16 Jul 1894
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1894
Page
1
Debs continues to insist the strike will prevail, arguing the dispute is not over and voicing staunch opposition to government or employer actions. He frames the movement as ongoing and emphasizes solidarity with supporters and workers.
Reports from Chicago describe growing strike activity as E Y Debs and ARU leaders rally thousands. At Armour Swift and Morris yards, reduced forces work under guard while a police surge guards shipments. Pullman, Cuba, and other lines face job suspensions and possible reopenings under tense conditions.
After the tariff conference adjourned in Wasurtxeras on July 1, Louisiana and Texas members held a secret caucus to plan abrogation of the Hawaii treaty. A tariff report was near, with Republican members expected to be called.
Marion Howard, a 34 year old Black man, was seized from the Scottsville courthouse yard by a mob on July 16 and hanged from a tree after being held on a charge of outraging a 10 year old girl. He had been captured Sunday and jailed. witnesses described the mob as orderly but resolved. Local paper The Daily Star Journal reports the event from Kentucky.
Oxford wins the 100 yard dash and secures enough firsts to clinch the championship amid rainy, windy weather at London. Yale's Bayard and other Americans wear Yale colors. Yale takes hammer throw and broad jump while Oxford dominates with key victories in the half mile and other events.
Panic grips Constantinople as tremors rattle streets and windows. Many residents flee to parks and upper Bosphorus, with merchants closing shops and churches offering prayers. British Ambassador Currie reports Queen Victoria’s sympathy and opens embassy grounds for refugees and a relief fund. Death toll exceeds 200. St Sophia Mosque damaged but repairable.
Arkansas Construction company promoters of the Kansas Pittsburg and Gulf railway vote to raise capital from 1 000 to 5 500 000 to extend 400 miles from Siloam Springs Missouri to Shreveport Louisiana with Sabine Pass Texas as the ultimate destination President Stillwell is in London underwriting new bonds and is reportedly successful
The Carnegie plate fraud investigation in Washington will be resumed by the house naval affairs committee after a delay. The first witness will be Mr Huusicker of Homestead Works, with an invitation extended to H C Frick as the committee and senate settle differences over the naval appropriation bill.
A Louisville special states Col Breckinridge faces expulsion at a Louisville lodge meeting tonight. With a majority opposed, the members are expected to vote on removing the colonel.
The House today adopted a strong resolution approving the president's course in the strike. It passed without division as the minority failed to secure yeas and nays.
Nearly a hundred men resume work in Santa Fe machine shops for the first time since the two week strike. Only certain shops run under old rules with eight hour days but five day weeks likely. Boiler and blacksmith shops employ twenty five and fifteen to twenty men respectively. Remaining days and pay details unclear. Police Commissioner McLane resigns amid accusations of selling police appointments.
A caisson carrying a Hotchkiss gun exploded while being moved in Chicago today. The incident caused injuries to several crew members and disrupted nearby traffic as emergency crews assessed the scene and secured the area. Names of injured were not immediately released.
reports describe a brutal explosion and firefight near Oakwood and Grand boulevards. a caisson exploded during a march to new quarters, killing several soldiers and wounding many others. the Hyde Park area reported multiple fatalities and a large debris field as troops and civilians sought cover.
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