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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1887
Page
2
Steamers arriving in September brought 48 161 immigrants seeking homes. Henry George and Dr McGlynn abandon farming converts in New York and will devote the rest of the campaign to promoting land taxation in New York and a few other cities.
Prof. F. E. Boynton notes a twenty mile wide area where North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia meet hosts more rare plants than any similar area in the United States. He calls the district a botanical bonanza.
Jay Gould has crossed the Atlantic in a French steamer to board his yacht in the Mediterranean. He plans months abroad and perhaps a world voyage leaving a vacuum in sensational papers. A Roman ceme tery wine sample hermetically sealed for centuries shows 12.4 percent alcohol.
An English grocery paper states prosecution of adulterators has yielded a better pepper, and that heavy fines or imprisonment are needed where exhortations fail. The piece argues enforcement is the only remedy for adulteration.
The Moscow Gazette notes that Russia and France claim readiness while implying Germany Austria and Italy also stand ready. The piece suggests growing unease and the possibility of war despite apparent calm.
The report notes the serious illness or possible death of Florence Nightingale and her life of philanthropy begun in 1820, praising her humanitarian work in the Crimean War and predicting lasting memory of her contributions beyond the generals of the era. It also mentions whisky shipments from American manufacturers to Germany and storage costs, with stock returning as time limits expire.
The Georgia Legislature adjourned after 147 days with the notable outcome the Glenn bill was defeated. The measure aimed to punish teaching white and black children together, riding on prejudice against social equality, passing the House but stopped by the Senate before the session lapsed.
The Anarchists' counsel expects possible commutation as several sentences remain undisturbed by the Supreme Court ruling. The condemned men show signs of despondency yet strive to appear hopeful.
The U S Supreme Court announces a decision on the Chicago anarchists ruling that first amendments limit federal action not state action and upholding Illinois jury law, with four other points, denying the writ of error. News notes describe reactions at the jail, police readiness, and potential governor clemency actions.
A historical sketch recounts the Haymarket riot of May 4 1886 in Chicago. Police action, bomb findings, injuries and deaths among officers, arrests of anarchists including Spies Schwab Lingg and Engel, and the lengthy trial culminating in death sentences and appeals.
A patient in tense pain reports swallowing a plate and four false teeth while asleep. Doctors cannot locate the objects with examinations and test him with benfateak causing agony. Isaac Jeans, a Philadelphia Quaker fruit importer, is noted for fortune from orange and apple sales.
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