07 Feb 1888
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1888
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR listing several attorneys including Geo Barker L W Stove and A G Honnold with Geo B Gould in the National Bank building and a reference to Thacher as attorney at law, indicating a legal notices page fragment from a city newspaper.
The Senate debated the presidents free trade message with Senator Platt attacking its protectionist implications. In the House, the Lowrey-White election case moved toward seating White after a party-line vote, with Missouri lawmakers Burns Decker ONeill and Stone among those supporting White. Adjourned for executive session.
At St Joseph a girl not yet thirteen seeks her vanished husband who has twice married and fathered two children. Her tale recalls a first marriage in Grundy county Mo at age ten to Robert Patterson, his death, a second marriage to John Stevenson, and a third, before he absconded. Police and mayor assist her homeward to Grundy county.
A chaotic sequence surrounds the Metropolitan National Bank of Cincinnati. Directors convened, funds were scarce, and the vice president J R Decamp faced arrest for alleged misstatements amid a failed attempt to secure more liquidity. The bank suspended and moved toward liquidation with government examiners stepping in.
Famine relief appeals from Constantinople to Boston urge aid for Central Turkey, where drought and locust devastation threaten thousands. Ground relief cannot start before June 10. January receipts were only 18000 dollars, with four times that needed. Contributions directed to Langdon and Ward, No 1 Somerton Street, Boston. Local newspaper reports fire at Fremont Methodist church destroys building except walls. three injured, including Miss Day, Mrs. Armsinger, and three others. Also note obituary of Mrs. Oliver Wendell Holmes in Boston.
Market notes from New York show on call rates at 34 percent with a dull but steady tilt. Prices for staples and commodities across stocks grains and livestock fluctuate, reflecting muted demand. cattle receipts and hog markets indicate mixed activity with notable shifts in butter dairy and pork futures.
February 6 reports sweeping cuts across western freight, with Chicago to Kansas City, Council Bluffs, and Omaha all lowering class and grain rates. Missouri Pacific and Chicago lines slash fares. Milwaukee & St Paul trims costs further. Also notes land entry rulings for Michigan grant lands and Osage City, Kansas, development. Iron Hall case ruled in favor of secret orders, exempt from state insurance law.
From Louis, Naw Yous February 7 The Cunard steamer Aronne arrived at her wharf with Samuel Newton Brooks aboard He is father of Hugh M Brooks and of Miss Maxwell who faces death for murder In St Louis at the Southern hotel early April 1886 Powering an Extension In Synaccez Kansas a meeting favored Rock Island extension at the Arkansas Waters Great enthusiasm for the project Metropolitan Bank of Cincinnati Washington February 6 The U S Comptroller reports Bank Examiner Sanders found no defalcation Fees arose from loans lacking security He secured 875000 additional collateral from parties to whom excessive loans had been made Expendable losses likely under 350000 even if bank winds up If continued as a going concern much of this may be saved Books show surplus and profit about 190000 So capital of 1000000 would be only lightly impaired Creditors can lose nothing if the bank survives with prudent management stockholders may avoid serious loss.
The old Libby prison building in Ficanoso Virginia has been sold for 29000 dollars to a Chicago syndicate. It will be removed and rerected in Chicago, a move described with little controversy. A separate note discusses chronic tea poisoning, summarizing Dr. Bullard's findings on how excessive tea, especially strong blends, can negatively affect nervous and digestive health, particularly in vulnerable individuals.
A fragmentary OCR item shows references to district court matters, with unclear details but indicating official judicial action or notices within the district. No full names, dates, or outcomes are readable from the fragment.
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