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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1894
Page
6
Capital and labor clash in Wisconsin court over whether unions may strike to secure higher wages. Northern Pacific receivers argue a strike endangers operations, while labor leaders insist workers have a right to quit or strike. Judge Jenkins probes definition of a strike and the limits of court power to restrain union action. Convicted murderer in New Jersey shoots a guard after escaping a cell, recaptured.
In Pittsburgh Pa a former Baltimore baseball player McNabb shot actress Louise Kellogg real name Mrs St B Rockwell and then killed himself at the Eiffel House in Peters Township. Rockwell, a Seattle wife and stage performer, lies in a hospital in critical condition. McNabb, from Mount Vernon Ohio, had signed with Grand Rapids club for next season.
The queen officially accepted William Ewart Gladstone's resignation and offered Lord Rosebery the post of prime minister. Rosebery reportedly accepted, with cabinet changes anticipated including Earl of Kimberley as foreign secretary. Messages of support and regret poured in from Ireland and other regions as the public sleeps on the transition.
March 6 Kosciusko Mississippi scene of a fatal courthouse duel. Rev W P Ratliff shot state legislator S A Jackson and bystanders Samuel Russell and Willian Sanders as a feud over a recent newspaper controversy turned deadly. Ratliff, a populist leader, defended his actions claiming self defense. jail secured to prevent lynching, with Ratliff facing charges.
The house ended a long struggle by approving a bill to coin silver seigniorage, issue silver certificates, and retire treasury notes under the Sherman act. The substitute preserves key features while clarifying seigniorage and redemption rules. Vote was 147 to 101 with a mix of Democrats, Republicans, and populists for and against.
In Engle, West Virginia, a mass meeting of Kanawha valley strikers turned violent at the Eagle mine area. A volley killed one man and left two dying, with eight others seriously wounded. State troops were ordered as deputies warned of a possible second attack. District mines faced tense standoffs as substate forces moved in.
Attorneys for the Northern Pacific receivers conceded on Saturday that Judge Jenkins orders might be too sweeping and did not object to modification. This signals a pivotal moment for railroad labor chiefs debating if strikes are to be allowed under federal court action. The motion to limit objections by rail chiefs was argued and concluded, with Judge Jenkins to consider the matter in advisement, a decision likely in a week or two.
The word captain meaning officer appears in biblical usage. AstcAS pumps are common in China Japan and across Europe. The Georgia thumper grasshopper has a wing span matching a robin. Gneex sculptors used ores of fins or crystal in statue faces. Thornectth demands a different soup each day of the year.
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