26 Nov 1892
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1892
Page
1
A daring single robber hijacked a private bank in San Marcial California, forcing the banker to hand over money at gunpoint. Customers fled and mounted riders pursued the suspect as he rode away into the night.
A freight train wreck occurred on a steep division grade between Cambridge City and Richmond on the Panhandle line. The engineer and fireman faced catastrophe as a collision or derailment caused fatalities and severe injuries. Inspectors report no lights on the affected portion leading to the disaster. The fireman Wrinsun died instantly. engineer Paul Herb Moyer and head Trainman Ases Hendricks were gravely injured.
A fragment from a Wichita page describes establishments, capital divested, and workers affected. It notes numbers of mills and factories, with references to Wy ibe and various local industrial entities.
A teary bishop urges all citizens to join in thanksgiving for past gifts and future hope. He frames gratitude from perspectives of natives, foreigners, white and colored citizens, calling for collective praise of liberty and God’s blessings. The address emphasizes unity and shared devotion despite differences.
A brief from Nebraska discusses Democratic and independent gains as a strategy to block Republican control of the state legislature and affect a United States senator election. Senate totals show 5 Democrats 14 Republicans 14 independents. House 7 Democrats 49 Republicans 44 independents. Joint ballot could require five Republican votes to elect. A separate Nashville report quotes Henry Watterson predicting no extra Congress session next spring, but a session in October might be wise.
Washington rumor mill flags renewed illness in ex secretary James G Blaine. Reports say Blaine suffers a bad spell and may retreat from Washington with his family seeking a milder climate, possibly heading south and west by stages aboard the Southern Pacific route.
Three men arrested near Arlington charged with robbing a bank at Roslyn last September are said to be part of a westward crime band. Vance Smith and Jones identified. they own ranches and stock and are linked to prior robberies and a camp gang. Local residents fear cooperation with authorities.
Reports center on a Texas oil find at Petruna, a blizzard fatality near McLeod, and a Detroit gas plant sale for 1.5 million. Market summaries cover cattle, hogs, sheep receipts, and grain futures in St Louis Kansas City and New York with mixed prices and heavy activity.
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