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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1897
Page
4
Public notices and scattered items from a 1844 Kansas publication include subscription terms for The Gazette, advance payment discounts, and address details for Frank L. Webster. The column also covers political talk on Bristow, the Dingley tariff, and various local opinions about prosperity, taxation, and reform efforts.
Railroad Commissioner Campbell and A A Hard of the Santa Fe clash over who bears freight costs. Hard affirms Republican loyalty to McKinley era policies and protective tariffs, while Campbell questions how the tariff burden aligns with the idea that consumers pay freight.
The Missouri state board of equalization finished its work and Auditor Seibert certified the increases. Total assessed value for 1897 reaches 976 million dollars with real estate at 760.7 million and personal property at 216.2 million. Outside St Louis, assessments fall about 14 million compared with last year, with board increases intended to compensate and reflect usual yearly gains.
Joseph B McMahan owner of McMahan's circus was shot in the abdomen and fatally wounded by J P Cunningham deputy sheriff of Taylor county Texas in the Manhattan hotel office. The shooting followed a dispute over the arrest of one Purdy a circus performer on arson charges tied to the Windsor hotel fire at Abilene Texas. Cunningham surrendered amid threats of lynching as crowds gathered outside the city jail.
In Lavarats Louisiana on April 3 at 3 pm Alexis and Ernest Blanc were hanged in front of about 3000 spectators for the murder of merchant Regnaud of Scott Louisiana a year ago. The youths were under years old and there was no disorder despite strong interest.
The Santa Fe Route daily excursions to California attract many travelers. The cars are of new pattern and portable with modern conveniences. Urban travelers patronize the service and California line tickets are in high demand.
A Kuh Nathan and Fisher messenger was beaten and robbed of 3500 dollars in the central business district. Schultz was knocked unconscious in a delivery wagon by two men including an apparent decoy named Wilson. The attackers bound him and escaped with the satchel after a stop near Twelfth street.
Eleven of fifteen executive committee members from the January Indianapolis monetary convention stayed in the city for days. They plan a congressional bill to empower a president appointed committee to study currency and banking law revisions before the December session. In a separate item, Spanish dispatches report decisive battles in the Philippines with captures at Novelleta Logabu and Rosario and Cavite Vigo bombardment with 163 prisoners.
April 3 report from Chicago describes Dr. Fenton I. Turek using an egg-beater like device to launder a man's stomach interior under Roentgen ray guidance. The visible procedure marks a milestone as the first of its kind performed with the operator watching the work.
Dan's weekly trade review notes markets steadier with some sagging and others rebounding. The House vote for a new tariff bill has little impact on business as lawmakers expected similar legislation. if enacted, the new duties from April 1 could curb foreign imports and Treasury receipts temporarily.
Miss Kate Mickles Bradley daughter of the late Colonel George W Bradley United States Army returns home after eight years away. Once an almost hopeless invalid she has regained health and becomes a professional model. She plans to continue modeling until she can establish herself as a teacher of physical culture.
Local treasury officials say they have information proving the existence of a ring formed to smuggle Chinese girls for immoral purposes. Treasury agents expect to arrest several professional perjurers who have posed as sources for most of the women landed from China during the past year.
George Steck, head of the Steck piano company, dies at 48 in New York. He retired from active business ten years ago and served as a juror of awards for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
Secretary Alger issues order to place Major General Thomas H. Auger on the retired list in the East department based in New York. The move triggers many promotions and reassignments among department commanders.
Clifton R. Breckinridge, minister to Russia, is not expected to be unsettled for about a year until his four year term ends. Political enemies are few, and he and President McKinley share warm ties. Breckinridge, former Arkansas congressman, worked on the ways and means committee with McKinley.
Washington items report the Senate will open with the bankruptcy bill then turn to appropriation bills. Debates expected over corrections in sundry civil and Indian bills, including Uncompahgre access and Gilsonite claims. House adjourns for a three day pause with possible Mississippi flood relief moves. Grant Parade plans in New York include a long march with veterans and Confederate flag controversy.
Annie L. Diggs of Topeka is offered Beloit Industrial School for Girls superintendent post. G. A. Woodworth of Atchison County may head the Soldiers' Orphan Home Atchison. Jimmie Cassin of Crawford County named assistant turnkey at the state penitentiary. Peru court reduces Ramsay sentence from a year to four months after secret appeals session in Callao.
Brigadier General Frank Wheaton replies to a War Department telegram preferring to remain with the Department of Colorado rather than move to Chicago to command the Missouri department. He is expected to be retired next month. In Hazelton Pennsylvania firefighters battle a coal mine smoke incident as eight miners face a blaze near the air way doors while oil was found on the ground below. Fifty men were underground at the time.
The weather overview notes Missouri fair followed by local thunder storms Saturday afternoon. Southeast winds bring warmth to the southeast and cooler conditions to the northwest. Kansas experiences thunder storms with southeast winds shifting to north and cooler temperatures.
Mechan's Monthly notes cauliflower desirability yet seasonal limits. In cold regions sow under glass as tomatoes are sown and plant early. In warm areas plant outdoors or under frames, with heads ready by early spring. Southern locales may harvest outdoors in winter.
Travel agent in Santa Fe asks for particulars on unusually low fares for spring trips. Rates cited for April 6 and 20 and May 4 and 18 are under review, with emphasis on availability and conditions.
Advertisements tout the Santa Fe Route with Pullman Palace cars and free reclining chairs on through trains to California. Mentions commuting comfort, travel tips, and reliable meals at eating houses for ticketed passengers. Also notes civic news from New York and a home painting pitch by Woodward with claims of long-lasting results.
United States Judge Foster opened the Wearing of the Arguments in the Charles A. Cutting suit against the Kansas City Stock Yards Co to restrain enforcement of rates fixed by the law. The plaintiff is represented by Morton and Hite with Dana of Pratt Dana Black for the defendant. The state is represented by Boyle and Machin with attendance by Governor Leedy and others. General Bayle moved to dismiss for lack of action.
The 11 year old J P Atkin son of Governor Atkinson and Ada Bryan Byrd aged 14 eloped from Amanta Georgia. They rode a train to Tennessee then took a horse and sulky to Kingston and headed toward Rome. Parents offer a reward for detention before marriage.
Harvey Kentucky April 3 Tom Oglethorpe a prosperous farmer shot Henry B Schneider through the heart with a winchester after accusing his wife of intimacy with Schneider He then killed himself He was about 33 years old and had no children
Frank Butler, alleged Australian murderer, tried to kill himself with a nail cut near a temporal artery while two guards watched in San Francisco. The incision was about an inch long and reached near the bone but Butler was not successful. He is reported all right now.
Ten thousand union brewery workers in Milwaukee demand eight hours work per day for ten hours pay. Employers submit a counter proposal not publicly revealed. Union men reportedly refuse to consider it. If no agreement is reached by Monday, a strike will likely be ordered.
The Mexico district Methodist conference meeting at Fulton endorsed Rev. W. B. Palmore’s appeal to the state Senate urging God to deliver the people from the powers of beer and whisky and the trusts. Some laymen backed Palmore as papers read to the conference.
President McKinley contemplates a short vacation from duties. He may use the Dolphin dispatch boat to travel down the Potomac for a couple of days around midweek, depending on developments.
An advertisement touts a product named Mystic Cure claimed to cure rheumatism and neuralgia in 1 to 3 days. It asserts immediate relief after the first dose and that the cause is removed, with Barber Bros. Drugists in Lawrence handling sales for 75 cents.
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