29 Sep 1894
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1894
Page
1
The report alleges fraud by Arctic explorer Robert Peary, with corroboration from his party surgeon, while a separate item recounts a passenger train on the Chicago & Great Western being saved by a seven year old girl who waved her apron to signal the engineer. The era’s tone frames Peary as a humbug amid broader domestic news from Kansas City and Missouri courts.
Reports cover Western whisky distributors forming a new association to push a 20 cent per gallon price rise, with aims to unify rates and curb rebates. Separately, the National School of Electricity organizes in New York Union Square to offer practical courses, aiming to place graduates in industry and Cooper Institute spaces.
The article reports on two Kentucky men accused in grave offenses including wholesale robbery of Hibler Mercantile Co goods at Sulphur Springs, with details of arrests, attempted executions, and a broad manhunt extending toward Vinita and Washington.
Severe fires swept the eastern part of Crow Wing County yesterday afternoon. Homes, barns, and farm buildings burned as residents fled with little hope of saving possessions. No fatalities reported but fears remain for many families as the blaze raged and then subsided in hot winds. Local residents M I Lafond and J Swan suffered losses. George Savgrin, Sarthe, and Andy Defall also named in reports. Authorities warned of continuing danger in the belt.
Residents recount the three day hurricane that submerged Cobb's Island, washing away fences and vegetation but with no loss of life. Rev. Thomas Dixon from New York and his family escaped to the mainland as water receded, while observers mark the storm as the fiercest in twenty years.
Reports from multiple states detail legal and political notes. A ruling confirms that reimported domestic whiskey is subject to the internal revenue tax rate in effect at reimportation, set at 10 cents per gallon, while importers advocate for the rate at the date of reimportation. Also reported are a Kansas abortion case against Dr. Baker and Albert Strause, political discussions in Oklahoma and Wisconsin, a murder mystery near Providence, starvation in Missouri, a fire in Minnesota, a missing money package case, and a new postmaster appointment in Kansas.
McDaniel, tied to Gorin train robbery, awaits grand jury in Topeka on conspiracy to rob. He claims not to have planned the crime, while his father refuses bond. Detectives from the Santa Fe service relocated him after a hotel arrest and briefing on Abrams and Overfeld.
J L Sullivan defends Fitzsimmons as capable of beating Corbett and criticizes Corbett for avoiding the fight. The interview also notes a wrecking confession case near Fontant and various local notices from Havre to Covinaro, touching on civic and ceremonial matters.
A compilation of market summaries across commodities and livestock. Includes loan rates, corn, wheat, and oats futures, along with cattle, hogs, and dairy receipts and prices from Kansas City, Houston, St Louis, and Chicago.
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