Homestead unrest as non union men faced threats
In Homestead Pennsylvania on July 30 the scattered strikers discuss ways to reach non union workers while guards hold the plant line. Bergman a would be anarchist faced a $24000 bond after a preliminary hearing. Reports say 80 non union workers were persuaded to return home as Carnegie company hires continued and talks of mob scenes fade.
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Homestead
Bergman
Pirrswore
Frick
New York “Reds
Carnegie Company
Indianapolis
Hugh O’donnell
Duquesne
Foley
Sheridan
Carnegie
Amalgamated Association
City Directory for 1593 Census in Indianapolis
The 1898 city census will run from October 1 to mid December. Names will be arranged in January and ready for press about February 1. C. B. Murphy will supervise. A reporter noted a surprising population rise in Indianapolis in 1892, with immigration and suburban growth exceptionally large. He estimates at least a 10,000 increase over last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
R.S. Polk & Co
Tea Ao
Saturay
Indianapolis
Cholera Fears Rise Across Empire As Censorship Tightens
July reports warn of rapid cholera spread from Kazam to Geyreuth and St Breand Acre. Authorities in Finland intensify measures while medical night service dwindles and disinfectants prove poor amid rising deaths and widespread filth.
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Sr. Peversuene
Kazam
Moscow
Finland
Geyreuth
St.Brean d’Acre
Mount Carmel
Liberal candidate Lyell wins Orkney Shetland seat
Returns from all Orkney and Shetland constituencies show Liberal L Lyell elected with 2617 votes to 1614 for Liberal opponent W Younger. The Lyell win and Greenock recount set the opposition majority in the new House of Commons at 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orkney
Shetland Islands
L. Lyell
W. Younger
Lyell
Greenock
House of Commons
Chess Tournament in Dresden Honors Tarrasch Champion
The Dresden chess tournament reached a partial conclusion Saturday morning with Dr Tarrasch of Nuremburg taking the first prize. He previously won the Breslau tournament in 89 and Blanchester in 60, marking a string of international victories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
Dr Tarrasch
Nuremburg
Breslau
Blanchester
Havemeyers Heat Wave Claims Fourteen Workers
In Havemeyers sugar refinery New York 14 workers died from heat exhaustion between Friday night and Saturday morning. An official said over 450 employees were prostrated during the week as humidity and heat persisted. The mercury reached 86 at 1 p m Saturday suggesting the worst may be past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havameyer
New York
Brooxivy
N. Y
Havemeyer
Morocco Clash as Pilar Weathers Moor Fire
The Spanish gunboat Pilar was fired upon by Moors off the Moroccan coast near Mapriv on July 80. After hoisting the Spanish flag the ship returned fire, and a brisk cannonade followed until the Moors retreated as the vessel neared shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mapriv
Pilar
Morocco
Mae Shore
Hatchet Drop Hits Workman In Cerealine Mills Back
A workman named William Barber at the cerealine mills northeast of the city was struck in the back by a falling hatchet from scaffolding where carpenters worked. A ghastly gash across his back sent him home by ambulance to Haughville and doctors fear he will not survive.
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William Barber
Haughville
Flanner & Buchanan
Mob lynching claim shocks Tennessee town
In Kxoxvinie Tennessee on July 30 a mob seized two prisoners from jail and killed them near Jackson Campbell county. their bound and gagged victim Mrs Wim Dilke witnessed the assault. A mob of about 100 men then killed the accused men on Friday night, and they died side by side in a related confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kxoxvinie
Tenn
Andrew Bealson
John Willis
Wim, Dilke
Jackson
Campbell County
Scarbaro Hotel Strike Over Meals Demands
Thirty chambermaids, bell boys and other Scarbaro hotel staff walked out over meals and leftovers. They demanded chicken, salads and ice cream from guests tables, insisting on fair eating while not seeking champagne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohieckan
Jce
Long Branch Hotel
Earth
Bell Boys
Scarbaro Hotel
State charities board secretary to tour poor asylums
Secretary Johnson of the State charities board will depart Tuesday for an inspection tour of the state's poor asylums. Capt. Quigley was on duty Saturday after two months leave. he recuperated in Morgan county. John Goins fell from scaffolding while at work on a new library, injuring his back and was taken home. Al Stansberry, near Brightwood, bruised himself after falling from a load of hay on the east market Saturday. The Soldiers' monument commission will meet Monday to receive bids for monument sewers, needing 50 feet of piping. Charles W. Neal of Brush Electric Light Co. was burned trimming a lamp at South and Meridian. George P. Lowe sues the street railway company for $10,000 damages. A group will go near Fortville to watch Chris Wrade and Jack Conly attempt to KO each other in a 24 foot ring. The Feast of Our Lady of Angels will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Church from Monday 2 PM to sundown Tuesday with usual indulgence conditions. Cases against Lulu Thompson and Cora Brosins continued to Aug. 2 in police court. Births, marriages and other notices listed. various names and addresses given. Wan L Elder advertises jeweler parlor goods.
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Johnson
State Charities Board
Capt. Quigley
Morgan County
John Goins
Morriast
Stansberry
Brightwood
East Market
Soldiers’ Monument Commission
Monument
Charles W. Neal
Brush Electric Light Company
South
Meridian Sts
George P. Lowe
Massachusetts-ave
Street Railway Company
Fortville
Chris
Wrade
Jack Conly
Our Lady of Angels
Sacred Heart Church
Lulu Thompson
Y.J. Masterson
Cora Brosins
Metzger
Birtns
Mrs. Schuck
George and
Hulda Smith
Chas
Nellie Tyner
John
Ella Heimbo
Henry
Mary Wonder
Frank
Anna Clemmons
Mary Schoen
John Wilson
Walcott St
Scott Walker
Sixth-st
Eli N. Cauldell
Agnes Shopbridge
William
O’ Bauer
Louise M. New
Joli Bone
Barbara Harris
State tax board to begin annual session next Monday
The state board of tax commissioners will open its annual session next Monday. The 40 day limit may be cut short as business is light. A day should suffice for county board appeals and the major task remains valuing railroad property under new annual assessment law. The board, created last year, has five members including governor and auditor with two appointed by the governor. Political pairs aim to keep focus on work during the first ten days. Attorney general Smith praised past fairness and railroads expect a just assessment.
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State Board of Tax Commissioners
County Boards of Review
How They Caught Bass Swindle in Indiana Farm Trade
The tale from Winamac Indiana recounts William Bass of Jasper County who was duped by a suave con man posing as a buyer. Bass signed a $3,000 prescription note for medicine, delivered by a midstory stranger, later revealed as payment for the fake trade and the loss of his 1,280 acre farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winamac
Ind
Wm. Bass
Jasper County
Bass
Mr. Bass
Bloodied bullfight ends in fatalities in Mexico ring
In San Luis Poros Mexico July 30 a bullfight by electric light drew 500 spectators. Matador Alberto Timber turas was gored as the bull impaled a banderillero and then charged the matador. The crowd cheered, the banderillero died on the bull’s horns, and the matador died as he was carried from the arena. Police halted the bloody spectacle amid protests by onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Luis Poros
Mexico
Alberto Timberturas
Banderilleros
Desperado Alonzo Brookshire Seized Near Ricomony Ky
Brookshire alias names arrested after entering Valley View for provisions. Sheriff called, posse captured him on a nearby farm. He confessed to a double murder for which he is wanted, amid city excitement and possible lynching threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricomony
Alonzo Brookshire
Brookshire
Valley View
Indiana Weather Forecast 36 Hours to July 31, 1892
Cooley reports cloudy conditions across Indiana except the west where it will be fair. Saturday will be fair, followed by fair night. Sunday is expected to be slightly warmer and fair statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Brotherhood Grips City Transit Over Trial Demands
Streetcar brotherhood members express dismay over stalled disciplinary proceedings and demand fair trials for conductor Riggs and reinstatement if found innocent. They report Frenzel missing, with no word on his whereabouts, while urging action from the company president and a vacation for recovery. The committee seeks contact with Frenzel and vows to press authorities if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood
Sun
Washingtonst
Frenzel
Lewis
Riggs
Alice Mitchell Insanity Verdict Shocks Tennessee
The jury in the case of Alice Mitchell charged with murdering Freda Ward found her insane. She will be confined at once in an asylum in Menpruis Tennessee, with the verdict delivered on a Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arena Wara
Menpruis
Tenn
Alice Mitchell
Freda Ward
Shah on Vacation and Military Retinue
TEMERAN July 26 The Shah left Tehran for his annual summer sojourn at a royal retreat. He travels with 800 wives a cavalry regiment two infantry battalions four artillery pieces and a commissariat department. Comrade blasts comments accusing the News and copperhead allies of slander over Mexican and Civil War comparisons, urging clear distinction between the wars and their purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temeran
Teherar
Controversy Over Tunnel Plan With State Board
Charles Bookwalter recalls an agreement to build a tunnel near the fair grounds for 1,000 dollars. A Monon engineer later demanded solid masonry and steel girders costing 6,000 dollars and raising tracks. Bookwalter says they will not meet the higher specs, will use wooden beams, and denies the board holds their bond, though the board threatens suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Agriculture
Fair Grounds
Charles Bookwalter
Monon
Alderman Droege Faces Bribery Charges in Covington
Covington roars over alleged aldermanic corruption with bribery claims against John Droege. Reports say attempts were made to buy the entire city council and that the Cincinnati Southern Railroad backed the effort to secure an ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
John Droege
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Congressman's Book Sparks Scene in Congress Friday
An item notes Congressman Watson's book prompting a scene in Congress on Friday. An advertisement mentions Vincent Bros publishers at 62 W Merkerst. Other medical claims tout cures for liver disease and cancer without knife, and Beecham's Pills for liver troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Watson
Congress
Vincent Bros., Publishers
W. Merkerst
Ayers
Whisky in Congress and the Mancini Speech Debunked
A special committee in Washington examined Representative Watson over drunkenness charges on the House floor. He claimed he could substantiate the charges but would name individuals only under compulsion. Witnesses, including Otis and White, testified to intoxication among several members during votes and debates, with various episodes cited during the Noyes Stockwell and Bland silver bill proceedings. The session adjourned after fealty to journal approval and a brief clash over adjournment. The calendar followed with rail safety measures, funding extensions, and Cherokees leases allegations, all debated amid the world fair and international conference context.
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WaAsumeton
Watson
Noyes- Stockwell
Otis
Bessie Dwyer
F. B. White
Halvorsen
Butler
Bingham
Cummings
Ilfelman
Hopkins
Riley
Craig
Jired
Gibson
Senate
Wss
Cherokee Outlet
Kuan Defalcation Probe Nears Completion
Reporter Walker reported on Saturday that the investigation into the late deputy city clerk George Kuan’s accounts is ongoing and may end Monday. The defalcation is expected near 300 dollars, with many indirectly connected individuals complicating the audit. Kubos and wife left for Louisville as criminal action likely begins. Distemper hits local horses. livestock losses rise as robberies occur, including a $75 burglary at James Boh’s home.
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Col. Walker
George Kuan
Kubos
Louisville
Wnle
Judge Drowned After Counterfeiting Arrest in Hooper
Three men including Charles Holden and George Smith were arrested at Hooper Nebraska on counterfeiting charges. Judge Joseph K Clarkson of Omaha was drowned Saturday morning in Honey Creek Lake Iowa, a separate fatal incident surrounding the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omama
Charles Holden
George Smith
Hooper
Neb
Joseph RK. Clarkson
Omaha
Honey Creek Lake
Lowa
Iron Hall fraud claims rock the order in suit
A filed suit seeks a receiver for the Order of the Iron Hall alleging fraud and liabilities over 20 million while assets barely reach 2 million. The case names Supreme Justice Somerby and details high travel expenses and office wiring amid questions of officers' knowledge and solvency.
Infant found dead beside railroad track with suspected murder
A one month old boy was found dead beside the Virginia Avenue viaduct rail line by watchman John Sweed. The infant, crushed skull and exposed brain noted, led coroner to believe homicide. Investigators pursue two theories: thrown from a moving train or left by a passerby. No suspects or clues yet. body discovered after daylight.
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John Sweed
Virginia Ave
Manker
Girton
The Scale Signed and Rolling Mill Returns to Work
The Premier steel works rolling mill staff resume after a wage scale was signed with General Manager Coen ending a strike that began in June. Wages settled, 51 tons of iron daily output reported. many workers rehired as orders surge, with no striker readmitted.
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Premier Works
Premier Steel Works
Coen
Amalgamated Association
Tansee
W. V. Martin
Sun
One Was Blind, the Other Deaf, But Both Are Happy
Saturday morning Justice reports the marriage of John Bone aged 60 and Barbara Harris aged 63 in Indianapolis. Bone is blind and his new wife is deaf, and they plan to begin housekeeping at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bone
Barbara Harris
Bone
Indianapolis
DROWNED FOR LOVE In Jeffersonville Bride-To-Be Abandoned
Maud Mc Coy of Charlestown and Seymour Wright planned a June wedding at the Miller residence. Wright did not appear for the ceremony and, urged by his parents, drowned himself in the river. his body remained unfound as Miss McCoy, despairing, mourns the loss.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Maud McCoy
Seymour Wright
Alleged Wife Beater Arrested After Break-In
Neighbors heard cries of murder Friday night from a home on Columbia Avenue. Joseph Snell, found assaulting his wife upstairs, resisted Constable Glass and was jailed after a struggle. He pleaded guilty to beating his wife and was fined fifteen dollars, with the wife refusing to pay or mortgage the family organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Snell
Glass
Smock
Volumbis-Ave
Snell
Hastile
Harrison's Contribution Sparks Democratic Campaign Debate
Democrats cite a conference between Carter and President Harrison as proof of a broad campaign effort. They allege ex-Treasurer Huston was authorized to act for the president in Indiana while Senator Walcott warned that a presidential race costs as much as two crops. They note $250,000 already raised, with Whitelaw Reid at $100,000, Morton $25,000, the cabinet $100,000, and Elkins Foster and Wanamaker each giving $25,000.
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Wasinetox
Wnational
Carter
Harrison
Huston
Indiana
Walcott
Clarkson
Whitelaw Reid
Morton
Cabinet
Elkins
Foster and Wanamaker
Failed EGR $30,000 and 100 Women Out of Work
Joseph L. Baker, clothing manufacturer at Massachusetts Ave and St. Clair St, has failed for 30000 dollars. Principal creditor Murphy Hibben Co. is owed 22000 dollars. Baker turned over assets to the firm Friday night, erasing his indebtedness, leaving about 100 women and girls without employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Baker
Massachusetts Ave
St. Clair-st
Murphy, Hibben & Co
Baker
Princess Maud Declines Italian Duke Match
Report from July 30 says the Prince of Wales sought to pair Princess Maud with the Italian Duke of Aosta, but the princess refuses the proposal. The anecdote recounts Walkes' daughter and a family joke about an Italian bake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wale
Maud
Aosta
Bismarck's Royal Welcome To Jena
Prince and Princess Bismarck with Counts Herbert and an unnamed countess are due in Jena at 7 30 PM on Saturday amid bunting and floral displays. He plans a major address in response to the official welcome before leaving on Sunday. Paris reports court circles say probes into Prince Bismarck are near but he may be allowed to stay in Neiderichsruhe with the emperor's permission.
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Bismarck
Benny
Herbert Bismarck
Jena
Paris
Berlin
Figaro
Neiderichsruhe
Fragmentary ad copy on patent remedies and tonics
A fragmented OCR snippet praises and mocks remedies like Hood's Sarsaparilla with claims of repeated cures and easy, efficient action. It reads as promotional text urging fair trial of a machine or medicine, though the wording is garbled and largely unreadable.
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