This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1891
Page
3
Items report quarterly church services at Hesperia overland, meetings in Roslindale schoolhouse, pastor changes and visits by Rev Paslay. Also noted are weddings planned for Miss Jennie Marshall and Thomas Miller, a fatal accident in Baldwin, and various social updates from Lecompton and nearby towns.
A compact summary of scattered notes notes on school openings farm leases visits by residents and upcoming community events across Rock Creek and Willow Springs. Mentions of Mr Coursin house painting Charles Banker departure Joe Salle renting the farm and plans for a German Baptist church meeting plus drama club entertainment and a Sunday school concert.
Leavenworth County reports near completion of Phenicie house and street grading between store and school house. Knights of Columbia organized on October 7. Barber receives two car loads of lumber for building a corn crib. Visits from relatives include Coprad and Cheeseman family members returning from England. Davis family from Camden Missouri visiting their brother in town. Kansas City trips noted for midweek shopping. Stock yards enlarge with two new pens added.
Advertisement touts Merino and Wool Drawers Vests and Jersey Ribbed Union Suits with prices from 25c to 2.50 for adults and 1 to 1.50 for children. Claims best quality and warns against cheap inferior goods.
Busy miscellany from Red River region recounts a death, weather, agriculture, new stores, rail progress and the mail service. Mentioned are Oscar Dawley’s death after illness, a county fair planned for Sugarloaf on the 22nd, new plants and employment hopes, Indiana settlers, a doctor in the group, and political alignment between Alliance and Republicans amid local growth and land prospects.
Frank Rowlen, awaiting sentencing for forging a deed in Greeley County, Kan, tried to shoot his way free near the end of the trial. He fired inside the Kansas City courtroom but was restrained. he survived and vowed to die rather than go to prison.
Vincente Loniza reports a sudden eruption of a hill between Terancingo and Tecualoya in Mexico creating a crater and a flood that swept through the countryside. Water filled a gorge 150 feet deep, washing away two bridges, while villagers fled as bells rang and vapor rose from the stream.
Melbourne conducts rain experiments in a caboose at Rocky Island yards prompting reports of rain in Sherman County. Despite initial skepticism, rain began Sunday morning and continued, benefiting fall wheat across thousands of acres. The item also advertises California travel via the Santa Fe Route and notes visits by W F McCague from Grey Horse, Oklahoma.
Brig Gen A V Kautz in his annual report to the War Department warns of growing settler-Indian tensions in the Kootenai river region. He proposes military education for civilians, posts running small schools, and enlisting youth to staff state and national defense, arguing for reform to elevate soldier standing and Republican ideals.
A morning report claiming Germany and the United States reached a free cereal trade accord is false. Negotiations continue, with talks seen to approach a conclusion before January but not finalized. President may issue conditional duties based on reciprocity, as Germany faces large wheat imports amid crop failures. Wade departed yesterday for Los Angeles.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.