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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1885
Page
2
The piece discusses the ongoing party controversy, alleging Democratic cash activity and a narrowing guilt case. It reports farmers noting poor shelter for stock over recent days and urges better cattle shelter. It also cites Democratic editors in Kansas City predicting state results, while others doubt resolutions will be enacted.
Mrs. Sarah E. Leggett reports on a program for working women who must live away from family. The facility offers board at actual cost and protection from abuse by housing in a supervised building, aiming to relieve hardships for unmarried women dependent on their own labor.
A Leavenworth Times summary alleges Legate influenced St John by arranging withdrawals and ratifications to secure James Legate’s favor. It details Elkins and others, a $38,000 bid to continue a Prohibition campaign, and claims St John’s surrender to temperance forces amid a murky late December maneuver.
The term Mugwump is said to come from the tongue of Massachusetts Indians and to mean Noble lord, a note on etymology presented in this brief linguistic aside.
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