21 Jan 1897
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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1897
Page
1
Mrs Canedy, wife of Charles Canedy the absconding deputy sheriff and well known politician, secured a divorce today. Canedy's whereabouts are unknown with last reports placing him in Arkansas before he vanished.
Poetic meditation on the passage of time and the crushing pace of progress. The verse laments the rushing year as wheels move forward, consuming many lives, and asks for a slower pace and a chance to glimpse the past. Attributed to Mus. Jos. ILiFr.
Harris Kansas Senate chairman introduces a railroad bill modeled on the Iowa law and Missouri deed of trust, with a 12 month redemption and full debt satisfaction, avoiding conflict with mortgage redemption. Also proposes a law barring coal mining except for state institutions and wagon roads spares.
A Bushnell relative says the governor indicated Marcus Hanna would not be considered for the U S Senate vacancy. Bushnell reportedly aims for the Senate himself, while friends urge resignation so Lieutenant Governor Jones could appoint him and likely run as Republican governor next fall.
British commissioners report on Behring sea seal life finds 145000 seals on Pribylots and about 11000 dead pups from overcrowding and later deaths. They see no imminent extinction of fur seals and expect measures to preserve the species.
In Texarkana on January 13 Dr. T DeWitt Talmage urged the U S Senate to ratify the arbitration treaty to end war among nations and inspired bells of Christendom to ring peace on earth He urged no interference with ratification and proclaimed that saving lives is best.
General Rivera in Canco Cuba appeals for rifles and cartridges rather than manpower. He notes nine months of scarce ammunition and small expeditions, says cannon hinder mobility, and urges Americans to send arms while promising to fight Weyler before winter ends with 50,000 local troops ready.
Noted writer and popular historian Joel Tyler Headley died at his Neweton home after paralysis. Born December 31 1814 in Walton New York he rose to prominence mid nineteenth century with histories biographies and travel books.
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