09 Feb 1889
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1889
Page
1
An old style ad touts a fig syrup laxative marketed as natural and easy to take. It claims to cleanse the system, relieve biliousness and constipation, and cure headaches colds fevers indigestion and piles. Sold by Barber Bros in boxes and bottles.
February 4 reading of German minister orders to Washington outlines the Samoan Conference aims. Berlin accepts peacetime settlement with limited sovereignty for Samoa, urging native elections and a stable administration under treaty powers.
In the House a committee of the whole considers an appropriation bill for fortifications and torpedoes with debate over jurisdiction. The Senate passes multiple appropriation bills including pension and legislative funds, while a Des Moines river measure advances. Lawmakers discuss irrigation and private bills, with investigations into election conduct urged by Senator Gibson and others.
Lawrence Hopkins, longtime Gould associate, quits the Gould service after years of influence and control on Wall Street. Reports say the split, described as high temper, ends a key business partnership, with Hopkins seen as Gould’s “other self” by many in market circles.
The weekly trade report notes a general price uptick about 1 percent, with wheat prices rising due to a Chicago corner affecting deliveries and price gaps between New York and Chicago. Foreign copper stocks and railroad freight shifts are mentioned, alongside firmer grain, wool, and steel markets and broader money supply signals. The piece also recalls a sensational spy story from Fort Smith and local notices about Dr King’s New Discovery.
A miscellany of brief items: a private school near West Twenty-third street in Viirago was hatched. Arkansas legislature passes a bill to authorize trial for John M. Clayton murder case. a six year old girl in Armstrong Kansas suffers severe burns. English and Irish coast gales, a building collapse near Bolton kills several and a Pembroke ferry capsizes with nine drowned. Wisconsin railway workers form a political organization. talks end on the Cleveland, Cincinnati and St Louis lines consolidation, the Big Four network. Advertisements describe cosmetics, bath services, and sewing goods. Kemps Liver Pills promise relief for liver issues. Major’s cements and glues marketed by A Major in New York.
Market report shows price quotes across commodities and livestock with mixed changes. Highlights include dairy butter and cheese values, beef and pork demands, grain futures, and cattle receipts, with regional references to Chicago St. Louis Kansas City and western markets. Strong entities include Western Union lines, Topeka, Fort Worth, and Santa Fe, plus specific price points like 4.91 and 7.90 in various sections.
An advertising note touts Weber's as leaders of fashion offering a nest thirty days of cent deals and promotes a Weekly Journals subscription plus a Detroit Free Press one year at a promotional price guarding readers to visit Weber's for the event.
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