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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1887
Page
7
International affairs share the page with military and political notes. Reports include Afghan Ghilzai defeats, Bulgarias new ruler crowned in Tirnova, and Turkey’s chief adviser Benram Agha's death. Also noted are US officials changes at the Washington Navy Yard, court-martial questions, land allotment actions for Walla Walla and Umatilla Indians, and a cholera trend in Italy.
News notes report Prof. Talbert's balloon ascent on the 18th reaching about a thousand feet when it caught fire. he escaped with little more than the balloon. Other items include ship collisions off Lizard Point with multiple drownings, and various fires and disasters across regions.
Various household hints on stain removal milk usage for soiled fabrics. Safe care for the sick warns against contact in heat. Garden options praise hardy ferns and common home remedies for cooking and food prep including mustards and gelatine desserts. Diet and hygiene tips urge plain meals and mild exercise.
The dispatch lists multiple items: gondoliera strike ends on the 15th. Labrador Oshertes failures. Secretary Whitney leaves Washington for Bar Harbor to join family. yacht Lucille sinks near Marblehead and Providence. crew saved. Texas fever outbreak near Oswego. U S Marshal Cousins seriously ill in St Louis. 70,000 flee cholera in the Northwest. Frederick Tudor and J T O Neal noted. unknown man found in Dover Township river and buried. Manitoba crop run expected large. United Irish Mocieties demo in Chicago with ~10,000 attending. Chemicals explode in Macon Illinois killing Nelson McDaniel. Webb injured. Drought persists in the state. William Parsons appointed special agent for Umatilla Indians lands. Burian finances inquiry uncovers deficits. confiscation of predevensur property ordered. Land act tenants in Ireland settle under rent terms. Court martial avoided in Whipple case. War Department non-action calls noted.
Market notes show mixed commodity prices with oats and wheat steady to weak, corn around no clear trend, and barley unchanged. Livestock quotes indicate firmer hogs and steady cattle values, with creamery products and eggs showing firm to steady demand across western and eastern markets.
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