26 Dec 1896
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1896
Page
1
Kansas City police hunt after crack team robbed W W Morgans clothing store, seizing large booty with no clues left for investigators. Separate reports note Blue Cut Chicago Alton robbery with no leads and a Missouri miner killing near a camp amid tense union mood.
A man identified as R G Johnson brought a girl under 16 to a boarding house claiming she was his wife. The pair left together, another man sought the supposed bride, and authorities fear an elopement.
Sugar trust agents have secured 640 shares of Woolson Spice Co stock for 640000, leaving 60 shares unclaimed as total trust investment reaches 1905000 for 1740 shares. The firm, organized in 1889 with 52000. has paid 91000 in dividends and a 25 percent annual yield.
Frank Schmidt of this city fell from a wagon driven by John Weisse while visiting 16 miles northeast. Schmidt struck his neck at the wheel and died, dragged eight men before his partner realized the cause.Schmidt was found with a broken neck and facial gash. News also mentions Leavenworth soldiers fighting at 310 Main Street, injuries from steel knuckles, and a humorous pardon petition from Kentucky convicts aiming to join Cabes.
New York boxing at the Greater New York Athletic Club saw Peter Maher dominate Steve O'Donnell in quick fashion. The Irish heavyweight floored the Australian with a sharp left and finished with another pair of power punches in under a minute.
Holden Missouri residents are alarmed by a grisly incident after officials found a human corpse being slowly boiled in a large vat. The man who claimed it was his son offered no explanation and fled with the body, leaving the town puzzled as sensational rumors spread.
The Carnegie Company announces wage scales will stay at 1897 levels with a ten percent prior increase maintained through the year as market conditions remain sluggish. Also reported are remarks by Senator Redfield Proctor on Cuba recognition, a Kansas pardon for Willis Jackson after 18 years, a fatal boxing accident in Pine Bluff, and various local dispatches from Missouri and Arkansas.
Mary Ellen Thaxter, in St. Louis, seeks confirmation of her father Everett Thaxter’s death to speed the distribution of about $500000 in estate. She recalls recent masked Oswego Oregon letters and a well death skeleton found years ago as context. Short note on other city items follows.
In New York 1880s tenements cleared under sanitary expropriation laws, rear houses of Elizabeth Street torn down, 360 tenants mostly Italian. Infant death rate in barracks reached 323 per thousand, with 11 funerals in four years. Riis notes worsening conditions despite reform talk and new paint on old houses. Also mentions Scotland sheep theft inquiry and political moves in the United States.
Rep. Dingley states the new tariff bill will not alter internal revenue taxes on spirits tobacco beer or bank checks and will avoid income tax changes. Hearings on schedules begin Monday as the Ways and Means Committee gathers input from various industries and labor groups to set duty rates.
Descriptions from Key West warn of Weyler's harsh strategy in Cuba with orders to burn and pillage in the Minor del Rio region. Reports claim executions of captured guerrillas and retaliation by Cubans including hangings. Also noted are various unrelated dispatches on ships, prisons, mines, and local incidents.
Station notes show receipts and shipments for cattle and hogs at Kanmne City and Oxsoace with prices for Texas steers cows natives and feeders. Market words indicate steady to higher openings and then weakness, with various price ranges and daily totals across weeks and locations.
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