The Labor Question Sermon by Rev Talmage in Brooklyn Tabernacle
Rev T DeWitt Talmage preaches on the hardships of the working classes in a Brooklyn Tabernacle sermon. He denounces oppression of laborers and the pay disparity faced by women and workers, urging Christians to support fair treatment while offering spiritual hope and the promise of rest in Christ.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Isaiah
Lord of Heaven
Friends of Labor
Knights of Labor
Tribute to General Logan and Grant by Riverside veterans
The Riverside Park gathering honored fallen soldiers led by orator General John A. Logan and praised General Ulysses S. Grant. The speaker reflected on republican ideals, sacrifice, and immortality, noting graves in national cemeteries and the enduring fight for liberty and human rights.
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Grant
Riverside Park
Avon
Republic
Hudson
Mystic
Catskills
Omer
Ganges
Greece
Rome
Jerusalem
Christ
America
Shinar
Grant the Great: A Nation's Tribute At His Tomb
A commemorative piece celebrates Ulysses S. Grant from his rise as a colonel in the Twenty-first Illinois to lieutenant general and Civil War commander. It extols his victories from Fort Donelson to Vicksburg and Lookout Mountain, lauds Lincoln’s emancipation plan, and honors Grant as a central figure in American liberty. The prose equates him with Washington, praising his leadership and legacy while mourning his passing and saluting his service to the nation.
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Nature
Ulysses
Grant
Twenty-first Regiment of
Illinois Volunteers
United States
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Belmont
Fort Henry
Fort Donelson
Pittsburg Landing
Corinth
Port Gibson
Raymond
Jackson
Champion Hills
Black River
Vicksburg
Lookout Mountain
Mission Ridge
Chattanooga
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Richmond
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Alexander
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Scipio
Charlemagne
Prince of Orange
Frederick the Great
Wellington
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Sulla
Potomnac
Washington
Warriors of Liberty
Amoius
Lfe
Where the Line Should Be Drawn in Decoration Day Debate
Indiana State Journal argues that Decoration Day should honor Union dead and not equate Confederate sacrifices. It urges a single, clear day to celebrate patriotism for the Union cause, reserving a distinct time to praise the Loyal dead and avoid praising the Rebel cause.
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Ded
Indiana State Journal
Knights of Labor Concludes Ten Day Convention
Cleveland June 4 Knights of Labor closed a ten day session with election of two executive board members, Buchanan of Denver and Aylesworth of Baltimore, joining Gibson of Hamilton elected earlier. The assembly endorsed unity with labor groups while debating centralization and a plan for improving wages and hours across unions. The Home Club opposition persists but delegates praised harmony, sending out addresses to Grangers and adjourned sine die.
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Curveland
Knights of Labor
Joseph Bo Buchanan
Denver
Cal
Ira Aylesworth
Baltimore
David B. Gibson
Hamilton
Ont
Gonta
General Assembly
House Passes Oleomargarine Bill With Five Cent Tax
Washington reports the House approved the oleomargarine bill by 177 to 101. It defines oleomargarine and sets a five cent per pound tax, with penalties and labeling rules. Mor rison predicts Senate defeat and a presidential veto as unconstitutional.
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Senate
Washington
House of Representatives
Yeas
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N. Y
Barbour
Barnes
Bennett
Blanchard
Blount
Breckenridge
Ark
Browne
Ind
Cabell
Felix Campbell
N. J. Campbell
Candler
Catchings
Cobb
Collins
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Cox
Crane
Crisp
Culberson
Curtin
Daniel
Dargan
Davidson
Ala
Dibbles
Dougherty
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Dunbam
Dunn
Fisher
Ford
Forney
Gay
Gibson
W. Va
Glass
Hammond
Harr's
O'Hara
O'Neill
Peele
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Sayers
Skinner
Snyder
Spooner
St. Martin
Tarsney
Taulbee
J. M. Taylor
Tenn
Zach Taylor
Throckmorton
Tillman
Tucker
Turner
van Eaton
van Schaaick
Wadsworth
Wallace
Ward
Warner
Internal Revenue
Morrison
Government Land Laws Entery Suspended Until August 1886
The General Land Office announces suspension of filings under the Preemption Agriculture and Desert Land laws from now through August 1 1886 as Congress considers repeal. Registers and Receivers are directed to receive no new applications during the period. William A J Sparks Commissioner approved by L Q C Lamar Secretary.
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General Land Office
Department OF the Interior
General Lawn Office
United States Land Ofice
Congress
Willliam A. J. Sparks
L. Q. C. Lamar
Sec’y
Manning
Joseph W. Miller
Internal Revenue
Treasury
State Department
Forty-ninth Congress
Treasury Department
Danitl Manning
Boiler Explosion Kills Three in Ohio Yard
Baltimore and Ohio local freight engine No. 412 exploded its boiler in the Bellaire yard killing Engineer Johnston Fireman John Vandevoort and Mat Hammond all of Newark Ohio. Two bodies were blown 100 yards fragments damaged a neighboring house and furniture shock shattered windows across the town.
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Waheewaa
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio
Bellaire
Johnston
John Vandevoort
Mat Hammond
Newark
Fire Losses for May in the United States and Canada
The New York Daily Commercial Bulletin estimates May fire losses at 7 million dollars in the United States and Canada, with 148 fires of 10 thousand dollars or more. Eight reached 100 thousand dollars or more, Chicazo's incident being the sole very serious claim. In 1886 to date, average losses total about 44.15 million dollars, higher than the same period in 1885.
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Washington
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
New York Daily Commercial Bulletin
United States
Canada
Report on Indian Affairs Seeks Oklahoma Statehood Path
Senate committee findings urge prudence in land claims by Creeks and Seminoles while praising the five civilized tribes for republican governance. It recommends direct U S. federal recognition of tribal governments, two Western Arkansas district divisions, and a railroad court near the Territory. Freedmen in the Territory progress toward respectable citizenship despite treaty rights concerns.
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Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Washixeton
Committee On Indian Affairs
Indian Territory
Senate
Oklahoma
United States
Five Civilized Tribes
Western Judicial District
Arkansas
Wives Halt Freight Cars In Strike at Cummings Ill
In Cummings Illinois striking nail makers and families totaling about five hundred lined the Fort Wayne rail track guarding four Rock Island freight cars loaded with nails. A switch engine halted within feet as mothers and girls refused to move. Police and a guard Captain Hunt intervened. the engine backed away and car movement failed.
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CuicaGo
Calumet Iron and Steel Company
Cummings
Rock Island Road
Chamberlain
Captain Hunt
Hyde Park
Fort Wayne Road
Riot at Queen's Island ships yard in Belfast
Two thousand Orange workmen attacked about 100 navvies at Belfast Queen's Island shipyards. The mob overpowered the laborers and drove them into the water. Rescue was difficult as navvies were injured and exhausted. Thirty Catholics injured and twelve hospitalised after clashes tied to home rule tensions.
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Belfast
Queen's Island
Second Convict Slays Inmate At Jour Prison
In Jour Illinois John O'Brien a twice convicted prisoner serving a three year Decatur sentence attacked fellow inmate Asa R. Parks with an iron spade. Parks was hacked to death before guards intervened and died at the hospital shortly after. Parks had been convicted in Galena in December 1888 and sentenced to eight years.
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Jour
John O'Brien
Decatur
Asa R. Parks
O’brien
Parks
Killed by a Woman. Jealous quarrel ends in tragedy
June 5. Mrs Archibald Strauss and Mrs C Stephenson argued over suspected infidelity while husbands were away. Mr Strauss confronted Stephenson and was shot by Stephenson, the pellet entering his brain. Stephenson was arrested and to be examined.
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Lircurie.p. Ml
Archibald Strauss
C. Stephenson
Indian captive trade fueled by colonial governor in 1680
The passage notes Governor West of South Carolina offered bounties for Indian captives to fund a war and then sold captives to West India slave dealers who sold them to planters. It highlights for readers the value of owning subscribed newspapers and self-respect.
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West
South Carolina
West India
Rifle shot theory on orange fragility by Dr Carver
Dr. W. F. Carver the renowned rifle shot theorizes that an orange struck dead center by a rifle ball will shatter into a thousand fragments and vanish completely.
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W. F. Carver
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