Double Hanging in St Paul First in 30 Years
Judge Kerr confirms no extenuating circumstances for both Wonigkeit and Ermisch in the Bartender Lindhoff murder case Ramsey County will witness a two prisoner execution the first in decades. Wonigkeit pleaded guilty and aided the state, Ermisch faced the gallows after a solemn verdict and no mercy. The crowd watched in stark silence as the double death sentence is carried out with last rites noted for the condemned.
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St. Pavuz
June
Wonigkeit
Ermisch
Lindhoff
Ramsey County
Kerr
St. Paul
Annie Builanski
Boycott Ripples Through St Paul Trains Halted
The St Paul boycott of the American Railway union hits the Northern Pacific hardest as trains are nearly tied up with other lines still running. Delays appear on the Wisconsin Central and Omaha service at Duluth. rivalry grows as the union tightens its grip and officials assess ongoing disruption.
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St. Paul
American Railway Union
Northern Pacific
Wisconsin Central
Chicago
Duluth
Omaha
Trains Idle On Omaha Line As Coal Handlers Go Out
West Supromon Wis June 30 No trains have left the Omaha since Thursday afternoon and two passenger trains have arrived. Coal handlers on this line are out and nothing is moving. The Northern Pacific remains tied up though an attempt is being made to move cars under government protection.
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West Supremon
Wis
Omaha
Northern Pacific
Santa Fe Moves Passenger Trains From Kansas City
Quiet at Kansas City as the Santa Fe shifts all passenger trains out of the city on June 30. Switchmen are out, freight service suspended though Pullmans continue. other roads operate normally and smoothly here.
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Kansas City
The
Santa Fe
Denver Marshals Granted for Santa Fe Railway
The Santa Fe Railway Company sought more deputy marshals in a U S court. Judge Hallett approved the request and 50 deputies were dispatched at 12:30 on a special train to Pueblo La Junta and other points along the line.
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Denver
Santa Fe Railway Company
United States Court
Hallett
Pueblo
la Junta
General Strike Paralyses Cincinnati Rail Centers
In Cincinnati on June 30 a total of about 5,000 workers walked out including switchmen yard workers and other crews in Ludlow Covington and Newport. Railroads warn that replacements will be hired if the walkout continues. Officials delay action until 7 a.m. to allow talks and will label noncompliant workers as trespassers.
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Cincinnati
Ludlow
Covington
Newport
Hamilton
Dayton
Queen and Crescent
Baltimore
Ohio
Kentucky Central
Big Four
Strike widens as Chicago rail workers walk out nationwide
Five thousand men quit at Cincinnati and other points amid a sprawling rail strike. In Chicago, 400 switchmen, trackmen and engineers walk off, threatening to paralyze the stockyards and packing industry while Milwaukee and St. Paul denies capitulation. Union leaders claim non union workers are being used to replace strikers.
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Cincinnati
American Railway Union
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Road
Union Stock Yards and Transit Company
Milwaukee
John M. Egan
General Managers’ Association Bureau
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Chicago
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Egan
Chicago and
Western Indiana
Atchison, Grand Trunk
Wabash
Eastern Illinois
Louisville
New Albany
Union Stockyards and Transit Company
Grand Trunk
Baltimore and Ohio
Western Avenue
Knights of Labor
PREPARE TO FIGHT Activity Around the General Managers Association
The session of the General Managers association in Chicago signals a long railroad dispute. Telephones were installed at headquarters and extra rooms set up as the meeting began. William A. Pinkerton arrived and was admitted, fueling rumors railroad men plan to arrest strike leaders.
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General Manager’s Association
Chicago
CuaicaGco
General Managers’ Association
Association
William A. Pinkerton
Discharge of Switchman Lally Risks Nationwide Tie Up
St Louis dispatch reports Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain railways may halt operations after switchman John Lally refused to handle Pullman cars. Night and day crews struck, with a partial report of three men reporting for duty as dawn approaches. The Gould system could cease wheel activity across their lines unless Lally is reinstated.
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Lally
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
John Lally
Iron Mountain
Gould Southwestern
Sally
Goulds
Northern Pacific yard shutdown leaves Fargo silent
Fargo North Dakota June 30. The Northern Pacific yards resemble a graveyard as the A R U walkout keeps most workers home. In the car shops only two men started work and quit at noon. Switch engines idle in the round house and staff in offices have nothing to do. The mail train still runs on time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific
Fargo
N. D
Not a Man at Work Tie-Up of Northern Pacific at Minneapolis
Not a man in the employ of the Northern Pacific railway is at work in Minneapolis. At 7 a.m. every worker from switchmen to clerks joined the tie-up, about 200 in total, with quiet coordination. Engines were moved to the roundhouse and tools secured as watchmen protected property. The strike tie-up is complete.
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Northern Pacific
Minneapolis
Northern Pacific Railway
Northern Pacific aims to operate road amid labor dispute
In St Paul on June 30 Mr Mitchell general counsel for the Northern Pacific said the court order covers the case and no further steps are needed. General Manager Kendrick affirmed the road must operate and workers seeking reinstatement were refused. He warned the strike would begin when all men quit, and urged resolving the matter now.
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St. Paul
Mitchell
Northern Pacific Company
Caldwell
Kendrick
Mail Delays Hit Anoka as NP Train Fails to Arrive
Anoka residents report no NP mail delivery after the St Paul train failed to reach town this evening. Dispatches indicate the train left St Paul and Minneapolis as scheduled but was sidelined before here near Union Station, leaving Anoka without its mail.
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Anoka
Minn
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Union Station
Minneapolis
Switchmen Strike Paralyzes Northwestern Lines in Milwaukee
Milwaukee June 30 The Chicago and Northwestern switchmen struck at midnight halting western trains in the East and South Side yards. Police dispatched a patrol wagon with 12 officers to the South yards to maintain order.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago and Northwestern Company
Western
Work of a Vicious Horse in OsaGE Iowa
A. J. Hubbard of this city suffered severe injuries when a vicious stallion attacked him in a barn. The horse gripped his leg and fractured his collarbone while tearing the limb, and amputation is feared.
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Osage
A. J. Hubbard
Hubbard
Double tragedy in Iowa shocks Burlington community
Jacob Isaacs, a German farmer near Nicols, killed Mary De vore, 16, after she refused his marriage proposal. He shot her seven times in the woods and then killed himself with two additional shots. Both died.
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Iowa
Burlington
Jacob Isaacs
Nicols
Mary Devore
Secretary approves $20,000 for Red Lake surveys pine lands
Secretary Smith approves Land Commissioner Lamoreaux plan setting apart $20,000 for additional surveys in the Red Lake reservation Minnesota. Surveys limited to the pine lands.
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Washington
Smith
Lamoreaux
Red Lake Reservation
Minnesota
The Railroad Side in Boycott Debate
The St Paul interview presents the railroad view on boycotts. It argues that labor unions could gain power to target any car or product, threatening management control and property rights. The piece frames a looming crisis between Debs and railroad owners and urges an early showdown.
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Debs
Pullman boycott disrupts United States mails and replies reach Olney
Southern Pacific cannot send mail due to the Pullman boycott prompting Garter to ask Olney for law enforcement. Olney orders enforcement of laws against obstruction and delay of the mails. Marshal Long moves to enforce the ruling as to mail trains. In Indianapolis, Monon seeks relief from Judge Baker over blocked cars on mail trains. Baker warns that trains won’t be hauled with Pullman cars if the mail service is not maintained.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific Company
United States
Garter
Olney
Washington
Long
Indianapolis
The
Monon
Baker
Federal Court
Hammond
South Dakota Storm Rift Causes Floods and Fatality
Reports from Aberdeen area note hail damage to crops as Westport and Frederick flood prompting evacuations. Miss Nina Swift, a schoolteacher, was killed by lightning north of Aberdeen. Elevators and warehouses toppled at Tulare and Rudolph, with farmhouses demolished at Houghton and a woman and child injured. The storm stretched from Wormsocket to Edgely and Oakes, crossing into North Dakota and near the Minnesota line.
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Sioux City
South Dakota
Aberdeen
Westport
Frederick
Nina Swift
Tulare
Rudolph
Houghton
Chicago and Northwestern
Wormsocket
Edgely
Oakes
North Dakota
Missouri River
Minnesota
Deputies Move to Florence and Dodge City
A posse of deputies has left Topeka for Florence and Dodge City to take charge of Santa Fe property. Trains 5, 9, and 1 from Kansas City passed through without interference.
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Topeka
Kan
Fl Orence
Dodge City
Santa Fe
Kansas City
Denver Railroads Keep Regular Schedules
Denver reports on June 30 that all railroads entering the city, except the Santa Fe, ran regular trains without trouble. Employees of the Denver and Rio Grande and Union Pacific have not yet refused to handle Pullmans.
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Denver
Santa Fe
Rio Grand
Union Pacific
Sovereign forecasts huge Pullman strike of Knights of Labor
Des Moines reports Master Workman Sovereign of the Knights of Labor predicts the Pullman strike will be the largest in U S history. He says the Knights will fight the railroad men to the bitter end.
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Sovereign
Des Moines
The
Knights of Labor
Knights
Farley Discharged in Embezzlement Case
Frank Farley a Coxeyite accused of embezzlement was discharged at Waupeton North Carolina on June 30. The informant Mrs Brown otherwise Mrs Cantwell failed to appear against him. The issuing justice is criticized as costs fall to the county.
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Frank Farley
Waupeton
N. C
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Pullman Company
General Office
Union Depot
Great Northern
Sea-Pacific
West Superior
General Managers
Carcano
Ehese
Uds
Burlington, Alton
Tower House
van Buren Stret
Northwestern Road
Howard
Red Lake
Huron
Waibel & Donaldson
Dakota
Lie
Culver & Smiths
Culver & Smith
Huron, S. D
M- S- Tobin
Frank Wilson
Tobin & Wilson
Ae Ean
Sas
Waggs
Second and
Kansas Streets
TOY Bros
Aroceries
Crockery
Kelour
JOY Brothers
DA. Brval
Qealhr
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