Will Try It Again Men Bent Out in All Directions
The American Railway Union plans revivalist campaigns as a great strike nears. Debs defends actions, labels Grand Chief Arthur a scab, and vows victory. Delegates mobilize to rally workers across Chicago and the West.
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Arthur
A. RK. U
Myron Reed
West
Debs
Kero
St. Louis
Hogan
Northern Pacific
Atir
Goodwin
Northwestern
The
Union
Arthur A “Scab
Uhlich
North
Clark Street
Engineers
Chicago
Pullman
Boor
Rock Island
Lake Shore
Grand Trank
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineera
American Railway
Uufon
Anarchist Address at Denver ARU Meeting Sparks Labor Debate
Rev Myron Reed declares he is an anarchist at a large ARU event in Denver. He attacks unions critics and calls for protecting wages and jobs, predicting a major revolution if labor reforms do not come. Also reports Grand Master Bargent on Pullman strike’s impact and Governor Pennewry’s critique of gold standard economics amid continuing labor unrest.
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Pullman
Tene Haute
Bargent
Firemen’s Brotherhood
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Fiemen
Pennoyer
Pen- Royer
JUDGE GO OLEY ENDORSEMENT PRAISES CLEVELAND LETTER
Ann Arbor July 15 1894 a letter from Tuomas McKooly expresses strong support for President Cleveland federal troop use to enforce federal law during a great strike applauding caution firmness and constitutional lesson while praising the restoration of order and law.
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Cleveland
Hisnaton
Chicago
Ann Arbor
Mich
Tuomas McOooley
Plan To Avert Strikes By Applying Maritime Law
Washington July 17 congressmen debate applying maritime law features to interstate commerce contracts to curb sudden strikes. House committee considers contracts requiring notice before discharge or wage cuts while preserving employer strike rights. Debate notes possible overlap with president’s strike inquiry and aims to prevent disruptions to commerce.
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Washington
House Committee On
Forest Fires Sweep Five Thousand Acres in New Jersey
Forest fires raging for days cover more than five thousand acres across New Jersey. Residents were called to fight the blaze as it threatened homes and timber lands. Congressman Gardney’s farm and Captain Williams’s residence burned amid widespread destruction.
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New Jersey
Bau Harbor City
J J Gardney
Bbue Bridgeport
Captain Cas Williams
Galloway Township
Hewittown
John Sheehan's Views on the Cincinnati Strike
John Sheehan says the strike will end in a day or two with workers returning. He claims victory from arbitration and demands reinstatement for all old workers. The piece notes some strikers are back at work and mentions Andy Schmidt's suicide attempt by river.
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Cascinnati
Jobs
Sheebao
Cleveland
Andy Schmidt
The
Ohio
Missisaippi
Atrikers
Riverside
Diphtheria Outbreak Brings Fear to Marshland, Wisconsin
Grantesee Wisconsin reports a spreading diphtheria outbreak in Marshland with two deaths in one family and several new cases. Citizens fear a repeat of last year’s deadly epidemic as disease has claimed nearly 100 lives over the past year despite extensive control efforts.
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Grantesee
Wis
Warner Nominated After 620 Ballots in Thirteenth District
In Champaign Illinois delegates finally nominate Colonel Vespasian Warner of Clinton on the 620th ballot after a two day stalemate. Elsewhere reports warn pine forests in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota face destruction from fires sweeping the Mesaba range with Duluth and Superior shrouded in smoke.
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Champaign
Ills
Thirteenth
Vespasian Warner
Clinton
Ill
Chotte
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Duluth
Superior
Mesaba
Debs Defies Bail in Contempt Case at Joliet Jail
Debs and three A R U leaders refuse bail as contempt hearings proceed. Telegrams urge further strikes against railroads, with warnings of chaos if injunctions stand. Judges delay arrest bonds at 6000 each while Debs vows to stay jailed rather than post bail.
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Baker
California
Cubiaco
E V. Debs
Seaman
Debs
Howard
Kelliber
Rogers
Air Line
American Railway Union
Courthead
Booth Butte
Mont
Bia
Bonilamen
Cai Ago
Gregory
Wood
Grosscup
Court of Appeals
Jenkins
United States Court At
Indianapolis
Jenkin
Fontanet
Wost
Debts
Kelcher
Will
Terre Haute
Mia Debs
Hastile
Orendorff
Springfield
Hopkins
Wheeler
Ronal Guard
Smith
Mounds
Pulaski County
Still crippled on the coast in Northern California
A strike leader in Northern California reports Oakland freight service severely reduced with only five trains dispatched recently, claiming the railroad would be defeated if this pattern continues. The comment reflects ongoing labor action and transport disruption along the coast.
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San Francisco
California
Oskland
Oakland
Trainmien
Sant
Dangerous clash at Ben's Creek mine amid miner strike
Ninety seven deputies arrived from Philadelphia to take the place of striking miners at Whipper & Co.'s Ben's Creek mine in Ambria County. They met fierce resistance from a mob including women and children, were blocked from leaving, and told to quit. A conductor and a union brake man were shot and wounded while a separate incident near Newton involved three strikers caught in the act of ripping Union Pacific track to derail a west bound mail train.
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Attousa
Tnch
Ben's Creek
Ambria County
Philadelphia
Whipper & Co
Fouetst
Kabon A McElroy
Pan-Union
Newton
Here
Phiester
Meridian
Sat Lagg
Mich
Frank de Camp
Willliam Kings
Samuel McConnell
Union Pacific
Theden
United Sates
Pacific Road Debt Debated in New Draft Legislation
July 1 reports in Washingotn show a minority report against the Pacific road debt bill is possible as committee members clash over amendments. A nine to five vote on extending to nine corporations favored the measure, with fears raised about how government second mortgage changes could affect control. The panel may decide on a minority report after further voting.
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Washingatos
Pacific Railroute
Harris
Kansas
Weadock
Michigan
Boatner
Louisiana
Cooper
Wiscotein
Wiscotein Ata Snodgraas of Ten- Tessar
Mealy
Onder Bueel
Harry
Chiron
Opposition to Nomination of U S Senator by Republicans
At a July meeting of Republican editors in the Ninth district, resolutions were adopted unanimously opposing nominating a United States senator at the state convention. The group urged the party to avoid fielding a Senate candidate. A separate Mississippi note says state warrants resembling treasury notes are to be recalled and destroyed by state officials under command of the chief of the secret service.
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Mattuon
Lls
Nineteenth District
United States
Treasury
Misélasippi
Hazen
Beast Department
Tariff talks stall as house and senate split on key items
In Wasmmerton July 19 the full tariff conference reported no ground reached. Voorhees said Democrats could not agree on the bill, prompting a recommendation of general disagreement. House members stuck with the house bill while senators held to senate amendments. Two hours of debate planned before another conference vote.
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Capital City
Wasmmerton
Voorhees
House
Senate
Wilson
Crisp
House Committee On Rules
Committee On Rules
Reed
Silver Dollars to be Coined at Three Mints
Preston directs San Francisco New Orleans and Philadelphia mints to resume silver dollar coinage this month starting with blanks and ingots enough for about 61 60 000 at the three mints. Once exhausted, production will shift to silver dollars for several months, with limited plans for seigniorage beyond a few million. Treasury notes retirement not determined.
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Wassination
Preston
Mint
Secretary of the Treasury
San Francisco
New Oleans
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Treasury
Mass meeting in Harvey indorses Cleveland actions
A July mass meeting in Harvey Illinois broke up in disorder over President Cleveland sending federal troops to Chicago. Speakers Craemar Redman and Bart hall urged resolutions endorsing the president amid shouts accusing Cleveland of ordering soldiers to shoot innocent workers. The vote failed 83 to 101. A telegram to Washington urged Congress to terminate tariff legislation immediately, signed by twenty banks and eighty others.
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Curiaco
Harvey
Ill
Cleveland
Chicago
C. F. Craemar
Cramer & Steele Manufacturing Company
W. H. Redman
J. R. Barthall
Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Bonnes
Ofty
Plucky Woman Kills Jealous Husband After Double Murder
In Cox, Nevada, July 16 three men die in a jealousy driven incident. Robert Logan shoots Dan Lovelock and Fred Sullivan, then is killed by his wife, Mrs. Logan, who shoots him as he lingers behind a stage and plans to throw bodies into a well. Lovelock, Sullivan were stage driver proprietor and a stranger. Mrs. Logan, visiting her mother, returns to town with the bodies and is praised for courage.
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Love.cox
Nev
Here
Robert Logan
Dan Lovelock
Fred Sullivan
Logan
Lovelock
Mra
Sullivan
Assault at Seoul Consulate Sparks Marine Landing
Advices from Beoul report Japanese soldiers attacked British Consul General Hillier and wife in Seoul. A force of British marines landed to protect the consul. Hillier was assaulted and dragged to the dirt. Mrs Hillier witnessed the event and protested. Hillier filed a formal complaint with the Japanese minister. no punishment for attackers noted.
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Shanenat
Beoul
Corea
Hillier
Ssoul
Hiller
Seoul
Caisson Explodes Killing Soldiers Near Battle Creek
A caisson explosion in Curiaco near Battle Creek injured and killed several U S soldiers. Reports initially claimed fifteen dead, but the figure is uncertain. The blast at Grand and Oakwood tore through a Hyde Park area, eight artillery horses killed, and a fireman and others wounded.
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Battle Creek
Mioch
Curiaco
United States
Lake Front
Statio
Hyde Park
Grand
Oakwood
Vie
Alene
Olot
Farrier Galler
Frooy
Seventh Cavalry
Dooovao
Batery B
Second Artillery
Jo Woyle
Sargeant Lanner
Stoltz
Troop G
Allen
O' Donnell
Dalance
Dodd
New Quarters
Oakwood Avenue
Grand Boulevard
Ptsaon
Train Wreck Aimed at Revenge on Rails Ends in Drops
A train wreck near Austin Hill is blamed on a deliberate act by a person with a grudge against the railroad. Bolts removed from fish plates and rails pulled apart caused Train No. 6 to derail. Seventy five passengers were aboard. several injured, including Fireman Crow and Engineer Miller. Suspects are under investigation with links to a similar plot in Vicksburg.
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Sacramento
Oakland
San Francisco
United States
Baldwin
Southern Pacific
ARK U
West Oakland
Fillmore
Baitie
AL Tns
Gremeo
Eleden
Thomas Crow
Miller
Bishop
Hoberts
Hicago
Vicksburg
Explorer’s Ship Believed Crushed Near Spitzbergen
Londow dispatch reports the royal yacht Saide found Professor Oyen on Dane’s Island, left by the Wellman polar expedition. Ice blocked routes as Captain Johannesen planned a search for the Ragnvald Jarl and to return Professor Oyen, who stayed to guard the depot.
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Explorer
Londow
The
Times
Tromsoe
Norway
Saide
Royal Yacht Squadron
Dane’s
Spitzbergen
Professor Oyen
Walter Wellman
Dane’s Island
Yachitsravn
Johannesen
Verlegen Hook
Professor Uyen
Mr Wellman
Ragnvald
Elx Trenthe
Wellman
Spiebergen
Tee
Professor Yen
Foreigners Return With Lower Steerage Rates Stirring Labor Outlook
New York reports a rush of foreigners seeking to return home as steamship lines cut steerage fares to Liverpool. Lines like White Star and American move toward 8?0 rates, while brokers cut prices. Officials deny some cheaper fares. crowds gather at offices awaiting Wednesday departures. Analysts say reduced costs will push workers to relocate, easing domestic labor pressure and boosting emigration during hard times.
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New York
White Star Company
Bere
English Anarchist Evades Police and Immigration Board
Charles Milfred Mowbray, an anarchist, has been in New York since Saturday without police or immigration officials knowing. He arrived aboard the Paria from Southampton and, after landing, went to Newark to inform the local court of his intention to become a citizen. He rented a top-floor apartment at 1 Mast Eighteenth street and announced plans to establish an anarchist group in New York.
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Police
Board of Immigration
New York
Charles Milfred Mowbray
Paria
Southampton
Mowbray
Newark
Mayor Wins Bird Match Koch for July Medal in Shoot
Mayor Hutch of Cary won the diamond badge at the gun club shoot. He tied with Bioha Bienyo, each scoring forty seven in the shoot-off, securing the top two titles.
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Koch
Hutchfuk
Cary
Bioha
CC Bienyo
Wteb
Hutetius Jet Fear
Beha
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Ita
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Cairo
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Itan
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Greenville
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Frei
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Russian Thistle
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Committee On Agriculture
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Schleswig
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London
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Standard
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Minn
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Illa
Southern
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Bran
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