31 Dec 1885
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Newspaper
Winona Daily Republican
Location
Winona, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1885
Page
1
A Swank review shows pig iron and steel rails surged in late 1885 led by output limits and stronger demand. Prices moved from 25.50 to 35 for rails and pig iron around 18, with rail production set to expand in 1886. Europe shows a weaker iron trade.
In Onancock Virginia ten white men from Sykes Island drink in Messenge Bridge. Jeff Freeman, a strong Black man, fights back with a navy revolver after a melee starts. Freeman is fatally wounded after shots are fired at Miles and in the ensuing pursuit through a church crowd. Warrants issued for several involved.
In Philadelphia two years ago a penniless sailor William Allanton asked for shelter and a drink from bartender J. T. Bauer. Bauer helped him and learned he was Henry Allanton of a landed estate in Hagish. The elder Allanton died. the younger inherited the estate and sent Bauer $6,000 as thanks. Earlier, Bauer also aided a railway laborer named Stanton who later returned to England and reconciled with his family. A separate report from Brooklyn notes a boiler explosion on the tug Niagara at the dock at foot of One Street, injuring none reported.
Paris reports Secretary de Freycinet may form a cabinet with foreign and colonial posts as president Grevy seeks a solution under tough conditions. Brisson plans retirement from politics for a year amid cabinet speculation and reform hopes.
A sheriff led by force captured John B. Archer and George Holt at Leroy Boyd's residence, charging them with the murder of John B. Bunch in Martin county. They were taken to Shoals for detention as part of the case.
Washington dispatch details Emil Bessehls a German born Polaris veteran repeatedly hit by disaster from the Polaris voyage to Arctic expeditions. A manuscript on Esquimaux gathered in Alaska was stolen after completion. A marriage misfortune and a fatal fire ruin his home and belongings as officers refuse him Arctic assignment.
A Cincinnati man helps a homeless woman and child by paying rent with a counterfeit bill. The incident provokes ridicule as the renter keeps the $100 note and returns eighty dollars in change. Spain’s Queen Regent oath ceremony described with cheers for Queen Christiana. Michigan Central trains collide near Zilwaukee with multiple deaths and injuries. A Newport lieutenant shoots himself at Fort Adams, causing mourning in Cincinnati.
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