27 Jun 1880
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1880
Page
1
Telegraph reports record deaths in New York for the past week amid cholera concerns. Training ship fate revealed while separate items note a missing son of a congressman and a train accident injuring several. Also mentions Cuba surrender, a bank injunction, and weather outlook for the region.
The 1883 peace treaty centennial plan includes commissioners from Illinois David T. Little George Laskell and James Viail joined by Fairbank Kh Khong Khouno for the New York International Peace Exhibition. Hap per hangs for murder at Greenfield Cedar County yesterday. A large Democratic ratification meeting occurs in Jeservoes City in front of the Barrell House with Hancock McClure Judge Humphrey Major Kellmer and others in attendance.
Lice President names Daniel B. Dyer of Baxter Springs Kansas as agent for the Indians of the Quapaw Agency in Indian Territory replacing Amos TLS not confirmed. John H. Sullivan of Madison Indiana named agent for the Indians of Miquis Puello Agency Arizona. Mile A Moynton resigns. Secretary Ramsey plans Fort Leavenworth inspection with Col Barr Judge Advocate Adjutant General McDowall and Minnesota trip.
At Dallymount on June 25 the American and Irish Bible squads played a match with shooters like Fisher Farrow Brown Avery and Milner among the performers. The aggregate American score reached 1273 while a six man team group led by Fenton Young Joynt Righy Wim and Milner posted about 1245. Betting odds shifted after the result and the Americans were celebrated at a theatre that night with an ode in their honor.
The Topeka city assessment shows real estate and personal property totaling about 4,602 dollars with county valuation near 6.0 million dollars, marking a rise of roughly three quarters of a million over 157. Hancock and English Clyde organized tonight with around 150 members planning a new Huam beau club and immediate organization and equipment.
A fragment from a late 19th century page recounts a sinking alert from April 17, 1880 on the training ship Atlanta with coordinates near 27 degrees longitude. Other items cover telegraphs from Buenos Ayres on Greece Turkey talks, Senator Cameron delaying chairmanship, a ratification meeting in Washington with casualties, and a Muselman atrocity report in Constantinople with arrests of militia officers.
The day long celebration marked the hundredth anniversary of Sunday Schools begun by Robert Raikes. In Cusco the events were held in the exposition building with a crowded audience and about 40 children attending. Rev. F A Noble of Union Park Church delivered an address followed by other eminent divines.
The General Land Office commissioner sends orders on Osage land settlers and Kaw Trust Lands sale, tied to relief for drought scattered settlers in Kansas and Nebraska. A freight wreck near Vandalia injures many, with crews killed and hospital injuries reported as trains collide and derail.
A freight train derailment near Martinsville Missouri Kentucky line killed engineer Mau v. and fireman Jen Urte. The crash halted trains for deep hours as crews investigated causes.
The dispatch cites the Porte stating a frontier dispute is to be mediated under Berlin Treaty terms. It notes intentions to cede rights to Mon tnegro after Albanian agitation subsides and compensation for expenses, while Prevesa remains in a state of siege.
A scrambled report discusses policy toward Canada and Mexico with mention of pursuit into Mexican territory if fugitives cross the border. It notes cautious officials, potential military actions, and possible reprisals should cross-border hostilities flare amid territorial disputes in the Victoria region.
A hostile scene described with clashes between strikers and police, several injured, a police sergeant and a constable among the officers involved, and relief efforts noted as distress spreads. A Pera dispatch covers famine in Asia and criticism of government responses.
Carlisle Wethodon notes: Comanche and Apache chiefs seek expanded school access through the Interior Secretary meeting. Railway balance sheets show Lake Shore Michigan Southern and Michigan Central declare 4 percent dividends, with June six month earnings gains. Millers International Exhibition opens with broad turnout, deficit forecast around twenty percent, funded by a $6,000 guarantee.
Kansas City market notes weak and unsettled with receipts and shipments in several million bushels. Wheat and corn show dull, market steady at times, while oats and barley nominal. Kansas City eggs and cheese near steady. cattle receipts mix of Texas butchers’ weights. hog market softer with light Saturday transfers amid limited supply. St Louis report details hogs and meats with quieter trade and price spreads.
Flour dull and nominal all around. Wheat steady in fair demand with No 1 red winter and spring varieties noted. Cash prices show June and September futures with values around 12.5 to 12.75 for wheat and soybeans around 6.75 for ribs and 7.00 for short cuts.
On June 2 at Carowa Chicago stock receipts show weak to steady trading with cattle and hogs near steady. Feeders and lambs posted varied quotes as buyers adjusted prices amid fluctuating demand.
Fragmentary text outlines bonds and mortgages in reserve, state banks and bankers, real estate and furniture assets, current expenses and taxes. Mentions exchange for house bills and other banks, treasury funds, and redemptions, with unclear figures and several garbled phrases.
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