Erie Express Derailed Near Attica. No Injuries Reported
Erie express No. 1 derailed at Linden near Attica while en route from New York to Buffalo, injuring none. Five suspicious men were seen near the scene and a fishplate was found spiked to a rail. The Erie offers a $10,000 reward for derailers as reconstruction proceeds and trains run with caution from East Buffalo.
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Brrrano
Erie
New York
Linden
Attica
Buffalo
Linden Station
Brunn
East Buffalo
Firemen Strike Threat Looms In Buffalo Yards
August 20 report from Burra o outlines a pending firemen strike in the Buffalo yards. Uncertainty surrounds Mr Sargeant’s arrival and whether strike action will occur without official sanction. Observers note traffic declines across several lines while local authorities assess restoration of normal operations and potential deployment of U S troops.
Firemen Strike Timeline and Union Procedures
A trank line officer notes a potential firemen strike is unlikely soon due to required red tape. Firemen must file a formal grievance with Sergeant their Grand Master, who would investigate and report to the Executive Committee before any strike could occur.
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Trank
Sargeant
SWEENY PLANS CAMPAIGN OF SEQUENTIAL STRIKES
Rural and city observers discuss Master Workman Sweenys arbitration offer and his strategy of successive strikes to pressure railroads. Report notes 475 workers on strike with 1 600 more potential openings nationwide and cites incidents of vandalism by striking workers amid mounting tensions.
Flower Leaves Albany as Governor Seeks Calm Amid Strikes
Aug 20 Albany special reports Governor Flower departs for Watertown amid strike rumors and Adjutant General Porter heads to Buffalo to study troop movements. Flower says he would not leave unless all was attended to, while Porter underscores readiness and no new orders issued yet.
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Buffalo
Albany
Hudson
E. J. Lee
Knights of Labor
Sweeny
Knight of Labor
New York City
Porter
Treo
Prosecutions Begun Over Railroad Interference in Reading Case
Philadelphia reports the arrest of a striker named Mc Namara at Waverly N Y on charges of interference with Reading Railroad Company employees. A Buffalo letter from A A McLean president urges vigorous measures to convict all involved in recent outrages and property destruction. Reading officials say the arrest marks the start of active criminal proceedings against all parties guilty of interfering with workers or property.
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Philadelphia
Waverly
McNamara
Reading Railroad Company
Reading
Buffalo
Bissell
N. Y
A. A
McLean
Spread of the Strike Predicted by a Railroad Man
A Buffalo railroad man predicts engineers and firemen will strike within 48 hours and says Erie trainmen will join. He notes Lehigh crews are less organized and may stay at work, fearing a blow to organized labor if the strike succeeds.
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Buffalo
Erie
Lehigh
Waverly blockade ends as militia clears railway line
Sayre and Waverly in New York area see trains halted by strikers led by Michael McNamara. Militia marched along the tracks after fires and pins were pulled, but trains eventually moved toward Hornellsville with police guarding the lines. McNamara was arrested on a prior warrant, later freed on bail pending examination.
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Sayre
Enaurra
Waverly
Binghampton
Michael McNamara
Rogers
Philadelphia
Reading
Broad Street
Erie
Hornellsville
HUBDEEDS OUT OF WORK IN BUFFALO SHOPS
Nearly a thousand Erie shop workers are idle as Buffalo facilities close for lack of work. Six hundred more in the city’s shops join the stoppage, temporary until damaged cars arrive. At East Buffalo machine shops about three fourths of 60 workers are laid off. N. Y. L. E. & W. crews may strike across the system with reports of a possible action tomorrow.
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Burfato
Erie
Buffalo
East Buffalo Machine Shops
No Trouble Yet at Pittston
WILEESBAERE Aug 20 There are no indications of a strike on the Lehigh Valley at Pittston or Coxton today. Everything is quiet and freight and coal trains have been coming into the Coxton yards for the past ten hours on schedule time. The officials here do not anticipate any trouble.
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Burra.o
Associated Press
Sargeant
Hss
Sargeent
Erie
Lehigh
Lake Shore
Buffalo Creek
Michigan Central
Central
Erie County
United States
Buffalo
Burra O
Sweeny
Rochester
Syracuse
West Albany
Reading Road
Sweeney
Pittston
Suspension Bridge
Wileesbaere
Lehigh Valley
Coxton
Artist Exposes Money From Certificates In Loxpox
An illustrated piece in Loxpox dated Aug 20 reports a picture buyer’s tale of paying 5 pounds 5 shillings for a certificate of a painting. The painter allegedly verifies or rejects works, with 238 submissions and only 21 genuine, yielding over 21 000 for certificates without authenticating the art.
Wished Her Father Dead In Lizzie Borden Case
Faw River Massachusetts August 20 Special The authorities await George W Hathaway return to verify his claim about Lizzie Borden’s reported wish that her father were dead. His testimony expands the motive narrative as the city’s opinion shifts toward police officers following recent developments. The government plans part of its case for Monday examination while the defense relies on freumans arguing the grand jury hold is unwarranted.
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Faw River
Mass
George W. Hathaway
Craigville
Borden
Mr. Hathaway
Lizzie
Freumans
Cos
Victim of Flood Hangs Self in Gil City Bank Cellar
Susannah A. Moore wife of ex Captain A W Moore of Gil City committed suicide at her home in a bank cellar about 6am. Officials attribute temporary insanity from sickness overexertion nervous excitement during the fire and flood as causes.
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Om Crry
Mra
Susannah A. Moore
W. M
Mra Moore
Sullivan Seeks Homestead Aid From Pottsville Mills
In Pottsville on August 20 a man named Sullivan, employed by Carnegie, tried to recruit rolling mill workers to join the Homestead strike. He has met with little success so far.
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Homestead
Pottsville
Sullivan
Carnegie
Kaiser's Banquet Speech Rocks German Politics
Berlin dispatch reports the Emperor opposed Chancellor Caprivi's two year military service plan at a banquet after the Garde du Corps review. The move jeopardizes the army bill, delays tax hikes, and signals a political shift with Bismarck aligned to the two year term while many parties push for it. The weather and public unrest further complicate government actions.
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X.Y. Associated Pues
Berlin
Garde du Corps
von Caprivi
North Sea
Count von Waldersee
Reichstag
Bismarck
Freisinniges
Germany
Elbe
Garde du
Templehof
Heligoland
America
Tageblatt
Haiti
Venezuela
Spanish America
Frankfort Zeitung
Radical
United States
Europe
Far-eeeing
Cologne Gazette
German Brewers Act to Hit Socialist Boycott
On August 29 Hamsonc reports German brewers dismiss 1,200 workers in response to a socialist boycott of the Warmbecker brewery. The action aims to pressure end of the boycott and resume production.
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Hamsonc
Warmbecker
Saloon Blown Up in Prohibition Town Fight
A saloon run by G. Carson in Gall oway Ohio was dynamited at about 4 am. The blast leveled the building and damaged the brick house nearby where Carson and his family slept. Local option efforts failed to close the saloon, and a Columbus liquor firm plans to rebuild and reopen the site. Detectives investigate whether a letter tipped the perpetrators.
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Ohio
Columbins
G. Carson
Galloway
Carson
Columbus
W. W. Neff
The Queen Threatened by Insane Attacker at Isle of Wight
A man claiming to be a foreign count approached Queen Victoria's royal carriage near Osborne House and swore of harm if she did not resign. The Queen remained calm, spoke to him, and had him removed and jailed. He is described as mentally unbalanced.
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Loxpon
the Globe
Osborne House
Isle of Wight
Ano
Change of Venue Lynching at Santa Anna
Francke Torres, labeled culprit in Captain McKelvey murder, was seized from jail by about 35 masked men and taken to a telegraph pole in a quiet, orderly lynching later used to signal a venue change. Robbersburg guards reported a violent takeover with keys stolen and Torres bound, no time for prayer as a placard reading Change of Venue was pinned to his chest.
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Santa Anna
Francke Torres
William McKelvey
Modjenka
San Diego Canyon
Robertsburn
Torres
Kasper Kolas Dies of Neglect in Iron Mill Boarding House
Kasper Kolas a Russian worker in McKersport died after a 24 hour illness blamed on neglect by boarders who gave him blankets beer and food instead of calling a doctor until it was too late A doctor arrived only after his death and the incident reflects harsh conditions in the boarding house associated with the iron mill.
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McKersport
Kasper Kolas
Yachts Capsize Off Atlantic City In Heavy Seas
Atlantic City reports heavy seas and a string of yacht capsizes with multiple deaths. Captain H Bowen’s fishing schooner Annie H Godfrey brought in a drowned man as Charles Simmons and two other fishermen Benjamin Parker and Furman Manning perished. Survivors from several pleasure boats faced a perilous return as waves and strong currents tested crews and passengers along the inlet. The John K Mebrer was reportedly safe. other vessels endured perilous conditions and rescues were mounted through the afternoon.
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Atlantic City
Inlet
H. Bowen
Annie H. Godfrey
Captain Bowen
New York
Charles Simmons
Benjamin Parker
Furman Manning
Yschtemen
Kenderton
Benjamin Loveland
Godfrey
Absalom Leeds
Larnie Strickland
Leed’s Point
N. J
Sbort
Strickland
Leeds
Sal Gates
John K. Mebrer
Gale
Yacht Capsize Near Great Egg Harbor Inlet Rescue
Somers Point boats battled high waves at Great Egg Harbor Inlet as a smack capsized and a steamer Florence from Long Port helped rescue several crew. Reports say several occupants of the yacht drowned, including captain and owner Enoch Hackett who sank. Stephen Ey of Great Egg Harbor survived after clinging to the wreck.
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Somers Point
Great Egg Harbor Inlet
Ing Smack
Florence
Long Port
Ocean
Pedal
Ocean City
Enoch Hackett
Stepheney
Great Egg Harbor
Death by Bread Crumb Shocks East End Soldier
Amos Jones of Martland avenue East End choked on a bread crumb and died from fatal hemorrhages after an evening on his porch. The Libby Prison veteran served in the Civil War and worked as a clerk for Master Mechanic Webb.
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Amos Jones
East End
Libby
Martland Avenue
Jones
Murder at an Iron Works Home in McKeesport
Robert Middlemess, an iron works employee, was fatally wounded in a fight at his home in McKeesport as William McConnell drew a knife and disemboweled him. Arrestees include McConnell and Hickey. alcohol use is alleged. Middlemess leaves a wife and several children.
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McKersrort
Robert Middlemess
William McConnell
Middlemess
McConnell
Ttme McConnell
Hickey
Gladstone cabinet and political storm center
Page contents list topics across the issue including Gladstone's cabinet, English labor, political storm center, portraits, women in culture, amateur athletics, reviews of sports, ancient China, market reports, late news, and world events.
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Diermier
Henry Political Storm Center
T. Murray
Mrs Gouger Delivers Stirring Prohibition Address at Homestead
An audience of 600 to 700 mill workers heard Mrs Helen Gouger condemn labor strife while urging independent voting and reason over passion. She linked current troubles to monopolies, urged ballots over mobs, and urged support for the Prohibition platform amid tense Homestead conditions.
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Homestead Yew Terdsy
Helen ML Gouger
Homestead
Montana
Tennessee
New York
Pennsylvania
Isbor Uorest
Quraim
Knights of Labor
Coudiahens
Prohibition Party
Pinkerton Ives
Carnegie and
Frick
John Hultz
W. A. Carey
Association
Press
David Shannon
Lynch
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