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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1897

Page

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Banker's Death Seen As Deliberate Suicide At Hotel

George A Taylor a longtime St Louis banker was found dead in a Normandie hotel room. An empty bottle labeled hydrocra nic acid and a clasped photo of a woman not his wife suggest suicide amid domestic troubles. He held the role of paying teller and faced a pending divorce.

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Territorial Encampment G A R opens in Hennessey

A special from Hennessey states the town is decorated for the seventh territorial encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. Veterans with wives and children from across the territory attend, with J. Houston as aide de camp on the staff of the commander of the Home For Veterans of Kansas.

Kamnas Crrv Hennessey G. A. Ro J. Houston Bona of Valetans Kansas

Europe Faces Turkish Demands in Greek Peace Crisis

A Turkish official warned Europe Turkey will not yield on demands in Thessaly and capital privileges for Greek subjects, arguing Greece’s profiteering and misused rights threaten peace. The piece notes Greece, Serbia, and Romania under scrutiny, with warnings of widespread consequences if war arises. It also reports on a U S bimetallic commission arriving in Paris and plans to meet President Faure after credentials are presented, followed by trips to London to discuss strategy. The report covers the Turkish stance, the EU response prospects, and a diplomatic mission timeline.

Turkey Constantisortr Foreign Office Greece Thessaly Servia Houmania Europe Paris Faure United States Benatar Wolcott Stevenson Charles J. Payne Don. Horace Worter France Porter London M. Meline Great Britain

Kansas Penitentiary Receipts and Expenditures Report

A state auditor's report details three months in 1896 and 1897 at the Kansas Penitentiary. Data cover prisoners, coal output in bushels, total earnings, coal sale receipts, average earnings per man, and overall expenses versus receipts with a deficiency. It notes 1897 figures and a prior comparative period.

Yorrka Kon A. A. Newman Board of Penitentiary Directors

Fire at Smith Center and surrounding incidents reported

A series of local and regional reports recount a near catastrophic fire in Smith Center caused by overfilling a gasoline glove, with a worker sustaining burns but preventing total ruin due to timely aid. The dispatch also covers arson-related court proceedings in Lexcous Nebraska, a Kansas census update showing population shifts across 17 counties, a Des Moines blaze in Calumet, and New York beet sugar legislation granting a state subsidy to beet sugar manufacturers.

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Metropolitan Life Stripped of License Over Death Claim Rejections

Webb Nall, Kansas insurance chief, revoked Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York’s license to operate in Kansas after findings the firm refused to pay certain death claims. The action follows disputes raised by Mrs. Josie L Dunn of Topeka and Mrs. Pertham Emery of Kansas City Missouri. The report also notes unrelated items across cities including medical opinions on contagious diseases and assorted local appointments.

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Cuban Resolution Defeated In Senate Vote Showdown

A Cuban resolution failed as Senators Morgan and Bele clashed over the issue leading to a vote on the resolution later today. Other items include a motion to refer a Morgan resolution to foreign relations failing, and multiple regional dispatches from May with weather, church assembly notes, and violent crime reports.

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Exemptions for War Veterans in Kansas City Kan

Free licenses granted to veterans under a state law. City Clerk Yeager issued one peddler and three hucksters licenses at no charge upon proof of war service. Also notes various short items about fires in Newnsurf West Virginia and college leadership changes in Missouri.

Kansas City Kan Kansas Yeager

Press Board elects officers in Associated Press suite

May 30, Carcago reports the Associated Press board of directors elected officers: President Victor F. Lawson, Grat vice president Horace White, second vice president Hoke Smith, secretary Melville E. Bione, assistant secretary Charles Diehl, with a short note on other scattered items from Wichita and Texas court actions. The report also mentions an armistice in Thrace, a rabies remedy claim, and a lawyer bragging about costly clothes in Atlanta.

Carcago Associated Press Victor F. Lawson Chicago Daily News Chicago Record Grat Horace White New York Evening Post Hoke Smith The Atlanta Journal Melville E. Bione Charles 8, Diehl

Markets by Wire Summary of May 20 Texas and United States bids

Market reports show cattle receipts and prices across regions. Texas steers 5.00 to 4.50, native cattle and stockers mixed, hogs receipts 16,000 with strong demand, beef futures higher in parts, grain markets steady to firmer with No 2 corn at 73 to 78, oats steady, timothy and prairie hay steady to firm, Chicago and Omaha exchanges reference prices and cash bids.

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