14 Mar 1895
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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1895
Page
1
Blineck advertises Pure Silk Back garments from an overstocked manufacturer noted as the best Black Silks maker. Prices cited include 50c, 60c, 65c for Black Silk back items and 75c, 85c, $1.00 for Eleganta Chelachemire Gres grain silks, highlighting low sale prices and wide stock.
A Spanish war vessel fired on the American ship Alliance near the Cuban coast amid disputed right of search. The State Department reports no war declaration by Spain, noting belligerent status unclear and potential legal limits on such actions in peacetime. Captain Crossman of the Alliance sent a letter. officials defer judgment pending further facts.
White workers fire on nonunion colored longshoremen at several shipyards in New Orleans as fog hides the assault. Several dead and a dozen wounded reported, two unnamed Black men believed to have drowned after jumping into the river amid the violence. Police concede they are outnumbered. militia may intervene as tensions rise between white screwmen and Black workers over job shares and union-breaking.
A U S district attorney says troops were refused in New Orleans until state resources are exhausted. British officials view the unrest as race related with cotton ship tensions. Diplomats note Italian lynching ties and potential indemnity history. A separate Pennsylvania bill bans religious insignia in public schools sparking a Spangler critique. Chicago sees Evanston Bank officers indicted for embezzlement totaling about 54,000.
Judge Simonton of the United States circuit court ruled in a habeas corpus matter brought by JE Jervey and crew of the schooner Carolina. They were detained for transporting whisky in violation of the dispensary law. Petitioners claimed constitutional violation and were ordered released.
Ad vices report the art in Mexico of Taylor the ex South Dakota treasurer who defanited for several hundred thousand dollars. Perry Coffey in Wilkes county was sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary for killing his brother with a stick.
Disjointed items report March developments from Cape Harrnas to Washington. notes include political moves by governor Stone and ex collectors, a National Fraternal Legion convention in Baltimore with officers named, Cuba’s western provinces now tranquil amid rebel dissensions, a fatal wall collapse in Wisconsin, and a West Virginia officer shot by Maron Gross as Ketchum dies.
In Warsoxetra Colorado two to three days ago Deputy Sheriff Hixon was killed by Italian coal miners. A inquest found nine Italians guilty while a mob killed four Italians and an American driver as prisoners were being taken to jail. Rioting broke out between Italians and Americans with armed factions forming and telegraph service disrupted.
Reports from Washington and various cities recount peace negotiations with China, a church conference clash over headgear, and a provincial election seat resignation. Other items note a U S tariff dispute with Costa Rica, a plan to import Afro American laborers to Nicaragua, and Governor McKinley visiting Atlanta amid wintry weather.
An 19th century ad and local notices discuss Dr Hartman’s Peruna as a cure for chronic catarrh and consumption with claims of relief after other methods fail. The item also lists school notes, local appointments, a Republican primary outcome, poultry and mine updates, a nondescript pneumonia warning, and available remedies like Cham Berlin’s Cough Remedy and Myra Wivelow’s Syrup, plus a grocery deal.
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