26 Sep 1886
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1886
Page
1
New York reports reveal Major Moore and Company suffered a $100000 loss due to a trusted clerk's indiscreet hedging scheme. The 22 year old employee left the city after blowing the scam, leaving the firm to absorb the losses while awaiting resumption of business.
Washington officials deny any definite treaty form seen in Ottawa and dispute publication claims. They suggest a reconstruction proposal tied to Lord Salisbury and British officials, while noting no full draft has been submitted to the State Department.
A northbound passenger train No. 3 collided with freight train No. 15 on the Indiana Bloomington and Western line one mile beyond Laura. Fireman Dillon died instantly, the engineer survived, and several passengers were seriously injured though not fatally.
Rain fell for the first time in weeks across Jexchon Crry Sept 24, while reports from Helena to Portland note Indians prowling, a Norton township cattle herd struck by pleuro pneumonia, miners striking at Northern Pacific, and a river of political and social turmoil from moonlighters to public punishments and conventions across multiple states.
We caution all against them. Ely's Dream Balm is a real cure for catarrh hay fever and cold in the head. The imitators copy appearance or name to trade on Ely's Cream Balm's reputation. Buy only Ely's Cream Balm. Local testimony supports its merit. Apply a particle into each nostril as directed. Price six cents.
Governor Larrabee of Iowa issues a proclamation forbidding cattle imports from Illinois unless certified free of pleuro-pneumonia. He calls on citizens, state veterinary surgeons, sheriffs, and health boards to enforce the order and inoculate against the cattle plague. Cremation movement grows in Europe with new crematories planned in Hamburg Dannstadt and Zurich. A German Austrian Swiss congresses are announced, and Yellowstone forest fires threaten vast timber in Montana. Weather across Missouri Kansas: rains and higher temps. Missouri/ Nebraska: fair with shifting winds.
President appoints postmasters at Georgetown Shreveport Desoto Nashville What Cheer Reno Aston and others plus suspensions. Lieutenant General Sheridan travels to witness army rifle contest. Washington navy yard to discharge nearly 300 mechanics October first. Gould arrested for bank defalcation. bank solvent statement issued. National switchmen adjourn to Indianapolis 1887. Ayer's Ague Cure advertised.
Dejnek received one year in the penitentiary after a May riot case against him and Brada. Brada was acquitted. The trial focused on an alleged attempt to hang Police Officer Casey during the McCormick riots. Cutenco notes a later Labor convention in CanK county with stormy session and adjournment.
In St Louis the Chicago club may win the league pennant while the St Louis Browns eye the American association title. Brown president Mr. China Von Durahe has challenged Chicago president C A Spaulding to a World Championship series of 5 7 or 9 games after the season. Details to follow if accepted.
A collection of oddball notes from across states recount a Monros man’s ax sock repair, a Uniontown pastor asked to resign for bicycle riding, a Lambertville resident claiming twelve years without water, and a Philadelphia man felled by snooze that turned fatal. Also report a Wisconsin teen jailed for village damage, a Reading resident going insane after mill accident deaths, a preacher’s will promoting oak substitutes for pork, and quirky voter histories from New Hampshire.
A report on the continuing green goods swindle shows that even after trials and exposure, many people still fall for fake shipments. Adams Express chief William Hoey warns that once a package is placed in transit it cannot be retrieved, while fraud cases surge with letters of complaint from Washington and elsewhere. The piece mixes courtroom quips about a shooting incident with a tale of a deserter soldier and a misdirected clothes swap.
The report shows livestock and commodity pricing with notes on cattle hogs and sheep. It records receipts shipments and price ranges while describing market tone as mostly weak with some steady segments.
A rough OCR fragment lists produce items such as corn and barley with various figures, plus testimonials for Parker's Hair Balsam and Allcock's Porous Plaister. It cites doctors and users praising the remedies for rheumatism, blood health, and consumption relief, with scattered place names and dates.
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