Darlington Riot Escalates as Dispensary War Spreads
Reports from Darlington South Carolina describe a violent clash linked to the dispensary law. Fugitives flee as a posse chases them. constables and armed citizens exchange fire, killing several including Frank Norment and Redmond Dell. State troops and militia are deployed, with many refusing orders. Governor Tillman moves to seize rail lines and armories to restore order.
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Cuanuaeror
8. C
Derlington
Darlington
News and Courier
F. E. Norment
Seana Ae
Rogers
Frank Norment
Consables
Citieens
Frank
Vermont
Redmond
Dell
Ater
Norment
McLenden
Carlgan
Seals Norment
H. D. Lucas
Darigan
Charleston
Sumter
Minning
Winnsboroagh
Tillman
Lerch
Corwmma
Florence Dis
Watts
Richland Volunteer Rifles
Arma
Labor unrest flares in coke region but no general strike
Reports from Connelleville and Uniontown indicate no broad strike, with some local stoppages at Leissening No 3 and Lemont while ovens stay in operation. In Kentucky the Peach Orchard Coal Co struggles to hire miners as 300 Italians depart for Hungarian workers. rioting and property damage occur in Uniontown area with dynamite used at Morrell and Dunbar plants and two thirds of works closed.
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Prrrasuca
Connelleville
Leissening
No 3
Lemont
Asgisaxp
Peach Orchard Coal Company
Big Sandy
Prerancec
Uniontown
Coke
Oliver
Leissenig
Morrell and
Wheeler
Humphrey
Anchor
Morrell
Dunbar
Hill Farm
A Better Feeling In Market Trade Volumes Rise
The Evening Post reports a distinctly more cheerful trade mood with actual volume of transactions rising materially this week. Clearing house activity remains weak compared with 1893 due to price ranges well below last year, tempering overall comparisons.
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New York
The
Evening Post
Murdered Widow Dies at Hands of Son-in-Law
Lima Ohio April 2 Mrs Brock a wealthy widow near Upper Sandusky was killed by her son in law Isadore Taylor who shot her after repeated money demands. He fled the scene took his family away and has not yet been captured a posse is pursuing him.
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Wasaierox
South Carolina
Congress
Representative McLaurin
Tillman
Representative Strait
Lancaster
D. C
Lima
Ohio
Brock
Upper Sandusky
Isadore Taylor
Taylor
Fire Burns SixStory Building in Rocaweter NY
A six story building owned by Tichner & Jacobi at North St. Paul and Andrews streets burned today. Loss to the building is 50000 with 45000 insured. Stocks for Tichner & Jacobi 5000 not but 20000 insured. Rothschild & Baum stock loss 120000. Black & Myers stock loss 75000 with partial insurance.
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Rocaweter
N. Y
Tichner & Jacobi
North St. Paul and
Andrews Streets
Rothschild &Iaum
Black & Myers
Crowded Coxey Army Faces Growth and Tension
Reports from East Pennsylvania to Ohio describe Coxey's Commonweal Army growing to 334 men at Camp Gompers and 243 marching toward Sewickly, with discipline praised, but feuds, court martial threats, and a secret service plan stirring tension as road confrontations and local unrest flare in multiple towns.
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East Pareatine
Ohio
Gompers
Coxey
Carl Brown
Smith
Fats
College Hill
Sewickly
Beaver Valley
Allegheny
Pirrescre
Washington
Carl Browne
Judge Stowe
Jack
Massillon
Coke Region Strikes So Far Spread Across Frick Works
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on April 3 the coal coke region sees near total plant closings and rising unrest as Frick workers at Trotter strike and threats to march on Frick Davidson works loom. Foreigner workers in the Scottdale area report continued operations amid mounting tension.
From revelry to riot at Carmen citi club box fracas
A Mask ball at Tammany Hall ends in a deadly brawl as Roundman Shay confronts Eddie Hirsch in a box. Bottles and chairs fly. Terencé Gallagher dies likely of heart disease after the lights go out. Police arrest a frenzied crowd. Eddie Hirsch connected with a Coney Island dance hall. Edward Correy listed as organizer with East Fourteenth street saloon.
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New York
Tammany Hall
Roundeman Shay
Eddie Hirsch
Coney Island
Hirsch
Shay
Terencé Gallagher
125Th Street
Matt Buckner
Baxter Street
George Bernstein
Gallagher
Roundman
Carmencita Club
Edward Correy
Billy McGlory
Correy
East Fourteenth Street
East Side
Suppressing News and Political Tensions Across States
Dispatches from Darlington and Charleston report militia control of telegraph messages, Governor Waite praising Governor Tillman, and a failed bombing attempt against the Charleston dispensary. A Denver briefing notes Waite’s view on Tillman and law enforcement.
Breckinridge Denies Major Marital Proposals In Court
In Lexington circuit court Colonel Breckinridge testified he never proposed to Miss Pollard or discussed marriage or a child. He described earlier interviews and a New York trip plan, while confirming details of payments, letters, and a pistol moment amid tense exchanges. Louise Lowell, a stenographer, described copying Breckinridge letters and noted Miss Pollard’s Lexington address.
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Miss Pollard
Colonel Breckinridge
Mies Pollard
Hoffman House
Whitney and
Fairchild
Europe
Breckinridge
Major Moore
Plaintiff
Butterworth
Thomas
Riggs House
Moore
New York
Chief of Police
Washington
Washington and Lee University
General Sherman
Congressional Library
Waa
Jere Wilson
W. C. P. Breckinridge
Louise Lowell
Capitol
Lowell
Treasury Department
Sceen
Mr. Wilson
Upper Street
Lexington
German Pioneer Carl Stellhorn Dies at 78 in Fort Wayne
Obituary notices report James E Majors a Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago conductor dies at home after brain trouble. Other deaths include Carl Stellhorn aged 78 from Hannover, Germany, and a string of local infant and adult fatalities with brief funeral details. A wandering girl named Phillis appears in a final note.
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Horace Street
James E. Majors
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Columbia City
Stephen Majors
England
Martin
Madison Street
Carl Stellhorn
Mr. Stellhorn
Hannover
Germany
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Fire in Welsh Mountains Destroys Hundreds of Acres
A spark from a locomotive on the Lancaster and Downingtown line set a forest fire on the Welsh mountains near Bareville Pennsylvania. By morning the blaze had consumed several hundred acres of timber and burned out after spreading to clearings around. Attempts to halt it failed. Rostox reports Rev J M Babcock, seventy four, a retired lecturer, suffocated in bed from a slight house fire at No 5 Dover Street. Two other lodgers were saved via ladders.
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Lancaster
Lancaster and
Downingtown
Welsh Mountains
Bareville
Rostox
J. M. Babcock
Dover Street
Mysterious Self-Inflicted Death in Indianaplis Home
A woman aged 28 died at the home of Charles Pierce on Kingman Street in Indianapolis from a gunshot to the heart. A revolver lay beside her. Neighbors were alerted by a shot heard while Pierce was away, and relatives described the marriage as apparently very happy.
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Henry Walda
Calhoun St
Bass Foundry
Helen‘ V. Pena
Charles W. Pens
Indiana Avenue
Wayne Township
George Jourdan
Allen County
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Harrison Street
Ixpianavots
Ind
Charles Pierce
Kingman Street
Pierce
Pioneers of Ohio and Indiana to Hold Grand Mass Meeting
Arrangements completed for a mass meeting of Ohio and Indiana pioneers to be held next month. Fort Recovery in Ohio is favored for its historic ties, noting St. Clair’s 1791 defeat and General Wayne’s later victory nearby.
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Indiana
Ohio
Poxrti
Axp
Ind
Fort Recovery
Hin
Here
St. Clair
Wayne
Clausmeier's Capture At Hinton's For Forgery
A well dressed stranger tried to pass a forged 15 dollar check at John C. Hintons restaurant. Sheriff Clausmeier and Deputy Harrod arrested the man, who was bound over to court on forgery. The alleged forger, possibly Charles James, was not from the city.
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John C. Hinton
George B. Stemen
Hinton
Clausmeier
Harrod
Ryan
Charles James
Doorstep Baby Found at Washington Street Home
A foundling girl was left last night on the doorstep of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lindlag at 25 Ens Street Washington. The baby was warmly dressed and placed in a market basket with a nursing bottle and a note starting My Philip Lindlas. the couple, having no children of their own, gave the infant a warm welcome.
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Phil Lindlag
Ens
Washington Street
Congregational Meeting Votes to Rename Church Westminster
The Second Presbyterian church chapel hosted a large congregational meeting chaired by D F Bower. Members approved reports, re elected trustees F W Antrup and C B Beaver, and renamed the church Westminster church by a near unanimity. Westminster’s semi centennial is set for May 8 with plans to honor past pastors including Rev Henry Ward Beecher.
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Second Presbyterian Church
D. F. Bower
C. B. Beaver
F. W. Antrup
Sol. Bush
G. R. Hench
George Miawonger
A. M. Baxter
Chas. S. Bush
H. B. Hunt
Westminster Church
Central
Olivet
Charles Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
T. W. Erdman
George C. Little
W. H. McFarland
J. M. Fulton
Narrow Escape At Startle in East Yards
A night watchman named Hudry on Buchanan street survived a close call when engine No 15 struck his left shoulder at 3:30 AM near the east yards. He was taken home for examination by Dr. Geo. C. Siemen with only bruises evident. Several other incidents and local notices follow, including a fall from a train, a severe head wound, and a stabbing update. Democrats meet at Center Schoolhouse for primary results listing local officials. Larry Markey and wife sail from New York for Europe with Ireland on the itinerary.
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Hudry
Buchanan Street
Geo. C. Siemen
William Cox
Smith Street
John J. Ogle
Pennsylvania
John Madden
Olds Wagon Works
West Williams Street
Jamie Hawkins
Ed Hawkins
Paul Bailey
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Wilson
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Paul Wolf
Geo. Wagemann
Edna Stalf
James Reardon
George Jordan
Bright
Charles Altevogt
John F. Haller
Christian Fuchs
Anna B. Baals
Edward Kegelman
Phillis
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Hiner
Adams Township
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William Eggemann
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