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Newspaper
The Evening News
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1887
Page
3
Ralph Beaumont enthuses a large Harrison Township crowd as Union Labor campaigns in the area. He attacks party labor planks, cites past independent ticket gains, decries the coal monopoly, and blasts school book costs while urging state produced books to lower prices.
Frank Strickler, engineer on the freight train of the T. St. L. and K. C. R. R., was killed in a wreck while attempting to run down cattle. Mt Sterling, Ohio, flips to anti prohibition as the prohibitory law passes last spring is repealed.
With tonight’s performances the running attractions at all our theaters give way for their successors. Robert Downing stars in Gladiator at the Grand. Next week Emma Abbott and Dan Sully take the stage with Corner.
A vitriol spill from a wooden tub on the fire escape of the Cincinnati Gold and Silver Refining Co at 195 W Fifth ran onto Home street at 7 30 am. Expressman D J Splain was nearly beneath the tub and his horse burned on one side while J W Randall of the Associated News Co suffered severe facial and arm burns. No other damage reported.
New York reports Dr. Wolfred Nelson says Crown Prince Frederick’s throat cancer is precarious. Observers compared his case to General Grant and noted brutal treatment exposing bone. If the prince dies, William waits as heir, stirring fears for Germany’s political course and the Empire’s balance.
A shifting lumber scene in northwest Wisconsin shows Mis sissippi River Company backing a pool with rival firms to encircle pine forests. Stout Co dominates Red Cedar timber with mills at Knapp Wilon Dunville Downing and Menomonie, controlling large stores and wages in Menomonie. The Sugar Trust era spreads as New York refiners form a national coalition, with St Louis refinery expected to join. total capital could exceed 50 million dollars.
A covert effort by leading Western smelting firms and major white lead producers results in the formation of the National Lead Trust Company. Promoters include Thom son & Co. of St Louis Smelting and Refining, Gustav Billings of Socorro New Mexico, Harrison Reduction Works owners, Utah smelters, St Louis white lead makers, and lead ore dealers from Zacatecas and Mexico City. The trust aims to position St Louis as the West and South market hub.
In a Musicians' Protective Union meeting Charles Lewis and Albert Klusener were admitted. A rice list amendment set evening and Sunday concert rates at 16 dollars weekly plus two rehearsals. other rehearsals cost 50 cents. Republican leader George R. Topp is praised for self-care and past actions in court and legislative dealings.
The report recounts a raucous gathering where Union Labor members condemned Republican conventions and accused politicians of selling out. Speakers blasted monopoly prices on coffee sugar coal and warned workers to resist exploitation as they reflected on labor’s political stance.
A damaged OCR entry hints at a sly con position and hidden mission. Text appears oblique with references to privy looks and queer impressions, lacking clear names or places. The readable fragment suggests secrecy or cunning intent without concrete details.
A discussion on strikes frames them as a clash of interests between employers and workers, argues for lawful arbitration, and rejects domination by capital. It endorses labor rights, the need for civilized conflict resolution, and warns against industrial oppression.
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