06 May 1886
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1886
Page
1
Chicago reels as raids seize Arbiter Zeitung office and arsenal finds expose large scale anarchist plotting. Police report injured officers, arrests of Spies accomplices, and a militant protest wave on Desplaines and West Side with mobs, arson threats, and calls for crowd control.
In Cincinnati on a Wednesday morning strikers marching to the Little Main depot clashed with police at Pearl and Hutlur streets. About 100 officers blocked the crowd, with Col Moore ordering arrests as a few speakers urged militant action and a dynamite threat echoed by one marcher. Officials called a citywide meeting to form a safety committee to protect property and quell violence as workers discuss terms with employers.
A garbled report details a marriage dispute, anti marriage sentiments, and a mix of political upheaval. It cites parson relations, a guard detail in Cincinnati, and chaotic Senate events. The piece mentions Republican and Democratic clashes in Hamilton County and warns of Senator absences and security actions.
May 6. The Liberal federation in London largely attended a conference where delegates urged Gladstone to accept amendments to his home rule bill maintaining Ulster in Parliament and preserving imperial authority. Supporters of Chamberlain backed the Leigh policy, winning 74 to 36 in a wild vote that signaled turbulence within Gladstone's base.
New York representative Hewitt leads a vigorous protest against broad appropriations in the Inter State Commerce Bill debate. He warns against draining the treasury to aid non laboring classes while urging lower taxes and less government waste. Wisconsin's Bragg defends taxing policy as a matter of faith and property protection.
In Washington a stalled printing notice due to lack of funds echoes into House sessions. Debate touches on a veterans bounty bill, amendments expanding benefits to widows and naval veterans, and partisan filibustering lasting until 1:30. Senate adjourns after a lengthy inquiry and a sub committee review of negrons in the south.
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