23 Oct 1888
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1888
Page
1
A jury assigns responsibility for the Lehigh Valley accident to specific parties, detailing the factors that led to the incident and the resulting consequences for those involved. The ruling clarifies fault and potential financial or legal repercussions.
Coroner jury reports engineers conductors and lookout men guilty of gross negligence in Lehigh Valley Mud Run crash killing eight. Verdict faults red signal recognition failure and failure to control trains. charges rear brakeman and conductors with negligence. censures engineer for not keeping train under control.
Sensational events marked a Chicago funeral for CS Squire, longtime assistant postmaster, amid a crowded service where Dr. Lorimer urged civil service reforms and anger rose in the audience. Other items report railroad brakemen constitution changes, Minot postmaster theft, and a sensational Kansas City shooting tied to society circles.
Thousands of Plug Hat adherents from Springfield and nearby cities gathered in Tomlinson Hall as General Harrison spoke about tariffs and the protective system. The crowd, waving white plug hats, filled the hall and cheered as Harrison praised Ohio and Indiana supporters before returning home in groups.
Chief Justice Fuller delivers first opinion, reversing Pennsylvania's tax on telegraph messages. Court rules state may tax only messages between points inside its borders, remanding for further action. Also brief items note sports, grain trade, a snowstorm in Minnesota, and Tilden will case.
The Iowa Supreme Court delivers a ruling against the International distillery, outlining the court's decision and its implications for local industry and regulation. The decision underscores the state's stance on licensing and competitive practices.
Des Moines reports the Iowa Supreme Court ruling in the Kidd case at the International Distillery, amid a statewide ban on all liquor manufacture. The new law, enacted since the litigation, already closes all distilleries and breweries, including the Big Distillery which had ceased operations in 1887, making the dispute largely moot.
At the Metropolitan opera house on October 22 the National W C T U met amid debates. Frances E Willard was re elected president with 260 votes. Caroline B Buell and Mrs Mary A Woodbridge named to secretary posts. Esther Pugh elected Treasurer. Memorial service held for members who died. A request to Senate urged for Elizabeth Thompson to join international arbitration committee. Receipts for the publishing association listed as 152204 with expenditures 126128.
In Gneesssene Pennsylvania two domestics, Maggie Lloyd and Maggie Galvin, agreed to die by taking ladanum because they lacked fashionable clothes. Lloyd died in bed while Galvin survived. authorities recount the pact and its collapse. Other items note French defense spending and a Texas rape-murder case, plus weather and a patent remedy advertisement.
The Fever Bulletin lists 43 new cases and 1 death in Jacksonville on October 22, with 85 of the new cases among colored residents and a national total of 3 889 cases and 332 deaths to date. Additional reports note 12 cases in Coreville with 5 under treatment and other items on public discourse about marriage in contemporary periodicals.
A landslide buried a train with about two hundred thousand cubic metres of earth cascading onto the tracks. Emergency teams halted travel as engineers assess damage and restart efforts continue. Local residents report the scene near the hillside line and await investigation results.
A Barlington line derailment near Kennysaw Nebraska leaves many dead and wounded as rescuers recover bodies along the tracks. Reports describe shattered coaches, a crushed caboose, and survivors among the injured. among victims are listed as KILLED BY A LOCOMOTIVE and a party in a wagon by the Fremont Missouri line. The scene prompts charity and caution amid cold conditions and ongoing searches.
A Kansas inquiry finds no record search by John M. Gallaway on manufacturing debts of Bourbon County farmers amid Democratic committee criticisms. Wichita expands livestock market with ten new packing plants by Fran via Whittaker & Son and Jacob Dold & Sons, boosting regional slaughter and market status. A Kansas City report notes a tragedy as Mrs Harden Lusk harms her infant. Hon B W Perkins speaks at Walout and Pittsburgh rallies.
A compilation notes PanAma canal opening set for June. editorial shifts at major papers. political speeches reportedly avoided. deaths include Mrs Letcher and Judge Hill. a Kansas City grain and livestock roundup, railway appointments, a hunting accident near Cooperstown, and other regional notices.
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