Railroad Strike and Fires Plague Marshfield Area News
Dispatches report railway sabotage near Little Rock and Benton with a passenger engine seized, deputies pursuing strikers, gunfire during a bridge chase, and several captives later hanged at Rhodes, Ind. Other items note a Cardiff harbor explosion, a New York fire damaging Monarch Line dock, and a fatal hit by a train at Negaunee Mich. plus Pulaski N Y fire losses and insured totals.
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Rhoals
Ind
Court House
Cardiff
Wales
Monarch
New York
James Ai Root
Pioneer Furnace
Negaunee
Mich
Pulaski
N.Y
Man Arrested After Dinordarly Ovadane Crown Incident
William P Howell was arrested on the Sth after a forced $270 check. He resisted the marshal and slashed the officer’s face with a knife, leaving him severely injured. A mob of 600 gathered as the prisoner was subdued, firemen deployed, and Howell moved to Dayton amid fears of lynching.
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Dinordarly
West Model
Cheaperado
Dayton
Fraud Investigation Shines Light on Broadway Service Franchise
The Broadway Service Keikowil inquiry in New York City reported to the New York Senate. The committee, voting unanimously, found the franchise tainted by bribery and corruption, urging swift justice and removal of the implicated officials. Four hearings were proposed to trace the franchise and property to rightful city owners.
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Railround
Gomimitrea
New York City
New York Senate
Phe
Hiv
Toa
City of
New York
Minch News Votes and Global Strikes Stir Europe
The article notes a UGOO vote and a strike at the American Mastery Company in New Britain Conn demanding higher wages, with warnings of continued action to force production in Europe. It reports on fires across Valparaiso Chile and Oldham England, the destruction of Buenos Aires customs-house contents, a steamship explosion near Vicksburg, a Hot Springs Arkansas fire, multiple deaths from suicides and murders in New York and Pennsylvania, and a firing incident involving Jules Verne.
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Dawihg
Ocdéry
Europe
American Mastery Company
New Britain
Conn
Atriki
Olligsra
Knights
Tangor
Ibilention
Helens
Greece
Housins Lankraptay
Amon
Tyustication Ab
New York
L2ek
Tessanouy Way
Pivea
A&th
Sho
Comercio
Calle Eameralda
Valparaiso
Oldham
Eng
Catalunga
Atl Buenos Ayres
Lich
Vicksburg
Hot Springs
Ark
David H. Sayres
Jules Verna
Paint Creek
Mary Bleckar
Horatio Seymour
Benator Conkling
Ucha
N. Y
Seymour
Archérs
Legacy of Civil Service Debates and Senate Sessions
In sessions spanning March 8 to March 12, key measures surfaced on civil service repeal, railroad surveying costs, and pension provisions. Senators debated rights to cancel patents, funding for Gen Grant’s funeral expenses, and bills affecting lands and town rail projects while adjournments punctuated contentious votes amid committee reports and minority views.
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Mownay
Maroh
Knights of Labor
Honaypin Canal
Vance
Stanford
Miller
Culeuruia
Thy Benato S$ Paca
Grant
Department of Juntica
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Vaney
Hawlay
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Taft
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Konne
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Tly Vtuty
Towa
Wile
United States
Ai Preme Court
Goda
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Tex
Commerce
Bf. O'Neil
Honiley
Cal
Committee On Public Funda
Portland
Ore
Central Pacific
California
Crimp
Pasific Railroade
Pacific Rairoads
Onillornth
Phil Houee
Pacific Railroads
Ishor
James
New York
S. My
Dib
8. C
Chicago
Treasury
Myr
Eldredga
Taportad
Notthern
Thenerbice
Townshend
Ith
Welborn
Tos
Wepskapay
Mr. Herbert
Atu
Cannaitten of
Naval Estates
Mir. Dull
Morrill
Grdore
Moa United
Mwe
Rogers
Arkansay
Reagan
Texte
Mc Willey
Tennesnes
Fiiday
Conwell
Wis
Weaver
Nebraska
Jauve
Congress
Swopp
W.S. Hancock
House
Katoh
Carp A. Slocomb
Louisiana
Tuo Waral Bdivo From the Bortan Courier
The editor of the town’s only proper paper leads a dull life with few rebukes and little controversy. He faces mild criticism on small local matters while his greetings remain friendly, despite delinquent subscribers and a loyal but quiet readership.
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Tuo Waral
Bortan Courier
Train Collision Off Monte Carlo Cliff Leaves Dozens Injured
A wreck on the Monte Carlo to Mentone railway killed none but injured many as two trains on a single track collided on a curve near a cliff above the sea. Twenty six passengers were hurt with thirteen in serious condition. American and English travelers were among the injured. Dispatchers blamed carelessness.
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Monte Carlo
Enviser
Guard
Mentone
Oels
Prussian Silesia
Unconscious condemned men hanged in New Orleans
On the morning of the 12th guards found Patrick H Ford and John Murphy unconscious, believed to have taken belladonna. Physicians could not revive them, the governor ordered execution to proceed, and they were strapped to the scaffold and hanged despite the drug.
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New Orleans
Aroass
Patrick H. Ford
John Murphy
Murphy
Belladonna
Miners Strike Widens Across Federation No 3 in Pennsylvan
Coal miners of Federation No 3 led by Cumberland convention wage scale walk out on the 8th. About 5 000 in Maryland district and 2 000 at Erwin Pa join immediately, with others expected, bringing total out nearly 10 000 as contracts peak this month.
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Coal Miners of Federation No
Cumberland
Maryland
Erwin
Coal Miners' Amalgamated Association
Secretary reverses Sparks ruling in Brittin preemption case
Secretary Lamar overturned Commissioner Sparks by reversing the decision on Brittin’s two year old preemption near Devil’s Lake D T Brittin had a homestead entry, proof, and a $200 commutation fee The reversal impacts thousands of settlers in the Northwest and follows the earlier Brittin case and its appeal status Death under ground.
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Groun
Explosion at Uniondale Mine Kills Two, Injures Twelve
Near Connellsville a blast at the Uniondale mine in Dunbar likely firedamp caused a deadly explosion. Rescue teams saved all but two men who died, while twelve more were badly hurt. The blast knocked workers from their posts in adjacent mines.
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Connellsvila
Boston Tug Explodes Killing Five Onboard
A tug near Boston harbor exploded on the 10th, blowing the vessel apart and killing all five crew aboard Capt Cyrus A Nickerson engineer George Crocker Frank Crocker fireman Albert D Smith and James Hodgkins. The captain and engineer were recovered by nearby tugs. A dog protects a child in Birmingham, and bindings of human skin are reported in Europe.
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John Markel
Boston Harbor
Long Island
Cyrus A. Nickerson
London Street
East
George Crocker
Frank Crocker
Albert D. Smith
Cook
James Hodgkins
Notable Tales of Witches and Forgeries Across Eras
A fragmentary account notes beliefs around witch trials and executions at the century’s start, then shifts to catalogues of rare books. It recounts a Paris dealer showing a small bound volume said to use a fragment of Louvet de Couvray’s imagery, valued at 1000 francs, with a pedigree offered for authentication.
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Bateman
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Louvet de Couvray
France
Daring Rock Island Express Robbery Kills Messenger
On the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific west bound express between Joliet and Morris masked men hijacked the train. They killed messenger Nichols with an iron poker and looted the safe, with losses estimated from 25 000 to 100 600. A 10 000 reward is offered for the murderers.
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Jolist
Morris
Nichols
Nichola
Jobe
Knights of Labor Ordered Out of Hinndari Pecitia Yards
General Superintendent Kerrigan of the Missouri Pacific Railway issued an order expelling Knights of Labor from the Missouri Pacific yards. The action includes removing Knights appointed to guard the property. Dispatches from Fort Worth report clashes with new railroad workers leading to their departure and attacks on guard lines. Authorities fear the incident marks the start of serious trouble.
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Knights of Labour
Hinndari Pecitia
Kerrigan
Missouri Pacific Railway
Missouri Pacific
Knights of Labor
Fort Worth
Tex
Knights
Eppines
Immense raft under construction for New York shipment
A Halifax builder, A' Big Hofy B. Barnhill, erects a 410 by 55 by 35 foot raft to carry 300000 superficial feet of piles logs spars hardwood timber and board to New York. It will weigh about 800 tons, cost around 20000 dollars and be towed by two tugs.
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B.B. Barnhill
Halifax
New York
Harwood
Ov Bay
Wisconsin State News Briefs Highlight Banking, Industry and Trials
Citizens National Bank of Beloit announces plans to exit banking, urging depositors to withdraw. Beloit paper mill to reorganize with $130,000 capital, keeping stockholders. Janesville mills shut all winter resume next month with new officers. Dr. Haney Cooper jailed for embezzlement from Dr. Martin. fined $10 and costs. Tappert dies in Swiss monastery at 71. Senate chaplain Hoxter resigns for salary concerns. Eau Claire land sales total 11,450 acres. $17,886.19 in proceeds. 191 homestead entries. Beloit man Murray jailed for assault. Felton breaks arm in Eau Claire. Rock County fair set for Sept 14–17. Beloit’s L G Fisher dies in Chicago. former postmaster and Beloit College trustee. Milwaukee elder Wardner dies. father of George Wardner jailed for attempted murder.
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C. Loftus Martin
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Martin
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la Crosse
Valakinte
Switzerland
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United States Senate
Texau Claire Board of Trade
Washington
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Prince of la Crosse
Morrison
Money Creek
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Che Ace
Felton
Eau Claire
Rock County Agricultural Society
L.G. Fisher
Beloit
Chicago
Fisher
Beloit College
Wrederick Wardner
Milwaukee
George A. Wardner
Abbot
Lawrence
Labor Troubles Roil Cities With Strikes Across North America
The Knights of Lae boycott in Atlanta ends while Victory Mills shut 506 workers. East Cleveland Street Railway raises conductor wages to 1.75 daily. Moulders strike in New Haven as Toronto streetcar protests flare. Missouri Pacific, Iron Mountain rail actions stir tensions. Master Workman Powderly seeks a St Louis delegation to settle Missouri Pacific issues. DeSoto engines and Pecos arrests add to widespread labor unrest reports.
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Atlanta Constitution
Victory
East Cleveland Street Railway Company
Alty Laborera
Sargent 4 Co
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Conn
Stractcars
Toronto
Knights of Labor
Washington
John Jarrett
Pittsburg
Michigan State Labor Assembly
Granger
Congress
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Niles
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Iron Mountain Road
Little Rock
Ark
Atchison Road
Pecoa City
Tex
Knights For Labor
United States
Powderly
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St. Louia
Missouri Pacific Road
Brown
Louis
Round-House
Et DeSoto
Thesid
Union trouble and strikes ripple across regions
A strong police guard clashed with Thamos as police clubs were used freely leaving many with sore heads and one car wrecked. The Missouri Pacific Road ordered freights non perishables to be accepted to 248 Pacific linea. Brown of Texan Pacific Road hanged at Alvers do Texas on the night of the 12th. Birmingham Concern Works shut down the 12th. The Teason assigned to non arrival of goods due to blockade. Cincinnati street-car workers press for higher pay and shorter hours. Kanawha Valley miners reportedly resumed at 2 cent rate, denied by operators. Mallory Line officials and Knights of Labor seek agreement. Cohoes mills shut some facilities as spinners avoided strike. others stay open.
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Missouri Pacific Road
Pacific
Hirminghaw
Conc
Coreer
Teason
Ould Syatem
Weat
Cincinnati
Eirike
Kanawha Vailey
Mallory
Galveston
Mallory Line
Knights of Labor
Cohoes
N. Y
Bieen
Eucmar
Gems of Thought in Moral Reflection and Wit
A compilation of quotable lines on morality faith and human nature from poets and writers like Addison Bacon Coleridge and Bulwer. The selections critique Christian oversight social decadence and the mental toll of modern life while praising discipline prudence and the gospel.
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Tris
Swift
Basory
Ray
Addison
Whateley
Atterbury
Robert Hail
Lord Bacon
Coleridge
Making Brashon and the Hair Brush Trade
A New York Star piece on hair brushes notes most bristles come from animals like squirrels and possibly skunks. It describes a factory with no machinery, bristle gauging by touch, piecework pay, and salaries up to 50 dollars weekly. The craft requires precise cutting and sewing techniques for durable brushes.
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New York Star
Russia
New York
Boston Literary Question From the Boxton Beacon
A note debates plural use in corner phrases and street naming with examples like corner of A and B streets versus corner of A street and B street. It discusses grammar oddities, stray dialogue, and a brief money-related line about an exchange for $20,000.
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Boston
Boxton Beacon
Abraham Lincoln
Bank Heist Gone Bad in Nearby Town
A two story brick bank near Detroit with no vault was robbed by a gang using floor access and a rope to reach the safe. They escaped after overpowering the cashier and watchman, leaving the scene as officials hid the incident and the new safe was planned in a brick vault. The tale includes a tale of a mail route scare and other oddities from Silverton and Charlestown correspondence.
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Srance
Younes
Thad
le Boies
Watchmac
Silverton
Col.j
Cherry
Someneers
Dapysr
Jersey Inatica. An old New Jersey law on seduction and cosmetics
A fragment from the New Jersey colonial era cites a law linking acts of temptation or seduction to penalties akin to witchcraft offenses. The text references Former subjects and British authority, mentioning cosmetics, false teeth, or high-heeled shoes as potential avenues of vice under colonial statutes.
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New York Sun
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