27 Jan 1887
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1887
Page
1
A party of Polish emigrants were brutally beaten by striking coat handlers in a Chicago wine room, leaving multiple fatalities and investigations underway. Police report a violent confrontation linked to labor unrest and ethnic tensions, with victims identified and witnesses questioned.
Multiple dispatches report a Chicago murder at George Wilson's liquor store on South Water and Clark streets. John Watts, a known figure, was stabbed to death by a lone attacker in a rear wine room, while accomplices and two women were detained. Watts died minutes later as bystanders were arrested and questioned.
A condensed Washington essay criticizes U S fisheries policy as bowing to plutocrats and risking Canada relations. It links this to pressuring Britain and teases a broader look at a comet discovery near Cordova describing its resemblance to historic bright comets of 1848 1880 and 1889 with long tails and close solar approaches.
A miscellany: note of a cear forwarding to Emperor Francis Joseph, Bulgarian regents willing to resign, a divorce decree against Fulward Solomon tied to Lily Grey, Annie Randall’s Washington wedding to GC Lancaster, smallpox in Colville reservation, schooner St John drowning a crewman, Des Moines beer law case, Winnipeg road plans by Hudson’s Bay, banker treasurer remarks, Bishop Cain will details, and distribution of estate and library.
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