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Newspaper

Lawrence Gazette

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1897

Page

6

Wabash Express Wreck Near Missouri City Kills Five

A Wabash fast mail and express train plunged from a damaged trestle into a raging torrent near Missouri City Missouri. Seven people died and about thirty were injured in the wreck that occurred on a stormy night. Dispatches list five postal clerks among the dead with others injured and the engine crew surviving with serious injuries. Conductor Copeland survived after initially being thought dead. The crash followed a lightning and flood filled scene as the train crossed the trestle over the dry creek bed during heavy rain.

Kansas City Wabash Missouri City Edward Grindrod St. Louis O. M. Smith Frank W. Brink W. S. Mills Gus Smith Saul Winters Charles Greasley Copeland Moberly Wabash Hospital New York Fast Mail Union Depot Randolph Liberty Landing Wabash Fast Express Sfive D. A. Smith Charles Winters W. Tes Mills Ager Whenain

Senate tariff debate ends with Tillman Chandler clash

The Senate spent hours debating a tariff bill with a heated exchange between Tillman of South Carolina and Chandler of New Hampshire over an immigrant head tax and President Cleveland. The lead paragraph on lead ore duties and various committee rates were voted through amid broader talks on hides wool and trusts.

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40000 Mora Troops for Cubs Placed by Maprip

Senor Canevas del Castillo states that if Spanish forces in Cuba suffer heavy sickness in the rainy season the government will ship 20000 additional troops to the island in October to sustain the army at full strength and strike the insurgents. A man named Feather Kyle lost his wife and 4 year old child near Trot Kansas after attempting to ford Mosquito creek. The wife and horses perished and the child, though in the water an hour, was saved by reaching a tree. Thousands strike in services in Belgium as of June 30.

Mora Cubs Maprip Senor Canevas del Castillo Cuba Keneat Trot Kan Feather Kyle Mosquito Creek Here

Bannocks on War Path Alert Idaho Settlers

Secretary of War Alger received a dispatch from Idaho Governor Steunenberg reporting 300 Bannocks near Hailey on the war path. Settlers fled to Hailey for protection as armed bands appeared in full war paint. troops were dispatched from Fort Russell to Hailey.

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England to Back US Silver Move in Global Curb Aims

The National Review reports a forthcoming US monetary commission plan led by Senator Wolesti former VP Adlai Stevenson and General Charles Paine. It proposes joint US France Britain statements to end 1873 silver experiments and to push silver use and legal tender in England.

Loupon National Review United States Monetary Commission Wolesti Adlai Stevenson Charles Jackson Paine France United States England Bank of England

Two Millions Involved In Lombard Debt Case

In Kansas at Wicarra on June 39 Judge Dale ruled that transferring Lombard Kansas assets to Lombard Missouri and swapping stock did not free Kansas stockholders from liability for Lombard Kansas debts. The case, a test matter, concerns about two million dollars in question.

Lombard Company Kansan Wicarra Kan Thomas A. Shedd Lombard Mortgage Company of Kansas George Troutman Lombard Company of Missouri Judge Dale Kansas Company

News In Brief Here Various Political and Local Stories

Unusual demand for small notes signals improving business. Cornell wins college regatta with Yale second and Harvard third. Governor Rogers of Washington warns Debs against revolutionary activity. Osage dispute over annuity payments to mixed ancestry groups. Rev Hugh Johnson marks Queen Victoria jubilee in Senate prayer. Denver indictments total thirty eight against nineteen election officers for fraud. General Gordon re-elected commander in chief of United Confederate Veterans. Fagen-Bush linked to $50,000 Denver swindles while under NY arrest. Perry Heath named sole referee in Western Enron Telegraph case worth about $1 million. Glass workers prep for major strike. bosses foresee record shut down. Harris resolution to foreclose on Union Pacific reported to Senate unanimously. Author Mrs Margaret Oliphant dies. West Virginia officials Atkinson and Mrs Camden in Clarksburg. Standard Oil gains control of Bay State Gas for $2.25 million. John Garvey, once a bed sleeper at Mrs Astor’s home, dies in asylum. Captain Flint designs a boat aiming at 50 mph. Ohio GOP ticket listed with Bushnell, Jones, Burkett, Mamett, Campbell. Daugherty chairs state committee with Fisher and Durr. Webster Davis rules name on pension roll proves honorable discharge. Bannerman versus Winchester Reating Armature case ruled for defendants.

Treasury Cornell Yale Harvard Rogers Washington Debs Hugh Johnson Queen Victoria United States Senate Denver John B. Gordon United Confederate Veteran's Association Cl. M. Fagen-Bush New York Perry Heath Western Enron Telegraph Company United States Harris Union Pacific Senate Margaret Oliphant Atkinson West Virginia Myra Camden Clarksburg Standard Oil Company Bay State Gas Company Addicks John Garvey State Committee C. R Fisher Peter Durr Webster Davia Bannerman Winchester

Steamer Aden Wrecked Off African Coast

Reports from Aden describe the loss of the steamer Aden off Socotra Island after a severe monsoon and fire of misfortune. The Mayo rescued nine passengers and three crew. twenty five passengers and many crew remain missing amid a chaotic night of waves and wreckage.

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Gazette Road Wagon Draws Crowds at West End Drug Store

Ellis and Robbs note many visitors come to see the Gazette prize road wagon. Stop at West End Drug Store for paints and oils at bottom prices. Lawrence Lawyers with briefs to print are urged to use the Gazette job office for quick, accurate work using the prescribed type.

Ellis Robbs The Gazette West End

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