Fragmented notes from a wide range of topics
A mass of OCR scraps covers shipping from Rio to Alaska explorations in the 1800s, a Tacoma newspaper coupon for legal counsel, speculative economics, oil and gas in Tennessee, peculiar hair color honors, and various curiosities about poison, Denmark royalty mishaps, Native American marriages, tagged salmon, and cactus paper claims. Many items appear fragmentary and unsourced.
A Day of Blood at Homestead Riots Ends in Surrender
A violent labor conflict at Homestead pits Carnegie Steel workers against Pinkerton guards as guns blaze from barges and shore. Fires erupt, several killed or wounded, and captors surrender after heavy fighting. Governor Pattison orders deputies to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
United States
Eemmnestead Mills
Poerestmam
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Iron and Steel Company
Carnegie Company
Little Bill
Eoeres Piesa
Mononga
Pinkerton
Hugh O'Donnell
Monongahela River
Electric Light Works
Novus
O'Donnell
Bill
Pimnick
Boston
Chicago
Keystone State
Pink
Rink
Pinkertons
Pitts
Prrrenuan
Pattison
Ollowing
Shaun McCleary
Nate
Ft. 1
Monongahela
Homestead Water Works
City Farm
Munhall
West Pennsylvania Hospital
Edward Connors
New York
William Foy
George Retter
Richardson Durham
Elijsh A. Covert
West Penn Hospital
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York City
Primrescrew
Braddock
Hibernian Rifles
Grand Army Post
Pinkerton Armory
John Mathews
H. C. Frick
Carnegie Steel Company
Amalgamated Association
Amalgamated
Sherif McCleary
Greenland
McCleary
Allegheny County
Carcaco
William A. Pinkerton
Carnegie
Loxpoy
Andrew Carnegie
Braemar
Aberdeenshire
Death in the Flames with Broderick Family Tragedy
A New York City fire killed Mrs Annie Broderick and her three children Mary aged 5 Richard 18 months and John 9 months when a kerosene lamp exploded in their rough shanty at East One Hundred eighteenth Street The blaze spread quickly and authorities believe fumes suffocated the inmates after the lamp was toppled in bed The foundling boy John Johnson survived wrapped in a blanket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womse
Taree
New York City
New York
Annie Broderick
Mary Broderick
Richard Ick
John Johnson
Foundling Asylum
Richard
Johnson
Carnegie
Homestead Works
Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Navy
Republican Executive Committee
W. J. Campbell
T. H. Carter
Republican National Committee
National Executive Committee
Republican Party
Clarkson
Iowa
Barrett A. Hobart
New Jersey
Samuel Fessenden
Connecticut
Henry C. Payne
Wisconsin
Richard ©. Kerens
Missouri
W. C. Bradley
Kentucky
William A. Sutherland
Joseph H. Manley
Maine
John R. Tanner
Ilinois
Bowie Green
Hiram Whitacre
Bloom Township
Army of Christian Workers Associten
York
International Christian Rudeavor
Madison Square Garden
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Servics
Edwin F. Lee
Young Men's Christian Association of
Brooklyn
Charles F. Deems
Church of the Strangers
A.C. Dixon
D. D
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Merrill E Gates
Amherst College
Baer
Minnéapolis
Pennsylvania
Ulinda
Massachusetts
Manitoba
New York i
England
India
Turkey
Mexico
West Indias
Samoa
China
Aka
Ira D. Sankey
Clark
Neapolis
R. V. Hunter
Terre Haute
Ind
Congress
Conventton
H. McEwen
McEwen
Gen. Foster
Francis E Clark
United Society Christian Endeavor
J. W. Bashford
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delgre
Plaza
Union Square
Cottage Plaza
J. B. Galloway
Patterson, N
Dr.Taylor
Cincinnati
Staceend
Chicago
Patterson
Toronto
Can
Marston
Columbus
W. W. Andrews
Nova Scotia
Fallows
Broderick
New Fork
la m
East One Hundred and Eighteenth Street
Mary
John
Strikers Hold Home Front Amid Homestead Tensions
In Homestead Pa a fractured town endures Union dispute as Ex-President Wiehe meets strikers and Carnegie works face costly outages. Gov Pattison seeks peaceful resolution while Pinkerton controversy lingers and civil authority pledges order under law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howlstrap
William Wiehe
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Pinkertons
Homestead
Pinkerton
Carnegie Steel Mills
Hazaftuuna
Pattson
Committee of Homestead Citizens
I Sea Cor
Hugh
Harrisburg
Hensel
Cox
Carnegie & Co
Pattison
Fragmentary Notes On Odd Facts And Misplaced Observations
Disjointed lines discuss varied topics from animals and disease to biblical figures and ancient statues. Mentions of Japanese fates of freq sold alive, pool labor in the country, Cottonwood River width changes, Sarah and Abraham, toe lengths, antelope banter, and a bird’s gizzard trapping lost items including diamonds and coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Emporis
Kan
Sarah
Abraham
Mechanical science notes new bearing material from Germany
A report from Germany describes bearings made of compressed vegetable parchment. An alloy of gold and aluminum is announced with a notably purple color, valued for jewelry. Carp iron is rolled so thin that 18,000 sheets stacked equal one inch. Also, 1,200 sheets of tissue paper scarcely exceed an inch in thickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bert Fimes
Tas Yau Wert Printing Co
van Wert
Ohio
Muicre Glacier
Alaska
Tacoma
Youre
Cuicaco
Coun
Ligeanion Aos
Aciock
A.T. Prercox
Fillios Spurgeon
America
New South
Ze Putnam
Overton
Fentrees
Mountain
Tennessee
Daniel McCorry
Carey Brothers
Qrall Paper Factory
Philadelphia
Avonermors
Indix
Messia
Zwierchowski
Young Blout
Reiest
California
London
Bwomm
Denmark
Menent
Grand Ronde River
Washington
Sharecter
Green Lake
Bank of England
Mojave Valley
London Times
Century
O'Don
James H. Park
Winchester
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Union Supply Company
H. C. Prick
Hawarssurs
Pattison Cate
Death
Wadthy
Lowxpos
Justin McCarthy
Londonderry
J. Ross
Henry Chaplin
Board of Agriculture
Edward Stanhope
Timothy Harrington
Harbor
Dublin
Andrew Dawson
Chicago Architectural Iron Works
Kinzie Street
Oakley Avenue
Henvy
Bethany
Phillips & Sturn
Hardware
W. L. Blackburn & Co
F. M. Smith
Athenium
Odd Fellows
Loviavinlle
General Assembly
Frankfort
Catckco
Springer
Gen. Black
Adlai E. Stevenson
Committee On
Mr. Stevenson
Portnaxp
Indiana
Wisconsin Post Office
Wis
Western Union Junction
Frank Langsweller
Wisconsin Revenue Collections
Mavisox
Internal Revenue
State Journal
Christies Endeavor
New Yous
Christian Endeavor Society
BB ‘Twlety
Spd
Hawk
Chris
Thomas E. Beselow
Loberis
Nev. Wayland Boyt
Minneapolis
Minn
Avitter
Madison Avenue
Lindsay
On Lowh
Sankey
Dr. Black
John Wanamaker
Lily Beamaker
Sesson
Pemidents
Mr. Wanamaker
Hon
M. Depew
Mr. Depew
Chriaktian Endasvor Society
Memphis
Desthe
Mewran
Tenn
City
Newport Newst
Miss Valley Railroad
Pullman
J. Ko Hunter
Hogan
New Orleans
Porter Bell
Jonetty
Perewea
Arch Kirsky
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