27 Jun 1891
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Newspaper
Connersville Daily News
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1891
Page
1
Report from Washington Park describes jockey V Britton gravely injured after a fall from Miss Dixie in the opening race. He was taken to Mercy Hospital with facial injuries but no hemorrhage or broken bones. Miss Dixie appeared uninjured.
Paris authorities keep troops on duty after bakery protests and food shortages spark fears of further trouble. Police guard bakeries and registry offices while master bakers receive bread supplies. demonstrations are suppressed to maintain order.
Reports from Cherokee indicate flood damage worsened with dead cattle causing stench as waters recede. Illinois Central main line washed out between Cherokee and Sioux City, with branches between Onawa and Sioux Falls heavily damaged delaying traffic for days. Sioux River remains deep and flooded, MoVille population camped outside homes. Nebraska sees more rain and washouts delay trains. Denver weather notes storms with cloudbursts and a cyclone causing property damage and injuries.
Acting Secretary Spaulding settles a Maine prohibition dispute by ordering forfeited whisky to be sold at auction in Boston after Rockland residents and the Prohibitory Enforcement League protested. The case highlights tensions over liquor sales under state and federal law.
Bradstreet's weekly trade review notes overall quiet in major centers with Chicago, St. Louis, St. Paul and Omaha as exceptions. Prices rise in some lines like rubber sugar coffee and some dry goods. lumber stocks rise. cattle and hog markets vary by location. Weather storms and crop conditions influence crops while wheat trends downward amid favorable prospects and reduced exports.
Mrs. J T Goodrich of Pittsfield Massachusetts seeks help at city hall to recover her 16 year old daughter Clara who eloped with aeronaut Walter Cooper by balloon from Pittsfield on Decoration Day. Clara dressed in her brother's clothes fled with Cooper after secret meetings and a chase by her father at the fair grounds ended with Clara being borne aloft.
Town officials resign following liquor raids on road houses. The village's only hotel closed by its proprietor. Citizens plan an indignation meeting to protest town officers actions amid unrest in June. Nearby Dangerfield Texas reports are fragmentary and unclear.
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