Frick on the Stand as Homestead Inquiry Opens
The senatorial committee arrives in Pittsburgh to probe Homestead troubles and the use of Pinkertons. Carnegie Steel Chair Henry Frick testifies on workers, evictions, wages, detectives, and potential strike resolution, while Senators and officials question the firm’s practices and the role of armed guards.
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Frick
Homestead
Carnegie
Lyon
Gamble
United States
William Martin
Pinkertons
Pittsburg
Duquesne
Jacob H. Gallinger
New Hampshire
William A. Peffer
Kansas
Henry Clay Hansbrough
North Dakota
Charles N. Felton
California
Wilbur F. Sanders
Montana
Edward D. White
Louisiana
David B. Hill
New York
Peffer and
Gallinger
N. Dumont
F. J. Haig
H. Frick
Carnegie Steel Company
Cspital
Isbor
Senator Gallinger
Mr. Frick
Knights of Labor Debates Militia Policy and Labor Measures
In St Louis the Knights of Labor Assembly voted down a resolution abolishing the militia and adopted a plan to promote a patriotic policy preserving the pre 1860 state militia form. They endorsed Switzerland’s model, censured central armories, and kept the Corks boycott. They urged laws against convict labor and Pinkerton employment, and backed a state bank tax while restricting money issuance to the government. The group pushed for homestead building loans and an insurance fund to cover worker accidents, and supported a literacy test for voters five years after enactment. They called for close ties among farmers and laborers allied with the Knights of Labor.
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St. Louis
Knights of Labor Assembly
Switzerland
Armstrong & Co
Pittsburg
United States
Committee On
Pinkerton
Knights of Labor
Bill Proposed to Limit Employment in Legislature
A bill introduced in the Alabama legislature proposes that no person firm or corporation except the Governor may employ others. Violators face at least a $1,000 fine and possible guilt by association in penalties.
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Mortcoming
Ala
Modern Prophet Hicks Foretold Illinois Cyclone Blame Saturn
The aged forecast by Prof E R Hicks claims a Redbud Illinois cyclone on November 17 confirms his solar and planetary theory. He links epidemics to Saturn’s rings and a passing comet, predicting cholera next summer and typhoid this season while noting varying atmospheric vitiation.
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Lovurs
Redbud
E.i R. Hicks
St. Louis
Hicks
United States
Saturn
Innet
Meteor Shower Threat Compared With Thunderstorm Mortality
The text argues that a meteor shower 30,000 miles across would resemble a brilliant shower of meteorites, with few reaching Earth and most fused by atmospheric heat, while a heavy thunder storm would likely cause more deaths.
Watching for the Comet Amateur Astronomers Scan Sky
Amateur observers in Pittssburg gathered to glimpse Biela’s comet and other wanderers in the night sky. Many reports proved false upon closer inspection, with the Pleiades mistaken for new heavenly bodies under a dim, starry dome.
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Princeton
WN. J
Andromeda
Prof Young
Biela
Pittebourg
Still Another Comet Reported by Brooks Link
Harvard College Observatory confirms a suspected comet seen November 19 after a telegram from W. R. Brooks of Geneva New York. Reed verified the discovery on November 20 and O Wendell observed it Monday evening with a slow southerly movement and a precise sky position given in Greenwich Mean Time.
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Boston
W. R. Brooks
Geneva
N. Y
Harvard College Observatory
The Bradford Matricide
In the Crossmire murder case Ralph Crossmire, 24, jailed after the fatal shooting of a woman, is described as a quick runner with only a pair of shoes found on him. He has not spoken or sought counsel and left no clear whereabouts for the time of the crime. He traveled on a freight train from Jewett station and returned early Sunday morning. A bloodstained pair of overalls was later found in a Mt. Jewett room.
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Mr. Frick
Pinkertons
Sherif McCleary
Eng
Brapromp
Crossmire
Ralph Crossmire
Young Crossmire
Jewett Station
Mt. Jewett
Coal Shortage Persists as Gas Supply Fails
Nov 23 Greensburg special reports that cold weather shows gas supply in the Westmoreland and Cambria system remains insufficient. Even with two new wells, pressure worsens. company refuses new connections, coal burning revival seen as the only feasible option.
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Greensburg
Westmoreland and Cambria Gas Company
O'Neil and Ebert on trial for Met Life policy fraud
In Wasamotos Pennsylvania on November 23 a Metropolitan Life Insurance Company case accuses John H O Neil and Louis Ebert of conspiracy and fraud. Prosecutors say they filed policies with fictitious risks and collected commissions, while the insured parties did not exist. The defendants plan to contest the charges.
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Wasamotos
Sperial
John H. O'Neil
Louis Ebert
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Simpson Not a Democrat in Kansas Senate Race
Washington November 23 Representative Jerry Simpson denied rumors he would switch to the Democratic Party. He said he is not a candidate for Kansas Senate and, while open to considering issues, is not currently in favor of an extra session. He affirmed his alliance with the People's party despite circulating stories.
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Spezial
Jerry Simpson
Kansas
People’s Party
Mra
Night Meteor Shower Wows Readers Across Cities
A Pittsburg report describes a brilliant meteor shower just after midnight with stars zigzagging across a clear sky. Reports from New York and Denver note similar celestial displays with widespread public interest and speculation about Biela’s comet.
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Pittsburg
New York
Bhose
Cleveland Wins Big In Illinois Presidential Vote
In Illinois official results, Cleveland defeats Harrison and Bidwell with 420,574 votes for president, while Altgeld leads governor race with 425,248 votes. Fifer and Gill appear in other statewide contests with substantial margins.
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Springfield
Int
Illinois
Cleveland
Harrison
Bidwell
Weaver
Altgeld
Emocrat
Fifer
Gill
Ray
DANCED ON VETERANS GRAVES INDIANA OUTRAGES REPORTED
Reports from Martinsville and Morgan and Hendricks counties describe soldiers graves desecrated with tombstones removed bent against fences painted red and soldiers graves danced on. Clergyman Rev Jesse B Johnson corroborates the charge and cites a Clayton resident naming the culprits while a Pacific Grove man offers aid to halt the outrages.
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Indianapolis
Martinsville
Michael Callahan
Morgan County
Putnam County
Jesse BE. Johnson
Halt
Clayton
Hendricks County
H. N. Bryant
Pacific Grove
Cal
In the Toils of a Trust Consolidates Cleveland Electric Firms
Cleveland area electric interests combine under a new umbrella with the Cleveland Company Local Brush Company and the New General Electric Company joining a network likely controlled by the General Electric Company of New York. Thomson Houston of Boston previously acquired Braash Electric and Edison interests in New York, signaling broader U S electric consolidation.
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Cleveland Electric Companies
General Combine
Cleveland
Cleveland Company
Brush Company
New General Electric Company
General Electric Company
New York
Thomson-Houston Company
Boston
Braah Electric Company
Edison Company
Whitney denies leading coal syndicate in Nova Scotia
William C. Whitney denies being at the head of any syndicate of American capitalists said to have bought Nova Scotia coal mines. He says he knows nothing of the mines and only learned of the alleged deal from a New York newspaper. The dispatch from Montreal notes the mines were reportedly purchased for 600000.
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New York
William C. Whitney
Nova Scotia
Montreal
Juror jailed over bribery attempts delays Chicago trial
Juror William C. Lincoln was sentenced to one year in county jail for contempt after making at least six attempts to obtain bribes from both sides in a special assessment case. The court discharged the rest of the jury after questioning. none admitted talking to the lawyers.
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Chicago
Cascaco
Brown
William C. Lincoln
Lincoln
The Elder M Kinley Dying
A dispatch from Governor McKinley in Canton reports his father, age 85, sinking fast and not expected to live to morning. The elder McKinley is described as an iron manufacturer and staunch Republican who influenced his son on protectionism.
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McKinley
Canton
Pittsburgers Hit On Offer For Indianapolis Line
Indianapolis November 23 The controlling interest in the Citizens Street Car Company of Indianapolis today passed to oil stockholder S W Allerton from Pittsburg buyers who offered 3 250 000 for control. The price included 150 a share and 1 000 000 for bonds. Allerton, a Chicago director holding about 500 000 of the stock, secured an option for the other stockholders.
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Indianapolis
Citizens’ Street Car Company
S. W. Allerton
Pittsburg
Allerton
Chicago
New Coal Lands to Be Opened in Indiana County
An Ohio railroad project will open coal lands near Belsano Cambria county following recent purchases by Philadelphia and Pittsburgh capitalists. A line from Bellano to Ebensburg is planned for spring with a short extension to access prime coal beds. Harrisport reports a November 30 meeting of Congressional delegates aiding the Woman's Columbian Committee in Philadelphia.
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Indiana
Indians County
Belsano
Cambria County
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Bellano
Ebensburg
Pennsylvania
Harrisport
Not Guilty in Homestead Ricotta Murder Trial
Sylvester Critchlow was found not guilty in the murder trial arising from the Homestead ricotta case. Judge Kennedy dismissed the jury. the prisoner appeared overjoyed and congratulated his attorneys as bail was discussed on the remaining indictments. District Attorney Burleigh praised the Commonwealth's case.
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Kennedy
Burleigh
Commonwealth
Tom Marshall
Sylvester Critchlow
Jury Delivers Quick Acquittal After Heated Trial
In a swift verdict the jury acquitted after a short deliberation. District Attorney Burleigh gave a powerful address shaping the decision, while defense counsel Critchlow faced the outcome with mixed emotion. Judge Kennedy dismissed the panel as the court adjourned amid tension.
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Senator Peffer
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Congressional Investigating Committee
Tam
Sam
H. D. Gamble
United States Circuit Court
Central Trust Company of New York
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W. J. Rumsey
Ohio
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Carnegie Company
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E. R. Hicks
Baltimore
Charles Lane Poor
Johns Hopkins University
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Siso
Johns Hopkins Observatory
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Bradford
Washington
Seckless Statesman
THE
Shooting Stars
Denver
Ilinois
Jacksonville
Galesboro
C. M. Snyder
Strong
Cn Man
Prof. Snyder
Snyder
Whitney
Coal King
M'Kinley
Pittsburgers
Indianapolis Car Lines
Cambria Counties
Critchlow
Ricotta
Uncle Sam
the Commonwealth
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Filense
Messia
Montoseth
Cox
Foreman Roth
Mr. Marshall
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McClung
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