20 Aug 1892
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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1892
Page
1
Reports from Buffalo describe a worsening strike across multiple railroads, with militia deploying to guard yards and freight operations disrupted. Officials claim few trains run daily, while unions vow further action as engineers firemen and switchmen discuss broad withdrawal.
Widespread unrest grips Tehran amid cholera fears as authorities push public measures and expel foreigners while mobs denounce the Shah. Jewish quarters face isolation and coercive controls, with civilians seeking refuge in summer camps amid escalating panic and misery.
An extensive blaze at Grindelwald razed the Hotel de L Aure, a church, and sixty houses before being quenched. Water and power failures hampered efforts, tourists aided in salvage, and a German volunteer led teams to battle the flames amid chaotic scenes.
Reports from Povomextrarm New York detail talk of a strike among baggage handlers on the Hudson River route to Albany after wage cuts. workers push for cooperative hours. In Howeerean New York, 1 300 men in the Carnegie open hearth mill see two furnaces start with skilled labor as a note warning strikers circulates. Elizabeth New Jersey notes a society leader arrested on estate accounting charges and bond set at 10000 as Demarestie gains prominence amid racing bets.
Miners attacked Fort Anderson at Coal Creek with up to a thousand fighters. Gatling guns opened fire as troops rebuffed assaults. reports say several miners were killed or wounded. Federal troops were being deployed to restore order and guard the town as rumors and tension spread.
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