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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1891
Page
2
A long, mixed local-page column records deaths and illnesses, family news, and community happenings. It mentions Professor Blake with new inventions for ships and railways, local marriages and births, school and church events, and various anecdotes from town life.
The Lincoln National Bank on Forty Seconil Street displays about twenty oil paintings by Albert Bierstadt hanging on its walls. A year ago the bank deposited these works for safekeeping and has now added an adult-length Abraham Lincoln portrait by Marshall to its evolving art collection. President Thomas L. James aims to share beauty with patrons alongside financial leadership.
A Detroit Free Press note reports that Friday is seen as ill omen since Christ's crucifixion. It notes a belief that criminals are hanged on Fridays and that many wary people avoid starting journeys or tasks on that day due to fear of bad luck.
Fragmentary exchange from a 19th century market scene shows a naturalist and dealer debating oysters described as sociable creatures. A sideline joke touches on preserving fruit and a stray question about letting a dog loose near a bazaar.
Knoxville dispatch reports Briceville and Coal Creek miners reach a peace accord after a tense stand. Militia stays relieved, convicts moved, and guards ferried to ensure safety. Governors, officials, and citizen committees praise orderly conduct and vow no further clashes.
About forty Kansas Democratic editors met in Topeka to discuss the political scene. They insist there can be no fusion that sacrifices Democratic principles, warn against centralized power, and defend the party’s constitutional limits amid calls from the People’s Party and allied movements.
A historical outline argues the Democratic Party's emphasis on individualism over institutional power, freedom with responsibility, and reforms such as tariff repeal, fiscal restoration, and banking and transportation oversight. It warns against centralized government control of industry and life, urging citizen intelligence to guide policy.
Editors of democratic papers from the state met in Torri Kansas to discuss party policy and draft an address. A grand banquet at the Throop featured Judge John Martin as master of ceremonies and multiple toasts about democracy, reform, and Kansas Democrats.
Our Monthly issue apologizes for a delay in a new story due to a misunderstanding with the printer. The August supplement will feature My Feron Lanonen by H Rider Haggard and includes plans to boost subscriptions through readers inviting friends. Rev Cobran departs to lead a Baptist church in St Mo after four years.
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