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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1886
Page
3
A sweeping digest of disasters, strikes, and crimes across the United States. Fires devastate Jersey City and Salisbury. storms flood Sabine Pass and Johnson's Bayou. a mob hanged a killer in Georgia. labor strife influences Chicago stockyards and rail brakemen. floods, earthquakes, and insurance losses figure in multiple states.
Mary Sxcorn, Lafayette heiress, wed her family coachman after eloping on the Mth. Chief Justice Chase relics arrived in Cincinnati for rites, later buried at Spring Grove. Wisconsin Anti-Prohibitionists in Milwaukee vow all lawful means to block liquor laws. Knights of Labor in Richmond elected board members. Congressional nominations announced. Republicans, Democrats and Greenback candidates listed by district. Roosevelt named mayoral candidate in New York City for 1905. Ex-Congressman Max Bes Winns dies in New York at 46. Bustamix Fouson named Sheffield consul. Meyer Kant Borascaiun leads in Buffalo notes.
A bank at Frankport marked a sudden death on the 16th with various congressional nominations listed for multiple districts across New York Illinois Connecticut and Massachusetts. Additional items note Atlanta saloon closure by Georgia Supreme Court ruling, a Cambridge Maryland marriage, and the death of geologist Col. Woodittlexsy in Cleveland.
Reports from Fresnillo to Ireland recount executions in Mexico, a Bulgarian succession choice, a shipwreck near Port Colborne with three deaths, and three Canadian crimes. London clergymen debated retribution as a lecture provoked protest. Niagara lith ruins hint at widespread damage while a British wind storm devastates southwest lands. Germany exports rise. ex president Gonzales denied shot. Cholera in Austro-Hungary claims lives. English coast storms sink ships. Austrio-Hungarian deaths rise. Irish charity event raises funds for Charleston earthquake victims. and famed rower Braca retires.
A torrent of late 19th century briefs details: Joan F Decessen of Boston firm fled to Canada on the 19th leaving $40000 in the red. Troy dry goods firm Merrill Co burned for $160000. New Jersey and Dakota fires scorch wide areas. St Louis boat tragedy claims four lives. cholera toll 20 dead and 54 new cases in Austro Hungary. Vermont Senate reelects Edmunds by 228 to 36. Burlington rail wreck near Fairfield kills six. Blue Rapids drowning. Kensington hosiery workers strike over new wage scale. Knights of Labor raises Grand Master Powderly salary to $5000. Turtle Mountains fire estimated timber loss $1,000,000. Ecuador volcano unrest damages. Changs in Chicago baseball world series with St. Louis 12 0 over Chicago. La Grange fire. Massino attends cabinet meeting. political candidate nominations in New York and Connecticut.
A Pinkerton convoy guarding workers at Armour's beef-packing yard fired on a crowd on Halsted street. Terence Begley died from a gunshot wound. Pinkerton and non union men were arrested. four admitted firing. The incident stirs calls to abolish private police and resume operations.
Fires sweep New Jersey and surrounding areas destroying thirty acres in the Grange mountains and threatening several residences in Mercer and Sussex counties. In Ohio Akron reports large fires in Copoly swamp burning four hundred acres and threatening farms. A Dakota prairie blaze in Desserix has consumed vast timber and hay across over 100 square miles with potential losses surpassing one million dollars.
Jake Sharp of Broadway railway notoriety was arrested on a bench warrant after a grand jury indictment for bribing aldermen to vote for the Broadway railroad franchise. Ex-president James W. Foshay and James Richmond, president of the Broadway road, were also taken. Bail set at 60,000 for Sharp and Foshay, 25,000 for Richmond. bonds posted and prisoners released.
European cannon foundries are overwhelmed with orders as bark and logs in McKean County reach 150000 cords worth 3 million dollars. Melbourne cable railroad contracts may bring cars and manufacture home. Asphaltum use grows in damp-proofing and water proofing. Labor division and machinery threaten traditional craft skills while long work days burden workers. A London protest seeks shorter shifts and Sundays off for transit workers. Steel usage rises, pudding furnaces fall, and iron bridges give way to stone arches on the Pennsylvania line. Mentions of railroad speed, stone seasoning, and a lighthearted quip on a diamond engagement close this miscellany of industrial and social notes.
A collection of sharp quips and brief observations from various papers. It notes a New York Herald remark on dress and a New Haven News line about learning after college. Quotes on a mule, a Denver execution, a wedding cake joke, and a Williamsport family photo provide a collage of humor and social comment.
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