09 Jan 1891
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1891
Page
1
A fragmentary OCR excerpt shows multiple legal and professional notices. Names include Hiecruc Beus Cal and S C Thacher with attorney roles, L Sullivan as an abstracts provider, and a New York Life Building address. The passage references property heat systems, rents around 3.00 per day, and various office locations on Manchester Street and Delaware Avenue, with telephone cues.
A multi-item report from various cities outlines last week’s political clash over a Kansas County seat, alongside tense Indian unrest in Oklahoma and Idaho. Descriptions include Adjutant General Roberts’s moves, a mass self sacrifice plan by Knights Templar, and regional political bickering in Lincoln Nebraska. Also covered are bond authorizations, railroad talks, and a New York rail advisory board session with Jay Gould present.
Nebr. Legislature shutters doors as three parties clash over who presides in a tied vote. Lt. Gov. Micklejohn blocks Alliance, Speaker Elder resists, militia deployed, Supreme Court to decide who presides. Thayer urged calm as protests flare and oath issues arise amid a three way struggle.
The Academy of Music hosted a banquet marking Jackson's Day in Philadelphia. Gov. Beechinridge and speakers from Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts addressed an audience of 664, with Mrs. Cleveland present and guests including twenty-three governors. The event featured multiple toasts praising democracy, federal government limits, and American unity, ending after a lengthy reception.
Union Pacific reorganizes its railway operation effective January, creating Kansas and Nebraska divisions. Brinkerhoff becomes Kansas division general superintendent with Kansas City to Drover and other routes outlined. Old Missouri river and Grand Island divisions are abolished. St Joseph as general agency adds responsibilities. Other posts shift with Duncan, Banecroft, Wixter, and Silas Clark taking new roles. Ely's Cream Balm ad notes allergy relief.
A disastrous forenoon fire in Arman destroyed two entire blocks. Special to the Journal notes extensive damage and evacuated nearby properties. Authorities investigated cause as flames consumed multiple buildings, with residents and fire crews working to prevent spread.
The Senate discussed the silver bill with calls for a final vote next Wednesday and arguments over coinage benefits. In the House the shipping bill debate dominated as amendments, lobbies, and concerns over subsidies were aired, while Fithian criticized the American Shipping League and calls for a merchant marine. News from Kansas reports heavy snow, with prospects of crop improvement. Hamburg Figs promote digestion and health.
A dense market summary lists Irwin and provisions trends with varied prices for butter, eggs, lard, bacon, and pork. It notes cattle steady to higher, sheep quiet, and futures for wheat, corn, and oats mixed, with distillers' whiskey and flour also referenced among commodities and markets.
A wide assortment of items include layoffs at Baltimore’s Chia plant, a Chilean revolution, and debt woes of a major historian. Reports note a fatal Chicago train collision, a deadly fire in Masfesto California, and the emigration surge from Germany. Also covered are diplomatic signals, a Chicago mayoral deadline, harsher weather driving expulsions in Russia, and political shifts in England Ireland and France.
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