30 Nov 1886
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1886
Page
1
Pe on the corner with goods and prices as low as the lowest. Sugar selections at 1.00 for various bag sizes. Winter apples sold direct from growers from 1.75 to 2.25 per barrel. Candies and canned goods advertised with low prices. Roller Flour 85 cents per sack. Store located at 67 and 0 Stephenson Street.
New Haven crowd hears Henry George of New York urge labor reform and land value taxation. He argues success is not office seeking, calls for equal opportunity and end to monopolies, amid applause for local candidates and other speakers. Contests over Carlisle seat and Indiana lieutenant governor move forward in separate threads.
Comptroller Durham debates whether a government official may legally draw two salaries during a vacancy. He cites a minister to Turkey and a congressman elected to fill a vacancy, noting the law grants salary from the vacancy date. He recalls a similar dispute two decades ago between Blaine and Conkling.
A graphic tragedy near Trondale Alabama unfolded Sunday when A Baldwin a Georgia railroad supervisor shot at his wife Mim Moore and her brother Brovard Moore after an argument about leaving Baldwin. Baldwin then killed Moore and was fatally wounded, and Mrs Baldwin died from three gunshot wounds.
New York dateline recounts Civil War era era and later legal action in Washington where a bill in equity seeks separation from Willan Jones alias Bill Jones the Avenger. Addressed are past shootings, alleged cruelty, and financial spoliation claims against Jones by Catharina, with background on prior court events and sensational accusations.
Multiple reports detail sympathy events in Ireland for Moonlighter raiders tied to Kurry and Clare, with 50 prisoners charged in connection to moonlighter raids. Other items cover debates on Irish Home Rule, parliamentary prospects, and international trade developments.
Abbie Farwell sues William H. Horry for divorce alleging years of abusive treatment and extreme pecuniary coercion. The complaint details his domineering rules for servants, smothering threats, and harsh control over household management and children. The lengthily described burden includes custody and support requests amid a history of alleged cruelty.
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