12 Jan 1892
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1892
Page
1
A fragmented OCR shows a chaotic list of officials from County Attorney to Deputy Treasurer amid a car strike fear. Police expect trouble but southwest calm persists as names like Emery Hromelgick and Hutt Haskell surface among scattered references.
An advertisement lists Kebridge House Eld Mayloy proprietor and rates plus a garbled note about a heated alarm and prices. The page also reports a car strike in Isota Narotis Indiana with police escort, arrests, and troop talks, plus fire ruins Sibley Block on Main Street and an imperial famine relief plan in Russia.
The fifth week of the session opened tamely with little attention on major issues. Senate members attended with prayer, and after routine readings, actions considered included a request for 170000 for railway aid and a debate over duties on bread and related goods. House proceedings saw a resolutions vote on monetary conference and a push to repeal parts of a prior Mehinley act. Separately, mining disaster coverage notes ongoing rescue, investigation into the cause, and safety lapses with ongoing efforts to resume operations and aid for affected workers.
A deadly railway disaster is described with a Faust Express plunging down a ninety foot embankment. Passengers, including many women and children, are injured or killed as cars derail and a Pullman is wrecked. Rescue efforts save several from fire and collapse, with detailed victim names and local reactions across multiple towns.
The page reports a death and illness outbreak in Havana like La Ghippa references and mixed notes on a Portuguese editor. meanwhile a reciprocity discussion with France features Deputy Siegfried and Lord Grandeau debating tariffs and trade. Senate confirmations include several district judges and consular postings. A fatal accident in Bayens City and a push by the People’s Party for a Kansas fair petition conclude with Grace Field Lindley’s death.
Dated Jan 12 dispatches note insurgents gaining strength and boldness near the city as rumors of an imminent march stir local excitement. Governor Huxparey in Seward county reports no request for a special judge or legal adviser amid county troubles.
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