Italians at Croton Dam Strike Over Wages Demand
Report of the Croton Dam labor dispute with contractors Calaman and Brenchard, forces of the Seventh regiment and local authorities aiding. Striking Italians refuse to return to work unless daily wages rise from $1.25 to $1.50, and clergymen urge peace while workers report to timekeepers. Rotella identified as strike leader amid warrants.
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Cory
Croton Valley
Aly
Eas
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Croton
Peekskill
Calaman & Brenchard
Bowery
Littie Taly
Gen. Ree
Brenchard
Coleman
Father Shepiro
Yonkers
Father Garofolo
Brooklyn
Little Italy
John Hanny
Roe
Rotella
Two Mast Break From Elkhart Mine Strike
In Frostburg Maryland two thirds of Elkhart mine workers at Consolidation Coal met in a secret non union gathering to discuss the strike. One union and one non union miner were chosen to meet President C K Lord to arrange terms for return to work. Ocean mine workers plan a similar meeting today.
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Elkhart
Consolidation Coal Company
Yarticular
C. K. Lord
Consolidation Company
Ocean Mine
United Mine Workers
Rain and war news from April 19 1900s era dispatches
Heavy rains disrupt British columns in South Africa as Boers fortify and supplies move southward. Reports note distrust of leaders like Buller and Warren, with possible recalls and new foreign volunteers forming under continental officers. Across the globe, floods threaten Wisconsin river bridges and mills halt as water rises. Bishop Thoburn loses mental stamina while in New York for Ecumenical talks.
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Chicago
Landup
Brockade
Wepener
Slovmfontein
Weeby
Ube Free State
Redvers
Buller
Charles Warren
Lord Roberts
Werren
Transvaal
de Negrier
French Supreme Council of War
Marquis de Gallifet
Dreyfus
Afail Rem Lourenzo Marques
Chicago Ambulance Corps
Pretoria
Red Cross
Adelbert S. Hay
United States
Fronemann
Ailwal
Bethulle
Bloemfontein
Swaziland
Greystone
Accra
Gold Coast
West Africa
Frederick Mitchell Hodgson
Ing
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Kamessis
Tives
Fluenies
Wisconsin
Merrill
Thoburn
New York
J. M. Theburn
Methodist Episcopal Church In
India
Kingston
Investigation into Miss Eyler at Mawes School
A New Jersey reader report details a probe at Mawes School over alleged mistreatment of girls. Testimony from Mis Miller and Mis Madden notes abusive restraint and coercive discipline, with trustees, Mrs Eyler, and Mrs Bergen among those scrutinized.
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Jerees
Mis Miller
Mintron
Madden
Jess Bur
Fyler
Eyler
McCettirrgt
New Board of Trustees
I. Coe
Tega Weatherby
Eylers
Esler
Frank Bergen
Wilanbech
Gnster
O'Mara
Dison to Re enter the Ring Reforming Ex Champion
Ex featherweight champion George Dison plans a return to boxing after retirement following a knockout by Terry McGovern in New York. Reports say he is encouraged by McGovern’s handling of opponents and believes a rematch with McGovern is likely.
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Dison
Chicago
George Dison
Terry McGovern
New York
Dixon
McGovern
Restoration of Jeffersonian Democracy Speech
A lengthy political communication discusses the Democratic Party's faults and the nation’s health. Ex-Governor Campbell and others urge restoration of pure democracy, warn against populism and the gold standard, and condemn late 19th century party split dangers.
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Boies
Iowa
Cuba
Philippines
Joseph Wheeler
Norris G. Osborne
New Haven
Thomas Jefferson
Chicago
Comer d'Alene
United States
South
Post Office at Chapel North Carolina Robbed in Explosion
Post office at Chapel NC was blown open by an explosion early April 19. A safe and other property were damaged. About $150 in cash and 351 in stamps were stolen. Tools from a nearby shop were taken as well. A new postmaster had just taken charge.
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North Carostina
Raleigh
Chapel NC
Uurgianiget
Neo Crew
Representative Grosvenor Ties Bill to Three Volunteer Brigadiers
Washington April 19 Representative Grosvenor of Ohio introduced a bill authorizing the president to appoint three volunteer officers as brigadier generals with a view to their retirement. The measure aims to benefit Generals Joseph Wheeler Fitzhugh Lee and James H. Wilcox.
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