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Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1886

Page

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Senate Debates Presidential Succession Bill Fractures House

Washington Jan 1. The Senate debate over a presidential succession bill drew members from both chambers as amendments failed. A McKinley of Ohio substitute aimed to preserve current law with a vacancy fill. it failed 104 to 157. A proposed two or more vice presidents was rejected. Republicans voted against the measure, with a few crossovers. House adjourned after voting on the bill as reported from the Senate. A separate note recounts a labor department proposal and tariff bills pending in Ways and Means.

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Outrage in Louisiana over attempted lynching of Flowers

A mob attacked Jwo Flowers a Black man in Biauylite parish after he killed Dick Hayes in self defense. Flower fled to Mississippi then Texas, was recaptured near Vernon but escaped. He returned to Ruston for protection and was jailed. mob violence loomed, and he fled the country. Local sentiment polarized across races and classes amid the unrest.

Austin Vernon Bionville Parish Flower Rustan Flowers

Senators Weigh Removals Power Amid Presidential Prerogative

Republican senators held a caucus to decide how to proceed if the president withholds information on removals. They aimed to assert Senate rights over removal justifications, while Democrats weighed their stance. A serious constitutional clash was anticipated if the president refused to submit papers.

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Famine Threat in Ireland and Prohibition Debate

Reports from Londox and Des Moines describe famine threats in Achill and Eagle Island with relief hopes hinging on private aid while Parliament debates prohibition and mayor removal. Other items note telephone stocks drop after Washington action and 882 U.S. and Canadian business failures in the past week.

Londox Earl of Carnarvon Times Ireland

Honest Christianity and Sam Jones' Vigorous Sermons

A fragment from a 19th century revival at Trinity Church features Sam Jones railing against church hypocrisy and materialism. He criticizes ministers who trade faith for money, urges honest members, denounces Ingersoll, and calls for a decisive, reforming revival to compel moral conduct in the town.

Crazy Monarch Debt Fight Shocks Bavaria King Louis

Creditors seek payment from King Louis of Bavaria as ministers plan safeguards. The king's insanity declared, his property may face private-debt actions, while his brother reportedly resists. Reports cite legal changes and royal family turmoil amid political resignations in Britain and France.

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Friday Executions Report From Verbal Courtroom Drama

Fragmented account of multiple executions and legal proceedings across Missouri and Nevada. Describes a hang event near Belavine with a condemned man’s refusal and a dramatic last words, plus details of other condemned individuals and a crowded public spectacle with witnesses and officials. Contains names such as Noah Morel, Charlo Wilson, and Rory M. Stat, with references to Arkansas and Oklahoma routes and the date range around January.

Knights of Labor Denounces Chicago Trades in boycott

The Knights of Labor assembly at Decatur closes season with a resolution denouncing five leading Chicago boat and shop houses for employing convict labor. It calls for a public boycott of M. D. Walla Solz Nehiwab & Co C H Fargo C M Henderson Phelps Dodge & Patmur. Goods from listed firms are produced in Joliet Wisconsin Michigan City and Pennsylvania. The group claims convict labor shows little difference from free labor and opposes the plant machinery and prison labor use.

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New Jersey Bank Failure and Pension Fraud Headlines

Nova Scotia to Jersey Bank collapse reported with Rubin & Co. linked to global fish trading. Also United States Deputy Marshals arrest Mrs. Mary Humphreys for pension fraud. In Vincennes Indiana a Black man Holly Epps is jailed after a lynching scare as tension rises. Emperor William endorses a school for teacher training on his seventh birthday.

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Devastating Mine Blast Leaves Town in Ruin

A massive explosion at Ming Nody in Army region devastates a slope town. Thirteen people died and many more injured as houses, a church, and a store were wrecked. The blast tore a twenty foot hole in the earth, disrupted railway operations, and scattered debris across miles, with victims identified among workers, families, and local figures.

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Novel Explosion An Unclear Ohio Torch Event

A chaotic report details an explosion near Newport Kentucky and nearby towns causing injuries and property damage. Multiple workers suffer burns and fractures as wheel fragments fly across the river bank. Separate items mention labor boycotts in Indianapolis and a destructive fire in Kentucky with extensive damage, plus a cabin fire resulting in three deaths in North Carolina.

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