Transportation officers listed for Chicago duties
E. St. John assistant general manager in Chicago and E. A. Holbrook general ticket and passenger agent in Chicago are named among officials.
20 Jul 1887
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1887
Page
1
E. St. John assistant general manager in Chicago and E. A. Holbrook general ticket and passenger agent in Chicago are named among officials.
Iowa items report Webster county plans five thousand dollars in fair premiums while Thossuth county holds nearly one hundred thousand in treasury. Des Moines eyes fair business as Dubuque mourns a man’s death after hay load slip and a Swede woman perishes in a wagon accident nearby.
Across the nation during the past week fires devastated properties in Bridgeport Connecticut Hartford California and Lima Ohio destroying warehouses factories and dwellings. Other reports note firmer bnsness operations and a series of legal and political developments including a proposed Minnesota soldiers home site Minnehaha Falls and related city contributions.
A disastrous blaze at the Alcazar theater in Hurley Wisconsin last night spread through the town’s business district. Eleven died in the theater and four more later reported, with seventeen total fatalities, while seventy buildings were torched and losses reach about 450000 to 500000 dollars. Miners and local residents gathered to watch as firefighters and volunteers battled the flames, with several actors trapped and two women leaping from windows in a bid to escape.
Lord Lyons the British Ambassador laid the foundation stone for the Victoria Chapel in Paris to honor the Queen's jubilee. The Bishop of Tennessee officiated and United States Minister McLane attended with other Americans at the ceremony.
Denver July 11 chemists report after examination of the late John Witter found arsenic in his medicine food liver and intestines and conclude death resulted from poison with criminal intent. The wife is implicated and a coroner's inquest will be held.
In Youngstown Ohio on July 13 a clash erupted between about fifty Pittsburg and Western railroad workers, mostly Italians, and the city’s police, fire department, engineers, and street crews led by Marshal Williams. The disturbance centered on a construction train at Mill Street. police used water streams and clubs as officers and workers fought, arrests were made including Conductor Kelly, and authorities moved to clear obstructions at crossings.
In St Louis a Kickapoo trading party clashed with locals after a July 4 confrontation. John Rose shot a wounded attacker. Indians retreated to camp and armed others entered town. A melee ensued with revolvers and rifles, several wounded on both sides, crowds fled, police intervened, and three chiefs Gray Eagle Black Hawk and Messe Head were jailed. Rose surrendered to police.
July 15 report claims Queen Victoria plans to avoid royal expenses from the jubilee. Officials doubt MPs will approve a special grant as Lord Salisbury weighs relief. Rumor says Hatfield visit sought Salisbury’s aid to cover a £200000 outlay.
In Washington on July 14 Joseph C. Kennedy a prominent attorney and real estate agent was fatally stabbed by daily a white laborer as he left his office near the Treasury. Kennedy a longtime Washington resident died within minutes. Daily aged about fifty gave an incoherent tale claiming a past grievance. Kennedy fifty years older than stated in the text.
Jacob Sharp received a four year prison term and a $5000 fine after a tense court session led by Judge Barrett. The defense sought mercy and a new trial, while District Attorney Martine urged sentencing and medical review of Sharp’s condition. An obviating note mentions an unrelated obituary for a person who died by suicide.
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