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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1891
Page
5
Readable facts are sparse in the clipped text. It mentions names or phrases but lacks clear events, dates, or context to form a complete item.
A jumbled report compiles disparate items from crime drought and politics. It mentions a desperado Bryant and Charles Hawkins in Shelbyville, a murder and defense in Ada, Ohio, stock market fluctuations in London, and a dedication in New Ulm for the Sioux massacre memorial. It notes drought in Chihuahua and relief measures in Mexico, plus frost damage to tobacco and cranberries in Wisconsin. Also reports a potential seizure of the Fehuantepec railroad by the Mexican government.
Rock Kansas August 25 reports a labor shortage on the Santa Fe railway. Section foremen cannot secure track men, risking deplorable track conditions. Supervisors consider raising wages or importing labor from Oklahoma, with a 10 to 20 cent increase not guaranteed to attract enough workers. Farm labor shortage cited as major cause. Also note a August cyclone in New Jersey and storm damages in Nagasaki and Michigan travel areas.
A compilation notes crop trouble from army worm across regions including Little Rock Arkansas freezing conditions helping grasshoppers, Missouri bond votes for Brookfield water works, saloons closed in Ardmore, a Chicago Irish National League convention set for October, and a Salt Lake City man’s self-inflicted death by morphine.
Kansas City market report lists grain and provisions with bids and offers for wheat corn oats and rye, plus live cattle sheep and hog prices. Notes include cash and September terms, dairy eggs and butter values, and pork lard bacon and short ribs priced in multiple markets.
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