Coxey halted by Capitol police in Washington protest
A large Commonweal Army march to the Capitol ends with Coxey and Browne inside the Capitol grounds. Police shield Coxey as he attempts an address, Browne arrested, and a protest read while officers push the crowd back. Incidents include two fires at River Falls and Illinois miner strikes.
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Brightwood Heights
Capitol
Carl Browne
Browne
Gloria
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Coxey
Brightwood
Ile
Munwie Coxey
Goddess of Peace
Sam
Roy
Kirk
Thatcher
Weaser
Georgia
Tegular Cousuiunes
Plinnsylvania Avenue
Hurriva Shemius
Capiul
Gurden
Capitol Police
Kelly
City Police
Captain Garden
General Coxey
Lieutenant Kelly
Christopher Columbus Jones
River Falls
River Fallls
Wis
Recaptured duo tied to Meyers killing captured near cabin
Reports say Robe and J Hicks, accused killers who escaped Sturgis jail after a deputy shooting, were seized at a remote cabin by Butte Creek. One accomplice turned state's evidence. In Minneapolis, Joe White faces murder trial after hurling an inkstand at a key witness, prompting courtroom chaos as he tried to strike again.
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Minneapolis
Joe White
Minneaplis
Criminal Cour
J. R. Harris
K. Simmons
White
St. Paul
Simmons
Lynching and crimes ripple across towns in May reports
A mob in Missouri Valley hanged John Johnson alias Wilson, shooter of Marshal Whitney, after disarming the jailer and cutting lights. Separate notes report Sioux murders and agrarian crime in Ireland plus B F Schriver sought in Brooklyn for land fraud while in Kansas City.
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Marshal Strang
Council Bruins
Johnson
Wilson
Whitney
Sioux Fats
United States
Bray
Eaglelouse
Thunder Hawk
Red Willow
Red Brother
Iowa
Kansas City
B. F. Schriver
Brooklyn
Schriver
Littlefield & Co
House Ventilation Crisis Hits Congress in 1916 Report
Experts on ventilation and acoustics report 400000 cubic feet of impure air rise from the basement into the House each hour. Main floor air moves through gratings acting as cuspidors for paper and decay. Many documents decay below, carpets stained with filth and tobacco. Remedy: pump air from above rather than below.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Committee On
New Spring Goods Now Ready for Inspection
Local store promises to offer new seasonable merchandise at lower prices than any rival in town. They admit not having the largest stock or the most advertising but urge fair comparisons and invite the public to inspect their spring goods.
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Iv,uuy
United States
Xscort
Devil’s Lake
Minot
Debs Durand Puts Forward Novel Plan in Strike Talks
St Paul reports show the Breckinridge and Fergus Falls trains running two hours late as crews are sought. Debs, Hill, and Howard discuss settlement options with no arbitration agreed. Minneapolis committee hears ideas about public mass meetings to present sides directly.
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Debs
Howard
Minneapolis
Minneapolis and St. Paul
Citizens’ Committee
A. Pillsbury
President Hill
The
Great Northern
Engineers Back Debs Attack Dismissed in North Dakota News
J C Nolan chair of the engineers union disputes Debs views, says engineers met Debs only for arbitration and denies pledges of support to the American Railway union. He recalls Debs admitting the strike was ill advised and promising to return workers to jobs.
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Engineers’ Committee
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Arthur
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Howard
Brotherhood
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Bluecoats
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