03 Aug 1893
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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1893
Page
1
The 1893 railroad valuations for Douglas County rise by 179 280 over 1892 across all lines. The report lists each railroad and its assessment, detailing increases and a state and local context for the county’s transportation properties.
Fragmentary OCR records name Capt Foster a stenographer and typewriter for Chancellor Snow at the State University. It mentions Samuel Douglas Bishop as Douglas County attorney and references brigade quartermaster and commissary roles in a four year Iowa unit.
The Kansas health board outlines rules to curb cholera including school closures and public gatherings if an epidemic arises. It calls for medical officers on emigrant trains and strict disinfection, with repeat vaccinations for those over ten.
Readable text reports improving sentiment in Douglass County with wheat markets reopening and crops forecast to improve. Ed Pierson of Pierson's Mills cites wheat prices 12 to 15 cents per acre with 40 to 48 pounds per bushel. Liverpool firms order flour as Pierson Grog keeps mill running for six weeks. Police reports note the death of Capt Edward K. Parris in Lawrence in the 1860s era, while agricultural advice extols using indigo weed to repel flies on livestock and notes local county totals for assessments.
A man named Day was arrested by Officer Bockelsby on Vernon Street after a disturbance. He faces three counts for violations of rehibitors and appeared before Police Judge Chadwick, waiving examination and being held on bail. A Thursday morning hearing is set in police court.
A miscellaneous Kansas newspaper section covers the state university chancellor’s residence status, Lawrence social notes with female kleptomaniac fans, and local figures like Mr Gordon Chovenor receiving a Japanese straw hat. Mentions Newton, Dodge City, and Topeka with scattered names and curious anecdotes, all in a brisk, gag-filled tone.
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