02 Aug 1894
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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1894
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes report July weather observations at the State University with mentions of rainfall. The text is garbled but indicates precipitation measurements and period commentary. No clear dates beyond July and no identifiable events or figures.
Local items report a nine pound boy born to Mr and Mrs A R Olmatead. The article also notes August near, rising illness, club meetings on Henry street, church picnics, a suffrage comment, lawsuits, ongoing local incidents, concerts, train changes, and various social notices from Topeka to Lawrence.
A humorous note reports duck trousers priced at 88 cents as locals discuss shopping. An umbrella repairman near Lawrence is noted for years of work, with town chatter about a fraternal leader taking a vacation from Haskell Institute. A wedding dispute emerges as a woman marries her rival. A new carload of mandolins and guitars arrives in Lawrence, signaling continued musical habits despite the upheaval.
Fragmentary excerpts describe Topeka opinions on ice cream events and YMCAs, Lawrence residents dining at Eldridge House, twin-like women on Vermont Street, and a sprightly view of picnic culture. A university football hero becomes a section foreman, with future travel in a special car teased. Public chatter covers umbrellas, gossip, and scarce supplies.
Editor BILORR describes arrival at Weedaworth at 3 40 PM and transfer to the Pyramid Lake Agency Nevada 15 miles away. He notes the Truckee River valley scenery tracks irrigation ditch five miles long and camps along the route. The lake area is four miles from the agency, with a cool evening breeze and daytime temperatures 80s 90s, Indians neatly dressed with homes and ranches like white people.
City Clerk Honnold completed and accepted the annual Lawrence receipts and disbursements report covering July 16 1893 to June 15 1894. It shows bonded indebtedness at 215100, general taxes of 17592.51, police court receipts 1532, dog tax 984, street salaries 4507.08, police costs 4638.73, police judge fees 719, and electric light bill 6785.85. figures reflect balances, cancellations, and total expenditures for the year.
Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder earns top honors at the California Midwinter fair of 1894 and the World's Columbian Exposition 1893. An expert jury awarded it highest leavening power and a special gold medal, affirming it as the premier baking powder in the world.
Workers digging at the northwest city suburb residence of F M Perkins uncover an oily substance about ten feet deep. Mr Perkins shows a sample to Harry Raymond for analysis, suggesting a potential oil well. The liquid resembles coal oil pending analysis. A Sunday school convention is planned at Dyer school August 12 1894 with talks on lesson preparation and moral power of the Sunday School.
Secretary Coburn of the State Agricultural Board assesses Kansas crop conditions amid reports of damage from hot winds and drought. He notes uneven yields, with some counties promising and others nearly failing, while rains have helped some corn counties mature. He cautions against extreme figures and predicts uneven distribution of final yields across counties.
A mining camp riot at Yale near Pittsburg Kansas ended with six men killed and many wounded. The clash involved colored miners led by Tom Doss using Winchester rifles, with deputy Adair and Chief Mitchell missing in action. The fighting pitted the Alabams against striker convicts and others.
George Pfanstiel, president of Planstiel Packing Co. of Kansas City Kansas, vanished after showing a roll of bills and saying he would buy cattle at the yards. Police in Kansas City Kansas and Missouri searched for him without a clue. His friends fear foul play as relatives and partners anxiously await news. Additionally Wichita shops reopen after A K A strike, retaining former employees with no trouble.
Charles Schaeffer, a Kansas native serving as consul at Vera Cruz, has been granted sixty days leave starting August 10 to return home and recuperate after a siege with yellow fever. Separate dispatches from Kenins Man and Ken., Aug 1 report good rains across Central Branch country from Marshall to Cloud counties, with rains also seen in Troy and Falls City.
London reports a receiver appointed for Paul Boyton’s water show as experts investigate Caesare’s family history, revealing four relatives who died in lunatic asylums. A fire in Grove, Iowa, started by a lamp explosion consumed about fifteen businesses on the north side. Sparsely detailed with a claim of less than $75,000 in losses and $1 spectacles at Hester’s.
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