Panegyric and Protest at Confederate monument ceremony
Jefferson Davis defended the Southern cause at a Alabama ceremony laying the Confederate monument cornerstone in Montgomery. Ex-Governor Watts presided as Davis lauded Confederate valor, warned against reconciliation, and urged citizens to honor the past while serving the present and future. The event included tributes to Gen Gordon, a public address, and a procession with veterans and a special train to Atlanta.
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Compact of Union
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Virginia
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Protest Meeting in Albany Denounces Davis Speech
A large Albany gathering led by Gen H A Barnum condemned Jefferson Davis and the Montgomery action. Speakers urged loyalty to the Union and denounced the rebelling South, calling for a renewal of Union principles and pledging support to Allied leaders.
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Ala
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Tony Jefferson Davis
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Tony
Barnum
Eight-Hour Demand Shakes Chicago Milwaukee Rail Lines
Chicago and Milwaukee employes petitioned for an eight hour day with ten hour pay, presenting 150 signatures to the company. Northwestern officials rejected the demand, threatening a continuation of current hours or a strike. Milwaukee freight shops refused eight hours with reduced pay, while Chicago crews faced a ten cent round trip charge and a nine hour Saturday. Mr Thompson led a committee to General Manager Hughitt seeking a compromise.
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Natal
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Hughitt
Chicago
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Milwaukee Strike Shuts Down Mills for Eight Hour Demand
The John Py & Co packing works in Milwaukee closed with about 900 workers out, following Knights of Labor organizing and demands for eight hours at ten, amid widespread factory shutdowns. Several hundred other mill workers also unemployed as unions push for shorter hours nationwide. Smaller demonstrations planned in New York, Baltimore, and Toledo as eight hour laws loom.
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Concordia Opera House
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Winchester
Strikers Face Backlash Over Railroad Wrecks
News from Wyandotte County reports intense local anger at strikers for a train wreck that killed two and spurred public meetings. Kansas City merchants say rail traffic is unusually strong. In St Louis, Knights of Labor boards discuss strike status with a secrecy about a potential halt. A House committee arrived at a southern hotel for investigations with no final seating decision.
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Third Avenue Line tensions and arrests in New York
Reports from New York describe strike tensions on the Third Avenue Line with police guarding picket lines and boycott attempts. Five men associated with the unrest were arrested for disturbing the peace, pleading guilty as investigations continue.
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Beak and Frye clash over oleomargarine taxes and mail subsidies
In a Washington debate Beck denounces an $800,000 subsidy for American vessels arguing it profits a few corporations and harms farmers by keeping mail deliveries in private hands. He argues mails should move swiftly under existing law and criticizes subsidies as corrupt waste. The session also covers a trade dollar retirement proposal and a veto of reservoir funding on the Mississippi.
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