21 Dec 1882
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1882
Page
1
National Greenbackers gather in St Louis seeking a fresh label for their causes while debates over land grant railroads loom. Senator West proposes ideas as politicians in the Senate weigh civil service issues and a Rochester bank suffered a drop in shares amid speculation by officers.
In Washington on December 20, Melville testified on DeLong's report to the Secretary of the Navy found with bodies. Senate committees discussed recess, Utah delegation, civil service reform, and rail consolidation. Court-martial actions and postoffice funding measures dominated House and Senate proceedings, with remarks on patronage and partisan influence. Upton bank troubles surfaced as city finances faltered.
New York reports say the City Bank of Rochester closed this morning amid a suspected $500000 deficiency caused by oil and stock speculation by President Charles E Upton. Deposits were about $500000 with $80000 in bank paper. attorneys say a director notes soundness a month ago.
A large Western Michigan lumber delegation of 71 men arrived in St Louis to seek broader trade with St Louis Indianapolis and Kansas City. They own over 50 million dollars in capital and 210 million feet of lumber awaiting spring business. The group met with Wabash manager John C Gault and joined the Merchants Freight Bureau insiders including Seth Frink and Jno McEnnis. Separately the National Committee of the Greenback Labor party debated renaming the party and possible new alliances while key figures like Col Jesse Harper Briton Hill and John Studebaker spoke on the political situation. Mrs Walburg A Wockerle begins a 10000 suit against Mutual Life and Anna Life Insurance for alleged fraud involving her husband. A secret committee meeting discussed dissolving the Greenback party and forming a new coalition opposed to Republicans and Democrats. late tonight action on the plan was anticipated. Judge Filley of Pittsfield Mass credited St Jacobs Oil with curing rheumatism.
The Hawkes farm at Charlemont burned today, destroying 150 sheep 50 calves and hay and grain stock valued around 815,000. Other items note a new Astor Library building in New York and a lighthouse project at Eddystone England. Also included are anecdotal tales on whisky drinking, a shirt sale joke, and long agricultural rotation notes.
A note extols Leis' German Baking Powder as the purest strongest powder with careful production, while Paris boasts twenty four theaters and one hundred cafe concerts. The letter urges thorough trial before judgment.
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