19 Aug 1897
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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1897
Page
1
The Gazette reports that 121 items were added over the months of June and July. The note highlights an increase in entries during the summer period, reflecting workflow or filing changes at the publication.
Senator M A Hanna and party aboard the Comanche ran aground on Nipigon rocks during a Great Lakes cruise. The yacht stranded for sixteen hours after midnight before tugs freed it at one o clock. No serious damage beyond a slight leak. cause traced to pilot error leaving the channel.
The South Carolina senatorial race turned dramatic as Mayfield pledged to withdraw if McLaurin proved attempts to organize a Populist party. He now says proof shows McLaurin blocked Populist effort. McLaurin thanked him as apulse rose. he later fainted after vehemence, needing rest per doctors.
Victoria reports nearly 1000 hopefuls bound for Dawson City as two ships depart with 400 plus men and horses aboard the Bris tol and Islander. Police, dogs, and sleds are packed for a winter journey, with outfits and pack animals secured to overcome the Klondike route challenges.
San Francisco dispatches report Klondike rivalries as Coffees Creek prompts marvels from Trinity County. In Morrison gulch near the Graves brothers discovery, $18,001 in gold was yielded Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jay mine treasure, weighing 2,400 ounces and originally three feet long, was deposited for coinage after a record haul. Further pockets yielded $46,000 in less than five hours, with estimates of $1,000,090 possible from the mine.
Wichita Kansas August 16 reports say temperance supporters have organized a secret movement to prosecute Mayor Muir and County Attorney Jones for alleged neglect of their duties at the Harper joint. An executive Home League committee is authorized to raid saloons and prosecute officials who tolerate the alleged violations. The mayor and associates defend monthly license by fine and deny yielding to temperance agitation. Several hundred dollars reportedly raised for the campaign against jointists and officials. Union church meetings are held as radical measures are urged and excitement runs high.
In Marrnettos Mexico Missouri on August 13 Ernest Cross white married the 12 year old daughter of Thomas Pickerson of Middle Grove at Halliday by a justice of the peace. The girl's father later removed her to keep her until she reaches age. Also reports Glasgow Scotland August 13 say the Scotch oil trade combine collapsed as companies refused to fix prices for winter. In Topeka Kansas August 13 Governor Leedy will not grant Willie Sell a pardon though no action will be taken for several days.
Aug 14 in Fulton and Rock Island Illinois saw a hand to hand battle as factions sought to move the Modern Woodmen of America headquarters. Injuries, arrests, and a railway track rupture followed a planned raid with a special train, militia, and multiple injunctions amid tense hostilities.
A Rus sel Gulch mob armed and masked broke into the Central City jail at 2 am seeking the keys to a steel cell holding four prisoners suspected in the murder of Alexander Goddard, a miner. The jailer refused, the mob fired, the four men hid behind mattresses and survived. Four leaders have been arrested and guards posted amid fears of further trouble.
Northbound Missouri, Kansas and Texas passenger train derailed near Caddo Milla Texas after a fish plate was removed and rails bent. Baggageman W H Rallins died instantly and three black passengers were injured but not seriously.
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