28 Nov 1899
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1899
Page
1
Across the Graf Pan engagement British forces suffer heavier casualties than expected as General Methuen secures limited success. Buller dispatches confirm a grand total of 193 losses, including naval brigade deaths, amid sparse South Africa news and signs of strained cable communications.
In Muntla on November 28 the transport Manaueose carrying Webb Hayes and three infantry companies neared disaster amid a typhoon. The ship was unseaworthy, engine failures and underway shortages left crew and troops marooned for twelve days. In New York General Leonard Wood arrived, stating he has no knowledge of the task drawing him to Washington.
Washington November 25 Adolphus Busch of the Anheuser Busch brewery testified before the Senate committee on manufactures about beer ingredients aging as a preservative and health concerns from acids. He urged a minimum malt extract standard and condemned corn as a primary beer source. The session also heard American champagne makers praising domestic wines and calling for harsher laws against fake labels and imported adulterated wines.
Justice Smith of the supreme court appointed Hubert G. Taylor a temporary receiver for the defunct Franklin syndicate bank. William Inglis presented ownership of 12 shares. Liabilities exceed 200000. assets around 150000. police hold the funds. Taylor must post 15000 bond. Missing Miller elicits letters from deceived investors seeking refunds. Police and district attorney monitor other blind pool schemes under scrutiny.
Job printers in Omaha walked out seeking a nine hour day with nine hours pay. Gus Lowry, a Black man, was sentenced to life in the federal penitentiary for the murder of Nathan Sheffield, a wealthy cattleman in the Indian Territory. Smallpox spreads in parts of Indian Territory with several new cases in Calvin Newburg Wilburton Poteau and Creek nation. Bert Repine won a 48 hour bicycle race in Kansas City with 981 miles and six others near that mark. Jury finds justifiable homicide in the murder of Prof Ro A Simpson in St. Louis as lawyer James T. Roberts faces trial. inquest hears of Simpson’s alleged advances.
New York November 28 The Herald reports White's bureau also known as Charles H White's bureau vanished with its managers on Sunday. Credulous depositors in multiple states lost over 200000. Backers fled earlier with funds. Louis A Gourdain, tied to a New Orleans lottery, is under arrest facing similar charges.
News from Rockport reports Joseph Singleton and James Sanders went home by small boat but their craft was found upside down in the bay and they are believed drowned. In La Porte a lightning strike damaged a residence killing two occupants. Portside cargo discharges and disease news follow shipboard outbreaks and quarantine actions.
Washington Nov 28 The presidents Message is nearly complete and ready for transmission to Congress. It will be unusually long because it covers many important topics. The cabinet met and discussed the message, which received general approval. The article also notes a burglary at Wilburton Oklahoma Territory and a fatal shooting of a deputy marshal during the arrest attempt.
Indianapolis scene shows UMWA President Mitchell declaring plans to appeal to the president if possible. The Kansas case centers on John Reese, a young union member married a year, deemed subjected to what protesters call persecution and injustice by local and federal courts. A related Kansas City dispatch notes Judge Williams ordered Reese confined in Shawnee county jail instead of federal prison to provide a corridor, easing his imprisonment.
National Silver Republican executive committee met in Chicago to discuss the 1900 presidential strategy. Towne said the party has organizations in 31 states and hinted at a personal convention to back Bryan if the silver plank is adopted at the Democratic convention.
Italian scenic artists supply large numbered sheets of tough brown paper that form the backdrop for grand opera and other productions. These sheets are painted abroad, joined in order, then spread on canvas at theaters, reducing transport costs and eliminating retouching. The method travels globally, shaping productions from capital cities to faraway stages.
In the North West Provinces district two constables nabbed Durbe after overhearing talk of murdering his wife. Durbe admitted burying her alive with four neighbors aiding, claiming she begged to die to spare her children from a leprosy inheritance. The wife died in the ditch burial, all confessing before a magistrate. A rare superstition linked to disease was noted. In London, Princess of Wales charmed a Mellich ward blind boy by engaging him directly, making him bow and converse in a brief, joyful exchange.
Market reports show cattle receipts at 60 900 natives one thousand Texans, steady to stronger overall. Hogs receipts 14 000. heavy weights 74.04 to 80.80. packers and market demand generally steady to firm with variations by grade. Sheep and lambs receipts mixed. cattle, canners, and feeders listed with price ranges. several futures and commodity notes included for November through May terms.
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