War Labor Agitation Rises Across Cities As Strikes Spread
The nationwide labor agitation peaks with Chicago a mob of about 6,000 attacking McCormick Reaper Works. Police restore order after windows are smashed and workers are wounded by bullets and stones. Milwaukee and other cities see eight hour demands and widespread walkouts affecting brewing, canning, and tailoring shops amid police neutrality and real estate market fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
McCormick Reaper Works
Casey
Ah Petro
McCormick Works
McCormick
Biday
Attia
Swift
Fairbank Canning, Works
Athlers
Milwaukee
Go'moen
Milwaukee St. Paul
Fatk
E. P. Allis’ Iron Works
My Allis
Wisconsin
New York
Hernia
Boston
Thare Tanodisardar
Michigan Cay Company
Detroit
Washington
Bglwaukee
Rot Ab Bay View
Ghingo
Armour’s
Lake View
Fort Wayne
Chienga
Burlington Road
St. Louis
Joseph Schneider Brewing Company
Rober Montgomery
W. A. Bailey
Missouri Pacific
Greenleaf
Kas
Wyandotte
Sinker & Davia Enging
Indianapolis
Feger
Kanawha
Naw River
West Virginia
O'Donnell
Knights of Labor
Third Avenué Street Car Company
Clerka
Grocery Clerka’ Early Closing Association
Deering Harvester
Moody
Cincinnas
Muskegon Shingle and Lumber Company
Muskegon
Mich
Chicage
Panhandle
Pittsburg
Union Pacific Railway
Trafic
North Platte
Rawlins
Sedalia
Std
Fred
Page
George Fisher
Union Pacific Railroad
Padman Car Company
Detroit Brewere
N. J
Baltimore
Lynchburg
Stoneham
Mass
Knights of Lator
Buckeye Engine Company
Salem
Mobile
Ala
Davis Furniture
Louisville
Nebraska
Sydney
Larrabee
Cheyenne
Philadelphia
Iso
Tnion Square
John Swinton
Blood at Bay View Protest Turns Deadly as Troops Fire
A mob of about 1000 foreigners led by incendiary figures attacked Bay View rolling mills as guards and soldiers faced them at the gates. The volley from the guards killed and wounded numerous men, with victims including Michael Ruchalski and Franz Kunkel among others. Six companies remained on site to deter further violence while bonfires burned outside the gates.
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Bay View
Bth
Kent
Polea
Villa Ware
Michael Ruchalski
Garden Street
Lmits
Franz Kunkel
South Bay Street
Johann Magzks
Fourth Ave ‘Nue
Martin Jankowiak
Albert Erdmann
Windlake Avenue
Casimir Dudek
Seymour
Frank Nowatuak
Johann Osyna
Grove Street
Fred. Golbeck
Milwarukes & St. Paul
Railroad Street
Uct
Demand to negotiate purchase of Monongahela works approved
May 7 report notes passage of a bill directing the secretary of war to negotiate for buying the Monongahela Navigation Company works. Amendments rejected. A Detroit River to Lake Michigan water route survey was funded at 30 000. Personal claim discussion with Military Academy appropriation dominated the session.
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Waathan
Secretary of War
Monongahela Navigation Company
Committee On Railroads and Lanes
Detroit River
Lake Michigan
Military Academy
Committee On
Merriman
Greyham
Hin Maccessore
Riots Subside After Arson, Arrests in Milwaukee Labor Troubles
Rioting subsided in Milwaukee with arrests of anarchist leaders including Paul Grottkau and Gustave Roussiér. Guns, pistols, bayonets, and ammunition found. grand jury to indict for inciting riot. Armory fears prompted police seizure of arms, dynamite stolen from a quarry vault, others moved for safekeeping. Two more militia-linked deaths at Bay View reported.
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Milwaukee
Paul Grottkau
Arbeiter-Zeitung
Gustar Roussiér
Central Labor Union
Nization Grottkau
Nk Hirth
Twenty-sixth Street
Bay View
Congressional actions mix across sensate sessions and bills
A fragmented May report from Congress covers a constitutional amendment proposal replacing the term start date, repeal of land selection laws, and timber culture entries. It notes the Senate approving an $800,090 postal carriage appropriation, tax on fractional whisky parts, and debates on interstate commerce. House discussions focus on civil service reform, Oklahoma land opening, pension tax funding schemes, and several military and public works bills. The period includes confirmations, retirements, and nominations, with various sessions noting adjournment and calendar clearances. The items reference Senate and House proceedings across dates May 3 to May 6 in multiple states and committees.
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Senate
Moxway
Hoar
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Ingalls
Provident
Congress
Dolph
Jawa
Ha Anid
Turspar
Coital Sentermai
Conteal
South Amerca
China
Tupan
Committee On Goances
Bay
Spooner
Z. M. Zulick
Auizona
R. G. Dumont
Oink
Public Lands
Conn. R. Pollard
Supreme Court of Montana
L. Harkness
Berlin
Wis
Robmore
Pean & Aucibor
Bean Ariz
Gererine
J. B. Weaver
Iowa
Green
William A. Price
Rhode Island
C. J. Page
Hia
Ona
Traabled Yolusteann
Orn
i _Tuvneosy
Montreal Arrests Overvaluation Claim Sparks Clash
Police arrested a customs officer after Patterson Kissock & Co faced attempts to access books at their Montreal store. The firm locked the books in a safe and stock valued at 175000 dollars was seized amid accusations of undervaluation. The firm denies wrongdoing and contends the charge is serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montrea
Patterson, Kissock & Co
Tee
Acain Walker
Clicera
Custom House
Thetias
Mandalay in Flames as Rebels Seize City
Four thousand houses burned in Mandalay as insurgents take control of the city. Chinese and Siamese bazaars are among the destroyed structures. Loyalties to the dethroned King Theeban fuel native hostility toward perceived Chinese support for Britain’s Barmah seizure. British officers report they cannot curb rioting and seek urgent reinforcements from Lord Dullerin.
Fragmented 19th Century News Clippings From Lyons Hull Fort Wayne Newark
A scrambled digest reports a collapsed trestle near Lyons New York causing one fatality and seven serious injuries, a bakery fire in Hull Quebec destroying the new post office and leaving homes homeless, a deadly railroad crossing collision near Fort Wayne with multiple fatalities, a Charleston flood washing away rafts and logs, an actor Frank Clement death in Newark, and a Socialist meeting denouncing capitalism amidst chaotic trial day chatter.
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Lyons
N.Y
Hull
Quebec
Fort Wayng
Ind
John Wymer
Wymer
Bradford
Charleston
Frank Clement
Modjeska
Newark
N. J
Davanpact
Gspaatear
Kuiekvebo
Greece’s Cabinet frames reply to Powers over disarmament demand
Athens dispatch notes Greek cabinet met to craft a response to the Powers insistence on disarmament. Premier Delyannis presented a reply to the representatives as ministers call it inadequate. British corvette Caria ready to sail with Sir Horace Rumbold to Malta. Turkish gunboat arrives with Tevfik Bey. Frontier troops move and barracks receive summons as tension rises.
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Athena
Greece
Delyannis
Cariafornie
Horace Rumbold
Malta
Pirtus
Athens
Tevfik Bey
Porte
Garrigon
Chamber of Deputies
Fire devastates eight blocks in Honolulu Chinatown
Advices from Honolulu to San Francisco describe a April 18 blaze in the Chinese quarter that destroyed about sixty acres, burning eight squares and leaving 8,000 people, mostly Chinese, homeless. Loss set at 1,500,000 with 230,600 insured. Two lives reported, a native woman and an unknown person, found amid charred remains. The fire halted only after efforts to blow up nearby buildings. the king visited the scene and urged workers, even helping with his own hands.
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Wonotulu
Atormer Alameda
San Francisco
Honolulu
Tragic Farmhouse Fire Claims Three Children Near Jackson
A farmhouse twelve miles west of Jackson Minnesota burned with no survivors. Three children aged 1, 3, and 5 perished in the flames while the mother, working elsewhere, attempted to enter the blaze but was restrained. Neighbors arrived to help and she may lose her reason.
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Frank Benoit
Jackson
Minn
Wreighbor
Gould Fields Strike to End as Inspectors Arrive
A dispatch from St Louis reports the southwest strike on the Gould lines will be declared off tomorrow. Officials plan to rehire many former workers and offer them licenses to reapply for company employment after delays while the Curtin congressional investigating committee arrived.
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Gould Fields
Louis
Curtin
Congressional
Severe hailstorm causes damage across Missouri to Kansas
A destructive hailstorm on the sixth struck Missouri and nearby states. Osage City and Emporia report tree damage and a drowning from a waterspout. Nevada and Fort Scott endured heavy rain, flooding, and railway disruption. The passage mentions Grand Union and Grand Central hotels in New York and housing details, with references to California guards in Wheatland.
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Missouri
Morsuce
Osage City
Kas
Emporia
Kan
Mire
Jacobs
Bis
Missouri Pacific
Fort Scott
New York City
Grand'tston Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Grand Union Hote
Wheatland
Cal
Bloody clashes at Milwaukee and Chicago eight hour upheaval
Turmoil and violence flare from Milwaukee to Chicago as eight hour agitation sparks attacks by anarchists and rioters. Police fire on dynamite blasts kill and wound officers. mob attacks Rosenfeld drug store and Weitkopf palace. militia deployed as Polish strikers force 4500 workers off jobs across Bay View and nearby plants.
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Eighteenth Street
Center Avenue
Samuel Rosenfeld
Rosenfeld
Weitkopf
Barrela
Lieut
Sheppard
Cirs
Milwaukee
Kinnickinnic Valley
North Chicago
Bay View
Comman l Adorers
Best Brewing Company
Allis Works
Tailitia
Gov. Rusk
Wiest
Wisconsin National Guard
Rollin Mills
Jake
New Haven Dry Goods Jrms
Price Quilts and Seams: Dotl Prints in New Market
A fragment describes prints called crazy dotl where buyers paid 124 cents per yard. One atlaat paid the goods at one centa yard and another lowered the price to five cents for ten yards, with no buyer allowed more than that amount.
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Atlaat
Milwaukee riot and arrests amid socialist unrest
A large mob of socialists clashed with police and militia in Milwaukee as meetings at Casino Hall and the Milwaukee Garden drew 2000 protesters. Police charged with clubs, guns, and stones. one person was hit. Paul Grottian and Gustav Ressler were jailed for inciting riot. Allis Iron Works guard and Knights of Labor orders to stay home.
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Casino Hall
Milwaukee
Seggion
Milwaukee Garden
Paul Grottian
Arbeiter-Zeitung
Gustav Ressler
Central Labor Union
Grottkar
Socialiste
Milwakee
Allis Iron Works
District Assembly Knights of Labor
Wisconsin Jewelers Meet in Milwaukee Next Year
The article notes the next annual session of the Wisconsin Jewelers' Association will be held in Milwaukee. It also covers various local incidents including an arrest in Milwaukee for obstructing mail, a mob incident, Loyal Legion officers, a mystery body found in Milwaukee harbor, a fatal railway accident near Oma Cla, a jewelry house burglary in Alma, and obituaries and local notices.
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Wisconsin Jewelers’ Association
Leia
Milwaukee
Adam Wirth
United States
Loyal Legion
Loring Feirchild
George C. Burnell
George H. Headford
J. BR. Saville
A.R. Houaton
Chandler P. Chayman
Resietrar
Council of
C. H. Angon
C. Ross
G. H. Chage
Henry G. Harshaw
P.W. Myers
Preaton
Omaha
Ewa Claira
Masaysoit
Alma
Alex. D. Gray
Wisconsin
Washington
Senator Carpenter
Congress
Department of Justice
Department
Eau Cla Lyons
Woodaman
Sheri Camphe
Bt. Croix County
Sterling
C. B. Messer
River Falla
Lyons
Ed. Brown
Dodzeville
Joseph Pearce
la Crosse Chronicle
Chicago, Burlington & Northern
Pine Creek Valley
J. McKeway
Black Earth
Frank Buass
Eau Qlaire
Boyne City
Ors
Con. Gzorse B. Goonwis
Gary O
Poverty Rising Under Empire Burden in Berlin and Provinces
The article notes population gains in several cities and regions, with Berlin and other areas experiencing rising poverty and distress. It cites higher crime, including severe cases, amid heavy taxes that burden the general populace and provoke silence among the lower orders about the empire’s formation.
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Guaint
Nuremberghaa
Strassburg
Rainbold
Berlin
William
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Aomas & Nortor
AtelWace
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Alsc
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George Bradley
Heidner
Pearl Craneford
T. G. Howlett
East St. Lane
Des Moines
Pierce
Harry Lloyd
Ernest Bouchter
Martin Doular
Raving Manuse
Rossville
Ill
Losa
Sarah Brown
Buck Run
Brown
Daniel Dunbar
Pullman
Cowing Club
Waquall
Tech
Capp
Hamilton
Onk
Charlen B. Woerner
St. Pat
Kittia Werner
Woerner
Thayer
B. Heyes
Olio Loyal Legion
John Nelson
Cambria
Nepaunee
McHenry
Uber
Smil Rhomers
Ludlow Streat
Nicholas Geia
Heny Kruger
Rhomers
Arcested
Rhomeers
Brooklyn
Joseph Wolzec
Mva
Mary J. Lewin
Welser
Jonny Hipsman
Ribbola
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Rolling Mills
Mort
Miwadken
Onate
Montreal
Mandalay IN
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Colca Dairy
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Oxsail
Eaitthseescseescqnee
Menor Aewa Kudpes
Trouble Anead
Frbels
Minnesotte
Haymarkat
Madison and
Deaplaines
Ebony Ree Parence
He County Hospital
Joseph Egan
James Stanton
Tim Sullisvan
Jes
Gerte Hanford
John K. McMahon
B. E. Snell
Pat McNelhy
Gary Ewing
Thomas McHenry
Adam Barker
A. C. Kollar
Lawrence Murphy
J. Simonson
Peter Butterly
Henry F. Smith
Arthur O'Conely
Officer Chenning
Kregier
Miller
Flavio
King
Jer
Hennessey
Yoseph Norman
Aleoehot
Osicer Kledzio
Artcld
Pallon
Paul Grotikau
Washinxton
New Fork Burald
Alexander
P. Gerastt
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Iain
Jokera
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Garnett
W. W. Hall
Worth County
Farmer Rutland
Hall
Rutland
Georgia Rutland
Discopsor
Danedtere
Misa ‘Rutland
Mr. Rutland
Mas Georgia
Squire Young
Puravere
Farmer Hall
Germany
Garman Empire
Rusia
Dusseltorf
Wiacosnen
Sakods
Maryland
Ville
Inter- 2
Bir
Provo Wallis
Shannon
Chesapeake
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