29 Jul 1891
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1891
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text lists ward numbers and names, likely referencing a city notice about wards and officials. The readable elements include mentions of wards one through five, a superintendent, and names resembling court or city roles, but specifics are obscured by garbled characters.
Fragmented OCR recalls a patchwork of topics including Interior decisions on land patents, treaty notes, and legal scrutiny involving James Gordon Young and national party figures. It mentions July dates, patent proceedings, and political rhetoric alongside a fire at Baltimore United Company works and unrelated items from Kansas weather to local crime and a California death.
The Bureau of Statistics of the Treasury Department releases the official Foreign Commerce report for the past year. It notes a record total value of trade, with imports and exports rising across categories including food, silk, hemp, and wood products. The report highlights substantial increases in both imports and exports, emphasizing the breadth of goods and the overall growth in government trade activity.
July reports indicate Welsh tin plate works resume only partially with week to week orders, prices still unprofitable, and output contraction as American competition threatens trade. Shipments since July show reduced volumes and in hand stocks near 400 thousand boxes, while 1990 figures were higher. Labor disputes rise as Daniels Edwards company stalls flux-system operations and potential patent sales to America loom amid mounting capital labor strain. The tin plate industry faces pressure to relocate production, with officials noting possible adverse effects but no immediate panic over pure American competition.
The Lawrence County herds are dying from a virulent disease spreading across the region. Animals die within minutes of infection, with scores reportedly falling within miles of the area. Authorities fear the outbreak may be spreading and have requested examinations of fevered stock as experts be consulted.
A historical sketch discusses Pedro Blanco, a dominant figure in the African slave trade fifty years ago, based at the Gallinas river near Liberia. It details his rise from a Malaga-born ship captain to an inland slaving empire with watchtowers, mangrove forts, and a riverine seragie. notes his wealth, eventual retirement to Havana, and the lingering ruins as the only remaining reminders of his operations along the Gallinas river.
A garbled list of 19th century incidents mentions grasshoppers along a border, deaths of Ansel E Urockar and Samuel D Sandsaupoisel, drowning of Jerry Warren and Locas Imnagherty at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia strike effects, a founder of a bank passing, and various medical, political, and industrial notes. The text is a mosaic of events with names, places, and ages, reduced to brittle fragments.
Grain and provisions market notes with July values, including corn, oats, and wheat futures plus dairy and pork prices. Mentions towers, patent items, and various farm products with price ranges, quantities, and denomination shorthand. Includes references to futures and wholesale markets with several brand-like terms and suppliers.
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