09 Feb 1890
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1890
Page
1
Business Directory OF LAWRENCE listing city officials A Beoley J Dicker president of the Co City Clerk and Secre Rope Brperintendest City Floroidan Librarian Mire Mary Simpeon Library hours show Saturday open from 2 to p m and 10 Tea m and 7 to 9 p m with various time blocks for the public and staff.
Ed Findlay a Kansas City politician and noted sportsman shot and killed private detective Joseph Carr after a street confrontation at Third Street and Grand Avenue. Carr, once hired by Findlay's wife to shadow him, had threatened Findlay. the case sparked rumors of marital misconduct and ongoing vendetta.
A rugged report from Lathrop Missouri notes sixty local women form a committee to assist Plattsburg foes of liquor, aiming to abolish saloons there. A petition signed by eighty five townspeople aided the drive, while saloon keepers seek damages against John Jones. Earlier violence tied to the Mollie Maguires rumors surfaces in Pennsylvania with threats against alleged traitors and a recovered note reading Death to Traitors.
A committee from the equal rights convention waited on the president presenting their adopted address. The president expressed sympathy and pledged to use the law to advance the condition of colored people.
Telegraphic notes report rail construction in Mexico and a dangerous illness for ex Chief Justice Welch in Ohio. Lenox Hill Bank in New York reopens. Milan of Servia loses 860000 at gaming. Mitchell defeats Mace in Glasgow. Reports deny Cimarron colonists starving. Wall defeats Gude in London boxing. Ed Carey fined for prize fighting in Lebanon, Illinois. Ise arrested in St Joseph for forgery. Cleveland visits Aurora New York. A Chicago swindle arrests list grows. Mansfield fire at St James hotel damages. Topeka packing plant fire kills seven. Der Motts freight crash kills three. Detective Hayney murder linked to Mollie Maguires. Loomis shoots at Longenecker then commits suicide. A shooting at Hamilton ends in suicide. Schenectady wild weather damages and historic massacre recalled. Union church meeting tensions flare. St James hotel fire carries $10,000 damage. England credits America with deafness reveal. Daly knocks Donovan in Maine. Miller arrested in Lebanon for Purdy murder. Duke of Orleans in Paris against exile law. Women seize two Mo saloons in Lathrop and destroy liquor.
A garbled telegraph market summary lists grains and provisions from cities such as Abilene and Santa Fe. It mentions beans and flour, dairy and meats, with several prices and steady to rising quotes for items like bacon, butter, and smoked meats amidst weathered OCR garble.
The Drovers Journal reports cattle receipts 200 head in Cartie shipments 200 and 40, noting overall market stronger with fair to good packing grades and 10,000 hour receipts. Beef, native and mixed lots show varied pricing, with substantial shipments and several regional references indicating a busy livestock market day in Minnesota trading areas.
Fragmented OCR reading shows scattered trader names and prices across Chicago grain activity. Mentions Amenoo Fei and Pronws Hutter with assorted figures and dairy references, indicating a noisy market brief with unclear items and malformed terms.
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