly active cattle and rising hog values with Texas and Range steers noted.
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Chicago
May
Iin
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
New York
Noted International Yacht Race Looms in 19th Century Era
Lord Dunraven sends a challenge cutter as plans for an international yacht race attract attention in New York. The English vessel, possibly built by Watson, is described with dimensions 112 feet overall and 83.6 feet at the waterline, aiming to challenge the American defense by the Herreshoff team. The article reviews America Cup history, praising American cutters and noting British efforts to reclaim the cup.
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Lord Dunraven
New York
Volunteer
Thistle
New York Yacht Club
Herreshoffs
Watson
Cowes
England
America
Madge
Clara
Minerva
Ocean
Cape May
Nat Herreshoff
Lord Dubragen
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Homestead
Yeager
Cooley Boys
Emil Jacob
Lewis H. Gilmour
Jacob
Wentworth Avenue
Dee
Mamie Sweet
Wyoming House
Lackawanna Avenue
Warren
Waco
Tex
Tommy Warren
Northerner
Marquette, Mich
L’ Anse
the Navy
Department
South Pacific
Old World
Dominion of Canada
Behring Sea
Marine Hospital Bureau
Chalers
Ithaca, Mich
San Antonio
Burke
Grover
Mr. Crisp
Speaker Crisp
Mary McKinley
von Caprivi
Germany
Berlin
Reichstag
von Mirbach
Brussels
Big Publishers Combine
Werner Company
R. 8. Peale Company
Werner Printing and Lithographing Company
Akron
Belford-Clarke Company
Webster Dictionary Publishing Company
Sammuel C. West
Waukee
Samuel C. West
Waukesha
Grant
Manisoy
Patrick Duffy
Tolevo, O
Gotham
Herreshoff
Alaska
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