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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1887
Page
4
Readable fragments mention Lawrence Kansas and Fleet Journal Building with a rear room note. Context is unclear but indicates an architectural or meeting space reference in Lawrence. No clear event or person identified beyond location cues.
On July 7 1887 Yale senior Poon Lee a Celestial has published a book titled When I Was a Boy in China Congressman Reed of Maine sets out on a lengthy Alaska trip with Congressman Hitt of Hawaii A census shows fewer than 700000 slaves remain in Brazil as of March 3 last
Grover AuGctstes SaLa has quarrelled with the publishers of the Illustrated London News and the signature of G. A. S. no longer illuminates that journal.
Muskegon Michigan native J A C Lance accused embezzler was lured to Vermont and arrested after sending funds to Quebec two years ago. Vermont authorities netted the suspect who had fled from Ontario and Quebec through cross border schemes.
The Polish Church in Detroit, closed for two years due to warring factions, reopened on the 24th with police aid and regular services resumed, signaling restored church life amid tension.
In Chihuahua two rival governors and legislatures contend for power but it is believed the dispute will be resolved through legal channels rather than federal intervention.
The article notes the artist of the General Grant portrait given to West Point by George W. Childs is misreported. The painting is from the brush of Mrs. L Hart Darragh of Philadelphia.
Prof. David Swine urges constructing two large Chicago cathedrals plus a waifs’ mission building and a large hotel for working girls. He envisions benevolence installed as the presiding bishop in these cathedrals.
The Department of State reports from Madrid that Minister Curry says the commercial arrangement granting equal treatment to American and Spanish vessels in Cuban and Puerto Rican ports is extended to December 31.
The Chicago Master Builders Association president states no surrender will occur in the ongoing lockout until all objectionable Bricklayers Union rules are removed. Builders demand acceptance of their code of principles by every bricklayer.
A daughter of Senator Eustis from Louisiana proved the best horse rider in Washington with a stunning display at the Ivy City race course. She cleared hurdles water jumps and ditches impressing spectators, including many admiring men.
The Italian Government orders the excavation of the ancient city Sybaris in Magna Grecia. It lies seven feet beneath the Crati river waters, where it has rested for twenty five centuries. Researchers expect findings comparable to Pompeii recovery efforts.
The Brooke Fron Company of Birdsborough Pa posted a notice in its puddle and sheet mills and nail factory stating that due to a low iron market, to keep operations going, wages would be cut by about ten percent for puddlers and heaters fifteen percent for nailers and all others in proportion affecting five hundred employees.
General Black will issue an order restricting attorney fees in Mexican pension claimant cases to ten dollars, asserting the law allows twenty five dollars only when a contract is approved. He believes ten dollars is ample and will enforce the cap in every case.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions the Glascone engineering firm and an advertisement about girders in New South. The legible bits imply a supplier or construction context with structural components referenced. No clear event or outcome is ascertainable from the readable text.
Land offices receive Judge Barnes of Arizona ruling in United States versus Colin Cameron. Case challenges fences on public lands within De La Zanta private grant claims. Government wins. decision deemed significant for its legal principles and related political and financial influence.
The board reports crops show encouraging prospects overall, wheat and oats weak due to dry weather and chinch bug. Wheat planted area down at least 20 percent from last year, corn area up about 25 percent with good stands and a strong outlook. Oats suffer from early dryness and insect damage but rains improved prospects. yield likely 40 percent below average while large total harvest possible.
A July review highlights wide awake juvenile features in July magazines with Washington’s Boyhood, The Use of It, Roseladies, and The Lost Medicine of the Utes. Also notes biographies, Queen’s Jubilee anecdotes, and a Mount Vernon tale. Century issues feature outdoor pieces, Lincoln debates, War work, and poetry by Thomas, Sill, Lanier, and others.
A critical dispatch denounces the Maxwell land grant ruling as a major land theft aided by Republicans and a propped court. It alleges a foreign company seized 2,000,000 acres from hundreds of settlers, with evictions and repurchase terms demanded, while party allies remain silent. The piece links Steve Elkins to the Maxwell venture and frames the decision as final and unjust.
The notice announces closing out Summer Stuffs including parasols white goods chemisettes ruchings and summer dress goods in a fall sale for a business. The ad emphasizes drastic reductions to clear stock and attract shoppers.
Special correspondence from Purmuovets England describes a two day stay in Plymouth and surrounding sights. The writer and companion discuss a helpful hotel clerk, contrast American and English hotel service, observe red coat soldiers and Highlanders, tour the Saltash bridge and Eddystone lighthouse, and reflect on social class and the Earl of Mount Edgecumbe. The account notes robust English women, servile politeness in shops and transport, and hopes of an English aristocratic life.
Special correspondence from Philadelphia notes William Wirt Mills of The Bethlehem Daily Times and A. E. Watrous of The Philadelphia Press as two young editors in the U S journalism field. Mills, born 1867 in Dubuque, is nearly 20 and Watrous is slightly older, both early leaders in their papers. Mills began as a college editor and reporter before taking charge of The Times in February after its purchase.
Florine Thayer McCray recounts Mark Twain learning German from a Hartford professor. Twain ignores grammar for conversation asking how to say everyday room items and flowers. His six lessons weekly, erratic methods, and garden chats amuse the professor and impress friends with his eventual fluency.
A medical column cites Sir Henry Thompson arguing only boiled mineral water is safe. It recounts a dramatic case of a child’s coffin rescue after a snake, swallowed in impure water, was removed by a French doctor. The piece warns of hidden dangers from drinking unfiltered water and cites multiple similar reports.
An Atlanta Constite editorial argues common sense favors timely discipline for infants. It suggests steady patience, firmness, and gradual training to end cries and protests, teaching the child that not every wish can be granted and sleep can come quietly in the crib.
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