26 Mar 1896
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1896
Page
1
The article outlines a threefold purpose in controlling gold sales and exchange, aiming to keep gold bars domestically and reduce coin circulation. It discusses England's role, the Bank of England, and policy implications for gold prices and export risk amid ongoing financial tensions.
March 2 report that a bill to prohibit wearing high hats by women in theaters was passed after lengthy debate in the house. An amendment by Mr. Stewart adding six months imprisonment to fines was withdrawn. Stewart argued for protection against male interruptions between acts.
Joseph J Manier reports on delegates to the Republican national convention from Maine and Minnesota estimates. Reed Allison and Cullom face withdrawals and alignments as McKinley support grows. Missouri Republicans organize district conventions appointing Campbell and Walker as delegates with McKinley favored. A mutiny threatens Peru elections. Butler statues face critique. Italy approves Africa credit. Keleb sisters plan fundraiser for new trial.
An 87 year old retired New York manufacturer, Mr Need, ended his life at his city apartments before daybreak using a razor after suffering from disease and old age. His wife found him and assistance arrived too late. The item blends this suicide report with brief town notices about railroad rumors in Omaha and a Rolla postmaster trial for embezzlement in a separate district.
Mrs Huldah Queen Davis seeks to annul Andrew J. Davis will and claim the entire fortune, alleging she was his lawful wife. She says the couple married in 1842 in Arkansas and that two children, May Isabelle and Lauria Ann, are theirs. The case unsettles Davis heirs in California and Fresno.
A compilation of chaotic dispatches reports revolts in Cape Town with massacres, killings including Commissary Bentley, and whites fleeing for protection. Indian Ocean dispatches note medical history projects, poison suspicions, arrests for defalcation, and a burglary resulting in deaths. Port Janets N Y reports a murder and suspected poisoning by a wife. Bayti confirms the death of President Hippolyte with sparse details. Constantinople cites a Killie outbreak. Maine records a major factory fire. Egypt debt moves to fund a British Egyptian expedition, and Minn O W T W lodge dissolves a grand master.
In Wicurra Kansas March 28 at the Southwest Kaosis Methodist Episcopal conference Bishop Andrewe declared ministers should not meddle with temperance. Presiding elders reported on the past year as the session heard various local items including political notices and public discussions.
The Dakota Republican state convention at March 26 endorsed a protective tariff and the Minneapolis financial plank until St Louis adopts a later statement. Delegates are instructed to work for William McKinley and sound money and to ensure Pettigrew supports the McKinley ticket. Seven delegates caucused to bar Pettigrew from chairing or serving on committees at the national convention.
A Madison area man attacked Mrs. C Diller with a club as she cried for help, sparking a ferocious fight that left Mrs. Diller dangerously injured and her husband badly cut. While lynching rumors circulated, local crowds restrained the assailant. The issue of the remarkable tale also includes a bizarre note on Africa’s tree crabs and a young French boy famed for a heavy hair growth born in May 1556, with parents sensitive to the nickname the hairy boy. An advertisement urges piano moving services by T A Beal at Steinberg's.
Markets by Wilke cites steady to higher tones across livestock and grain values. Receipts include 2500 carria receipts and 7000 Hoas receipts with mixed cattle classes at about 3.60 to 3.70 for bulk sales and heavier tracts around 3.55 to 3.60. Grain prices show firm cash and futures, with No 2 red at 72 to 73 and oats firm. Kansas reports small offerings and steady to firm notes across wheat and corn positions.
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