Reinforcements and prison conditions amid miner unrest
Ferris denies requesting reinforcements while General Norman recalls a ninth month request for a gatling gun. A special train with convicts arrived from Oliver Springs under guard. eight escaped, six during surrender, others to Knoxville. Barn prison, improvised by Dr Morrow, and Gov Buchanan’s health and delayed actions amid Coal Creek mine turmoil. Citizens arm themselves as rioters seize trains and engines, prompting improvised security efforts beyond regular forces.
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Ferris
Norman
Oliver Springs
Farris
Seana Eee
Knorville
Blevins
Morrow
Board of Prison
Buchanan
Ford
Coal Creek
Ivins
Knoxville
Howak
Knoxville under siege as miners attack Fort Anderson
Riot conditions erupt in Knoxville with multiple attacks on Camp Anderson and surrounding lines. Volunteers, militia, and 850 man posse pursue the danger as reinforcements race from Clinton and Coal Creek amid downed wires and rumors of captives and casualties. General Carnes arrives with 400 troops. governors face pressure for federal intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Court House
Coal Creek
Journal
Camp Anderson
Mnde
Anderson
St Ie
Marchin
Azaliat
Orde
Tern
Som
Carnes
West Tennessee
Holloway
D. A. Carpenter
Woolford
Prison Breaker Escapes Allegheny County Workhouse
Convict Charles Havers fled the Allegheny county workhouse at Claremont after weeks of planning assaulting Keeper John W. Eberhart and falling thirty feet to the ground without injury. Police pursue Havers who is at large as officials recall missed files and tools hinting at the escape effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Havers
Allegheny County
Claremont
Havers
John W. Eberhart
Coppers Sevn
Escaped prisoner ambushes keeper and flees prison wall
Cherie Havers, a 24 year old inmate described as a heavy, skilled fighter, overpowered Keeper Eberhart in his west wing cell at night. He cracked the guard, seized keys and a revolver, escaped through the yard, fell from the wall rope, and disappeared after an all night manhunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havers
Liberty
Eberhart
William Hill
Johnson
Hoboken
Dispatch
George J. Schad
Schad
Upper Main Street
Alleheny
Herr's Island
Anderson May Be Lynched as Coal Creek Disorder Flairs
A Chattanooga report says miners seized a reporter, fighting began at 3, lasted to 6, leaders captured by General Anderson’s troops, and rumors claim miners plan to lynch Anderson. Reinforcements are hoped to reach Coal Creek to safeguard him, with implied mass executions if he is seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Anderson
Coal Creek
Ceen
Ex-Mayor's Clerk Henry Hunneshagen Safe After Atlantic City Surf Trip
A circula ted report claimed Henry Hunneshagen, clerk to Mayors Pearson and Wyman, nearly drowned at Atlantic City. Later reports say the tale grew from officials at Allegheny City pressuring him to the surf. he was saved and salt water exposure noted. A large Allegheny group, including ex Mayor Wyman and Chief Murphy, were at the shore with family and other officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booneshegen
Atlantic City
Allegheny City Hall
Henry Hunneshagen
Pearson and
Wyman
Murphy
Henry
Allegheny
Glenn
Paulin
Simon
Zimmerman
Milby
Small Advertisements See Monthly Gain Over Last Year
The column notes continual rise in small ads with July figures showing a total increase of 3 523 over July of the previous year. The data enumerates the counts for the month.
Crawford disperses Homestead mob during Wednesday shooting
Crowds along Eighth avenue near the mill yard confront the convoy as deputies and a provost guard stand off a violent mob. Chairman Crawford orders dispersal, saving the procession from confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Yard
Eighth Avenue
Munhall
Crawford
Colonel Gray
Mr. Crawford
Pemnickey
Pennsylvania Railroad
Potter
Creps
Wiley
Holbrook Probes Homestead Trouble After Bishop Fallows Address
Chicago investigator Holbrook arrived in Pittsburg to study the Homestead dispute from its start to the present. He met with Frick and Lovejoy, toured the mills, and plans to publish sketches and findings in reply to Bishop Fallows. Frick and Schwab accompanied him through Edgar Thomson Steel Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holbrook
Pittsburg
Samuel Farlows
Frick
Braddock
Zs& Holbrook
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Richt
Samuel Fallows
Bishop Fellows
Cuaillean Frick
Edgar Thompson Steel Works
Schwab
Carnegie Library
Wounded A Pickett at Carnegie Steel Strike
A non union worker shot and wounded John Fleishman, Amalgamated scout, during guard duty near Forty third street at Carnegie Steel Upper union mill. Police plan arrests as strikers demand action on concealed weapons. Mill malfunctions followed, including the 18 inch mill and 12 inch rolls, with two blooms stuck together. Strikers say they recruited three top workers to walk out earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Steel Company
John Fleishman
Amalgamated
Fleishman
Forty-third Street
Olice
Dillon
Idle Bellefonte Workmen Refuse Homestead Move
L T Muncon formerly manager of the pail and glass works in Bellefonte Pa called a meeting of about 100 idle local workmen offering inducements to move to Homestead. They voted unanimously to stay. About 60 new workers boarded for Homestead along with cots and cooking stoves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellefonte
L.T Muncon
Pail and Glass Works
Homestead
Munson
Embezzlement case against Wentz settled with repayment
The information against William C. Wentz, treasurer of Lescalette Council, Jr. O U A M, for embezzlement was withdrawn before Alderman McGarey on the South Side. The $59 shortage was quickly repaid by Wentz's friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Wentz
Lescalette Council, Jr. O. U. A. M
Alderman McGarey
Southside
Wentz
Public speech and musical recital at Grand Opera House
Workingmen invited to an evening at the Grand Opera House with Mrs Helen M Gongar of Indiana speaking on Cause and Remedy for Labor Troubles. Miss Parks from Boston will play a cornet selection. Seats are free at 503 Market Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen M. Gongar
Indiana
Grand Opera House
Big Hays
Fulton
Troeck B
H. Gourley
Laz
Oakland
Bellefield
Penn Avenue
Butler Street
Pittsburg Fire Bureau Targets Wiring and Box ID Upgrades
Chief Brown and officials approved a sweeping reorganization of the Pittsburg Fire Department. Plans include a new running board for two man engines, a city wide change of alarm box numbers by district, and a group main wiring system to ensure continued protection if a main line fails. The project aims to speed alarms and prepare for winter fires with added fire stations and underground wiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Brown
Humphries
Evans
Coates
Steele
Stewart
Fire Bureau
Bureau of Electricity
Pitubarg
Districta
First District
Exposition Building
Penn Avenue
Second Street
Aard
City
Eleventh
Grant Streets
Liberty Street
Duveway
Fourth Forest
Onater Street
Fourth
Sixth Avenues
Smithfield Street
Firth Avenue
Wood Street
Third
Wood
Water Street
Marke
Market
Liberty
Eleventh Street
Market Street
Smithfield
Grant Street
Grant
High Street
Hill District
Penn Avenues
Butler Street
Second Avenue
Oakland District
Southside
East End
City Hall
City Line
Fifth Avenue
Penn Avenus
Wylie Avenue
Soch Group
Central Telephone Company
Mead
Bureau of Eisericity
Etlec
Law
Must Be Reduced Bargain Sale on Stockings
A newspaper notice details markdowns at the August Bargain Sale with hundreds of dozens of stockings sold today and tomorrow to clear room for new goods. Ladies fast black cotton stockings, Lisle thread stockings, silk stockings, and boys and children's stockings are discounted to 40c to $1.50 per pair with various bulk offers.
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Fort Anderson
Scene of
Clinton
Jellica
Winchester
John W. Fherhart
Cherie Havers
Primner
Ais Bost
Hill
J. C. Keil
Ed Bothwell
J. W. Browe
West Wing
Homer Cuppe
Haver
George Keenan
Hunter
Allegheny City
East Street
Charles Richardson
Mt .Troy
George Schad
Main Street
Miltia
Meckling
Lamb
Hatfield
Hessid
T. G. Lamb
Mechanical Department
Mackintosh & Hewphill
Mr. Lamb
Pitteburg
Montana
Union News Company
Bessemer
Ross' Grove
Franklin
Crepa
Butler
Cornelius
Mayo
Erie
W.d. Urick
Desa
M Litia
Dennis
Meadville
Buckhold
Mercer
Pension Board
A. A. Woods
Erie City
State Board of Health
Martin
James Morten
Fifteenth Regiment
A. F. Cochran
Fifteenth
A. J. Davis
John Near
David F. Bigley
Fir
Ugus
Acke
India
Fifth Ave
Pittespurs
Jag
Jos
Home & Go
Penn Ave
Dos. Horne & Co
Sul
Simen’s
Ohio ST
Allegheny, PA
E. P. Roberts & Sons
Yifthave and Makeet ST. Aots
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