10 Aug 1889
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1889
Page
1
A compact historical listing from Lawrence features local business notices and entries. The directory highlights small firms and services with brief descriptors.
A powerful blast in Pittsburg triggers a chaotic scene as residents gather amid smoke and alarm. Local authorities cordon the area while firefighters rush to the site to control flames and assess damage. No injuries reported at this early stage.
Multiple workmen killed and injured as natural gas explosion rips through a yard near the Pittsburgh and Western tracks. A passenger train derails and overturns, witnesses struck by debris and fire, with several bodies recovered and investigators tracing the disaster’s sequence. Rescue operations and casualty lists follow as authorities assess blame and cause.
August at LaCewn, Kansas reports the best game of baseball ever seen. The LaCyune Black Diamonds faced the Spring Grey team. the visiting Grey won by an unspecified score. Batteries were Wickhiseld and Tivkett for the Grey, and for the Black Diamonds, adehasee j and un?
Paris August news centers on General Boulanger and his alleged political intrigues as the senate resumes. Reports describe arrests, court maneuvers, and charges of electoral agitation linked to Clement-Burrand and allied factions. The piece notes British and French observers, troop actions, and the ongoing effort to counter political volatility.
The latest market brief notes minimal shifts in business activity and agricultural conditions. Analysts report steady trade levels with crops holding near prior readings amid unchanged economic signals.
The August Weekly Review highlights stronger market tone in stocks and trade while Minnesota and the Dakotas are projected to yield 90 million bushels of wheat. Reports from interior points point to improved demand, with declines in some sectors yet overall confidence in prices and activity amid weather and crop prospects. A large sugar trust scheme and international supply maneuvers are also noted, alongside regional business conditions and elevator activity.
Unclear OCR text outlines a twenty four hour forecast starting at 7am with references to locations and terms like AV ASHEN PS Mie towers and veto in situ Par Raneas, but content incomplete and not fully readable.
A garbled telegraph notes rundown mentions Ponteylvania, mining news, a probate case, a fire at New Hartford Me, and various political and naval items. References include Jot Anderson WA Coin Chigieu, Benjamin B Syandauer, Mrs Surrat, and the Maryland penitentiary. A Washington project for electric lighting is cited along with a naval meeting, court actions, and royal greetings.
A dense, garbled listing of market prices and terms across multiple markets and goods. It references grain, provisions, dairy, livestock, and shipping with scattered figures, locations, and entities such as Atchison Topeka Santa Fe, Kansas City, and Omaha area markets, indicating fluctuating futures and spot prices. The fragmentary OCR preserves named entities like The Drovers Journal and May dates, but many items are indecipherable or partial.
Public sale order issued by the District Court in Lawrence County Kansas for property in the North Lawrence area. At issue is a land and tenements description including the west half, north quarter of Section 24, Township 9, Range 11, Douglas County, Kansas with parcels from multiple claimants and creditors. The sale date is August first, with bids to start at a stated amount. The sheriff’s office will conduct the sale at the front door of the Courthouse in Lawrence.
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