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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1891
Page
6
A lengthy illness afflicted Mr. McDonald ending in his death on the twentieth. Attendants stated the patient showed a gradual decline, refusing nourishment as the weakness deepened. Clergy and witnesses note his fortitude in facing the final days.
The commission plans to adjourn for the summer and return in September to resume work on allotments after discussing settlement terms with the tribe. President Ayill is expected to issue orders related to the process.
Agent Robinson finalizes allotment of lands to Towas in severalty. Sixty day period for selections expired with forty two Indians still undecided. He set aside lands for them and filed field notes with Indian Agent Patrick after depositing tract books.
A chaotic incident in Georgia ends with two guards dead and four others wounded. Police report a violent confrontation at a facility, as investigators comb the scene for suspects and motive. Local authorities urge calm while securing the area.
The National Executive Silver Committee, after a meeting in June at the Hofman house with senators and party leaders, urges restoring money to the people through free coinage of silver. It warns that gold and silver under current limits threaten business, urging immediate action to reestablish silver as legal money and prevent economic collapse.
In Arkansas City Kansas on June 92 Robert A Ross Cherokee treasurer pressed a $1 head tax on cattle in the strip and warned of seizure. A dispatch to Postmaster Nielsen confirms the dispute over payments and the Cherokee outlet.
Detective Max Freeman of Philadelphia was attacked while pursuing Gideon Marsh at a secluded cottage near Como Belmar. Freeman was badly injured, with wounds to the hip and head, and remains in critical condition. Marsh’s presence was suspected, but authorities have released no statement.
A fierce storm hit Erie on Friday evening causing extensive damage. Churches, barns, homes, and orchards were ripped apart with trees uprooted and structures toppled. Residents report injuries and widespread loss to crops as wheat and corn are threatened by rot and weeds.
In Chicago's eighth and most exciting renewal of the great race Strathmeath ridden by Covington won by a length over Poet Scout and Kingman after High Tarr fell dead mid stretch. Poet Scout placed second though close, with Kingman third as the field finished in a dramatic finish.
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