Foreign and Domestic News Highlights Across the World
A broad roundup covers a New York suicide, Alsatian trials, Texas train robbery, Servian divorce plans, coal mine accident in Pennsylvania, a spy arrest in France, a Chicago boodle verdict, Champlain fire losses, Hungarian flood tolls, Illinois Central derailment, Italian socialist exile, evictions at Bodyke, a Danube boat capsizing, opium death in Philadelphia, Beecher replacement talks, a Pennsylvania crude oil experiment for rail fuel, and the propeller Colorado aground on Lake Superior.
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Pearl Lacey
Heavents
New York
Newark
Ohio
Leipsic
Texas
Southern Pacific Railway
San Antonio
Servia
Pittston Junction
Pennsylvania
France
St. Medard-en-Jalle
Chicago
Champlain
Charlevoix
Mich
Hungary
Illinois Central
Makanda
Ill
Hall
Whalen
Parmegini
Florence
America
Danube River
Paris
Many Dopson
Madison
Wis
Philadelphia
Caril Seavant
Pulymounth
Brooklyn
Mr. Beecher
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Company
Colorado
Lake Superior
Duluth
Week of Global Events and Domestic Strikes Rise
Coke producers in Connellsville decide to prolong the strike after rejecting a demanded advance. The Crozier Iron and Steel Company in Roanoke assigns with $578000 in preferences. A major Pennsylvania coke workers strike ends with a victory and production resumes. Belfast shipyards resume after a six thousand strong strike. The London Police warn chemists and druggists about explosives and announce a £100 reward for tips on illegal manufacture. Indian government reportedly orders troops to the Afghan frontier.
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Connellsville
Crozier Iron and Steel Company
Roanoke
Pennsylvania
London
Amorica
Leif Erikson
Belfast
Amsterdam
London Police Department
Great Britain
Wheat Corner Collapses on Chicago Board of Trade
A powerful wheat corner collapses as major firms like M. Rosenfeld & Co. and Hamill & Brine fail. The day marks the steepest wheat drop in history with losses topping millions and a massive stock of speculative grain left in limbo. The debacle follows days of mounting pressures, railblockades, and widespread trading chaos among about 1,000 brokers and 1,400 wheat traders.
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Chicago Board of Trade
M. Rosenfeld & Co
Hamill & Brine
Rosenfeld
Chicago
Maurice Hoosenfeld
Dakota
Shorts
Board of Trade
Northwest
J. Kershaw & Co
Crosby & Co
Grigg
8On & Co
5. D. Eldradge & Co
J. A. Edwards & Co
Mone
Recoesee
Explosion at Inman mines kills five workers near Chattanooga
In Chattanooga Tennessee five men were killed and many wounded by a dynamite cart ridge explosion at the Inman mines four miles from the city. Reports from Minneapolis indicate the master car builders meeting noted twenty five thousand eighty seven locomotives in operation in the United States have caused fatalities.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Inman
Minneapolis
United States
Balloon accident endangers rider after fatal fall
In Painesville Ohio a balloon ascent by Professor Clark ended in disaster as the balloon tangled in tree tops during descent. The occupant was hurled sixty feet to the ground and sustained injuries expected to prove fatal. The report notes that 1 426 employed and 6 548 injured in accidents, about half due to defective car couplings.
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Painesville
Ohio
Clark
Battle flags of the Confederacy remain in War Department custody
President Cleveland halted any immediate disposition of the battle flags captured by Union forces and returned to Confederate States. A plan to distribute the banners by state was rejected. Congress must act. Legal action to bar returns was briefly prepared but then abandoned. The move sparked protests from Ohio Iowa Wisconsin Kansas and Grand Army of the Republic. A steamship Champlain bound for Cheboygan burned. fifty-seven aboard with several fatalities and many rescued.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Cleveland
Regan
Secretary of War
Congress
Groves Cleveland
Guv
Masssachusetts
Supreme Court of the District
Ohio
Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
Rusk
Wisconsin
Martin
Kansas
Grand Army
West
White House
R. G. Dun & Co
Chicago
United States
Cheboygan
Norwood
Charlevoix
Grand Traverse Bay
Ela Cooper Smith
Robert Wilkes
George Wrisley
Mrs. M. Kehov
St. M. McKeel
Captain Lucas
Petoskey
Henry Brennan
Capt
Casey
Harry Bishop
Pulaski
N. Y
Joseph Thorpe
Bishop
James Barr
James Markey
John McAffrey
Manisteo
Warner P. Eaton
Roy Hazicton
Kehoe
Ingalls
H. Bedford
George Miller
Mary Wakefield
William Stevens
Henry Wilks
Fred Wrisley
W. B. Albright
Martin Bean
Kane
Antoine Bhaw
RB. Whitemore
Milwaukee
Miss Wilson
E. Fall
Bear Lake
Smith
Lucas
McKeel
Brennan
Veterans argue against Cleveland and political unions in St Louis measure
The piece cites gauge of voter shifts and the G A R stance against Cleveland. Iowa veterans defend Tuttle and oppose a Cleveland parade, blaming veto language rather than the veto itself. It warns Labor party gains could decide New York State and national outcomes.
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New York City
United Labor Party
Brooklyn
Democratic Party
Labor Party
New Party
New York Standard
Henry George
False loyalties and copperhead slander of Iowa in national papers
The Des Moines Register rebukes Democratic northern and southern papers for attacking General Tuttle and Iowa. The Chicago Herald and St. Louis Republican are accused of bias, alleging Iowa less loyal, while presenting dubious wartime enlistment figures. Iowa’s younger status and smaller population are cited to counter claims of disloyalty.
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Des Moines Register
North
South
St. Louis
General Tuttle
Iowa
Chicago Herald
Chicago Times
Missouri
Kentucky
Tuttle
Roomuocky
Scscesavvess
Cleveland’s Renomination Connects Hill and Labor Peace
A renowned Cleveland insider reveals that Governor Hill could win a presidential renomination if labor troubles end by spring. The confidant cites strong ties between Governor Hill and President Cleveland via Dan Lamont, noting Cleveland may seek another term only if labor unrest subsides.
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Hill
Cleveland
Dan Lamont
Lamont
United Party
Republican Duty Toward the South Outlined by White
Andrew D. White argues Republicans should send strong leaders to the South to advocate protective tariffs. He cites Charles Dudley Warner and Senator Hiscock, saying Southern interest in manufacturing growth could shift the Solid South if northern policy convinces them. The drift in the region appears to hinge on encouragement toward protection.
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Andrew D. White
South
Republican Party
Charles Dudley Warner
Harper Publications
Hiscock
New York Tribune
Abdul Hamid Reigns With Fear and Courtly Pageantry
A correspondent describes Abdul Hamid at Yildiz Palace facing plots and fear while maintaining a display of power. The sultan travels in secrecy, receives petitions from commoners, and wields capricious imperial mercy, reminiscent of Haroun al Raschid.
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Yildiz
Abdul Medjid
Abdul Aziz
St. Sophia
Abdul Hamid
Selamlik
Corps de Garde
Partiular
Mussulman
Fez
Nubia
Thrace
Arabia
Haroun-al-Raschid
Interstate Commerce Pass Rules and Penalties
Summary of the interstate commerce law detailing fare standards for passengers and railroad employees, pass restrictions, posting requirements, rate changes with notice, and penalties. The act authorizes limited passes among officers, sets fines up to 5000 dollars per offense, and assigns damages, attorney fees, and court costs. The Commissioners of the interstate commerce bill will adjudicate all cases.
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New York
San Francisco
Commissioners of the
Ohio mob hangs prisoner in Jamestown amid quiet pursuit
A lynching of Betters by about fifteen men occurs at Jamestown after breaking into the Mayor’s calaboose. The mob uses a hangman’s knot to strangle the prisoner, then moves to the Fair Grounds to complete the act. Earlier, a gunfight on a Pittsburgh road train injures a conductor and a girl, with the shooter eluding capture.
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Calaboose
Betters
Fair Grounds
Delphos
Pittsburgh
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Lima
Wilbur Sells
Sells
Selis
Stanislaus Loichot
E. O. Portman
Canton
Dr. Portman
Loichot
Dr. Fraunfeiter
Dayton
Columbus
Toledo
Springfield
van Epps & Cox’s Mills
Fremont
Chattanooga
Wood Mower and Reaper Works
Youngstown
Orahood
New Holland
Wapakoneta
Frank Hammond
Mamie Holweger
Franklin
R. W. Shawhan
Tiffin
W. St. Corning
Norwalk
Co. C. Kyle
Oho
Greenville
Troy
Pauhling County
Charlie Haley
P. Haley
Marysville
Interstate Commerce Commission Watch As Railroads Await Decision
The Interstate Commerce Commission has kept a quiet profile as railroad managers nationwide await a ruling on the Southern railroads request to permanently suspend the long and short haul clause. A 90 day suspension runs to July 5, with a 75 day respite for transcontinental lines. Since returning from the South the Commission has held executive sessions to digest testimonies thoroughly, ensuring all facts were heard from both sides.
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Bac
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Gen
Chicago Tribune
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Des Moines
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The
Labor Party and
Democracy
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