Chicago Sabbath Murders Challenge City Law
The Chicago Inter Ocean cites six months with a murder in every Sabbath in the city and contends the Sunday law against open saloons is not enforced.
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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1881
Page
2
The Chicago Inter Ocean cites six months with a murder in every Sabbath in the city and contends the Sunday law against open saloons is not enforced.
A contract in St. Louis orders 30 000 bushels of Spring wheat from St. Paul to Glasgow Scotland by barge to New Orleans and steamer. If successful, others will follow. The rate for the first shipment is 2S cents per bushel.
General James states he will not cut the department to cripple postal service. He emphasizes reducing wasteful contracts and bogus expenditures to keep pace with national progress and development while maintaining essential services.
The Board of Internal Improvement of Florida controls a tract rivaling New Jersey in size and suited for cultivation. Purchased by Mr. Desson for speculation, the land is to be marketed at about two dollars an acre in cash. Emigration to the area will be directed and farm agencies opened in the United States and Europe.
A historical report quotes State Senator Strahan of New York alleging that Doh T Daye urged him to appoint a Southern District Marshal in exchange for votes against Conkling and Platt and for Administration candidates. Davenport has not given his version and President Garfield says no promises have been made for offices in New York or elsewhere.
A sprawling jumble of 19th century items includes wages advances, tea costs, bridge damage, Civil War era tax and revenue notes, court suits, political bribery probes, natural events, and local tragedies. It sketches a world of debt, infrastructure, agriculture, and crime with scattered named figures and places. The fragmentary text touches on Windom, Brady, and Galveston era concerns, plus earthquakes, fires, and railway developments.
The Tur Financial Chronicle reports total outstanding currency up by 324000000 from January 1 1879 while the people’s holdings increase by 263000000. With a population of about 10 million and five per family, average currency per family is around 252 dollars plus fractional silver, and total currency outstanding including fractional currency reaches about September.
Mid July discussions in the House of Lords center on the Land Bill with hopes of progress. Opposition to Hib and Senator Morton’s stance shapes support for a more liberal English policy toward Ireland, amid anticipated reforms for tenants and landholders.
Tornadoes swept Northwestern Kansas and Missouri and Central Town causing extensive ruin to buildings orchards forests and crops. Many injured, few killed, homes and property lost across numerous communities amid discussions urging more forests to dampen future wind violence.
Reports indicate California crops lag while overall U S yields falter amid a world grain shortage. South Australia reports wheat failure but larger American states still outpace Australian acreage. Russian prospects similar to last year. Interest grows as foreign shortages become clearer.
Philadelphia manufacturer Hamilton Desson completed a deed from the State of Florida for 4,000,000 acres north of Lake Okeechobee, marking the largest land purchase by a single individual in history. The payment amount was not disclosed.
Ispia AnAponis minded port of delivery for foreign shipments. Red Crowd works ploughing near Edinburg. Joan Rusch of Vincennes injured both legs in a country funeral incident. A Woodward child shot in the neck. Stone tools found in White Lick creek near Brownsburg. Rail expansion: Dunreith crews grade for Rushville and New Castle rail line with July train service anticipated. A two cent daily morning paper rumored.
Describes gold plated domes on major Russian churches in St Petersburg Moscow and other towns. St Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow and the Savior dedicated church in Moscow are valued at about 15 million dollars and far exceed others. Notes constant efforts to preserve these gold features and the sacred places they adorn.
Despatches from Melbourne to Liverpool report killings in the Pare Sforceby district near Kato in New Guinea. Five men and several family members died as part of ongoing massacres on the coast, with no punishment for earlier crimes blamed as a cause of the outbreak.
Sexien becomes Dublin Land League president after arrest of founder Cox the farmer. The league appeals to America for funds as needs grow. Parnellites vow no more meetings until the land bill passes. West, new British minister, to brief US on Rossa articles. Madrid authorities raid gambling houses and arrest a youth plotting a petard attack. twenty seven accomplices detained.
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