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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1897
Page
7
A partial train timetable from the Santa Fe Railway shows schedules for the Topeka Topeka City routes, including time entries like 8:36 p.m. and 6:44 a.m, with mentions of Kansas City, Leavenworth, and Denver lines. The clipping includes ticket office details, agent contacts, and promotional notes about rail travel.
In Missouri, the cases of Wesley Jackson Joseph McKeehan and James Hull begin with venue change from Jefferson Township where the alleged abduction took place. About 1,000 people attend as Sheriff Lear arrives with deputies. two suspects fled and another accomplice Bert Winfrey is sought. The trial, starting at 1 pm, may last several days with testimony from Stills and wife and local farmers. The defense plans to question the woman’s character.
New York on September 29 reports General Benjamin F. Tracy nominated by the regular Republican convention for mayor of Greater New York. Seth Low of the Citizens Union drew under fifty of 348 votes, while Jacob Worth faced jeers. Platt appeared to cheers and the St. Louis platform was endorsed.
George Fred Williams of Dedham was nominated for Massachusetts governor by the Democratic state convention in Worcester on Sept 29, with a platform aligned to the Chicago national platform. The convention experienced disorder as Williams pressed to exclude lukewarm party leaders and angered supporters of Bayan, leading to clashes and the attempted seating of Congressman Fitzgerald.
Five thousand people gathered at the Santa Fe depot to greet Miss Edna Whitney of Chillicothe Missouri on her arrival in Topeka Kansas a royal reception followed by a parade led by the Karnival Knights and Governor Leedy.
Secretary Wilson announces Post Office approval to attach the Department frank to sugar beet seed packages sent from growers to experiment stations for analysis. Early returns from test plots show promising growth, supporting the belief that sugar beets can be cultivated in most states.
The Brooklyn comptroller and registrar of arrears of taxes show a shortfall of 1.0 to 2.0 billion dollars in Brooklyn between their books. Most missing is personal tax, booked as city assets but non collectible, risking a burden on future Greater New York taxpayers without Albany action.
Markets show Hard Wheat No 1 at 814 to 83 1 2 cents, Soft Wheat No 2 at 9 1 2 to 8 5/8 cents, Spring Wheat No 2 at 81 1 8 to 7 7/8 cents. Corn mixed at 25 to 24 1/8 cents, White Corn 25 1/4 to 25 cents, Oats 19 1/4 to 16 1/2 cents. Rice No 2 43 cents, No 3 41 1/2 cents, Dressed beef and export steers 14500 at 25 8 25, native cattle 11 0543.65, hogs 10 810 shipped 7 26.
Vessels docked in New York harbor prepare for Klondike travel carrying 169 passengers by way of Cape Nome. News items list gold seekers from Seattle and Skaguay, a murder case, political ticketing in Kansas, balloon ascent mishap, New Oklahoma appointments, and various crimes, trials, and scandals across the nation plus international events and economic notes.
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