02 Jan 1891
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1891
Page
1
G. C. Thacher, attorney at law, with office over Lawrence National Bank. Gp Cohn Hutchings listed, address 785 Massachusetts Street, Masswlcpett s et rest. Meats at all tenors. Geet brains of’ivare and Tobaccus. Cool commercial drinks Aleste on Dand.
Report from Pine Ridge outlines the Seventh Cavalry barely escaping a Custerlike trap at White Clay Creek in a valley ambush. The 9th cavalry led a counterattack, drove off the attackers, and withdrew toward Pine Ridge. Separate dispatches note Miles and Schofield positions, and a Chicago bank robbery confession by Featherstone and Mullens.
The Kansas Alliance plans a busy month with sixteen bills drafted for extension of the stay law two years, mortgage redemption provisions, tax and assessment reforms, salaries cuts, state printing relief, and elimination of alien land ownership. When introduced, these measures face Republican opposition in the Senate and House, with some measures likely to pass, others blocked, and the alliance seeking unified support. The Republican platform calls for elected Railroad Commissions and land ownership limits, while debates focus on tax equity, public school books, and court fee reductions. The article notes internal divisions and anticipated battles in the legislature.
Superintendent Porter reports six months of Census Bureau operations with progress on county abstracts 47 complete and 5 unfinished across the United States. Mortgage data and enforcements are detailed along with anticipated outcomes on rented versus owned homes and farm mortgages. A New York suit challenges McKinley era duties on dress goods and woolen apparel, while Papal succession rumors and local business notices fill the page.
A strike at the Edgar Thompson steel works in Brad dock Pittsburgh sparked a riot as about 200 workers armed with clubs revolvers and iron tools assaulted yellow furnaces and workers. Four men were seriously hurt and others battered in a half hour battle. Police and sheriff intervened, and the plant was shut down pending settlement. Several strikers were arrested.
Market reports from Kansas City detail mixed provisions and feed prices with numerous grains, meats, and dairy items. Prices for prime steam, steers, and various feeds appear alongside references to regional buyers and stock listings, reflecting midwinter trading activity and supply shifts.
A jumble of brief items reports a green yarn mill fire near Providence, a steamboat wreck on a snag, arrests near Pittsburgh for counterfeiting, a fatality in Sherbrooke, rising water near Pittsburgh, and multiple incidents including a Cork mayoral kerfuffle, a house fire harming seven children near Gayboro, and hospital near-misses.
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