23 May 1896
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1896
Page
1
A sprawling market update notes slow demand for orders and deferred canes with little unease about the coming crop. It cites speculation lifting cotton while woolen and finished goods see weak demand, mentions rail and treasury issues, and records related financial chatter and distant political hints.
A Methodist Protestant conference met in KaUuncluder City on May 23 and adjourned sine die after approving a revision committee to hear complaints and propositions on the church creed. Delegates from Providence Rhode Island discussed merging with the primitive Methodist conference and a relief fund report noted 795 beneficiaries with a rise in pence and a 2000 contribution proposed. Other items include Oklahoma and Havana dispatches, pensions, and political nominations.
A marble shaft monument unveiled at Fort Mill honors enslaved African Americans who served the Confederacy during the Civil War. The statue depicts a Black woman with a child and a Black man with a scythe in a wheat field, symbolizing their labor.
In St Louis May 23 the house rejected the impeachment motion against President Cleveland. The vote followed a dramatic presentation by Representative Howard claiming grounds of illegal bond sales and political corruption. The session then moved to routine business amid party divisions.
A dispatch dated May 22 notes a settler group from this area reached Liberia after sailing for that colony. Reports say colonists were defeated in their new home, with another group forming to join them this fall after harvest. Prices for transport are listed at 32 dollars per adult and 17 for children, with payments by installments.
Heavy rains sweep southeast Kansas and nearby counties causing extensive flooding. Dozens of miles of track and thousands of acres of crops are under water. The Missouri Pacific reports major washouts between Garnett and Ender water with ten miles of line submerged and repairs underway.
Report on the condition of the national banks in Missouri as of May 7 shows changes in cash reserves and deposits. The banks, including those in Kansas City and St. Louis, report increased parity and liquidity levels amid evolving financial conditions.
Reporters note Senator Quay maintains he is still a presidential candidate after delaying remarks on a Robeaton question. In Atchison Kansas a dispatcher was killed attempting to steal a ride to Leavenworth when struck by a freight train.
The article describes how rifles vary accuracy under wind and grip, noting a sharpshooter in a vise can fire ten shots with bullets in a four inch group at 50 yards. It also reports on research into high speed craft propulsion, detailing fuel and displacement needs for fast boats and torpedoes, including fuel consumption ranges.
A Kansas City taxidermist finds a brownish yellow sediment crusted on two deer teeth and sends it to an assayer, yielding pure gold. The find prompts talk of salt licks or dust as the source and hints at a new deer trail prospecting venture near Cripple Creek. The piece also includes unrelated notes on social conduct and vendetta lore.
A London correspondent recalls a scene in the peers gallery where Mr Gladstone faced pressing questions. The piece notes an unrebutted half column of conversation and touches on ocean surface estimates and greatest depths, listing several seas and areas cited by the Detroit Free Press.
Markets by WLEE report mixed and mostly steady movements across commodities. Grain and dairy prices show unchanged or weak to active trends with shipments and receipts noted in Kansas City Chicago and Omaha markets. several items list specific price ranges and delivery months.
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