Congressional Committee Probes Labor Capital Clash
A Congressional committee examining the Homestead dispute pursues factual inquiry over partisanship. It reports that protection has lowered steel prices since 1889, boosted American industry, and improved wages, challenging free trade arguments. The panel cites McKinley era duties and Car fenie steel practices, noting broad bipartisan interest in truth over doctrine.
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Congressional
Oates
Tae Disratca
Pittsburg
Watterson
Carlisle
Mills
Frick
Carnegie Company
United States
Washington
Strike mood and labor unrest echo in city
In a city swept by labor strife, attention focuses on a season’s strike that drew wide interest earlier, signaling tension in industrial warfare and public concern over workers and management.
End of East Granite Strike Shows Limits of Industrial Warfare
The ending of the granite cutters and pavers strike by unconditional surrender exposes the futility of settling wage disputes through force. Nine weeks of stoppage harmed workers more than the gain. Both capital and labor must seek reform by cooperation to achieve lasting industrial peace.
Free Silver Defeated in House Effort for Stewart Bill
Free silver forces mounted a final push for Stewart's bill in the House but failed, delivering a session-ending defeat. Democratic support shifted, with ex-Speaker Reed leading the opposition against the rule to consider the measure. The defeat prevents passage while President Harrison blocks ultimate fate of the bill.
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Stewart
House
Chicago
Reed
Harrison
Democratic Party
Free Trade Party
Law-Breaking Device: Rail Firms Face Rebates via Clerks
An Eastern paper reports a New York practice where railroads pay shipping clerks a monthly commission of about fifteen percent as a disguised rebate to the shipper. The clerk appears unpaid, but receives checks that enrich him at the expense of lawful freight rates. The scheme aims to obscure legal transactions and dodges anti favoritism laws.
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New York
Storage Battery Trials On Street Cars Could Change Trolleys
The Second Avenue Railway in New York seeks permission to switch from horse power to electric storage on a portion of its cars. The project aims to test feasibility before wide adoption, noting potential limits on grades and street installations. If successful, storage batteries could replace poles and wires, prompting officials to consider substitutions where practical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Avenue Railroad Company
New York
Pittsburg
Washington
Cyclonic Storm Capsizes Steamer in Peoria Fatality
A cyclonic storm moving from the Mississippi toward the Alleghenies caused dramatic temperature shifts and violent weather. In Peoria Illinois the storm capsized a steamer and produced a fatal disaster the full extent of which is not yet known.
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Mississippi
Alleghenies
Peoria
Illinois
Destructive storms sweep Midwest cities in rapid sequence
Foreboding weather wrecks buildings in Springfield Ohio and Peoria with heavy loss of life. Pittsburg experiences only a brisk gale as the cool wave advances. The season seems to bring disasters in groups, with storms, riots, and fires following in quick succession.
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Springfield
Ohio
Peoria
Pittsburg
Demand for Philadelphia to New York ship canal exposes sectional bias
The Philadelphia papers push for Congressional favors to fund a ship canal between Philadelphia and New York while downplaying far larger inland waterway projects. The piece argues the canal serves local traffic and wartime protection, ignores essential systems like the Hennepin and Ohio River to Lake Erie, and warns against treating waterways as a general grab for money.
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Times
Philadelphia
New York
Ohio River
Lake Erie
Upper
Mississippi
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie Canal
Ontario
Interior
Protest over Passion Play at Chicago World Fair
Clergymen protest transplant of the Oberammergau Passion Play to the Chicago World Fair arguing the sacred drama loses its reverent meaning as a spectacle for sightseers. They urge a prohibition on showing the Savior’s life on Sunday or at the fair.
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Oberammergau
Oberammergan
Chicago
Long Recall at Gettysburg Turns War Memory Into Quiet Battle
Lancaster farmer John J. Long returns to Gettysburg for a battlefield visit and the unveiling of a high water mark tablet. Accompanied by two companions he encounters a reserved seating dispute, recalling his wartime past as he and the others secure seats and reminisce about 1863.
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John J. Long
Lancaster County
Gettysburg
Long
Tom
Bugis
Lancaster
History of Colonel Phillips and the Pittsburg Volunteers
In Pittsburg, Colonel William Phillips, councilman and Finance Committee chairman, faced opprobrium after defeating a department expense bill though he had already funded a larger sum. He purchased compromise railroad bonds and set up a sinking fund, transferring interest to wipe out the debt at maturity, turning a gift into a massive financial maneuver.
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Pittsburg
William Phillips
Second Ward
Phillips
Billy
Aance
Railroad Sinking Fund Commission
Epitaph for Kate Castleton a Portrait of a Generous Dog-Loving Lady
A portrait of Kate Castleton detailing wit generosity and odd charm. She loved dogs more than people and kept four-footed companions as parlor furnishings. Known for lavish money habits and a fondness for a quick kindness to relatives amid Pittsburg ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Castleton
Prince Charles
Castleton Duing
Pittsburg
Frances Cleveland
CrawFord Gallaher
Chautauqua Pleasures Grow with Lectures and Club
Daily Chautauqua pleasures improve with a Girls Club reception and a formed glee club led by Miss Mather. Prof Starr lectures on anthropology while Prof Zaman discusses Ancient Greece and Prof Parker covers the Civil War with stereopticon images. A Y P S C E meeting features Miss Livingston reporting on the New York convention.
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Cuavaracqua
Miss Mather
Starr
0. Zaman
Parker
Livingston
New York
Ocean Race Ends With Tam O'Shanter Ahead Of Shenandoah
The Tam O'Shanter from Baltimore and the Shenandoah from New York finished an 111 day voyage today in San Francisco. The Tam O'Shanter crossed about two hours ahead of the Shenandoah in an excellent passage.
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San Francisco
Baltimore
New York
Cosmopolitan Cullings and Dynastic Notices
In brisk items: Mar s Marshall McMahon at 85 remains vigorous. Duke Charles of Bavaria earns a medical degree from Dublin. The German Emperor gifts a portrait to Lord Salisbury. President Carxon awards Chevalier ribbons to Henry Hayate and Henry Mosler. Dr Peters reports vast saltpetre beds between Kilima Njora and Donjo Ngai. A Philadelphia party tours a Florida sugar plantation with several Congressmen. William Waldorf Astor improves after a night of rest. an unsigned death notice to New York remains unanswered. Emile Zoua cherishes curios at Paris and Medan. The President arrives in Washington healthy. Mrs Harrison progresses toward recovery. Eric Humpert inherits wine’s absence. Queen Margaret’s gastronomy favours Italian court dining.
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Marshal McMahon
Duke Charles of
Bavaria
University of Dublin
Lord Salisbury
England
Carxon
Legion of Honor
Henry Hayate
Foreign Press Club
Paris
Henry Mosler
Dr. Peters
Mount Kilima-Njora
Donjo Ngai
Kilima-Njoro
Hamttox Disstox
Philadelphia
Florida
Huff and Palmer
Pennsylvania
Hatch
Missouri
Price
Louisiana
William Waldorf Astor
Astor
New York
Clement
Emile Zoua
Medan
Washington
Italy
New Hampshire towed to New York for Naval Reserve cruise
One of the most difficult naval tasks sends the old USS New Hampshire from New London to New York for a Naval Reserve practice cruise starting July 16. Captain John H. Wig directs tow by powerful tugs Louis Pulver and C. A. Evarts with Captains Reidenburg and Dick guiding. The ship, 2600 tons, 196 foot keel, 51.3 foot beam, will be moored at Twenty-eighth Street after passage through Hell Gate.
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New York
New London
United States
New Hampshire
Naval Reserve
John H. Wig
New York Town Company
Louis Pulver
C. A. Evarts
Twenty-eidth Street
East River
Navy Yard
Narkeetn
Hell Gate
Twenty-eighth Street
Mosquitoes and Militia Coat Loose Elephant in Bucksport
The Washburne show elephant Charley escaped Monday night as he was taken to the train, dodging a mounted keeper and traversing fields into a swamp. Mosquitoes drove him to a muck hole while crowds watched. farmers fled, fires were lit to fend insects, and a capture or kill decision looms. Washburne’s company is 40 miles away and damage costs are unresolved.
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Bascom
Charley
Bucksport
Mount Olive
Theri
Benasr
Washburne
Keeper
Mystery Cow Vanishes Then Reappears In Kona Cave
In Kona a man reports a cow vanished near a cave then a woman appeared at the grazing spot, vanished, and reappeared later while the observer watched. Locals fear a volcanic overflow and worry whether to evacuate or stay to farm.
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Hawaiian Gazette
Kona
W. P. Fennell
Punalou
Pahali
Pirates in the South Sea Kidnap Three Natives
During a cruise of the steamer Archer in the South Sea a mysteriously manned schooner visited several islands and kidnapped three natives. The Micronesia later reported the arrest of a master and mate at Ponape in the Caroline Islands and the vessel’s detention. The Spanish Governor sent the two prisoners by warship to Manila for trial, with Ponape still awaiting identification.
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San Franervico
Archer
South Sea
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Ponape
Caroline Archipelago
Manila
Encore
Death by teething prompts insurer duplicate birth certificate
In Philadelphia Deputy Coroner Dugan investigated a case for Gwynne Davis a month old child on Taylor Street who died recently. An insurer requested a duplicate certificate an inquest found death from exhaustion due to teething. The agent revealed the company insures children at birth paid by the parents 5 cents weekly.
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Philadelphia
Poapetraim
Dugan
Gwynne Davis
Montha
Taylor Street
Columbia's Big Day in Columbia Texas
The first day of the week's festivities drew many visitors despite rain stopping afternoon races. The display by the troops impressed observers and locals praise the attractions reaching far distances. Tomorrow promises a grand flag-raising at the arsenal and a major late-night ball said to be among the South's finest events.
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ColumbBia
Texx
Tennessee
Arsenal
Columbia
South
Deaths Here and Elsewhere Cyrus Howard Engineer
Cyrus Howard an longtime Pittsburg resident and engineer died yesterday at his son H. C. Howards home 21 Church avenue Allegheny He lived in Pittsburg since 1861 and worked on the Panhandle Railroad project built the three mile power plant at Pittsburg and Fort Wayne later oversaw concrete between Pilsenburg and Columbus until 1884 He then entered contracting and built seven levees in the South At the time of his death he was supervising water works atPt Warne Indiana
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Cyrus Howard
Pittsburg
H. C. Howard
Church Avenue
Allegheny
Mr. Howard
Panhandle
Ratirod
Powece
Pitsburgansfeld
Pi Ienberg
Columbus
Pt. Warne Ind
Demand for Strict Immigration Enforcement Grows
The piece argues for stronger protections against European pauper labor and calls for strict enforcement of immigration laws to ensure American workers face no underbidding in labor markets.
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Chisago Inter-Ocean
Europe
Ladies At Pittsburg Tennis Club Opening Fashion
Rain limited play as about 200 women attended the Pittsburg Tennis Club opening day. Miss Mary McCandless heads a committee meeting at the Wylie A M E Church to plan with Calvary Church for the Columbian Exposition. Strong social notes include Miss Florinda Knox and Alfred S. Moore wedding invitations and visits by Miss Emma Loomis and Pittsburg portrait painter H S Stevenson.
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Pittsburg
Mary McCandless
Wylie A. M. E
National Guard of Pennsylvania its Efficiency and Quickness
The National Guard of Pennsylvania has played a major role in labor unrest over two decades. With about 8,510 officers and men, roughly 7,000 ready for Homestead disturbances, the force surpasses in readiness the 16 years ago during railroad and mine riots. Officials praise modern drills, armament, and rapid deployment, urging other states to heed Pennsylvania’s example for public order and law enforcement.
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New York Times
National Guard of Pennsylvania
Adjutant General of the Army
Pennsylvania
National Guard
The Deadly Annie Brooney Pup Shot After Singing
A Black and Tan dog owned by Janitor Slattery is shot dead after reacting to an Italian organ grinder playing the song Annie Rooney near 230 East Eighty Fourth Street New York. The standout moment features the dog yelping leaping the fence and charging into the street before being killed by a police officer with a pistol.
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New York
East Eighty-fourth Street
Annie Rooney
Slattery
Politically Charged Commentary on Elections and Tariffs
The Globe-Democrat quotes a Cleveland Leader view that Republicans win by appealing to law abiding citizens not pandering to rioters. It argues protectionism spurs invention and mocks Democratic editors’ tariff objections.
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Louis Globe-Democrat
Republican Party
Cleveland
Field’s Death Echoes Across Nation In Tribute
Numerous editorials laud Cyrus W Field for pioneering the Atlantic cable and linking continents. They honor his genius and courage, noting his lasting impact on civilization and the memory of his achievements beyond wealth and fame.
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Harrisburg
Field
Brooklyn Eagle
Joan Brigut
Columbus
Columbus Dispatch
Cyrus W. Field
Washington Star
Atlantic Telegraph Cabble
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cyris W. Freep
New York Commercial Advertiser
Philadelphia Bulletin
Hfe
Chicago Mail
Curious Condensations Across the World and Seas
A sweeping compilation notes diverse curiosities from the era. It cites Greece's multilingual ruler, climate shifts in the Gulf, giant banana leaves, numerous mackerel off Maine, and a Maryland bloom record. It mentions a 13 pound raccoon in Pennsylvania, Britain’s tallest oak, and the czar’s throne value. Additional items cover Newfoundland timber, Berlin gold, Berlin heiress wealth, a Lebanon sleeping accident, and ammonia in exhaled air.
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Greece
Gulf of Mexico
Maine
Bovnsboro
Fisherville
Great Britain
Tle “Douke
Queen Victoria
Newfoundland
Reean Mint
Berlin
Ao Frauleinee von Loucadon
Lebanon
Conn
William Murdock
Boston
Noisy Wagner Sleeping Cars Stir Conversation
Mrs Snooper notes the noise in Wagner's sleeping cars as Mrs Sumway agrees. Dinah reports Rastus kissed her last night, while Lamile mentions abroad he has gone. The truth, says the trickster, is he has withdrawn briefly to take the gold cure.
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Snooper
Wagner
Sumway
Rastus
Dinah
Chile
Lamile
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St. Louis
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McGrath
Woman's Health Protective Association
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Portsmouth
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Rask
National Department of Agriculture
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