Rattlesnake anecdote and local notices from Baldwin and Lecompton
July reports recount President Garfield incident and Mr Anderson bitten by a rattlesnake with humorous context about brandy and eggs. Local notes cover anderson’s recovery, Lundy Tosh promotion, building association activity, sugar reduction machinery, Lovejoy lecture, Western National Fair plans, Lawrence jubilee visit, college and mill improvements, crop concerns, illnesses, and a $25,000 premium offer by the Western National Fair Association.
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Baldwin
Garfield
Washington
Anderson
Haldwin
Lun
Andersen
Iustead
George Morison
My. Lundy Tosh
Lure
Mr. Tosh
Building Association
Allen
Irying Lovejoy
Methodist Episcopal Church
New England
Kansas
Western National Fair Association
West
Local Notes and Arrivals Highlight Osage Mission Visitants
Osage Mission resident James Hutchings visits the city while Ed Butler pursues Iaurels. Chas E Sears plans to reenter the University in fall. W B Perry of Leavenworth Times was in town. Thomas Shayler, now with J B Watkin's agency in Mankato, is visiting. Sheriff P G Lowe attended fair business. George Baldridge and wife from Kansas City toured Lawrence. Mrs O W Boothe of Springfield is visiting the Carmean family. Samn McConnell moves a large stock of tailor goods to the former Satliff shop. Western National Fair at Bismarck Grove promises the grandest fruit display yet. advertising space available via McCurdy & Priestley at Lens' drug store, Bugradot.
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James Hutchings
Osage Mission
Butler
Iaurels
Chas. E. Sears
Cty
W. B.perry
Leaven—worth
Geo. Baldridge
Kansas City
Lawrence
O. W. Boothe
Springfield
Bro
H. Carmean
Samn. McConnell
J. B. Satliff
Wedding Printing and Stationery Services Expand
Try BALL BLUE Wedding Printing. Orders for wedding cards and announcements filled with superior quality. We offer steam printing, cylinder and small presses, capable of large volumes with fast turnaround. Dr Mott s Liver Pills advertised as cathartic regulators. The great western fair will be at Bismarck Grove September 5 to 10.
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West
Bismarck Grove
Aver
Col J G Benton dies at Springfield Armory
News from Diea . SrnixerreLp Mass Aug 25 Col J G Benton commanding Springfield armory died this morning. Also reports from Washington and Creve Coeur note weather and a political move in Canada. Greenback convention in New York names Clinton Formish temporary chair. Mayor Grace replaces Police Commissioner over city sanitation issues.
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Diea . SrnixerreLp
Mass
Col. J. G. Benton
Springfield Armory
New York
Greenbackers
Buma
Clinton Formish
The President’s Health In Desperate Straits and Public Worry
An unofficial bulletin reports the President’s condition as unchanged and gravely anxious. Improved stomach tone offers a glimmer, with 613 ounces of beef juice consumed, and hopes for recovery if wounds heal and parotid swelling does not worsen. Reports from Bliss, Barnes, Woodward, and Reyburn note continued liquid nourishment and stable vital signs, while observers in New York describe growing exhaustion and muttered weakness, with Mrs. Garfield by his bedside.
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Maystos
Agnew
Philadelphia
Maystay
Nclletin
Maxstos
Bliss
Barnes
Woodward
Reyburn
New York
the Post
Washington
Blaine
General Garfield
White House
Cattle Plague Warning From Treasury Commission
The Treasury Cattle Commission warns governors west of the Alleghanies about danger from dairy calf traffic spreading pleuro-pneumonia. It urges discouraging cattle movement from eastern districts, calls for isolation of infected herds, and prohibits traffic near affected regions. Signed by James Lacn and E. T. Tuar.
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Cucaco
Treasury Cattle Commission
Treasury
Congress
Seaboard
New York City
Washington City
James Lacn
E. T. Tuar
American Pharmaceutical Association Opens Kansas City Session
The first session of the annual American Pharmaceutical Association met with about one hundred members. Col D Z Twitchell gave a welcome on behalf of the mayor and local pharmacists. R J Brown invited a Kansas trip to New Mexico with low rate rail fare. Vice President G O Shaler delivered the annual address urging legal reforms and tax relief. Sixty two membership applications were received and a display of $50,000 worth of drugs and 150 Kansas medical plants showcased at the Merchants' Exchange. Several attendees hailed from Canada and Central America.
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Kansas City
American Pharmaceutical Association
Col. D
Twitel- M
R. J. Brown
Leavenworth
Assoction
Kansas
South
Kansas Association
New Mexico
Shinn
G. O. Shaler
Ft. Madison
Waterspout wrecks railroad between Canon City and Silver Cliff
A Canon City special reports a waterspout wrecking the railroad between Canon City and Silver Cliff on Saturday. The line will not run for several weeks, with stage coaches carrying traffic between the two places in the interim.
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Canon City
There
Silver Cliff
World Crop Reports Signal Mixed Global Harvests
World crop reports indicate France will have a decent wheat crop and average to fair yields for oats rye and barley. Spain sees below average wheat and subpar maize while Austria Hungary report strong overall yields. Italy Greece Danube provinces and Russia show mixed outcomes with barley strong in quantity but quality variable. Germany and Switzerland show contrasts with good oats and poor Swiss wheat. United States forecasts yield below average overall. Also notes on Col Smith death and yellow fever case in Key West and Navajo Agency leadership.
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France
Spain
Great Brhtaln
Austria
Hungary
Italy
Greece
Danube
Russia
Germany
Prussian
Holland
United States
Tits Deatn
Smith
Wasmuxctos
Hateh
War Department
Ruth Gieut. Smith
Cumming
Lieut. Smit
Geege Dolly
Dolly
Lieu' ‘Taylor
Menebris
Bayard
Cummings
National Board of Health
Key West
Immense Explosion Losses Reported in Mazatlan
Private letter from Mazatlan describes a massive explosion that blew up 150 pounds of powder. Initial recovery of about 30 corpses, then 4 or 5 daily. Authorities halted further removals as dangerous. Windows across town demolished.
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Mexico
Mazatlan
Fatal Mill Flatcar Accident and Fires in New York and Delaware
Providence reports two operators, William O Day and Lawrence Slattery, killed when a switching mishap sent cars down the track at Barkley. In New York, Elevated Railroad suits seek 470000 in damages for alleged conspiracy against Navarro and Leshinasse. In Parapet rats, Warner Merrit warehouse fire on North Delaware street killed two workers Barnum and Fitzgerald. explosion of gas ignited flames, destroying building and stock.
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Providence
Barkley
Wm. O'Day
Lawrence Slattery
New York
New York Elevated Railroad Company
Court of Common Pleas
Joseph Navarro
George S. Leshinasse
Warner & Merrit
Delaware Street
Warner& Merrit
Henry Barnum
Fitzgerald
Apache raid killings raise western frontier danger
Aug 24 Sheriffs report from Deming says at least twenty five settlers slain within ten days ten miles north of Mill Station by Mescalero Apache bands moving south from Chihuahua. About seventy five Indians crossed the Southern Pacific east of Gage last night, with a pursuing force of a hundred soldiers and fifty scouts this morning. Trains resume slowly as track sustains damage.
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Haid
Tresos
A.T
Demming
Mill Station
Chihuahua
Southern Pacific
Gage
The Markets New York Money Market and Kansas City Produce
Report on New York money market Dien August rates for mercantile paper discounts and government securities. Kansas City wheat and oats receipts indicate firmer prices as supplies rise. butter and eggs show firm market levels.
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New York
N York
ML Money
Prime Mercantile
Government
Kansas City
Kasyas
Adidas
Gegele
LP Ye Per Dvceu
Kansas City Market Report Amid Mixed Cattle and Hog Receipts
Market notes show steady demand for prime shipping cattle but dull and weak activity for common grades. Hog receipts for one day total around 2,000 with buyers cautious. Stockers remain more active though volumes are limited.
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Gi Ag
St Louis Produce Market Report Prices and Notes
Market listing shows flour wheat corn oats and related grains with unsettled or higher and lower notes. Included are December and November terms, prices per unit, and mixed remarks on lead and whiskey markets.
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Ted
Gauige
KY Bendel
Stemly
Butler
Tripute
St Louis Stock Market Report Notes Mixed Cattle and Dairy Prices
The St Louis market digest reports mixed cattle receipts and dull trade with prices for cows and heifers around 1063.75, common to fair goods at 72, Texans in fair supply and trade steady with selected items pegged at 43.00. Demand for choice to fancy dairy and stock offerings remains cautious as buyers balance market uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Auzuse AE
Lest
Chicago Produce Market Incomplete OCR Report
Market notes show mixed prices and weak to firm bids across flour wheat corn rye and lard with Cash and futures indicating fluctuating demand. Data on shipments and receipts are partially legible with several entries unreadable or corrupted.
Chicago Stock Market Mixed Readings On Cattle Hogs And Sheep
Chicago stock market reports a sluggish cattle segment with receipts around 9,000 and shipments 4000 plus. steers and common grades weak with prices drifting down to 2.00s per hundredweight and limited demand. Hog prices show steady to firm with heavy packers and bacon grades trading near 6.40 to 7.00. lighter weights and culls softer. Sheep receipts about 1,400 with market strengthening, good to choice lambs ranged around 1.75 to 5.50 per hundredweight amid rising demand.
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Gildenly
Bismarck Gove
Grove
Cricket
Bismarck Fair
Col. Veale
Geo
Leif
C.G. Contant
Leavenworth Press
Lecompton
Trimmer
Bartlett
Atkinson
Thomas Hartup
Devere
Old Presbyterian Church
Caldwell
G. W. Hall
Central
Bruiser
McCurdy & Preistly
Lens’ Drug
Bugradot
DR. Mott
Wasmscrox
Missoun Valley
Vennor
Canada
Hazen
Signal Service
Grace To Day
Harges
Hove
Lespos
Navajo Agency
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Haworth
Eastman
Foreign News
Paul
Chamber
Mooare
Bonapa
Left Center
Left
Republican Union
Extreme Left
Chamber of Deputies
Corsica
D'Ordra
England
Lexpos
Midland
Miss Cook
California
Miss Williams
Kannes
Hkib
Equestrianium
Aldo
Murdock
Native
JONKN
Kvann
Williamston
L. Shaler
Wilk Freelives
Marit iYumber
Kor
G. U. Kiase
AJM
Thirtleth
WA Western
Fedim
W. W. Sharpe & Co
Kamsas
ST. Louis
ST. Louis Stock Market
Chicago
Harley Rec
Chicaco
Perry & CO
Engtian
Nail
Mison, Blakeman, Taylor & CO. Bo
Grand St
Ayers AR
J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
Maas
Peter Bell
Lers
Lawroises
Kas
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