Dynamite plots and Haymarket links amid English arrests
The dispatch reports a dramatic London arrest of three so called dynamiters amid a broader dynamite plot tied to anarchists in Walsall. Police claim a link to the Chicago Haymarket massacre and describe a pear shaped bomb found in a prisoner’s house. Slaughter is named as a key organizer with ties to Chicago’s socialist movement and the Walsall club rooms yield violent propaganda and a manifesto urging workers to end their misery.
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Loxpox
England
London
Red Jim McDermut
Deakin
Scotland Yard
Witeh
Altthough
Bent
Walsall
Carles
Stercher
Chicago
Haymarket i
Socialist Club
Slaughter
Bort
Norwich
United States
Hage Bening
Niaces
Cain
Haymarket
Sluwont
Anarchists Clash With Soldiers in Garrison Town
An armed group from the surrounding countryside attacked the town of Neras aiming to pillage. Gendarmes and troops repulsed them after a stubborn firefight that continued into the morning. Cavalry pursued and captured a majority of the assailants.
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Maprro
Xorms
Neras
Ney
Ther dix
Pieebaiy
Anarchists Attack Prisoners in City Riot
The attackers aimed to free prisoners as the crowd left theaters. Troops and gendarmes repelled the rioters with cavalry and infantry in pursuit. Three anarchists were killed and about twenty wounded. an innocent spectator died from a severed weapon. Fugitives split into two bands toward Lebrijo and Arcos.
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Lebrijo
Arcos
Slaughter in Chicago Linked to Haymarket Anarchist
In England the anarchist Slaughter is identified as visiting Chicago before the Haymarket massacre. Police Inspector Schak recalls him as a local speaker who fled the city with other anarchists after the riot. He was associated with Schwab and Fielden but did not stay to aid them during their troubles.
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Chcaco
Chicago
Italy to send warship to Tangier to guard interests
Rome dispatch reports indicate that Italy plans to deploy a warship to Tangier amid mounting tensions as newspapers in the city quote officials and assert protection of Italian interests overseas. The move follows broader European concerns over Moroccan affairs and potential shifts in influence.
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Rome
Italy
Tangier
Miantonomoh Gun Tests Show Satisfactory Performance
The Miantonomoh left Gardiner's Bar early this morning to fire 155 pound reduced charges and 500 pound shot from each gun. Observers tracked recoil and water valves, with three shots from the forward turret and two from the after turret. All tests completed without incident. one shot skipped land to the south. More shots planned before return to the navy yard.
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Greexport
L. L. Jan
Gardiner's Bar
Gardiner’s Point
Navy Yard
The Meanest of All Misers in, Old Hilton’s Bond Theft
A Kentucky miser near Franklin kept bonds valued at 70,000 in a nail key hidden on a fire. Hilton’s sister saved them, but 17,000 remained after thefts. City Marshal Stanford faced charges for bringing missing coupons into Tennessee. later 22,000 in bonds were surrendered and prosecutors dropped the case.
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Nashville
Jan
Hilton
Franklin
Stanford
Indian Delegation Presses for Reservation Lands
A three member delegation of Unatilo Indians from Oregon met with Commissioner Morgan in Washington to urge setting aside timber and store lands in their old reservation for communal use. The commissioner declined, noting Congress alone can grant such land. One delegate, in native dress, preferred remaining an Indian to becoming a citizen and continuing traditional dances.
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D. C
Joan
Oregon
Morgan
Congress
Severalty
Chief Arthur Takes a Hand
In New Haven on January 9 the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen plans a 10 AM meeting to gauge member sentiment amid a growing dispute with Consolidated Railroad directors. Delegations from Hartford Springfield and New York, about 200 people, are slated to attend as Chiefs Arthur and Sargent assist in outlining demands and the possibility of a general strike.
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New Haven, Conn
Sperial
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Consolidated Railroad
Brotherhood of Engineers and Firemen
Hartford
Springfield
New York
Arthur
Sargent
Far reaching strike halts Louisville and Nashville express service
In Nashville on January 9 a widespread strike spreads from earlier Illinois Central action to 50 Louisville and Nashville messengers on the Louisville to New Orleans route. The stoppage blocks express service from Pittsburgh to New Orleans, with three L&N men transferred to Illinois Central and discharged for refusing to run. No night express trains will operate.
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Nashville
Illinois Central Railroad
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville
New Orleans
Pittsburg
Louisville and Nashville
Illinois Central
Immigrant Inspector Gof Questioned by Montreal Paper
United States Immigrant Inspector Charles J. Gof, stationed in Montreal, faced questioning by a Montreal newspaper alongside officials from his department. The interview touched on duties and tensions within immigrant inspection in the era.
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Wasurxetos
D. C
Jan
United States
Charles J. Gof
Montreal
Immigrant Policy Debate Sparks Agreement on Authority
A published report uses sweeping condemnations of immigrants and threatens joint border inspections with Canada. Assisting Secretary Nettleton stated Mr. Goff likely was misunderstood and has no authority to speak for the U S Government on immigration policy or future actions.
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Canada
Treasury Department
Assisiant
Nettleton
Goff
Big Fight on Butter Greases Congress to Act
The Dairymen's Association plans a national fight against oleomargarine led by Pennsylvania groups and extending to Farmers' Alliance branches nationwide. Aimed at state and federal bills similar to the Wilson liquor act, the drive includes petitions, staff, and wholesale prosecutions as leaders expect oleomargarine to fade from the market.
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Congress
Philadelphia
Dairmen's Association
Farmers’ Alliance
Hiscock
Iast Congress
Luther S. Kauffman
Attorney Kauffman
C. F. Darlington
Washington
Aion
Kauffman
Minneapolis Prepares for Republican National Convention Upgrades
The sub committee and Minneapolis Local Committee met to review remodeling plans for the Exposition building at a cost of 20000 funded by the city. The venue to seat about 10000 with 3000 delegates. Ticket regulations will be stricter and railroad tickets will be valid through June.
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Chcaco
Jan
Minneapolis
National Committee
Avoca man Carnachan recovers, seeks Justice post
Samuel Carnachan of Avoca near Bath, once stricken with consumption, declined a Town Collector bid, vowed to die before election, and later recovered after being nominated. Now he is mentioned as a candidate for Justice of the Peace.
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Bath
N. Y
Samuel Carnachan
Avoca
Oer
Carnachan
Office of Justice of the Pesce
Rebellious Prisoner Shot In County Jail
James Freston, a burglar held in the county jail, was shot in the back by guard George Montgomery this morning in Toreks. Freston allegedly tried to marshal inmates for an uprising, leading a hammer-wielding procession before the guard ordered surrender. The shot struck below the right shoulder and is deemed fatal.
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Toreks
James Freston
George Montgomery
Preston
Fueston
Family of many children born in eight years
At a New York depot a man and wife revealed their remarkable brood. Ellsworth Miller, with wife now Mrs Avery Miller, disclosed that eight years produced 14 children including multiple twins and triplets. A Gypsy fortune forecast three sets of twins and three triplets, later fulfilled in a string of births and deaths culminating in one surviving son born December 2, 1889 and a more recent set of triplets born last month, two daughters died, a son remains hardy.
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Coty Stemnes
N. Y
Ellsworth Miller
New York City
Mr. Miller
Avery
Averys
Adam
Noah
Havbard
Mra
Viola
Arlington Fairfield
Florizel
Waldo
Indianapolis Hopes For Next Democratic Convention
Reports from the Executive Committee show quiet, effective work to nominate Indianapolis as the site for the next Democratic Convention. Plans include a 15000-seat convention hall, ample funds raised, and readiness to begin construction if the decision favors the West. Unemployed workers are urged to use the Dispatches classified column.
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Indianapolis
Arrests of Isaac H. Tillyer Sailors at Havana Port
Sailors from the American schooner Isaac H. Tillyer, capsized by Captain Smith, have been arrested in Havana and handed to the United States Consul. They are charged with threatening to attack their captain and mate with knives.
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Havana
Mly's Case Be Heard Wednesday In St Louis Court
In St Louis on January 9 the Criminal Court heard arguments on the habeas corpus writ for Sly the express robber. The court announced the writ would be heard next Wednesday at 12 o'clock.
New York Naval Reserve Takes Castle Garden Drill Room
The naval reserve today seized Castle Garden in New York and raised its flag with a salute. An impressive drill followed, featuring 200 men in line as the unit begins using the building as a drill room.
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New York, Jan
Naval Reserve
Old Castle Garden
Tiffin Glass Plant Sold in Sheriff Sale
The entire Tiffin Glass Company plant was sold this afternoon at sheriff sale to S. B. Sneath for £15,505 25. The idle factory, tied up by litigation, will resume operations.
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Tiffin
Tiffin Glass Company
S. B. Sneath
Oregon Democrats form new Democratic Society of Oregon
In Portland on January 9 representatives from Democratic clubs across Oregon organized the Democratic Society of Oregon, uniting party groups under a common banner to coordinate activities and promote policy.
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Oregon
Democratic
Portland
Democratic Society of
Larkin and Connolly Cleared by Grand Jury
Ottawa report says Patrick Larkin and Michael Connolly were cleared when the grand jury returned a no bill on conspiracy to defraud the Government. In San Francisco, Jackson Brewery proprietors reportedly saved 8500 in duties on beer seized last Wednesday, covering duties on beer produced between 1886 and.
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Larkin
Connolly
Ottawa
Ont
Patrick Larkin
Michael Connolly
San Francisco
Jackson Brewery
Settlement Offer Accepted by Government in 1889 Claim
The Generalent offered $12 in settlement of its claims for 1889 unpaid sums, and Collector Quinn advised that the Government will accept the offer.
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Quinn
A Strange Fatality Haunts Cincinnati Theaters
In Cincinnati a spate of actor deaths unsettles the theater community. John Dietel of the Museum died after a brief illness, Lizzie Smith of the People's died from an accidental drug overdose, Mary Bird of the Grand perished after inhaling perfume fumes, and J F Dean of the Old Homestead company collapsed after a cold. The string of fatalities sparks superstition and fear of a lingering curse over local theatres.
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Cincinn
Museum
People’s
The
Grand
John Dietel
Jagrippe
Lizzie Smith
Pepple’s
Mary Bird
the Grand
Tavlin’s
J. F. Dean
Old Homestead” Company
Heuck’s
Old Homestead
Dean
Curious suit over lips and a French horn worth two thousand
Felix Nickel a New York French horn player sues Ries Brothers grocers for 2000 claiming his lips failed to pucker after a wagon accident. He says the injury worsened his playing, hurting his wages at Amberg's Theater where leader Nahan Franko paid him 235 a week. Nickel alleges the fall damaged his musicianship and his value as an artist. Nickel's lawyers are McAdam & McAdam of Temple Court.
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New York
Felix Nickel
Ries Bros., Grocers
First Avenue
Eighth Street
Nickel
Amberg
Nahan Franko
Franko
Second Avenue
Ries Brothers
Belleyue Hospital
Seventh Street
Amberg’s
White Caps Sued by Two in County Court
William Coffee and Henry Burger filed criminal proceedings against 19 leading citizens of Hall Jefferson and Columbia townships after they were whipped by White Caps. The move sparked widespread excitement as many defendants are respected officeholders and more suits expected.
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Jasper, Inc
William Coffee
Henry G. Burger
Hall, Jefferson
Columbia
Dayton Police Captain Dismissed Over Diamond Robbery Info
The Police Board dismissed Captain Ed Sweisler for withholding information in the Keck diamond robbery case. They said the withheld details could have allowed Dayton police to arrest the thieves and recover the diamonds 12 hours earlier, before Pinkerton detectives learned of it.
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Dayton, C
Ed Sweisler
Freeman
Keck
Sweisser
Dayton
Pinkerton
Two Children Suffocated Left Alone as House Catches Fire
In Bethlehem Pennsylvania on January 9 a Hungarian mother Mrs John Bardoritza left two children ages 6 and 3 locked inside a house while she went coal picking. Neighbors forced entry after smoke appeared and found the youngsters nearly suffocated and likely to die. Also noted is a dispatch item about employment ads and a report that President Harrison will open the Sisseton Wahpeton reservation to settlement around April 15 with over 4000 quarter sections available.
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BeTh Hlenem
Jao
John Bardoritza
Brown
Pickler
South Dakota
Harrison
Sisseton-Wahpeton
New Bondage Bit Sparks Husband Trap in Hazelton
In Hazelton on January 9, Mrs. Thomas Edwarda devised a crude trap by removing a bed’s mattress and springs. Her husband, returning in darkness, fell to the floor striking an arm and a leg, revealing a novel, harmful prank.
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Hazelton
Thomas Edwarda
Mine Disaster Atad Face Tragedy Amid Rescue Delays
Atad Face Quarrel Nearly Precipitates a Second Tragedy as a mine explosion in McAnzister Oklahoma Territory leaves dozens dead or missing. Officials report 51 bodies recovered and 39 unaccounted for among 35 workers, with rescuers slowed by collapsed galleries and shifting debris. Tension rises as workers of various nationalities assist. fears of racial conflict surface, and authorities prepare an investigation into the blast caused by an overly hasty window-shot charge.
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Rome
John Hurley
John Williams
Missouri
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indian Territory
Krebs
United States
Winchesters
Fieming
Perilous voyage begins for tug Edward Fiske on icy Great Lakes
This morning the tug Edward Fiske departed from here toward Grand Portage and Grand Marais, 189 miles away along the north shore, in frigid zero weather. The voyage is seen as hazardous with heavy ice risk if wind increases, and no harbor lies between Two Harbors and Grand Marais. Agents Leahy and Rodman of the U S Indian Department departed to collect cash overdue for the Indians, who face starvation but resist moving to White Earth despite offers of fertile lands and a warmer climate.
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Devs
Edward Fiske
Grand Portage
Grand Marais
Leahy
Clerk Rodman
United States Indian Department
Eta
Duluth
White Earth
Naval Brigade Plan Moves Through Harrisburg Talks
Theodore M Etting travels to Harrisburg to seek Pattison’s approval for recruiting a naval brigade and awaits government vessel assignment. If authorized the ship will be moored in the Delaware River with Naval Constructor Lewis Nixon named brigade commander. Canadian Boodle Cases Postponed. Ottawa trial delayed.
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Philadelphia
Theodore M. Etting
Harrisburg
Pattison
Emd
Washington
Delaware River
Island
Lewis Nixon
Conspiracy Case Postponed as Bail Set at 10000
Thomas McGreviy and Nicholas K Connolly charged with conspiracy to defraud the Government had the case postponed until the next session. Both accused were admitted to bail at 10000 each with half posted by the defendants themselves.
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Thomas McGreviy
Nicholas K. Connolly
Resignation Sought for Controversial Green's Farms Pastor
Jane Henry E Davies pastor of Green's Forms Congregational Church in South Norwalk is asked to resign after recent sermons criticizing Catholic doctrine and claiming forgiveness of sins by God. A church meeting adopted resolutions deeming his sermons orthodox and he was asked to answer before the Prudential Committee.
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South Norwalk
Cons
Jane
Henry E. Davies
Green's Forms Congregational Church
Parson Davies
Green’s
Davies
Society
Prudential Committee
Pageon Davies
Driven to death by brooding in New York
Emma Heyland daughter of Herman Heyland a retired leather merchant hanged herself in her father’s house. She was 20 years old and considered mentally unbalanced for years with hallucinations. Last autumn a mock tumor operation by doctors Schmedler and Grau sparked her melancholia and threats of self harm. She obsessively read accounts of suicides leading to a fatal outcome.
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New York
Emma Heyland
Herman Heyland
Iumor
Highbridge
Music in Germany Greatly Shaped by Frederick the Great
The article credits Frederick the Great with fostering Germanys musical culture through royal support. He promoted regular music instruction in schools and colleges, established programs for talented scholars, and within 25 years helped create numerous singing societies across Prussia. State backing continued, making music education a lasting part of German schooling due to his flute playing influence.
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Germany
Frederick the Great
Kingdom
Prussia
Frederick
Suspicious visitor claiming noble title arrested in New York
A man identifying himself as Count Clarence von Rosen of Stockholm was arrested in New York for disorderly conduct after offering five shares of the Inter-State Building and Loan Association of Bloomington, Iowa, as payment on a board bill. The shares are alleged worthless and the man called the arrest an outrage.
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New York
Clarence von Rosen
Stockholm
Inter-State Building and Loan Association
Bloomington
Insurance Firm Ordered to Operate on Mutual Plan
Harrisburg January 9 Judge Simonton issued a decree directing Quaker City Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia to operate on a purely mutual plan with premium rates as the security basis. The company must maintain a separate bank account in its name.
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Harrisburg
Simonton
Quaker City Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Philadelphia
Remedies for squeaky boots and their likely effectiveness
A note suggests many remedies for squeaky boots but doubts any work except driving pegs through both soles. It explains the noise comes from rubbing of the two soles, worsening in dry weather when leather is hard and resistant.
Botkin Plucky as Guarded Judge Faces Martial Law Threat
Jan 9 report from Arealona Kansas describes Judge Botkin returning from Pratt with militia protection after a plot to kill him. Hutchinson who warned the judge is praised for saving him. Military guards protect Botkin as hearings shift to Liberal under martial law discussion.
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Arealona
Knyx
Judge Botkin
Pratt
Murray Myers
General Myers
Springfield
Robert Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Aston Potter
Hugoton
Botkin
Dunnis
No Man's Land
Kan
Larrabee
Roberts
Court House
Liberal
Dunn
Stevens
Seward
W. Fef. Hutchinson
District Court
James Brennen
Sam Woods
Brooklyn Man Shoots Himself After Personal Struggles
Moritz Pach, 40, general manager for Cloak Importer Moritz Pach, died by suicide at his Brooklyn home yesterday. Reported grip illness, rheumatism, and business anxiety cited as factors. he leaves a wife Nattie Hazel and an 18 month old child. In Porters, New Jersey, the National Association of Operative Potters reports a constitutional change removing the death benefit clause.
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Brooxitys
C. L. Grampp
Moritz Pach
Gram
Nattie Hazel
Pacific Street
Trextos
N. J
National Association of Operative Potters
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Tniats
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Herhood
Tolfo
KOCH
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Propio
Castle Garden
Frico Brewers
Cincinnati
Indiana
Bethlehem
Peroo
Dispatch
I. T
Atad
Iee
Naval Brigade
Etting
Fils Church
Music IN
Larza Menasgre
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Desperadoes
Joseph Pitzer
Rotkin
Humphrey
Second Judicial District
Pitser
Stevens County
Morton
Geip
Cumicuma
Porras Daue
Porras Daue & Cunsicat Cone’, Boston, U.S
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