Lawrence Journal History and Republican Loyalty Traced
The Lawrence Journal traces its origins to 1865 with a daily publication and 1879 name change. In 1974 it acquired the Lawrence Sabine franchise and business, becoming the city’s sole paper with telegraph service and the only one publishing local and national news. The Journal has long been Republican and pledges fidelity to public welfare and individual rights while focusing on local affairs.
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Lawrence Republican
State ‘Journal
Ita Aly
Lawrence Journal
Lawrence Sabine
Granchice
Ony
Jovesal
Republican County Committee
Journal notice about prepaid mail subscriptions
The notice asks for one year in advance outside the county and requires full post office addresses with state and county details. It instructs listing old and new addresses if changed and states remittance can be by draft, post office order, express, money order, or registered letter at risk to the sender. It directs address to THE JOURNAL COMPANY in Lawrence Kas.
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Coun
the Journal Company
Lawrence, Kas
Weekly Journal Advertisement Calls for Voters to Stay Informed
An eight page Republican weekly urges every voter to stay awake to practical political questions and decide wisely. It promotes its county and Douglas County focus with editorials, telegraphic news, and literary articles by noted contributors. One dollar yearly subscription.
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O. Thacher
B. W. Woodward
Weexly Journal
Douglas County
Newspaper subscribers urged to report missed deliveries
Any subscriber failing to receive his paper regularly will confer a favor upon this office by immediately notifying us of such failure.
Cleveland Favors Leading Organs of Canada
Fragmentary report notes that leading organs of Canada favor something related to Cleveland. No clear details on names, dates, or actions are readable. Further context is unavailable due to the partial text.
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Canada
Cleveland
Political Worries Over State Convention Controversy
The article reports Zebulon B. Vance’s concerns about North Carolina politics, Democratic fault lines, and protectionist sentiment. It critiques a Republican county convention dated July 14, the timing and influence on state senate races, and editorial stance on party fidelity amid reform debates.
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United States
Zebulon B. Vance
North Carolina
Cleveland
Free Free
Candidates in Contrast at Indianapolis Nominating Scene
General Benjamin Harrison accepted the presidential nomination with humility and duty, contrasting with President Cleveland’s grand, self laudatory reply to the Democratic delegation. The scene highlighted the differing temperaments of the two leaders as the nation faced a pivotal moment.
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Indianapolis
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
Cleveland
Cleveland's Free Trade Course in a Nation's Pulse
The Albany press praises Harrison as a standard bearer while Cleveland, under anxious public scrutiny, weighs his acceptance letter. The Democratic platform remains a divided creed, with Mills bill scraps on free wool signaling obedience to Cleveland's influence and hinting at a looming free trade agenda.
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Cleveland
Issacher
Free Wool List Debate Hits Mitchell County Economy
The Tux Wyandotte Gazette cites a Mitchell County sheep raiser as saying tariff cuts and a Democratic proposal to place wool on the free list slashed the county's flock from 60,000 to about 8,000 head, with losses estimated from $60,000 to $8,000.
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Tux Wyandotte Gazette
Mitchell County
Kansas
Tur Hutchinson News Targets Simpson Hudson Ring in Kansas
The Tur Hutchinson News vows a savage war on the Simpson Hudson ring and promises a forthcoming exposure of the Smith boom. It claims the inside will reveal one of the worst political jobs in Kansas, implicating Hudson Simpson and several other prominent gentlemen.
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Tur Hutchinson News
Smith Boom
Kansas
Hudson and Simpson
Henry Grorce Defends Free Trade Stance Against Democrats
Henry Grorce calls the Democratic platform a mischaracterization and asserts that Democrats now advocate free trade. He argues that if Democrats lack understanding it is their deficiency, framing his critique around his interpretation of party positions.
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Henry Grorce
Henry
Biarsg to Receive Washington Welcome on Return from Europe
Biarsg plans a reception in Washington upon returning from Europe. The event is anticipated as one of the greatest speeches of his life, with every condition supplied to inspire a supreme effort by the greatest living American.
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Biarsg
Washington
Europe
Windmills Tested in Scotland for Farm Electricity
Windmills have been experimentally used in Scotland to run dynamos. The report predicts that soon every Kansas farmer may have electric lighting at night and power for stationery by day, all provided by electricity generated by windmill revolutions.
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Scotland
Kansas
Tax vote in the House sparks party split over wool policy
A House tax vote on wool policy faced Division with 121 to 98 margin. Only three Democrats opposed the measure while conservative factions blamed opponents as enemies of the sheep industry. The report notes Washburn’s reaction and Kansas concerns shaping the debate.
Train Up a Child in the Way He Should Go
Gzrrnupe M Hoan urges parents to strengthen home training beyond infancy. He warns against letting discipline weaken as children grow, urging tailored guidance, reliance on God, and early chances to form right habits for each temperament.
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M. ‘Hoan
Campaign News Rates and Offers in Weekly Journals
The passage advertises weekly journal rates for campaign reading from sources including Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean and New York Weekly Tribune. It urges readers to secure news and sound Republican reading through the campaign with listed offers and dates.
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Weekly Journal
Chicago
New York
Tribune
Multiple Unconnected Incidents Reported Across Cities
A collection of brief items notes deaths and accidents including Jas W R closed, Brighnan in Kingston, and a fatal koul near Baltimore. Other entries mention a balloon jump near Coney Island, rail collisions in Asheville and Bridgeton, a laudanum overdose in Whiting, and drownings among Eau Clair lumber workers. The national prison association meets in Boston and a Marietta centennial opens.
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Brighnan
Kingston
Jas
Garland
Samuel ‘Yong Jum
Coney Taenampel
Boston
National Prison Association
Joel Lutz
William Flion
Frank Verd
Baltimore
Ashville
N. C
Emma Rhodes
Emma Fryaloger
New Holland
Joseph Reis
Whiting Kan
Eau Clair Lumber Company
Joe Browning
Bridgeton
Crete
Neb
Lincoln
Skeene River
Pittsburg
New York
Robert Garrett
Europe
Marietta, O
Richard Stone
Wall Street
Byrne
William Dunn
Indianapolis
Robert Hardpence
Gen. Harrison
Lafayette Jamison
Springfield
Monday's news in brief from the era
Tariff bill expected to near completion by next Tuesday. Magnolia arrives at Ship Island Quarantine with yellow fever aboard. Marietta Centennial opens with a 100 gun salute. Independent Labor Party council backs Harrison and Morton. Missouri prohibitionists meet in Nevada. First Harrison club forms, autograph from General Harrison. Corner stone laid for colored Baptist church in Lynchburg Virginia. National Educational Council meets in San Francisco electing officers and committees. John Ray of Choctaw nation shoots his somnambulist brother mistaken for burglar. Cattle theft spree reported from Emporia. First issue of Lawrence Daily Democrat published. G A R Chief Rea bans uniforms at political meetings. Kansas State University’s S P King wins second prize from American Protective Tariff League. Grant locomotive works in Patterson New Jersey halts operations.
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Ship Island
Marietta,o
Grand Council
Independent Labor Party
Harrison and
Morton
Nevada
Harrison Club
General Harrison
Lynchburg
National Educational Council
San Francisco
John Ray
Emporia
Lawrence Daily Democrat
Rea
G. A. RB
S. P. King
Kansas State
American Protective Tariff League
Grant Locomotive Works
Patterson N.J
Revolt in Venezuela Reported to Department of State
A list of concise, fragmentary items notes a revolution in progress in Venezuela and other assorted notices including a new club organized in Osage City, recovery from illness of General Harrison, a major monetary loss from the Dunn Breaker incident in Scranton, and various political, legal, and local events.
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Department of State
Washington
Venezuels
Harrison and Morton
Osage City
Harrison
Scranton
New York
Allen County
Humphrey
Democratic National Committee
Banfield
Haymarket
Nevada Mo
Jack Lewis
Alice Jackson
New York City
Davidson
Sand Beach
Lincoln
Neb
Democratic committee names Colonel Calviarice Ohio chairman
Fragmentary report notes Colonel Calviarice of Ohio chosen as chairman by the national Democratic committee. Also mentions a Cincinnati Baking Company fire, a $20,000 loss estimate, and deaths in Chicago, Jersey, and Moriarity with references to Mrs. Norton and Elsie Kelley.
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National ‘Democratic Committee
Calviarice
Ohio
Cincinati Baking Company
Joss
Elsie Kelley
Daniel
Moriarity
Chicago
Ebert
Ead & At
Jersey
Andrs. Norton
Sre
Opeka
Vestibuled Trains Run First Time on Niagara Route
Solid vestibuled trains operated for the first time over the Eastern line via Michigan Central Niagara Route and New York Central, marking a notable rail milestone.
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Michigan: Central
New ‘York
Sam Wood Ordered to Leave County or Die
A stark notice declares Sam Wood must depart Ste vena county or face death. The text asserts certainty he will comply and labels him a daisy, a white daisy, in highly charged phrasing.
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Sam Wood
Stevena County
Sam
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W.C. Howard
W. W. Nevison
J.Q. A. Norton
J. L. Bristow
N. B. Bartlett
Wm. Miller
Corresp
Lawrence
Repubarty
Republican Party
Albany Express
Washburn
Etek
Chase County
Ulatcr
J. H. Zeilin & Co
Philadelphia
Borne County
Barber Bros
Atchison
Blurrton
W. A. Gutelius
Addrees Joseph
Well’s Co
Ind
Baker and Confectioner
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta, Ga
Harry L. Raymond & Co
Winfield
I Tem
Joan Donnelly
5Th &T
Kanas CityMo
Nopence
Otage City
Simmons Liver Regulator
Santa Fe
Versailles
Paola
Ottawa
Est
Taling Simmons
Norton
The
Christian College
Charles McIntire
Garden City
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Jetter
Addren
Jetacy City
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