Congressional News Digest From Washington and Abroad
A March 1 1888 digest covers Senate and House activity on pensions and territorial bills, plus amendments to education and immigration laws. Domestic crimes and disasters include train robberies in Arizona, a Chicago arson case, and multiple weather and railroad accidents across the country. International items note parliamentary openings in Canada and Spain, a Mexican official murdered, and Chinese incidents including fires and avalanches with civilian casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivy
Senate
Pam
Kansas
United States
Van's Pond
House
Cox
New York
Max
Mth
North
South Dakota
Ollaho- Ama
Wyoming
Congress
Massacre and lynching row shocks readers across regions
Reports recount a white mob setting a house ablaze, occupants shot as they fled, with five dead and others burned or hanged in multiple incidents. Other items note fires destroying mills and homes, plus political and legal events including a Fort Sheridan designation and election fraud probes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kooniah Complex
Worthe
Cleveland
Highwood
Chicouzu
Fort Sheridan
Clinton
Sant Price
Bill Lamus
Jackson
Green
Blackburn
Eng
Fairhaven
Minn
Democrats
Ikhole Island
Providance
New Jersey
Joan Palmer
Washington
Ind
Zenny Davis
Wulatio
Maggie Gaughan
Chicago
Wan
Morrobita
Switzerland
Union Square
New York
Wellington
United States Senate
Texas
National Banka
United States
Michigan
POWDERLY'S POSITION AND THE STRIKE FEUD
A lengthy letter from General Master Workman Pow derly denounces Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers tactics in the Chicago Burlington & Quincy strike. It urges Knights of Labor to stay out and avoid retaliation while condemning past cross-organization poaching. The note accompanies a progress update on the Burlington strike and related coal output reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pisin
Knights of Labor
Arthurs
Brotherhood
Knights
Scranton
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Knights of Lator
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Charles Wilson
Arthur
Maan
Dastardly
Davastardly
Brotherhood of Engineers
Order of Knights of Labor
Knight of Labor
Jubor
Lubor
Keights of
Lavor
Maine
California
Chicagoan
Burlington & Quincy
Cuteano
The
Road
Chicago, Barlington & Quincy
Chicago, Burington & Quincy
Brotherhood Engineers
Chicago
Atrikers
Burlington Company
Bishop Burgess Preaches at St Johns Amid Cold Weather
Rt Rev Bishop Burgess preached at St Johns Church last Sunday on Lent and self examination with two discourses amid severe cold and icy walks. He will visit Henry again in two weeks for a March 11 sermon. A caps party at Frank Wood's drew about 50 couples from 75 invitations, with oysters and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Burgess
St John’s Church
Henry
Frank Wood
Booth
Camp
Squire Bacon
Potham
Af Putnam
Joel Carson
J I. Jonas
Edward Sarbey
Minnesota
Putnam
John F Griswold
Nebraska
Milo
New Opera Hall
Aparns
West
Ely
J D Stubbien
Ile
Camery
Calfornia
Colorado
John Camery
Corad Ile
John Carlisle
Cicero Ferguson
Henry Powell
Cozad
Plum Creek
Wilbert Spencer
Whitefluld
Chicago Homeopathic Medical College
Spencer
Kara Calef
Chicago
Sayre
J Spencer Burt
Jn Veta
Fo Touk
Lim Hia
M J Sutton
Children's Union
Orters
Martyrs to Headache Find Relief With Ayer's Sarsaparilla
A long list of testimonials from Lowell to Brooklyn praise Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a constitutional remedy for headaches caused by digestive and liver disorders. Sufferers report improved health after using the tonic, with multiple letters from named individuals and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Samuel Page
Austin St
Lowell
Mass
Frank Rahat
Boston
Lizzia
DaVeau
Fifteenth St
Brooklyn
Mia
Genovra Bolanger
Bridge St
Springfield
Masa
Tax Sale Notice in Lacon Marshall County 1886
Public sale of funds and town lots for unpaid taxes held at the court house in Lacon on June 11 1886 J C Stinger purchased Lot 2 section 2 block 13 ten acres assigned to Nelawonger with redemption period expiring June 11 1888 TIMOVHY HUNT
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacon
Marshall
Tuinoia
A. D
J. C. Stinger
Timovhy
Hunt
Lands to be Sold for Back Taxes in Marshall County Illinois
Notice of sale of lands for taxes issued by marshal county Illinois. Court sale at the courthouse in Lacon on June 16. Property Lot 280 in Stallroad Addition assessed to Brown. Redemption period expires June 10. Names William Horroges and others appear in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Arizona
Stein's Pass
Xa Jota Sanporex
Chicago
Mra Sandgren
Lewis Moore
Georgetown
Moore
Grant Monument Committee
New York
William Sk Grace
Joan Willeonte
Bellowing Springes
Union Veteran League
Youngstown
A L. Pearson
Pittsburg
T. G. AR
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Arkansas
Illanola
Iowa
Nebraska
Grand Army
Kansan
Nasery-Tnnee
Josgra Wrixinson
Albany
Joan Donanuo
Troy
Sait
J.j.spatpine & Co., Printers
American Association of Importers
Wabash
Ind
Harmon Wolf
Ayine
Peet & Co
Pittaburgh
Mount Vernon
TreasuRen Diceson
Marion County
Armgton
Toledo
Blade Printing & Paper Company
United States
Minnesota Gar
Minneapolia
J. H Fee
Minneapolis
Dannix J. Wares
Joliet
Aspen
Francis Herbert
Detroit
Mich
Kinlock Brothers Exchange Bank
Canae City
Col
Tax National Convention
Industrial Reform Party
Washington
A. E Redstone
California
J. A. Colvin
Conoven E. B Casu
Columbia, & C
Joan J Fuananan
Utica
N. Y
Observer
Fiorence Scuiosroy
New York City
Lacon
Marshall Ilinois
D. T
Stallroad
Hong
Brown
Soto
Williad
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Gro. Burm, JR
Eorror
Hursday
Colfax County
Handetadt
Tuxahip
Frank ML. Higcen
Banteeee Ane
Burlington
Denver
Eatontown
N. J
Samuel
Suen Cor
el Cuero
Tex
Gustav Winkler
Milwaukee
Wikesbarre
Philadelphia
Dingley
Kelly and
Hulbert
Louta Chastoun
Mansfield
Forts Wayne
Bourbon
P YF Miller
Annandale
Tne
Wheeler & Mellick Manufacturing Company
Nellie Bowers
Portland
Summers
Wisconsin
Dakota
Fimee
Buffalo
Coney Island
Union Pacific Road
Colton
Neb
Cedar Hill
Tenn
Indiana & Bloomington
Bloomington
Joan M. Hanper
Riley Township
Vigo County
McKee
Ironton
Rusendniea
Frankfort
Julia
Kate Ford
Vallejo
Tuomas J Mooney
Petersburg
Copnellsville
Tre
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
Pittsburgh
Carnegie & Co
Joax A. Bear
Eaton
Axonewa
Huntington
Ark
State Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Fulton
Naperville
Tom Tilley
Shreveport
RC Craig
Cincinnati
Duanes Daté
Baum
Minintsburg
MaTiupa Rey
Bardstown
National
House Committee On Territories
Springer
Montana
Washington Territory
New Mexico
North Carolina
Raleigh
Republican
Oragon
Tyre
New Orleans
Committee of One Hundred
National Democratic Committee
St Louis
Bripper Wand
Elgin
Tax Knights of Labor
Jin
Cairo
T. F. Ropinson
Pomona
Jackson County
William Wison Corcoran
Kentucky
Florida
James G. Blaine
Florence
Italy
Atlanta
Beymour
Dane. Dewan
Black Hills
St. Paul
Cape Colony
Melbourne
New Zealand
Halifax
Richey
Ottawa
Lord Lansdowne
Jupee Emmio
Martinez
Mexico
Tala
CanTox
China
Gideon Nye
Canton
Tsu
Yellow River
Lonpow
Lower
Dive
Falav
Warsaw
Powderly
Indiana
Ulinois
Braz
Llinois
Bamnamazoo
Horace Murray
Jackson Penitentiary
Yoaaneses
Beeves
Bost Ae Cowman
Baltimore
Henry Market
G. C. Griswold & Co
TCE Enterprise CO
Sandwich, JR. Surfa
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