Homestead Mills Struggle Draws Wide Attention
Reported lockout at Carnegie mills in Homestead with 6000 workers idle. Non union men fill gaps as Chief engineers oppose unskilled labor. Hugh O Donnell’s sudden Eastward departure sparks rumors of negotiations and labor leadership talks with Powderly and Gompers. Police and militia monitor tensions as sympathetic strikes spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priavretrus
P. N
Iron and Steel Mills
Kensington
Carnegie Mills
Homestead
Pittsburg
Thomestead
Lester
Calhoun
Vornmell
Recret
New York
Hugh O’donnell
O'Donnell
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
T. V. Powderly
Knights of Labor
Philadelphia
O’donnell
Europe
Homestead Mills
Red Star
Antwerp
P. N.J
Pinkerton
Hugh O'Donnell
Harrisburg
Indiana Hosts First Large Scale Horse Race Trials
The Indianapolis racing event aims to showcase top speed horses as a large crowd expects fast track records. Notable entrants include New York Central and Lord Clinton, with owners like W H Wilson and notable sires such as Semicolon and Smuggler. Transportation plans rely on Monon and Lake Erie trains, while three events lead the program under Starter Frank Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Lackey
Frank Walker
New York Central
N.Y. H
Lord Clinton
Blazeberry
W.H. Wilson
Cynthiana
Wilson
Abdallah Park
Simmons
da Jarnette
Budd Doble
Cleveland
Remay
Brignoli Wilkes
Zestata
Indianapolis Driving Club
King Frenzel
Board of Agriculture
Jokupee
College-ave
Fair Grounds
Monon
Lake Erie
Union Station
Maj. Wonder
Telegram
Lee H
Kissell
Dallas
No Meeting Held Over Indianapolis Baseball Club
The Indianapolis baseball club faced a postponed stockholders meeting at Denison House after poor attendance. President Golt could not declare the plan, but an effort to keep the club alive is planned if replacements are found to play. The outcome hinges on a possible four club league or consolidation with the eastern league remnant after Monday night's decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Baseball Club
Denison House
Golt
Suy
Columbus Club
Columbus
Grand Trunk Smash Kills Four Near St Catharines
Four people are reported dead after a collision between a steamboat express from Buffalo and the local Grand Trunk train serving Port Colborne between St Catharines and Merriton on Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Trunk
St. Catharines
Ont
Buffalo
Port Colborne
Grand Trunk Railroad
Merriton
Sunday Morning Accident Slams Motor Into Buggy
An electric motor struck a buggy on Twentieth at Illinois Sunday morning injuring Andy Wallace and Mike Ryan. Wallace suffered a broken left arm and a mashed right knee while Ryan sustained several rib injuries and facial bruising. Both were reported improving at St. Vincent's hospital on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Wallace
Mike Ryan
Twentiethat
Illinois
Andy
Ryan
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Mob forces man to flee Pavucah after assault
In PavucaH Kentucky on a Friday a mob of masked men whipped Peter Ross a Black man and ordered him to leave town. He departed then married a young white woman who had recently inherited substantial money. The woman had earlier run away from home and led a dissolute life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pavucah
Peter Ross
THAT POULLOCK LIGHT SUIT
The $25 000 libel case of Rev. J A Pollock against Capt Eli Ritter grows from an interview in The Sun. Pollock says he is in the prohibition party in good standing and holds trusted religious posts while alleging harassment and injury to his name. Ritter scoffs that Pollock issued a circular to damage him and that Pollock relies on money from the case for his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Pollock
Eli Ritter
The
Sun
Mutter
Prohibition
Eli F. Ritter
Tir Lux
Brother Pollock
Cronin-C Conspiracy Pushes to Uncover Murderers
A Cronin committee meeting on July 18 plans to seek top legal counsel and funding from the east to pursue untried suspects in the Cronin murder. Resolutions accuse Michael Davitt of authoring statements used to justify the crime and shield leaders. Copies go to Irish bishops in Ireland and the United States, Rome clergymen, and nationalist MPs. An envoy will be sent to Ireland to present the issue to Irish bishops in an effort to expose the plot and halt the scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curcaco
Cronin Committee
Ireland
Michael Davitt
Cronin
Shield
Davitt
United States
Cardinal Ledochowski
Rome
Lier, Kilby
American College
Ledochowski
Conklin Dismissal Sparks Public Debate at Court House
The board of public safety issued a summary disposition against Officer Conklin, with many condemning the punishment as overly harsh. Prosecutor Wright and Judge Buskirk voiced the same view and a petition for reinstatement is circulating. Trials for Sergt. Hagerdorn and others, set for Monday, were postponed as no board members appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conklin
Board of Public Safety
Court House
Wright
Buskirk
Colbert
Sergt. Hagerdorn
Viaduct Sidewalks Opened Amid Delayed Traffic
Monday the Virginia Ave viaduct sidewalks opened to the public and by Tuesday evening the driveways were to be ready for vehicle use. Acme paving head DeRuiter warned that street car tracks not yet finished may prevent traffic by Tuesday. Rumors of a possible demonstration linger as the south side contemplates action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Ave
DeRuiter
Acme Paving Company
Sun
Labor Day planning sparks union dispute in city
The labor day arrangements committee met in Machinists hall and debated recognizing the Knights of Labor. Brentlinger of the Cigarmakers moved to strike that portion from the report, sending the issue to a special committee of Deery, Haines, Roberts, Groff and Boyle. The panel will report next Sunday with aim to unite all labor groups for a single day. Riggs of the Street railway brotherhood urged a united front and less contention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groff
Brentlinger
Cigarmakers’ Union
Knights of Labor
Jas. Deery
A. E. Haines
Harry Roberts
Robert Groff
Stephen Boyle
J. P Riggs
Street Railway Brotherhood
Documentary History of New York Books Presented to So ciety
Amos C Hall, aged Laporte resident, presented the local Society of the Sons of New York with The Documentary History of New York. The set, long out of print, covers the St. Lawrence journey of Father Simon Lemoine and events up to 1849, detailing the wood buffalo and six nations Indians, with Hall's Oneida roots and Indiana residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Old York State
Amos C. Hall
Laporte
Society of the Sons of New York
New York
State Library
Albany
New York State
Simon Lemoine
Plains
Canada
Six Nations
Mr. Hall
Deerfield
Oneida County
N. Y
Laporte County
Indiana
Grand Old New York
Aggressive landlord vows detectives on case at Grand hotel
An aggrieved landlord defends his treatment of Grand hotel staff after five girls were discharged for negligence. He disputes claims of poor food, says detectives will uncover who started the tale, and notes quick replacements. Also, Express company messenger Geo P Williams is suspended after the Adair robbery as Dalton gang investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Hotel
Foor
President Harrison Leaves Cape May For Washington
A storm in Ripley, Ohio, caused lightning to strike the home of William Mann. His 19 year old daughter Mamie, who had been nearly blind for 15 years, was prostrated but later recovered enough to see clearly. President Harrison departed Cape May for Washington at 8 55 oclock Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Cape May
Washington
Ripley
Wm. Mann
Mamie
Awful Accident Destroys Driver After Bridge Dragging Incident
John Ellis a 58 year old Nordyke Marmon workman was dragged over the Morris street bridge by frightened horses. His left eye was torn from its socket and his head badly mashed, with doctors predicting imminent death. The accident occurred while he attempted to control the animals and was witnessed by his son H D Smith. Ellis lived on the hill in West Indianapolis and leaves a widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris St
White River
John Ellis
Nordyke & Marmon
Iron Works
Hillis
Ellis
Powers & Murphy’s
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Marsee
Enlis
Indianapolis
H. D. Smith
Nordykeave
Morrisst
Carter Is Chairman The Republican Campaign Leader Hustler
Thomas H. Carter elected chairman of the Republican National Committee at a meeting Saturday afternoon. A former commissioner of the General Land Office, he will resign that post. Carter, 35, is a lawyer from Ohio who moved to Montana and served in Congress. Jerry Rusk praised Carter in a speech at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, while reports say W F Harrity may head the Democratic committee. Stevenson toured New York areas with crowds but spoke little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas H. Carter
Republican National Committee
General Land Office
Carter
National Committee
Campbell
Eleury Payne
Wisconsin
Ohio
Montana
Congress
Harrison
Jerry Rusk
Fifth-ave
Rusk
W. F. Harrity
Pennsylvania
Democratic National Committee
Stevenson
Utica
Cleveland
Gray Gables
Destruction reports of Sanguir island volcanic eruption
Sydney dispatch cites a Dutch steamer master from Timor Island who left Sanguir June 7 and saw a raging eruption with ash and sulfur clouds making breathing impossible. Six vessels were at Sanguir. all aboard likely lost. Luzon and Celebes also show volcanic activity and lava fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Catterthun
Sanguir
Malay Archipelago
Timor Island
Luzon
Celebes Island
Congress Close to Adjourn as Tran? Bill Faces Vote
Washington July 18 Congress plans to adjourn Monday afternoon. Senator Washburn of Minnesota presses a bill to curb dealing in options and seeks final passage with amendments. House Ways and Means tied on timing for adjournment at 2 p.m. Monday. Debris commission, hydraulic mining, and a $160,000 World’s Fair display building are among recent acts. Senate discuss banking holiday in DC and spoliation claims in deficient appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washmeron
Wasnburn
Minnesota
Congress
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Washburn
Ways and Means Committee of the
House
California
Hill
District of Columbia
Appropriations Committee
League of American Wheelmen hold thirteenth annual meeting
Washington July 18 the thirteenth annual meeting of the League of American Wheelmen opened with more than 2000 members in attendance. Races begin Tuesday on Analeston Island opposite Georgetown with riders from Portland Maine to Houston Texas and about 3000 visitors in town by noon Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
P. N
Washington
League of American Wheelmen
Portland
Houston
Tex
Analeston Island
Georgetown
Ft. Myer
Arlington
Corcoran Art Gallery
Unsettled Local Tells of Pickpocket and Fines
Pocket picked from Mrs Browning on market night. Justice Habich presided over a case naming Mrs Joan Lawn. A dwelling repair on Linden street cost 181 dollars and Jefferson avenue dwelling 1,000 dollars. A colored woman was fined 25 cents for provoking another, and a work injury at the new jail injuried a man. A fire near Kingan’s building caused 1,500 dollars loss. Bath notices list maladies from obstruction to meningitis. Marriage license issued for Samuel Foster and Alice Case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Habich
Mame Lynch
Jacob Schmidt
Missouri-st
Powers & Murphy
Kingan
Birtus
Bruce
Cassie Oaks
Geo
Mrs. Gebhardt
Edward
Flora O'Riley
August
Flora Smith
Charles
Ida Woerner
Henry
Sarah Clark
Jesse
Katie
Tip Starks
Bright-st
Agnes Parker
Blake-st
Samuel T. Foster
Alice Case
TWO GIRL FIRE BUGS Arraigned in Police Court
Two young women Annie Bishop and Lucinda Hight admitted arson against the reformatory on Sunday night. Firefighters extinguished blazes in rooms 12 and 14 after alarms, as inmates were evacuated. The plot involved many inmates, with Patsie Williams named and other girls escape attempts noted. A broader set of fires and a ghoulish funeral pyre tale follow in the same brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Annie Bishop
Lucinda Hight
Reformatory
Sun
Patsie Williama
Supt
Colbert
The
Julia Woodruff
Laura Truesdale
Rosa Baker
Terre Haute
Will Shoot Cholera Rioters
Virnna July 18. A woman died Sunday at Trieste from a suspected cholera like disease though not confirmed. Reports say several cholera like cases appeared on the Servian frontier in Roumania. Russian garrison commanders were ordered to call out troops and use all cartridges against rioters if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virnna
Trieste
Roumania
Astrakan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bsill
Bence
Homestraw
Baily
Hubbard
Potter
Amills
Frick
Carnegies
Lawrenceville
Beaver Falls
Carrest
Pinkertons
Monongahela River
Powderly
Army of the United States
Carnegie
Dows
Taz Sun
Tur UN
Reli
Citizens’ Committee
Supt. Watts
P., V. & CG. Railroad
Braver Fas
Amalgamation Association
Camezie
Pierspune
Amalgamated Association
Chicago
Butkin
Poullock
Capt. Ritter
Cronin-C
Baee Books
Frank Wright
Lemme Sea
Sullivan
Pat
Wight
Fred
Lewis
Wigon
Corrigan
A. Vansickle
City Bill Posting Company
J.F. Smith
J. F. Shover
Mary Wilson
Fairview Park
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Pittsrield
Mass
Rose Terry Cooke
West Hartford
Conn
Harvard Female Seminary
R. H. Cooke
Winsted
Rose Terry
Boston
Happy Dodd
Bugs
Big R
Desa
Whitechapel
Curiaco
M. A. Collings
Texas
Collins
Miller’s
Lake Michigan
W. Washington St
Hill Ave
Ellen Sims
Kelly
Jacob Rich
Sheldon St
John Kingham
Ayers
Wim. L. Elders
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!