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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1887
Page
2
In Warner Weekly Sun a dispute from a Dakota mill reports proprietors ordered female workers to wear bustles for safety beside heavy machinery. The measure sparked male worker support and resulted in the mill’s temporary closure.
About 27 000 British subjects in Massachusetts plan naturalization after the Faneuil Hall mass uproar and the queen’s jubilee local celebration. The initiative follows the incident described as a cradle of liberty moment prompting civic action.
A London based syndicate advanced a £200000 loan to Hawaii then deduct ed £35000 for commission and charges before paying themselves interest due January on the full amount. After the loan matures British men of war will appear as collecting agents.
A remarkable funeral procession carried the body of editor Katkoff to his Moscow tomb. Over 20 miles the bier was borne by relays of relatives students journalists mechanics tradesmen and peasants. His death was a public affliction and his hold upon the people extreme.
Texas voters showed a large but not majority showing on prohibition. Republicans including German and many colored voters opposed it while many Democrats supported it led by Culbertson Reagen and Maxey. Jefferson Davis letter reportedly influenced many choices.
The Castle Garden Commissioners acted as matchmakers for a German resident of Reading who sought a wife. He asked for a 28 year old woman weighing about 150 pounds. One suitable candidate was found and they married after about thirty minutes of acquaintance.
The piece recalls the first western newspaper founded at Lexington and later Virginia by John Bradford. It notes early ads offering cattle or whisky as church subscriptions and mentions the Constitution’s early adoption and Bradford’s influence in American journalism.
The St. Joseph Gazette praised St. Joseph as a site for a large packing establishment until the project shifted to another city. The paper then criticized Udlieade for implying low wage, mass beef slaughtering workers would improve St. Joseph, calling the suggestion an offensive element to the community.
The New York United Labor Convention endorsed a fall ticket with Henry George for Secretary of State and proposed a broad platform. Aims include eight hour workdays for letter carriers, women equality, extended school age, free libraries, a state printing department and secret ballots, plus abolition of monopolistic privilege and land value taxation to benefit producers. The platform calls for democratic commonwealth, public control of monopolies, and limits on child labor and convict labor.
The sensational case follows cowboy and highwayman Charles Parker once linked to the $8 000 Paymaster Bash robbery at Antelope Springs Wyoming. Parker was arrested in Logan County Nebraska after fleeing with stolen money and goods. A widening sequence of fake deputy arrests and raids culminates with Parker’s capture and ongoing investigations.
St Cloud Minnesota report says HE H Morse a local lawyer and real estate agent with Minnesota Loan Company has left for Canada. Morse, raised in St Cloud, was admitted to the bar, ran a large loan and real estate practice, and faced rumors of up to eleven creditors in a single year as his finances and household reportedly shifted with the move.
The man fled after borrowing from Foley Bros and cashing checks in St Paul and at the Merchants National. He allegedly took at least 10000 in cash plus insurance money and other funds while a director at the German American National Bank. Creditors seek a receiver to recover papers and settle up, with total known liabilities around 15000.
In Parliament on the 19th Balfour announced the government had proclaimed the Irish National League as a dangerous association under the crime act amendment bill. Parnell called the move an insult while Ireland faced rioting in Kerry as police clashed with mobs at a barracks.
A jury returns separate verdicts for Chatsworth disaster victims. They find the wreck caused by a bridge burned out before impact and that fires set by section men, last left burning by 5 PM, contributed to the tragedy. Foreman Timothy Coughlin is blamed for neglect and disobeying orders and is to face grand jury examinations. he is jailed after arrest in Pontiac.
A controller skeptical of the national banking system cites a circular urging banks to report stock shares for the upcoming annual report. An old bank official criticizes the nation's monetary approach, echoing debate over federal finances and constitutional money.
The Inman Line steamer City of Montreal, sailing from New York to Liverpool under Captain Land, was destroyed by fire on August 11 after leaving New York with 420 passengers. Six men and seven crew members are missing. the ship carried 238 intermediate and 115 steerage passengers and no first cabin travelers. The blaze began the night the passengers retired, at latitude 42 degrees.
The vessel foundered after a swift turn 400 miles from land. All passengers and crew escaped in boats, six crew and seven passengers perishing in one boat. York City rescued the survivors and conveyed them to London via Queenstown. Survivors praise the City of Montreal’s officers and crew for their conduct during the disaster.
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