09 May 1887
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1887
Page
1
A compact notice from a long established trader touts low prices by buying direct from first hands, urging customers to visit and compare groceries. It highlights a large flour stock and a wide variety of vegetables and fruits, inviting a trial purchase against neighbors.
Reports from May in Mexico and Arizona describe a major quake in the Montezuma region and Sonora with hundreds dead and towns wiped out. A volcanic eruption followed in Bahispe, fires burned, and wrecked structures. Explorers investigated the San Jose range while water surfaced in canyons and gold veins were revealed near the Santa Catalina mountains.
In New Orleans on a sunny Sunday a baptism by Hitler Williams of Mount Zion Baptist church drew thousands to two wharves by Ligaro Street. A railing gave way, sending 10 to 15 people into the river where boats capsized and many drowned or were injured. Eleven known dead, with possible higher toll, included Harriet Cook and Rosalie Williams among others. Rescue attempts failed for several and panic swept the crowd as skiffs were overturned and workers struggled to save all. The crowd included both white and colored spectators, many children, as the river scene turned chaotic and deadly.
A sprawling and disjointed tale recounts a domestic tragedy ending in a husband’s murder by his wife, Elinat NS Framer, with details of prior marriages, children, and a chain of suspicions. The narrative shifts to other crime reports including a store robbery, a detective shot in Cincinnati, and political-legal notes, highlighting graft fears, land grants, and new diplomatic postings amid a string of violent events across multiple cities.
In dense fog on a Sunday morning the French transatlantic steamer La Champagne collided with Ville de Rio. La Champagne was beached after damage. many Italians aboard perished when a lifeboat capsized. Crews and passengers struggled to reach boats as panic spread.
Mixture of wartime letters and political rhetoric dominates a New York City gathering. Governor Beaver, local officials, and veteran leaders debated mobilization, civil liberties, and border tensions as crowds packed Cooper Union for speeches, protests, and legislative pushbacks.
Report from New York dated May 1 describes Mayor Hewitt’s push to transfer control of the Trenton iron works to workers under a cooperative plan. Knights of Labor presence supports a proposal to turn over the plant to workers with 6 percent annual returns to capital, altering management to workers who would elect foremen and department heads. If arranged, nearly 4,400 workers would run the factory, a landmark experiment in industry and labor relations.
A crowded New Year gathering at the Anti Poverty meeting ended in chaos as audience members fought to enter and stage entrances overflowed. James Teadpath conducted and Honey George spoke for over an hour in a tense scene that featured heckling and a dramatic collapse on stage. A collection was taken but crowding prevented full participation and the event descended into disorder amid strong labor movement rhetoric and reports of upcoming organizational changes.
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