Reading Railway Strike Test Oney in Attorney General View
Attorney General Olney endorses union rights in the Reading Railroad dispute with the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. He argues labor unorganization is powerless without unions and that firing members for union membership is improper. The case centers on whether the court, not the company, must decide the fate of workers aligned with the union.
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Reading Railway
Philadelphia
Reading Railroad Company
Brotherhood of Railway Trasmen
Olney
Dallas
United States Circuit Court
Crisia
Swelgard
Brotherhood
Reading Railroad
Reading Line
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Purposes and Rules of the Brotherhood Under Legal Scrutiny
Olney argues the court cannot condemn the brotherhood goals or methods without showing illegality in purposes or means. He defends strike provisions as conservative, defines a legal strike and warns against discharging workers for union membership while noting business expediency hinges on strike questions and potential disruption from lack of union organization.
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Olney
Brotherhood
Henda
Mosner
Confidence Rises as Weather and Election Focus Boost Trade
Bradstreet's notes that political emphasis and seasonal weather lift merchant confidence. Inland buyers show steadier demand for staples at tran centers like Chicago and Philadelphia while imports and wages shift. rail earnings Fall 8.0% from 1893, southern roads lead with 7% gains, cotton declines 4 cents, wheat and lard rise, corn and oats slip. bank clearings reach 50.6 million across 75 cities, up from prior periods.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Wook
United States
Governor Flower Open to Electric Chair Revival Experiment
Albany reports Governor Flower would permit a test to resuscitate a man executed in the electric chair. Proponents argue autopsy confirms death. Tesla and Westinghouse figures dispute the cause of death and seek to settle the issue. The governor’s stance could trigger a national scientific and public uproar.
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Flower
Westinghouse
Nicola Tesla
George Westinghouse
New York
Elbridge T Gerry
Report on the Pullman strike and General Managers' role
United States government report on the Great Railway Strike, led by federal labor commissioner Carroll D. Wright, details the General Managers' Association formed by 24 railroads with a 62,108,852,617 capital base and 221,007 employees. It traces wage suppression, uniform schedules, and rent practices at Pullman, arguing the association aided management over workers and sought to control wages across lines.
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United States
Carroll D. Wright
John D. Kernan
New York
Nicholas D. Worthington
Ilinois
General Managers’ Association
Chicago
Switchmen’s Mutual Aid Association of North America
General Managers Association
Sheriff Cook Describes Riot Duty and Jail Protection
Sheriff James T. Cook testified before the coroner about the courthouse riot where seven were killed and a man wounded by militia while resisting a mob. He said many respected locals asked how to defend the captured assailant William Jasper Dol and that he ordered militia to protect the prisoner and jail. Cook noted some would be hurt if an escape attempt occurred. he had Colonel Colt safeguard the prisoner but did not detail tactics. He lost re election by 1727 votes despite Republican alignment.
Farmer Ed Bumgardner Arrested for Cattle Theft near Iowa Falls
Ed Bumgardner an unmarried farmer was arrested for theft of valuable cattle from Sunnyside farm near Iowa Falls. Three spirals were found in his possession, the rest shipped to Chicago. He confessed to long running cattle thefts and related robberies that had unsettled local residents.
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Ed Bumgardner
Sunnyside
Iowa Falls
Chicago
Plan to curb corporate power sparks rail labor debate
A commission condemns corporate pooling as a threat to public welfare and labor rights. The report critiques the General Managers' Association and the American Railway Union, questions Pullman practices, and argues government restraint is needed to prevent unlawful combinations and protect workers and communities.
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American Railway Union
General Managers’ Association
Isbor
Pullman
Pullman Sa
Strikes and Wages Sparked Rail Conflict Report
The report criticizes wage demands of June 1808 and May 194 as unjust and notes a May 1 strike that drew 900 guards at Pullman property through July. It questions guards’ motives, lauds strikers’ conduct, and links broader unrest to wage cuts, blacklisting, and the General Managers' association. It cites extended troop and deputy marshal involvement and questions jurisdiction over persuasion in labor disputes.
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Pullman
General Managers’ Association
Chicsgo
Industria
the Pullman Company
Railway Managers’ Association
Chicago
United States
Commission
Syrup of Figs Advertisement Promotes Health Benefits
Knowledge links comfort and improved well being to a pure liquid laxative. The ad promotes Syrup of Figs as a pleasant remedy that cleanses the system without weakening kidneys, liver, or bowels, claims millions of satisfied users and medical approval, and warns buyers to purchase only from the California Fig Syrup Co. with its packaging label.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Government to Seek 50 Million Dollar Bond Issue
New York reports the Treasury will ask bankers for another loan of 50 million dollars. Gold bonds at 6 percent interest will be issued soon at a price near eight percent annual yield. Curtis and Carlisle discuss depleting gold reserves and secretary foes. A curious note on Sterns wedding customs follows.
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Ents
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Clove
Crnommmnati
Arthur Stern
Misa May
Murat Halstead
Stern
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America
Cincinnati Society
Mr. Stern
Waldheim Cemetery observes Haymarket martyrs death anniversary
About 1200 people gathered at Waldheim cemetery on November 18 to mark the execution of six anarchists linked to the Haymarket riot. Herr Most led the program as the main speaker delivering a German song. his presence drew away more conservative and socialistic opponents.
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Waldheim
Haymarket
Herr Most
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