E St John Ass't Gen l 4y Chicago
Assistant General E St John stationed in Chicago is noted with four years in service in an abbreviated entry.
16 Nov 1887
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1887
Page
1
Assistant General E St John stationed in Chicago is noted with four years in service in an abbreviated entry.
Waterloo reports J B Schee of Hampton missing since Oct 27 after coming to buy an omnibus. Searches consider possible murder amid bloodied shirt found with two tramps. Ottumwa boiler explosion injures residents but no deaths. Nov 11 MN and NW extra train collision near Lamont kills fireman John Casey and injures brakeman Kemp. Multiple Iowa notices include depots, gas finds, blind school, insane asylum, and Des Moines arc lamps.
Pension Appeals Board report from Washington dated November 3 shows operations July 1 1886 to November 1 1887. Appeals pending 3266, filed 2953, disposed 5289. Decisions sustained 3729, reversed 236, reconsidered 1131, allowed on notice 1131, withdrawn 34, dismissed 159, pending 930.
Newsreel of November 11 details pre dawn police and jail guard fortifications around the Cook County jail. Crowds gathered despite barriers as Cap tain Schaak and Sheriff Matson oversaw the scene while Fielden and Schwab’s earlier commuted sentence was noted. The four condemned Italians Parsons Spies Engel Fischer faced the gallows at 10 15 am after death warrants were read. the drop occurred at 12 01 pm with all four dying swiftly and without speeches.
The article profiles George Engel and three fellow condemned men Adolph Fischer August Spies and Alfred R Parsons. It recounts Engel’s immigration prior to the Chicago trouble and argues leniency due to ignorance, while detailing Fischer Spies and Parsons backgrounds their roles with the socialist movement and the 1880s bomb plot.
A spark from a locomotive set thousands of tons of hay ablaze along the Lewiston Portage line near Wisconsin, burning hundreds of acres with no loss of life. The Mortimer eight story Minneapolis apartment project burned, causing $105,000 in losses. In Racine John Jambor sentenced to ten years for attempting to kill ex Mayor Secor. other legal and political turmoil reported.
Two years ago Greeley county had six residents. now the population nears 3,000 and the county hosts four creditable newspapers.
The Des Moines Osceola and Southern narrow gauge railroad from Des Moines to Dainsville Missouri sold at master in chancery on November 11 to M N B Edgerly of Springfield Massachusetts for 305000. R T Wilsons lien holders with bonds appear not hostile. Edgerly may extend line toward St Joe or Kansas City. Washington fisheries dispute stalls Senate as commissioners appointed and funding debated.
Unofficial Ohio returns show Foraker leading Powell by about 20 632 if counties mirror last year. Pennsylvania Hart Republican leads McGrawn by 38 895. Massachusetts Ames leads Lowering by 17 060 with Republicans gaining seats in House and Senate. Dakota supports division and local option. New Jersey Legislature leans Republican. Virginia Dems lead in General Assembly. Maryland expects Democratic statewide ticket with 10 000 margin. Oregon votes show defeat for prohibition amendment and salary amendment. Chicago and other cities report Republican gains in judiciary and city offices. Michigan voters sweep Democratic municipal ticket except treasurer. Rhode Island Republican victory in congressional race noted.
Attorney General Hunt has filed papers against four mutual fire insurers Canton Mutual Fire Insurance Association Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Company and Lumbermen's Mutual Fire Insurance Company for doing business in violation of their charters.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.