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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1886
Page
4
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Lawrence Kansas dated February 11 1686 reports January public debt reduced by about 8673000. Chicago saloon license receipts exceed 50000 for January. The week’s standard silver dollar issue showed 35063 more than last year. House advances a bill raising Soldiers widows pensions from eight to twelve dollars per month. Thomas A Eprsos to wed Akron Ohio widow. Canada patent validity tests against Bell Telephone patents. House Expenditures Committee Justice department begins telephone case probe. A Chicago Tribune correspondent comments on southern politicians and the Speaker. Washington Territory editorial notes railroads will soon connect Puget Sound and urges cooperation. B E Bruce urged for Civil Service Commission replacing Eaton. Lamar supporters say he commands broad respect across parties. President favored recognizing colored men in the office with a Republican appointment.
Tax redistricting of this county arises from population shifts. Two schemes are proposed: a city versus countryside split, or a district combining the city wards Eudora Wakarusa and Palmyra townships with the rest, balancing urban and rural populations. The Chicago Tribune weighs in against wealth redistribution and paternalism in pensions and governance.
The piece notes four Chicago members may vote to approve a plan taking 8 to 10 million dollars from Cook county to fund pensions for many undeserving recipients. It cites Philadelphia Telegraph commentary on Congress’s poor record, and includes remarks by Senator Ingalls on the Electoral Count bill and presidential succession.
Congress voted last year and hope grows for an honest Postmaster General. A Gulf of Mexico fish kill follows a cold spell in the South. On the 18th, Prof Swing marks twenty years in Chicago with a testimonial banquet. Chicago messengers earned about 87 dollars in January, signaling a flaw in the special delivery system.
In a recent address Mr. Gladstone spoke on the Irish question, noting that despite the difficulties making success hard to forecast they would draw comfort from being engaged in a great work of peace. He emphasized tranquil aims and steadfast effort toward a constructive settlement.
Tr is stated that total money damage done to the fruit and farming interests of the State of Florida by recent severe weather will not exceed 2,000,000. The trees are showing great recuperative power, and the loss, being widely distributed, will be comparatively easy to bear. Experienced growers are not discouraged.
The notice promotes Asa Mahan's Critical History of the Late American War. It stresses gathering firsthand accounts from both sides, aims for exact truth on movements and battles, and presents the 440 page cloth bound edition by A. S. Barnes & Co. located at 111 and 118 William Street, New York.
Wisconsin Supreme Court reverses lower rulings in Sarbecker v. State, holding that sale completed where beer was delivered to the Janesville railway depot, not in Stoughton, despite no local licenses. The opinion argues broader dangers to republican government and questions legislative authority and state power.
The Chicago Tribune argues that labor-saving inventions boost employment and wage funds, citing the telephone as a model of new opportunities. It contends that mechanization expanded markets for farmers and workers, increased productivity, and raised living standards, rejecting anti invention prejudice. It notes labor and political debates in Washington on civil rights, appointments, and defense spending.
A Patterson letter-writer extols sparrow eating as a preferred dish when game runs short. He describes bat-fowling as the catching method, with four sportsmen and a net, lantern, and beating stick. Several sparrow recipes are offered, including bacon-wrapped, Dutch oven, and curry styles, all praising the humble bird.
In Washington letters from Boston Traveler, the piece discusses how wives of retired Army and Navy officers wield influence at the capital. It describes social maneuvering, arranged matches, and how an officer can be reassigned or sent away to avoid entanglements with influential mothers and their daughters.
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