Powderly Publishes Inside History of Knights of Labor Retirement
Terrence V. Powderly ex-general master workman of the Knights of Labor issues a 34 page pamphlet detailing the events leading to his retirement. He cites espionage in the general office, bid to expose stock jobbing, and accusations against the general executive board, urging scrutiny of new assemblies ahead of the next general meeting in New Orleans.
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Powderly
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O'Keefe
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Order
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Hugh Greenan
D. A. 40
Greenan
St. Louis General Assembly
James Hughes
National Democratic Committee
Workman
New Orleans
Miners threaten rail line and mass meeting announced
In Bramincham Alabama on June 15 miners warn Kansas City Memphis and Birmingham railroad engineers to stop hauling coal at the point of their lives. They claim a joint conference failed and announce a monster Adamsville meeting Monday to demonstrate.
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Bramincham
Ala
Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham
Adamsville
Novel Labor Enterprise in Switzerland Supports Unemployed
U. S. consul reports on a Swiss scheme of insurance against unemployment. A seven member committee of labor, employers and city officials provides jobs or sustains subscribers awaiting work. Members pay 8 cents monthly. city funds and charitable gifts add support. Unemployed workers receive 20 to 30 cents daily after two weeks, with strict eligibility and immediate acceptance of offered work.
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Waltngton
Eugene Germain
U. S
Berne
Department of State
Cattle Tuberculosis Report from Wisconsin Experiment Station
Prof. Henry of the Wisconsin Experiment Station reports a sudden drop in the state dairy herd after Koch tuberculin testing. Twenty five animals reacted. thirty eight killed. twenty six show tubercular consumption. several recent cases. Dr. Russell to publish final bulletin.
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McBride Fears Adams May Disrupt Miners Struggle
President John McBride of the United Mine Workers warns that Ohio miners may follow A A Adams leading to a wage dispute. He predicts a return to forty cents a ton and possible exclusion of Pittsburgh operators from their market if unity falters. Reports note district presidents meeting influenced settlement responsibility toward Adams.
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United Mine Workers
A. A. Adams
Ohio
Adams
Hocking Valley
Pittsburgh
McBride
Treasury turmoil over militia pay sparks legal clash
June 15 reports from WasakeTon and Wasuvnetos detail debates over funding militia pay after troop mobilization. Questions arise if Governor McKinley violated a statute requiring emergency board consent for deficits. Proposals include telegraphic approval or emergency board action to authorize vouchers or delayed payments.
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McKinley
Scott
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Treasury
Coal Train Orders Spark Federal Action Across Ohio
United States Marshal Bohl orders ten deputies to move coal trains toward the Tuscarawas county line amid West Virginia mining unrest. President Cleveland called on to halt troop deployment. UMWA president McBride warns of lawless eviction. Arms shipment to Ohio mines planned as riots loom and bridges on the Wheeling & Lake Erie line are eyed.
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Taft
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United Mine Workers
Columbus
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Indian Territory
Texas
Nsws
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U. M. W. of America
Toreno
Ohio
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Massillon
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Nationwide Telegraph News Summary of Tragedies and Trials
A telegraph roundup reports Earl Pool a three year old dies after ingesting fly poison near Upper Sandusky. University of Chicago professor E G Robinson is dead. A tornado near Guthrie, Oklahoma kills a boy. R S Richey’s home is demolished. Sam Payne a Negro confesses to murdering Maud Rubel in Omaha. Joe Graham ex Sanitary officer of Decatur Alabama commits suicide. Burglars rob George B Thurner’s hardware store at Dubois Nebraska and kill a sleeping boy. Druggist Barnhill held up at Neelyville Missouri for $150 and a gold watch. Coal vein ten feet thick found near Kentland Indiana. Six people jailed at Scottsboro Alabama for murder near Belfont on the Tennessee River. Six hundred unemployed Poles march on Toledo demanding work. Henderson Kentucky man bets he can eat a tub of popcorn. New Hampshire People’s Party nominates Govenor candidate Epps and congressmen Whittier and Blodgett. Vinton County man Charles McDonald pardoned after being convicted of assault with false witness from Annie Sherky. Los Angeles suit to stop Mrs. Jesse Benton Fremont from collecting government funds tied to seized land heavily mortgaged.
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Upper Sandusky
E. G. Robinson
University of Chicago
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Guthrie
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Omaha
Neb
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Maud Rubel
Joe Graham
Decatur
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Dubois
Barnhill
Neelyville
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Kentland
Ind
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Belfont
Tennessee
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Henderson
People’s Party
New Hampshire
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Francestown
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Congress
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Wentworth
Charles McDonald
Vinton County
McKinley
McDonald
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Los Angeles
Cal
United States Circuit Court
Loren Jones
New York
Jesse Benton Fremont
Markets Report Across Regions June 15
Commodity prices and grain futures show No. 2 red wheat at 58 cents to 60 and rising in several markets. Cattle and veal ranges widen with prime beef quoted around 4.50 to 4.85 while sheep and lambs trade in the 2.10 to 4.90 band. Corn and oats move modestly, with country quotes from Baltimore and New York detailing spot and futures activity.
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ToLepo
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Burraro
N. Y
England's Paupers Reach 24 Per Thousand in England and Wales
A government statistics report shows 24.5 paupers per 1000 people in England and Wales at year end, with London at 24.8 per 1000. The article notes rising pauperism, limited by official counts, and highlights private charity and coroner inquests as part of the broader poverty picture.
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Wales
Poor Relief Department
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London
Expenses Abroad and Living Standards in Europe
In Lippincott's Loomis argues European travel costs differ by standard of living. Rail fares and hotels vary, with sleeping cars Paris to Nice at eighteen dollars vs long U.S. rail trips. Open-air leisure costs differ, while European servants’ wages are lower yet effective labor equals two Europeans.
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Nice
America
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