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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1892
Page
1
The Amalgamated Association declared the Homestead strike off as Carnegie Mills reopen. Officials said most workers may return to former positions, while leaders praised restraint and planned to resume normal operations with workers seeking reinstatement amid a divided town.
The Amalgamated Association resumes inbead and pot let up one dot in the earnent prose cution of its work, ending a dispute between capital and labor. Homestead expresses hopeful prosperity as business activity returns and workers expect possible future rehiring, save for those blacklisted. Community sentiment shows relief after a paralysis across town due to the strike.
The Homestead strike ends after months of clashes as nonunion workers are brought in and state troops restore order. Lockout, riots, and a broader labor showdown widen the conflict, with extensive wage losses and legal actions piling up.
The Lawrenceville workers and Cleveland area signings sparked by the Homestead dispute led to a July 1 meeting appointing a delegation to Frick. Frick refused to negotiate and on July 4 about 2,400 workers across the upper and lower mills walked out. Only about half have returned as the strike ends and questions about manager Dillon’s readiness to rehire linger.
A St Louis telegram reports the Homestead strike officially declared off. Powderly and Kansas leader John Davis express regret that workers did not win while noting lessons for future ballot box battles against corporate power. Knights members from Pittsburgh defend the Amalgamated Association and blame Samuel Gompers for the surrender.
Carnegie's Beaver Falls plant reopens ending part of the Homestead strike pressure. Old workers offered positions, six blacklisted for strike activity excluded. Town rejoices, hoping prosperity as company plans plant enlargement.
Nellie Logan, a Hillsyde girl, wandered in heavy Idaho snow after leaving for school with a lunch basket. She was found alive in a stock shed with a dozen friendly sheep as her only companions, after days of search by men and Indians.
A lamp in the ticket office at Ope Robinson's Opera House exploded or overturned igniting lithographs. The alarm caused a rush of about 90 gallery patrons toward exits. Two colored men were injured in the crush but not fatally as the performance continued.
Lawrenceville leaders of the Union Mills strikers issue a morning meeting call after learning the Homestead strike is declared off. Many have left, leaving only a few remaining to attend the session.
Paris November 3 reports say the Panama Canal prosecution will begin Thursday with the trial of the accused directors. The opening is being hurried to beat a new law affecting Legion of Honor grand officers. The case will be called and then adjourned as counsel study the lengthy one thousand page folio.
New York, Nov 20. It was announced Mr. Cleveland plans a short holiday, aiming to keep reporters away during vacation. Pennsylvania Democrats back Harrity for a Cabinet post, noting his campaign work and state banking roles though his pay may be a concern.
Mr Cleveland and Mrs Cleveland welcomed several visitors in the afternoon and spent the evening at home with a few personal friends stopping by before leaving early.
New York writer claims the recent Republican loss stems from a socialistic current in US politics. He argues dissenting voters formed Greenback, Labor, Socialist, Farmers’ Alliance, and People's parties, reshaping national outlook since 1873 while denying anarchist influence.
Rev Thomas Dixon Jr addresses a New York congregation after the presidential election praising God for Cleveland's rise and declaring Tammany's national influence will wane. He says New York no longer the chief state of the Union and calls the win an avalanche against Tammany Hall.
Tom Watson reportedly vows to contest the election in Avevera Georgia after a mass meeting of Third party supporters in Thompson McDuffie County raises funds to challenge the results. A fund of 5000 is sought to cover campaign costs and Watson’s finances amid fraud accusations. lawyers filed a notice of contest with the Governor.
A close friend of Mr Harrity says no Cabinet portfolio offer was made by Mr Cleveland during the National Democratic Chairman's visit to the President-elect. He adds it is probable Harrity will be offered a cabinet post by Mr Cleveland in the near future.
Election tallies from Montgomery show Cleveland leading with 138,123 votes against Weaver 85,128 and Harrison 83,671. Cleveland holds a plurality over Weaver by 52,590 with a statewide Democratic delegation to Congress.
Navy man George Chance, president of Philadelphia Typographical Union No. 3, was endorsed this afternoon for the Public Printer post under the Cleveland administration.
Mrs. Leneette Grossmier of Farmers’ Valley was found dead in a Branrorp stable after an apparent hanging. She had blunt force injuries, torn clothing, and finger prints on the neck. investigators suspect foul play aimed to mimic suicide. Her son is named as a potential adversary over property.
Boston reports Charley Reed, actor, died of heart disease at the United States Hotel. He had opened in Hoss and Hoss at Hollis Street Theater and appeared only twice. He previously acted in a Duquesne farce and married a company member during his last engagement.
Vieona November 21 It is reported that at the first meeting of the International Monetary Conference Italian delegates will give notice of Italy's secession from the Latin Union. The conference is expected to sit through January with a Christmas holiday. A banquet for delegates will be hosted by M Beernsert the Belgian premier and finance minister.
A man named Herman Siegler killed his father and mother in law and wounded his wife during a morning shooting as a church crowd left nearby. He was wounded by police and seized as about 1,200 to 1,500 bystanders gathered amid threats. He claimed divine orders and mental instability in a chaotic police interview.
Ex-senator Geo E Edmunds states the Sherman anti-trust act is constitutional and should be rigorously enforced. He argues it reaches railroad and other traffic agreements affecting rates, notes amendments on railroads were unnecessary, and cites the trans Missourian case before Judge River.
Albany reports Prof. Lewis Bosa at Dudley Observatory finds Holmes comet not identical to Biela's and unlikely to approach Earth. Observations show slow motion with uncertain math, orbit debated between parabolic and elliptical, distances estimated beyond Bieln, prompting renewed astronomer interest despite fading public intrigue.
The steamer Rosa Lee burned at the Ashport harbor wharf after arriving at 6:30 this morning. Passengers escaped to shore as the vessel was consumed in about 30 minutes. Four laborers from Ashport are believed dead, possibly trapped below deck. loss estimated at 70,000 dollars. Searches found no trace of the men.
Traveling preacher Parker Reynolds, noted evangelist, began a revival at Mount Nebo near Mizay Texas. He stayed with Albert Brown’s family where he allegedly assaulted the Brown daughter age unknown, prompting her to strike him with a horsewhip and eject him from the home. the preacher has not been seen since.
A newspaper report claims anarchist Louvet, linked to the Carmaux Company bombing, sailed on a transatlantic steamer with a young woman days after the blast. Police say they know the vessel and have cabled ports to arrest Louvet, a claim the police deny.
A sand bank at Townsend & Co. in Taylorsville caved in burying five men. Richard Pearl was recovered dead while Louis Green William Jewet Calvin Verlue and Gilly Shepard were injured.
Nov 30 report states Grand Duke Michael will resign as President of the Council of the Empire and be replaced by the Czarewitch in a major imperial leadership change.
Nov 2. John Irvine Veeder a prominent Chicago lawyer killed himself by shooting. No cause for the action is given.
A portrait of the young German emperor and his policy as a personal triumph. August Bebel’s impromptu speech and a dispatched note attributed to Bismarck trigger tensions that edge toward Franco-Prussian War. State socialism remains unlikely while schoolmaster recruits face harsh discipline and harsh terms from their lieutenants as dogs are pressed into military service.
Berlin reports on the Social Democratic Congress depict a disciplined gathering with limited rancor amid internal splits. Liebknecht and Vollmar sought reconciliation while extremist factions fear marginalization as imperial pressures loom.
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