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Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
The city experienced strikes that led to significant civil unrest during the Bayonne refinery strikes of 1915–1916, in which mostly Polish American workers staged labor actions against Standard Oil of New Jersey and Tidewater Petroleum, seeking improved pay and working conditions. Four striking workers were killed when strikebreakers protected by police fired into a crowd.
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1892 - A BAYONNE HOTEL ON FIRE.
BAYONNE, N. J., March 2. — Fire broke out early this morning in the St. Charles Hotel on West Eighth Street, and caused a panic among two dozen... Read MORE...
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1895 - Bayonne
Bayonne, hi-yon', a city of Hudson co., N.J., is finely situated on New York and Newark Bays, about 6 miles S.W. of New York. It comprises the former ... Read MORE...
1895 - BROKEN AXLE. TWO MEN KILLED AND ANOTHER BADLY INJURED IN A RAILROAD WRECK.
Bayonne, N.J., March 2. - The breaking of an axle of a gondola attached to a coal train on the Central railroad of New Jersey caused a serious wreck... Read MORE...
1900 - July 5 - A spectacular three day fire began when a bolt of lightning struck a refinery in Bayonne NJ.
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1916
Bayonne, a city of Hudson co., N.J., is finely situated on New York and Newark Bays and on the Central R. of New Jersey, about 6 miles SW. of New... Read MORE...
1916 - HISTORIC OLD HOTEL WRECKED BY FIRE. THE TOURETTE, AT BAYONNE, N. J., BADLY DAMAGED AND LODGERS LOSE VALUABLES. CUPOLA CRASHES DOWN.
PARTS OF THE STRUCTURE DATE BACK TO REVOLUTIONARY DAYS - DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $10,000.
The ancient Hotel La. Tourette at Bayonne Point, Bayonne, N. ... Read MORE...
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