17 Dec 1881
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1881
Page
1
A dense crowd fills stores as holiday shoppers browse propitious gift items from photography albums to jewelry and decorative boxes. Clerks highlight Christmastime specials, including albums, frames, and varied stationery, with a focus on elegant, affordable gifts and the season’s best sellers.
A report lists numerous House actions including committee changes, vacancy fills, and bills referred to committees. Topics touch on statues for Chief Justice Marshall, water projects for the Little Kanawha River, pensions, suffrage in territories, tax statutes, patent damages, and military memorials for Garfield and Custer.
A Senate appropriations subcommittee examined the Washington Sunday Gazette editor J Hunter amid charges against Secretary Sherman and Treasury officials. Testimony suggested many allegations might be substantiated though some could be disproved. Fires destroyed five dwellings and left 300 unemployed as reports of financial misconduct circulated. An advertisement touts blood remedies noting price and availability at local druggists.
New York December 16 1211 The markets show money rates at 424 percent per annum with mercantile paper and government bonds feature mixed activity. Wheat, corn, and oats prices wobble with reports of lower cash bids and uneven demand while cattle, hogs, and sheep deliveries press price levels amid steady to firmer shipments.
Fragmentary OCR lists the National Bank of Lawregee and mentions depository status along with unreadable portions about Peace Treaty and Newlin Asshaat. The readable elements highlight a banking institution and uncertain references without a clear event or outcome.
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