North Carolina News Bits From Local Papers Afield
A collage of brief items reports mill plans near Raleigh to turn out 100 barrels daily, fires in Burke and Winston, farm runs, and rail line funding. It notes banked shipments up to 2000 packages daily, a county sale tax on railroad capital, several deaths, notable thefts, and stray agricultural and weather notes across towns like Kinston, Morganton, and Charlotte.
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Raleigh
Burke
Waldes
Xemp P. Battle
Maryland Freee Society
Eyg Allister
Fayettenemyj
Leaksville
Kinston
Hickory
Meckry
Atlantic
Tennessee
Ohio
Ae Blade
Rackle
Michigan
Lumberton
Lumberton and
Lumber River
Morganton
Farrar
Teague
G. E Miller
Winston
Morehead City
State Guard
Cornelia Evans
Durham County
Southern Tariff Association
Beaufort Herald
Cape Lookout
Lenoir
Ledarkey
Laurinburg
Miners Strike Expands Across Regions With Massive Birmingham Rally
In Birmingham today about 5,000 striking miners paraded the streets bearing banners such as Give us Our Daily Bread The Convicts Must Go United we Stand Governor Jones led the scene with military on standby The Walker county mines reported no activity while reports of house fires among black miners appeared unverified. Across the nation 2,600 miners in Murphysboro and a statewide tally show thousands out in Alabama Tennessee Kentucky West Virginia Indiana Illinois Pennsylvania and Ohio as union leaders push for a unified wage scale and strike participation continues through April 23.
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Mt. Airy
Joe
Burkhart
Frank Montgomery
Messrs
Frank White
Wm. K. Jones
T. M Small
Shawmut
Hendersonville
J. J. Nelson
Tierney
Geo. Sammey
Wayside Inn
Sammey
Nelson
Todd's Cross Roads
Levi J. Hughes
Windsor Ledger
Charlotte
Archibald
Darkey
New Berne
Neuse
Warrenton
Ridgeway
Charlotte News
South Carolina
Union
Anson
Sandy Creek
Tyre Township
Charles Becker
Lexington Dispatch
A. G. Headen
Ziglar
Winston Sentinel
Henry Anderson
Marcus Cullipher
Merry Hill
Jamesville
Williamston
Martin County
Anderson
Cherryville
M. Carpenter
Carpenter
Shelby
R. B. McBrayer
AirMineham
Birmingham
Lake View
Walker County
Johns
Jones
Columbus
Ohio
John McBride
United Mine Workers
Murphysboro
Illinois
Duquesne
Fahy
Penna
Southern Illinois
McBride
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Indiana Territory
Michigan
Iowa
Maryland
Albia
Indian Territory
New River
Kanawha River
Charleston
W. Va
Wheeling
Moundville
Phillipsburg
Clearfield
Beech Creek
Virginia
Snowshoe
Broad Top
Pittspurg
Pittsburg
Turtle Creek
Irwin
DeArmit
New
Cumberland
Thomas and Douglas, W. V
Strike sympathy leaves 250 men from Ohio Penn coal mines
About 250 workers did not report to work this morning, joining a sympathy action with the general Ohio and Pennsylvania strike. Other Davis Coal and Coke Company mines remain at work, and no trouble is expected as this action stems from solidarity rather than local grievance.
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Davis Coal and Coke Company
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Coke Plants Shut Down In Coal Region Strike
Reports from Connelsville Clearfield and other towns detail widespread coal mine shutdowns as miners adhere to a United Mine Workers strike. In Mount Pleasant fear and nonviolent intimidation are noted, with some operators seeking sheriff protection as others plan to resume with non union labor.
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Connellsville
Mount Pleasant
Clearfield
Beech Creek Road
Patton
Burlanpd
Fort Henry
Richmont
United Mine Workers’ Association
Ray
Lafayette County
Richmond Junction
Macon
Bevier
United Mine Workers of America
Capture of Hogan's Coxeyite Army in Transcontinental Train
United States troops and federal authorities move to arrest Hogan's Coxeyite miners before they reach Miles City. Train seized near Columbus after pursuit from Livingston. Orders direct troops to hold the train and deliver all aboard to the U S marshal, with no interference in local affairs.
Butte Miners Seize Train. Army Sends Troops to Montana
White House reports Butte strikers seized a Northern Pacific locomotive after free passage was denied. A U S marshal attempted arrests but the stolen train escaped. President orders troops from Dakota to capture those involved and hold the train for delivery to U S Marshal for Montana. Dispatch sent to General Swayne.
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White House
Butte
Northern Pacific
Washington
Round House
United States Court
United States
Department of Justice
Oeon
Schofield
Department of Dakota
Mont
Montana
District
Swayne
St. Paul
Europe
Wesley Merritt
Populists Discuss Coxey Movement in Congress Caucus
In Washington the Populist Senators and Representatives met at the national headquarters to form a stance on the Coxey army. Participants included Senators Stewart Nevada and Allen Nebraska and Representatives Pence Bell Colorado Baker Harris Kansas Boen Minnesota Kern and McKeigan Nebraska. Taubeneck chaired. They did not endorse but said Coxey is a legitimate national policy outcome. Concerns were raised about thugs exploiting the movement in Baltimore and Philadelphia and a larger, unrecorded force led by Beaumont of Oklahoma was rumored en route.
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Washington
Congress
Coxey
Stewart
Nevada
Allen
Nebraska
Pence and
Bell
Colorado
Baker and Harris
Kansas
Boen
Minnegota
Kern
McKeigan
Nebrask
Taubeneck
The
Nation Committee
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Beaumont
Hogan army captured in freight cars near Forsythe
Forsythe Mont April 26. Government troops captured Hogan's army while asleep in box cars. The group faces charges of contempt of court larceny of a train and murderous assault against marshals at Billings yesterday. They will be brought before Judge Knowles for proceedings.
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Hogan
Forsythe
Mont
Knowles
Billings
Northwestern Industrial Army to March to Puya lup
Seat tle April 25 Northwestern Industrial army 1000 strong mainly Northwest laborers for Great Northern and Everett and Pag read ats. They plan to leave this evening for Washington and march next day to Puya lup where about 500 Tacoma men will join. The Sentinel says the army is organized in companies of about sixty men each.
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Wash
Northwestern Industrial Army
Northwest
Great Northern
Everette and Pag
Son Ole
Washington
Puyallup
Tacoma
Coxey army trains from Butte to Timberline halted by cave in
In St Paul Minn April 24 a Coxey mob of about 500 men from Butte took an engine and five coal cars and one box car from the Northern Pacific yard. They made a forced eastward train at 55 miles per hour crossing the mountains, breakfasted at Bozeman and halted at Timberline due to a cave in. Northern Pacific lawyers seek arrest for larceny and militia may be called to bar further advance.
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Rocky Mountains
Logan
Butte
Bozeman
Timberline
Northern Pacific
Livingston
Nelson
Taree
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J. W. W. Williams
Borbush
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Pink Bumgarner
Robert McCall
Hester Howard
Atlantic and
Squire A. A. Sudderth
State Normal and Industrial School
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Cedar Grove Township
Hillsboro Observer
Rocky Mount
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Oxford Ledger
Howard Dorsey
Isaac Noe
J. T. Johnson
Concord Standard
Ieee
Charlotte Observer
Charlotte Dye Works
United States Revenue
Jane Cobb
McRae Street
Walnut
Jane
Wilmington Star
Alamance Gleaner
Wm. D Holt
Love’s Shop
United States Patent Office
C. P. Sossamon
Bethel Township
Cabarrus County
Sassafflon
Coxeyites
St Pau
Minn
Livingstone
Department
United States Army
Miles City
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Washmerton
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Olney
United States Marshal of
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