Labor Strikes Gain as Chicago Rail Traffic Returns
Chicago dispatches report strikers returning to work and traffic resuming with near normal conditions. Debs and McBride pushed for broad walkouts while Vice President Wickes refused arbitration talks. Sacramento strikers threaten armed resistance to troops in Stockton with trains blocked and mail trains allowed only.
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Chicago
Thadey
Wickes
Pullman Company
St. Louis
Kansas City
Weaver
Nashville
Fort Beott
Kan
Kanawhe
Michigan
Charleston
W. Va
A. R
Mattoon
Federated Trades and Labor Unions
Pullman
Debs
Sovereign
McBride
Cleveland
Amiasé
United
Sea Ie
K. of T
Ghicaro
San Francisco
Sacramento
Stockton
Insurance Man Escapes Murder Plot in Cincinnati
Adolph Orendorf, independent insurance agent, was lured to 405 West Eighth Street by Richard Wilson and fatally assaulted with a hatchet. Caldwell, Wilson’s brother in law, planned murder and robbery aided by two women and a boy who helped dig a ready grave in the cellar. Orendorf is gravely injured. Caldwell remains at large.
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Cincinnati
Adolph Orendorf
Lila Insurance
Mad ‘Anthony Street
Richard Wilson
West Eighth Street
Frank Caldwell
Wilson
Caldwell
Orendorf
Fannie Caldwell
Harry Johnson
Johnson Boy
Disease Among Bugs Shows Fair Progress in Illinois
Springfield special reports the state entomologist says contagious diseases can reduce chinch bug numbers. He has many requests for diseased bugs to fill in July while mail delays hinder lab work. People are advised to use neighbor infection boxes if needed. The disease appears in four counties Marion Clinton Effingham Fayette and thrives with adequate rain.
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Springfield
State Department ‘of Agriculture
Ilinois
Marion
Clinton
Efingham
Fayette
Explosion Tears Through Cincinnati Anarchist Figure
The report describes a fatal blast injuring Tenure La Drivers, a Cincinnati heir associated with anarchist notoriety. His body was shredded, a hand hurled through a door, and nearby windows broken by a dynamite pocket device. A postal card from United States Mutual Tire Insurance Co. was found on him.
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Cincinnati
United States Mutual Tire Insurance Company of
New York
Young Dritery
Mad Engineer Attacks by Fireman Halted on Kansas City Express
On a Kansas City Express bound south from East Afton Engineer Robert Paul frothing and barking was tackled by his fireman who restrained him. The train was driven to Venice where authorities took control, possibly due to a dog bite incident earlier. Station agent in Coffeemile killed by bandits during a separate robbery. the attack ended with the bandits escaping.
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Aton
Kansas City Express
East Afton
Robert Paul
Paul
Venice
Hbandite
Coffeemile
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Nawata
I. T
Richards
Heo
Cnstum
Sarinaw, Mich
William Kinz
Charlie Stillwell
Mr. King
Young Stilwell
Battle reports claim 1000 rebels killed at Paso Funda
London dispatches say in Paso Funda ta Grande do Sul on June 7 1000 rebels were killed in battle with insurgent commander General Saraiva declaring victory. Von Kotze declared innocent and released by order of the Emperor. Rev Mr Fisher becomes a Catholic and Lord Randolph Charentil arrives aboard the Majestic. he declines interview.
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London
Paso Funda
Ta Grande Do Sul
Saraiva
Mr. Fisher
Methodist Episcopal American Church In
Home
Demoralizing Trade Shift Amid Great Strike Pressure
New York special notes a sharp restriction in general trade and industrial production due to railroad trouble. Idle workers surge beyond prior labor conflicts. prices rise for cereals, pork, lard, fruits, vegetables, and meats. Western regions see higher prices for pig iron and livestock. trade slows in many cities while eastern markets show limited gains. Wheat stocks, exports, and weekly business failures are reported with global supply context.
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New York
Bradstreetts
Sa Ficup
West
Chicago
San Francisco
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Omaha
Kansas City
St Louis
Cleveland
Pittsburg
United States
Canada
Europe
Foreclosure Foul Play and Duel Lights in Farmland Rows
Reports from Harper County Kansas describe foreclosure delays under Judge Molay and federal eviction attempts halted by local mobs seizing granaries and farm property. In Wyoming, two women duel over a family feud sending bullets through town as Mrs Eva Bye and Mrs W G Angus spark a sheriff’s bond. In Michigan a farmer dies and a helper is fatally injured by a bull, while cholera spreads in St Petersburg with new cases and deaths in the past day.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Kansas
Harper County
Molay
United States
Toit
Slites
Lardner
Delata
Premiaesa
Launa
Wyoming
Buffalo
Wyo
W.G. Angus
Eva Bye
Angus
Red” Angus
Johnson County
Rustler
Dagger
Haid
Gye
Three New York Men Drowned in Rockaway Squall
Three New York business men drowned at Hayes Island inlet when their sloop Gazelle capsized during a sudden squall. The incident occurred near Rockaway and follows reports of a larger collapse at the nearby exposition grounds burying twenty eight workers, four injured.
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New York
Fast Rockaway
X.Y
Spreial
Hayes Island Inlet
Gazelle
Bucharest
Fay
Chicago in Riot as Federal Troops Muster to Quell Strike
A massive mob in Chicago clashes with police and deputies as violence spreads from Stock Yards to Kensington. Federal troops and National Guard units are dispatched after Mayor Hopkins and Gov Altgeld appeal for order. 10,000 armed men threaten to shoot to enforce obedience amid derailments and arson.
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Grihg
Fa Moiea
Cincinnati Express
Michigan Central
Hopkins
Eee Hunt
Galao
Gilbert
Altgeld
Washington
Chicago
Mila
Claveland
Looters Plunder Cars as Bonfire Fire Rages
Rioters looted 3600 car yards as a bonfire blaze lit miles of night. Strikers aided by women broke into locked cars taking cushions desks furniture bedding chairs and coal. Pandemonium and frenzy marked the scene with no authority to stop the chaos.
Strikes Tie Up Rail Lines Centering Cleveland
A sweeping railroad strike in Cleveland Ohio leads to a citywide tie up after an all night AJR meeting. By 10 am every line except Nickel Plate reported congestion and freight delays while passenger service was widely suspended.
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ALR. U
Cleveland
AJR
Ohio
President Debs Statement on the Rail Strike Causes
Debs delivers an address to the public discussing the strike and its causes. He cites the Pullman affair, the conduct of the company, and the response of the American Railway Union in relation to workers and management.
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Pullman
Fuilian
Tt 9
Fullman
Thas
Asia
Deha
A. Tt. U
Dohe
American Railway Union
Hen Jessed
Tha
Fire devastates Panhandle yards in Chicago incident
A massive blaze destroyed two miles of tracks at the Panhandle yards near Fifty-fifth Boulevard and Western Avenue, burning box cars coal and switch-houses. Losses are estimated around a hundred thousand dollars as crowds shouted and fled the fire.
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Chigara
Inchessnees
Panhandle
Fifty-fifth Boulevard
Western Avenue
Strikes Seize Rail Lines Blocking Bay Area
A San Francisco dispatch reports Oakland strikers control the Mole and narrow gauge lines, block air lines, and seize engines and yards from Sacramento to West Oakland. US Marshal aims to deploy regulars as martial law is discussed to restore service and reconnect Bay Area routes.
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Sacramento
Cal
Telpleas
San Franches
Oakland Varie
United States
Ren
Oakland
Bay
West Oakland
Debs Chooses Buffalo as Next Objective Point
The article notes Mr Debs may target Buffalo as a new objective point to disrupt rail traffic between the West and the East. It cites Buffalo and Chicago as key railroad centers whose traffic could be impaired by such actions.
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Buffalo
Debs
Chicago
A. BR. UL Endorses Joliet Strike After Meeting
The A. BR. UL met at Joliet on the eleventh and decided to support the strike. Engineers refused to work unless their own fireman was provided, triggering a labor stand.
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A. BR. UL
Joliet
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von Koitze
Berlin
von Kotze
Lord Randy
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Majestic
Lord Randolph
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Tluly
Cronstadt
Ircat
Aintia
Kennington
Illnois Central
Ees Central
Stock Yards
Packingtown
Tortidth
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Lake Shore
Sherifs
Atrikera
Geogan
Frayne
Dist Street
Derth
Lake
Kensington
Pullmanated
Eécnes
Pitman
Iladock
Inihnan Buidipges
Chicaco Ami Astern
Wlingis
Rotera
Illinois Central
Rwitchiman
Baidastha
RIKER
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Alfesta
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