Anarchist Plot Deepens Across Pittsburg and Allegheny
Police arrest Henry Bauer, a Pittsburg anarchist leader, amid a flood of letters, weapons, and bomb-making diagrams found at 73 Spring Garden Ave Allegheny. They link Bauer to Major anarchist networks led by Karl Most and Thomas Berkman, revealing a nationwide conspiracy tied to the Chicago Haymarket fallout and the Homestead era tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bauer
Otto Hermann
Chicago
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Berkman
Allegheny the hot bed of anarchists in 1880s Pittsburgh
Chief Murphy investigated anarchistic activity in Allegheny after the Haymarket era. He traced Bauer to 73 Spring Garden avenue with shoemaker Marcus Albrecht, detailing their shared room arrangement and daily routine distributing papers from Chicago and New York. Bauer, Berkman’s associate, was linked to the Frick assassination case through a Southside witness and police comparison.
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Berkman
H.C. Frick
Southside
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Henry Bauer
Maxwell Albrecht
Spring Garden Avenue
Murphy
Haymarket
Chicago
John Most
United States
Bauer
Marcus Albrecht
No. TS
Albrecht
Herr Fricke
Fricke
Kuhn
New York
Arrest of Anarchist Bauer in Allegheny and Pittsburg
Police rounded up anarchist Albrecht Bauer after a nightlong stakeout on Spring Garden Avenue and a second pickup at Bauer’s home. Officers found nothing dangerous in the cellar but seized Bauer’s belongings and a photo of Carl Knold. Bauer claimed past ties to anarchists in Chicago and denied street association with Berkman while detailing his distribution of circulars after a Homestead riot.
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Hauer
Chicago Haymarket
Otto Hermann
Philadelphia
America
Herr Most
Most
Bauer
Pittsburg
Herr Fricke
New York
Steele
Allegheny
McTighe
Spring Garden Avenue
Pitts
van Zandt
Lucy Parsons
Hermann
Cambridge Street
Chicago
Grinnell
Gary
Mattson
Lng
International Association
Monere
Koeb
Pittburg
John Miller
Koeberiein
Taylor Street
Pittsbur
Carl Knold
Southside
Iain Stewart
Turners
Frederick Simmons
Thirteenth Street
Stewart
Carson Street
Fourteenth Street
Nineteenth Street
Setain
Shore and McTighe
Glenn and Steele
Albrecht
Eckert
Knold
Milby
Ives
Schatzman
McTight
Chai
Chief Murphy
Pittsburg Central Station
Murphy
Berkman
Johann Most
International
Homestead
Tustin
Search for Berkman’s tall companion in two cities
Police widen manhunt for Berkman associate across Allegheny and Pittsburgh. They identify August Adolph von Wettach as a possible suspect, a noble Austrian anarchist living near Wicklein's lane, who denies ties to Berkman. Wettach was jailed for disorderly conduct, released, and his residence checked by officers who found he had grown a beard and no longer claimed affiliation. Authorities plan intensified scrutiny of potential Berkman accomplices.
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Bauer
Tustin
Berkman
Allegheny
Wicklein’s Lane
August Adolph von Wettach
Austria
America
Wettach
Troy
von Wettach
Spring Garden Avenue
Bauer and
Albrecht
Schataman
No. 14 Wicklein’s Lane
Schatzman
McTighe and
Aiken
Song
Schminke
Houston Street
Chrystie
Forsyth
Mellick
Mollick
O'Mara
Mulry
New York Police
Long Branch
O’mara
Goldman
F. Mollick
Hledl
Golpmax
East Fifth Street
Miss Goldman
Drs- Patch
Frick
Zonor
Aerter
Artester Zeitung
Delancey Street
Emma Goldman
Rochester
East Side
East Broadway
Arrest story ties Mollick to Berkman Goldman Hoff man
Long Branch arrest of Frank Mollick connects him to Bertha Goldman and Bakarchy ally Berkman in Frick shooting case. O'Mara reports Mollick’s admissions and telegrams showing Berkman’s network, while Goldman faces possible arrest. Hoff man denies connections. investigators press for extradition and more arrests.
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Diefatch
New York
Roger O'Mara
Pittsburg
Frank Mollick
Long Branch
N. J
Bertha Goldman
Berkman
Frick
Hoffman
Mellick
Goldman
Mollick
Chief O’mara
Mr. Frick
Allegheny
Camp Sam Black Describes Regimental Drawdown and Unrest
Soldiers abandon Homestead camp with regiments moving home across July leaving 1,500 troops under Brigadier General Wiley. Desertion charges, court martial planned for a Thirteenth Regiment private. Pittston tailors seek furlough for George Buss. Colonel Keck grants temporary release. General Wiley to return. pocket book reward to be used as an upcoming shooting prize.
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Philadelphia City
Camp Sam Black
Homestead
Sheridan
Wiley
Anderson
William Roberts
Citizens
Wilkesbarre
Keck
Kee
Pittston Girls
Pittston Girls, Colonel Keck
Pittston
Prrterox
M. J. Keck
Sam Black
Buas
Mr. Buss
LaLeire Juper
Nannie Hyatt
Nel Fflyxx
Marr Brocr
Jenniz McAndrewa
Marz Cowey
Lizzie Walsh
Frick Improves After Nihilist Plot Wound Injuries Gain
H. C. Frick continues steady improvement as pain lessens and wounds show no inflammation. He remains cheerful and engaged, having read newspaper reports on the Nihilist plot. Dr. Litchfield remains encouraged and attends to other patients as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C. Frick
Mr. Frick
Dr. Litchfield
Worker Severely Injured at Homestead Steel Mill
Peter Kappler, an employee at Carnegie Steel Mill in Homestead, suffered severe head and arm injuries when struck by bands and gears. He was rushed to West Penn Hospital where doctors report injuries are painful but not life threatening.
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Peter Kappler
Carnegie Steel
Homestead
West Penn Hospital
Soldier Jams Faces Harsh Camp Treatment After Frick News
The article reports on Private Jams subjected to severe discipline at the commander’s camp after news of an attempted assassination of H Frick. General Snowden releases his only order, stating Iams should be drummed out and sent home upon reaching camp lines. Colonel Streator allegedly directed the torture, without Snowden’s knowledge, while Attorney Frank P. Iams vows to press the case in court.
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Fanishia
Offair
Sams
Iams
Streator
Snowden
Frank P. Iams
Ang
Streater
Mr. Frick
Homestead
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Freedom
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Druid’s Hall
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Allentown
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Chronicle
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Wan
Herr John Most
Layton
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Broadway
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