Fires and turmoil as freight yards burn in Bourbon Tennessee strike
Buffalo reports say strikers set fire to a sixteen car freight train near Cheektowaga. Firefighters were overwhelmed as brigades sought to quell the flames and Lehigh Valley officials called for aid. National guard battalions were deployed in the area, while the strike faction denied direct responsibility and demanded ten hour days with prior pay parity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Cheektowaga
Lehigh Valley
Doyle
Sixty-fifth Regiment
Cheektowega
Gammell’s Hall
Riot Fears Dry Up as Strikes Halting Sayre Train Work
Sheriff Powell of Bradford county with 70 men arrived in Sayre Pa to quell a strike. At 1 40 an attempt to start a new road engine and caboose was met by strikers and a riot mood. Trainmen then refused to do switchman work at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Buffalo
Switchmen’s Union
Lehigh Valley
Buffalo Creek
Huester
Erie
Marion County
Sayre
Powell
Bradford County
Foley
Tennessee Insurrection Moves to Inman Mine Capture
Inman, Tennessee, Aug 16. About 306 armed miners marched into the town seeking the coal mines and drove residents from their homes as they seized control of the mine area amid growing unrest in east Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
East Tennessee
Inman
Sequatchie Valley
Boycott Demands Lifted Amid Carnegie Mills Talks
Amalgamated committees urge a boycott of Carnegie products as part of a scale agreement but withdraws the demand after firm executives threaten court action for conspiracy. Homestead strikers clash with militia as tensions flare over non union work and pan union intimidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pritsburg
Amalgamated Association
Carnegie
J. Painter & Sons
Republic Ironworks
Federation of Labor
Homestead
Home Rule Vote Shocks House As Gladstone Fights On
In a heated late debate the House of Commons met a dramatic vote on the address. Absentees numbered ten as Gladstone appeared pale and exhausted, while Chamberlain lost temper at Tim Healy’s tactics. Healy’s slights drew a furious rebuke, and Tory benches cheered the clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crow
Balfour
Chamberlain
Tim Healy
Lexpos
House of Commons
Gladstone
England
Herbert Gladstone
British Medical Journal
Sir Andrew Clarke
Scotland
Healy
John Lubbock
Edward Clark
Gladstonians
Boston to Entertain 1805 Templars Conclave
Denver dispatch reports Boston wins the 1895 triennial Knight Templars conclave hosting rights with six votes to Cincinnati's seventy eight. Hugh McCurdy of Corunna Mich is elected grand master, with a full officer slate promoted including W Larue Thomas and Reuben H Lloyd among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh HeCardy
Boston
Denver
Cincinnati
Hugh McCurdy
Corunna
Mich
Baltimore and Ohio Telegraphers Set New Wage Demands
In Cumberland Maryland on August 16 the Railway Telegraphers union signals a near term wage schedule for B and O Railway. The proposed raise averages ten dollars monthly per operator affecting about 2500 workers. If refused a line wide strike may start within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Amalgamated scale signed by mills in Ohio and Indiana
Three signatures to the Amalgamated scale were received yesterday from the west. They come from the Etna mill of Bridgeport Ohio La Belle works of Wheeling and the Terre Haute Iron and Steel company of Terre Haute Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Etna Mill
Bridgeport
la Belle Works
Wheeling
Terre Haute Iron and Steel Company
Terre Haute
Ind
Grand Rapids Stallion Race Produces Fast Heats
The $10 000 stallion race at Grand Rapids yielded three record fast heats with Alvin winning all three and Barney Wilmore and Labasco following. Fred S Wilkes narrowly trailed in the second heat as Flying Jib swept the 2 30 pace with three straight wins. Harry Nobile, a noted trotter, collapsed and died yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin
Fred S. Wilkes
Barney Wilmore
Labasco
Harry Nobile
James Gunn Shot After Highway Robbery Near Newark N Y
James Gunn aged 33, staying at Farmer Chester Burleigh's near Newark N Y, was waylaid by two men on foot. They forced him to surrender $15, then fired three shots, wounding him in the leg. Police pursue the robbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockades
Victoria
Nashville
Clarence Livingston
Whitewell
Newark
N. Y
James Gunn
Chester Burleigh
Here
National Sons of Veterans elect officers at meeting
Helena Mont Aug 13 At its business meeting yesterday the national encampment Sons of Veterans elected officers for the ensuing year Commander-in-chief Marvin Ek Hill Michigan senior vice commander George W Politt N J junior vice commander John W Miller Montana
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
National Encampment Sons of Veterans
Marvin Ek
Hill
Michigan
George W. Politt
N. J
John W. Miller
Montana
Lorenzo breaks mile and sixteenth record at Garfield Park
At Garfield Park in Chicago on August 13 Lorenzo won the mile and three sixteenths handicap with a time of 1 59 34, breaking Tristan's 2 00 1 5 record. Ernest Race would have won with two more jumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Park
Chicago
Lorenzo
Tristan
Ernest
Vote of No Confidence Carried in House in 1841 Debate
The Liberal Unionist Henry James defended government policy in a four day 1841 House of Commons debate. Gladstone refused a direct comparison calling cases dissimilar as the no confidence vote loomed. The division ended 3810 with a 40 vote majority for the amendment amid lively opposition and ministerial cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry James
Lanes
Bury
Gladstone
Henry Chaplin
Board of Agriculture
Chaplin
Balfour
Special Train Accident Injures Fourteen Near Clinton Iowa
A Denver to East destination sleeper derailed on a Mill Creek bridge near Clinton Iowa injuring fourteen. Passengers from New Jersey Pennsylvania and Stanhope suffer various injuries including head wounds scalp lacerations and sprains as the derailed rear car slid down a steep bank. Names listed include Reuben Beisel Hazelton Pa Charles Brinkman Leighton Pa and S S Cook Newton N J among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Iowa
Knight Templars
Denver
Mill Creek
Cedar Rapids
Reuben Beisel
Hazeltown
Charles E. Brinkman
Leighton
S. S. Cook
Newton
N. J
Cook
KK. Davidson
Stanhope
W. H. Everhart
Easton
J. W. Fitts
Washington
Harvey Haines
Haston
C. W. Obert
John Pursell
Phillipsburg
Charles Rhode
South Bethlehem
Edith Roder
Samuel 8. Wills
Leonora Wills
People's party nominates full Iowa ticket at Des Moines
About 300 delegates gathered for the People's party state convention in Des Moines. They backed a full slate of statewide and electoral candidates and rejected fusion, with a platform largely aligned with Alliance views except for one plank seeking repeal of state laws allowing private profit corporations. Electors at large were J. M. Joseph and C. C. Cole. State nominees included Eri H. Gillette for secretary of state and A. J. Blakely for auditor, plus Justin Wells for treasurer, Charles McKenzie for attorney general, and James H. Burnett for railroad commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drs Moines
People’s Party
Alliance
J. M. Joseph
Creston
C. C. Cole
Iowa Supreme Bench
Eri. H. Gillette
Des Moines
A. J. Blakely
Newton
Justin Wells
Eldora
Charles McKenzie
Denison
James H. Burnett
Indianola
Notable Citizens Listed Across States And Cities
A compiled roster presents George A. Leach, E. M. Rees, Mrs Ambrose Ek Smith, Very Rev A Mandine, John G Weaver, George Dispenette, Dr Francis Constant, Jacob Wells, Daniel F Baxter, General William Petit Trowbridge, Edward S Steel, Colonel Henry Clay Nutt, W H Henderson, and A Bair as prominent figures connected to New York Philadelphia Jacksonville Emmittsburg Durango Chicago Saratoga Spring Lake Kingston Watertown and other locations. Each entry notes their role or status and current or former residence or posting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Leach
International Telegram Company
New York
E. M. Rees
Jacksonville
Ambrose EK. C. Smith
Galena
Philadelphia
A. Mandine
Sisters of Charity
Emmittsburg
John G. Weaver
Th Ocean House
Newport
R. I
George Dispennette
Carthage
Durango
Col
Francis Constant
Chicago
Jacob Wells
Saratoga
Daniel F. Baxter
Board of Trade
William Petit Trowbridge
Edward ‘S’. Steel
Spring Lake
N. J
Henry Clay Nutt
Atlantic and Pacific Railway
Boston
W. H. Henerson
The
Royal Medical College
Kingston
Ont
A. Bair
Watertown
Wis
Week in History: Disasters, Disputes and Departures
Highlights include P J Sheridan injured after a Phoenix park conspiracy notoriety in Chicago a decade ago. Justice Storey killed by a runaway horse in Rockford Illinois. Edward de Cobain leading a revival in New York after expulsion from parliament. a San Francisco treasure train arrives in New York. Prussian interior minister Ernest Ludwig Herrfurth resigns. First National Bank Marathon Indiana authorized to begin business. a pleasure steamer sinks near Helsingora Finland with forty five drowned. Benton County jail prisoners escape by bars removal. Hazara revolt in Afghanistan grows as ameer tries to quell it. Alvin Clark and Maud Henry wed in Pocahontas Iowa. twins in Gloversville New York aged years old in good health. Coeur d Alene rioters released on bonds. flood and mine collapse deaths near Ginzan. arsenic poisoning in Oak Grove Delaware leaves one dead and two near death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Sheridan
Phoenix Park
Colorado
A. J. Storey
Rockford, Ill
Edward de Cobain
House of Commons
New York
San Francisco
Ernest Ludwig Herrfurth
First National Bank of Marathon
Capital
Helsingora
Finland
Benton Coury
Vinton
N.Y
Coeur d’Alene
Mexican bonds issue par for first time in country history
The $3,000,000 loan from English and French financiers is payable in two years. In Williamsport New York 600 shoe factory workers strike over wage demands adding $500 daily to costs. Denver dies in Washington at 75. Detroit's Clothilde Robinson dies at 108. Nebraska politics see disqualification for Rev J G Tate. Talladega man murdered by Rasberry who then killed himself. San Francisco sees Stephen Maybell leading a new Heaven at Hand creed. Congress nominees list includes Scott in Iowa, Baldwin in Minnesota, White in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wickert
Williamsburg
N. Y
James W. Denver
Denver
Washington
Clothilde Robinson
Detroit
J. G. Tate
Nebraska
N. Simmons
Talladega
Ala
RK. L. Rasberry
Simmons
Rasberry
Stephen Maybell
Kearney
Various 1891 News Briefs From Across the United States
Omaha police picnic attracts twenty six from Omaha to Waterloo. Minister Clark EK. Carr ordered to return to Copenhagen after vacation in Galesburg Illinois. Fraud revelations involving Henry B Ryder United States consul Copenhagen. Boston superior court petition for receiver injun tion in United States Reserve Fund association. Endowment order case. Searles relatives to sue Edward F Searles over promised money from Hopkins will filed 1891. Edison Electric Light of New Orleans bought by Fort Wayne Electric of Indiana for 875000 dollars. Yellow fever four cases aboard Eva Douglas at Mullett Key Florida. Chile agrees to convention settling claims of US citizens against Chile. Prof A T Atwater Eureka Illinois becomes president Oska loosa College Iowa. Two Illinois pioneers dead George Dispernette Carthage at Durango Colorado and Henry Lambert 75 Rockford. Cholera reports in New Jersey untrue. Fear of smallpox outbreak in New York prompts strong board of health action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
Searles
Edward F. Searles
Edison Electric Light Company
New Orleans
Fort Wayne Electric Company
Indiana
Eva Douglas
Mullett Key
Florida
United States
Chili
A. T. Atwater
Eureka
Ills
Oskaloosa College
Oskaloosa
Illinois
George Dispernette
Carthage
Durango
Colo
Henry Lambert
Rockford
New Jersey
New York
Board of Health
Two Boys Die After Ice Chest Incident in Lansing
Two young boys in Lansing Michigan shot themselves and were found after an all night search. both were dead. The report notes other items including John L Sullivan preparing for a September 1 fight with Corbett, and various political and obituaries.
Politicians campaign notes and mixed global and local incidents
Senator Hill plans October campaigning to urge New Yorkers to vote for Cleveland. Gladstone becomes England’s premier for the fourth time. A tin plant contract is awarded in Youngstown Ohio with 2 500 boxes daily capacity. A Chicago campaign novelty offers a Harrison or Cleveland mask. Henry Hall jailed in Binghamton NY for bigamy with twelve wives. Bolivia’s revolutionaries seize the capital. each side loses 500. Sandusky river bed near Tiffin rises 800 feet long ridge three feet above water. Tourists at Petoskey Michigan report a 75 feet long sea serpent. J B Campbell of Chicago offers 3550 for first souvenir half-dollar and 85 500 000 for the lot. Confederate veteran leader J B Gordon forms plan for a trustworthy Civil War history for southern schools. S M Stephenson ill in Menominee from insect bite. In Mirow Germany a shoemaker murders a rival and his wife and three children. Dr Peter Price of Tuscaloosa dies. Beitner’s chair and curtain-pole works burn at Traverse City. Berlin sees a surge of personal crisis with multiple suicides in six days. A 16 year old apprentice dies after a fair fight. Sallie Taylor dies in Richmond by fire from a match. Drowning at Warren, Kentucky in Palmer’s River. Fall River mills prosper as dividends rise across 46 mills. John W Forbes robbed of 200 in Evans ton causing trauma and potential asylum care.
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Senator Hill
Cleveland
Gladstone
England
Youngstown
Chicago
Harrison
Henry Hall
Binghamton
N Y
Bolivia
Sandusky
Tiffin
Petosky
Mich
J. B. Campbell
J. B. Gordon
Confederate Veterans
Peter Price
Tuscaloosa
Ala
William Beitner
Traverse City
Berlin
Mhad
Sallie Taylor
Richmond
David Murray
Forbes
Warren
Cotton
Fall River
Mass
John W. Forbes
Evanston
Wye
Live Stock and Produce Market Quotation Report
Chicago market figures show wheat and corn fluctuations with August to December contracts. Hogs steady gains for top grades, cattle and sheep mixed with buyer-favorable prices, while butter eggs and produce prices move in narrow ranges across regional exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Tradetolay
Union
Texas
Tennessee
Kansas
New York
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Sweeney
Reading
D. L
W. Central
Lake Shore
United States Hotel
William Street
Tracy City
Tom Corrick
Tracy
Coal Creek
Baxter
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
General Assembly
Ade
Salisbury
Commons
McCartney
Antrim
Dublin
Field
Admiral Field
Eastbourne
Sussex
Cork
House of Lords
Transactions OF the Templars
Cesar
McCurdy
W. Larue Thomas
Danville
Reuben H. Lloyd
H. B. Stoddard
Bryan
Tex
Grand Secretarial Guild
John H. Brown
Charles E. Meyer
Pennsylvania
George C. Connor
William R. Bowen
Edward C. Parmellee
Officers For Sons of Veterans
People's Party OF Iowa
Lansing
John L. Sullivan
Corbett
Georgia
Wyoming
Ohio
Davis
Reformed Church
Nevada
T. C. McCall
Mitchell
G. E. Williams
Southern Indiana Normal College
Wisconsin
John W. Babcock
A. J. Yon
W. M. Cock
James Whitehead
Kep
S. M. Stephenson
Congress
Menominee
Mirow
Germany
Traube
Kinger
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