08 Sep 1881
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1881
Page
1
Local notices and ads describe office moves and new services, students tutoring, boarding and rental offers, jobs, and sales. Items mention Dr May and various professionals, theater, color guard events, a death, and community updates from Lawrence. Reads like a bustling 19th century city page with names, places, and events to visit or respond to.
Telegraph reports famine in Algeria while President Garfield response hints at cautious diplomacy. Markets show broad gains. San Carlos Agency notes no danger. Long Branch records near 100 degree heat. Black Hills snowbeds five inches deep at Deadwood. Sitting Bull remains at Standing Rock Agency. War Dept undecided on his custody. Gen Lew Wallace presents Turkish credentials. Sultan conveys sympathy for Garfield. Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys see dry weather with rains. Cancaco fire destroys part of John A Sennen & Brother copper shop. loss about 20000 with 10000 insured.
The Chicago and Alton Express was halted near Glendale as four men boarded and robbed passengers, with two others at the front and armed guards. A passenger warned of a Pullman car, and a January era alarm spread, while officials dispute loss estimates and reports of a large armed party.
Morning bulletin reports the President sleeping much of the night, fever subsided, temperature near normal, and wounds improving. Pulse 106, respiration 18. Cabinet officers express satisfaction with outlook. Surgeon Bliss cites bracing ocean air and confirms two daily bulletins.
Sept 7 reports from Tresos and Globe detail Apache raids with murders in Tonto Basin and Pleasant Valley west of the reservation. Col Price with two cavalry companies advances toward the area while San Carlos remains quiet. A Globe Wilcox dispatch notes more killings of peckers and prospectors, a burial of ten or twelve men on a route from New Mexico, and four white men' bodies near Black River likely from the McMurrie party.
Old and new wheat prices shown with No 2 and No 3 references, cows and various shippers listed with range values. Light and heavy shipments noted alongside steady corn and fragile flour figures. the brief cites fluctuating market quotes without clear source details.
Reports from Sanilac Huron and neighboring counties detail vast wildfires turning farms to ashes. Dozens killed including women and children, with Anderson Richmond Charleston Hope Verona Mills Bad-axe areas wiped out. Saginaw Bay region and marshes burn. heat persists with no rain. Sherman arrival noted at Mass fair.
Mr C Wheeler reshapes the Avhiaca Topeka Santa Fe with September 1 changes. D J Chase appointed superintendent of the entire line and branches. A A Robinson to move headquarters to Topeka as chief engineer. Telegrapher R B Gemmell now devoted full time to telegraph service. Colorado division created with Coolidge to Rockvale and La Junta as HQs. Las Vegas division headed by T J Seely at Las Vegas. Rio Grande division led by F Leach Jr with base at San Marcial.
Kansas City produce market data shows Corn receipts 13,637 bushels with shipments 8534 and mature stock 63,767 bushels. Market described as weak for No 2 mixed and No 2 white mixed. Rye No 2 bids at 204c. butter steady at 25 to 17 cents per pound.
Kansas City stock market mixed with receipts 3,125 for 24 hours and 2,400 for two hours showing steady, fairly active trading. Grain futures opened higher with wheat and corn advancing, oats and rye steady, barley steady. butter eggs pork and meat markets saw strength with higher sales.
St Louis stock market notes cattle receipts about 2 600 with demand for natives less urgent. Texans and grass-fed cattle offered at various prices. Steers around 9.00 to 9.50, cows and heifers near 3.50 to 4.50, Indian steers about 4.00. Packers and Yorkers market fluctuated from 6.00 to 6.50 with common around 5.50. Feed receipts about 1 500 and freight shipments noted with bids near 3.00 to 4.06 for preferred mattops.
Market notes show quiet but steady demand for spring wheat and mixed activity across grains. No 2 red and No 2 spring futures move modestly with cash and futures around 12 to 16 cents, month-by-month delivery and year-long position details. Beef and pork prices edge higher on strong demand, with broader commodity totals jammed by fluctuating bids and seasonal deliveries.
Chicago markets report receipts and shipments across commodities. Cattle and sheep prices listed with ranges and totals. steady demand noted for stockers and feeders.
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