Railroad Time Table Update
East Ham schedule shows trains timed through evening with a 11355 p.m. reference and 425 p.m. service. incomplete fragments indicate regular railway timing posted for local passengers.
22 Jan 1886
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1886
Page
1
East Ham schedule shows trains timed through evening with a 11355 p.m. reference and 425 p.m. service. incomplete fragments indicate regular railway timing posted for local passengers.
Near Decatur on the Peoria Decatur and Springfield line a train struck fifteen head of horses owned by farmer J S Child. Twelve died instantly and one was badly crippled, with losses estimated at 2500 dollars. The railroad company will cover the damage.
Judge Brewer rules that property rights include the title and right to use, and that the state may prohibit beer production only after compensating the owner for destroyed property. Walruff’s supporters hail the decision as a victory, while noting it does not settle beer sale powers. The ruling, in Topeka and Toreea reports, emphasizes due process and the Fourteenth Amendment as protections against takings for public benefit.
Washington January 21 Bills introduced by Senator Coke aim to repeal the New Mexico act governing diseased cattle. Senator Dowes reports favorably a bill imposing fines and imprisonment for trespass on Indian lands. Moparo January 21 Spain to appoint Caroline and Palau islands governors and send troops to assert presence following the Yap incident.
Reports from Tanposto Ga describe a blaze near the Rocks and nearby buildings with a lynch mob threat against three incendiaries captured by searching posses. A millers’ house and a gin house burned as authorities pursue the arsonists.
Senator Van Wyck of Nebraska introduces a bill to create the Oklahoma territory from Indian Territory and public lands. The act sets a four year governor and secretary, a 26 member house, a district court, appointed officials, and a delegate to Congress. It reserves school lands, opens lands for settlement, and directs surveys and land office actions with safeguards against bad faith homesteads.
Torrens Kansas January 21 The house session was brief freeing time for committee work on many bills. Senate concurrent resolution asked Congress to establish two military posts on the southwestern frontier and was concurred in. Vance offered a resolution accusing Internal Revenue Collector Acres of shielding violators of the prohibitory law. Pratt introduced a joint resolution to increase legislature pay. New bills include Osborne on schools in unorganized counties and Hatfield on libraries. McNair’s anti freight-rate discrimination resolution was adopted along with Hatfield’s bid for railroad rights of way through Indian Territory.
Vandalia Missouri reports a mad dog roaming main street biting thirty seven dogs and a local businessman while a public shooting of dogs occurs. In Little Rock Governor Hughes pardons thirty colored men jailed for Howard county rioting. In Mandalay state British troops capture Kunnab with thirty six guns and thirty rebels killed.
Explosion at Newbury coal shaft imprisons thirty seven miners with no bodies recovered by midnight. Severe Pacific Coast storm from Washington to California brings hurricane winds, heavy snow and widespread damage in San Francisco. Separate notices cover river improvement, saloon keeper arrests, a joke riot settlement, and other local items.
Lawrence Jan. 21 report shows flour prices steady to higher with No. 2 hard wheat and No. 2 red wheat quoted alongside cash and futures bids. Livestock prices firm for cattle and hogs with steady demand. eggs and poultry remain active, while corn meal, bran, and oats show modest movements in store and shipment figures.
Market active and higher for cattle and hogs with gains 10 to 15 cents. Receipts near 7,200 head. shipments 2,300. Strong demand for butchers' steers and heavy weights, with prices from 4.00 to 5.50. Sheep receipts 1,700, prices 2.50 to 7.00.
Historic OCR notes show flour markets with Southern winter wheat, Wisconsin and Michigan soft wheat, Minnesota spring wheat, and rye. Prices appear per bushel or bag, with monthly timing for openings and closings, including entries like January February March May and grain types No 2 spring and rye.
The Drovers Journal notes Chicago live stock results for January 21 with cattle receipts of 5,000 plus mixed shipments. Market activity shows round numbers for cows, heifers, and calves with varying bids from packers and feeders. Western, Texan, and Iowa consignments appear among receipts and price ranges, reflecting a robust but uneven trading day.
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