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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1892
Page
1
Two hundred policemen and militia guard Buffalo yards as a massive railway strike escalates. Fires burn about 250 cars East Buffalo damage cited as outsiders’ work. Strikers vow to win while officials seek protection and restraint amid growing threats and arrests.
Buffalo aug 11 striking East Buffalo switch men resort to violence to halt traffic with 800 out and 50 freight cars ablaze. Wrecks, side tracking, and cut lines cripple the Erie yards as guards and police increase patrols. Wires down and property damage reaches a quarter of a million dollars.
Philadelphia August 15 President McLeod insists the incen diaries and rioting were prearranged and that the company will not compromise. He notes Buffalo as the dividing line between Western and Eastern railways, explains wage disparities, and says letters of demand were refused to avoid unfair raises across the system. He confirms trains moved and denies imminent traffic stoppage. The interview presents a cautious stance on labor conflict and the potential use of force if needed.
Reading officials announce a five thousand dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of Thorne or others who destroy property or assault company employees. The notice, printed in large type, aims to deter incendiarism and criminal acts along the Reading Company lines.
General Superintendent Bartlett met with Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg road switchmen at Burra on August 11. The men demanded higher wages after prior rejections. Bartlett reportedly granted a raise from 21 and 23 cents to 23 and 25 cents an hour, and work continues.
Philadelphia August 15 Special New men will not be put in to take the place of striking switchmen at Buffalo until ample protection is afforded President McLeod of the Reading Railroad said We shall rely first upon Buffalo authorities but if they cannot cope with the difficulty and say the railroad should defend property and its workmen then the railroad will do so and in short order
In Atlantic City, Chief of Police Harry Eldredge and Special Officer Collamer were suspended after an investigation alleging extortion from keepers of disorderly and gambling venues. Affidavits claim Eldredge offered protection for 150, with funds to Harrison's life subscription, delivered via Collamer. Lou Young, a victim, swore to the charges on her deathbed.
Special Agent Low reported on sites for a new Allegheny post office and will recommend one corner of the Diamond with Ohio or Federal streets. The Federal and North Diamond corner appears most suitable though space constraints may affect availability. Final decision expected within days.
A gravel-pit wreck on the T W. V. & O. Railway left five people instantly killed and nine injured, some likely to die. A construction train struck an open switch, colliding with another gravel train and mangling workers at the pit. Names of the dead and injured were not yet known. Dre, Carr, Barcroft, Dent and Stacey were summoned to the scene. The accident was attributed to pit workers failing to close the switch.
An armed miners’ mob overran the Inman stockade and 272 convicts, marching them toward Victoria and then Bridgeport, after previously capturing Tracy City and the special train carrying guards. Governor Buchanan orders sheriff to act and the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company says the state holds custody of convicts while the company declares its willingness to surrender the lease.
A May 15 inquiry questions whether Senators Allison and Jones and Representative McCreary can be delegates to the International Monetary Conference without constitutional violation. Officials weigh if the act creating the conference makes it civil office, noting the appropriation authorizes commissioners and expenses up to 730,000. The debate centers on whether the term International Conference is separated from civil office.
The Treasury Department keeps silent on charges against George Cake, a candidate for immigrant inspector, amid reports from a Window Glass Workers meeting in Pittsburgh praising him. Officials hint the special agent’s report may not deem him ineligible, joking about his domestic arrangements and competence.
Jennie Tabor of Hupsox confesses intent to blow up a house with her brother and sister to seize her late father 5000 dollar estate. She says her lover William Meiers pressured her to join robberies for dynamite purchases. Police doubt Meiers’s guilt.
Springfield Ohio August 15 Special Detective Hines killed a man tonight while patrolling the city. He spotted two burglars inside Tony Bordonario's fruit store near the Grand Opera House. A confrontation in an alley followed a failed escape attempt with gunfire. One assailant, Glenn, was fatally wounded by a snap shot.
New York Aug 15 Secretary McComas of the Republican National Committee says William M Hahn of Springfield Ohio has agreed to head the speakers bureau. Hahn will begin in about a week after settling affairs in his state. Whitelaw Reid will join Hahn in Springfield, Reid departs for the West tomorrow and is due there Wednesday.
At Brownstown Jones & Laughlins and 275 steel workers press for new wage scales amid failed concessions. The Excelsior Lodge and committee lead talks from Sarah Street to Carson Street while workers threaten a possible strike if a settlement is not reached this weekend. The Amalgamated Association scale remains unresolved, with jobbing scale also unsettled.
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