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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1889
Page
4
A mixture of verse about the Hading veil and lace details contrasts with notes on local affairs. The text mentions CroioxE as post office head for four years, Neopresia’s growth, and political hints about Cowell Caldwell and the Dictator, plus shifts in whiskey and ballot topics.
Mayor Davenport of Kansas City appears at the center of a port incident as reports describe a blockade in the harbor area. Local officials have not confirmed full details, and residents await clarification from city leadership.
The lawn tennis season is fairly opened with dry goods merchants holding the courts. The ten is still beyond reach for our local players, signaling early progress but room to improve before top competition.
Eupora Lecompton and Black Jack rush to settle postal matters before paw paws ripen, signaling a brief local deadline and communal action on mail services.
A Arkansas City resident’s washing machine sparked local turmoil as details about its use were carefully explained to a reporter. The community debates disruption, safety, and cleanliness while officials weigh guidance.
Anthony Comstock argues against redress for the dressed beef combine fearing exposure and potential issues. He warns the practice could reveal details that should remain hidden.
Analysts compare the Northwest railroad route to the Hudson river corridor as it threads along the east edge of New York and narrowly misses intersecting Massachusetts, shaping regional transport plans.
The Chicago News music critic reports daily on motives in Wagner's Niebelungen as rendered in Chicago. Centennial ceremonies will proceed without handshakes, reflecting gratitude for reaching this year of grace.
F. W. Rash is appointed to the Hutchinson reformatory board replacing J. W. Admire who has resigned. The notice notes the change in membership and ends with a lighter aside about salt curing a rash.
Dr Henry E Cowgill appointed postmaster as Guthrie streets Munford Avenue and Harrison Avenue form main crossings. Kansas City men will explain to strangers who Dr Munford is amid the town’s usual bustling scene.
Marsh Murdock labels Massachusetts girls as slim shanked bespectacled lasses of the codfish state provoking concern as tensions rise between Kansas and Massachusetts.
A reader recalls a dream featuring Judge John Guthrie as a kindly, larger figure whose name might gain fame through a connection with the city most spoken of in America today. The piece reflects speculative talk and local curiosity about public figures.
In Fort Smith Arkansas Judge Brew er of the United States Circuit Court sentenced two Arkansas men for driving negro voters from the polls. One received two years in the penitentiary and the other was fined five thousand dollars.
The text speaks of a perilous dash to Oklahoma and the safety of people in the Danmark. It notes that the survivors endured a thrilling adventure with an experience seldom equalled, narrowly escaping terrible death.
The Atchison Patriot reports the former president Cleveland has declined to serve as commissioner of High Bridge park. It questions which Republican leader ever declined an obligation and notes Republicans are in harmony with their party. The piece suggests the GOP is not in decline.
Lawrence JOURNAL notes Michigan has one billion feet of pine logs in the pineries waiting for water. Wichita Eagle reprints the JOURNAL criticizing Mrs Haskell’s post office failure, suggesting blame lies with unnamed parties and the outcome is unlikely to be complimentary to some body.
The Kansas City Globe is praised for its precise reporting on meat inspection in a Sunday issue. The piece notes Hon. William M. Springer’s remarks on the Oklahoma question, while criticizing his inability to aid temporary organization.
The Journal argues against using the old university building for the High School and discusses hill accessibility, physical fitness from hill walking, and site options. It endorses a parkfront site near the Vermont and Quincy corner as preferable and asks the Board of Education to consider north west lots from the Park.
Kansas leaders commend the Santa Fe Railroad for its pivotal role in state growth and prosperity. They highlight branch extensions that opened counties, created thriving towns, and provided Oklahoma entry, urging Kansans to support a change in the road’s control as prudent for future gains.
The piece argues prohibition will waver in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, with Kansas and Iowa likely to enforce. It suggests third parties push temperance, notes liquor moves through drug stores, and proposes constitutional changes and limited cider and wine from Kansas to curb saloon traffic before the next Centennial.
A. Major, proprietor at 233 William Street New York advertises Major's Cement Major's Rubber Cement and Major's Best Liquid Glue. Notice date 4 17 80.
A prose meditation extols grass as a universal benevolence surpassing water light and air. The piece traces grass from May sunshine to its healing after battle and famine, noting its quiet, enduring power to restore, invade deserts, modify climates, and shape nations. It emphasizes grass as immortal and patient, returning when vigilance falters and bearing no bloom yet offering profound sustenance.
Special Oklahoma correspondent for the New York Tribune outlines Arkansas City as a straggling town facing the railroad. He notes a dormant opera house and hotel, an enigmatic street railway, electric lights at crossings, and a mix of boomers including a Heidelberg trained doctor and an Austrian army veteran. Native Americans predominate, with Germans second, few Irish, and conspicuously no African Americans among the camps.
In strong critique of E F Caldwell's appointment as assistant postmaster the article accuses him of unfitness and pledging support to a dictator figure in Douglas County. It alleges political manipulation by Mr Goodrich and vows to resist the county’s use to favor a lifelong congressional tenure. The piece frames Caldwell as a viceroy and warns of looming elections.
A Kansas City article debunks myths of western farm insolvency, citing Illinois farm debt at 123,733,098 with 10.52 percent loans and 6.90 percent interest, 90 percent owned in Illinois, and notes grangers should quit complaints. It also reports Topeka leaders proposing a provisional Oklahoma government by four counties, lampooning the effort and applauding press criticism of the plan.
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