06 Jan 1887
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1887
Page
1
Local notice lists a wide array of candies coffee and pantry staples priced per pound or per item. It promotes canned fruits meats tea spices rice and other goods with daily low prices and delivery options.
Senate reports from the secretary of war spark a debate over a $2,000 yearly pension for Mrs Gen Logan. Coke objects. Mitchell seeks immediate action. The Pacific railways inquiry and inter state commerce talk stall. Erie and Oswego canal freed by a $3,000,000 bond plan. House passes Indian appropriation and military academy bills. Reid resigns. naval bureaus consolidation debated. President’s nomination deadline nears. Willian MM Stewart admired by Megara legislature. Coke opposes Mrs Logan pension as overbroad.
Secretary Lamar wed Mrs. Henrietta Holt at the Roy Wham Park in Macon Ga a quiet ceremony attended by close relatives and a few friends. The couple traveled to Atlanta then Oxford Miss and on to Washington with plans to visit Governor Gordon and family before formal public notices were issued.
House committee finishes river and harbor appropriation bill after estimates of 1.89 million. Items include Milwaukee harbor 40 000, Des Moines river allocations, Grand Marais Refuge 25 000, Portage Lake 15 000, and Red river region 1.95 million. Also notes absence of Mississippi river commission salaries and related surveys.
The discussion centers on pooling and length of haul under proposed interstate railway legislation. Blanchard and supporters argue for public rates and unified regulation, while opponents warn against centralized control and potential abuse, urging clear power with a strong federal commission.
Springfield reports rush of organizing in the new session with moves for speaker and key offices. Republicans nominate Calhoun for speaker and Dixon for clerk, Democrats back Deotts and Dixon, while labor groups sway regional factions amid gubernatorial implications and upcoming appointments. New findings color a tense legislative start across states with party maneuvers and public notices.
A brutal murder is reported near Lexington with the head found in snow and a second body discovered in a gully. Bloodied clothing, a hacked limb, and a torn sleeve suggest a violent assault after a sleigh ride with a stranger. Codman of Somerville identified, money missing, No clue to killer yet.
The recount in the congressional election contest proceeds as ballot boxes in two wards were opened. Post's plurality by 12 votes is challenged by a Worthington vote and an error in Ward 1 reduces Post's lead. The situation follows protests over election handling and ticket tare.
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