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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1887
Page
8
Hints of train timetables appear with arrival and departure times at several stations. The text mentions Leavenworth, Lawrence, Atchison, and Topeka and Santa Fe lines, plus California express and a noted "Orange spree" item. Haskell gains are cited with H.B. Peake returning from the Indian Territory with eighteen students.
Long discussion over travel incentives for Kansas Grand Army of the Republic members shows division on attending the National Encampment in Minneapolis versus a state gathering. A compromise report cites one fare for round trip as best available, with hopes for lower rates amid crop failures, plus railroads criticized for high prices.
The article describes smuggling schemes such as a woman using a baby rattle to conceal gems during inspections. It also traces Mexico’s cotton exports to Britain from 1851 onward, noting a peak in the 1860s and a shift toward Mexico becoming a cotton consuming country with rising domestic production and steadily growing internal demand.
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