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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1892
Page
2
Articles discuss a Lowell monument committee and private fundraising, a federal court stance on mailing lottery literature, a Louisiana lottery decline, a world fair exhibit lead, a Denver hotel project, land value gains, imperial brigandage in Corfu, longevity in New Jersey, education anecdotes, railroad safety debate, and Japan’s expanding education system with 28,900 schools and 72,000 teachers.
The New York Court of Appeals holds married women remain under male control. A woman injured in a coal hole sued for 500 dollars. The court reversed, ruling a wife’s services belong to her husband and he cannot be compelled to pay for nonhousehold labor beyond traditional duties.
A weekly summary notes Senate actions on Indian territory statehood post office facilities coin value standardization and military academy funding. House conference on the urgent deficiency bill, mail subsidy repeal discussion, and tariff debate are reported, with bills on New Mexico Arizona admission and a port of delivery for Des Moines.
The president issued proclamations against Venezuela Haiti and Colombia for not accepting terms to maintain a free market in the United States with concessions to products. Diplomatic ties with Italy are fully restored. Weekly business failures total 240, down from prior weeks, with lending clearings around 1.2009 billion dollars. National bank note circulation stands at 161 million. Internal revenue receipts for eight months reach 100.1 million, up from last year. A New York trust of ribbon manufacturers forms with 29 million capital. Fires in Danbury and Kittanning cause heavy losses, while a Niagara Falls hotel burns for a 100 thousand dollar loss. Secretaries and judges move cases and the death of musician Max Strak osch noted.
A federal snapshot reports a minister J I Conley’s suicide in Ridgedale Tennessee, Arthur Wilson’s seven day lockup in Adrian Michigan, William Grice’s children scalded in Struthers Ohio, 20 inch Texas snow, Indiana ballot ruling, severe snow in Virginia Alabama and Mississippi, US express car loss near Honey Bend Illinois with 50000 dollars, cattle die offs in Indian Territory, and B F Hill fatally caught in a Michigan sawmill.
A steamship Indiana loaded with provisions for starving Russians reaches Libau amid political strain. In Britain a Liverpool case ties to the Jack the Ripper mystery. Avalanches kill in Italy. executions occur in Europe, fueling a season of violence and upheaval.
The senate was not in session on the 19th while a house bill advanced to amend the funding act for Arizona. Noyes defeated Rockwell in a NY district election case. Obituaries note Plumb’s death and publishers Danien Lormer in Boston. The ossified man Edward Exons dies in Port Jefferson. A railway wreck kills 400 hogs and two carloads of cattle near Greensburg PA, with fire damaging NYNH&H depot in New Haven. Losses and other incidents include 25 million francs for a French railway, blizzard costs in Texas, tunnel workers injured in Colorado, fires in Homer NL and Mount Auburn cable road, and various personal tragedies in St Louis and Meridian. Union Landing uncovers buried skeletons and relics.
A Chicago grand jury, urged by State's Attorney Longenecker and citizens groups, begins investigating alleged boodling in the city council. Subpoenas issue for aldermen including Kunz Dahlman Dorman Roth Cremen Cullerton and O'Brien as indictments and arrests are expected soon based on testimony and seized envelopes of cash from franchises.
Reports from Dantas and other points describe a fierce storm bringing rain sleet and snow from Red River to the gulf. Snow depths reach 18 to 20 inches with widespread ice damage. The corn fruit and cane crops suffer heavy losses and fatalities are anticipated among boomers in Osage lands.
Creditors report Boehm Co Denver and Schweisthal Co city insolvent. Nagle and Brecher forced to suspend operations amid assets and liabilities near 50 000 dollars each. Assignee predicts dollar for dollar payout and speedy settlement. The Gibson county case Marvin versus Winberg upholds Australian ballot law. Michigan prohibitionists open state convention opposing fusion with the people's party.
Berlin awoke to news of Chancellor von Caprivi’s resignation amid a heated battle over the education bill. Kaiser Wilhelm II faced pressure from Protestant Prussia and Catholic concessions as ministers debated the law's fate.
Four lives were lost in a Fulham blaze that engulfed a butcher shop and dwelling. Emma Weston escaped but reentered the burning building to save her baby sister. both perished, along with two others found dead in the blaze.
Gov. Markham of California commutes Charles Freeman from death to life imprisonment for the murder of Mark Feeney on March 6, 1890. Feeney, a consumptive worker on Freeman’s ranch, was restrained in a barrel of water after Freeman disturbed him by coughing, causing Feeney’s death.
The mail steamer Conscript reports that of about 350 sealers cast into small boats by ice breakup near Trinity bay, twenty five are dead or missing. Fifteen bodies recovered. others not heard from. Also reports severe snowstorm across the Rocky mountains causing massive livestock losses and a fatal switchman accident in Indianapolis. A three story house construction collapse in St Peterspur kills thirteen workers.
Good judges forecast Superior as the next major growth center, noting its strategic role at Lake Michigan and Lake Superior termini. They cite rail and water freight dynamics, dozens of new plants, and twenty eight large manufacturing firms attracting industry, with Superior predicted to outpace Chicago and neighboring cities in the coming decade.
Ad touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a liver and blood tonic that prevents disease, builds strength, and guarantees results with a money back promise. It also claims Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy can cure catarrh or pay $500 to any persisting case.
Readers report relief from dyspepsia and headache after using August Flower. J B Young of Daughters College Harrodsburg Kentucky says it freed him from vexatious trouble. J W Smith Townsend Ontario praises its value and a Mechanicsburg pharmacist calls it the best seller he ever handled.
The advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting remedy that cleanses kidneys and bowels, dispels fevers and headaches, and cures habitual constipation. It claims quick, gentle action and broad benefits, produced from healthy ingredients, and sold in 5 Gb and 1 dollar bottles by leading druggists.
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