10 Dec 1889
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1889
Page
1
Lawrence business directory entry describes a medium priced house or boarding house with meals and table board. It notes central location, portable pricing such as one dollar per day and four forty per week, contact via telephone, and a health claim for Shllob's Catarrh Remedy.
An audience of 5,000 inside and 10,000 outside witnessed the dedication of the Chicago Auditorium, described as the world’s largest operatic structure. Madame Adelina Patti headlined, with a $3,000,000 building noted for its architectural grandeur, acoustics, and ornate interior. President Harrison and other dignitaries attended, amid moments of danger and elaborate pageantry.
A Tahlequah dispatch reports the Cherokee commission under Chief Mayes ready to treat with the United States on selling the outlet under the act authorizing purchase at 3 per acre, or perhaps 3 dollars per acre if negotiations fail. Government response is awaited.
Col Rathbourn, founder of the Knights of Pythiasa, died today after a long illness. The order mourns the loss of its leader who guided the group through its early years and growth. Funeral arrangements are expected to be announced by the society.
Dec. 9 1889 Lineman Pete Clausen died at Third Avenue and One Hundred Fifty sixth Street after contact with two insulated electric wires. A bluish glow and burning injuries followed as bystanders watched and police lowered his body. His wife, soon to be mother, was overwhelmed by the sight and authorities took the body home.
Senator Platt introduced a bill for a Oklahoma Territory government with a president appointing officers a nine to twelve member council and a 13 to 24 member house elected by the people sessions biannual two year terms and veto power for the governor congress to fix apportionment excluding Indians not taxed. New pension bill would compensate Confederate prisoners showing daily pay after enlistment. committees named include Ways and Means and Appropriations. Silcott inquiry continues as House weighs who bears losses if sergeant at arms acted as private agent.
A roundup of brief items reports Mint director Leech backing Windom on silver policy, a fire destroying the Hotel Suisse in Amsterdam with all evacuees safe, 3000 destitute in South Dakota counties, and major fires in New York and Illinois. Also noted are a London police chief’s death, a fatal wife-murder in Indianapolis, a Bavarian suspect captured in Minneapolis, Bedouin threats to Egypt, freight-train wrecks near Dubuque, a Chicago robbery, and other transit accidents along with a capital-loan firm collapse in Nebraska and assorted testimonials for medicines.
Washington reports light rain and lower temperatures with northerly winds for Kan. Guthrie Okla notes Electric Light company activated arc lamps, thirty two units at 2,000 candle power each, lighting the city brilliantly. A health ad urges Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to prevent indigestion and boost vitality against illnesses.
Market notes show on call rates steady around 4 percent with varied quotations for mercantile paper and bills. Kansas City and Chicago reports clock in with mixed cash sales and forward bids across corn, wheat, and provisions, while live stock receipts and prices vary by category and region.
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