Flying Bullets: Deputies Fire Upon Strikers Killing Five
In East St Louis, eight deputies guarding Louisville and Nashville yards fired on a crowd of strikers. Five men were killed and a woman mortally wounded. A deputy was shot dead, another beaten to death, and Illinois militia moved in. At Argenta, Deputy Williams was wounded during a confrontation with Knights of Labor supporters. The violence ended with arrests and a tense, quiet morning.
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St. Louis
East St. Louis
Louisville
Nashville
Illinois
Little Rock
Akk
Williams
Iron Mountain
Argenta
F. H. Darby
Knights of Labor
Darby
Parte F
Worthen
Charles Stepp
Cook
White and Yellow German Girls Marry Chinese Husbands in Chicago
Curiaco April 8. Sun Wah a China man wed Miss Augusta Miller a 22 year old German girl in Abbott office with Rev George B Walker Baptist minister and physician officiating. The couple and witnesses traveled to Sun’s laundry at 577 Blue Island avenue. Lizzie Miller Wing Lee also wed by the same minister. Both brides wear sealskin sacques and wedding garments. The two grooms are men of means with reported worth over $2000 each. Five Chinese men in Chicago have German wives. all these women are German.
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Curiaco
Sun Wah
Augusta Miller
George B. Walker
Lark Street
Augusta
Lizzie Wing Lee
Miller
Wing Lee
Abbott
Walker
Sun’saundry
Blue Island Avenue
Lizzie Miller
Abbottt
Lizzie
Milwaukee
Chicago
Striking railroads inch toward settlement prospects
April 12 dispatch from St Louis describes partial resumption of freight traffic on the East Side as yards reopen and trains depart on Cairo Short Line Louisville and Nashville and Chicago Burling ton and Quincy. Scranton notes improved chances for a swift end to the Southwest strike as Gould and Hoxie discuss arbitration amid tension with Knights. Powderly avoids comment while expressing hope for an early settlement and mourns East St. Louis tragedy.
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St. Louis
Cairo Short Line
Louisville and Nashville
Ohio and
Mississippi
Chicago
Burlington and Quincy
Scranton
Jay Gould
Hoxie
Knights
New York
Workman
Powderly
Southwest
East St. Louis
Vermont Woman Arrested for Gruesome Cruelty to Child
Ricu Froro Vermont April 9 Mrs N P Sweet was arrested on cruelty charges after taking a poor-house ward home and whipping her thirty times stuffing the girl’s mouth with rags binding her and bastinadoing her feet until she was crippled for life. Investigators call it one of the most outrageous cases here. She is held on bond for County Court.
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Ricu Froro
N. P. Sweet
Logan Threatened With Boycott Over Chinese Immigration
An anonymous letter received by Mrs. Logan, a Garfield Memorial Hospital fundraiser, warns that attending the Chinese delegation ball would show sympathy for Chinese immigration and trigger a boycott of General Logan's political aims. The writer is believed to be a crank.
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Logan
Washington
Garfield Memorial Hospital
Family of Henry McLaughlin Stricken by Poison Attempt
In Erik Pa April 9 the McLaughlin family fell ill after dinner with convulsions and suspected vegetable poison ing. Vomit disposed of by interested persons. no poison found. Five family members affected. parents and eldest daughter near death, two younger children possibly recover. Motive for crime uncertain.
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Erik
Henry McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Fatal Riot at Giraud's Silk Mills in Lyons
April 9 report from Lyons describes a riot at Giraud's silk mills. A sub prefect and gendarmes faced resistance while closing a chapel attached to the mills. Women and residents fought with stones and sticks as soldiers fired. One woman was killed and several wounded. the sub prefect and three gendarmes were injured.
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Lyons
Giraud
President may name Senator Jackson to U S Circuit Judge
Washington April 9 reports strong expectation the President will appoint Senator Jackson of Tennessee to the U S Circuit Bench to replace the late Judge Baxter. The Sixth Circuit covers Michigan Ohio Kentucky and Tennessee with Jackson’s term due next March. He trained in classics and earned a law degree in 1856 and has twice served on the state supreme bench by appointment.
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Washington
Senator Jackson
Tennessee
U.S
Baxter
Michigan
Ohio
Kentucky
Jackson
Supreme Bench
Feister Press Signs Record Printing Contract
Philadelphia April 9 The Feister Press Company and A H Warner Rochester N Y signed the largest contract on record for forty million thirty two page pamphlets and four hundred million one page circulars at a total of 800000 Part of the work will be done in Philadelphia and the rest on Feister presses in England and Germany.
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Philadelphia
Feister Press Company
A. H. Warner
Rochester
N. Y
Feister
England
Germany
Paris Juvenile Murderer Executed by Guillotine
The juvenile vagabond convicted of murdering a workman on Champ de Mars was executed today in Paris. The guillotine sentence was carried out as scheduled, ending the case that drew wide public attention.
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Paris
Champ de Mars
Moody invited to Chicago for mammoth meetings
A Chicago committee of evangelical ministers is sending a delegation to Charleston to invite Dwight L. Moody to visit. He would begin a series of large meetings in Chicago starting April 18, continuing the revival effort begun by Sam Jones and Sam Small.
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ChicaGo
Charleston
S. C
Dwight L. Moody
Sam Jones
Sam Small
Mr. Moody
Iowa Legislature backs Ireland self-government push
Des Moines Iowa April lawmakers passed a joint resolution expressing sympathy with the people of Ireland in their bid for self government. The measure calls for goodwill and support from Iowa in the Irish struggle for political autonomy.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ireland
Tragic Death of Nellie Tully From Pen Holder Throat
In New York City a six year old girl Nellie Tulley died after a pen holder she was holding got wedged in her throat while running in a Madison Street tenement hallway. The coroner ruled probable death from perforation of the glottis and suffocation with possible nerve injury noted by the attending physician as extraordinary.
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New York
Bernard Tulley
Madison Street
Nellie
Dragee
Charred corpses in mail car tragedy near Sandusky
The burning of a fast mail train car near Oak Harbor Ohio overnight killed a mother and her newborn, with the car containing mail for Cleveland Albany Boston Springfield Buffalo Hornellsville Erie Rochester Syracuse and New York City. Remains were under A T Nettleton and his mother. The car was set ablaze while side tracked. contents could not be recovered. Loss remains undetermined.
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Cleveland
Chiago
Lake Shore Road
Oak Harbor
Sandusky
Albany
Boston
Springfield
Mass
Buffalo
Hornellsville
Erie
Rochester
Syracuse
New York City
St. Paul
New York
A. T. Nettleton
Molders to Enter Knights of Labor Movement
William C. Ray president of Moulders' Union No. 14 says a movement is under way to enroll the 100000 members of the Molders' Union under the Knights of Labor banners. A circulating document advocates this step and it is expected the union will join KoL within the year.
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PittspurGu
William C. Ray
Moulders’ Union No. 14
Molders’ Union
Knights of Labor
Nina Moulton Weds Baron Von Raaben in Rome
In St Pauls American Church Rome on April 8 Miss Nina Moulton of New York married Baron Von Raaben said to be Denmark’s wealthiest noble. The Rev Dr Nevin officiated the ceremony with the bride given away by her stepfather M De Hegermann Lindencrone the Danish minister to Italy and her cousin Miss Von Hatzfedt as chief bridesmaid.
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Rome
Nina Moulton
New York
Baron von Raaben
Denmark
St. Paul’s American Church
Nevin
St. Paul’s
M. de Hegermann-Lindencrone
Italy
Miss von Hatzfedt
London
A Druggist's Fatal Mistake in Ente, Pa
A Dun kirk dispatch reports the stomach analysis showing one third arsenic in medicine put up by drug clerk William Johnston. The child of Thomas McCloskey died within minutes after taking the prescription. Johnston fled, was later arrested upon his return to the scene.
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Ente
Dunkirk
Thomas McCloskey
William Johnston
Johnston
Cracksmen Plot Said To Target Mint Vaults
Philadelphia April 8 The U S Mint employs greatly exercised over alleged discovery by Special Officer Gibson of a New York cracksmen plot to tunnel to the mint vaults The men reportedly rented a house near the mint and planned to undermine the vault beneath the street Authorities count thirty to forty million dollars in precious metal stored in the vaults amid reticence about details.
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Philadelphia
U.S. Mint
Gibson
New York
Mint
Bill to Lease the Hot Springs
The Senate Committee on Public Lands directed Senator Berry to report a new Hot Springs bill. It would lease permanent bath houses at an annual rent of not less than forty dollars per tub until 1897 and cancel leases made under the act of 1878.
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WasuinGton
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Berry
Prince Alexander Accepts Provinces Governing Limits
Prince Alexander of Bulgaria telegraphs the Porte his final acceptance of the protocol limiting his governorship of Eastern Roumelia to some specified powers. The message, dated April 8, confirms Bulgaria’s compliance with the outlined restraints and signals a calmer political posture in the region.
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Prince Alexander
LoNpos
Bulgaria
Roumelin
Reunion Ends Long-Lost Mother and Daughter Tale
In Attica New York 1859 to 1864 era Julius Fillmore of Batavia divorced wife and died in service leaving daughter Clara Bell Thompson later Miss Fillmore. The daughter known as Clara Bell Thompson sought a pension and discovered her mother Mrs Truelove alive. They reunited happily in Attica as years apart faded into a promising new home.
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Attica
N. Y
Julius Fillmore
Batavia
Ramsey
Fillmore
Filmore
Clara
James Caswell
Alexandre
Miss Fillmore
Caswell
Ohio
Buffalo
Clara Bell Thompson
John Truelove
Brother Reunited After Two Decades in Strike Story
Martin Irons reveals a surprising family reunion after receiving a letter from Mrs. M McLaughlin of South Brooklyn. She sought her long-lost brother, listing family history details to prove kinship. Irons confirms he left New Orleans after the war and had not learned of the ad for his inheritance.
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St. Louis
Martin Irons
M. McLaughlin
Thirty-seventh Street
Eighth Avenue
Brooklyn
New Orleans
Engineer and Fireman Killed in Wreck Near Connellsville
A westbound Baltimore and Ohio freight train struck a landslide thirty miles east of Connellsville, throwing the engine and seven cars off the track. Engineer John Coffman was killed and the fireman was fatally injured.
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Pittsburgh
Connellsville
John Coffman
Smallpox Quarantine Sought Amid Carmi Outbreak
Springfield news reports several smallpox cases at Carmi prompting state aid to establish a quarantine. Additional cases are noted at Champaign increasing regional health concerns.
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Springfield
Int
Carmi
Champaign
Peculiar and Fatal Accident at Horton Gillis Creamery
Five men were wounded when a cream separator burst at Horton Gillis creamery near Harvard. Johnson died soon after and another man remained fatally hurt.
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Horton Gillis? Creamery
Harvard
Johnson
Judge Baxter's Successor Named in Wanington
Wanington April 12 Senator Jackson of Tennessee has been nominated and confirmed to succeed the late Judge Baxter, marking the filling of the vacancy in the federal judiciary with a prominent lawmaker taking the bench.
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Wanington
Senator Jackson
Tennessee
Judge Baxter
Wordy scene aboard horse car hides memory game
A woman and a four year old ride a horse car and practice a game of repeating a sentence after arriving home. The exchange reveals a playful social moment as the child echoes the grown ups words and souvenir talk.
Knights of Labor vow to win strike with all resources
In St Louis, Bailey and the General Executive Board promise to prosecute deputy sheriffs who fired on East St Louis workers and to raise ample funds for legal action. A festival speaker called for winning the strike at any cost, warning railroad workers’ suppression would mirror Jay Gould’s oppression.
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St. Louis
Bailey
General Executive Board
Knights of Labor
East St. Louis
T. B. Brown
New York
Order
Jay Gould
United States
Gould
Buffalo Bill Impersonator Shot by Boy Scouts Incident
Philadelphia April 11 Buffalo Bill impersonator George Bran son aged eleven was shot in the head by Adolph Mayer aged fifteen while a group of eight scouts crossed the Delaware to seek a West trip. The injury is described as serious with potential for fatal outcome.
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Philadelphia
Buffalo Bill
George W. Branson
Adolph Mayer
New Jersey
Delaware
Asher
W Branson
Cleveland Ignoring Doctors Asks No Change In Routine
Washington April 11 The ailing President Cleveland disregards medical warnings and continues his usual exercise and recreation patterns. He insists there is no balance or reason to alter his routine and tells friends he knows what he can do and will proceed.
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Washington
Manning
Cleveland
Bank Officers Arrested After Elmwood Bank Collapse
Peoria April 11. Wm Forbes Elmwood Township tax collector who deposited 7500 county funds in Tracy & Co Elmwood bank the day before its collapse caused the arrest of Harlan P Tracy and F B Tracy on embezzlement charges. Forbes says he planned to deposit in Peoria but was persuaded by the bankers who knew it would close next day. They posted 5000 bail.
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Peoria, Inc
Wm. Forbes
Elmwood Township
Bank of Tracy & Co
Elmwood
Harlan P. Tracy
F. B. Tracy
Forbes
Peoria
Tracy
Surveyors Drowned In West Virginia Crossing
Richmond April 11 information arrives of three surveyors drowned while crossing the New River at Sunny Side West Virginia. The group included C. J. Hood Wm Hood P H Quimby Sam Quimby and W A Hayhes and a negro ferryman. Hood and the tamarathers were drowned when the boat capsized. They worked for the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail Road Engineers Department.
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Richmond
New River
Sunny Side
W. Va
C. J
Wm. Hood
P. H
Sam Quimby
W. A. Hayhes
C. J. Hood
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Engineers
Local Option Elections in Floyd and Wytheville Virginia
The first elections under the local option law were held in Floyd Court House and Wytheville. Floyd voted against the dry movement, while Wytheville backed it by a small margin, resulting in no license to be issued in Wytheville.
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Virginia
RichMond
Floyd Court House
Wytheville
Miss Folsom Engagement Rumor Reaches Buffalo Friend
A Buffalo woman, a personal friend of Miss Folsom, reports that Miss Folsom informed her close confidants of an engagement to President Cleveland. The exact wedding date remains undecided.
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Troy
N. Y
Buffalo
Miss Folsom
Woman Fires Shot at Deputy Sheriff in Sedalia
In Sedalia Missouri on April 11 a woman named Martin fired a shotgun at deputy sheriff Hogan during guard duty near the Missouri Pacific shops. The shot missed. She says Hogan insulted her at her home and she acted to kill him. No arrest was reported.
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Sedalia
O’coer
Martin
Hogan
Missouri Pacific
Barn door accident claims life in Chester County
Davis Arnoles, employed on Kleine's farm near Coventryville, Chester County, attempted to catch a barn door loosened by wind. He was struck on the head and suffered fatal injuries, with the skull crushed and paralysis from the hips down.
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Pottstown
Cotton mill blaze in Lawrence leaves 15 dead
In Lawrence Massachusetts a section of the Pemberton cotton mills burned on Saturday. The loss is estimated at 100000. Fifteen men were buried when the roof collapsed. one killed and the others seriously injured. Seven hundred workers are left jobless.
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Lawrence
Mass
Pemberton Cotton Mills
D. J. Watson
C. A. and C
Killbuck
Milersburg
Germantown
John Koeppel
Thornport
Perry County
William E. Beemer
Cedarville
Cornes
Caldwell
LucipHa Sherman
L. A. Brunner
Tiffin
New Haven
Conn
J. C. Witter
Oberlin
Plot To Murder Czar Discovered In St Petersburg
A dynamite plot to assassinate the czar derailed a planned spring journey to Nova Tscherkask to present his son as Cossack chief. A Cossack officer and his father were arrested, suspected Nihilist agents involved in the plan.
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St. Peterspurg
Nova Tscherkask
Imdoes Party
Italians Arrested In Counterfeit Coin Bust
In Cincinnati last night ten Italian street vendors were arrested charged with possessing and passing counterfeit coin. The arrests follow an evening roundup by local police as part of ongoing efforts to curb currency fraud. District officials cautioned merchants to scrutinize small-change transactions.
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Cincinnati
President's Message on Treaty Rights of Chinese Subjects
Cleveland urges Congress to fix ambiguous laws blocking Chinese subjects from entry and travel under the 1880s treaty. He cites court rulings and acts of May and July 1884, noting impossibilities in certification and the need to reform to avoid future hardship cases. The message argues for proper certificates and recognition of consular documents to secure free ingress and egress as guaranteed.
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WasiInecTon
Senate
House of Representatives
United States
Congress
Secretary of State
Supreme Court
China
Kong Kong
Honolulu
Havana
Colon
Secretary of the Treasury
Lay Sang
King Lee & Co
San Francisco
Hong Kong
Grover Cleveland
Plantation Philosophy and a Pittsburgh pensioner tale
An old Pittsburgh pensioner Eliza Harvey, deemed penniless, was found to have one thousand dollars in the Dollar Savings Bank. Her son bought her one hundred bushels of coal before marching to war, and she guarded it in the cellar after learning of his death in early rebel battles.
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Eliza Harvey
Trinity Church
Pittsburgh
Dollar Savings Bank
Pittaburgh Chranicio
Senate and House Conclude April Legislative Sessions
In Washington, April 6 to 12, 1880, Senate and House activity centers on the free ship bill, army and silver coinage debates, and various public works. Hearings on immigration, railroad grants, and territorial admissions mix with messages from the President and committee reports. A Kansas colored citizens migration appeal and weather service mail transit advance amid routine adjournments and statehood discussions.
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Senate
Colored Citizens of
Kansas
Africa
Han
Logan
Hawley
Secretary of the Treasury
sub-Treasury
Boston
Secretary of State
France
Germany
Austria
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Chesapeake Bay
Army
Navy Department
Post-Office
House
Call
Committee On Public Lands
Florida
Army of the
Bland
Norwood
Baine
Kansas A. Arkansas Valley Railroad Company
Indian Territory
Washington Territory
Hamonds
Beck
Platt
Butler
Brown
Dibble
S. C
State legislative actions and bills April 6 to April 9
Reports from Columbus and Hovasse detail Senate and House actions, including tax reform calls, local health and education bills, and measures on arson penalties, charity allowances, and highway projects. Notable items include property revaluation proposals, liquor tax considerations, and efforts to standardize health and education governance across townships and villages.
Ohio Senate clerk dismissed new election fills vacancy
James E. Grogan is removed as enrolling clerk of the Ohio Senate. J. K. Ohl of the Toledo Bee elected to fill the vacancy. The long list of local incidents includes deaths from a bridge strike near Mil ersburg, a fatal fire at Germantown, a deadly sow attack in Knox County, a drowning near Wellsville, and a string of suicides and accidents across several counties.
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Senate
Cleveland
Cincinnati
House E
Hamilton County
Jonathan Avenue
State Board of Health
ColumbBus
Boards of Equalization
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James E. Grogan
J. K. Ohl
Toledo
House
Board of Health
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Congress
Columnus
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Ohio Humane Society
Ohio Senate
Toledo Bee
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