24 Apr 1886
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1886
Page
1
Fragmentary text notes an event involving Palle and Deval with unclear details. No full names, places, or dates are readable, making precise reporting difficult while preserving the available entities. Further readable context is needed for a complete summary.
Animated debate in the Forty-Ninth Congress as Butterworth and ONeill clash over referring the Presidents Message to the committee of the whole. Randall defends considering the state of the union while others urge calm deliberation and arbitration to ease labor disputes. A motion to refer to the committee of the whole fails. Springer’s motion to refer to labor is adopted. A privilege resolution probes railroad lobby influence, later modified and approved. The House recesses for pension bills and a University Science Club event is announced.
Washington April 33 The Weeks census report on 1880 strikes shows most mobilizations stem from wage disputes. Iron and steel, coal, textiles and building trades see major counts with 71 percent linked to wage rates. Outcomes skew to partial success and many were compromised or unsuccessful. Drowned: P G Tower, 65, of Blinxgarotta, Kansas, found missing after crossing Lindsay Creek.
An Armstrong, a Richards and Conover employee, was killed by his fellow worker T. Smith in the packing room. Smith confessed and is in custody. Armstrong, about 30, leaves a wife in Forestville New York. Smith is married with a child. The incident follows a period of tension with Smith, who had earlier threatened self harm and claimed to be tired of local labor conflicts. The article also notes unrelated railway fare changes and assorted advertisements.
Chicago switchmen and Missouri Pacific labor disputes stall settlement efforts as rail blocked freight, while New York streetcar services resume with staged runs and labor union tensions looming. Amethyst search orders prompt Alaska-bound revenue ship deployment. New Orleans reports a double homicide-suicide. Jersey City expands sugar workers’ wages. Ludlow mill strike and small-town shop displays add to nationwide labor unrest.
Reports from Lawrence Market include unusual items such as foetal remains and various livestock. Entries note butter prices at 84 cents per pound, cheese at 24 cents, potatoes and apples, live chickens sold per person, and references to local traders and stock terms.
Live stock market report dated April 11 shows cattle receipts 1,151 with buyers at lower levels and steady demand for feeding. Natives and georgia prices around $5095 with mixed movement. cows commonly 500 to 2,000. Mogs and ketiyesk shipments noted. market week ended lower on Friday with several shipments recorded.
St Louis market activity shows cattle and hogs strong with steady to higher demand. Receipts about 400 head, fair buyer interest for heifers and fat cattle, packing demand mixed, transport and export trade noted. Prices for heavy weights and certain grades improved, light and medium weights steady to lower.
Drovers report cattle receipts 7 002 head and 3 000 shipped. Market slow and lower with shipments in York and Milwaukee. Cows, bulls and mixed stock 4 000. hogs 15 000 shipments 4 460. Sheep receipts 3 500 shipments 500. Market slow and weak with packing and shipping firm.
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