Winchester Heroes Honor Mr. Rousse Benevolent Gift
A meeting of the Winchester hook-and-ladder company at Court House Hall praised ex Governor Holiday and welcomed Charles B. Rousse of New York for funding 20 apparatus and a $1000 draft. Rousse also sent a $1000 check to the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society, with his gifts totaling near $100,000 over 20 years. Also reported is a 143 pound carp caught by Milton A. Langer, Garrett Pittenger, and George Wilson at Little Pipe Creek.
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Rousse
Hook-And-Ladder Company
Winchester
Court House Hall
G. Willis
Holiday
Charles B. Rouss
New York
Holliday
Milton A. Langer
Garfield Pittenger
George Wilson
Middleburg
Little Pipe Creek
Strike in Sacramento Triggers Martial Law Declared by U S Marshal
Reported unrest in Sacramento follows fatal injuries to two men and a U S marshal declaring martial law as labor strife escalates. Debs era tensions, rail union actions, and protests ripple through cities with arrests, train wrecks, and emergency decrees. Debates over arbitration and union strategy mix with street clashes and police actions in this volatile period.
Martial Law Follows Skirmish in Sacramento Strike
In Sacramento a deadly skirmish occurred during a major strike. Two men died as troops tried to clear Front Street with a battery of the Fifth United States Artillery. Marines from the Alliance and local troopers rushed to the scene. Jo Stuart and Frank Buckley were wounded and hospitalized. Stuart, a marine, says he was shot after refusing to halt. Buckley was shot in the right shoulder and housed in Butte County.
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Sacramento
Cal
Pital
Ebert
Roberts
Fifth United States Artillery
I Street
Jo Stuart
Frank Buckley
United States Steamer Alliance
Buckley
Butte County
Stuart
Beast
Marine Corps
Second Street
Fourth United States Cavalry
Military prevent a lynching at Anaconda jail
A telephoned Anaconda report says crowds attempted to lynch a man jailed for a robbery crime. The state militia, kept there since the miners’ strike last month, were summoned and have since surrounded the jail to prevent violence.
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Celo
Anaconda
Jai
Breckinridge Attacks Owens in Bitter Speech
Congress man Breckinridge spoke to a large Beards crowd at Oldham County yesterday. He arraigned his opponent W C Owens for making serious charges against him and challenged him to prove the truth or face being branded a liar. He spoke in a very bitter tone.
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Breckinridge
Leximoloxs. Ey
Beards
Oldham Coustr
W.C Owens
Owens
Newark Hatters Strike Persists in Newark
The Newark hatters strike remains unchanged with no new strikers yet, though estimates expect additional workers to join within a week. Workers say current wages fail to cover living costs.
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Newark
Miles of trolleys plan to link New York and Philadelphia
Trenton July 14. The New York and Philadelphia Traction company, with 10 million dollars capital, was incorporated to build an electric road system across New Jersey. The plan spans about 150 miles from Paterson through Montclair Bloomfield and the Oranges to Newark, then on to Trenton with branches to Rahway Elizabeth New Brunswick Woodbridge and Perth Amboy. A Philadelphia Trenton line to Camden is also planned. Construction funding and surveys are in progress with work to begin at once.
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Trenton
New York and Philadelphia Traction Company
New Jersey
New York
Philadelphia
Paterson
Montclair
Bloomfield
The
Oranges
Traction Company
Newark
Plainfield
Bound Brook
Princeton
Lawrenceville
Rahway
Elizabeth
New Brunswick
Woodbridge
Perth Amboy
Bristol
Tollytown
Trenton Traction Company
Pennsylvania
Camden
Bordentown
Burlington
Delaware
The Hanging of Prendergast Victimized Chicago
Nine months after Mayor Harrison was shot, Patrick Eugens Prendergast was executed. Officials described the death as orderly and brief. Father Barry advised against a final speech despite Prendergast’s request for time. The condemned man faced the scaffold without protest as the trap fell.
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Harrison
Cintence
Chicago
Patrick Eugens Prendergast
Father Barry
Earthquakes in Turkey and other late 19th century notes
Reports describe continued tremors centered on the Marmora Sea causing panic, destruction, and loss of life across Istanbul and Adabarir. Sultan orders food tents and safety measures as buildings collapse and rescues continue. Separate dispatches note Canadian political shifts, British mediation in China Japan talks, executions in the United States, and a British nobleman charged with forging letters.
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Sea of
Marmora
Technics Commission
Soam
Adabarir
Clune
Baie
Stoppage of Rail Traffic Drives Trade Reflected
New York July 4 R G Dun weekly trade review notes despite rail stoppages and strikes across major centers, business remains resilient with small failures and signs of recovery. Wheat prices slip while exports and shipments suffer. railroad tie ups disrupt livestock, meat, and raw materials, but overall mood holds.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Arca
Toledo
Pacific
House
Senate
Imu
United States
Canada
Bradstreets
Chicago
Senate and House Slugfest Over Tariff Talks
Republican conferees criticize star chamber tactics as tariff bill clock runs down. House agrees to pension appropriation report. fires, hangings, and a string of local incidents fill a busy July 14 as Canbria and Clearfield miners resume work and a veteran journalist passes away.
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Wasninctos
Senate
Hale
Conference
Besutes
Alion
Aldrich
Sherman
Star Chamber
Voorhees
House
Nuggets of News From Fractured Records
Samuel Gillinger a sailor at Logan Ras Pennsylvania died after a kick by a horse. John Downer a miner was killed by a coal fall at Exiecker Becker colliery Ashland Pennsylvania. Charlie Perine seventeen years old Trinidad Colorado died in an accidental barge capsize while hunting. John Reilly fell from a four story New York roof and died. The meeting of the American tart congress called for Covington Kentucky July 15 moved to Chicago Auditorium. President Cleveland plans a hunting trip in Colorado with Attorney General Olney Secretary Lamont Senator Gorman and others.
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Logan Ras
Kloves
John Downer
Exieckerbecker
Ashland
Charlie
Perine
Trinidad
Colo.ins
John Reilly
Wells
New York
Covington
Chicago
Cleveland
Colorado
Olney
Lamont
Gorman
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W. T. Delaplaine
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MD. N.B
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Garreté
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Apothecary
Etchison Building
South Market Street
L.M. Nixdorff, JR
Court Street
W.T. Delaplaine & Co
Real Enate, Em and Insurance
West Patrick Street
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Sovereign
Curiaco
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American Federation of Lator
Atrike
American Railway Union
X Defense Fund
American Federation of Labor
Fsul
Abe
Eugene V. Debs
George W. Howard
Sylvester Kelcher
General Mangers’ Association
Hopkins
Wayer
Association
Federation of Labor
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Sartia
Tan
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Terre Hae Ouly
Ress
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Fontavel
Ruuiert Muhhrman
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Hawkins
Pullman
New 14
George M. Pullman
Concent Co
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Phelan
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Southern Railroad
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the Times
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Royal Yacht Squadron
Danes Island
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Saide
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Kan
Oklahoma Supreme Court
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Pond Creek
Rock Island Railroad
Enid
Rock Island Bridge
Crac
Cordry
Larry Lyon
Neware. J
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Joseph Previer
Skinder Creek
Rohl
Joe
Kohl
Cumberland
Burwell
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Raiilroad Company
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L. X. Hamilton
Barwell
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Halroad Company
Wiman
Ball New York
Justice Barrett
Supreme Court
Erastus Wiman
John DB. Lindway
Charles Broadway Rouss
Eugene V. Dels
Ameria
Brent Pollan
Terre Hache
Ind
Luda ‘Ture
Brotherhood of Lovomot
New York and Philadelphia Traction Company Incorporated
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Northern Central Railroad
Lake Roland
Amos Clendenin
Miss Colton
Miss Wolt
J. W. Smith
Fardon
Abraham PL Fardon
Firt National Bank
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Gettysburg
Caampessecne
Caxes
Elliott
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Odenovan Rowxa
Ai Parnellite
Dublin Corporation
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Jateward
Ireland
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Ixpia Napons
Edward Fulford
Bing
Abbe Toe
Paris
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Laval
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Agalanta Redaction
Patersox
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Golden Red Salk Company
Prendergast
Turkey
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Raih
Muarjor
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Royal Military College
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West Point of Canada
Gordon Rideout
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China
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Ed Firant
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Wilson Woolley
Henry Cook
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Louisville and Nashville Railroad
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Cretary
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Taylor
Madrid
Ponape
Caroline Lelant
Rowe
Court of Cassation
Guiseppe de Felice
Sicily
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Charles 4. Kernedy
Tae Bridge
Central Park
Potters’ Field
Olace Lock Haven
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Joss
Crothere
Marden Raudon
N.C
Charles Tucker
CREI
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Clearfield
Galitein
Rast Ing
Ben’s Creek
Conlp
Onaxce
N. J
George Rox Graham
Orange Memorial Hospital
Graham
Philadelphia North American
United States Gazette
Poundsuctawney
Clark, Kiser & Kipp
Anita
Wee
Union Railway Company
One Hundred and Twity-third Stream
Coin Avenue
Charley McLaughlin
William Hey
Evan Wil
Reading
Archbishop Ryan
St. Mary's, Holic Church
Ryan
Ational League
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Fiie
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