18 Feb 1888
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Newspaper
Marion Weekly Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1888
Page
1
Reports from Philadelphia and Reading area coal mines show escalating wage disputes and threatened factory walkouts. Workers, led by unionists, demand better pay while operators threaten idle shifts and lockouts. Officials fear widespread stoppages could halt production across Wyoming and surrounding counties, with notable tensions at Desquehomme's colliery and other mines.
An English and American update reports tensions with Venezuela over alleged dynastic aims, with the U S consul urged to protect American interests. Separately, U S barbed wire manufacturers debate royalties, and smallpox fears rise in Brooklyn. Autographs prices at Ben Perley Poore collection sale are listed, alongside Indiana Republican state committee actions and Baltimore Savings Bank leadership changes.
A lengthy dispatch covers the Fisher Conference with references to naval and fisheries policy, notably tensions over cod and mackerel markets, ship subsidies, and reciprocal duties. It notes discussions among diplomats, clerics, and industry leaders about sustaining fisheries, international cooperation, and the impact on coastal communities. The report mentions officials and ministers, plus anticipated sessions and holidays shaping the agenda.
The report details Albert Kebler Kebler Tatya Dalle In Wie Mead ang Heart at the Save Tine DiseayvatTt kab 1? a fatal act of self destruction. A revolver was found, with Kebler Kebler reportedly killing himself after a brutal sequence linked to family tragedy and melancholia. The article also touches on broader Ohio political notes and local incidents across Covington, Cincinnati, and Youngstown.
Disjointed notices report various incidents across the United States. Mentions include colored troops in action, Mrs Puank Lewis in Dupont, a death by a freighter on the Chicago and Kansas City line, a Republican shift in West Virginia with Owen Shinn, a Hatford gang member captured from Pike County to Louisville, and multiple other crime and social notes with names and places like Wall, Nash, Spaulding, Lotington, Kan, and Nashville. The mix shows a hazard of early 20th century press with scattered facts and unidentified events.
A fragmented 19th century gossip of crimes and police actions includes a boy abducted by travelers on Lookout Mountain after a rope and baton beating, then escaping back to town. Concurrently a bank robbery at Chicago and a murder case tied to Cartwright dominate local notices, with a sugar refinery restart and political intrigue hinting at broader headlines.
The New York Press Club gathering at Delmonico's honored President Calm a Lockout of world affairs and featured speeches by Governor Hill and Chauncey M Dopew. Notables included Henry Hilton Alexander K Veh Frank Matton and Mayor Grace Adnong. discussions touched on Republican and Democrat co operation and state governance.
A fragmentary 19th century document references a snowstorm and neuralgic pain, followed by a fatal accident at a mill where a worker died, with scattered mentions of postal officials, political figures, and a congress member. It includes garbled names, dates, and vague actions, reflecting a disrupted report from the era.
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