10 Mar 1887
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1887
Page
1
Fragmentary item lists a price phrase cents a dozen for California settlement? Lacks clear event details but mentions cabbage, mentions 25c a dozen and sweet items. Only readable facts indicate market pricing and vegetable names.
A Baltimore scene buzzes with talk of a possible control shift on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. Alfred Sully of New York and Robert Garrett are at the center, with a NY syndicate eyeing a majority stake and a potential consolidation with Reading, Jersey Central, Richmond & Danville, and others to form a vast sixteen thousand mile system. Garrett reportedly has not transferred control, though overtures from Sully’s group are said to be advancing.
The Beecher funeral committee outlines the partial service program for Henry Ward Beecher with a private morning service at his Brookline home conducted by Rev. Dr. Charley Mall. Afterward the body will be moved under guard of the Philadelphia regiment to Plymouth Church, remaining there until Saturday morning for final rites.
Ledger states the Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley railroad companies show no interest in the Baltimore and Ohio deal. Reading management controls deny involvement and say the company cannot be used by the syndicate. Corbin’s friends deny his connection and the Drexels have no part in the matter.
Reports from Chicago and New York detail railway and pool dissolutions, ticket policy changes, and executive actions. The Central Traffic Association approves 1000 mile ticket timing, trunk line revisions, and second class ticket eliminations while the Chicago & Ohio River pool dissolves by March 31 with balances settled by April. Western Union reports substantial quarterly surplus and net revenue. Funeral and church arrangements for Beecher are outlined, with multiple congregations and civic leaders coordinating services. Local council debates on Irish American sympathy and Pinkerton policing precede Indiana monument planning and a five year residency voting rule proposal.
Gossip columns describe James Sherman’s potential Southern support and the chance of an extra congressional session in October. The piece cites Democratic and Republican leaders in Virginia and Maryland, with mentions of Mahone and Brady shaping the party dynamics ahead of a possible convention outcome.
Rail traffic bottlenecks grip New York Pennsylvania Ohio yards as freight trains stall. Officials say crews will clear tracks and resume regular service by Thursday night, with hundreds of brakemen and engines involved amid widespread congestion and fear of mounting losses for shippers.
A chaotic night unfolds as Mrs. Parsons drives an anarchist gathering in Milwaukee. Police arrest her after a tense confrontation with Mayor Walcott as a crowd gathers, while a separate violent incident ends with assailants subdued and a would-be lynching averted. Nearby reports cover a confidential bookkeeper fraud, murder by a bay in Virginia, and arson attempts in Rommerville, with other items noting a warrantless payroll crime and assorted legal cases.
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