01 Sep 1893
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1893
Page
1
A chaotic frontier notice details government agents enforcing opening orders for the Cherokee Outlet. It describes takedown of claims, land entries, and settlers advised to study proclamations, with references to special agents and legal declarations guiding occupancy and settlement on the opened lands.
A crowded, grim report details widespread devastation in South Carolina and Helena Island after a hurricane. It cites nearly 600 Black deaths, mass starvation, looting, and public distress as survivors struggle for food and safety, with scenes of desperation across affected towns and communities.
The president sent to the senate nominations including Marion Miller to be secretary of New Mexico, Frank Dale and Henry W. Scott to Oklahoma supreme court positions, and several land office receivers and agency agents across the region. Booths for information booths at the encampment were prepared as crowds gathered. Kearsarge was visited and decorations brightened the downtown. President Cleveland and party arrived in Washington from Buzzards Bay with officials and media coverage marking the trip.
Labor unrest spreads across several cities as machinists and shop hands walk out in Tennessee and Kentucky. Reports say strikers at Louisville and Nashville shops are opposed by nonstriking workers, with authorities requested for protection for new entrants. Freight workers and engineers show mixed reactions as the strike continues amid warnings of further trouble. A separate sea incident reports the steamer Yemstre arriving in Charleston with a full passenger list after a sixty hour voyage.
A chaotic jumble reports on a Pudtalo bank suspension and a government case against Mormons, a deadly Beardstown hotel fire, hints of protectorate debates, a Cunard Campania robbery of 4100 in diamonds and 20000 credit, Goggin's Chicago fair ruling, and stray quips from Harper's Bazaar.
A careful estimate places border populace near the Arkansas City area at about 10,000 as Oklahoma seeks to make Perry the leading town for the opening of the Cherokee Strip. Prospective residents and officials anticipate rapid growth in the next twelve days with trains and booths ready for business. Local and regional figures foresee competition from Guthrie and other towns, with preparations intensifying and recruits arriving to support expansion efforts.
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