Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-01-01
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Juiy 6-chlceso strikers burned oyer coo
Freight cars aud Destroyer switch towers end
toolhouses. Three people killed IN the riots
duly I'll pottie IN chicago between riQbgIs
and troops five OF former wero killed ...Rafl-
road blockade reported complete IN California,
except "a fcW points IN the south.
Suly e-Mob Of foreign miners tnaugurated
reign az terror 40 Spring Valley III.
July -EntirelniiitlAf force OF Illinois ordered
into active service ~, railways IA indicnG.
Ohio Mchgon, Colorado end California tied
UP by THO strike... President EleYelaGd issued
proclamation calling on persons obstr citing
traflc TO cease their uniawiul WorS 4. at
WesGville, ILL., troops fiTiug over riotou3 miners
killed two women /. CoIlGStttge3 representing
Chicago council and trade aha labor organiza-
company to aroitrate -. Entire navel force at
Mare Island. Cal, ordered out 70 assist IN pre-
venting riotlng 10 san Francisco
July I0--Blockade lifted In ST. Louis Omaha
and St Paul. and Indiana strikers ask 10 be
reinstated to Gheir places. Two strikers
killed By regulnr soldiers OF Spring Valley,
Ill. Debs, Howard and Roger. A. r. u on
GERS. indicted Ia Chicago for conspiracy,
July 11--Sonthern Pacific train wrecked On
trestle near Soeramento, 6y strikers killing
three regular soldiers and this engineer.
July l3--rwo men killed by ditChing of train
at Fontanet, Ind, by striking miners.
July 14-Executive committee American Fed
Grafton of Labor and representatives OF other
national organizations in session at Chicago
decide against ordering general strike in sup
port OF American Railway union.
July l6--Seven men killed in an attack by
strikers on colored men at Pratts, Ala 80. Five
men killed and IA persons injured in wreck
July i8-Gen. Miles ordered federal troops
out OF Chicago. Strike at National tube
works in McKeesport, Pa. declared OF.
July 2l--Railroad strike at sacramento,
Cal, declared OF unoonditionGlly
July 23-Strikers prevented opening of Allen
paper car wheel works at Pullman by threats
Of violence to those going TO work Strike at
Portland, Ore, declared of .. L. v. Debs and
nine other A. X. y. members held by Com"
missioner Dloodgood at Milwaukee on charge
July 5O-Iron miners strike IN Michigan de-
| clared off and troops ordered home.
Aug. l--Over l. 600 men taken back at the old
| scale upon reopening of Chicago Alton rail-
| wey shops 1t Bloomington, Ill
| Aug: 2-Strike of the cattle and hog butchers
! forced all packing houses in South Omaha to
| close -. Work resumed in repair department
at Pullman; no 4. r. Z. men employed
Aug 4-Dclegates assembled in Chicago OF
| American Railway union declared strike on on
all roads except the Santa Fe and Eastern I'LL
| nois.
! plOycs OF textile works went on strike against
! re iuCtion Of wages.
Sep. 2O-Beady-modc clothing industry in
! Boston paraIyzed by strike OF $500 operatives.
! Sep. 24-At Los Angeles, Cal, Gallagher and
Buchanan, A r L. strikers, sentenced to eight
months and 1850 6no for intimidating nom
Sep. 23-lIiucrs and coal o7crators at Masstl-
! lon, O., agreed to submit differences to arUl-
! tTatLCn.
| Sep lO-wiu-pl2to plants shut down at Pitts
! burgh. Pa, on account OF dissatisfaction in re-
oct, 8-sjTiEg Of New Bedford l,Ias3,) spin
oct, 9-lII Inc clooEnakers il New York
| strike for lO-2om day and lDroE2.i0a Of piece
| work.
oct. 12-SulIzine sp'rners ut Tau R.vor
Mass. decided to rct1ru TO work at 10 PER cent
o:t, i7-wc-vcrs at Fall niver, Mass, agar
oct i9-Aa omnibus Indictment foum
against American Railway union oAccrs an