14 Jan 1886
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1886
Page
1
Rail timetable details list arrival and departure times for passenger services on Union Pacific lines near Gorse West. Includes several train numbers, early morning 4 12am activity and afternoon 3 p.m. sightings, with notes on ticketing and station actions.
In Washington on January 13 Senator Coke defended silver coinage against suspension and urged government officials to honor the law. He argued silver supplies and wages would suffer if coinage stopped, contrasted with France and England, and urged equal treatment of silver with gold while noting bond contracts and legal precedents. Other Senate actions followed including park and grave monument bills and railroad right of way measures.
Osage City and Ottawa railway company directors from Missouri and Kansas filed to build Ottawa to Council Grove. backed by Missouri Pacific, with town elections to authorize routes. Construction planned this year. line length about 14 miles.
Reports from Macon and Mrecican Crry describe a blazing fire at the Ralson Hall block destroying a theatre and multiple stores with a total loss of 75000 dollars and 27000 covered by insurance. A Baltimore and Ohio freight wreck near Coburn killed one engineer and three firemen.
A New York jury summons a doctor after a dramatic caucus scene. A husband, exhausted by political campaigning, is told he will recover with Warner’s Safe Care. Senator RB Bruce notes the strain of public life and praises the treatment that helped him.
Washington notes report the territories committee referred bills including Oklahoma to a sub committee of Mesars Burns Perry Herman and Joseph and Fredericks Dakota constitution to a Boyle chaired sub committee. Also committee on commerce to hear Dr Holt on yellow fever inoculation with attenuated virus. Curtin resigns as banking chair. Miller of Texas may hold it. Naval affairs subdivides work. organization of navy and other sub committees listed. Agriculture committee organized with R. M. Wallace clerk. Three standing sub committees created for appropriations agriculture and farm products. Alliger arrested for riding the mails. five letters found with loot. Waterman v Chicago and Alton ends in 3200 verdict for Waterman in Milwaukee district.
An elderly physician claims a vegetable remedy cures Consumption Bronchitis Colds asthma and nervous ailments after testing on thousands. He will mail free instructions in German French or English with paper name and stamp to W A Nova 149 Formal Black Rochester N Y plus noted embroidery sale and postponed Degree of Honor event.
Reports from Texas and surrounding areas describe mass cattle losses due to an intense cold snap. Cattle drifted into fences and perished, with additional fires noted in Batesville region. The Texas Live Stock Association plans to send delegates to Denver and Chicago meetings while urging land policy actions on leased school and university lands. Other items: embezzlement conviction in Boise City, Baltimore ice disruption, and local ads for clothing and medicines.
A Times-Democrat special reports severe winter weather in Indian Territory causing heavy cattle losses across Cherokee, Choctaw and Chickasaw nations. McClellan Cattle Co and Cherokee Live Stock members report many dead cattle. stockmen lose multiple head as cattle wander and freeze, water and fodder scarce amid frozen streams.
Market notes show prices for flour, butter, lard, and potatoes, with teasers for avira and other commodities. Butter at 154, eggs 16c a dozen, lard 74c per pound, poultry alive at 45c per pound, and potatoes with unspecified pricing.
Jan 11 report from the Live Stock Indicator shows weaker shipment receipts and a market steady to lower trend. Hog receipts reach 12 784 with 1 547 shipments. beef cattle prices range 3.90 to 3.70 for good to medina grades. su e y receipts 1 487 with 150 shipments and steady demand. cattle values 3.50 to 3.30 for good to common.
A fragmented market listing shows prices and bids for flour heavy items, dairy products, and provisions. Names inferred include Aisens Whitley and Park street location with bids around 4, 5, and 6 cents per unit or pound, and notes of monthly closing dates and May and January terms.
Saint Louis market note shows cattle receipts about 2900 and hogs around 10000 with shipments and price ranges. Cattle and hog values vary by grade from good to common, with overall dull cattle and active hog trading amid higher demand and uneven pricing. Sheep receipts around 550 show active demand and rising prices, while buyers push for larger shipments.
Fragmentary OCR shows flour and wheat price listings by region and month. Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Illinois and Minnesota outputs appear with figures for spring wheat and rye flour, buckwheat flour, and related commodity terms. the text includes scattered references to contracts and closing prices in January through May, but many details are garbled.
The Drovers Journal reports weak cattle prices with receipts of 1,250 and 000 shipments. hogs show slow market and some drop to about 4.20. sheep receipts around 9,000 with active market and native stock lower to 3.50.
Reading this fragmented ad reveals Grand Union Hotel boasting elegant rooms at a million-dollar cost cut to one dollar per day and easy depot proximity. It touts King’s New Discovery for consumption and colds with claim of immediate relief, inviting readers to obtain a free bottle at Barber Bros. Drug Store.
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