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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1886
Page
1
In Chicago the Knights of Labor order closes packinghouse work at 3 pm, plunging about 14 000 men into a general strike across Armour Fowler Bros and other yards. Reports conflict on exact numbers while some leaders urge restraint as the situation cools and employers seek replacements.
Chase County reports votes for Governor Martin 1014 Moonlight 795 Branscomb 88. Auditor McCarthy 1076 Kelly 657 Levghtos 39. Congress Peters 940 Martin 863 Lotz 36. Amendment 128 opposed 992. Sam Wood defeated for County Attorney by J E Harper. McPherson County results show Martin 2161 Moonlight 1151 Branscomb 245 Peters for Congress 2169 George 1087. Kingman County totals Martin 441 plurality Allen 564 Valentine 444 McCarthy 681 Peters for Congress 547 Gullett for Representative 12. Amendment 725 against. Rice County results Martin 1508 Moonlight 1030 Branscomb 140 Allen 1697 Patillion 964 Nevine 183 Peters 1556 George 963 Mayes 129. Albany Arcarson report: statewide lead for Governor Martin about 32k to 35k. legislature heavily Republican. Evening Despatch and St Paul summaries show McGill leading Ames in Minnesota statewide race. New Jersey Fourth District Haddock defeats Van Balarcorn. Illinois Fulton County three-precinct dispute resolved with Past elected. Pennsylvania Governor race Beaver leading Black by about 42,980 with Philadelphia around 26k. National cattle show and rail rate plan tied to Chicago gathering with notable attendees.
Cariaco notes a further reduction in express rates to New York by twenty five cents per hundred making the rate similar to first class freight after cartage and delivery costs. An ad claims Salvation Gil well rubs in cured rheumatism in the arm in two months with H B Examer of Washington endorsing.
A gang of ten drunken tramps raided Peter Bachmans saloon in Anaville Pa. They wrecked the place while armed men from the town, fifty citizens, engaged them in combat. Five locals seriously hurt, two tramps wounded, seven captured and one escaped as revolvers and knives were used. Rumor of Senator Everts death denied. he is reported in good health in Vermont.
Nov 6 McPherson area: Henry Heard was accidentally shot in the bowels while returning from a hunt west of town. condition described as perhaps fatally serious. Meanwhile Rock Island grading crews plan to start work next week and Missouri Pacific trains resume to the city. Rumors from Windsor Vermont suggest Senator Everts health fluctuating. he is at his country seat and intends to stay through Congress. In Boston Mrs Cleveland and entourage arrived, with dinner hosted by Mrs Powell Mason for about thirty, including Sir Lyon Playfair and others.
In Boston there is excitement among Knights of Labor as members travel to Chicago packing houses where labor troubles exist. The district assembly No. 30 executive board issued a circular forbidding Knights to work in Chicago packing houses until the troubles are resolved, under penalty.
Across the pond the board of trade reports October imports fell by 620000 pounds while exports dropped 450000 pounds from October 1885. Other items note Socialist meetings in Trafalgar Square and Bourgas revolt arrests.
Nov 6 Calo wk Lt Kas reports rising excitement over silver mines with new specimens richer than before. Miners change hands, capitalists plan development, and many strangers prospect the area as a bonafide mining bonanza unfolds. In New York Theodore Roosevelt sails for Europe to marry Edith Carew. Also, Methodists appropriate 469000 for foreign missions. Avusia reports factories cut hours from 68 to 65 per week with mills due to operate Monday.
Reports of a sea shock near Charleston aboard the Amelia Camp from Valencia Spain. Herbert M. Hoxie ill in New York with later word of improvement. Snowfalls reach Racine Abilene and along the Milwaukee line. a Humboldt Lumber Co mill fire at Evrens Colorado causes 380000 loss. Carlisle pair head to Wichita. a stray line about Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup ends the snippet.
An overview of early Arabian poetry tracing its roots to Bedouin life in the desert The article notes the shift from oral improvisation to written texts around 500 CE and asserts that pre Mohammedan verse shaped later Saracen poetry The Bedouin tongue is praised for its naturalness and purity guiding later poets and scholars.
In a vivid account from Queen Victoria’s era, opals rise to fashion prominence as royal gifts spark widespread demand. The trend spreads from England to America, boosting opal prices, with fine stones reaching fifty five dollars per carat while cheaper options stay available. The piece notes historical stigma and a cited 19th century ripple effect on jewelers and collectors.
News notes report Alf Musselman killed in a wreck near Loveland and Deputy Sheriff Lindsay murdered by Joseph Stroud in Raines County Texas. Also noted are land sale service by registered letter deemed sufficient, seven day business failures totaling 184, a burned Rock Island bridge near Centerville, Wyoming Governor change, Apache children arriving at Carlisle, a stock snipper's assignment with 200000 liabilities, Chelsea fire causing 25000 loss, and sale of the Michigan & Ohio road to settle bonds.
Market reports from St Louis and Chicago show mixed grain and livestock prices. Wheat and corn move amid unsettled demand while corn prices firm and livestock supplies pressuring hog and cattle quotes. Butter and lard hold steady with meat markets showing firm to higher rates for select cuts.
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