11 May 1886
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1886
Page
1
The Cincinnati situation shows improvement as workers return under mayoral protection. Street repairs resume and furniture factories restart, reducing strike momentum. Observers note broad restoration of normal activity with authorities ensuring safe employment access for those willing to work.
Reports from a distant section of the county say two Italians belonging to a band employed on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad had a Sunday afternoon fight. One Italian was shot and his wounds are believed to be fatal.
Five thousand people witnessed the gloves bout between Jack Burke and Charley Mitchell with notable spectators including John L. Sullivan Jack Dempsey Tom Cleary and Tom Allen. The match stayed even to the ninth round then Mitchell pressed and the 10th saw Burke hurt and the fighting halted as the referee declared a draw amid crowd disapproval.
Brief items report weather delaying the blockade at Suda Bay and broader labor disputes across the United States. Highlights include a Knights of Labor circular, Confederate Memorial Day observances in Wilmington and Danville, Gladstone's Home Rule bill debate, a Broadway railway bribery trial, eight hour agreements in New York carriage and tin trades, Detroit shop violence and arrests, an embezzlement case in Cleveland, a jealous shooting in Oswego, Methodist Protestant support for reformers, a stranded fleet off Delaware, and Bible Society finances plus local altercations in Elkton and political moves in Ohio.
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