Gompers Elected as Federation Leader in 1887 Session
The American Federation of Labor elected Samuel Gompers president for the ensuing year. The gathering approved a per capita tax, discussed arbitration efforts with Britain, sympathy for Ireland, and considered office reports. St. Louis chosen for next convention. wages, hours, and labor legislation topics featured.
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Battmore
American Federation of Labor
Committee On
Samuel Gompers
Treasury Committee
Congress of Trades Unions
London
Federation
Trad Les Unions
Knights of Labor
Art
K. of L
Gompers
United States
Great Britain
Wm. R. Cremer
M. P
Joseph Wilkinson
Ireland
New York
Daniel McLaughlin
Braidwood
Ill
Mrs McVane in apparent coma near death in Dak
Mrs McVane wife of E McVane a Northern Pacific official lies in a trance mistaken for death in Graxp Forxs Dakota. She fainted twice and after a third spell became unconscious with respiration failing. Her last words were a plea not to be buried alive.
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Dak
McVane
E. McVane
Republicans in Congress weigh tariff plans amid Democrat proposals
Washington reports informal Republican consultations on tariff reform with Reed, Kelly, and McKinley seeking a harmonious substitute to counter Democrats. They plan formal meetings and may drop sugar duties, while tobacco terms are settled. Also noted are quarterly business failures, a successful steel cruiser trial, and a fatal Iowa execution.
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Washington
House
Reed
Kelly
McKinley
Republicans Still At It At New York Convention
A brisk opening in New York as 1,853 delegates from 350 clubs attend the Republican convention. William E. Chandler chairs the rules report, Blaine provokes cheers, and Evarts is chosen permanent chairman. Debates touch liquor taxation and Lamar’s Supreme Court nomination while Goff defends GOP labor protection.
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William E. Chandler
Blaine
New York
Ryan
John Sherman
U.S. Grant
Charles Sumner
John A. Logan
Ben Ware
James G. Blaine
Chandler
Gen. Robinson
Binghamton
N. Y
Grosvenor
Ohio
Lamar
Supreme Bench
Birdsall
Burchard
William M. Evarts
South
Evarts
Boyle
Committee
Committee On Permanent Organization
Grand Opera House
National League
Chauncey M. Depew
James E. Blanchard
Edgar T. Brackett
Goff
Nathan Goff
West Virginia
Mason and Dixon
Republican Party
Europe
America
Democratic Party
Wm. Marie
Maryland
Wolff
Washington
Col
A. Loudon Snowden
Philadelphia
Noyes
Massachusetts
John Mitchell
Virginia
Eustis
Minnesota
Supreme Court
E. T. Brackett
Mr. Ride
A. J. Cunningham
John A. Kasson
Iowa
Chickering Hall
John Atkinson
Michigan
G.jusha Grow
Pennsylvania
J. G. Harr
Judge King
Youngstown
Wallace Bruce
Poughkeepsie
A. J. Lester
Illinois
Horr
Five Die in Edison Plant Boiler Explosion at West Chester
Five workers died and several others injured at the Edison Electric Muminating plant in West Chester Pennsylvania after a boiler exploded yesterday afternoon. Superintendent T Walter Embree and Elwood Becket are among the dead. Mary Jones a 14 year old schoolgirl was killed. Dozens were injured or missing as the building collapsed and debris hurled.
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West Chester
Edison Electric Muminating Company
T. Walter Embree
Elwood Becket
Mary Jones
Samuel Webb
John Bradley
Schofield
Webb
Bradley
Dandy Defaulter Wore Fine Clothes at the Bank
Philadelphia report details Joseph G. Knight a twenty year bank fraud. Directors failed to tally daily deposits. Knight hailed for neat attire and multiple suits and hats. Separate items note Mrs. Robinson trial, railroad stock injunction, Tortilita mine defense, fast train schedule, and Thoebe Carlisle legal case.
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Che Wapense
Philadelphia
Joseph G. Knight
Manufacturers’ National Bank
Moffley
Knight
Chestnut
Thirteenth Streets
Third Street
RUSSIAN BEAR GROWLS ON EUROPE FRONTIER
A compendium of dispatches from Vienna Paris and Berlin reports heightened tension in Europe as Russia shows no desire for war while Germany strengthens its army and Austria Hungary weighs heavy military costs. The St Petersburg Official Military Gazette and Pesther Lloyd note rising anxiety and neutral Romania.
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Europe
London
The
Times
Vienna
St. Petersburg
Austria
Germany
von Tisza
Hungary
Council of Ministers
Journal de St. Petersbourg
Russia
Prstu
Pesther Lloyd
Roumania
St. Petrerspurc
Official
Military Gazette
Berur
Reichsanzeiger
von Schellendorff
Landsturm
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Legerot
M. Brice
More Outlawry in Kentucky Factions Engage in Bitter War
Winchester Kentucky December 17. Faction rivalry between the Adams and Caswell groups erupts again after a ten year feud. Recent violence near Brush Creek Rock Castle County has killed Granville Adams Frank Haslon James Lunsford and others. A Caswell leader is jailed at Mount Vernon and prospects of further bloodshed loom as Sheriff White warns the feud won’t end soon.
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Winchester
Adams
Caswell
Brush Creek
Rock Castle County
Granville Adams
Frank Haslon
James Lunsford
James Townsend
Orlando
Tom Jackson
Sheriff White
Mount Vernon
Murder in Alabama brothers attack parents and kill brother
In Enravuta Alabama two sons of ex Sheriff Bradley Johnson beat their parents badly and killed their brother. The parents are seriously injured but expected to recover. After the assault the culprits are captured and may face lynching. Other items: fatal mining accident in Evansville Indiana leaves one dead. Connecticut Supreme Court decision in favor of R D Wood Co and Pittsburgh Tube Works. Whittier’s eightieth birthday celebrated in Boston. Paris asylum for Jules Ferry assailant Anderton. New York Republican convention elects James P Foster as party leader. Boston jury in Robinson poisoning case deliberating.
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Andrew Carnegie
Nineteenth Century Club
Court Janett Palmer
George Weidler
Sing Sing
Brooklyn
Lyman Abbott
Thomas F. Hoar
Margaret Wilson
Boston
Mary Williams
George Greene
Flemington
Frank Johnson
Delaware
George Williams
Maryland
Atlanta
Troy
Marie Rather
Topeka
Clinton
Iowa
Eugene Kelley
Lea
Jacob R. Hunsicker
Norristown
Governor Hill
Philip Stone
Auburn
Erie
Iron Mountain
Camden
Ark
Lizzie McGuire
Mary Smith
Trantco
N. J
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
Knights of Pythias
Enravuta
Ala
Henry County
Bradley Johnson
Frank
Naugatuck NUGGETS Vacation Plans and Local Moves
James L Murphy and wife begin a two week vacation visiting Cleveland before returning. Steeple workers finish George F Westbrook’s Hillside extension house noted for its unique architecture. Frederick Trowbridge moves into John Yale’s new Union City cottage. Yale plans more in spring. Miss Ida Birdsall of this town to wed Mr Ketch of Waterville.
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James L. Murphy
Cleveland
George F. Westbrook
Hillside
Frederick Trowbridge
John Yale
Union City
Yale
Ida Birdsall
Ketch
Waterville
New ore found in Danbury fuels heat similar to coal
Reports note a new Danbury ore that burns with strong heat and high combustibility. Other items include Hartford resident Carrie Clark burned to death from clothing catching fire, Hobart O Smith of Walcott dies of cancer in New Haven, and Daly murder trial verdict of manslaughter with five-year sentence. Fire at Hartford and Connecticut Western roundhouse destroys three engines, loss $25,000 insured. Pardons board approves one of 28 convicts petitions, Frank Howard’s release set for April, tied to Paddy Ryan gang history.
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Danbury
Carrie Clark
Hartford
Birmingham
John AteGugan
Eine Ken
Hobart O. Smith
Walcott
New Havens
Waterville
Daly
Tolland
Wethersfield
Hartford and
Connecticut Western Road
Rhinebeck
Board of Pardons
Frank Howard
Howard Be
Paddy Ryan
Lite
United States
Cai Huntington
Atkinson & Cook Stock Company at Jacques Opera House
The Atkinson and Cook Stock Company brings an excellent cast to Jacques Opera House next week. Prices for admission are set in a way that offers strong entertainment value, with expectations high for the season’s finest performances.
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Dustin
David Sheehy
Limerick
Ballyneety
Woodford
Sheeby
Clonmel
Mr. Sheeby
John Howson
Lotta Company
Howson
T.S. Robertson
McKenzie
San Remo
Ravena
Syracuse
Judge Davis
E. H. Cook
Potsdam
O. H. Warren
Chicago
Sherman
ColumsBus
W. T. Sherman
Ohio Centennial Commission
Governor Foraker
Sheridan
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National Guard
Columbus Sotini Club
Congress
R. G. Dun & Co
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Chester Bellows
Alice Waterman
Childs
George W. Childs
Hallifax
N. S
Gulf Stream
West Indies
Bermuda
Porto Rico
Old Dominion Line
Pavonia
North River
Jersey City
Bethlehem
Bethlehem Iron Company
Brinceport
Conn
Housatonic Railroad
W.H. Starbuck
W. H. Stevenson
Newton
Huntington
Derby Railroad
Bodwell
Augusta
Marble
State House
Hannibal Hamlin
D. F. Davis
H. M. Plaisted
Frederick Robie
John
Whittier
Amesbury
Mass
Blair
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Mr. Blair
Dandy
Knowlton
Harrisburg
Simonton
Newcastle and Shenango Valley Railroad Company
J. A. Haines
Lawrence County
Haines
the Star Today
Herald
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Western Atlantic
Jacksonville
Fla
Macon
Albany
Waycross
Thoebe-Carlisle
Washieton
Thoebe
Isle
Baltimore
William Bird Page
University of Pennsylvania
Ford’s
Opera House
Matthew Ryan
O'Brien
United Ireland
Ennis
G. A. RB
Minneapolis
Rea
Kentucky
Daily News
Levi P. Morton
Cannes
Ene
Penn
Eric Herald
Scott
Fixplay
Thomas
Miss Briggs
King of
E. Berry Wall
Salome Melbourne
Dr. Hodges
St. Paul's P. E. Church
Maj. Melbourne
War Department
National Horse Breeders’ Asso- Association
Buffalo
Guavacestreerr
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Rockville
Tollard
Young McNeill
Saco, Me
McNeill
Saco and Biddeford Bank
Prince Edward Island
New Jersey
New England
the Bulletin OF Commerce
Pacific Railroad
Union Firsts
Union Land Grants
Union Sinking Funds
Centrals
City Mill
Ug Desec
E. Nye
Nate
Western
Alabama
Evansville
Ind
William Dielman
Connecticut Supreme Court
Hantrrorp
Sapa Comteguen Gn
John G. Whittier
Mackenzie
Ferry
Anderton
M Jules Ferry
Chain of Deputies
James P. Foster
New Republican Ne
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