Worldlight News Briefs Include Oddities and Records
A hodgepodge of items from current topics notes Philadelphia plans a college of undertakers, iron workers idle in Pittsburgh, Esquimanax families reportedly bound for the World’s Fair, and a $15000 ceremonial stamp found in Philadelphia. Other notes cover rail, industry, crime, and science with names, places, and dates across the nation.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
London
Judge Wellhouse
Tremont
Kas
Indiana
Fosters
Con. Erlliot F. Shepard
Scarborough
N. Y
Labor Battle at Homestead Ends with Carnage and Surrender
At Homestead near Pittsburgh on July 7 a key clash pitted 300 Pinkerton detectives against steel workers. Battles along the river, cannon fire, arson attempts, and deadly exchanges left eleven workers and nine detectives dead and many wounded as the Pinkertons surrendered under terms after hours of combat.
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Pirrspuren
Pinkerton
Homestead
Pinkertons
Little Bill
United States
Amalgamated Association
Pinkertog
Town Hall
Carnegie Tron and Steel Co
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Co
Amalgamated Association of Steel and Iron Workers
Monongahela
Homestead Militias Ensure Peace as Workers Welcome Troops
In Homestead Pennsylvania a 100 member special police force drawn from mill workers will escort arriving state militia to prevent insults to soldiers. At a mass meeting of about 5000, leaders urged peaceful reception, vowing to duck any insulter by the river. The rally, led by Burgess McLuckie, backed Pattison’s prudent stance, and bands volunteered to greet the troops. In Spokane, the Coeur d Alene mines face deadly violence with nine dead, Frisco mill blown, Gem mine surrendered and guarded by union officials.
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Foys
Homestead
Pinkertons
Iron
Burgess McLuckie
Burgess
Gov
Pattison
Commonwealth
Robert E. Pattison
Pinkerton
Aman
Coeur d’Alene
Spokane
Wash
Coeur d’ Alene
Frisco
Wallace
Gem
O Brien
The
Union
Noahs Ark Seen on Mt Ararat by Greek Missionary Party
San Francisco July 11 A noted Greek Orthodox archdeacon Rev John Joseph Noahi with six Abyssinians says he found Noahs Ark on Mt Ararat in Armenia after a months expedition. He recounts reaching 14 000 to 15 000 feet amid deep snow and wind, seeing a massive wooden craft partly buried under snow with a reddish timber age claimed 5000 to 6000 years, assertion seen through field glass April 24.
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Mt. Ararat
San Francisco
John Joseph Noahi
Babylon
Jerusalem
China
Moon
Nile
Tigris
Euphrates
Armenia
Mount
Ararat
Arbitration Seen as Possible Outcome in Carnegie Strike
July 11 report says congressional investigators may urge arbitration between the Carnegie company and its workers. Names floated include James G Blaine Maj McKinley and Gov Pattison to represent opposing sides with Blaine as a uncertain pick. Mill men demand Fricks retract to union ban before any arbitration. Workers oppose arbitration by outsiders and favor direct company agent talks to reach a possible agreement. They warn of starvation rather than accept dissolution of the Amalgamated Association.
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Pitrspurgh
Congressional Committee
Carnegie Company
James G. Blaine
Maj. McKinley
Gov
Pattison
McKinley
Mr. Blaine
Andrew Carnegie
Frick
Carnegie
Amalgamated Association
Race War at Paducah Claims Militia Firefight
A mob of armed Black residents gathered near the jail in Paducah Kentucky after reports of a prisoner hangings and assaults, triggering a state guard callout. A 20 year old militiaman Elmer Edwards was mortally wounded as shots split the night, and police detained over fifty armed Negroes. The Odd Fellows lodge served as their HQ as unrest continued through early Tuesday.
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Papvucan
State Guard
Charles Hill
Lydia Starr
Thomas Burgess
Burgess
Grand Jury
Sixth Street
Elmer Edwards
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
Marshall
Edwards
Desperate Robber Frustrated by Judge in Albany
In Albany on July 11 a Central railroad section boss W J Mac Donald attempted to extort 3000 dollars from Judge J H Clute at gunpoint. The judge grappled with the attacker and held him until officers arrived to arrest Mac Donald.
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Robbar
Albany
N. Y
Central Railroad
W. J. MacDonald
J. H. Clute
MacDonald
Armed Citizens Ready to Aid Homestead Strikers
In Pennsylvania fronts from July 12 reports two thousand men armed with Springfield rifles stand ready to aid strikers at Six Mile Ferry Snowden and nearby points. A mass meeting of citizens and advisory committee is called as troops approach.
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Pennsylvania
Homestead
Pittsburgh
Six Mile Ferry
Snowden
Scranton
Lewiston
Columbia
Wrightsville
Pottsville
Schuylkill County
State National Guard
Mt. Gretna
A Female Leper Arrives in New York on Amsterdam
Jamna Chadad a Syrian woman reached New York on the steamship Amsterdam and was declared a leper by Dr Wheelock at Ellis Island She was ordered out of the country by the steamship that brought her and sent back from New York on Friday July 12.
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New York
Jamna Chadad
Amsterdam
Wheelock
Ellis Island
New Concern Formed By Morris With 2.5 Million Capital
Morris establishes a new business entity with a capitalization of 2,500,000 dollars. The formation signals growth and potential expansion, positioning the firm for diverse ventures and increased market presence.
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Morris
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Mate Street
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