03 Sep 1889
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1889
Page
1
Hunger drives violent tension as London dock workers strike. Police and soldiers prepare for outbreak, with Scotland Yard and Met replete near the docks. Convicts unload ships at Medway, coal prices rise in Rochester, and owners resist wage pressures amid widespread unrest.
In Loxpos September 3 a stir runs through the Irish party over Mr. Parnell’s deal with Balfour to endow a Catholic university in Ireland. Davitt condemns the plan as improper for Home Rule Ireland and Berlin papers call it a Tory ploy. Chamberlain urges a denationalized endowment resolution before any land bill. Protestant Alliance objects. Gladstone travels to Paris. Mrs Parnell’s mother, Delia T. S. Parnell, is reported ill but not dead.
The Fourth New York cavalry and the Tenth New York infantry dedicated memorials on the battlefield. Rev. C. L. Torwig led the religious portion, Mark D. Wilbur gave the oration, and Col. George J. Mopper presided at Teath regiment memorial dedications on Meade Avenue. The Ninetieth Pennsylvania unveiled a boulder monument on Hancock area. The ceremonies included brief addresses by Secretaries and local officials, with granite monuments and bas-relief details noted.
Labor day was observed widely with banks and businesses closed and exchanges quiet. Parades and large picnics took place in Philadelphia’s parks, Camden’s Caledonian club, and Western Pennsylvania towns, with unions and labor leaders addressing crowds.
The will of William Thaw, the railroad magnate, probated July 3 this year, spans thirty six pages. The estate mainly in coal lands is divided into sixteen parts. minor children receive when of age about 13 million dollars. Public bequests include Western University of Pennsylvania, Presbyterian boards, and Protestant and Catholic institutions. many dependents are disinherited.
Neshaminy Pa September 2 news notes a Presbyterians of Pennsylvania planned commemoration of the Log College founded 1726 the first Presbyterian national institution with a presidential visit by Harrison Wanamaker and other dignitaries. program spans morning and afternoon including sermons readings addresses by college leaders and governors.
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