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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1883
Page
2
The report covers a spate of violent and criminal incidents including the Lincoln murder case against O A Carpenter, the hanging of Joan Mantin’s alleged killer, a fatal Pan Handle collision at Rockport, and multiple robberies and fraud cases. It also notes disasters, court decisions, and public notices across the United States with names of places and individuals.
Pioneer locomotive builder William Swinborx dies in Paterson New Jersey at age 78. Maryland politician Jupoer Lankford found dead on road near Princess Anne suspected assassination. J C Bancroft Davis named Official Reporter of the Supreme Court. Wakefield Virginia violence leaves W H White dead and W H Morris lynched. National Republican Committee faces December 12 meeting to set convention date and place. Continual political shifts noted in New York Pennsylvania Massachusetts New Jersey Virginia Mississippi Minnesota Maryland Connecticut with various victories and losses across offices and legislatures.
On the 7th a plot to tar and feather the Lord Mayor of Dublin was discovered. A large number of British troops bound for Egypt were ordered home on the 7th. Four radical leaders were arrested in Belgrade, Russia, on the 7th by order of the War Minister. The Sanja District.
The four hundredth anniversary of Martin Luther was celebrated on the 11th with imposing rites in Germany Great Britain and the United States. Election results in Pennsylvania showed Niles as Auditor General and Livesy as State Treasurer both Republicans with substantial majorities. A rumored Negro rising in Southampton County Va was dismissed as unfounded. New York Prison reform vote favored abolishing convict labor by a wide margin. At Atlantic City three Barnes children were killed by a freight train. Orrin A Carpenter charged with murder posted bail. William Brockeway the famous forger was recaptured to serve a thirty year term. London police linked recent dynamite outrages to New York dynamiters. Two Caldwell Idaho men killed in an unfinished hotel by coupling pins. murderers captured. Sixty-five colored men lynched a Negro named Lawrence White in Mount Mourne NC. London financial agent Eowanp C. Maddison failed for 1 000 098. Irish laborers face work shortages amid dynamite fears. Albert memorial protection warned. Smyrna quake reports revised to understate casualties and damage.
A roof and south wall of the Capitol south wing in Madison collapsed yesterday at 1 40 PM, burying many workers. The dead include Bernard Ging, Michael Zwank, James Kelly, William Denen, with many injured from Milwaukee Chicago and local firms. Governor Rusk and city officials mobilized aid as investigators consider responsibility and possible legislative action.
St. Louis dispatch reports at Springfield Missouri the cyclone injuries claim more lives including Alis Pennington Jeff Ed Monson William Itger and the infant son of John Champleux, bringing total deaths to eleven with two more not yet accounted for.
The 1883 proclamation declares Thanksgiving on the Thursday before November 28. Governor Hamilton urges residents to set aside work, attend worship, and give thanks for peace and prosperity. He asks citizens to aid the needy with charity through the coming winter.
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