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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1888
Page
9
A bustling city market showcased a variety of platers and electrical apparatus on display. Vendors advertised innovative tools and new models, attracting shoppers seeking durable items and modern conveniences.
In a dramatic session April 12, Democrats hailed a break in the House deadlock as a caucus accord passed. Supporters claimed the move relieves administration risk while Republicans raged. The chamber erupted with cheers and jeers as Mr Randall led a closing surge in favor of adjournment.
April 12 Chicago reports a mass strike by brewers and maltsters as 300 quit work. Non union workers at Kraat Brothers incited the move, Ernst Bros. remains in operation with non union staff. Milwaukee and Chicago brewers unite against union dictation while New York master brewers threaten boycott relief.
Chicago April 12 local paper recaps strike costs for engineers firemen and switchmen on the Burlington and other railroads. Direct losses include wages payrolls headquarters expenses and traffic damages totaling about 3.1 million for the Q system with Burlington listed at 2.1 million. Indirect losses spread across the region affecting numerous workers and communities.
The annual Mormon conference closed after four days with an epistle from Wilford Woodruff urging pure living and omitting references to polygamy. A country elder named Clawson urged continuation, but his views were repudiated. There is no evidence of a polygamous marriage in over a year. Also covered: Capitol turmoil over swamp land and direct tax bills, with debate about future House agenda and tariffs. Washington items report appoinments and dividends in financial matters.
News from New York reports Senator Conkling has slept through much of the night with improving strength. Mrs. Conkling shows hopeful signs, acknowledging her husband’s return to better health. Doctors warn progress remains cautious as both live under careful observation.
The royal saga from Europe unfolds as Empress presses to halt the planned marriage of Victoria to Prince Alex after a family rift at a birthday event. The emperor, urged by Bismarck in a late conference, signals delay while concern over health and political crisis grows.
Amory Mississippi area reports a construction train on the Kansas City Memphis and Birmingham railroad ran in reverse at twenty miles per hour near Amory. The train derailed, killing several negro laborers and injuring eight others including two white foremen. The wreck was total and the cause and casualties were unclear due to telegraph loss.
A jumble of brief items from Augusta and surrounding areas mentions a fire that damaged a wardrobe and accidentally scorched a dresser, a gas ignition near a factory in Ohio with 500 workers, and a Maryland fire sparked by a locomotive. Other notes cover jewelry thefts in a Willamsport store, a police watch on a suspect, and thefts linked to Reifield's shop.
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