Wage schedule strike claim tested in Minnesota court
Representives of the American Railway union will likely appear in Omaha to file a petition signed by 5 000 Union Pacific workers protesting a wage schedule equalization order issued by the district court Judge Dundy is expected to hear the petition with Eugene Debs signaling his presence The crews in this area feel little impact but support Western members seeking to block confirmatory orders from Judges Riner and Hallett over the wage schedules.
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Omana
Neb
American Railway Union
Omaha
Dundy
Union Pacific
Circuit Court
Eugene Debs
Riner and Hallett
Fake report of Northern Pacific strike circulated
St Paul February 7 telegram claiming a general strike by railway brotherhood grand officers is dismissed as a total fabrication by Grand Master Wilson Grand Chief Clark Grand Master Sargent and J B W Johnson of the federated board. They say a strike time depends on talks and a possible employee vote if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pau
Tacoma
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Wilson
Clark
Sargent
J. B. W. Johnson
Federated Board
Ironclad Law Test In Court For Soo Line
State Labor Commissioner Powers met General Manager Underwood in Minneapolis to discuss enforcing the ironclad labor law. The Soo Line contested the law as unconstitutional and plans to test its validity through the courts to the Supreme Court if needed. The commissioner asked the county attorney to draft papers to compel compliance in specific discharge cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powers
Soo Road
St. Paul
Underwood
Minneapolis
Labor law dispute over union status and railroad discharge
County attorney plans suit after union involvement cited by three conductors and a machinist let go weeks ago. Labor commissioner and Mr Underwood clash on the interpretation of the law. If unconstitutional, Soo line shops may move to a state without such statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reich
Powers
Underwood
Supreme Court
Soo Road
Saddlery Trade Leaders Ask Gov Altgeld to End Convict Labor
J. C. Medzarry of La Crosse Wisconsin, president of the national wholesale saddlery association, and other members urge Governor Altgeld to ban saddle manufacture by convict labor in Illinois prisons. The governor takes the matter under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Iils
J. C. Medzarry
la Crosse
Wis
Wholesale Saddlery Association
United States
Altgeld
Iillinois
Huntington Answers Senate on Pacific Railroads
Washington February 7 C P Huntington testified before the senate committee on railroads providing information about the Pacific railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Washington
C. P. Huntington
Senate Committee On Railroads
Senate Delays Vote on Federal Elections Bill
The Senate postponed final action on the federal elections repeal bill for one day by unanimous consent. Senator Hawley spoke against the measure while House proceedings opened with Oregon's Ellis seeking unanimous consent to extend the Umatilla Irrigation canal completion deadline in Oregon. Hawaiian debate resumed with McGreary resolution support from J Outhwaite and others, including Culbertson, Stover, and Everett.
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Senate
Washington
Hawley
House
Ellis
Oregon
Umatilla Irrigation Company
Umatilla Indian Agency
J. Outhwaite
Dem
McGreary
Culbertson
Outhwaite
Stover
Everett
Senate Finance Panel Won't Hear Tariff Bill Hearings
Democratic members of the Senate Finance Committee have decided to grant no hearings on the tariff bill. Republicans accept the decision with composure and intend to protest and likely move to recommit the bill when reported to the Senate to allow interested parties to state objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Finance
Senate
Rockefeller Group Seeks Directors for Mesaba Mines and Railroad
Rockefeller representatives meet at Duuth to elect directors for Shaw Mountain Iron Biwabik Great Northern mines and Mesaba railroad. Mountain Iron has voted in favor. Alfred Merritt declines railroad presidency, with a successor to be chosen soon. W. J. Olcott to oversee all mines, formerly of Gogebic and Penokee syndicate. The plan does not require mine shutdowns.
England Faces Trade Decline as Britain Loses Global Markets
A London government board of trade report for 1893 shows Britain's imports and exports shrinking. Textiles, wool, and metals fall while Russia and Germany gain share. analysts warn of reduced living standards, lower employment, and rising domestic costs. A Social Democratic leader links decline to capitalist greed and capital-labor conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Government Board of Trade
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Social Democratic Federation
Princi
May lock horns over public lands in congressional clash
The House committee on public lands refused to report a Senate bill allocating public land sale proceeds to mining schools. Western senators seek to attach land measures to appropriation bills to control land policy, likely fueling a House Senate dispute over land legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Ashington
House Committee On Public Lands
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Tillman trademark ruling in Palmetto liquor case
Washington feb 7 the court of appeals reserved decision on judge bradleys order to register the palmetto liquor trademark and commissioner of patents seymourne has scored a point for governor tillman after the judge had forced register on suit by south carolina the appeals court reversed bradleys action leaving the commissioner of patents unconvinced and the state brand unresolved as the case moves on
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Washington
Court of Appeals of
Sierra Leone Frontier Clash Reported With Casualties
London reports confirm a recent engagement on the Sierra Leone frontier between French and British forces, with six men killed and additional losses on both sides. The British native-led force faced a French attack, prompting calls to settle the affair with France without delay.
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London
Sierra Leone
Liverpool
Pall Mall Gazette
Bays
France
Rush on Ashland lands halted by interior orders
Ashland Wisconsin February 7 proving the land rush on the Red Cliff Indian reservation is stopped by two Washington dispatches. Acting Secretary Simms orders local officials to prevent any white entry on reservation lands.
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Ashland
Wis
Red Cliffe
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Simms
Wheat stocks in Minneapolis private elevators fall
Northwestern Miller reports Minneapolis private elevator wheat stocks at 918000 bushels, down 82000 from last Monday. Total Minneapolis and Duluth stock stands at 23946060 bushels, 90766 lower than a week earlier, with Minnesota and two Dakotas country elevators at 6055000 bushels, down 130000. Northwestern aggregate stock excluding mill storage and farmer holdings is 80001060 bushels, down 220766 for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Northwestern
Duluth
Minnesota
Two
Dakotas
North Dakota School Fund Grows Rapidly
North Dakota report notes the permanent school fund two years old has grown to substantial size. Annual interest amounting to 25217 dollars represents one fifth of the total price of school lands sold. Income totals 91000 dollars, with overall school income at 116000 dollars per year. Income expected to rise as lands continue to be sold.
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North Dakota
Inkster
N. D
California Pioneers expel Bancroft as honorary member
In San Francisco on February 7 the California Pioneers voting unanimously expelled historian H. H. Bancroft from honorary membership. Resolutions denouncing Bancroft for an alleged untruthful statement about a pioneer in his history were adopted.
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San Francisco
Ts of California Pioneers
H. H. Bancroft
Bancroft
Moroccan Sultan Speaks in Public as Campos Sees Him
Tangier reports the sultan publicly addressed the crowd for the first time in centuries and pledged exemplary punishment for the Rif tribes after General Martinez Campos’ audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangier
Martinez Campos
Morocco
Senate judiciary delays Peckham nomination review
Washington February 7 the senate committee on judiciary postponed until Monday the consideration of the Peckham nomination. The delay is viewed as slightly unfavorable to the nominee.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Shipwrecked Crew Brought to New York
The steamer Westhall under Captain Crosby delivered Captain Wheaton and five crew members from the schooner James E. Kersey, wrecked January 40 off the North Carolina coast. The Kersey was a total loss.
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New York
Westhall
Crosby
Wheaton
James E. Kersey
North Carolina
Beside Drexel. Funeral for Childs and Drexel Friends
George W. Childs and Anthony J. Drexel, lifelong partners, were laid to rest beside each other in Woodland Cemetery. Services began with a private family observance at Childs home, then public rites at St James Church Philadelphia opposite their residence. Bishops Potter Whitaker and clergy led the services and mourners viewed the casket.
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Philadelphia
George W. Childs
Drexel
Woodland Cemetery
Anthony J. Drexel
Potter
New York
Whitaker
Joseph H. Blancher
St. James Church
William B. Buniie
Church of the Saviour
West Philadelphia
American Flour Trade Report From Washington District
United States consul B B Bedle reports on the wheat and flour trade in the district. Native flours dominate and American wheat flour faces barriers, with limited imports and a need for better quality at lower prices. Consuls in Barranquilla La Paz Cairo note local preferences and export patterns.
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United States
Washmerton
B. B. Bedle
Barranquila
Colombia
James Viesen
la Paz
Sonora
Mexico
Ima
C. Penfield
Cairo
Egypt
Europe
New York Unemployed Census Data Report
The city census shows 49 681 families totaling 206 701 people with 78 028 usually employed. Unemployed males 52 562 and females 14 688 total 67 280. 69 311 families need assistance, 9 370 not in need. Districts Thirteenth with 17 912 and Eleventh with 5 064 distress heads the list.
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New York
Seth Low
Mayo Smith
Northern Pacific Case Arguments Bring Vigorous Skirmish
Milwaukee February 7 attorneys in the Northern Pacific fight spent the day in skirmishing then moved to real business with vigorous arguments. Colonel Pettit presented a synopsis of allegations requiring proof and the court preliminaries consumed much time. Progress suggests arguments may finish in another day.
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Milwaukee
Pettit
Competing With Elevators In Lake Grain Trade
Lake vessels refuse lay up, accepting very low rates to store grain through spring. Vesselmen bid below elevator prices to move grain via Buffalo and Cleveland ports, risking widespread transfer to boats. No vessel owner in Chicago approved the agreement, yet Buffalo and Cleveland show the same trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CuicaGo
Lake Carriers’ Association
Buffalo
Cleveland
Franklin Resigns as Fire Secretary Amid Bribery Indictment
St. Paul February 7. At a board of fire commissioners meeting Secretary Harry Franklin, under indictment for taking a bribe while alderman of the city, tendered his resignation which was accepted.
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Franklin
St. Pau
Board of Fire Commissioners
Harry Franklin
Burglars Unsuccessfully Battle Two Women In St Louis
In the southern part of St Louis two burglars attacked Miss Christine Rer and Miss Maggie Sanford inPark avenue. A fierce struggle ensued as Miss Duhrer grabbed a revolver and shot one assailant while the other fled wounded. The women were badly but not seriously hurt.
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St. Louis
Christine Rer
Park Avenue
Maggie Sanford
Will
Smallpox Outbreak Reported in Iowa Towns
Smallpox appears in Keosaqua and is reported in Independence Oelwein Vinton and Marion. Vaccination drives are underway as doctors respond to the outbreak in these communities.
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Keosaqua, Oelwein, Vinton and
Marion
Kekosaqua
Independence
Oelwein
Vinton
Korniloff Rescues 108 Passengers in Gulf of Cyprus Gale
The Russian steamer Korniloff, sailing from Smyrna to Tripoli, battled a severe gale near Limasol Cyprus. All 108 passengers and the entire crew were rescued.
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Marseilles
Korniloff
Smyrna
Tripoli
Limasol
Igland
Cyprus
Grosscup Retains Control of Receivership Dispute
Judge Grosscup denied removing the American Building Loan and Investment association receivership from federal to state courts. Jurisdiction remains with the federal court, with a receiver to be appointed as Moloney advised.
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Grosscup
Cuicano
United States Court
American Building, Loan and Investment Association
United States
Moloney
Gold Discovery Near Ottumwa Sparks City Excitement
Reports from Ottumwa Iowa dated February 7 describe a new gold strike about a mile and a half from the city. Experts say the quartz is of excellent quality though payable quantities are not yet evident. The find has stirred local interest and curiosity.
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Ottumwa
National Farmers and Industrial Delegates Meet Opens
Topeka Kansas February 8 400 people filled the lower floor of representatives hall to hear opening speeches of the National Farmers and Industrial delegates Governor Lewelling and John F Willets faced welcome addresses Dean of New York and Mann Page of Richmond responded.
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National Alliance
Topeka
Kan
Representatives Hall
National Farmers
Vernor Lewelling
John F.willets
Dean
New York
Mann Page
Richmond
Court extends cases against Columbian Athletic members
Hammond Indiana February 7 Judge John H Gillett of the Lake circuit court continued the cases against President Dominick OMalley and members of the Columbian Athletic association until April 18.
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Hammond
Ind
Crown Point
John H. Gillett
The
Lake Circuit Court
Dominick O’malley
Columbian Athletic Association
Appropriation Asked for Ex-United States Courts
The attorney general seeks six thousand dollars to fund an appropriation for ex of United States courts. The House Appropriations Committee is reviewing the request and may act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
House
Honolulu papers arrive after 17th anniversary celebration
The barkentine W. H. Diamond reached San Francisco on February 7 after a 17 day voyage from Honolulu. It carried Honolulu papers dated January 19, two days after earlier dispatches from the W. G. Irvine. The only notable event in that interval was the quiet observance of an anniversary on January 17.
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San Francisco
Barkentine
W. H. Diamond
Honolulu
W. G. Irvine
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U.S
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Drexel Mausoleum
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