07 May 1896
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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1896
Page
1
Cut this out and present it to Shane's galleries to obtain a cabinet of each set framed. Work on finest material finished as you desire with prices. For more tickets contact Mrs. Shane at the old home gallery near the river or Capt. J. B. Shane at Ironclad on South Massachusetts Street.
A brief ad notes a frame ticket priced at 35 cents while a free alternative is offered gratis. The item hints at a promotion or sale event with a focus on the lower price and the free option.
In Poweschick county Iowa Chester Rowe was sentenced to twelve years and two months in Gelim prison for embezzling public funds. He fled to Mexico and sought citizenship to dodge punishment, a tactic now condemned as a warning to criminals seeking asylum. The report also notes other local and regional items from May 4.
In Columbus Ohio May 4 Guy Linsley leading man of Louis James Dramatic Company was attacked on stage during Othello by Georgia Kimball who leaped from a box and struck him with a riding whip. She was arrested for assault and battery. Linsley and James addressed the crowd as manager Owens apologized.
Muzaffer-Ed-Dine, second son of the late shah, was enthroned at Tabriz as shah-in-shah king of kings. Grand vizier action ensures perfect order nationwide. Also reports include liquor tax impact in New York, a banker killed in Keokuk, and the passing of a bankruptcy bill.
A Florida style tally notes The Lawrence Gazette tops Douglas County circulation per Geo P Rowell Directory with a $100 reward for proving its inaccuracy. In Texas a mob hangs murderer Will Bendy after a pursuit near Buna. he is shot, wounded, captured, and strung from a tree as others suffer injuries.
London reports say the Cape Town conspiracy is exposed as Rhodes and Cape Colony officials face possible arrest. The Transvaal revelation implicates Rhodes as head of the scheme and notes he also served on the privy council. Possible revocation of the British Chartered South Africa Company charter discussed.
The Jackson County Missouri Republican convention endorsed McKinley for president and Webster Davis for governor. Resolutions supported McKinley, Davis, Filby, and Mayor Jones for national roles. Mayor Warner introduced the McKinley resolution by a standing vote. Miners’ wages fell as major companies cut pay per ton. Indiana mines mostly idle for not signing old wage scale. Kingston judge W Wood dies. London will assign waitresses to House of Commons staff. South African reformers' imprisonment debated by executive council. Abliene inmates escape jail by sawing through a bar with outside help.
New York May 4 Governor Morton will open the National Exposition of Electrical Appliances in the industrial arts building. More than 10 000 electric light plants with over 750 million dollars capital are represented. The event features a Niagara River power current and a long distance Tesla transmission system 482 miles long. A Niagara model plant, canal boat propulsion, and a world cable message by Chauncey Depew to Edward D. Adams will be presented.
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