22 Jan 1880
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1880
Page
1
Telegraphic dispatches report in Augusta the Barebones Parliament in session with rising discontent among members. The feed covers Congress proceedings, bank reserves debate, and foreign notes, plus Maine fusionist moves.
The article notes De Lesses entering Panama and plans to begin canal work on Jan 1 1530, earthquakes feared in San Salvador with evacuations and fires, Lake Tlapango boiling with sulfuric vapors, and government efforts to calm chaos. It also covers Irish Home Rule debates with O Donoughue urging sympathy for West Ireland peasants and a move for independent action from English parties.
Turkiye upholds Kohler prosecution and returns papers as Ahmed Tewfik faces religious law penalties while Hafiz Pasha gains honors. Sir Austin Layard to challenge the Porte. Also reporting a deadly midnight explosion at Lycott colliery near Newcastle with 77 workers fatal and many injured and unrescued.
Ismael Ayoub Pasha, newly named Governor General of Soudan, demands £500000 and 34000 troops for unrestricted authority. The Egyptian Council of Ministers treats Soudan as an Egyptian province and has rejected the request, with his nomination likely to be cancelled.
A dispatch reports rioting in Rio de Janeiro over a proposed tax on street car fares with three dead and many wounded. In Cuba Holguin Laton districts remain peaceful as the Gayamas and Manzella are reassigned for pacification. Mexico City notes Gen Candino and Gen Gonzales vying for presidency amid troop deployments and Cabinet tensions as Grant and party prepare to be hosted.
Daniel Earls, an illiterate Black man, was hanged in Osweep County on January 21 for the June murder of Eldridge Perry, an elderly farmer who lived alone in a nearby Newark Valley village. It was the county's first execution.
Jan 21 Geo Duncan of Ohio township was found dead on the prairie near his home with his throat cut. The lonely resident lived alone and authorities suspect foul play in the county scene.
The Montgomery furnace boiler exploded causing heavy loss and shutdown. At D R Carrot's Barrataria Bay plantation a sugar boiler exploded killing Arthur Parker chief engineer Willis Wright and another colored man. thirteen others wounded with uncertain recoveries. Damages include $8,000 to the sugar house. Fires followed with Herr Cessell flouring mill above Georgetown burning. losses $50,000 on building $30,000 on stock and $33,000 insurance. Claremont Paper Manufacturing Co mill burned with losses around $30,000 and $11,500 insured.
Mem phis begins sewer construction. Patrick Gugerty’s mill in Cohoes New York sustains a fire causing 30000 dollars in damage. Nine counterfeiters arrested in Oswego New York making spurious coin. Cincinnati Times claims Democratic National Convention to meet in that city. Dubuque Iowa sees unrest over murder of Adventist Elder Buck. Newport Kentucky prisoner Patrick Guilford maims Edward Conolly with a razor. Lincoln’s walking stick recovered after theft at his assassination theatre. Jackson Mississippi caucus nominates J Z George for United States Senator on the forty ninth ballot with 79 votes. Parnett in Indianapolis amid great local honors. Governor Williams present. Hen dricks sends regretful letter.
In January debates Senator Bayard pressed a resolution to withdraw legal tender status from United States notes. Senator Beck opposed, arguing for issue as needed, while Treasury data claimed debt reduction and adequate reserves. The session included executive moves, Porter relief bills, and revisits to currency policy amid a broader fiscal debate.
A fragment references Warren Street and West of Mass street location with advisory notes about traffic changes and street naming near a corner. Authorities urge motorists to watch for signage and detours as work proceeds.
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