Week of national events and disasters across the United States
A rapid survey chronicles incidents from a St Louis jury session to a Philadelphia factory blast, gas mains in Latrobe and Muncie, bank liquidations in Indianapolis, and a Chicago stock yard strike. It notes political shifts, court actions, fires, accidents, and a bronze of notable deaths, with dates spanning the 10th through the 15th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Hefferdman
San Francisco
Messenger Fotheringham
Ottawa
Kan
National Department of Agriculture
Pittsburgh
West
Russell Blackstein
Berlin
Wis
Latrobe
Muncie
Ind
Henry Sheep & Co
Philadelphia
United Presbyterians
United Presbyterian Association of North America
Mint
United States
War Department
Interior Department
Magonr
New York
Simron Gorard
Warren County
Attica
First National Bank
Indianapolis
Board of Church Extension
M. E. Church
Dubois
Dugan
James P. Dugan
Delhi
Women’s Christian Temperance ‘Union
St. Peren’s Roman Catholic Cathedral
Allegheny City
Albert G. Boynton
Los Angeles
Cal
J. B. Kipp
William ’. Wil‘son
Anna, Ill
Chicago
Cincinnati
Louisville
Charles E. Lyman
Engel
Cooper Shop
Reading
Lyman
Fiku
Moody
Chicago Avenue
Canada
William Kexxepy
Newark (O
Young Goldenson
Boswell
Benton County
Michigan
Western Farmer Publishing Company
Madison
Duffy Malt Whisky Company
Baltimore
New England
Sueridan
Army of the
Brattleboro
Tae
Benjamin
Wheller
Cleveland
Political and election notes from the 11th and 12th
Official returns report Symes as congressman within a 700 vote Republican majority. Illinois Senate and House party compositions and other state results are recapped, with a Chicago anarchists case and various appointments, deaths, and travels noted. Connecticut electors show no governor chosen, Legislature to select Republican Lounsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Party
Progressive Democracy
United States
Kingston
N. Y
Benedict Arnold
Pennsylvania
Beaver
Micuael Munkacsy
New York
Christ
Pilate
Jupen Aurren Sraw
New Orleans
Colorado
Symes
Illinois
House of Representatives
Chicago
National Farmers’ Alliance
A. J. Streeter
Corpon E. Furner
Northwest
Garfield
Des Moines
Walker
Fish
Auburn
Tur
Francis A. Hoffmann, Jr
National Butter, Cheese and Egg Association
H. B. Gurler
Adelina Patri
Europe
Cook County
Fil
Knickerbocker
Robert G. Mgersor
Connecticut
Legislature
Lounsbury
M. Bant Houpr
Havre
British Colonial Exhibition Closes After 5.55 Million Visitors
The London exhibition ends with 5,550,749 attendees and an average daily turnout of 33,546. Reports cover floods in France Italy and other global incidents including political and maritime disasters across 11 to 15 dates.
Missouri Supreme Court race results and other late notes
Election tallies show Brace 229195, Cravens 178490, Jones 11480, Orr 3504 with 276 scattering total 423825 and Democratic lead 50653. Also reports include snow in the Plains states, a Durham fire, a Grenoble accident killing ten workers, a train crash in Iowa, Bulgaria throne move, counterfeit bills seized in Kingston, a Harrisburg forest fire, an avalanche near Aspen injuring four, and other assorted incidents and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Supreme
Brace
Cravens
Jones
Greenwack
Labor
Orr
Yue National Cattle-Growers
Swine-Breeders’ Associations
Chicago
Iowa
Wyoming
Dakota
Wisconsin
Towa
Durham
N. C
Grenoble
France
Hinton Station
Russia
Prince Nicholas
Mingrelia
Bulgaria
Kingston
Ont
New York
Cape Vincent
Blue Mountains
Harrisburg
sTaas
Aspen
Col
Fotnencmkenam
Adams Express
St. Louis
Frimstein
Switzerland
Tun Firm
Cohen, Samplin & Co
Cleveland
Garcia Cardena
Mexico
Diaz
Gerard D. Wisk
Congress
Virginia
Richmond
William Lamb
Norfolk
Canada Southern Road
St. Clair Junction
Windsor Dock
Evangelical Council
The
Bible and Prophetic Conference
Eight Hour Strike at Union Stock Yards Ends
The Knights of Labor order Powderly issued to Chicago stock yard workers forces a return to the old eight hour day. Despite strong protests, strikers surrender under discipline and the assemblies vote to obey the order. Packets discuss wages and labor costs as negotiations continue amid concerns over future strikes and retained workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cubcanco
Knights of Labor
Powderly
T. B. Barry
W. C. Marshall
George Schilling
M. J. Butler
Order of the Knights of Labor
General Assembly
Carlton
General Executive Board
T. V. Powderly
Barry
Schilling
Knights
Lawler
Carito
Packers’ Association
Hately
Itr
Kansas
Midwan
New York
Germania Turner Hall
Messrs
Carleton, Barry
Robbers Enter Cleveland House Beat Owner and Kill Wife
Benjamin E Wheeler of Eagle Street was beaten and his wife choked to death during a Friday night burglary. Patrick Graves, a former tenant, is arrested and identified by Wheeler. The coroner investigates as Wheeler and Graves face suspicion. The couple reportedly did not live happily together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Benjamin
Wheller
Eagle Street
Patrick Graves
Malaria Jest Recounted in Downtown Trunk Firm Gibe
A downtown trunk maker jokes about malaria to his wife while describing mood. She quips that watching trunks at Grand Central station could cheer him. The exchange appears in the New York Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Central Station
N. Y. Sun
Cree chief Moosomin rewarded with sixty sheep
The Government of Canada acknowledged Moosomin the Cree chief for his neutrality during the Northwest rising by presenting sixty sheep as a reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government of
Canada
Moosomin
Internal Revenue Bureau reports increased receipts for 1886
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue released the 1886 fiscal year results with total receipts of 611,902,869, up 4,481,748 from the prior year. Cigar and grain spirit taxes led the rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Secretary of the Treasury
Georgia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Commissioners’ Office
Internal Revenue Commissions
Sheridan's Army Report Highlights Desertion Trends
General Sheridan reports the army totals 2,102 officers and 23,946 men and notes the death of General Hancock. He discusses Arizona Indian troubles, Crook related disputes, and proposes land grants of 820 acres per Indian family with land sales at 2.25 per acre to fund trust bonds. Deserts decline attributed to retirement benefits and marking convicted deserters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Washington
Secretary of War
Hancock
Arizona
Crook
India
Interior Department
Twelve Thousand Strikers Scramble for Chicago Packing Jobs
At the Stock Yards over twelve thousand strikers sought work as packers opened with strict 2-week notice contracts and a $50 wage deposit. Only about 2,000 were rehired amid hog shortages and imported men pledged to stay on. Guards escorted new workers from the grounds and unrest grows among non‑union men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Chicago
Powderly
Ther
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
West New Brighton
Staten Island
Winfield
Kan
Lillian Quinn
Frank E. Lockwood
Sheffield
Milton Mapes
Andrew J. Mulligan
Harrison
Ark
United States
Columbus
Tus Law and Order League of
San Francisco
King Fox
New York
Cincinnati
Daisy Inkx
Englewood
James T. Davies
Grant & Ward
Grace
Chatham
N. C
Moore
Chain Gang
Denver
Miami County
Ind
Charles Dinwiddie
Jennings
McKenzie
Tenn
Pittsburgh
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
W. FP. Thorne
Indian Territory
Caldwell
First National Bank of
Pine Bluff
TB County
Lac-Qui-Parle
Minn
Madison
Magnamo
Newark
N. J
Groner Coulter
Minneapolis
Carcado
Swift
Stock Yards
Armour
Bogus Butter Seized in Davenport Illinois
United States Revenue Collector Thompson seized 1000 pounds of bogus butter in a Davenport commission house for lacking proper stamps. Twelve samples tested earlier showed all but one failing the standard. The merchant bought butter from country makers and processed it for market, with fresh churn butter showing heavy neutral lard adulteration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
United States Revenue
Thompson Friday
Davenport Commission
Commission
Terrible Canadian Murder Case Strikes Fear Across Town
A sensational White River Ont story reports Richard K O'Brien killing storekeeper Charles Williams and seven family members including Mrs Williams and three children amid a love-triangle. O'Brien shot Williams then killed the father mother two children and a nurse or visitor before stabbing Mrs Williams and setting the house on fire. He fled but was captured about twenty five miles away and claims alibi though strong circumstantial evidence points to lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Curiaco
the Tribune
White River
Ont
Richard K. O’brien
Williams
O’brien
O'Brien
Terrible French Rail Disaster Kills Several<Record implied>
A large landslide at Sisteron in the Basses Alpes section of France overwhelmed a speeding Marseille train. One first class coach crushed, engine overturned, four English passengers among the dead, with additional fatalities and many injuries. A second slide caused no damage.
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Paris
Sisteron
Department
Basses- Alpes
Mont Gerves
Marseilles
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London
Cuba
Italy
Albenga
Mediterranean
Nice
Geneva
Tun King
Denmark
Waldemar
Tun
Cabul
Niigata
Aachen
Germany
Normantore
Pashima
Japan
British Liberty and Property Defense League
Rovigo
Richard EK
Mount Gerves
Internal Revenue Bureau
the Army
Convention OF Working-Men
PittspurGu
Labor Tribune
America
Labor Press of
P. J. McGuire
Brotherhood of Carpenters
Weihe
Amalgamated