Big Strike Threat Hits Weavers at Barkman Co
Aug 24 Philadelphia reports cloth weavers at Barkman & Co won wage raises on worsted goods but rejected cotton terms. A general strike looms if a uniform wage rise is not agreed, potentially affecting 33,000 workers including twisters spinners and winders. Ex Police Justice Patrick G Duffy dies in New Jersey. Lloyd Lowndes accepts Maryland governor nomination as Republican candidate.
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Knights Templar to hold 1898 conclave in Pittsburg
An authoritative source says the next triennial Knights Templar conclave will be in Pittsburg in 1898. The committee on time and place will decide this afternoon after a canvass of the grand encampment.
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Walcott Knocks Out New England Champion in First Round
Aug 29 Boston boxing scene reports Dick O'Brien of Tewiston the New England middleweight champ knocked out in the first round by Joe Walcott of Boston before more than 3,000 spectators. Walcott won the decision in a hot but brief bout. Elmer J. Schlink and Jacob Altaveis, both about 10, died after a flour mill accident at New Riegel when a belt tossed them to the ceiling. Schlink’s arm was torn free and his brains were dashed out, Altaveis suffered multiple injuries likely fatal.
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Quay Wins Unanimous Chairmanship At Pennsylvania Convention
Harrisburg Aug 29 The Republican state convention in Harrisburg awarded a sweeping victory for Senator Quay who was unanimously named chairman of the state committee. The ticket named includes Benjamin J. Daywood state treasurer James A. Beaver superior court judge Willard Lackawanna Charles E B Rice Luzerne George B Orlady Huntingdon John J Wickham Beaver and Howard Reeder Northampton. The platform opposes free coinage of silver and supports Quay’s lines against the Wilson Bill. Senator Quay plans a Florida rest before the fall campaign.
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Quiet clash over Quay Hastings at Pittsburg convention
Delegates gather at the Opera House as Senator Quay and Governor Hastings lead rival factions in a tense Pennsylvania Republican state convention. Quay allies demand his nomination while Hastings is urged to helm the party, with platform debates on currency, civil service, and reforms shaping the outcome.
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Yesterday's baseball games across leagues
National League games in Philadelphia and New York ended with Chicago and Cincinnati winning while Brooklyn routed Louisville. Boston beat Cleveland, Washington and St Louis battled to a draw. Baltimore forfeited once with Pittsburgh absent, and a doubleheader saw Baltimore win one. In the Eastern League Rochester defeated Wilkes Barre 7 nothing, Buffalo lost to Scranton 7 5, and Hazleton edged Carbondale while Lancaster crushed Reading 19 to 4.
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Reported Settlement Denied in Royal Custody Case
Naples dispatch says no final settlement exists between Princess Colonna and Prince Colonna over custody and income. The prince is at Sorrento with the boys. the princess stays at Castel Lamare with her daughter. the girl visits her father in Sorrento.
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Unconstitutional Ruling on Gray Raving Law Seated
Judge Bischof delivered a ruling in New York on August 2 in the Dudley versus Missing Jockey Club case. He held that provisions of the Gray raving law violate the Constitution by inhibiting any form of gambling and are thus unconstitutional. Dudley sought to recover damages in the suit.
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Train wreck and deaths near Kinder Colorado and Omaha robbery case
Wrecked by a rolling Boulder near Kinder Colorado a Colorado Midland passenger train was wrecked injuring passengers and killing banker Foy O Connor of New York. The baggage car suffered damage and a pony valued at 1510 was killed. In Omaha Nebraska Union Pacific train robbers pleaded guilty and received ten year sentences.
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