Labor Troubles Roundly Denounced at Homestead
A Pittsburgh area report outlines the November state senate inquiry, the Homestead strike action, Pinkerton guards, and the advisory committee declaring martial law to quell unrest. It notes the Amalgamated Association and Carnegie mills, with references to court statements and violent incidents surrounding the strike.
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Paxton
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Ital
Aasociapion Company
Their Last Paint Hope in Senate and House
A fragmented report outlines Democratic hopes for Senate control with Kyte and Kroson backing them. It suggests Republicans may lose seats in Wyoming and Kansas, while Democratic strategy hinges on Vice President’s tie-breaking vote to reach a 43 vote majority.
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Woman burned to death at Belpre home in Ohio region
Mrs Jobo Cassady of Belpre opposite this city was burned to death at about 11 AM. Neighbors found the body amid flames with injuries from attempting to extinguish the fire. Suspect Syaran Ain, arrested yesterday, faces forgery charges. case to be held in this city.
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Syaran Ain
Yesterfartin
Day
McKrening Spectacle Ends Hangings in Waantox Texas
The execution of Jack Field occurred yesterday in Waantox Texas marking the first in the county in 46 years. The drop stood eight feet and the two hundred pound body snapped the head off exposing the crowd to the scene. Field, along with George Mitchell Perry Paul and Willis Lawson, was executed for the murder of Henry Kearby and his wife during a gambling dispute that led to robbery and arson at their home.
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Waantox
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Jack Field
George Mitchell
Perry Paul
Willis Lawson
Henry Kearby
Kearby
State Bank Tax Debate Clouds Democratic Platform
The article reviews Democratic platform disputes tied to a state bank tax pledge, noting friction among representatives and voters. It contrasts pledges with political realities as tensions rise amid ongoing debates and upcoming polls.
Fortunes From a Sunken Boat at Superior Street
Capt George W Streeter, a veteran lake mariner, converted a sunken boat into a home at the foot of Superior Street and, after surrounding land by dumping dirt, claimed squatter sovereignty. He sold a 50 by 100 foot lot for 30000, while his remaining frontage equals about 600 feet valued at $300000 total. The five years since the wreck have yielded him roughly $60000 annually in value.
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George W. Streeter
Real Lakes
Superior Street
Kismet
F. K. Fairbank
Fairbanks
Jacob Hine
Struck by an Aerolite An Insurance Agent's Account
An insurance agent recounts a night ride home disrupted by a meteorite that struck his buggy near a farmhouse. He describes a blinding flash, a saucer shaped hole in the buggy, a frightened horse, and later foot pain from a crushed toe, with the event recalled to a Globe-Democrat reporter.
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Sid Fontaine
Southern Hotel
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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Homestead Affairs and Riots Under Scrutiny in Destitute Relief
Homestead Pa December 8 The relief committee swiftly assists destitute families as larders empty after idleness with substantial food and careful canvassing to identify those in real need. Michael McDonald 55 was found dead in bed at Fifth Avenue lodging with two living wives in Braddock. Detective Wahl who aided Carnegie Steel riot cases left town with his family. W.M. Keech of Pittsburgh leased a house for 300 dollars but unpaid rent and other bills force him to return to Chicago. Also notes administrative changes and federal probe efforts surrounding immigration and quarantine plans linked to the World’s Columbian Exposition.
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Homestead
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Hugh Brady
Fifth Avenue
Braddock
Hoe
Wahl
Carnegie Steel Company
Ninth Avenas
W.M. Keech
Pittsburg
Keech
Chicago
BASENESS OF MAN. Maggie Dawty A Girl of Fifteen
Maggie Dawty a 15 year old girl from Canada is jailed in Livingston awaiting trial after years of coercion by Patrick Tierney. He forced her to a dance, terrorized her into silence, and later damaged her marriage by spreading lies. She shot Tierney in a boarding house after a failed poisoning attempt, aiming to end her misery.
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Livingston
Aone
Aeares
Maggie Mac Donald
Patrick Tierney
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Small Talks and Local Notices Mix of Events
A brisk jumble of items from a county seat: arrests for drunkenness, club events on Christmas Eve, new calendars, tax and street work updates, and social notices. Residents include Vermilion, Nellie Bly Fishing Club, Happy Six, and Our Club. Movements of notable locals and Elks Memorial Service are noted, plus a mention of a farmers institute meeting in West Liberty.
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Tom Nellie Bly Fishing Club
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G. W. Vermilion
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Leror Hornley
Moundsville
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Ohio County
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Normal School
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Board of Commissioners
Engineer
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Froman At S78g and $720 Per Suoum
Fourth Ward
Missasyee
Sixteenth Street
Madison School
Former Philadelphian Shot by Mistress in Olympia
Thomas Henderson Boyd editor of the Olympian in Olympia was shot late at night by a woman who posed as his wife. He had come from Philadelphia and spent the evening in a saloon. Four shots were fired, two striking him fatally in the temple and body while other shots missed. The woman, Miss Burns, claimed she acted because Boyd ceased to love her and had not fulfilled a proposed marriage.
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New York
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Fish and Game Protector
Staten Island
Thomas Dixon, Jr
Fsland
Acker
New Brighton
Fish and Game Commission
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Breckenridge backs Cleveland run on tariff reform plan
Kentucky congressman W P Breckenridge proposes that President Cleveland draft a Democratic tariff bill with Cabinet aid for submission to Congress. He favors committee consideration and warns against a lengthy extra session, while Senator Palmer supports a targeted session and Senator Hale urges careful party unity.
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Cleveland
Wasameron
W. P. Breckenridge
Kentucky
Billie
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Senate
Palmer
Uijnels
Hale
Maine
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