20 Oct 1886
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1886
Page
1
All kinds of fruits and teas offered cheap by the basket or bushel. C O D Percites advertises canned goods and a full candy selection at low prices, with candles and nuts as headquarters. Debris of OCR hides specifics but promotes low prices and daily essentials.
In Curonat on October 26 a clash at Armour's porkpacking yard left a crowd rioting near a Lake Shore train. Pinkerton guards fired several shots, killing Serenao Bysdvy, a worker aiding the injured. Twelve to thirty shots followed as attackers hurled bricks and stones. several Pinkerton men were detained for questioning while authorities probe the incident and the crowd threats.
Reports claim officers aboard a vessel returned from a voyage evaded customs and concealed wine and gear. Seizure sparked talk of officials involved in illicit wine imports, with at least one officer detained and another en route to New York for a ceremony. A separate blaze in Cincinnati damaged a four story building housing multiple firms, with heavy losses anticipated.
The Union for Liquor Dealers held a Chicago convention on October 20 with resolutions urging a national committee, promoting temperance yet opposing prohibition as ruinous to an industry employing many workers. Officers and a national slate were named, and the group pledged to uphold citizen duties and public morality while resisting bans on liquor.
The American Board of Missions report straddled the Congregational convention agenda with emphasis on growing schools and conversions. A plan to improve liturgical worship was debated, with a decision to appoint a committee to consult associations and report at the next council, while interest in the Anteverense waned due to Professor Synth’s absence after a city trip.
A blaze swept through Oaklamd on Tuesday morning, destroying twenty five houses and damaging several private residences. Loss estimated at about 100000 dollars with 15000 insured. Fire contained after midnight. no transportation failures reported. Residents hopeful for rebuilding as officials assess the ruins.
New York Oct 9 George Koons declines a joint debate offer urging voters to judge him by his public record. He accuses opponent of promoting dangerous reform while defending his own long service and conservative stance on taxation and social policy.
Fragmented OCR passage reports on politics and religion with mentions of Roosevelt Taft and Aveling, plus scattered names and events. The text merges multiple topics, including church reforms, impeachment talks, socialism, anarchism, and parliamentary notes, lacking coherent narrative or clear dates.
A jumble of early 20th century notices describes multiple business failures and assignments. Firms including Baremore & Co and Dr Sparks Mill Ing are named with assets and liabilities, while a separate debate covers a Chicago vs St Louis baseball clash and labor unrest at a yarn mill in Willhuustburg. The piece notes an assignment to Lawrence Drake and other creditors, with estimated liabilities around 1.08 million and various parties named in connection to the bankruptcies.
Illinois in the lead as Crowdet Boys in time on the twaston of Ola Dedloatlin of the Rollers. The city hosts with tons of hunting and an organization on the wher Quincy, Mn Ort. The frar state en Srmpment of rn Tinos volunteers marks an encampment of Minnesota troops. The occasion is the dedication of the Holy Soldiers home at Quincy authorized by the state legislature to be built at least 200,000. A national honor for soldiers exists and some states have them, but Illinois lags in establishing a war charity and great sentiment. the 200,000 funding is only a start and promises further appropriations.
The article describes the Quincy fair site preparations and state officials arrival for a veterans camp. Governor Oglesby, General Logan, and other dignitaries attend social events, with 6,000 veterans in uniform filling the grounds. A Shiloh battle reference, speeches by Gov. Boy Prentice and Richard Yates Jr. mark the festivities.
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