Fresh Complications at Marshfield Stock Yards Unrest
Large crowds of striking workers at Marshfield stock yards seek work as militia guards and packing houses select applicants. Packer arms assign hundreds to Armour Mortis Cudahy Havely and others with tensions rising over contracts and wage forfeiture. Violence erupts with a slain saloon patron and arrests as district 67 contemplates renewed strikes and potential general action nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anoither Mzihe
Chicsco Mockyards
Armour
Mortis
Fowler Bros
Silverhorn
Cudahy
Havely Bros
Swift
Codahy
Lea
Brilt’s
Chicago
Ceme
Tay
Aesmere
P. D. Armour
Powderly
Barry
Ing-House
Perry O'Meara
Lake Bhbore
O'Meara
Toledo
O’meore
Itig
Samuel J. Colline
Pinkerton
Whitman
Untitled 19 year old shot in Chicago and other 19th century notices
Mrs Emma Smith aged 19 newly married shot in Chicago on the 1st toward Charles Gregor a dissipated bartender. John Pills chairman of Minneapolis Republican committee sued St Paul Globe for 100000 risk libel claim. Disruptive fire at Mack Bradler Co Cincinnati destroys firm stock value. Fire damages Marcus Fechheimer Co fear 50000. Firemen injured in blaze. Trunk road destroyed in Toronto. A murderer Jones hanged in Nadashes jail. Various sensational items from late 19th century notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Emma Smith
Chicago
Charles Gregor
John
Minneapolis Republican Committee
St. Paul Globe
Munte
Sre
Mack, Bradler & Co
Cincinnati
Marcus Fechheimer & Co
Toronto
Jones
Ade Colamon
Natches
Misa
Russian Agent Gain to Have Resolved on Spot Action
A dispatch from Odessa reports Gen Kaulbars summoned to St Petersburg to report on his mission to Bulgaria. Bulgaria refuses to remove the Philippopolis commandant and prefect over an arrest of a Russian official, promising inquiry and punishment if found culpable. Regents have returned to Boа.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Vost
1. Ch
Anysu Jg
Kautbaus
Ernat Hs Dls
Odesse
Kaulbars
St. Petersburg
Bulgaria
Philippopolis
Kaulbara
Boa
Destructive Cyclone Strikes Wilkesbarre Pa
A brief cyclone and rainstorm battered Wilkesbarre and Kingston on the morning of the 18th. Roofs torn, wires damaged, and trees uprooted in Wilkesbarre. The new Catholic church at Kingston wrecked. Robert Johnson killed by a falling plank at Pargons. Methodist Church steeple demolished. Collieries at Parsons and Mill Creek suspended due to damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Mahoning Valley
al Parte
Kingston
Pargons
Robert Johnson
Methodist
Delaware & ‘Ndson Collieries
Parsons
Mill Creek
Palace Fire Damages Hampton Court Palace
Fire at Hampton Court Palace on the Thames near London destroyed twelve adjacent rooms and many private apartments after an oil lamp burst. Fourteen rooms damaged beyond use, with losses estimated at about £10,000. no national property damaged, only personal valuables and family relics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton Court
Hampton Court Palace
Middlesax
Thames
London
Socialists in Trafalgar Square Demonstration London
A large London rally reported as a Socialist demonstration in Trafalgar Square drew 50,000 adherents, alongside 25,000 unemployed, with 20,100 spectators. Speakers Hyndman Champion Burne urged government relief, protests spread to Westminster and Downing Street, and arrests followed for obstruction and theft. Police actions and a plan for inquiry into worker distress were noted. A Chicago paper warned of renewed agitators among the Ancienists with plans for dynamite and water tower attacks in a hypothetical city-wide disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chicago
Socialista
Trafalgar Square
Westminster Bridge
Downing Street
Lord Randolph Churchill
Mesera
Hyndman
Champion
Burne
Wood
Abe
Lord Salisbury
Arlington Street
Hatfield House
Ita
Digbourn Avenue
North Side
International Working People's Association
Lehr An Wehr Verein
Schaack
Russians Leave Bulgaria After War Show
Dispatch from Sofia reports all Russian consuls have departed Bulgaria. The French consul will protect Turkish subjects while the German consul refused. Bulgaria rejoices over the anniversary of an unnamed battle as Prince Alexander thanks the regents. Kaulbars, en route to Constantinople, unsuccessfully attempts to distribute his notes as police intervene. Kaulbars then delivers a forceful speech at Philippopolis denouncing authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalgaria
Sofia
Bulgaria
Battle of
Bignitus
Alexander
Kaulbars
Constantinople
Kaulbare
Phillipopolis
Sinteson Disaster Trains Crushed by Mountain Rockfall
About 300000 cubic meters of rock slid from Mont Gorves at Bis teron in the Hasse Alps. A Marseilles bound passenger train was wrecked. one first class car crushed and engine overturned. Four deaths on the spot and two more later. twenty injured. MM Millard, minister, visited the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bisteron
Department
Hasse | Alps
Mont Gorves
Marseilles
Atome
MM. Millard
Wo. F. Hartwie
Bionzoe
Tan
Shawano
Henry Schultz
John Corcoran
Corcoran
Schultz
Wittenberg
Schulte
Bebuitz
Washington Territory
Joan Rose
Quebec
Ferry Street
Milwaukee
Rusk
Pania
Park
Anilor
O'Brien
Lewis Brookman
Little Palle
Winchester
Pro- Tre Firet National Bank
Ashland
Wis
Eric T. Farnes
State University
Aian
Madison
Oregon
Wes Butt
Jadorer
Lees
Steamer Normantore Lost Off Pasime Japan
News from the Ocesnica arriving in San Francisco reports the steamer Normantore foundered off Pasime, Japan, with seventy five people aboard. Twelve survivors reached safety. The ship carried tea for New York and Canada. No exact date of the disaster is provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ip Hormabtars
Ocesnica
San Francisco
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Normantore
Pashime
Japan
New York
Canada
Labor Strikes Wave Across Industries At Canton Fall River And Chicago
Labor Notes report shows Bolton Steel Works Canton Ohio workers strike after a heater dismissal for resisting a smaller billet load experiment. Fall River Massachusetts cotton operatives plan a strike within a month pending wage increases. Chicago stock market woes prompt a license grant for the Chicago Co operative Packing and Provision Company tied to Knights of Labor influence. claim of substantial sums published without canvass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolton Steel Works
Canton
Fall River
Masa
Chicago
Chicago Co-operative Packing and Provision Company
Ad! Knights of Labor
Storm of the Lakes devastates vessels and docks across lakes
A fierce storm on the lakes causes extensive loss with fourteen known wrecks and many missing. Vessels driven ashore include the Robert Wallace, Sparta, and Star of the North. crews saved or missing vary. Docks at Mackinaw, Ashland, and lumber yards suffer heavy damage, echoing historic maritime disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weasel Ty
Ncyaral
Emerald
Mr. Dickinson
Muzon
Helen
Hog Island Reef
East Tawas
Vesesla
Sahore
Robert Wallace
David Wallace
Sparta
Bamatra
Aevers
Presque Ysle
Lake Superior
Ola Mackinaw
Manitou Island
Nashua
Pathfinder
Cuyahoga
Laura Miller
Tallahassee
Marsh
City of New York
Chevyzan
Sheldon
Harvey Bissell
Florida
South Haven
Kolfage
Mary
Macquetta
Ashland
Wisconsin War News and Local Tragedies Mixed Dispatch
Wisconsin notes include military plans to mobilize 1200 workers, a fatal fall of farmer Azzaran LeExnours at Franklin, a pardon petition for Helmuth Stabenow tied to the Fall Creek murder, and multiple accidents and legal actions across the state. Reports cover fires, train wrecks, and court outcomes, with obituaries and local notices shaping a somber provincial panorama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alang
Joux Waonzez
Door County
Eau Claire
Helmuth Stabenow
Patrick O'Meara
Fall Creek
B. M. Hespersen
Fairplay
Bachelor
Big Room
Odd Fellows
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
Poison plot targets Armour family in Chicago Buckwheat scare
A sensational Chicago Herald report claims unknown hands sent buckwheat flour laced with strychnine to the Armour residence. A cook found the package, the butler intercepted delivery, and Patrickio packing ho ne handled the case with police and chemists confirming the poison content. Armour's demeanor showed concern though he declined to discuss details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aremour
Chicago
Joe Chicago Herald
Patrikio
Arensdorf Remanded in Haddock Murder Case at Sioux City
Arensdorf faces murder charges in the Haddock case with bail set initially at 835000, reduced to 27000 on a venue change, then $22000 after Judge Lewis. Four conspirators flee, bonds for Leader, Munchrath and Sherman fixed at 15000 each. no bond on conspiracy counts. Sureties listed for Arensdorf and others. local officials and liquor-industry figures named among sureties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stobn Arensdorf
Sioux City
Geo. C. Haddock
Lewis
Arensdorf
Muuchrath
Sherman
Dave Pat Ban
Leavitt
Blamarck
DH. Hoyt
Joseph Borach
William Lereb
Munchrath
Mre
Gertrude Munchrath
John Leagenich
L. H. Drum
Lrader
George Mansur
James Junk
Braven Coleman
G. D
Movel Phass vs Minneante County Seat War Stirs County
A Montevideo dispatch reports Movel Phass and allies moving the Lac qui Parle courthouse, a frame two-story building 30 by 40 feet, on four large trucks. The move began Sunday morning and by evening the structure was several miles away, causing intense countywide excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Movel Phass
Minneante County
Montevideo
Minn
Seys
Mailitop
Lac qui-Parle
Madison
Lac qui-Patla
Madigon
Ahensdorf Indicted for Murder by Grand Jury
A Sioux City dispatch reports the grand jury has found an indictment against Arensdorf for murder. Bills are expected against Plath Munchrath Treiber Sherman Biamarck Garcia Loader Patera and Laavitt as accessories. Investigation of conspiracy cases deferred until the next grand jury meets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Lithaays
Arensdorf
Plath
Munchrath
Treiber
Sherman
Biamarck
Garcia
Loader
Patera
Laavitt
Auvary Grand Jury
Jomnolizer Inventor Claims Sleep Machine Surges Brain Blood
An Eastern woman, 18, claims to have created a mechanical contrivance called Jomnolizer to induce sleep better than opioids or chloral. The device resembles a long rubber pad with a neck strap and a leather trap, designed to press on the carotid artery to reduce brain blood flow during sleep. Inventor Kmesson, aged three and a half, is described as healthy and busy with work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cawdor
A ' Kmesson
Nest G. Eigbey
Zit
Vast social burdens of country house visits endure
A fragment describes Anglo American hosts and visitors in a country house, contrasting English restraint and American directness. It notes the strain of maintaining hospitality amid long-windedness and the constant need to guard against intrusive callers, labeling guest disturbance as a major social hassle.
Militia Encampment Reports Press State Defects
The War Department released reports from army inspectors detailing militia encampments in Alabama Maine Michigan New Hampshire Minnesota Missouri New York Ohio Kentucky Pennsylvania Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Indiana Kansas Connecticut Dakota Territory and other states. They criticize attendance uniformity and equipment but praise drill discipline and officers. The Maine corps receive high marks for rifle firing while poor arms quality is noted. Recommendations include systematic instruction, closer inspector presence, and accredited neighboring states to observe camps.
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Wasumador
Ate . O
Army
Aftendard
Alabama
Maine
Michigan
New Hampshire
Minnesoto
Missouri
New York
Ohio
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Sons
Tinos
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Ialand
Indiana
Kansas
Connesticut
Territory of
Dakota
Notdier Hfe
Armas
Imilium
Springfeld and
Starp
Ibis
War Department
Duby
Ibin
Ttia
Atatow
Mora
Trchica
Burrus of Trial in Double Murder Attempt
A. J. Burrus, charged with assaulting Mrs. Goode and Miss Walters with intent to kill, was arraigned in Chicago. The 1885 Oct 28 shooting at a Monroe Street agency left Mrs. Goode and Miss Walters severely wounded and disfigured, Burrus fleeing through several streets before capture. The two victims later moved to El Paso and back to Chicago for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. J Burrus
Mra. Goode
Monroe Street
Burrus
Eilver
Misa Walters
Nur
Harrigan
Carste Goto
Decyptorea
Hoapital
Mina Walters
el Paso
Inl
Aince
Pga
Tao Unfortunatea
Burtas
St. Paul
Eame
Burrug Cums
Lool
Shipwreck off Queensland claims 140 laborer lives
Advices from London report a vessel crowded with native laborers returning from Queensland plantations foundered at sea. The catastrophe is said to have cost about 140 lives. The disaster occurred off the coast of Queensland, and details remain sparse as officials confirm the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queensland
London
Prac Ocean
A Cure for Dipaomantis and Odd Medical Trials
A report recounts two men sentenced to a month’s imprisonment for being drunk and disorderly. A medical practitioner obtained permission to test treatments on them with prepared meals and spirituous drinks. The men endured four days of fasting, then agreed to eat the offered food. After the month, they were released and supposedly cured, with the smell of alcohol causing faintness thereafter. The item also mentions endorsements for various remedies and local business notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apecel
Fim
New Type of Frontiersman Haunts the Cattle Range
A contested arid zone near the 100th meridian in the plains sees predatory settlers blamed for undermining cattle growers. The men, described as lazy, deceitful, and violent, have exploited land claims, extorted money from ranchers, and threatened to burn ranges if profits fade. Central Kansas links to broader Texas cattle schemes as these adversaries drift westward. Owens Lake soda evaporation pits expand into a ten acre complex as a new industry grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joge Biankevall
York
Rocky
Starlog
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakota
United States
Tucker
Kanang
Texas
Ainally
Aqualid
Atock
Tewart
yeCarp
le Cleveland Leaier
A.D. Stewart
New York
Aple
City Hall
Broadway
Denning
Littin
Stewart
Abe
Aon
Fragmentary note on suspected intrusion at home
The readable text suggests a disturbance or intrusion at a residence with references to individuals and possible intent. The fragment mentions a person named Kane and a doctor or reviver, with unclear actions and outcomes. Further context is missing to establish a clear event, date, or location.
Fragmented world gossip and oddities from an era
A jumble of notes reports on diverse topics from Oregon production and Missouri activity to Liberty statue discussions and New York World gossip. It mentions Miss Bartholdi, Japanese jackets, North Carolina grape value, rail spikes, and various quirky quotes, keeping a collage tone rather than a single event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Kasaas
Sears Connecticut
Bartholdi Libercy
Siexén Sucer
Tus
New York World
Paraong
Ravenus
Bac
North Carolina
Chia Yane
Japan
Esgit Rock
Idaho
State University
Lincoln
Neb
First River
Sinkensbure
Washington
Missouri
Union
Picayune
Atlanta
Lan
Tromboll
Woo
Douglas Monument
Cazo
Shrewsbury
N. J
Vicone
Charlee Darwin
Ti Koprees
Bern
MicHam Davin
U& Misa Yore
Oakland
Cal
Sha
Davidd
Calfornie
Huszany
Tamiz
Bartholdi
Washington Pont
Ruesua
Ardas Rossian
Cowboy
Wayback
Berlin
Broadway
Texas
Tras
Albany Journal
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Marshfield ‘Times
Marshfield, Wir
Thomas & Horton
B.G. Dan & Co
Canadia
Bunhees
Lows
Insrance
J. K. Russell 4
Cago
First Presbyterian
Lake
Loos
Ganabi Lumber Company
Bt. Lonia
Burrough Bros
Camden Street
Baltimore
Woodford & Shelling
Monona
Tnvolt
Qaucrene
First Nations Bank of
Pine Bluff
Ark
Joseph Strohter
Peter Sbater
Allegheny City
Tite
Weat Pratt Street
Durham
RN. C
R. K. Atwater
Biie
Hillside Corl and Iron Company
Scranton
Alliance
Exugbion
Granoble
France
Hamburg
Blue Mountains
Thas Place
Negaunee
Mich
Charles L. Knuckley
Jon Kaska
Knuckley
Cohen, Bumpliner & Co
Geat
Cleveland
Binom News
Reso
Bote
Paunia Ian E
Rita
Caaire Stearns
Chalses
Choice Dairy
Buporsitate Anil
Dorado Ayrserree
Wesveset
Austria
Italy
Turkey
Prince of
Mengrelia
Rusgiso Lee
Russia
Bir
A.B. Paget
Vienna
Count Kalnoky
Bopland
Black Sea
Danube
Tita
Sinteson
Yan de
SIATY
Pha Ste
Wisconsin State News
Boston
United States Navy
Officara Hevenese
Shinery
Calla
Sruychline
Haddock
Ahensdorf
Trek Militia
Avang Umpara
Adsata
Burrus OF
Gil Daal
Anrsve Laurmery
Parker
San Liz Omiro
Ita Cohol
L. D. Vinson
Cashier D. & L R.B
Haa
Red Star
Ramiyied
Borton
Come Tailora
Harvard
Fhrohill Aurore
New ‘York Tribune
Hig Cardé
Pbove
Asis
Ike Gereiachiel
Thedluil
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