14 Mar 1882
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1882
Page
1
Daily items include travel by residents to Las Vegas New Mexico Topeka and Chicago new desk from Racine Furniture Co remedies from Bunnack Blood Bitter and Leis Dande Hon Topic charity invitation to Daughters of Rebecca dance and University lecture by Hon T D Thecher plus Santa Fe surveyors depot plans and local court fines and incidents.
The article recounts RW Ludington selling to his brother H B Ludington and closing for stock inventory. It traces RW Ludington’s career from 1857 arrival, liquor trade after a raid, builds, and public service including Oak Hill Cemetery and two mayoral terms. It notes his family, his mother’s care, and his planned rest after sixteen years in the city.
Indications show fair and slightly warmer weather for the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys on March 13. Winds shift from southeast to southwest as a falling barometer signals changing conditions.
In Greensburg Indiana a residence fifteen miles northeast of the city burned Friday night. Mrs Mary McElroy aged 106, grandmother of Mrs Stewart, perished in the flames while the rest of the family narrowly escaped.
Lieutenant G B Harpen reports progress toward Irkutsk after leaving Paris for St Petersburg and Tomsk. He notes plans to man the Lena with nine men if possible, seek Jipp, and gather gear while delaying one day for assistance from Siberian officials.
Washington notes show petitions presented on Mississippi flood relief and timber losses. A post office bill for Senator Plumb and a relocation inquiry on Indian reservations were ordered featured in Senate actions. In the House, discussions centered on Envoy salaries, a Mississippi river railway bridge, and a large army appropriation bill. A St Louis distillery fire caused heavy losses, while fires hit Highland House Seaview House and a Main street blaze near the Bank of Montreal.
The long awaited fan for clearing smoke from the railroad tunnel between the bridge and Union Depot is now in operation. It efficiently evacuates smoke, making the tunnel clear within three minutes even after heavy freight trains pass, and air remains fresh when no train is in transit.
The War Department orders St Louis Mayor to deploy government steamers for transporting relief to Mississippi flood sufferers. Supplies from Memphis to Mississippi and other states are mapped, with destitution estimated around Shawneetown and Mound City. Telegrams seek commissioners and distribution plans as rations face exhaustion.
An old advertisement touts Invigoratin for nerve and brain ailments claiming rapid relief for nervous headaches prostration and female weakness. It markets six boxes for 7.50 and a 150 bar benefit with a 2 cent circular request. Also mentions a bridge construction notice in Hemoranin County with plans to build a bridge section along Rock Creek.
In Washington a rumor says Magon's trial may be void due to irregularities and that executive clemency petitions circulate as court martial members reportedly consider signing. An arsenal inquiry yields no information on Mason. Letters regarding the vacant Associate Justiceship of the U S Supreme Court are published from 1882 exchanges showing decline or ambivalence. Local market notes list grain and livestock prices with wheat, corn, and cattle quotes.
The markets section details money market rates in New York with prime Mercantile paper and government bonds, then moves to Kansas City and St Louis produce and commodity prices. It lists receipts, shipments, and price levels for cattle, hogs, sheep, eggs, butter, lard, bacon, flour, and wheat, noting firm or slower trading and unsettled trends in several items. Major figures include cattle sales around 4.40, hogs at 6.25 to 6.30, eggs near 15 cents, lard around 10.45, and butter near 26 to 34 cents per pound.
A garbled market summary reports cattle receipts around 700 with shipments 300 and strong demand. Wheat and oats show active trading with prices steady to higher. pork and bulk meats firm. Chicago stock actions hint at higher bids and varied shipments amid a busy trading day March 14.
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