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The wars & local soldiers, 1894

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The Labor War. Further Seizures of Trains. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 May 1894 · page 2

Messages from New York report that there are now signs of a collapse of the movement organised by Mr. Coxey for a mammoth demonstration…

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The following appeared in our late editions on Saturday:— the Labor War. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 May 1894 · page 1

The Coxeyites are still making preparations for the great demonstration of the unemployed in Washington on May Day. The authorities are…

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Latest Cable News. The Labor War. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 May 1894 · page 2

Telegrams from Washington report that Coxey, Brown, and Jones, leaders of the unemployed demonstration on May Day, have been arrested for…

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The War of the Tariffs. Important Wool Freight Reductions. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 May 1894 · page 3

With a view to securing to the South Australian railways the wool trade of South-western Queensland and the Barrier (West Darling), pastoral…

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The Labor War. Another Train Seizure by Coxeyites. The Police and Coalminers in Conflict. Fifteen Strikers and a Woman Shot. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 May 1894 · page 2

A despatch from New York reports that a band of Coxeyites seized a train at Tacoma, in Washington Territory, in the north-west; but 100 marshals…

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The Labor War. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 May 1894 · page 2

Owing to the general strike of coal miners, there is a severe coal famine in the States of Illinois, Pennsylvannia, and Missouri, and many factories are…

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Attempted Burglary. Two Shots Fired by the Burglar. A Man Wounded. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 May 1894 · page 2

A message from Parkes reports that an attempt has been made to rob Metcalfe's store, near that place. The burglar was, however, disturbed,…

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The American Labor War. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 May 1894 · page 4

A New York message states that the coal miners on strike in Walker County, Alabama, have been displaying violence. It is reported that they…

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The American Labor War. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 1

A New York message states that the coal miners on strike in Walker County, Alabama, have been displaying violence. It is reported that they…

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The American Labor War. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 4

A New York message reports that Coxey and Carl Brown, the leaders of the unemployed demonstration in Washington on Labor Day, who were…

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The American Labor War. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 May 1894 · page 1

A New York message reports that Coxey and Carl Brown, the leaders of the unemployed demonstration in Washington on Labor Day, who were…

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The American Labor War. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 2

New York messages report further disturbances in connection with the Coxeyite movement. The Coxey Army has again made seizures of trains in…

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The American Labor War. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 May 1894 · page 2

New York messages report that the wives of the colliers in the State of Maryland declare that if their husbands are compelled to join the general…

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The Labor War. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 May 1894 · page 2

A New York message reports that the Coxeyites seized a ferryboat at Yakima. The boat capsized, and nine persons were drowned…

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The American Labor War. The Cripple Creek Strike Renewed. Minen form a Fortified Camp. Trouble Threatened at Pittsburg. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 June 1894 · page 2

New York message report that the strike of miners at Cripple Creek, Colorado, which it was announced had ended in favor of the men, has been…

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The American Labor War. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 June 1894 · page 2

New York messages report that there has been farther fighting between the miners on strike at the Cripple Creek, Colorado, and the police. The…

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General Cable News. The French War Scare. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 June 1894 · page 2

The London Press, ridicules the recent outburst of hostility to England in the French Chamber of Deputies in connection with the Anglo-Belgian…

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The American Labor War. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 June 1894 · page 2

A New York message reports that the miners on strike at Cripple Creek, Colorado, who had taken up arms, have given up their arms to the…

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China and Japan. War Imminent Over Corea. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 July 1894 · page 1

Despatches from the East indicate that war between China and Japan is imminent respecting Corea, on which kingdom both countries have claims…

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Barrier Miner. Wednesday, July 11, 1894. the New Civil War in America

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 July 1894 · page 2

MR. BERT SAYERS gives us to-day, in an article printed in other columns, a very readable sketch of Chicago as it appears in the eyes of an observant…

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