Demonstration of 3000 Omaha laborers marching for Kelly’s commonwealers
About 3000 workers left Omaha in banners and formations bound for Weston Iowa to join General Kelly. The march progressed through the city to the Missouri River at the Douglass Street toll bridge where a free crossing was granted. The column grew to 2500 at Paxton hotel and received broad public support as it neared Council Bluffs.
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Omana
Omaha
Kelly
Weston
Council Bluffs
Central Labor Union
Jefferson Square
Sixteenth Street
Farnum
City Hall
Paxton Hotel
Eleventh
Farnum Streets
Colummn
Douglass Street
Missouri River
Union Pacific
Joseph T. Duryea
First Congregational Church
H. Emerson
First Presbyterian
St. John
Missouri
General Kelly
President St. John
Rock Island Railroad
Mr. St. John
Iowa Trunk Lines
Milwaukee
Washington
Goodnow
Iowa
F. A. Nash
The
Rock Island
Pusey
Council Bluffy
Fox
Bee
Atlantic
Hazen
Jackson
Sioux City
Kansas City
City Council Appeals Aid for Coxeyites’ Journey
At a Des Moines council meeting the effort to reach Kelly's commonwealths prompted a public appeal for food and money to help defray transportation costs for Coxeyites traveling eastward.
Council Bluffs Residents Demand Northwestern Judge Leave
Citizens meet in Omaha on April 21 and adopt resolutions calling for Judge Hubbard of the Northwestern railway to depart the city immediately due to his intemperate talk.
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Omaha
Council Bluffs
Judge Hubbard
Northwestern Railway
Troops Ordered to Council Bluffs Readiness
Sioux City Iowa April 21 companies H and L were ordered to hold themselves in readiness to go to Council Bluffs. The units began promptly mustering to prepare for the move.
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Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Sacramento Army Told to Disperse or Face Arrest
The Sacramento mayor and city officials pressed Captain Williams to move his 250 Coxeyites at once or face arrest. Williams said the men would not leave and would stay to fight it out, while Chief Drew warned arrests if the Chinatown order is ignored.
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Sacramento
Cal
Williams
Drew
Sheriff raid nets five burglars near WasHpurn
Sheriff Anderson and Deputy Campbell raided an old logging camp near WasHpurn Wisconsin and captured five men. They seized a large amount of provisions stolen from A. A. Bigelow and Co. The suspects were bound over to the circuit court on burglary charges.
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WasHpurn
Wis
Anderson
Campbell
A. A. Bigelow & Co
Fire lighting tragedy in Marinette claims two lives
In Marinette Wisconsin on April 21 Mrs William Dove attempted to light a fire with kerosene. An explosion occurred fatally burning her and her sister Mrs Cleary who rushed to aid her. Both women died from their injuries.
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Marinette
Wis
William Dove
Cleary
Armour Milling Well Flows 2000 Gallons a Minute
The artesian well drilled by Armour Milling Company near completion shows a flow of 2000 gallons per minute at 55 degrees pressure. This achievement adds to Armour’s claim of possessing two of the finest wells in South Dakota.
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Armour, 8. D
Armour Milling Company
Armour
South Dakota
No Racing at Garfiel Park in Chicago April 20
Mayor Hopkins refused the Garfield Park race track license to reopen. A letter notified track officials of the denial. Widespread West Side condemnation largely influenced the mayor's decision.
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Garfiel Park
ChicaGo
Hopkins
Garfield Park
West Side
Delegation Protests Wilson Bill in Washington
Eight hundred workingmen led by John S. Stewart depart Philadelphia to protest the Wilson bill. They will rally at Melchoff's hall, adopt a senate memorial, march to the Senate, and present a petition with fabric samples to demonstrate McKinley bill benefits.
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Philadelphia
John S. Stewart
Workingmen’s Protective Tariff League
Washington
Melchoff
United States Senate
Senate
Philadelphia Wage Earners Visit Washington Protest Wilson Bill
Representative Harmer of Philadelphia met with sergeant at arms Bright about the arrival of about 1000 Philadelphia wage earners. They distance themselves from Coxey, travel to Washington peacefully to march to the Capitol and present a protest to the Senate against the Wilson bill.
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Washington
Harmer
Philadelphia
Bright
Coxey
Wilson
Senate
Cannon on Appropriations Scrutiny Slows House
Washington April 21. Representative Cannon of Illinois questions items in the diplomatic and consular bill delaying the appropriation bills. He vows to call attention to increases and decreases in expenditures that affect public service efficiency, signaling extended debates for weeks.
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Illinois
Washington
House
Representative Cannon
Senate
Congressional Squabble Over Record Length Sparks Clash
In Washington on April 21 Representatives Burrows and Wheeler clashed as Wheeler accused Burrows of “parliamentary murder” while taunting him about speaking four columns of The Congressional Record in one minute. A motion to refer to printing stalled when Wheeler sought leave to withdraw his remarks. In the Senate Hawley denounced Allen’s Coxey speech as Behring Sea bill reforms and Gallinger opened on the tariff bill.
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Washington
Burrows
Wheeler
Congressional Record
Committee On Printing
Senate
Hawley
Allen
Nebraska
Coxey Army
Gallinger
Vancouver to Portland Line Sold for 110000
The Vancouver Klikikat and Yakima railroad, 12 miles in operation for years, has been sold to New York capitalists for 110000. It is expected to extend this year to connect with the Northern Pacific, and the line will be renamed the Portland Vancouver and Northern railroad.
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Klikikat Road
Vancouver
Wash
Vancouver, Klikikat and Yakima
New York
Northern Pacific
Portland, Vancouver and Northern Railroad
Admits Stealing Jewelry Arrest in Dodge County
A. M. Simmons marshal of Eeno Minnesota received a sheriff’s telegram to arrest John Chapman for stealing jewelry. Simmons captured Chapman who confessed guilt and was taken back to Dodge County for processing.
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Eeno
Minn
A. M. Simmons
Dodge County
John Chapman
Union Pacific Demands Governor Waite Protect Trains
Denver April 21 Superintendent Duel acting for the Union Pacific receivers asks Governor Waite to ensure protection for the company's trains and property from industrials seeking transportation.
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Denver
Duel
Union Pacific
Waite
Raised Insurance Rates on River Properties
The board of underwriters raises rates on all property along the river by 1 percent. The action follows the People's Gaslight and Coke company refusing to stop dumping refuse into the river. The refuse is inflammable and spreads on the surface, increasing river risks.
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CubicaGo
Board of Underwriters
People’s Gaslight and Coke Company
Winnipeg Floods Hit City as Sewers Fail
Flooding floods the northwestern Winnipeg district after sewer blockages. Residents are rescued by boat as water rises over lower floors and the Red river climbs toward danger as a blizzard rages. trains delayed by high water amid ongoing heavy rain over three days.
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Wixnirze
Red
Northern Pacific
Biggest in the World Strike Predicted by Massillon Operator
In Cleveland on April 21 a Massillon miner foresees a historic coal strike likely to end by June or within two weeks. He predicts about 3,000 mines in the United States may close with up to 250000 miners idle, including 200 Ohio mines and 30 in the Massillon area.
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Cleveland
Massillon
United States
Ohio
Wonderful deserted city found in Sierra Madre
Mapimi Mexico April 21 The reported discovery of a wonderful deserted city in the remote Sierra Madre mountains in Durango has been verified by Maurice Lenton and a party of explorers They found the secret entrance to the city and conducted an exhaustive exploration Returning with curios from abandoned residences and temples The population could not have been less than 25 000
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Mapimi
Mex
Sierra Madre Mountains
Durango
Maurice Lenton
Weaver Invited to Beloit for Populist Nomination
A Beloit conference of Kansas Populists invited General James B. Weaver of Iowa to move to Beloit and accept the Sixth district nomination. Weaver pledged to reside in the district before May and by election day, likely in Beloit, to establish residency.
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Kansas
Weaver
Topeka
Kan
Sixth
Beloit
James B. Weaver
Iowa
Buffalo and elk herd in Otoe County Nebraska
The agricultural department reports two herds of domesticated buffalo and elk in Otoe County Nebraska. Nine buffalo and eight elk exist. The owner gathered the animals to preserve the breeds from extinction.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Otoe County
Neb
Mail Car Escort in Breckenridge Strike
No. 9 train arrived from St. Paul at 7 40 am under four deputy US marshals protection. Strikers initially attempted to block all but the mail car but were advised otherwise. Injunctions restraining strike leaders from interference were served. Two passenger trains went east in the afternoon with no further resistance to traffic expected.
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Breckenridge
Minn
St. Paul
United States
Standstill on Great Northern Line at Yankton
Strike reaches terminus at Yankton as train men refuse to move trains except postal cars. Railroad officials refuse, leaving the line blocked and operations halted.
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Yankton
Great Northern
Strike Averted as Milwaukee Street Car Workers Keep 19 Cents
Milwaukee April 21 The threatened street car strike was averted after the company, failing to reach a compromise, agreed to retain present wages of 19 cents an hour. An alternative plan to average 18 12 cents for the year was rejected by the employees who favor arbitration to set wages.
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Milwaukee
Coxeyites From Montana Move From Helena In New Wave
A fresh Coxey’s army contingent, about 500 strong, has begun marching from Helena. Northern Pacific officers have demanded protection from the governor amid the movement.
Opinion on city license referendums in Illinois
Springfield April 21 attorney general Moloney says Illinois statutes lack binding law authorizing municipal license referendums. Voters may express preference but results have no legal force, allowing authorities to grant or refuse licenses as they see fit.
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Springfield
Ills
Moloney
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