20 Dec 1892
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1892
Page
1
A fragmentary OCR page shows multiple attorney names and offices such as L H Perkins and Thacher, plus references to real estate Abstractors, a New York Life agent, and banking. The text also mentions monthly business meetings on a defined schedule at an address on Mass Street and public notices of meetings and social events.
A 13 year old girl Miss Lonie Noel of Noel McDonald County is found dead near the Cowskin river with a broken neck and bruises. William Simmons a Joplin smelter worker is arrested amid jealousy claims and conflicting alibis from family and friends. The case shocks Noel and Joplin as investigators drag the river and search for light on the murder.
The Interstate Commerce Commission transmitted its year end report to Congress detailing the act to regulate commerce, its public value, and the need for amendments. It discusses judicial interpretations of rates, calls for legislative construction of the term line, and outlines recommended amendments to strengthen fair rates and curb favoritism amid ongoing legal debates.
A blend of early 19th century notices covers land access before presidential proclamation, a fatal mill collapse in Albany with multiple deaths, and various financial and personal notices. The land ruling allows pre proclamation visits to Cherokee and other Indian lands while keeping opening grounds forbidden until the proclamation.
The Kansas Supreme Court yesterday reversed a lower court ruling in the case of Lewis G Garrett against the Kansas City Coal Co. Garrett, once a local officer, grew rich in a real estate boom but soon lost it. He sued for about 250000 claiming profit he never received from a coal venture. the court’s reversal alters his financial outcome and party fortunes.
In Dubuque Iowa on December 20 Blaine shows slight improvement after a night of rest though doctors caution the disease remains organic and advancing. The weather, a raw cold rain turning to snow, may affect comfort but Dr Johnson reports Blaine is as well as yesterday and resting well today. Damrosch arrives, signaling a fuller household around the ailing statesman.
The report outlines Saturday livestock shipments at Chicago with cattle receipts near 81,000 and notes market softness for certain packs while prices drift lower. Kansas City grain highlights show lower herd wheat prices, soft demand, and mixed corn, with receipts at 41 cars versus 100 a year ago and rye and hay values listed. a broad agricultural commodities snapshot accompanies the stock market opening and early declines led by Distilling and Cattle Feeding Co. shares.
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