28 Jun 1894
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Newspaper
Lebanon Daily Reporter
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1894
Page
1
Senators Allen Kyle and Peffer discussed amendments to the tariff bill as it moved from committee to the Senate. The Populists signaled possible opposition to the sugar schedule while tariffs on wool remained a point of contention and final votes would depend on evolving reconciliation with the McKinley bill.
The government allies push a Nicaragua canal measure through the house with amendments for government bond preferences and a 60 term. A separate amendment ties to security over federal funds, while other items address overrun fears and Indian reservation protection amid western protests.
The American Railway Union boycott spreads as 11 Chicago roads halt service, including Illinois Central and Chicago Great Western. Police quell rioting in yards at Archer Avenue and Farnham. Western Indiana signal men join strike, blocking lines. San Francisco Limited clears with four Pullman cars. Michigan Central warns retaliation if Illinois Central cars are aided.
Sacramento reports that American Railway union workers threaten to halt all trains over a Pullman car dispute. Southern Pacific faces a statewide tie up as officials refuse to ram coaches or run trains. Local railway men say the boycott aims to pressure Pacific lines to address grievances.
Canpirr Wales June 28 The death toll from the Albion colliery explosion climbs with 968 bodies brought to the surface and one hundred twenty buried yesterday. Funeral service drew about 20 000 colliers.
An unreliable clipping reports Henry Gilley in Ohio beaten by whitecaps for warnings and a threat to his wife, then lynching of Linton, a Black man accused of assault in Brookhaven Mississippi by a mob of about 400. The text is chaotic and sensational with violent details.
Parts unknown from Prrtsavno Pennsylvania June 28 report shows May earnings down by 1,700,000 on vania lines east and west. The statement notes a 1,000,000 loss on eastern lines and 700,000 on western. The coal strike and reduced mine output reduced tonnage, with a noted impact on the company’s revenue.
A Tacoma report describes a ghostly city mirage off Gi Bay Alaska seen regularly after the June full moon. Witnesses say a beautiful distant city appears in rarefied air above the bay but individual buildings remain unidentifiable.
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