08 Nov 1886
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1886
Page
1
CANDIES mixed candy in tins and creams in hand made bon bons offered. CANNED GOODS stock advertised as largest and best with prices down. Ambers at 67 and 6 percent bangs on Stephenson Street.
The article analyzes Senate outcomes after next March with Van Wyck and Riddleberger pivotal in balance of power. It notes Republican gains and Democratic losses, plus a Labor movement event at Cooper Union where Henry George supporters push for a new party and tax on land. Reports from Kentucky Indiana Tennessee and Minnesota follow, detailing local election contests and convict labor amendments.
A powerful earthquake rocked Columbia South Carolina at 1 18 PM sending residents from dinners into streets as tremors lasted about fifteen seconds. Aftershocks and underground detonations were reported with renewed revivals in churches as rumors spread of shifting fault lines. A separate report from New York described an upper floor quake feel in the city with varying intensity.
The steam propeller Manhattan foundered off Brow Haven early Sunday in a fierce gale, tipping and sinking after waves overwhelmed her. Reports from Kane and Smith corroborate the disaster with witness accounts from nearby shores, detailing a long search and salvage efforts as wreckage drifted ashore.
Nov 8 Niagara Falls. Lawrenew M Donovan, New York public figure famed for a bridge jump, leapt from the Clifton suspension bridge into the Niagara River while accompanied by a party. He fell about 15 feet, was rescued, treated by physicians for injuries, and stayed in hospital overnight. Authorities report possible rib and chest trauma but expect recovery with rest.
A Chicago meat packers strike spreads as Knights of Labor members quit en masse. Workers walk out across Armour and other firms amid militia mobilization ordered by Governor Oglesby. Powderly comments from Philadelphia while sheriffs seek order and federal suit pursues labor contract breaches.
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