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Newspaper
The Evening News
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1887
Page
3
Report notes a nighttime closing ordinance charging conduct amid a floor unrest as the Sixth Ward and nearby neighborhoods open. Union Labor members call it spite work by Republicans and boodlers while Judge Caldwell fines costs and promises of rising votes for the Union cause amid citizen outrage.
Mrs. Nellie Moran living with her husband Peter a carriage painter at 310 West Fifth Street endured neglect and abuse. Saturday evening after a violent quarrel she attempted to swallow Paris green poison but was restrained. She later recovered after treatment and was pronounced out of danger.
In Chicago on October 24 the United Labor party met to nominate candidates for State's Attorney, a Superior Court Judge, and fifteen county Commissioners. Chairman Frank O'Neill spoke against Anarchism and Socialism, endorsing the ballot as a remedy for burdens on the producing classes and upholding free speech, free press, and equal taxation.
The Bund fur Rieht and Freiheit held a meeting yesterday to hear a committee report on the different candidates. The committee found no one to warn electors about, but urged caution regarding convention selections and questioned whether some men are fit to fill public offices if elected.
David Schueler aged 56 of 78 Mulberry Street killed himself by hanging from a clothes line amid family troubles and dislike for his stepchildren. He headed the firm Schueler & Merkle an iron works owner. A sum of money was found on the body as officials note he had planned the act.
A carriage bearing Mr. Wing of Price Hill overturned on St James avenue Walnut yesterday afternoon. The horses bolted, thrwon the carriage and caused damage, with injuries not clearly specified in the fragment.
A man named Deitech arrived back from a trip to multiple cities including Chicago and New York. He stayed at the Palace Hotel and woke about one o clock. A theft occurred involving a guest room, with Walter Maxwell and Frank Buford referenced. Police and station involvement followed as victims suffered injuries.
A testimonial from B Warwick of Reon Town Virginia claims four years of asthma relief after using Good's Mexican Syrup. He states three bottles cured him entirely and urges others to try the medicine to avoid a premature death.
The Ohio Union Labor Party delegates call for reforms amid complaints of syndicate control, urging abolition of the fee system, stricter bribery laws, revocation of corrupt charters, state printing of school books at cost, bank security to the state, and protection of workers against discriminatory practices. The text condemns monopolies and speculative finance, and supports aligning with labor interests to promote producers’ rights and moral industrial worth.
The platform calls for a graduated land tax on large estates to curb speculation, open Oklahoma for homesteads, and settle unoccupied Indian lands. waters and irrigation under public control. transportation owned by the people. a national monetary system favoring producers with low interest and postal savings. free coinage of silver. and rapid payment of national bonds. It also advocates arbitration, ending contractor abuses in public works, reduced hours, and protection for workers in labor-saving jobs.
The text outlines a reform platform advocating a graduated income tax, direct election of U S Senators, exclusion of Chinese labor, banning armed private enforcers, equal voting rights, and temperance measures. A resolution by Colonel Winston ties Land, Transportation, Money, Income Tax and Chinese Labor planks to the party platform.
Numerous ward unions hold mass meetings and rallies across Cincinnati areas. Weary lists of venues include McMicken avenue Vine street and various halls. Speakers include Weiler Cosner Page and Ernst with plans for future mass meetings and open air gatherings.
A. Ov BApkt and MatTip BaBeL headline at Kobi and Middleton's Vine Street Dime Museum. The stage show features a specialty performance and runs for 4 splend One.
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