10 May 1887
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1887
Page
1
Longstanding dealer advertises first hand goods and cheap flour. Offers a full sack of good flour and a large stock of vegetables and fruits. Promises lower prices than neighbors and invites customers to inspect the Mammoth Stock at 67 and 60 Stephenson Street opposite Urester House.
Reports from Chicago to Nebraska and Pennsylvania describe mounting labor anxieties. Potters era pay classifications spark Knights of Labor resistance, with unions vowing to join broader strikes if wage systems spread. Powderly flows between cities amid warnings of widespread industrial conflict affecting thousands.
In a Cleveland era dispatch from Wastmaron City on May 10, Renator Me Pherson discusses Democratic prospects for 1848. He predicts Cleveland’s renomination is likely, notes a broad party realignment, and describes Republicans and Prohibitionists drawing voters across lines amid a volatile political landscape.
A garbled but dense May 1 to May 11 dispatch outlines Parnell’s ill health, cabinet debates, and Dublin politics. It references Mr. Parnell, Lad Lane discussions, Balfour’s absence, and parliamentary divisions, amid broader European affairs and fires in Galicia. The piece weaves through health rumors, government actions, and international notes with several named figures and places.
A garbled dispatch from May reports basketball player signings in Lavinpolis and Chicago, plus a boxing challenge in New York Philadelphia and Chicago. Earthquake tremors extend from El Paso to California, with volcanic activity near Corralitos and related damage. Municipal and fraternal notices mingle with political and crime stories across Maryland Ohio Kentucky and Washington, detailing public events, trials, and a youth shooting incident.
A Michigander adviser to the Interstate Commerce Commission discusses how the new law should apply to rail rates. The note argues carriers may charge based on interstate use while waterborne trade favors competing routes, urging waivers during navigation season and warning against monopolistic pricing tactics.
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