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Tombstone Epitaph
Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona
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Illinois Gov. Tanner's seizure of the Alton Railroad at Virden for refusing to unload negro miners sparks potential litigation. Miners in Springfield are escorted by troops to Granite City.
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LITIGATION IN SIGHT
Gov. Tanner Would Not Let Negroes Land and the R.R. Kicks.
SNEAKED OUT OF TOWN.
CHICAGO.—Complications promise to grow out of Tanner's seizure of the Alton road at Virden. Steps will be taken by the Alton to secure legal redress for Governor Tanner's action in refusing to allow the Alton road to unload negro miners at Virden.
SPRINGFIELD.—The imported negro miners in this city were quietly escorted by Co. F, 8th Inf. and cavalry troops to the Central station this morning and sent out on a Bluff Line special to Granite City.
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Virden
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complications promise to grow; steps will be taken by the alton to secure legal redress; imported negro miners escorted to granite city.
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Governor Tanner seized the Alton road at Virden and refused to allow the unloading of negro miners. The Alton road plans legal action. The negro miners in Springfield were quietly escorted by Co. F, 8th Inf. and cavalry troops to the Central station and sent on a Bluff Line special to Granite City.