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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1905
Page
7
Chicago press notes the Haymarket anniversary amid current unrest. Sheriff Barrett assumes command to restore order as rioting persists and unions face pressure from employers and city authorities. Coal deliveries to hospitals protected. streetcar traffic at risk on key city lines.
A conference between Levy Mayer for the Hiployers' association and leaders of the Teamsters union failed to resolve the dispute. Secretary Shaimiev of the state board of arbitration presided. President Shea denied the union’s responsibility for attacks on African American workers and rioting. Mayer pressed for reinstatement of strikers. Shea demanded discharge of nonunion workers and reinstatement of white workers, a demand Mayer rejected.
A conference collapsed as employers refused arbitration in a strike dispute. Participants argued over who may arbitrate underlying differences and the right to use public streets for lawful business. The session ended without agreement.
Police clashed with strikers as deliveries slowed in the business district. A mob jeered non union drivers, bricks flew at union and non union teams. A striker McCrackers was stabbed, a deputy sheriff was indicted for conspiracy, and merchants allied with the Employers' association to accept all deliveries.
Springfield May 5 Governor Deneen met for nearly three hours with ten Chicago business leaders to discuss potential military call up. Mayor Dunne and Chief ONeill reported strong control of the situation and decreasing rioting, while firms detailed losses. No explicit troop request was made and the governor did not commit.
Horticulturist L C Corbett outlines methods for school gardens in city and country. The Farmers' Bulletin No. 218 covers plant choices, garden layouts, rotation crops, and decorative grounds, with experiments on soils and propagation. It emphasizes pupil work and landscape planning for education and beauty.
Rose bushes that bloom all summer in colors from 10 to 50 cents each. Orders delivered from 94 Chicago St. Calls welcome to 374 and 302. Cash register for sale. Four properties for sale at $1,400 to $2,100, near court house, easy terms. Vacant lots and more listings across the city.
All ashes manure and rubbish in streets and alleys must be removed by the 16th of May or the city will remove them and charge the cost to the property owners by order of the Health Commission.
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