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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1892
Page
2
The Gazette recalls John Whinman once the richest man of the south who faced poverty after the Civil War. Other items note Glasgow telephonic church services, U S electrical investment totals, a 99 year old war pensioner, French divorce statistics, and local human interest anecdotes.
The article notes Alaska soil and climate suit hop cultivation and predicts the region may become a leading hop producer. A Portland syndicate buys land near Fort Wrangle to plant hops, with warm summers aiding quick maturation. Labor is cheap, land is readily available, and hops fetch about twenty five cents per basket. It also mentions a series of violent jackknife style crimes in Chicago, noting a new thug dubbed Jack the Smasher who breaks into homes but leaves valuables untouched.
The week’s record shows the Senate approving inquiries into U S agriculture, ratifying Behring Sea renewal, and bills on a D C court and Mexican reciprocity. House actions include eight hour work day in D C, a joint Mexican reciprocity commission report, and Chinese exclusion debates. Contested elections in New York’s Twenty eighth district conclude with Rockwell’s victory.
The week’s notices include a billion and a half in gold and silver in circulation, with large silver vault stock and ongoing monthly silver output. Internal revenue rose to 11.3 million in nine months, Nathan C. Murphy named Arizona governor nominee, and weekly clearing house totals hit 1.043 billion. Republican conventions in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania adopt platform backing protection and opposition to silver coinage. Minor disasters and crimes noted include a Minersville mine flood, a malt-house fire in Brooklyn, fraud by James M. Palmer against Tiffany & Co., and several sensational local tragedies including suicides and a child arson incident. New York census totals and immigrant counts are reported, and Columbus Day observed with 1881 counterfeit coins seen in Boston. Immigrant arrivals at New York, and deadly accidents in New Jersey and Philadelphia are also listed.
Fayette Mississippi Coleman Blackburn execution for wife murder reported. Chicago lake deaths tally rising with twenty bodies of women found in past month. Louisiana election returns show Foster leading by about 20,000 in governor race. Foster camp likely to control legislature. United States Coleman people plan national convention in Cincinnati on July 4 to seek global sympathy for justice. Seventh Indiana district Congressman Bynum renominated by Democrats. Old line Republicans in Washington endorse Harrison protection reciprocity. Kansas Democrats in Salina adopt platform supporting direct senatorial elections and free coinage. planks call for silver and gold coinage and direct elections.
Delegates back Cleveland for president while Illinois Republicans nominate Jerry Ishler for congress. In Des Moines a man killed his ex-wife and an unknown man. Assassination hits Tex postmaster Av Reisel. Bank robbery near Cincinnati and other legal and political motions ripple nationwide through May.
A lengthy Illinois State News summary reports coal production for the year ending June 1801 at 821,800 tons of lump coal more than prior periods, with details on mine counts, types, mine labor, accidents, and wages. The page also covers wheat prospects, Chicago birth stats by nationality, and multiple local incidents including a bridge incident and political notes.
Kansans and Texans clash over Watonga county seat claims after new Oklahoma land rush opens. One man killed near Watonga named Marty Mill. Indians from Pauls Valley align with Kansans to drive out Texans. A temporary government forms. approximately 1,000 residents in Watonga and surrounding border towns. Mail lines remain long as offices work overtime.
Flooding at Lytle Coal Company's colliery near Minersville Pennsylvania traps miners. Eight men die and two are missing with Italians and Americans among the victims. Rescuers work to reach two men trapped behind a coal barrier while mules are freed.
April 21 in Berlin reports say Herr Jaeger chief cashier at the Rothehilds frankfort bank is a defaulter. He allegedly defrauded his bosses of over 1 000 000 marks after fifteen years in the post. Books are being reviewed and the cashier’s office closed.
San Antonio reports a drought across Starr Hidalgo Porticas Zapata Mexico and Duvall counties for three years. Planting failed, crops frozen, relief unlikely without summer rains. Cattle losses reach 80 percent locally and 60,000 cattle died in Nueces county. About 20,000 people live in the famine area and roughly 5000 need aid. residents call for public assistance.
A terrific cyclone storm hit Trent in the Tyrol on the Adige river, destroying much property and killing six people. Roofs were lifted, trees uprooted, signs and shutters torn away as debris rained down. Several others were injured in the disaster.
A heavy five hour storm Tuesday night drenched western Missouri causing widespread flooding. Wheat was washed from the ground and deep gullies carved fields while barns in Clay and Jackson counties suffered lightning damage. Estimated state damage reaches at least 40000 dollars.
Reports from Wyoming detail a conspiracy by wealthy cattlemen to recruit and pay rustlers, with plans to kill and burn across Converse Johnson and Nat ional counties. Evidence targets more than twenty stockmen and several Omaha and Cheyenne figures, with warrants anticipated. President Harrison promises aid to restore peace and hand over prisoners to civil authorities. Three men killed and three injured by a collapsed wall in Jonesboro Tennessee.
Indiana Supreme Court reversed Judge Taylor's contempt ruling against Terre Haute Express proprietor George M. Allen and editor W. O. Fishback, affirming journalists' right to critique public officials within limits. Other items note Sitting Bull comment, a New Orleans hanging, heirs to 40 million, a diamonds robbery, and related briefs.
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