Miners Strike Hearings May Reshape Injunction Rules
Pittsburg August hearing on the miners strike tests court power and aims to curb violence. Judges Stowe and Collier signal the injunction will be modified, potentially favoring the strikers. Deputies Kerr and Anderson clash. Kerr is fatally wounded, Anderson in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
de Armitts
Dolan
Stowe
Collier
Pennsylvania
Robert Kerr
Frank Anderson
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Kerr
Anderson
Waterstreet
Sandy Creek
MeeKee’s Rocks
Pensions Granted to Veterans in Iowa and Nebraska
Washington reports pension awards including original grants to Leander Baldwin Ata lissa Seth Heald Davenport and Levi E Metcalf Belmond Joseph S Lodge Iowa City. Restorations to John H Conery Maquoketa and increases for John Clippinger Newton Charley L Rentz Burlington John C Matheny Platteville Oliver E Simons Webster City and Frederick Taylor Boone. Widows Lavina Jaquinot Hedrick Kittle Palmur Eldora and Mary Kinyon Benedict Molona Cummins Sumner also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Leander Baldwin
Atalissa
Seth Heald
Davenport
Levi E. Metcalf
Belmond
Joseph S. Lodge
Iowa City
John H. Conery
Maquoketa
John Clippinger
Newton
Charley L. Rentz
Burlington
John C. Matheny
Platteville
Oliver E. Simons
Webster City
Lavina Jaquinot
Angered by British Warships Lobster Packets Clash
In St Johns Newfoundland on August 18 tension rises as British warships confront lobster packet operators on the French shore. The commodore has summoned the packets for alleged illicit packing and threatens factory shutdown. Public anger grows as residents demand government protection from naval interference in fishery affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
St. Johns
N. F
Judge rules again against striking miners in Parkersburg
Aug. 16 Judge Jackson issued two more injunctions against the striking miners in Parkersburg West Virginia. Also report notes lower market prices with Silver at a new low and London fall of 1 4 pence to 25 1 4 pence.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Jackson
New York
London
Fire Damp Fatality Hits Farmington Coal Mine
An early morning explosion of fire damp at a Farmington area coal mine killed miner Thomas Martin and seriously injured two others. Local investigators and rescue teams respond as the incident is reported from Peoria on August 16.
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Peoria
Farmington
Thomas Martin
Cubans Prepare Simultaneous Attacks in Cuba
An American-based Cuban army colonel in Florida reports plans to strike Havana Matanzas and Cienfuegos at once. He says insurgents have growing arms supplies and expect a decisive blow as the rainy season ends with Morro Castle in view.
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Havana
Matanzas
Olenfuecgos
Canovas
Florida
Cuba
Harvana
Cienfuegos
Morro Castle
Big cloakmakers strike threat grips New York area
The United Brotherhood of Cloakmakers in New York plans a general mass meeting on Wednesday with delegates from Brooklyn and Brownsville to vote on a general strike. If approved, a secret meeting will set the strike date before August 26. About 12 000 cloakmakers in the metro district face layoffs and fear poverty as a busy season nears.
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Moakmakers
New York
United Brotherhood of Cloakmakers
Brooklyn
Brownsville
Brancits
A. Rosenberg
Judge Peabody Uses Pistol To Calm Courtroom Turmoil
In St Louis on August 17 Judge Peabody drew his revolver during a disruption by attorney Jefferson Davis Storts in the Matt Kelly case. After Storts was escorted out, the justice explained he carried the weapon to protect his life, vowing to shoot any assailant.
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Peabody
St. Louis
Jefferson Davis Storts
Storts
Matt Kelly
Judge Peabody
Sheehan Becomes Supreme Leader Of Tammany Hall
New York reports John C. Sheehan as the new supreme leader of Tammany Hall after Croker withdraws from leadership. He states Croker will have no role in mayoral candidate selection or party conferences and asserts full party unity. Croker asks friends to support Sheehan and acknowledges being out of power.
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John C. Sheehan
Tammany Hall
New York
Croker
Tammany
Moonshiner Samuel Marlow Arrested in Chicago
Chicago officers arrest Samuel Marlow and his son for running an illicit still in the city center. Several others were located and more arrests expected as internal revenue agents seize a moonshine operation.
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Samuel Marlow
Chicago
Internal Revenue
Samuel Marlow and
First Bloodshed in Miner Strike at Plum Creek
Pittsburg Aug 14 The first bloodshed of the miners strike occurs when Jacob Mott a drummer in a marching band is struck near the eye with a band horn during a confrontation with deputy sherriff and deputies at Plum Creek. The clash ends with no weapon use and the crowd dispersing after injunctions are read and enforced. Emma Hansa leads a women’s procession urging bread and butter amid banners. The strikers vow to continue lawful activities as leaders plan arrests and possible militia involvement.
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Pittsburg
Jacob Mott
Plum Creek
Center School House
Richards
Lamber
Matt
Turtle Creek
Oak Hill
Springfield
Emma Hansa
Dolan
Mott
Stewart
W. P. de Armitt
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Cameron Miller
Lowry
Don Carlos Expected To Be Seated After Canovas Assassination
Cortina, a leading Carlist figure in the United States, argues the murder of Premier Canovas will shift Spanish politics toward Don Carlos. He predicts Don Carlos will ascend the throne by January 3 with the queen regent lacking broad public support.
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Cirlist
New York
R. D. Cortina
Canovas
Cortina
Don Carlos
Spain
Sagasti
Money Almost Spent From Cuba Relief Fund
Consul General Lee reports ten thousand dollars set aside for Cuban relief nearly exhausted. About fourteen hundred destitute Americans fed daily with medicines. daily cost around 9 12 cents per person, including transport from the fund. One hundred eleven received transport to various U S points. ninety five percent are naturalized Americans long resident in Cuba.
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Lee
Washington
State Department
Cuba
United States
Yellowstone Stage Robbery Marks First National Park Crime
Washington reports the first stage robbery in Yellowstone National Park. Fort Yellowstone telegram dated Aug 14 states two men robbed a transportation stage on Sol Fortuarapee, taking $500. Colonel Young seeks authority to offer a reward for the capture. interior officials say no reward authority exists.
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Washington
Yellowstone National Park
Young
Secretary of the Interior
Fort Yellowstone
Wyo
Interior Department
Original Lawyer Marks of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Aug 16 in Chicago Judge Abra ham Marks once modeled the character in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel. The 83 year old veteran recounts a life spanning Louisiana Texas and early antebellum politics including a duel and legal career from Monroe to San Antonio. He recalls meeting Sam Houston and influences on the Uncle Tom story.
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Chicago
Abraham Marks
Marks
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Louisiana
Texas
Contiguous
Territory
Ile
San Antonio
Monroe Standard
South
Jonson
Pensacola
Andrew Jackson
Alexander
Houston
Sam Houston
Lone Star Republic
Arkansas
Morgan Point
Harvard
Powder Explosion Claims Lives At Little Annie Mine
A mine blast at Little Annie mine in Summitville Colo results in three deaths including foreman Robert Jones. Other victims' names were not learned.
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Patal
del Notre
Colo
Little Annie
Summitville
Robert Jones
Miners Press Injunction Test With Marches
Canonsburg strikers plan daily marches to force an injunction test. District President Dolan says new arrests will be met with more marchers as unions rally behind the action. Separate reports note aid from Cereal Company and Fishermen's Protective Association.
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Pittsburg
Canonsburg
Dolan
Bell, Lewis & Yates Co
Reynoldville Field
DOES NOT FAVOR THE UNION
Bishop Joseph S. Key of the southern Methodist church denounces the proposed union of northern and southern Methodists. He warns that the general conference would become an unwieldy mob and laity would resist any size reduction. He adds divorces should not lead to reunions.
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Key
Union of
Southern and
Northern Methodists
Chattanooga
Tenn
Joseph S. Key
Methodist Biscopal Church
South
The
Sun
Southern Methodists
General Conference
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Yellowstone
Old Mann
de Armitt
Cereal Company of
Akron
Fishermen's Protective Association of
Astoria
Ore
Equity
Decatur
Lincoln
Dawson
Riverton
Atlanta
Ill
Wheeling
Moundsville
Glendale
Boggs’ Run
Riverside
Elm Grove
Panhandle
Kanawha Valley
United Minee Workers
United Mine Workers of America
Strikkers
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