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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1886
Page
4
The Journal comments that Woon is cheaper in Lawrence and better than two decades ago. It notes winter weather for Topeka Journal consideration. It states the TE Lawrence Oscaloore and Atchison road will not be built this year but is expected next summer.
Over one thousand non union men are at work in Amsterdam mills amid a labor clash. Reportedly factions compete for control of the Fort Scott and Topeka road, with the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line pursuing the asset. If successful, Santa Fe will gain the property.
Mrs Joan Davis of Washington daughter of the late Secretary Frelinghuysen is paralyzed and unable to walk after a stroke believed to result from being thrown from a carriage at Lenox Paris. Some residents in Lawrence oppose the proposed enormous tower for the Universal Exhibition and have filed an injunction to stop its erection in Champ de Mars.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat notes that cold weather has not ruined the show of local gardens. Roses and chrysanthemums still blaze in the yards, supporting the view that New Orleans should be known as The Flower City, a sentiment attributed to Mr. Dana.
The Topeka Journal presents Tunis as the first installment of Milt Reynolds' warm winter in frozen chunks. The prose mockingly urges a miserable bachelor to endure the cold, insisting there is no soft handed woman to offer warmth or pity. A caustic note frames the bachelor as beyond sympathetic relief.
The newspaper proposes a winter program of historical and biographical pieces about early Lawrence and Douglas County incidents and residents. It aims to capture notable Kansas history, publish in daily and weekly editions, and appeal to readers at home and abroad.
Western Kansas reports rising coal scarcity as demand grows for winter supplies. Officials note neglect by frontier residents and coal firms failed to secure winter stock, despite reminders to prepare ahead for a cold season.
Northwestern Kansas editor notes space limits push to praise ex governor St John. Fifteen editorials appear in the issue, twelve urging more space for St John. The writer fears the nation when next week he will have nothing to complain of personally.
The Journal summarizes the president's telegraphed message to Congress. It notes renewal of old positions on truth, the Indians, and the silver question, predicting Democratic House inaction. It highlights calls to halt silver coinage, mounting silver prices, general tariff talk, and lines about individual self interest in voting.
The Patti concert in Baltimore reached 6100 on opening day and is expected to hit 10000. Patti has a 3000 nightly guarantee with 5000 in concert expenses. She earns 1 percent of gross sales in addition to the guaranteed amount. Regular seats cost two to five dollars, while speculators bid 750 and 10 dollars.
A circulating report claims Miss Mary Anderson is dangerously ill in Paris with her mother and brother Joseph. The New York Tribune refutes this, noting she merely rested after a taxing American tour and returned briefly to aid Charleston with a $2500 charity donation in Dublin.
Telegraphic news from Dallas confirms Col George Noble is dead at fifty five while in charge of the Texas Pacific railroad receivership. A Lawrence resident for years and a trusted railroad official, Noble shaped management roles with the Kansas Pacific and Texas Pacific. His passing deepens local sorrow, with heartfelt sympathy extended to his bereaved family.
The piece notes Senator Edmunds of Vermont is not a likely 1888 presidential candidate despite long prominence in the Senate and conventions. It cites Vermont lawmakers leaning toward Blaine, Nineteen Vermonters surveyed show Republicans dominate the legislature, and Edmunds is viewed as a strong but unlikely contender due to regional factors.
A survey shows Blaine leading among 101 of 145 Republicans with strong support across first and second choices. Democrats largely back Cleveland, while Edmunds garners minimal mention. Logan and Sherman receive scattered rankings. Evarts Allison Harrison and St John are named once.
In 1855 Kansas Adams vs Paige saw a judge and two jurors clash over land ownership. Britt pressed damning questions while Bullock objected, the judge urged bold accusations, and the jury split. Ten favored Paige. two held out, jailed for thirty six hours after a disagreement lingered.
Davendra N. Das in Nineteenth Century describes the Bengal widow's period of mourning lasting a month with strict abstinence and self denial. She eats one simple meal daily, wears plain cotton, and endures isolation from social and religious life. After the first month she faces continued humiliations and exclusion from ceremonies, with relatives often rebuking her for wanting social participation.
A Wyoming hunter explores a hidden subterranean passage near Panther Creek in northeastern Colorado near the Nebraska line. He emerges into a vast cavern containing a large lake thick with mallard and teal ducks before the flock routes back toward daylight.
A Longmans Magazine writer portrays the puma or South American lion as harmless to humans, noting it never resists a human foe while showing strong aggression toward dogs. The casual tone suggests a curiosity about the animal’s behavior and temperament.
In a humorous Puck piece, Nebuchadnezzar after a night at the lodge seeks rest. His chamberlain Hippo suggests reading the Babylon Blowpipe, reciting playful items from ancient Babylonian tales and city jokes. The king laughs at plumber jokes, hears tales of mail replies, an ice man, a goat, a mule, ice cream, baseball umpires, and a mother.
In a Philadelphia Call style exchange a witness admits to stealing as a living, jokingly claiming to steal bases with the Orions. The dialogue blends legal confrontation with sports jargon, portraying a taunting cross examination about past theft and honesty.
A playful exchange shows Johnny dreaming of fame as a band leader in a fur hat. The Elyton Land Company of Alabama reports $290,000 in dividends over nine months, $90,000 above its initial investment, with stock valued at $100 per share and $1 refused per share.
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