26 Aug 1897
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1897
Page
1
Chicago market leads a broad advance with wheat breaking past the $1 mark on opening, corn and oats showing brisk activity, Liverpool prices firm then retreat, and December and September contracts fluctuating amid heavy local receipts and bullish tones from futures and foreign markets.
Aug 26 report from Plum Creek notes a food shortage in the isolation camp for striking workers. The deficit stems from a break in an arrangement, not commissary failure. Dinner was served. the area remains quiet and aides claim confidence in victory as developments unfold. Nearby Kansas City reports a missing farmer, Wahason, feared murdered after a westbound trip with a woman. Also, Ewronta notes W Chase, former populist chair and penitentiary warden, plans Klondike pursuit. Lemar, Colo details C Frost Liggitt’s forgery arrest. he is a Republican county committee chair and recent public money receiver appointed by McKinney.
A jumble of brief items from Kansas City Emporia and New York details a preacher stirring a potential libel issue over women in politics, a severe New Jersey storm flooding Rahway and Elizabeth causing stock losses and transport disruption, and a Kansas jurisdiction dispute over Native American civil process. Additional notes report wreck attempts on a Missouri fast mail, Democratic discussions about state tickets, a fire destroying a coal mine base in Virginia, cattle and horse killings, cotton picker needs in Oklahoma, a London smelter project, a lynching in Paris Texas, and tariff decisions on cereals.
Port Townsend to Race Rocks reports from Klondike with four Dawson City passengers recounting dramatic tales of gold and bonanza creeks. Yet most crews say cleanups have slowed. Colman Bonanza Creek claims about 172,000 in gold and other sites promise similar wealth when developed. Dispatches also note weather, police actions, and various public notices across U S and Canada, including Aug 26 reports from Alaska, Washington, and Kansas.
The state Republican convention met with a full hall as United States Senator Penrose entered to applause. The platform reaffirms the party’s gold standard and adherence to McKinley’s administration, pledging support for the Dingley tariff and solid money doctrine.
A raw, unverified report from Arkansas claims angry white citizens killed several Black residents in a spree of lynchings across counties. Details describe deputy sheriffs entering homes, a woman found dead near railroad tracks, and six alleged murderers taken to jail. The account notes repeated executions by mobs and ongoing violence with unclear legal due process.
President Idiarte Terda of Uruguay was assassinated yesterday amid political tension and national mourning. The event followed a prior visa about a national fete and involved immediate arrest of a suspect. The crime has sparked strong condemnation and raised concerns about government corruption and military materiel links.
Delegates of the Grand Army Republic gather at Music Hall Buffalo with national colors and eagle crest as the executive session remains strictly in council. Clarkson presides and ushers in speakers including Guy Blick and officials such as Mayor Dewitt and Cal A.D. Shaw.
A chaotic sequence near Kirksville follows an alleged assault on a year old girl at a family dance. Suspect Binisom of Seville faces charges of drugging and assault. A crowd overpowered Sheriff Blair and Mayor Dockery as they tried to secure the jail, with several detainees remanded to custody amid the melee.
The Nebraska Republican state convention opened in Lincoln at 2 pm with a large attendance. Norris Crown, temporary chairman, praised the St Louis platform and urged uniting to restore Nebraska to the Union and to defend the supreme court from populist influence.
A Colorado Springs physician Dr G W Fraker and his former office boy Edmunds figure in a murder inquiry linked to a Pike's Peak case. Edmunds, once seen with Fraker, claims Fraker acted out of spite. Edums was arrested at his home and later implicated the doctor before police. Also noted: congressmen invited to a bimetallism event and a Woman's Relief Corps convention drawing 2000 women in Buffalo.
Potatoes and apples price ranges listed alongside Kansas City live stock and grain markets. Cattle receipts steady with mixed pricing, hogs firm, and grain futures showing varied shifts across wheat corn oats and oats. Local reports include Nebraska and Texas market activity and Chicago grain briefers.
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