26 Jul 1887
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1887
Page
1
COD CQOD COD CQOD proclaims itself the largest store in the Northwest and promises the lowest prices west of Chicago. It lists items such as prunes raisins sugar coffee rice tea peaches and tomatoes with many one dollar prices, asserting unrivaled stock and cheaper goods.
A local ad promotes exchange offers with 10 to 20 percent savings on purchases. It touts a large Apple Peach Berry and Pear crop and claims to always have plenty of all kinds of produce available.
The St Louis delegation secured an audience with President Cleveland at the White House, inviting him to visit the city. Cleveland conditionalizes on not interfering with an Atlanta visit, while St Louis officials plan a large welcome in October as western interests rally to honor the president. A delegation meeting followed at Williams hotel with Mayor Mencio and other leaders.
Fragmented report describes a deadly explosion and fire at the Susquehanna Coal Company mine in Nanticoke. Names of injured or deceased include Antony Vroski George Dalipete Kidward Bork and others. Russian military advance and local labor disputes also appear in scattered lines.
Voters and politicians swarm toward the July Republican convention in Chicago with factional lines drawn. Leaders urge unity amid debate over Sherman and Blaine candidates, while party officers plan on-site policing and election inspectors.
A sprawling report details a bond scandal with William Monarhyle named as a key boodler and McCardele linked to corrupt payments. Investigating officers pursue leads across Chicago, Detroit, and local county bonds with plans to widen the probe into how gravel contracts and carloads of gravel funded illicit payments.
The report describes cornering dynamics in grain markets, noting how producers and brokers exploit price moves, with detailed references to wheat, cotton, and corn trading. It cites international news on crop reporting, market coordination, and potential shifts toward a world price system driven by improved journalism and data accuracy.
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