Riot at Amesbury strikes and non union men chased
Amesbury Massachusetts January 24 strike action in the carriage industry turned violent last night as strikers attacked non union workers. Police were overpowered and non union men fled pursued by about 500 strikers with several beaten. Meanwhile in New York indictments were filed against gambling house operators though names were not released. Boston reported a planned Coastwise Transportation Co merger with 3 million capital. Mazatlan Mexico logged five plague deaths with 44 hospital patients and 240 refugees in sheds as business declined.
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Review of Trade Highlights Slower Freight Movement
New York reports slow freight movement as heavy merchandise trades occur. Railroads face prioritization of fuel over other freight, with some lines declining consignments and scarce car supply. January earnings exceed last year by 5 percent amid strong staple demand, cash-based dealings, and restricted supply due to traffic. Failures total 265 in the U.S. and 27 in Canada, compared with 301 and 23 a year ago. Ittsburg notes a provisional wage scale to be signed before the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers convention, aiming to settle matters by May and June to avoid a separate spending scale.
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Review of Trade
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Financial market snapshot across New York and cities
Money quotes steady on mercantile paper while government bonds hold. Grain and provisions show limited activity. flour steadier. Wheat, corn, oats and hay priced across New York and Cleveland markets with cattle, hogs, and lambs reporting varied ranges. Chicago and Toledo futures list wheat, corn, oats and park, with cattle and hogs noting mixed values. East Liberty and East Buffalo reports cover cattle, pigs, and lambs with steady or modest gains in key items.
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Cabinet discusses Panama canal treaty draft
Washington January 24 Friday cabinet session marked a key moment as Secretary Ray presented a Panama canal treaty draft. The document mirrors the government’s earlier version with the Colombia annuity dispute unsettled, listing a proposed annual payment of 100,000 versus Colombia’s demand of 660,000 based on canal route returns.
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Seige of Camp M'lemore during Seminole War
During the Seminole War Geperei Secte sends Major Mele with forty men up the Ouithia weochee to seize a position in hostile Indian country. They hold four days in a lonely spot before any discovery by the natives, gaining crucial time for the white force.
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Lesson in American History In Puzzle War Talk
A scrambled historical passage covers England’s 1739 war with Spain, Oglethorpe’s Florida expedition, the 1742 clash at St. Augustine, and later US Colombia canal negotiations, with focus on annuity talks, land lease rights, and Venezuelan tensions, plus Seminole siege and block-house defense at Camp McLemore amid Indian attacks and limited relief.
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Gov Oglethorpe
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Oglethorpe
Siege of a Fort by Seminoles Near Tallahassee
The garrison endured a two month siege as Seminoles kept watch and night fires from burning arrows set the roof ablaze. Fire destroyed the roof and back-house, leaving the men exposed to weather with dwindling supplies. After 28 days with corn as rations, three volunteers navigated the Ouithlacoochee to Tallahassee to request relief, enabling Captain Read to bring aid upriver and lift the siege on May 24.
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