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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1887
Page
8
A New York City police captain details Chinatown life noting Chinese people gamble, smoke opium yet pose no fear, keep clean, eat well, and read write and calculate. He asserts they are peaceful and industrious but will not tell the truth to officials.
A column argues for a steady street parking policy and retracing a recent change. It notes the need for consistent rules, discusses coffee price rises due to demand and supply, and criticizes responses to political pressure including Lincoln nomination rumors and the need for modern justice tempered by mercy. The piece also reflects on Sabbath observance, legal evolution, and progress in interpreting laws for a changing society.
A local article denounces the run at large of stock as unlawful and dangerous, arguing it violates property rights and common law. It urges strict enforcement in Lawrence, North Lawrence, and South Lawrence, dismissing frontier excuses and calling for equal application of the law.
Post office changes in Kansas during the week ending May 28 1887 from the post office department list new establishments name changes relocations and appointments across multiple counties including Meade Garfield and Marion. Discontinued Windsor in Ottawa County and a number of postmasters added or reassigned across the state.
A traveler challenges Bishop Wilberforce on the Great Western railway. The bishop reveals himself and answers a blunt question about reaching Heaven with a simple direction. The anecdote ends with his plain instruction to turn right and go straight forward.
A New York girl visiting Philadelphia is taken to the opera by a young man. After a light refreshment he quietly pays the bill from her money, prompting her to joke that she laughed at her expense. He answers he pays his wife’s millinery and dress bills first, noting they are debts of his wife.
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