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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1888
Page
3
Reports from about 600 correspondents across nearly every Kansas county show wheat already secured, a fair oats crop, and a corn outlook never better at this date. State totals estimate wheat at 17.5 million bushels from 1 million acres harvested, with rains replenishing other staples and bugs posing limited risk.
The forthcoming Memphis district crop report notes excessive rainfall in June harmed cotton across west Tennessee and surrounding regions, with widespread crop foulness but potential recovery as weather clears. Corn is in splendid condition and expectations for a high yield are very promising.
R G Dun reports little change in the commercial scene but notes crops improving with favorable weather. Sentiment lifts western and southern trade, money is abundant, and treasury support is expected to prevent distress. Despite summer dullness and tariff worries, labor unrest, and rate disputes, confidence grows that business will pick up soon.
At Morton New York on July 7 the committee to notify Levi P Morton of his vice presidential nomination met early. Judge M M Estee of California chaired the group and prepared a concise parchment document. Delegates and formalities were observed as the process moved toward presenting Morton.
A daytime storm swept western and central Minnesota and eastern Dakota causing extensive damage. Widespread wind and hail wrecked buildings in Shakopee Redwood Falls and Roswell. Farms suffered crop losses and fences were torn up. Lightning struck several structures in St Peter and toppling trees blocked roads. In Arkansas Sharp and Independence counties reported heavy rain and hail with many farmers losing crops. Local aid efforts underway.
Sater Ste Marie July 7 A frame house owned by George Dobbs seven miles from town on the Canadian side burned early morning. Inmates George Dobbs 72 David Merifield 21 Alice Thompson 9 and another child perished. Mrs Dobbs 70 escaped after being trapped in smoke, others could not exit. The fire began from a smudge and caused fatal loss with little chance of the mother’s recovery.
A destructive wind storm hit Edwardsburg Indiana around 11 pm injuring no one. The 700 resident town with 250 300 buildings on Diamond Lake suffered extensive damage as houses were overturned roofs ripped off barns destroyed and a newly finished hotel moved from its foundation. No fatalities reported.
Curiaco July 7 report states passenger train No. 17 on the Q road faced stone throwing as it left Chicago. Cab windows were shattered on both sides, with stones pelted at Riverside and Naperville. Fireman Colliery sustained a scalp wound but remained able to work. Engineer Farnsworth narrowly escaped injury.
Articles of incorporation filed at Springfield name the Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City & Galveston railway company. Chicago investors led by Francis E. Hinckley plan a line from Chicago to Pike county Mississippi opposite Hannibal Missouri and Quincy Illinois, paralleling the Chicago Burlington & Quincy. No details given as the enterprise is not yet organized.
Providence July 7 Union bank officials report by cable that securities bills receivable and other property stolen by Charles A Pitcher the defaulting teller have been recovered in London Pitcher mailed them to J A Roberts his assumed name hoping to conceal the loss until terms could be arranged on his hold of 150000 in cash and total thefts reaching 700000
In Aurora Illinois on July 7 the arrest of engineers stirred excitement until renewed by the arrest of Alex Smith a sinking fireman linked to the plot. Deputy U S Marshall Burchard holds warrants for three others who remain at large.
In the Kimshie mountains Choctaw nation fifty miles from Denver five men found dead, riddled by Winchester bullets. Believed to be Texan hunters, their camp location suggests a confrontation with mountaineers. None identified yet, but a fight is the likely cause.
A fragmented July note from ParLaDELPHLa references the Times and friends of an unspecified subject. The readable text provides no clear event, person, or outcome to summarize with certainty.
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