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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1897
Page
4
The Lawrence Gazette notes political upheaval with editorials on Gold Standard opponents and corruption probes. It discusses appointments, legislative apportionment fights, and reactions to reform rhetoric, citing Governor Laey and the Leland influence.
A Wy style representative from the city plans to challenge the current state legislative session. The article notes his intention to propose measures and outlines his strategic approach to influence the upcoming proceedings.
Chicago news reports a bank failure reveals extensive University of Illinois funds involved. Globe Savings cashier C E Churchill surrenders, trustees admit misused funds, with $323000 cash tied up and $400000 bonds missing. Authorities seek President Spalding and others while bond actions proceed.
Miss Serena Rhinelander of New York donates a church parish house and rectory to St. James Episcopal Church at Eighty-first Street and Madison Avenue. The initial gift, St Christopher's parish house costing about $100,000, will be consecrated Saturday by Bishop Potter. Miss Rhinelander is noted for charity and society prominence.
In Topska Wasimneton April 10 sources say the proposed consolidation of pension agencies will not take effect. President McKinley may revoke the order after H. Clay Evang, pensions commissioner, reported the current system is cheaper to operate and proven to be more economical.
Island 73 on White River reports imminent perishability for about 35 families on housetops and boats. Dawson's Landing and other sites show hundreds destitute needing food. Weather worsens Mississippi flood. levee pressure may continue for a week. cotton crop losses expected across Arkansas and Mississippi with Yazoo delta at risk.
Ohio Circuit Court refuses to intervene in the Arbuckle-Woolson dispute. It overrules the motion for a new trial and grants 50 days to file a bill of exceptions. The court finds the American Sugar Refining company backed the sugar trust to retaliate against Arbuckle Bros. and drive them from the sugar business, but rules the plaintiffs lack good faith in pursuing the Woolson Spice interests.
Bradstreet's reports no overall gain with staple lines only fairly active. Floods along the Mississippi and Missouri valleys disrupt trade as rains from Central Western to Northwest spring wheat states make roads nearly impassable, threatening delay in cotton planting and possible acreage reductions.
Commissioner Evans rescinded an order to withhold pension payments to H C Bell ex deputy commissioner and instructed Pension Agent Wilson to issue a $271 check. Bell’s back pay was paid and his name restored to the rolls at $6 per month.
Scattered OCR fragments indicate a bank name change in Kansas with unclear details. Mentions State Banke and Apr 12 with reference to individuals Jone JW and Hreitanthal 3, but exact actions are illegible.
In St. Louis Missouri Dwight Moody deflects a question about Robert Ingersoll. He says he has never met Ingersoll and is uninterested in him noting his own preaching on truth and sowing and reaping. Moody invites Ingersoll to respond to his sermon if he denies any part of it.
Paris reports that Justice Minister Darlin will submit a bill to strengthen safeguards of public morality. The Interior and Instruction ministers said immoral songs in Cabaros would be censored and that authorities would ban sale or distribution of obscene papers and pictures in public places.
April 10 Knoxville Tenn. Fifty two guests slept at the Hotel Knox when the fire started. Only thirty five have been accounted for as the register was destroyed. A large reward is offered for the bodies and workers clear debris with many men at the scene.
Telegrams report a gulf tornado touching down near Arlington and Ozark Alabama causing destruction. Timbers uprooted and homes blown apart. several people are reported dead in the Ozark direction. A second note identifies a decomposed body as Vauline Bauer, a telegraph operator who disappeared last November, with injuries undetermined due to decomposition.
In BurnineTor Iowa on April 9 10 hundreds witnessed an airship along the Burling ton Cedar Rapids and Northern line from West Liberty to Cedar Rapids. The post office department leases Corcoran art gallery for the International Postal congress planned for May 5 lasting six to eight weeks with full fitting and furnishing. William Jennings Bryan spoke at Tallahassee and nearby towns amid large crowds and said he felt shaken but fine after his accident with chest and leg pain.
In Percy Oklahoma on April 10 a four year old girl, daughter of John Wood, near McLoud, was assaulted and is dying from injuries. An 18 year old near relative is accused of the crime and a mob has formed seeking swift justice if guilt is proven.
A dispatch to Baltimore and Ohio officials from Oakland reports the body of General Joseph S. Fullerton of Washington found in the river eight miles below the Oakland wreck site where he was killed.
The Bun Genstock Furniture company of St Joseph Missouri failed to pay bills totaling 310000. A partial list of creditors is implied in the notice, with court action anticipated to recover the debts.
Dispatches report 1500 Greek bandits crossed the frontier between Metsoro and Diskata and fought Turkish troops through the day. Edhem Pasha orders readiness for a full Turkish advance. Greek regular involvement remains unconfirmed amid grave tensions.
A shooting affray yesterday morning at McHiray's hall in ChrettE Creek Altman Colo left Bob hangs dead and Harry Miner and Sam Loshey wounded. Jack Cox was then fatally shot by Marshal O'Brien.
A Washington dispatch reports the Agriculture Department’s study on sugar beet factories. It notes 113 German factories earning about 240 dollars profit per factory, keeps beets priced around five dollars a ton, and estimates US production costs at 3 to 4 cents per pound with beet prices not exceeding five dollars per ton. It compares Europe costs, cites factory setup at about 200000 dollars in Europe and possibly 250000 in the United States, and suggests cooperative European models may spread here. Seven US beet sugar plants operate, four more are under construction, and sugar consumption has risen sharply in recent decades.
The new board of regents at the Agricultural college in Manarran Kansas elected officers led by President Harrison Kelley and Vice President Mrs. John J. St. John. It named committees on Finance Grounds and Buildings Farm Horticulture and Employer relations and set the school year to run July 1 to June 30 with all employment terms expiring June 30.
W C Wabb of Topeka argued in Topeka this morning a mandamus suit to force Finney county commissioners to levy a tax to pay $5 000 of Garfield county bonds voted before it was disorganized and attached to Finney county. Finney county may be the test case affecting about $1 000 000 in bonds across several counties.
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