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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1890
Page
7
Congress coverage reviews the Senate debate on the silver bill conference report with votes and adjournments, House actions on Behring Sea correspondence, and multiple quorums as legislative steps unfold across congress. The period includes shipping, tariff, and land grant discussions, plus adjournments and journal approvals.
James G Blaine and Stephen B Elkins pursue oil field near Parkersburg West Virginia Avram Hewitt ex mayor of New York City departs London for Paris Benjamin Butterworth elected World Exposition secretary The Military Affairs committee favors reviving Lieutenant General rank General Grierson placed on retired list in army Tangier Morocca raid on Sultan s son camp slaughter and fifteen prisoners burned alive H M Stanley marries Tennant in Westminster Abbey The death of General John C Fremont at New York Intellgence of El Senoussi Mahdists clash El Senoussi captures El Obeid Cuenca Democrats nominate two congressmen Grapstrng sick McKinley Tariff protest in Sheffield Paris Carnot fends off blank cartridge shot Silver bill signed Fort Hays land grant to Kansas militia Cuba sale rumored 200 million dollars Salvador declares siege and war with Guatemala 20000 troops on border
Reports from Ysleta Tex to Lake Pepin Minnesota recount deadly fights in city governance and a string of disasters. Fire and explosion kill and wound in Brunn and Chicago. a Tacoma lake steamer Tioga disaster claims many lives. hangings in Vancouver and Birmingham mark capital punishment events. Constantine-like fires, floods, and desertions plague ships and towns. more than a thousand structures burn in Constantinople. a Lake Pepin tornado drowns tourists. a vast European crop outlook contrasts with Irish harvests.
San Francisco reports wholesale desertions from the Charleston with eight recaptured by hired natives. Sailors claim harsh discipline and restricted library access aboard. An electrician led the deserters after rank demotion.
News notes report Garnett Kansas approved 80 000 in bonds for waterworks. Other items include New York cloakmakers ending a strike in victory for unions, a 100 000 fire loss in Denton Texas, burglaries in Plainville Kansas, and obituaries and local updates from across the country.
Market notes from Hays City and St Louis dated July 15 show mixed grain prices with flour and wheat wavering and corn and oats varying by bid and cash. Provisions stay steady. cattle and hogs shift across regions with steady to higher quotes, while sheep and butter, eggs, and lard move modestly in markets.
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