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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1897
Page
7
A report in the Philosophical Transactions relates a squall two days out from Cape Good Hope that produced a shower of irregular ice pieces. Captain Blakiston notes it was not hail but solid ice fragments of varying sizes, some as large as bricks, swept from the sea.
An advertisement warns against mercurial catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It claims no mercury, internal action, and directs readers to obtain authentic products from Druggists for 75 cents per bottle, with testimonials available. Hall's Family Pills are endorsed as well.
Harper s Magazine for 1897 announces fiction and articles including a new Martian by du Maurier and a Stockton tale. It lists stories by Howells, Wilkins, Wade, and others, plus science notes, Mexican travel writing by Lummis, and historical and psychological papers.
Secretary Gage favors a tax cut on distilled spirits to 90 cents. Speakers for Lloyd in Missouri district. Frank D. Healy named land office register at Woodward. Judge Orton told he won’t be navy auditor. Creek and Cherokee urge veto of Indian appropriation. Mayor Steinbach’s son killed by a train. Mrs. Fillmore dies after fall. Plague in China. Indian avalanche kills 31. Brussels expo opens with dignitaries. Corbett and Choynski potential fight in San Francisco. Tennessee governor to resign in October. Weirman Ballard land case ruled for Vanderpool. Omaha has two mayors and dual municipal staffs. Executive retirement protests with guards. Coroner’s inquest at Ste Genevieve on Miss Boillot murder. Mrs. Tilton reportedly leaves $100,000 fortune. Missouri pioneer Behrens dies at 83. Grant obtains Mexican guano concession. Hutching dies in Cincinnati. Huston shoots McBride in Leavenworth. Outlaws rob Elbert, Colorado. Mail carrier Oldham killed by lightning. Mrs Wilcox resigns treasury post. Gainer, NY newspaper man, dies of starvation amid Bible controversy.
E. E. Gore son of ex State Auditor testified before a Senate committee on Globe bank failures. He said the bank held doubtful Idaho and Utah securities in 1893 and warned Spalding and others about overstocked Unity building stock and excessive loans. Gore claimed a Chicago banker urged not to close the bank to avoid panic.
Webb McNall, Kansas insurance chief, urges keeping capital at home. In a forthcoming report to the governor, he notes Kansas life fire and accident insurers have taken out of state $23,000,000 more than they have paid in losses and benefits over 26 years, and calls for steps to foster domestic coverage.
Emperor William of Germany instructed the German ambassador to give 2090 dollars to the Paris charity bazaar committee that faced difficulties after a disastrous fire. Amid rumors, the duke of Orleans declined to seek government permission to attend the Duc D Aumale funeral.
Chicago May 12 The Chicago Board of Trade voted 436 to 458 to discontinue the use of No. 2 spring wheat as a contract grade leaving No. 1 northern spring and No. 2 red winter as the only grades for future delivery This move aims to give buyers better quality wheat while some members expect a drop in speculative volume The rule takes effect October 1.
In Rumford Falls Maine workers install this week in the Rumford Falls Paper company mills the largest paper machine in the world. The machine will make paper 150 inches wide surpassing the previous American record by fifteen inches and the world record by two inches.
The fourth annual convention of the National Association of Chiefs of Police of the United States and Canada opened in Pittsspur at 10 am with about 200 delegates. A feature of the gathering is the plan to arrange the Bertillon system in all cities.
New York May 1 Herald reports Eugene Cowles the basso of the Bostonians is defendant in a limited divorce suit filed by his wife. Mrs Cowles, via counsel Colonel George Bliss, began proceedings a week ago. Friends attribute the separation to incompatibility.
The Theosophical society added forty acres to its tract on Point Loma California, bringing the total to a one mile square. The increase is to be used for a large land sanitarium, reflecting plans to establish a major facility on the site.
Hondurac revolution ends in Trevacieatpa with the country declared peaceful. May 13 reports confirm stability and a return to normal governance after upheaval. Local officials and residents anticipate orderly administration and restoration of services.
Market prices for wheat and corn show various grades and rejects. Livestock receipts total 7,400 cattle and 866 calves, with shipments and mixed quality notes from Kansas City market coverage.
A fragmented verse parody by Sol Miller imitates Goldsmith in a rustic domestic portrait. It extols a hardworking couple, praising paternal strength and maternal thrift, then shifts through garbled lines about daily virtues, labor, and devotion as the aging pair near the end of life.
Wellington residents report the manager of the opera house argued with the gas company over bills as youngsters used roof access to light stoves and play cards. An investigation traced the cause to the gas usage during unsanctioned after hours activity.
The Casi Feed Mill offers the highest corn price and guarantees fixed pricing on all kinds of feed. The notice emphasizes prompt payment and steady supply for local farmers and poultry operations.
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