06 Nov 1886
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1886
Page
1
A local listing notes a 100 lb box of mixed candies, 2 lb gum drops, and 6 lb hand made cream bonbons offered at 69 Stephenson Street. The fragment suggests a small business or ad detailing quantities and items available.
In Mannpolly Indiana a fever pitch of political tension erupts as Republicans accuse Democrats of tally fraud and Democrats denounce schemes to overturn returns. A 100-strong committee will oversee investigations after a city rally and grand jury actions, amid talk of indictments and a pending U S senator election.
Ohio coal operators formed a strong pool, requiring $100 deposit and 4 percent of tonnage, with penalties for undercutting prices. They plan to raise mine car prices to $1.25 and city coal to $1 per ton, while railroads threaten to advance rates, potentially lifting wages for miners as markets react.
The report covers threats and actions by Knights of Labor members against Armour & Co packing workers, with Master Workman Butler denying authoring the order. Pinkerton agents were sworn in at stockyards, engineers at Bywitt’s packing house struck for eight hours, and a broader labor unrest described amid market jitters and injunctions in Dallas and Galveston.
Washington November 8 The Mint Director's annual report for the year ended June 30 1880 was published detailing gold production 740 600 584 000 wholly 4 fid 40 and silver imported and purchased 17 080 000 of which 32 454 004 was domestic. Coinage of gold 1 077 805 silver 101 247 The coinage and total tonnage of silver from July 1 187d to July 1 18 85 are discussed with world production estimates and domestic stock levels.
The ex Lake Shore strike leader Heuman Colina appeared before a county court on charges of attempting to wreck a passenger train. A fellow suspect, Peter Redington, resisted arrest after the incident near Archer Avenue and Clark Street as the express neared Van Buren Street station. The ringleader had previously faced prior arrest on similar charges but was held in jail in lieu of bonds. Local officials pursued warrants and inquiries continued through the day.
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