16 May 1889
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1889
Page
1
An OCR fragment shows a Lawrence business directory entry with garbled text likely listing firms or services. The readable bits point to a local directory page, suggesting a compilation of Lawrence businesses though specifics are unreadable.
The annual meeting of stockholders of the M K T railroads is held to elect directors. Notices outline the agenda and voting procedures for the election of board members and related corporate actions.
At issue is the consolidation of the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern with the Kansas and Nebraska lines, with stockholders debating a joint meeting and a possible sale. Directors are elected for the ensuing year, while bondholders press to protect mortgage interests and a receiver may be sought in a related case as courts weigh fraudulent transfers and the future of railroad assets.
Yesterday at Cimeanniati NC and in New York, several horse races produced winners including Dakie, Toms, Aveniture, Bolger Pangan, Beiletleht, Brana VARBYS BEEING BACS. May 9 Brooklyn jockey event featured Hanover the favorite, third place paid $20. Opening day at Hiroukdy fat highlighted by multiple quick wins.
A report outlines a scheme as bold as the famed Electric Sugar Refinery fraud, detailing a clever trick that echoes that notorious swindle with new scheme elements and suspected participants.
A garbled compilation reports on beer seizures by a county sheriff, a farmer beaten by his wife, and various legal and crime notes. The narrative touches on a prosecutor’s resignation, a Montana election near balance, and a mix of sensational items including a notable murder-like incident and a purported whale of local misconduct. The text also mentions drink smuggling, counterfeit schemes, and a parade of unrelated notices.
The May market speech covers dark stony and new Yous trends, with per cent changes and mercantile paper rates, while stock and grain quotes show activity across United States exchanges. Reports list shares traded, Western Union, Kansas City, and various commodities, with notes on live stock, provisions, and railroad line movements.
A garbled telegraphic roundup reports on a range of items: rail gauge widening to standard in Denver and Pacific lines, a Chicago burial case session, a Chicago event at Western Unitarian fests, a dislocated jaw incident in Minnesota, a Detroit brewery purchase by an insurer, arrests of cigar and cigarette smugglers in New York, Germany arming for potential war, Kansas governor rejecting a requisition, a Montgomery attempted murder case years past, state department movements from Washington, a Baltic region royal garden shooting report, a Topeka bankers convention, and hospital notes detailing left ventricle enlargement with no valvular fault, framed as a broad, fragmented news digest.
A condensed listing from the Business Directory of Lawrence shows county and district officers including judge on district clerk and county attorney. It notes probate, coroner, supervisor, and treasurer roles with several clerk deputies and local offices.
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