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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1889
Page
4
An old notice sketches the Lawrence Journal Company's long tenure as the city’s oldest paper, its Republican stance, ownership of telegraph and dispatches, and a lengthy roll of subscription offers and cross-promotions with other publications, books, and magazines.
Charles F. Scott announces sale of the Tribune to The Journal Company. The daily and weekly editions will consolidate under one management to reduce costs. Scott will serve in Washington for the Commonwealth while remaining connected to Kansas. Lawrence residents praise Scott’s work and his departure is regretted by many.
The Lawrence Journal announces the consolidation of the Journal and Tribune into the Weekly Journal as a permanent arrangement. It pledges loyal Republican principles while welcoming input from opponents and aims to serve Douglas County with updated news and literary sections. Subscriptions remain at $18 annually in advance.
A column extols Kansas and Lawrence praising its beauty and growth. It recalls the city’s centennial quarter and hints at a upcoming twenty-fifth anniversary celebration. The piece urges citizens to begin the year with renewed effort and civic pride. It also notes New York World's political commentary and recalls brave sailors James Given and the John H. Hanna saving passengers.
A retrospective survey notes global and U S mortality from war pestilence and disasters, cites fire losses near one hundred million dollars, and records rising lynching reports. It condemns Dodge City State Soldiers Home schemes while praising Kansas soldiers’ home sufficiency. The piece mocks hotel menus and portraits of prominent figures, remarks on Hutchinson’s growth, and lauds the Kansas City Journal’s year end edition.
A Republican correspondent urges President Harrison to choose a Western adviser. Senator P. B. Plumb of Kansas is applauded as the ideal Treasury Secretary candidate, praised for deep knowledge of economics and national finance, and backed by Kansas Republicans’ 80,000 majority.
Kansas readers welcome Col C E Learnard editor and proprietor of the Lawrence Journal as the new superintendent of Haskell Institute at Lawrence. Born in Vermont and educated in New England and New York, Learnard brings wide experience as a lawyer railroad officer politician editor and business leader. He has long supported education in Kansas and will lead the institute with strong management and congressional insight. The public press offers cordial welcome as he assumes duty at the east end of the line.
Dodge City plans a reception for Major William Warner, commander in chief of the G A R, with 3,000 already pledged by citizens. A movement seeks to donate the Dodge City reservation to Kansas for a state soldiers home, housing 500 to 600, funded by state appropriations. Kansas schools are urged to raise 1200 to restore Mount Vernon servant's quarters, with a completion plaque planned.
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