22 Aug 1891
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1891
Page
1
Fragmentary city directory items list several individuals and places with unclear roles. Readers may glimpse names such as Vourlis, Greenlee, and Winker along with partial addresses or occupations, but the full context and details remain unreadable.
The piece reports Maj. McKinley opening the Republican campaign in Treves with a forceful defense of protective tariffs and opposition to free silver. It contrasts Democratic coinage aims with GOP principles, arguing for revenue through tariffs and urging strength for American labor and the American ballot. Notable mentions include references to Cleveland and the broader tariff debate.
R G Dun reports a week of grain frenzy with Russian rye exports constrained by harvest fears. Prices surged then dipped, foreign demand may rise if costs stay stable. Iron production is rising, yet pig iron and finished goods resist price falls. Wool and textile trades show activity, while money and treasury movements hint at cautious but steady business.
A large oil fire near McDonald at the Panhandle depot destroyed four railroad tank cars and burning derricks. The Covule well of Wheeling Gas Co. outputs 175 barrels per hour and fed the blaze, with efforts failing to control it. A special train with fire engines was sent, as flames spread to a creek and threatened 40 acres and nearby properties.
Kansas City Kan and other first-class city schools must wait until after January 1 1903 to open unless surplus funds exist or special legislation helps. A lobby aimed to replace the board but left six old members. funding limits and tax allocations threaten to hinder teacher pay and maintenance. Also reports on a Kansas Farmers Alliance plan to form a large cooperative and a National Talent Co distribution scheme with distant distributing points.
A mutiny aboard the steamship bound for Rotterdam ended with one fireman fatally shot by a fellow worker. Captain Baker and Chief Engineer Uni resisted the revolt as twenty stokers drew fires and threatened to seize control. The crew relit furnaces, the ship continued to Rotterdam, and the mutineer was later tried in Amsterdam with bonds set at ten thousand dollars.
A compilation of diverse reports: Chinese squadron orders to Nankin, two German missionaries killed in New Guinea, earthquake shocks in New Jersey, a Montgomery bank closure, and untrue Wheat export ban claims. Also drowned sisters in Huston Bay, California water flow into Salton Lake, fires in Easton, grazing talks, papal conclave notes, English Channel storm damage, Alpine rescue fatality, a store shooting in Caddo parish, and weekly business failures.
Readable fragments show varied market items with prices for Provisions, Lard, Short Ribs, Butter, and Dairy products. Mentions dozens of goods, from flour and corn to wheat and pork, with dates and price ranges scattered through the notes.
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