16 Aug 1884
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1884
Page
1
Andrew Tosh and Co advertise an extensive array of suburban and city residences for sale. The list includes two story brick homes, frame houses, and cottages with prices from 500 to over 1 700, several with extensive lots and city conveniences near University and key streets in Lawrence Kansas.
Roma smd board wanted by a woman with three children seeking a roomy yard. Call or address office Douglas County Mills Tat Too Familiar. There are details of a court case at Central Motel involving Martin Weller and two German guests, with an assault charge and remand for trial. Died notices include Eleanore Walker and Mrs R R Moore. Also mentions Greely Arctic expedition records, postal wreck, and various regional notices.
Telegraphic news item covers Missouri Valley weather with partly cloudy skies and showers, and notes Senator J Donald Cameron will not seek re election. Also reports Paola Kansas library funding, a Paola city gift, a Kansas suicides case, a bishop Simpson will probate, and various local notices including political rally plans and Washington notes with factional chatter and a state committee statement.
A street car line along Eastern avenue sparked a blaze that consumed a sawmill yard and a cattle shed, with flames spreading to nearby buildings and telegraph lines as crews fought the fire amid heat and water shortages. Concurrently, a long-awaited Morey letter expose reveals the forged document traced to lawyer Henry H Hadley, detailing the fabrication and identities behind the hoax.
The Mississippi and Georgia Democrats launch a southern unity campaign. In Copiah County they warn Republicans after Print Matthews was shot for voting the Republican ticket. In Monroe County eight Democrats face trial for bulldozing tactics supporting Cleveland and Hendricks. Butler, a Black man, was beaten and lashed for hoping for Republican victory. The piece accuses Democrats of orchestrating fraud to secure southern votes, cites a Chicago Tribune cartoon, and includes scattered campaign commentary and ads from the era.
A collection of farm ads describes multiple properties near Lawrence. Highlights include a 14 acre farm with diverse fruit trees and good water, an old house, outbuildings, and possession offered at once. a cozy five room home with a fenced lot and shade trees. a 1.5 acre tract outside the city with two dwellings, a large two story house, a stone stable, and panoramic city views. a 140 acre farm six miles from Lawrence with fenced fields, fruit trees, water, and a four room dwelling. and a 100+ acre property with streams, orchards, berries, a modern barn, and stock-raising fit, all advertised by Levi A. Doane & Co.
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