Bloody race riot in New Orleans leaves several dead
Desperate white levee laborers in fog attacked colored workers with Winchester rifles at ships near New Orleans. At least six killed and a dozen wounded. Police presence insufficient. militia ready. Causes trace to wage disputes and job allocations. Names of several victims and injured listed. two unidentified men allegedly drown. Political leaders call for peace as consuls consider action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Wade
William Campbell
Phillips
Jules Calice Carrabe
Lyons
Cromwell Line
Leonard Mallard
James A. Bane
Henry Brown
Tim Perstein
Louis Cast
Billy Williams
Frank Lighthall
Robert Brooks
Winchester
Fired On Yankee Vessel Chased by Spanish Warship
Allianica, the Colombian line steamer out of Colon to New York, reported a Spanish brigantine warship firing at her about 7:30 AM off Cuba. The Spaniard pursued about 25 miles then altered course back. Captain Crossman plans to notify Secretary Gresham. Also noted: ex-State Treasurer Taylor arrested in Vera Cruz. Gen Harrison ill in Indianapolis. Good Citizenship League head Nicholson. false Cleveland knee report debunked. Roby Race Track set to open April 18. U S Marshal Kesxae resignation offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allianica
Crossman
Colon
New York
Cuba
Sowel
Cornado
Huelva
Spain
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Campbell-Bannerman
Egypt
Nossi-Be
St. Augustine Bay
Madagascar
Shanghai
New Chang
Chnese
Russia
Reichstag
Juarez
Congress
Taylor
Lower Tooting
London
Admiral da Gama
Brazil
House of Commons
Chicago
Europe
Bank cashier Henry Wing found dead with revolver in barn
A Graf ton Massachusetts National Bank cashier Henry F Wing is found dead in his barn with a bullet wound and the revolver by his side. Health problems and looming estate lawsuits said to have unsettled him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Wing
Grafton
Mass
National Bank
New Orleans Dispatch
L. V. Cooley
Ouachita
Marcus Collins
Gobeau Landing
Aiden
Laura Blanks
George W. Knight
Trinity
Knight
Collins
John Townsend
Lynchburg
Ohio
Kansas City
Thomas Howard
Bell County
Kentucky
Jennie West
South Dakota
Reading
Cheater
Cumberland
New York
Chester
Los Angeles
J. A. Hamilton
American Railway Union
Denver
Cincinnati
Longfellow
Cincinnati, Memphis and New Orleans Packet Company
New Orleans
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Hayward
Minnesota Senate
San Francisco
Cal
Bawnmore
Harry Hayward
Catherine Ging
Minneapolis
Fire disasters sweep several towns causing heavy losses
A ten month old baby died in Tacoma after playing with matches. Milan Locust Valley coal mine in Missouri burned destroying buildings and shafts for about $75,000 with little insurance. Flora Indiana lost its business district to fire. A Champlain Beaubien Detroit fire ruined a four story complex including Detroit Stamping and other firms, losses exceed $75,000 with no injuries. Globe Tobacco Company building nearby escaped damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCallum
Tacoma
Wash
Milan
Locust Valley
Flora
Indiana
Champlain and
Beaubien Streets
Detroit
Mich
Detroit Stamping G Company
Detroit Corkscrew Company
A. A. Eastwick & Co
Notable Deaths and Marital Plans Stir New York
A New York report notes Don suelo Vanderbilt will marry Julie W Mackay Jr. Otis Russel Johnson, a Michigan industrial magnate, dies in Racine at 80. Edwin Forbes, artist and war correspondent, dies in New York aged 61. Mrs Elizabeth Forrest of Chicago, noted charity worker, is dead. Harry T Armetead, captain of the Oxford boat team, dies in Lynn at 36. Secretary Gresham, ill with neuralgia, shows improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Donsuelo Vanderbilt
Julie W. Mackay
Otis Russel Johnson
Michigan
Racine
Edwin Forbes
Elizabeth Forrest
Forrest
Chicago
Harry T. Armetead
Oxford
Lynn
Mass
Gresham
Kalamazoo convention nominates Milnes on 110th ballot
In Kalamazoo Michigan the Republican convention nominated Lieutenant Governor Milnes for Congress on the 110th ballot to succeed Julian Caesar Burrows. George I Shoup was re elected as United States Senator from Idaho. Oklahoma lower house passed a bill banning cigarette manufacture and distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
Milnes
Congress
Julian Caesar Burrows
George I. Shoup
United States
Idaho
Oklahoma
Chicago Democrats Nominate Slates for City and State Posts
Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry was ejected from the New York legislative floor for lobbying for a whipping post. Chicago Democrats named Frank Wenter for Mayor J B Cooke for Treasurer William Mangler for Clerk and George A. Trude for Attorney. Patrick H. Gilkey nominated for Congress in Michigan Third District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry
New York
Chicago Democrats
Frank Wenter
J. 8. Cooke
Wm. Mangler
Geo. A. Trude
Patrick H. Gilkey
Michigan
Fire at Sowel mine kills twenty one in Spain
Twenty one people die in a catastrophe at the Sowel coal mine near Corrnado Huelva Spain. The disasters crowd includes all ages and raises fears for survivors.
Humpty Dumpty Attracts Big Crowd In Chicago Theatre
Humpty Dumpty Up to Date at McVickers Chicago Theatre features Franz Ebert as Humpty Dumpty with a large Liliputian cast. The act showcases mechanical effects, a trained pig, and a nine foot tall giant Kaleb drawing audience gasps amid witty songs and clever staging. Matinees are scheduled on Wednesday and Saturday.
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First Baptist Church of Cincinnati
Ministers’ Conference
Perpetual Motion
Fulton County
Ind
Martin Kesler
McVicker
Chicago
Humpty Dumpty
Franz Ebert
Ludwig Merkel
Misa Selma Goerner
Adolf Zink
Liliputians
Herta Jaeger
Elise Lau
Hermann Ring
Tda Mahr
Poni la Meister
Ludwig Morkel
Kaleb
Talest
General Laber Council
United States
Charles Elliott
Nightly police clash ends in killings and arrests
Reports describe officers clashing with a gang of tramps resulting in Officer Campbell fatally shooting Jas Free man and wounding Tim Lallan and a third man. Twelve suspects were jailed afterward. Separately, a riot at a Chicago juvenile home led to arrests after inmates toppled windows and furniture.
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Campbell
Jas
Freeman
Tim Lallan
Indiana Avenue
Chicago
Stanton Avenue
Dayton
Hot Springs
Ark
Dennie
Maryland
Georgia
Cedartown
Dunn
Minnesota
Charles A. Dana
New York
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Michigan
Industrial and Financial Notes From the Era
Financial and industrial briefs report George W. Bush & Sona in Wilmington failing with liabilities of 250000 and assets of 450000. The Gale Shoe Company of Haverhill refuses to negotiate with its striking workers. Bromley Bros of Philadelphia grants a 6 percent wage advance to art square weavers. R G Dun weekly review notes rising exchange rates but limited wage gains amid nationwide strikes including 15000 coal miners near Pittsburgh and 17000 unemployed. independent sugar refineries align with the sugar trust to hold prices. Indiana miners’ association doubts Pittsburgh strike spreads to the state. Two thousand more miners join the Pittsburgh strike. seven thousand men out overall. In Cleveland, 17 boilermakers strike at Globe shipyard following a broader labor wave.
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Gale Shoe Company
Haverhill
Mass
Bromley Bros
Philadelphia
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Pittsburg
Sugar Trust
Indiana Miners’ Association
Globe Shipyard
Cleveland
Ohio
Wixty
Markets Report Across U.S. Livestock and Grains
Chicago cattle at 83.75 to 89.00, hogs 3.00 to 4.50, sheep 2.00 to 4.75. wheat No 2 red around 52 to 60 cents, corn 41 to 44 cents, oats 28 to 33 cents. Prices listed for Indianapolis, St Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Toledo, Buffalo, Milwaukee, and New York markets with varied grain and livestock ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
No-To-Bac touted as cure for tobacco habit
Caldwell New Jersey March 11 1895 special report on 8 J Gould who after thirty six years of tobacco use claims a miraculous recovery after trying No-To-Bac a guaranteed cure from Sterling Remedy Company New York and Chicago He asserts rapid relief from nicotine craving improved sleep and weight gain and warns of counterfeit imitations while urging others to seek the remedy through reputable druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Caldwell
Templar Conclave To Be Held In Boston With Excursion Deals
The article notes a Boston August Templar conclave for Sir Knights with Nickel Plate excursion tickets offering round trips to multiple resorts without extra cost. It mentions 4,721,632 people in manufacturing earning 2,253,216,529 in wages and goods valued at 3,372,437, and discusses regional mining chatter about Coolgardie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Templar
Boston
Mass
Chautauqua Lake
Niavara Falls
Thousand Islands
Rapida
St. Lawrence
Saratoga
Palisades
Hudson
Hoosac
Bargains in Wall Paper Offered by Chicago Dealer
Alfred Feats of 182 184 W Madison street Chicago advertises great bargains in wall paper with free samples on request. The note claims coats are cheaper in South Africa than elsewhere and cheapest in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Feats
Madison Street
Chicago
South Africa
China
Merely Good Health Through Skin Purification Claims
An advertisement extols Kipane Tabuka Bipane Tavuies as blood purifying and blemish clearing for a better life. promotes improved complexion as health.
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Telegraph
Defaulter Taylor
Tampa
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Harrison Js
Harrison
North
Delaware Street
Indianapolis
E. Nicholson
Good Citizenship State League
Cape Henry
Pamlico Sound
Cape
Roby Track
Ayala
The
Roby Racing Association
Governor of Indians
Hawthorne
Unites States
Kes Xae
Henry Bohl
Crime and Casualty
George W. Bush & Sona
Wilmington
Del
Gould
Coolgardie
Western Australia
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