20 Jan 1886
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1886
Page
1
Time entries show abbreviations and stray markings including 11:25 a m 6:12 p m and 4:5 p m with irregular characters. The readable items indicate a schedule fragment with railway time stamps and partial markers, lacking clear destinations or services in this OCR snippet.
The Kansas Legislature convened in its second special session to reapportion legislative districts and address other matters including labor statistics, unfarm school improvements, and county boundary changes. Governor Martin urged funding, education, and prices raid claims while proposing a new board for price aid and reforms to the prohibitory liquor law.
A brilliant meteor passed over Garena Illinois at nine o'clock Saturday night. It traveled from the west and appeared two feet in diameter, emitting countless sparks. Witnesses described it with amazement as it illuminated the heavens without causing major alarm among stargazers.
Local notice advertises Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and Electric Bitters from Barber Bros with claims of dramatic recovery from lung disease and general ill health. Includes price points and store names Barber Bros and Hunt’s offering cloaks and holiday goods.
A special limited fund is offered to provide small sums to parties who wish to secure watches jewelry or other personal property. Levin Doane. Office over Lalu drug store.
The Senate discussed the 10 million dollar bond call for February first and the open Oregon lands bill affecting Northern Cheyenne Indians. Resolutions sought details on silver bullion purchases since July 1885 and on railroad land grant compliance. The House met with speakers pro tem and passed a relief bill for Northern Cheyenne Indians and considered coinage measures.
The senate proceeded with the resolution accepting Ohio s Garfield statute while Mr Bragg of Wisconsin moved to lay the Fitz John Porter will as a special order for Saturday but Mr Dunham of Minnesota objected. Rouse adjourned.
A Cumberland Presbyterian church in McKeesport suspends trustee Roadarmour and choir member Miss Woolsey after a four year affair. They publicly confessed and may be reinstated if they reform. Roadarmour is married with a 15 year old daughter.
In Pretsprre Pennsylvania a carload of uniformed police was dispatched to the coke region amid violent disturbances involving Hungarians and strikers. Forty minutes after, deputies to be sworn in by Sheriff Stewart are to guard the Alice mines. Fugitives from Saturday remain at large as the unrest spreads through Connellsville Mt Pleasant Stone River Scottdale and Broadfon t districts. Deputies protect workers as miners are attacked and property damaged. Greensburg militia stands by for orders.
A string of terse items notes John Towell in Odessa, Missouri seeking life, Jell Treadway on trial in Hen nifal, Ches ter town holiday for the Prince of Wales, gossip over Swain’s successor as judge advocate general, Ohio Senate charges against Payne under scrutiny, wedding between Mable Gore in London, Mrs. Dott Williams shot in Wayneshore Georgia, a Chillicothe girl 18 bears a child and burns it, a Kentucky father kills his son Wil, Kansas City merchants’ Jefferson City meeting canceled, Nihilists raided in St Petersburg, a fearsome New York cure-all tied to killings, Hidalgo County robberies persist, and a decapitated body found near Nashville.
Fragmented OCR text shows a market roundup with scattered items including apples, chickens, and various dairy or produce terms. Many garbled words and misread labels obscure specifics. readable fragments imply a general commodity listing and local trade notes without coherent details or clear figures.
Partial OCR reads Kansas City market figures for commodities with prices bids and asks, monthly entries through February and March. It notes receipts bushels in storage destroyed names unclear and several lines show bids no offerings for No 2 cab and other items.
The Live Stock Indicator shows cattle receipts near 1,060 with mixed bids and slow shipping grades yet generally active. Exporters report good to choice quality at 4.50 to 4.75, common to medium at 2.00 to 3.75, with mar feed and other livestock items showing varied bids, steady dairy prices, and market notes from January to May.
Market reported as active and steady with mixed receipts of cattle hogs and sheep. Prices ranged across good to choice grades with specific figures noted for butchers and stockyards in St Louis reflecting current demand and supply levels.
OCR data shows scattered commodity bids for flour and grains with prices in Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota and Illinois. Mentions include winter wheat sour, rye, buckwheat, and oats with various closing dates and monthly ranges.
Livestock report from Chicago shows cattle receipts and shipments around 2,400 with steady to firm market. Cattle mix prices vary, hogs around 340 to 400, shipping heavy and market weaker on some classes. Sheep receipts near 7,000 with active shipments but weaker demand.
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