Pattison's Pleased Martial Law Not Needed
Harrisburg July 11 Governor Pattison approves troop movements toward Homestead with Major General Snowden and the National Guard. Troops concentrate at Brinton and Lewiston before marching west. orders restrict firing to when riots are not quelled by other means.
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Harrisburg
Paittinon
Homestead
Snowden
Nations Guard
Brinton
Lewiston
Lewistown
Mt. Gretna
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Reading
Cumberland Valley
National Guard Parade Passes Through City on Route to Lewin Town
About 100 National Guard members from the Fourth and Eighth Regiments marched with a drum corps through the city on their way to Lewin town. Their presence drew loud cheers from the crowd as the event unfolded.
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National Guard
Fourth
Eighth Regiments
Lewintown
Saloon Shooting Ties Labor Strike to Possible Murder
In Boley’s saloon in the Diamond last night Jobe Bradford an Amalgamated man shot horse dealer Harry Floyd. Floyd was wounded in the throat and cheek with two bullets while Bradford was beaten by Floyd. Bradford jailed at the Central station after a hospital ride for Floyd's critical injuries.
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Jobe Bradford
Amalgamated
Marry Floyd
Boley
Harry Floyd
Mattoxaller
Fourth Ward
John Bradford
Allegheny
Diamond
Bradford
Amalgamated Association
Smith & Wesson
Floyd
Sabon
James O'Hara
Homeopathic Hospital
Flood
Moore Floyd
Brown
Tenth Street Mill
Renee
Soliciting Aid Controversy Reaches Local Officials
Residents report a group soliciting aid for strikers prompting inquiry. Bapen superintendent O'Mara denies awareness of any solicitors and says arrests would follow if such activity continued. Authorities consider next steps and public safety concerns.
Two Foreigners Held Over Night in Borough Lock-Up
Two suspicious men were picked up by mill workers on Sixth Avenue Homestead last night. One was arrested near the station about 10 oclock and the other shortly after midnight. They pretended to be foreigners but could speak fluent English. The pair spent the night in the village lock-up.
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Sixth Avenue
Homestead
Village
Carnegie Refuses Interference in Homestead Strike
Andrew Carnegie, at his Perthshire seat, says he will not discuss or interfere with the Homestead strike. He notes he has given up active control, that management handles the issue, and that he approves the company’s handling of the affair. He cites the news as a thunderbolt and expresses regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UY Canse
Carnegie
UNCLE SAMS PRISONERS REVOLT AT OHIO PENITENTIARY
United States prisoners in the Ohio Penitentiary attempted a work revolt led by Frank Bain an eight year Arkansas prisoner. About 20 to 30 inmates refused to work claiming the upkeep is paid by the U S and labor is optional. After docking and pressure only two held out briefly before obeying.
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Sperial
United States
Ohio Penitentiary
Frank Bain
Arkansas
FE. L. Harper
Sympathizers at Columbus Demand Protection for Homesteaders
At a Columbus Trades Assembly meeting resolutions were adopted supporting the Homestead iron and steel workers locked out by Carn and Co. They commend the Pinkerton force actions and urge authorities to protect workers while ensuring law is followed, and they insist Pennsylvania law preserve life and property during the dispute.
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Courtunus
Columbus Trades Assembly
Homestead Iron and Steel Works
Pinkerton
Carn & Co
Pennsylvania
Wylie Urges Divine Cable to Carnegie for Homestead
In a Sunday letter H E Wylie of this city urges Mr Carnegie to hasten action at Homestead. He proposes a divine cable from God using a biblical verse to persuade the industrialist, citing Colossians chapter four verse one about fair treatment from masters to servants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Wylie
Carnegie
H. E Wylie
Striker Telegram Report From Homestead Sparks Pitts Detail
Superintendent of Police O Mara received a telegram from Homestead noting that strikers were informed of three men in Pittsburg and a related alert. The message underscores rising tension as authorities monitor possible actions linked to the strike.
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O'Mara
Homestead
Pitts
Glass Workers Hold Sixteenth Annual Session in Corning
About 350 delegates attended the sixteenth annual session of the American Flint Glassworkers in Corning New York. President Bourke welcomed attendees and William J Smith responded for the National Association. A parade of glass blowers and union reps drew 2000 marchers toward St Marys Cemetery for memorial services to 14 workers killed in the Ravenna Ohio Erie wreck of eight years ago.
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Corxisno
American Flint Glassworkers
Corning
United States
Bourke
William J. Smith
National Association
St. Mary's Cemetery
Erie
Ravenna
John A. Howard
Corning Glass
W Curtis Dying From Cancer In Staten Island
George William Curtis editor of Harper's Weekly and Chancellor of the New York Regents Board has been gravely ill with stomach cancer at his West New Brighton home for weeks. Physicians warn of a poor prognosis though no instant danger was reported. Reports spread after delay in notification. death could come within a month or more.
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New Yorks
George William Curtis
Harper's Weekly
Board of Regents
University of the State of New York
Liberal circle mood after elections in July
Liberal observers report contentment and hope for a majority after county results though not the peak they sought. Estimates place possible majorities from 45 to 98 with 60 seen as a plausible minimum, hinting at pressure on Lord Salisbury to resign once Parliament meets.
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Loxpox
Lord Salisbury
Liberal Executive Co
Great Britain
Gladstone
House of Lords
Cast of Events From City to Charlatans and Cholera
Frank Gusbarger was sent to the works for 30 days after a disorderly arrest by Officer Snyder. The report notes a struggle during which a prisoner attempted to shoot Soyden Kate Castleton. Actress Castleton is reported dead in Providence. Pasteur Louis Pasteur is ill with suspected cholera. James Forey endorses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. Ads promote clothing cleaning in Pittsburgh and a July 4 excursion to Atlantic City via B&O Railways for $10 round trip.
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Frank Gusbarger
Kennedy
Snyder
Etna
Soyden
Kate Castleton
New York
Te Castleton
Providence
Chamberlain
James Forey
TuwThsu McVeytown
Atlantic City
Pittsburg
Mm. Anu P.M
Drapery and clothing sale and cleaners in Pittsburgh area
Thornton Bros Allegheny promotes chenille covers at 4¢ per yard square while Chas Pfeifer offers men s clothing cleaning services at 48 Smithfield Street Pittsburgh and 100 Federal Street Allegheny. The notice advertises cleaning and sale services with delivery by seventeen wagons and drivers.
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Smithfield Street
Pittsburg
Federal Street
Allegheny
Thornton Bros
Chas. Pfeifer
Pittsbure
Tell
Usu
Trau
Excursion to Atlantic City Train Schedule Noted
Train service from Pittsburgh to Atlantic City is described with departure notes and lines. Readers are warned of limited access times and possible delays affecting the planned excursion.
Guards March to Mt Gretna as Philadelphia Regiments Mobilize
Philadelphia regiments forming the First Brigade left the city at 11 30 AM for Mt Gretna amid crowds mostly of women. General Dechert coordinated transport with railroad officials as 1 000 men prepared to take the field within 12 hours of mobilization. An accident injured Corporal Barrel in loading his gun, but the wound was later described as flesh.
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Broad Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wendell P. Bowman
Thirty-second Street
Mt. Greton
Battery A
Corpo Barrel
Philadelphia
Mt. Gretna
Dechert
West Chester Soldiers Depart Amid Tearful Farewells
West Chester Pennsylvania Railroad station crowds bid farewell to Company I of the Sixth Regiment as Company H from Media joins the train. Sixty three men go forward with many substitutes left behind, mothers sisters wives and sweethearts weep as the train departs. In Johnstown 56 men mustered for the first volley as panic over Homestead stirs iron workers while G A R leadership muses on marching with the National Guard if a designated official leads.
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West Chester
West Cheston
Pennsylvania
Media
Company I
Johnstown
Johnsrows
Olhets
National Guard
Local Forecast: Western PA WV and Ohio Warm, Showers Likely
The Weather Bureau predicts generally fair conditions with showers and cooler temperatures on Wednesday for western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio. Southwest winds bring a mild air mass as July 11 statistics are noted.
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Pennsyylvania
West Virginia
Olio
General Y Fair
Folley
Troops Leave for Lecutaws From Schuylkill
At noon July 11, about 500 men from five Eighth Regiment companies, two Fourth Regiment companies, and the Third Brigade Band left by train fully equipped for duty. They are bound for Lecutaws.
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Lule
Schuylkill
Lecutaws
Military units deploy to Lewistown and Leebanon
Williamsport report notes Colonel Coryell with Company H from Lock Haven and Companies B F and D from the city leaving on a special train at 1 o clock for Lewistown General Gobin orders his brigade to move in response to the Governor's call accompanied by his adjutant and brigade quartermaster leaving early this morning from Lebanon.
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Williamsport
Coryell
Lock Haven
Lewistown
Gobin
Leebanox
Company I Finishes Journey to Homestead
Beprorp Pa July 11 Special. Company I Fifth Regiment left tonight on a special train for Homestead with 60 men. The unit will join the regiment at Altoona.
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Beprorp
Homestead
Altoona
Waynesburg Unit Heads to Homestead Strike Scene
Wayne Espare leads Company K of the Tenth Regiment N G P on a special train to the Homestead scene for the strike.
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Wayne Espare
Tenth Regiment
Homestead
Gordon and Fifth Land Oil and McDonald Field Output
Production data from the McDonald field shows steady activity with several wells on Kirk farm and McMurry No.146 drilling by People's Gas Company. Wells on Meise pool and McCurdy field are slated to come in, while gauges report mixed results from Greenlee & Forst and other operators. Total regional shipments and prices are listed across multiple pipelines and markets with no sales on the local exchange finalizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirk Farm
Gordon
McDonald
Merse Pool
People’s Gas Company
McMurry
McCurdy
Wheeling Gas Company
Gladden
Greenlee & Forst
Mevcay
McLean
Noblestown
Meise
Lynch & Co
Morgan No
Oakdale Oil Company
Robo No
Florence Oil Company
Kiri
McMurray
People's Gas Company
Feld
New You
Pennsylvania
Sic
Lowent
Lima Ou
Trains Carry Out Fifth Regiment Troops Toward Homestead
July 11 reports the Fifth Regiment Second Brigade with Companies A B C G I leaving for Homestead at 8 pm. H D F join en route. trains of empty coaches, horse cars and stock cars move east. Sheridan Troop from Tyrone Bellwood was also moved with special orders to report ASAP.
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Altoona
Sheridan
Tyrone
Bellwood
Homestead
Reading Troops Eager for the Fray
Company A of the Fourth Regiment departed Reading for Harrisburg to join the Third Brigade bound for Lewistown. Men answered eagerly and ammunition was issued in Penn Square as a large crowd gathered. Groups discussed the Homestead situation while the Ringgold band also marched to the train.
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Reading
Harrisburg
Lewistown
Penn Square
Homestead
Sheridan Cavalry on the March from Tyrone to Homestead
The Sheridan Cavalry troops, largely composed of local farmers and based at Tyrone, assembled this afternoon with 50 men and horses. They departed by special train at 5 PM for Homestead, while Company B of the Fifth Regiment from Bellefonte with 50 men passed through Tyrone that evening en route to Homestead.
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Sheridan Cavalry
Tyrone
Sheridan Calvary
Homestead
Fifth Regiment
Bellefonte
Quotas and Regiments Sail for Nearby Points
Venango County units of the Sixteenth Regiment led by Colonel Hulings depart on a special Allegheny Valley Railroad train at 9 p m for points near Homestead. Cooperstown Franklin and Ridgeway units join at Franklin and Red Bank. In Wilkesbarre the Ninth Regiment under Colonel Keck responds to the governor. Twenty seven men report for duty as the first section leaves at noon and the last at 5 p m via the Pennsylvania Railroad to Lewistown.
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Venango County
Hulings
Allegheny Valley
Homestead
Cooperstown
Franklin
Ridgeway
Red Bank
Wilkesbarre
M. J. Keck
Pennsylvania
Lewistown
River News and Notes from Louisville Dispatch
Weather clear and pleasant as the river falls. Grace Morine, Enterprise, Josh Cook and Coal City with coal arrive. Sam Miller tow up river. Captain ONeill and John Moran of Pittsburgh in town. coal fleet due tonight with several departures toward Cincinnati and other ports.
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Ispecal
Seagrams
THE
Dispatch
Louisville
Grace Morine
Salt River
Sam Miller
Enterprise
Josh Cook
Coal City
William O'Neill
John Moran
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Big Sandy
Carrolstom
Evansville
Teil City
Steamer Hudson Looted on Final Trip in Cincinnati
It was disclosed that thieves gutted the steamer Hudson on its last voyage. Four staterooms were rifled and valuables lost, with broker J. H. Young and his wife among the heaviest losers, totaling about 1,500.
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J. H. Young
What the Upper Ganges Show
ALLEGHENY JUNCTION River 3 feet 7 inches and falling. Cloudy and warm. Wanskes River foot. Cloudy and warm. MongaNtowN River 3 feet and station Clear. Thermometer 45 at 4 P. WNSVILLE River 4 feet 3 faces aan sun Honay. Cloudy. Thermometer 77 at 7 P. M.
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Ganges
Allegheny Junction
Wanskes
Mongantown
Wnsville
Honay
River Conditions Report Incomplete Boating Updates
The report lists river levels and arrivals with fragmented city names and times. It notes rising waters on the Missouri and Monongahela basins, with cargo vessels like the City of Providence and Arkoneys City mentioned among others.
Tre H. T. Bedford and Other Wharf Fleet Movements
News From the Wharf notes the Wheeling packet Tre H. T. Bedford at noon, Keystone State arriving Sunday then leaving, Germania Morgan Town packet Captain Cook sailing, stage of water 2 feet 10 inches, Davis Island dam 3 feet 6 inches, Pacific laid up in Cincinnati after snagging, Princess and Elaine passing Davis dam, Lizzie Ray in and out for Charleston and Kanawha river, Davis Island dam wickets erected, river water levels dropping, Monongahela rise affecting flows.
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Tre H. K. Bedford
Wheeling
Keystone State
Yostraay
Germania
Captain Cook
Morgantown
Davis Island Dam
Tue Pacific
Cincinnati
Princess
Elaine
Davis Dam
Liztle Ray
Keever
Charleston
Way Pointe
Kanawha River
Daris Itland Dam
Ither
Monongahela
Pittsburgers in New York Hotels Listed
Pittsburg residents staying at New York hotels include J. A. Burke of Fifth Avenue J. M. Fuller at Metropolitan J. J. Hefty at Imperial H. Holdship at Murray Hill C. Hussey Jr at St James C Kutel at Imperial F P Bell at Metropolitan E Hare at Metropolitan I Kaufmann at Imperial J Mahler at Morton A McKee at Pine Apple? and F el Holland listed with others.
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Pittsburgers
New York
New Yours
Horse’s Frightful Kick Wounds Men at Kenova Hill
Special report from Kenova July 11 states Henry Adkins and James Frey were riding when their horse reared and kicked Adkins in the head, crushing the skull and tearing out an eye. Frey sustained severe chest injuries and Adkins is expected to die.
Regiments Arrive and Prepare to Move to Pittsburg
Lewistown reports Company C of the Fifth Regiment left at 5 P. M. today. The Third Brigade began arriving around 4 P. M. and are mostly accounted for in good shape. The remaining troops are expected by 9 P. M. before departing for Pittsburg.
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Lewistown
Pittsburg
Carlisle Troops Leave for Lewistown in Heavy March
Carlisle reports Carlisle's Company from the Eighth Regiment Third Brigade departed the noon train for Lewistown. Seven hundred sixty men in heavy marching order accompanied the party as they moved out.
Distinct Taste Drives O F C Whisky Popularity
New York clubs favor refined flavors in whisky with the O F C brand noted as over ten years old. The George T. Stagg Co. of Frankfort Kentucky produces the whisky and James Getty Co. of Pittsburgh distributes it at 180 First avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Journal
New York
Lnte
George T. Stagg Co
Frankfort
Home-made Suits Offer Better Value and Guarantee
The article argues that home made clothing costs less upfront but may incur higher future costs, contending the cheapest is faultless in material, make, and fit. It promotes in-house suits as the sensible choice and pledges a guarantee on every suit.
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Pattison
State Arsenal
Arsenal
McClellan
Penneylva
McCleary
Homestead Committee
Allegheny County
Thell
Dornier
Greenland
Iledephia
Krumbhksar
McClelland
Company C
Columbia
Case
Homer
Burg
Bapen
Sid
Frick
Uncle Sam
Ohio
Columbus
Glass Workers
W. Curtis
Gladstonians
Draverr
Geee Bee
Arabelsa Sale
de Witt
Atlantic
Fati
Chambersburg Company
Schuylkill's
Dford
Waynesburg
Gordon and
Fifth Land Oil
National Transit Company
Rons
Southwest
McDonald Division
Buckeye
Macksburg
Lima
Eureka
New York Transit Company
Tidewater Pi Line
Sancar
Rendervona
River News and Notes
H. Matchelor
Andes
Ben Hur
Parkersburg
Sidney Dillon
Louis
St. Louis
Empite
River N.2
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Pittsburgh
Fall
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Emphis
Lepartd
Arkonems City
Nateherty
Monror
Joe Peters
Arkoneus City
Memphis
Secessseeneeesene
York
Morile
Havre
London
Scrofula
Ayer
Black Well
Blackwell's
Durham Tobacco CO
Durham, N. C
Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company
Yale Lock
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