11 Mar 1886
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1886
Page
1
Washington reported Senator Pugh challenged Edmunds on the Duskin case and the president’s suspensions. He argued the Senate sought private papers to review the president’s removal power, denied by the attorney general’s office, and condemned the tactic as eroding constitutional checks.
Washington City March 11 Blackburn astonished the senate by reporting a nomination in open session. Riddleberger and Logan spar over Mads matter while Logan requests investigation. Pugh answers Edmunds on the Duskin case as the urgent deficit bill moves. House actions include civil service reform debate and Indian appropriation committee work.
Rev San Jones declares a serious phase of the mission arrived in Chicago on March 1 as he urges conversion and shows scripture about David the shepherd. He criticizes hypocritical Christians, urges personal salvation, and ends with a call to settle the question tonight by choosing God or doom.
A significant Commons vote on disestablishment stirred strong debate as Liberal MPs led the push to reform and end the church establishment. The division revealed tensions across parties with many abstentions and a sizable Liberal presence, signaling broader constitutional reform ahead.
A Boston harbor tug boat named John Markel was blown to fragments near Long Island, killing Captain Cyrus A. Nickerson and Engineer Eugen A. Crooker among several aboard. The blast left mangled remains and splinters in the air as survivors searched the scene.
March 1 saw Archer brothers lynched by an unidentified group. They were shot or drowned at White River bridge and their bodies cast into the water. Sheriff Padgett rang the courthouse bell, announcing a somber scene as families mourn the tragedy.
Anies Motes and colleagues faced defeat on a coal screen bill aimed at coal weight prior to screening. A liquor permit requirement for county and United States importers passed. A bill to require Hiltron between ages 14 and 16 to stay out of school weeks was rejected in the Senate. A lengthy debate touched on a statewide murky issue about witnesses and a warning over brewery fund abuse.
Railroad activity narrows as Missouri Pacific informs former workers they are no longer employed, Knights of Labor guard the shops, and authorities consider state militia to prevent disruption. Merchants debate impact while freight and wheat markets stall amid mass stoppage across lines from Texarkana to St Louis.
General labor notes report that WHI in Canton Ohio has formed the Boycotters League, a temporary body aiming to organize boycotts after other means fail. The group plans to unite with Cigarmakers and other unions to oppose non union manufacturers through persistent boycott actions.
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