Bent on a Battle for an Eight Hour Workday in Pennsylvanian Struggle
Labor and builders plan a May first strike over an eight hour day. Samuel Gompers prepares to lead carpenters and miners in opposing wage scales and a broad lockout across Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, Westmoreland, Washington counties, and beyond. Adjacent counties brace for widespread disruption as Pittsburg exchanges align with the Builders Exchange.
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Pennsylvania
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Builders’ Exchange
Armstrong
Beaver
Butler
Lawrence
Westmoreland
Washington
Johnstown
Old City
Titusville
Meadville
New Castle
Beaver Tulls
Pittsburg
As &N
Gompers
Amalgamated Association
Derry
Strikes Loom as Carpenters Push Eight and Nine Hour Day
The Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners plans a nationwide effort to win the nine hour day with May 1 strikes in cities including Pittsburg Newark Jackson Minneapolis and Milwaukee while eight hour rules are already in place in East St Louis Louisville and Wellsburg. Pittsburgh and Camden face potential action later this spring with wage advances also anticipated in Philadelphia area and 19 other locations. The Chicago Carpenters and Builders Association draws sharp condemnation for attracting workers with promises of abundant pay leaving 25,000 skilled men idle in Chicago.
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Brotherhood of Carpenters
Pittsburg
DisPatch
Philadelphia
Camden
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Brotherhood
Summit
Morristown
Long Branch
N. J
Bay City
Mich
Columbus
Ind
Anderson
New Orleans
Pittsfield
Maia
Sheffield
Wellsburg
W. Va
Stri
Sheboygan
Detroit
The
P. J. McGuire
Indiana
Indianapolis
Newark
Jackson
Long Island City
Minneapolis
Salt Lake City
Springfield
Shreveport
St. Louis
Louisville
Milwaukee
Carpenters’ and Builders’ Association of
Chicago
Golden Promines
Windy City
Wreck on the Pennsylvanian at Devon station
At 6 30 this morning the Cincinnati express on the Pennsylvania Railroad derailed at Devon station scene. Four Pullman sleepers were involved with the rear car overturned and the engine continuing at speed. Panic ensued and a fire cry caused injuries but most passengers suffered slight harm. Track damaged for about 200 yards.
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Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Devon Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
Devon
Work for a Navy Yard
Accommodations to be prepared at Portsmouth for Sir New Craft. March 29. A dispatch from Naval Constructor Wilson in Washington states orders are sent to begin outfits for gunboats Nos. 5 and 6 at Bath, cruisers Nos. 9 and 10 at Baltimore, cruiser No. 11 at Boston, and the new practice cruiser.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Naval
Wilson
Washington
Navy Yard
Bath
Baltimore
Boston
Despondent German Tries to End Troubles With a Heart Wound
A young German went to the North River House at West and Barclay streets Friday and asked for help after a bloody act. Police are investigating the incident and the man’s motive and condition are being assessed.
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Dirparor
New York
March
North River
Barclay Streets
Despondent German Student Found Dead After Telegram
A quiet young German named Joseph Muller, claiming hardship and a remittance from North Dakota, was found dead in his room after a pistol shot. A note stated he was from Germany, son of a druggist, and despondent, with an unsent telegram on the bureau. The door was forced but too late to save him.
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Joseph Muller
Nightclerk
North Dakota
Dean Good
Germany
Woman Hangs Self in Colorado Prison Cell
Lucy E. Anders of Colorado Springs, convicted of poisoning her adopted son, hanged herself in a Denver jail cell after writing a plea to her husband denying the crime. She claimed innocence and lamented the cruelty of the world before death.
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Denver
Lucy E. Anders
Colorado Springs
Campbell
Lucy E. Awprns
Attempted Arson Strikes Colored Orphan Asylum in Avondale
A fire endangers 85 residents at the Colored Orphan Asylum in Avondale near Cincinnati. After smoke and kerosene were found, flames hidden between wall and floor caused substantial damage. Matron Dunlap and a 2 year old child were overcome but revived. motive linked to racial hostility remains undetermined.
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Diarator
Cincinnati
Colored Orphan Asylum
Avondale
Dunlap
Unknown man's body found in New York Harbor
A body believed to be a 35 year old man, about 5 feet 7 inches tall and 150 pounds, with dark hair and a slight mustache, was found in the water between the quarantine boarding station and Fort Wadsworth. He had a deep cut above the right eye and a discolored right eye, with a broken left thigh bone. the wound does not appear caused by rock contact.
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New York Harbor
Dispatch
New York
Fort Wadsworth
A Father's Discovery of His Son's Suicide
New York March 29 Jacob Krause awoke to find his son Frank 18 dead by suicide. the youth had hanged himself with a rope tied to a gas jet, the body found beside an overturned chair. Frank had been studying architecture and building.
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New York
Jacob Krause
Frank
Death of a Noted Jockey Ed Storm Passes Away
Ed Storm, the well known Chicago horseman and steeplechase jockey, died after months of illness at Curcaco. Storm earned national distinction on the turf for his prowess over hurdles and water jumps, with few equals in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Storm
Chicago
Storm
Severe Snowstorm Delivers Moisture for Seeding Season
Kvroux Dated March 29 reports a heavy morning of snow and rain followed by a severe ongoing snowstorm. The湿 storm brings abundant moisture intended to improve soil readiness for the seeding season in South Dakota.
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Kvroux
Entangled Spanish Swindle Targets Prominent Americans
Washington dispatch outlines a long running scheme by assumed Spanish agents using priestly letters to lure prominent Americans into paying charges for imagined inheritances or buried treasures. Victims include President Harrison, General Bartlett, a Paterson druggist, and a U.S. congressman, with threats of silence and forged Church seals guiding the ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlett
Pension Office
Washington
Paterson
N. J
Jewelson
United States House of Representatives
San Jaime Atreida
Toledo
Alberto Senar
Gadajos
Sona Maria Casillas
Galle Juderia
Villanueys la Sarens
London
Christ
Antonio Or Altavinos
Paris
Harrison
Pri
Don Miguel Paya Y Rico
Department of State
Nebraska
America
Court Clerk Papers Involved In Attorney Correspondence
A fragment describes the clerk of the court papers and wills being handled by the same attorney. He guided the parties through correspondence while notifying the American Minister in Spain and the Valencia Chief of Police urging action.
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Spain
Valencia
Mexico Resents Treaty Obstruction Delays Reciprocity Efforts
The Mexico US reciprocity talks stall as Mexico feels affronted by the 1883 treaty failure. Kansas corn farmers seek new markets beyond the Rio Grande while Mexican ore interests oppose duty-free ore imports. Southern manufacturers and milling interests push for a deal, with New Orleans firms eager for cross voyage trade to Vera Cruz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasnrearos
Mexico
Blaine
United States
General Grant
William H. Trescott
Senate
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Kansas
Rio Grande
New Orleans
Vera Cruz
Loophole sought to push Philadelphia Mint project forward
A staff correspondent reports that despite a Justice Department setback the Supervising Architect and Mint Director plan to consult Secretary Foster to find a legal loophole. They aim to secure the Broad and Spruce streets asylum site and commit the government to the work, pressuring next Congress to authorize bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
Philadelphia
Mint
Wiodrim
Leech
Foster
Tor
Broad and
Spruce Streets
Congress
Easter Egg Roll Postponed at White House Grounds
Due to persistent rain and snow the White House grounds are too soft for Easter egg rolling. The event is postponed from Monday with Marine Band planned for entertainment. If moved to Saturday the Marine Band will be away in New Haven. Third Artillery Band may fill in.
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White House
Washington
Marine Band
Marine
New Haven
Rumor of Raums Replacement Circulates in Washington
The rumor says Commissioner Green B. Raum may resign and ex Governor James A. Beaver could replace him at the Pension Bureau. Baum declines to comment, with an announcement expected once Beaver reaches Washington.
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Beaver
Pensions
Washington
Green B. Raum
James A. Beaver
Pension Bureau
Baum
Rathbone Accepts Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Post
Major Estes G. Rathbone of Ohio, then Chief Postoffice Inspector, has tendered and accepted the office of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General created by Congress. It is also believed ex-Representative Carter of Montana may be appointed Commissioner of the General Land Office, succeeding Goff who has resigned.
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Rathbone
Washington
Estes G. Rathbone
Ohio
Carter
Montana
General Land Office
Goff
Chicago’s Great Mortality Mounts In March
Chicago reports 275 bodies awaiting burial as undertakers fail to inter. Nearly 200 funerals scheduled with all hearses in use. Gravediggers busy and extra crews needed at cemeteries for a week. Deaths surge from grip and pneumonia. physicians kept on duty day and night.
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Chicago
Sax Deanpro Incident Attracts Attention
In a March 20 report, Dan Anderson, temporarily in sane, used a broadax to sever his left leg below the knee and his left hand. The event occurred last night, drawing local concern.
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Sax Deanpro
Dan
J, Anderson
Assassination Attempt on Argentine Prime Minister Roca
Report from Buenos Ayres describes a 12 year old boy named Thomas Lambrico firing on General Roca as his carriage passed Calle 25 de Mayo. The bullet wounded the Prime Minister, police arrested 25 alleged abettors, and a state of siege was declared amid rumors of revolt and unrest in the city.
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New York
Buenos Ayres
General Roca
Pelleerini
Levalle
Government House
Adrogue
London
Home Office
Don Gregorio Soler
Calle 25 de Mayo
Calle Cangullo
Soler
Roca
Thomas Lambrico
Palermo
Bento
Rooa
Lambrico
Belgrano
Zarape
Spiritist tests thrill Adelphi Hall crowd in Baltimore guest appearance
At Adelphi Hall in New York on March 29 the First Society of Spiritualists marked the forty third anniversary with Miss Maggie Gaul of Baltimore giving tests to audience members. She described spirits and delivered messages drawing tears and prompting recognition from a tall veteran, Colonel Wentworth, who claimed wartime service and a newfound pride in Spiritualism.
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New York
Adelphi
Colonel Wentworth
New Hampshire
Miss Gaul
Probable Murder Casts Shadow on Local Death
A body found near the city is suspected to be a murder. Coroner and jury ruled the man a tramp and sent him to the almshouse for burial. Discharge papers reveal the name Darlorne and residence Leesville. wartime service listed as a bo slider.
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Hargissvec
Sinee
Dalorne
Lewissown
Wrecked Ship Updates and Rescue Efforts Reported
Reports describe the U S Galena being floated off Gay Head with tugs and pumps aiding salvage. Lieutenant Commander Book oversees the operation awaiting Navy orders. A Spanish steamer ashore near Hatteras Life Saving Station prompts a safety check. Investigations continue into the bark Dictator disaster and life-saving crews face criticism for not launching a lifeboat. only two of four missing bodies have been recovered.
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VirevArp
Galena
George M. Book
Navy Department
Washington
United States
Walker
United States Life Saving Service
Sealick Station
Death of Milwaukee millionaire John Plankinton
Milwaukee citizen John Plankinton founder of a vast packing fortune died of pneumonia at about 9 o clock. He built wealth with P D Armour in Chicago and owned the Plankinton House and major city blocks. Once active, he suffered a paralytic stroke two years ago and retired henceforth. Despite illness he ventured out recently, his death follows a severe cold.
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John Plankinton
Milwaukee
P. D. Armour
Chicago
Plankinton
Fight to a finish in Baltimore primary election
A struggle between administration and anti administration Republicans in Baltimore centers on the March primary and delegate selection for three legislative conventions. Election judges were appointed by a three member committee, with accusations that anti administration had two seats. Outcome could deny Maryland eight votes at the next national convention.
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Sfrcial
Baltimore
Harrison
Maryland
Big Baltimore Blaze Destroys Rohr Packing Plant
The Charles Rohr Packing Company building in Baltimore was totally burned this morning. Sold last Tuesday to Alexander Brown & Sons, the Rohr Company still occupied the premises. Loss valued about 75,000 dollars with 50,000 dollars in insurance. described as the best-equipped plant of its kind east of Chicago.
Rioting Campaign Day in North Sligo Allegations and Clashes
The North Sligo campaign day turned violent as Parnell supporters clashed with anti-Parnellites. Parish clergy denounced Parnell at mass while police line protected participants from bayonets and stones. MP Pinkerton injured. Ballina telegram reports Dr Tanner assaulted.
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S Hill
Dromore West
Michael Davitt
Mr. Pinkerton
Galway
Easkey
Sligo
Ballina
Tanner
Wreck on Bealey City line claims multiple Birmingham lives
An excursion train carrying pleasure seekers derailed ten feet down an embankment five miles from Birmingham. Two black passengers Alf Brown and Bob Taylor were killed instantly. Engineer A J Rigsby crushed beneath the engine with injuries. Mrs Ramsey severely injured and likely invalid. Mrs John Sullivan scorched, James Nelms strained leg, about ten other negro passengers hurt. Train crew behind schedule trying to regain time. All victims residents of Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bealey City
Alf Brown
Bob Taylor
A. J. Rigsby
Dr. Ramsey
John Sullivan
James Nelms
Riotous Temperance Mob Attacks Bloomville Establishment
In Bloomville a mob of 13 men and 11 women assaulted William Miller and his barkeeper after he reopened with new liquor. The group, led by a Methodist minister, gave them thirty minutes to leave town and Miller plans to return tomorrow to confront further trouble.
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Bloomville
Palmer and the Chicago Fight
Senator Palmer will arrive in Chicago Wednesday night to assist the city committee in the Mayoralty contest. He is recovering from a mild grip and will not report for assignment until then.
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Windy City
Springfield
Four at a Birth in Scanvectary
Mrs. John Whiter of this city yesterday gave birth to four children three girls and one boy Ali died within an hour immediately after the birth. the other three survived.
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Atch. Scanvectary
John Whiter
Ali
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President Gompers
Fitteburg
Carpenters
Gomper
Federation
Building Trades Council
Allegheny
Southside
Knights of Labor Assemblies of Miners
Rae
Cincinnati Express
WAM
Frroat
South Dakota
S Hopeful Sea
State Department
Treasury
RAUM
Twentieth Cavalry
Bates
Ated Syd
Daz
Baltimore Blaze
Charles Rohr Packing Company
Universal Order of Co-Operation Victims
Mest In Council
Universal Order of Co-operation
Lutz's Hall
Ridge and Fairmount Avenues
McCarthy
Parnell
Coney Island
Sligo Bay
Strand Hill
Messrs. Sexton and
Collery
Maurice Healy
Tiroragh
Templebay
Eah
Palmer
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