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Newspaper

Lawrence Gazette

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1897

Page

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Final vote week as tariff bill seals sugar and hides deals

Washington reports indicate a Republican conferees agreement will pass the tariff bill this week establishing a new sugar schedule. The top rate on refined sugar rises to 2 cents per pound with added fractions, boosting beet sugar protection. Hides move to 5 percent ad valorem, raw cotton returns to free list, and several schedule shifts follow House priorities against Senate stamps.

Washixeton Congress Senate House of Representatives House

Cooney to push Congress probe of Sedalia bank collapse

Congressman Cooney of Missouri plans a House resolution demanding a Congressional investigation into the First National Bank of Sedalia. The document alleges an inspector was deterred by currency officials and that looting plans preceded the bank’s closure, citing a 1898 robbery by bank officers and the cashier’s flight to Mexico.

Cooney Congress Thompson Mexico Cocyrus

Commerce With Hawaii Described By Agriculture Circular

A Department of Agriculture circular analyzes Hawaii trade in 1896 and over the decade. It notes the United States controlled about 90 percent of Hawaii’s trade, with exports from Hawaii totaling $21.58 million and imports around $11.05 million on average in 1887–96. The U.S. supplied roughly all Hawaii’s imports and bought most of its exports, while U.S. purchases of Hawaii goods and island sales to the United States show growth, with Hawaii’s exports reaching a peak in 1896 at $6.46 million.

Washington Department of Agriculture United States Hawaii

Miners Convention in Pittsburg Discusses Eastern Strike

The Cherokee and Crawford counties miners convention met in Pittsburg Kansas in secret session with 33 delegates. They discussed the eastern strike at length and expressed sympathy, but no strike proposal was made or expected to aid the easterners.

Pittspurne Kan Cherokee Crawford Counties

State board probes NY child waiver to Western states

Arpaxy July 1. The state board of charities has taken up the issue of New York city and state institutions sending children out West for placement. The investigation follows rumors that some Western communities object to receiving children from New York institutions.

Arpaxy N. Y State Board of Charities New York City

Be P Lillibridge Consul In Colorado Incident

Colorado city notes July 19 as Be P Lillibridge is identified in a consul related matter with sparse details. The terse dispatch centers on a diplomatic or official role amid limited context from the fragmented OCR text.

Colorado

Barn struck by lightning kills man near Creighton

During a July storm at J A Ross farm one and a half miles south of Creighton a barn burned to the ground. Dick Page was instantly killed standing in the door as the barn caught fire. Ross escaped with a severe shock and a horse inside the barn died in the blaze.

Lightnaog Creighton J. A. Ross Dick Page Ross

Michlerhuisin family to host triple celebration in Oversel

The Michlerhuisin family of Oversel Allegan county plans a triple event on August 3. Hewitt G. and wife will celebrate their golden wedding, Hewitt Jr. and wife will mark a silver anniversary, and their daughter Jennie, 32, will marry Abraham Bold.

Grasp Rapids Mich Michlerhuisin Oversel Allegan County Hewitt G Hewitt, Jr Lebrate Eir Jennie Ahel -Bold

Salvation Army plans first colony in Colorado

Commander Booth Tucker touring the West to acquire 50,000 acres in Southern Colorado for a colony to relocate the needy from crowded eastern cities. Backed by John B Neckefuller, the plan centers on land near large canal systems as the site for the settlement.

Lamar Col Booth- Tucker Salvation Army West Colorado John B. Neckefuller

McCord Confirmed as Arizona Governor by Senate

Washington July 19 The Senate voted 29 to 18 to confirm Myron H McCord as governor of Arizona after an executive session and extended deadlock. The action ends days of bickering over the appointment and clears McCord for the position.

McCord Arizona Washington Myron H. McCord Senate

Pardons Granted to Cuban Insurgent Chiefs

Havana July 19 Acting on Weyler's suggestion the queen regent pardons insurgent chiefs Rogelio Camacho Domingo Gonzales Castillo Guillermo Fuente and Rivero who were under death sentence.

Weyler Havana Rogelio Camacho Domingo Gonzales Castillo Guillermo Fuente Rivero

Untidy governess provokes quiet household remark

A light domestic exchange compares a new governess unfavorably to a Boston Globe standard. Lil notes the governess is untidy and even leaves her hair undone at night, prompting amused or critical reactions from others.

Lil Boston Globe

Archibald Kelso Escapes While In Transit

Archibald Kelso, wanted in Pittsburg for the alleged killing of his father, escaped custody on a Wabash train near Emmeron Illinois while being transported from Ponca City Oklahoma. He was under guard by Officer MecKelvy and leaped from the train window after leaving the station.

Archibald Kelee Emmeron Ill Archibald Kelso Pittsburg Ponca City Okla MecKelvy

Striking miners at Dillonvale to return or be replaced

Strikers summoned in Wihernia West Virginia as of July 19, 1910. Miners at Dillonvale along the Wheeling and Lake Erie road are informed by management that mines will resume work this morning and that if workers do not return outside men will fill the vacancies.

Wihernia W. Va Dillonvale Wheeling & Lake Erie Road

General Trobriand Dead in Bayport Summer Visit

General Phil lipe Regis de Trobriand a union officer in the rebellion died at his daughter Mrs Capist home in Bayport where he was spending the summer. He was a poor French count.

Trobriand New York Phillipe Regis de Trobriand Capist Bayport L. L

Cadet Russell Montgomery Reports From Alaska

Portiana Ore July 19 Russell Montgomery a United States naval cadet who disappeared from Annapolis over a year ago has written from Alaska to his father J B Montgomery a well known capitalist of this city. He says he has a claim in the Klondyge district and is working it successfully

Portiana Ore Russell Montgomery United States Annapolis Alaska J. B. Montgomery Klondyge

New York Sees Surge Toward Klondyke Gold Rush

New York has been touched with the Alaskan gold fever as at least 2,000 Argonauts rush to join the Klondyke rush. They plan to depart as soon as transportation can be arranged.

New York Klondyke

Dennett Committed to New Hampshire Insane Asylum

Arthur F. Dennett, once superintendent of Dr. Parkhurst's Society for the Prevention of Crime in New York City, was committed to the New Hampshire asylum for the insane yesterday.

Dr. Parkhurst Insane Concern N. H Arthur F. Dennett

American beauty Miss Greene to wed Hamilton noble

Lowxpas July 19. Miss Greene a beautiful American long known in London is engaged to marry a member of the Hamilton ducal family. She gave a concert Monday evening at Lady Sdford house.

Lowxpas

Counterfeiters Said to Work Perry Oklahoma

Officers seek counterfeiters who have operated in Perry Oklahoma for several days passing raised paper bills to local businessmen. The work is described as clever and well executed.

Perry

One Thousand March on a Colliery in Night Air

Pittsburgh Pa July 19 Miners in Washington county strike for two weeks turn desperate and march on Cannonsburg to pressure Boone and Allison mines. About 30 deputies guard each mine as meetings run across Miller Run Bridgeville Cecil Laurel Hill and neighboring pits. Women urge husbands on while bands plan a nocturnal march with brass and drum corps to join in the action.

Pittsnure Cannonsburg Boone and Allison Washington County Miller's Tom Run Slope Bridgeville Nos Steen’s Cecil Laurel Hill Creedmore Bishop Standard Ellsworth Miller’s Run

Debs Could Drive Miners to Strike in Fairmount Region

Waeerine West Virginia July 19 declares Eu gene V Debs may mobilize miners more than operators offers. A Monongah dem meeting cheers when a Debs arrival is promised at Fairmount Thursday. Operators threaten oven closures and risky mine labor shifts with dangerous potential for bloodshed.

Waeerine W. Va Eugene V. Debs Fairmount Monongsh Debs

President Ratchford on Miner Strike Impact

In Columpua Ohio on July 19 President Ratchford described the strike as expanding after two weeks of suspension involving more than 150,000 miners. He warned the idle column will grow by 20,000 next week and that public opinion and press coverage will demand a solution to the widespread disruption.

Columpua Ohio Ratchford

Something to Depend On from Jones & Son

Mr James Jones of Jones & Son Cowden Illinois tells how his wife, struck by La Grippe and seeming to fall to Hasty Consumption, recovered after using Dr King s New Discovery. He kept the medicine in stock and gave her a dose, she improved from the first dose and six bottles cured her. Dr King s New Discovery is advertised with a money back guarantee.

James Jones Jones & Son Cowden Dr. King la Grippe Pana

Costa Rica Counterfeit Ring Stone Found in North River

Divers under Chief Hazen recovered the principal lithograph stone used to print nearly 81 million Costa Rican notes. The find completes evidence against Ricardo De Requezens, Mrs Eugenia Reinaman, Frederico Mora and others implicated in plots to topple President Iglesias and install Mora.

Costa Rica North River William H. Dohm Secret Service Hazen Ricardo de Requezens Eugenia Reinaman Frederic

Burlington Buys Large Coal Shipments Across States

The Burlington Railway bought 8,000 tons of coal in Southeast Kansas, funding moves as it has no lines there. The coal origin shifted from Illinois where a two week strike rages. Operators resist moving stock and railroads fear strikes. Western miners may sell to eastern roads as coal supply tightens.

Kansas City Burlington Railway Company Kansas Illinoia Burlington Mississippi Missouri Colorado

City street railway tied up after court ruling

Sacinaw Michigan July 19. The city’s street railway system is completely tied up today after months of conflict with Union Street Railway Co. A recent supreme court decision upheld the city’s right to implement measures to compel the company to settle for certain special improvement taxes.

Portos Sacinaw Mich Union Street Railway Company Supreme Court

Baptist Missions Clear Debt After Fund Drive

The American Baptist Missionary Union and the American Baptist Home Mission Society wiped out their joint debt of 496000 dollars. John D Rockefeller donated 250000 dollars, contingent on raising another 250000 dollars, bringing total collections to 50303.45 dollars from nearly 5000 subscribers.

Baptist Missions New York American Baptist Missionary Union American Baptist Home Mission Society John D. Rockefeller

Kinnots Strikers Join Marching Miners in Illinois

A telegram from Glen Carbon reports miners quitting work to join strikers from Staunton and Mount Olive. The combined forces plan to march to Collinsville Caseyville Troy O Fallon Belleville and other towns in the Belleville district.

Kinnots St. Louis Post-Dispatch Glen Carbon Staunton Mount Olive Collinsville Caseyville Troy O'Fallon Belleville

Collision Sinks Yacht Off God nor Point near Portland

A Portland dispatch reports the U S warship San Francisco collided with the yacht Dysilio off God nor Point. The Dysilio sank almost immediately while the San Francisco sustained no damage and plucked the yacht’s crew from the water.

Portland United States San Francisco Dysilio Godnor Point

Ninth Illinois National Guardsmen Demand Chair Cars

At the Chicago and Alton depot in Springfield on July 19 colored troops of the Ninth battalion of Illinois National Guards refused to ride on old coaches claimed condemned and demanded chair cars. The confrontation was narrowly averted when order to proceed was given, and the troops boarded the train.

Springfield Chicago & Alton Ninth Battalion of Ilinois National Guards of Chicago Chicago & Alton Railroad Ity

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