30 Apr 1887
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1887
Page
1
An old fashioned ad promises low prices for flour and goods with a long standing 85 year history. It touts full stock of vegetables and kraits and urges customers to visit at 69 Stephenson Street opposite Brewster Wines.
Disordered Louisville scene as prominent citizens join with hoodlums to threaten jail siege over Turner and Patterson cases. Mob gathers around the jail, clashes with police, reports of Miss Bowman’s death, militia mobilization, and court appeals fail to halt violence. Governor Knott and adjutant general coordinate defense as crowds surge, arrests follow.
A Chicago labor committee spreads circulars urging grocers to halt Armour goods, while Lehigh Valley workers strike over patterns and wages. Knights of Labor actions spread from Philadelphia to Cincinnati, with court disputes and unsettled labor relations continuing amid mayoral and legislative debates on liquor taxation and public policy.
The opening of business and a federal inquiry reveal examination of Union Pacific officials in New York and testimony on railroad rates at Mobile. Key figures Adams and Depow discuss branch lines, bonds, and profitability while inter state commission hearings address rate structures and short haul disparities.
A garbled New Year item mentions Vig Trot Armaged and a race at 3:15 against Strans bay guiding Arab Gs174 with a $3,000 stake plus concessions. Details include date and location to be arranged, plus references to other boxing and sports notes from Detroit and St Paul clubs.
A chaotic multi topic summary notes French and German military activity around the Franco German frontier with reports on strategic railways, naval dockyard precautions, and arsenals. It covers Vatican mediated reconciliation hints, Abyssinian campaign developments, and Italian troops advancing toward Keren with allied reinforcements. domestic politics, cattle plague in Chicago, and a senator’s nephew arrest add to the broad roundup.
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