01 Sep 1886
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1886
Page
1
Local grocer promotes daily deliveries with fresh melons and a broad stock. It features coffee roasted in house, sugars bought by the carload, and a range of fish and sundries. A note to remember the store for any grocery needs in town.
Washington and other East Coast cities report a brief quake lasting seconds. At Baltimore and Georgetown buildings trembled, telegraph offices and a theatre audience panicked. Reports say shocks were felt in Alexandria Richmond Lynchburg Danville Norfolk Petersburg Charlotte Columbia Atlanta.
A series of distinct earthquake shocks were felt in Georgia New York Alabama the Carolinas Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania on Tuesday night September 1. Strong tremors rattled buildings forced people into the streets and caused alarms in offices hotels and homes from Atlanta to Chicago and beyond with no major damage reported though panic and excitement persisted in many cities.
Treasury and comptroller clash with banks over 4 percent bonds used as security for circulation. Disputes center on legality of surrender calls and whether dead bonds qualify as collateral under law. Officials from banks, Treasury, and Attorney General weigh replacement and future of national bank securities amid ongoing policy debates.
A sprawling fair program features speeches by Governor Japadey Fudge Allan Thorman and Senator alah Aho tua with Gen. B. T. Host presiding. Sherman and Thurman are profiled as party leaders amid immigration, protection, and economic debate as a broad public event unfolds across political and civic topics. Also reported are a rowing race in Philadelphia and a Philadelphia labor meeting with union recognition.
A massive water spout six inches to sixteen inches in diameter overwhelmed Beech and Washington streets in Belly Plain Iowa. Workers attempted to cap the bore with tubing and clamps but the flow continued, flooding homes and streets. Officials sought relief measures and expert advice to divert the torrent away from the town.
chaotic early 1900s column reports on an Iron- Clad prohibition in Williamsbug Ohio. saloon operators mounted a wagon and towed it beyond the village line to evade the ban. town officials vow to extend restrictions. frost and crop reports follow with a frost forecast and farm losses. a stage killer in New Jersey is described with a long, odd account. robbery of five thousand dollars near Conua, and race results at Conwy Bay. typhoid outbreak in Tanantun. Gen Logan's party touring Minnesota. Indiana politics: Bynum Weld opponent chosen. Myers slated for Saturday.
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