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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1886
Page
4
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Lawrence Kansas January 14 1886 report shows Northern Pacific earnings for 1008 were about 1.2 million dollars lower than the previous year. The decline reflects reduced revenue across rail operations during the period.
Evangelist Mn Moony will conduct a series of religious meetings starting in Nashville, moving through southern cities. The schedule and exact dates are to be announced, with emphasis on revival and public participation.
Low has fallen to a considerable depth in Iowa and Minnesota, blocking railroads and street railways and disrupting commerce.
Reported to be placed under the care of Louis Reil's lawyers Mr Lemieux who will supervise the youth's education at Laval University ensuring his upbringing after the rebel's death.
Tax custom house collections at the port of Philadelphia totaled 1 034 716 26 dollars for December, up 407 867 97 dollars from the same month last year.
Nona Percy presents a new racy paper in Wide Awake titled Autographs and Autograph Hunters. The piece includes witty autograph verses by Whittier, Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney, John G. Saxe and others, all never before printed, and collected in this article.
Edmond Collins Macdonald Oxley and Charles G D Roberts contribute to the February Wide Awake issue. Collins presents a coast tale titled Saved by a Kite, adding to the series of True Adventures.
In December D Lothrop Co publish a poem of beauty by Col T W Higginson which first appeared anonymously in an early Putnam's Magazine number and is now printed under the author's name for the first time.
Eastern Pennsylvania towns endure severe flooding with the Susquehanna River surging to twenty eight feet in hours. Property damage is estimated at five million dollars as railroad service to numerous towns is halted and business grinds to a near stop.
A Dublin Daily Press comment says British rule has virtually ceased in the south Western district of Ireland. It claims the National League is the only government recognized by the people and rules with tyranny. It warns that naming victims could endanger their lives.
The article notes novelist Mrs Jane E Avetrin known for Name less Nobleman and Desmond Hundred and her January poem published by D Lothrop & Co. It describes Mrs Austin as a devout church worker whose cheerful face and gray hair are familiar to many Boston poor households.
Newark children sent to Paris for hydrophobia treatment by M Pasteur are expected home next Sunday after examination deemed satisfactory. The glowing reports on Pasteur experiments suggest inoculation could be pushed further in medicine and may align with homoeopathy, though outcomes remain uncertain.
Yasrumnir the Democratic electors of Kanes conducted a manual meeting in person to discuss the selection process and prepare for upcoming party decisions. Local officials report attendance from key party members and stakeholders.
Gesenat Rosset Seuencz, at age seventy five, begins practicing law, noting necessity as his motive. Gambling is described as a path to financial ruin with few returning once on it.
A tax statement says ten years ago Kansas per capita indebtedness was just over two dollars, while now it sits at seventy five cents. The author argues this improvement should satisfy the people.
The city seeks state assistance to sink a coal shaft within its limits. Mayor Neily is sending letters to members of both Houses of the State Legislature asking for help in what many deem a ridiculous project. The grounds for the request are unclear.
The St. Joseph Herald condemns Land Commissioner Sparks as unpopular and undeserving, accusing him of a pointless reform that has produced wrongs and injustice. It calls him an egregious ass if spoken by a major daily newspaper, reflecting strong district sentiment.
The piece argues the French Republic is near collapse due to debt and taxation. It claims national character and history oppose republicanism and fears future self‑government. It suggests human progress may require a monarchy restoration, though universal adoption of our government is distant.
A London Times piece recalls Bis marck as an unusually wild and dutifully ambitious youth. He entered Göttingen at seventeen, dueled twenty eight times and won each contest. He bet champagne that Germany would unite within twenty years, then pursued law, marrying at thirty two and gaining influence to fuel a successful political career.
Ax exchange notes 1885 business failures in the United States, with total failures falling from 10,968 to 10,687 and liabilities dropping from 296 million dollars in 1884 to 124 million in 1885. About 018,890 traders were in business, or one in eighty six failing. Pacific coast worst, Western States best. Middle States have largest average liabilities, West smallest. Indicates hard times easing and overall decline in failures.
Lottie Griffin a colored woman died in Hansrpat Missouri aged claimed over 120 years old. She had been nearly helpless for some time with a daughter over 80 nearby. Local citizens estimate her age between 110 and 120 and note she was unusually spry until the past year.
A Washington telegram claims the President pardoned many convicted polygamists on New Year’s Day, including ninety eight Mormons under the Edmunds law. The piece argues such wholesale pardons undermine the law and call for drastic restraint or removal of enforcement during Cleveland’s term.
The Toronto Globe portrays a stark picture of Dominion misrule with figures: last year’s deficit 4,701,241 dollars, debt costs up 2,980,716 dollars, controllable expenditures up 6,508,362 dollars, and departments doubling staff to reward partisans. It cites vast subsidies to railroads, land grabs by Tory favorites, and ministers claiming large tracts of public land, urging sweeping reform.
Editor Mr Lasouen Eng of the London Truth argues wealth’s value fades with status. He contrasts Europe and America detailing how rich men hoard, buy, or scheme, and notes a death like Vanderbilt’s leaves railroads operating unchanged. He asserts a rich man is not a pivotal global factor.
Citizens including Mr Langmion and Governor Martin urge omitting the word white from the state constitution suffrage section. They argue the 1870 federal amendment already erased it and fear amendments waste money and create awkwardness. They anticipate a favorable vote and deem the expense unnecessary.
The Journal declares its future tied to Lawrence's prosperity and commits to fair candid coverage. It identifies public faults to be corrected, urges earnest united effort over self serving schemes, and calls for harmony to foster enduring growth and prosperity for the city.
An exchange cites Vanderbilt on political life and recalls Kansas figures like Marc Parrot, Martin F. Conway, Jim Lane, Pomeroy, Sid Clark, Harvey, Judge Lowe, and Ross. It laments neglect of home and family, repeated disappointments, and swift political oblivion, contrasting ambition with harsh outcomes.
Notable reflections on political life. The speaker notes many Kansas youths pursue unstable dreams of political careers and predicts they will fail, encountering the same rocks that sunk numerous Kansas state men.
Richard A Proctor in Scientific American sketches the December and January night sky. He describes rising Great Bear in northeast and a clocklike line from pole star to guardians of the pole. He notes Dragon northwest, Swan, King Cephens Cassiopeia Andromeda and Perseus overhead, Winged Horse setting, Pisces and Aquarius, Great Dog Sirius, Orion upright, Dove Hare Little Dog and Sea Serpent east. Regulus in the Lion low east and the Giraffe high due north.
Musical notes review of Massenet Manon staged by Colonel Mapleson at the Academy of Music. plot summary contrasts with Wagnerian influence and fair performance hindered by rehearsals. Boston Symphony premieres Berlioz Sinfonie Fantastique and Cowen Scandinavian Symphony, with remarks on programme music.
A critic lauds Berlioz March to Execution and Cowen’s Scandinavian Symphony. The review highlights vivid orchestral scenes as the lover’s ecstasy and remorse unfold, notes the symphony’s popularity and length, and anticipates a Chicago Schubert Club concert at the Congregational Church with Lawrence.
Gladstone writes on The dawn of Creation and Worship and Dubbock on Some Habits of Ants Bees and Wasps lead a list of pieces in the January issue. Other essays cover The general Election in France Greek View of the present Crisis and The Eastern Question as Viewed in Persia with additional articles on The Wesleys at Epworth Free Cities of the Middle Ages Mecsalay and Sir Elijah Impey and more. The issue is printed in large type and offered at 15 cents a copy or 50 cents a year by John B. Alden, Publisher, New York.
The blockade on western rail lines centers Kansas City with trains stalled east and west. Some services resume to Topeka and Atchison while others remain stopped. Telecommunication is disrupted as winds drive snow and cold across the plains. Freight losses mount with hogs frozen aboard a load. weather worsens with 12 below and drifting snow. Cuay Center reports a harsher national blizzard with heavy snow and drifting.
Chicago Burlin Christ of the Engin Pleasant Hill obituary notes a local figure associated with church and community life. The brief item mentions regional ties and a period of service within the church.
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