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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1896
Page
2
Mrs A Brown of Covington became a long sufferer from nervousness and indigestion for eighteen years. She tried every remedy and physician offered but found no relief. After two years of local treatment she was told little hope and chose to seek other care.
The Illinois Republican convention at Springfield backed William McKinley for president through a boisterous, lengthy debate. Shelby Cullom drew support for the ticket, James Rose and James McCullough were named state officials, and a pivotal push to instruct delegates for McKinley sparked loud cheers and a raucous scene.
The Cullom side moved to adopt McKinley endorsements by acclamation, provoking uproar from McKinley supporters. Delegates-at-large include RW Patterson and William Nixon. Oglesby substituted for Littler in a minority report. Alternate names listed. electors named. platform is a standard Republican declaration praising sound money and tariff protection, denouncing Altgeld, and urging constitutional amendments to shape labor capital relations. A separate note reports an explosion near Verina, Ontario and a New York company boring ahead after striking.
A gasoline explosion leveled a five story building at 439 and OY Worth street near Fifth and Walnut, causing fires, shattered windows, and massive damage. Dozens were injured, with many dead or missing. Adolph Drnchs family suffered severe losses, including a dead wife and child. Among the wounded are Sid Johnson and Milly Cook. several others remain unaccounted for as crews search the ruins.
A devastating blaze in Cripple Creek leveled the business district leaving only a few homes nearby. The fire, fed by giant powder charges, killed at least one man and wounded many others as explosions toppled buildings and forced crowds to flee. Rescue attempts were hampered by debris and additional blasts. George Geiffich died within hours from injuries.
A Teheran dispatch confirms that Shah Naser al-Din of Persia was assassinated as he entered Shah Abdul Azim Shrine. The killer, a Yid from Korman, was arrested. The shah, born April 4 1520, planned a May 1 celebration for his accession. officials in the Persian legation call the act that of a fanatic, not a broader movement.
A chaotic telegraph bulletin from Illinois reports brutal robberies on Milwaukee Avenue near Fulton Street with four victims and swift police alerts. Additional items describe a fatal quarreling murder in Arcola, a toadstool poison death in Belleville, a fire diamonds theft attempt in Quiscy, and various regional incidents across Illinois and neighboring states.
The May reports show Senate and House debating naval appropriations and bankruptcy measures. Battleship counts shifted, two ships approved, with debates on gold platform and federal pensions. Other actions include seal arbitration funds, legal tender measures, and labor protections. In Europe Labor Day passes quietly, while a Chicago lawyer’s death is noted.
New York May 4 strong sterling demand and steady government bonds mark a cautious market as figures follow. Wheat corn and oats show modest gains with May and July contracts fluctuating. livestock at Chicago yards mixed with steer and heifer quotes, lambs and sheep fitful. Regional grain notes from Milwaukee and Detroit echo similar volatility in prices and futures.
The item collage notes various events: Seventh Cavalry troops depart Fort Sheridan by train to Arizona, river hazards with the steamer Wyanoke, the river and harbor bill totaling 12 624 550 dollars, a Chicago body identified as John Bolt, laborer Jerod’s suicide, train-ride brawls among tramps, divorce suit of Lydia Peak for non-support, Tivoli waterfalls powering lighting in Rome, Spanish capture of the American schooner Competitor, May 1 resignations over a scandal, czarowicz illness worsens, Arizona Republicans split on McKinley, Linn county killer executed, Howard Gould’s marriage rumor, Phylloxera in Uruguay, Bourke Cochran injured, North Atlantic seal catch 297 000, German ban on grain options, New York electric exhibition kickoff, drought relief in India, Spurgeon suicide, Lord’s Prayer campaign, McKinley Times control rumor, Hancock statue to be unveiled, and murder/accident notes in Chicago. Plus Coxe death, Eva Booth sailing, Newark exhibition plans, and May 5 items on Salvation Army reforms and Fannie Kohout case.
Andrew Stoke of Pottsville Pa is described as plagued by a peculiar delirium forcing incessant prayer He claims demons must be warded off by prayer and a Bible clutched to his chest while he imagines angels and departed spirits filling his room Also includes a brief note on a May debt report and a separate suicide case involving traveling man George H Osborne in Bloomdale Ohio
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad announces land and home seeker excursions to Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama on March 0, April 7, 21, and May 5, 1906. Round trip tickets at one fare with special stopovers, departs St Louis Union Station each date. Contacts include Alabama Land Development Company and district agents in Chicago, Des Moines, Detroit, Cairo, and Mobile for details.
Cripple Creek, Colorado and nearby areas show daily production surging with 1896 projected output topping two hundred million dollars. Cripple Creek alone draws over a million monthly as stocks advance quickly, many yielding 35 to 50 percent dividends. Agents John S Tallman & Co promote mining firms and offer books on stock speculation.
An aged clipped ad item touts Castoria like warnings about opiate cough cures and endorses Beggs cherry cough syrup. It also claims Jewitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures skin ailments, and One Minute Cough Cure brings quick relief, while a playful quip references spring.
The piece extols St Louis as a leading city and promotes travel via the Burlington Route from Minneapolis and St Paul to St Louis. It urges readers to buy tickets through the Burlington Route and provides contact details for agents in St Paul, Minnesota. It also markets farmland in Montana Kalispell and notes favorable climates, resources, and market facilities.
A 20 year record claims Bl Purifier is the best known blood enriching formula. It aids in driving impurities from the system to prevent disease. Sold by Joseph LF Vidlael.
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