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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1894
Page
1
Striking A R U workers halt service across Milwaukee and St Paul and Pan Handle, with no passenger wheels running except two Pullman cars. Illinois Central and eleven other lines face boycott as violence fears rise. Police guard yards at Fordham and Archer Avenue amid large crowd demonstrations and threats.
The Northern Pacific is largely idle as the American Railway union orders out every worker. Only the Pacific division operates while St Paul shops and yards lie silent. Train to Fargo and another bound for the city are stalled, signaling a protracted conflict. General Manager Kendrick confirms the nationwide action.
On June 29 no trains operated through or suburban routes on the Illinois Central into or out of Chicago. By 10 p m the Gallena and Wisconsin division of the Chicago and Northwestern was halted. Union depot entry was slated to shut at noon for all roads. The Chicago Burlington and Quincy and the Penn...
A boycott by the American Railway Union against the Pullman Car company spreads across the country. Trains including the Chicago and Alton, Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul, and Southern Pacific and Santa Fe lines show Pullman cars tied up or delayed. In Los Angeles and West Superior the disruptions surface as trains are diverted or held, signaling a likely general strike on the Northern Pacific.
Midway, June 29. Receiver Payne states no wheel turns and no trains move on the Northern Pacific system until the Pullman boycott dispute is resolved. The停 dispute halts operations across the vast railroad network.
San Francisco June 29 A local paper cites a lodge member saying General Manager Towne of the Southern Pacific sent a telegram to Pullman to settle within 24 hours via a contract clause that voids the agreement if service harms the railroad. Pullman denies the claim.
The Santa Fe railroad in Kansas is placed under court control after Judge Foster signed an order on the receivers request. Marshal Neely is to protect trains and property and arrest anyone interfering with the railroad. He is in Leavenworth swearing in deputies to assume control.
A series of cyclones struck Pireston and Sleepy Eye areas on June 29 tearing houses barns and crops. Fatalities were reported including Mrs John Hicks and Charles Mellke Jr with many injured. The storms were visible from the towns as residents sheltered in cellars amid widespread destruction.
A violent cyclone near Litchfield on June 20 swept a 10 rod by four mile path, killing two and injuring several, with six to seven farmhouses destroyed and extensive tree and crop damage. A house and barn were lost, telegraph lines down, and more deaths feared.
A cyclone wrecked St. Johns University and all outbuildings in Collegeville Minnesota on June 29 causing about 30000 dollars in damage. The main building roof was damaged and many windows shattered with no fatalities reported. In the nearby town of Renville the storm demolished a church high school two residences and several barns injuring Mrs Hackman.
In Chicago on June 29 eight members of the Cook county Democracy marching club were burned when fireworks exploded on a rear platform of their special train returning home from Bloomington. Initial reports suggested an attempted bombing, causing great excitement. several victims may be unable to use their hands for weeks.
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