Thirtieth Anniversary of Lawrence Public Schools
The June 9 1887 observance in Bismarck Grove marked the thirtieth anniversary of Lawrence Public Schools. The event featured a picnic, roasts, prayers, and tributes to deceased and living educators and students, with biographical sketches of Susie Faxon and Abram Wilder, plus musical performances and reminiscences from old pupils and local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Public Schools
Lawrence
Bismarck Grove
Edward
Fair Grounds
Tabernacle
C. L. Edwards
John Ross
Free State
Col. Eldridge
Dr. Cordrey
Whitcomb
Edwards
T. Dwight Thacher
D.C. Haskell
Susie E. Faxon
Whitman
Mary Southerland
Alder
Frank A. Faxon
A. M. Wilder
Flora Hutchinson Webster
Josie
Dora Johnston
Freddy Marcell
Ottawa
Mr. Marcell
Frank A
Faxton
Kansas City
The Washington Reunion Letter From Lawrence Pomeroy
A reunion note from 1887 recounts Lawrence’s founding days with Gov Reeder, the Emigrant Aid building, and Mount Dresden. It recalls early teachers and students, praises Lawrence’s growth, and includes personal verses about loved ones, school memories, and home. The writer reflects on faith, learning, and enduring community spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
C. L. Edwards
Lawrence
Reeder
Law- France
Gai
Lawrences
Bowaes
University
Mount Dresd
8. C. Pomeroy
Eccentric Poet Walt Whitman Found in Camden Home
A Philadelphia correspondent reports on locating Walt Whitman in Camden near the Delaware River. The poet, once portrayed as impoverished and restless, is described living modestly in a two story frame house with overlapping clapboards and a plain brown paint. A silver plate on the door bears a simple inscription.
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Camden
Delaware River
Philadelphia
New York Mail and Express
Walt Whitman
Mississippi
Whitman in Camden House A Portrait of the Poet
An author visits Whitman in a cluttered Camden room filled with books bric-a-brac and animal skins. Whitman, pale and reclusive, speaks softly when not hindered by illness, naming Tennyson as favorite and noting a paralytic condition. He travels little, supported by friends and sales, and remains revered despite reduced output at seventy six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Professor Edwards
Edward
Mr. Ingalls
Mr. Edwards
Socrates
Xantippe
Quincy High School
More
Mary Eldridge
Brother Edwards
Louisa
Maggie Duncan
Josephine Johnson
Isadore
Charley Prentice
Athens
Kansas
Mary Walker
Jim Purington
Fannie Ross
Eunice Faxon
Jee Jenkins
Jimmy Lane
Quin High School
Mara
H. 8
Clarke
A. M
T Heme
Unler
Prentiss & Griswold
Harvard College
Paris
Lawrence
San Francisco
Catverey
Whitman
Tennyson
Wilson Barrett
Charlies Dickens
Mr. Whitman
England
Camden
Remarkable Shower of Quails Reported in Virginia City
A Nevada man recalls a fall quail shower in Virginia City. Birds, large mountain variety, covered about three-quarters of a mile. People gathered them by the hatful, about a hundred kept alive in cages. Likely the Sierras migrants strayed southward and exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Virginia City
Sierras
Curious World Fragments From Many Lands and Times
A compendium of oddities and notes from diverse places including Rome Georgia wealth, Arizona birds, Indian vipers, tobacco in Roumelia, marriage relics, fireflies as adornment, Cyprus cats, Behrings Strait geology, a warm ground near Mackinaw, a poisoned goat, electric lighthouse lights, a rooster headed child, Victoria state coach, a parrot in a coffin, and pearl maturation in Ceylon fisheries with detailed sorting methods.
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United States
Rome
America
Vaere
Arizona
India
British India
Capy
Mexico
Isle of
Cyprus
Behrings Strait
Elephant Point
Kotzbue Sound
Sines
Ayfew
Mackinaw
Ill
Baltimore
England
Firth of Forth
Isle of Man
Victoria
Order of St. George
Crown and Garter
New York
Ceylon
Daring naval exploit recapture of a blockade runner
A Philadelphia Times retells the daring recapture of the Emily St Pierre, a Charleston built cotton brigantine bound for Liverpool. Captain Wilson and a steward seized control after a surprise mutiny, locking in the crew and officers, racing to Liverpool under British colors where Wilson received large rewards. The tale ends with Wilson’s later decline after years of strain and eventual death in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Trenholm
United States Civil Service
Philadelphia Times
Charleston
8. C
Emily St
Fort Sumter
South Atlantic
Emily
Liverpool
mid-Atlantic
Wilson
Liverpool Mercury
Captain Wilson
London
Europe
Emily St. Pierre
Paris
How They Do it in China New York Burglary Tales
A fragmented passage contrasts methods in China and New York for handling burglaries. It mentions detectives guarding secrets, thefts of a missionary’s home, and a policeman’s reaction, ending with a garbled note about a Department of Traia and unnamed publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
New York
Champaign-Beaker Persanery
Bandnimarras
Licatioi
Rim
Department of
Traia
Eee
Local Notes From Omaha Observation Site
Correspondents report on the state of streets and public spaces near 19th Street and Capital Avenue in Omaha Nebraska. Details are sparse but indicate ongoing civic activity and community observations within the city.
Where deer horns go after they shed
The article explains shedding occurs each spring but horns vanish quickly as wood mice gnaw them away before decay. Squirrels also gnaw horns and bones, and observations note red squirrels preying on birds, seemingly for the feet and legs which taste nutty to them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoder
Wisconsin
Escaped game cock sparks duel on train
One of several fighting cocks being shipped to Portland Oregon escaped from the coop and baggage car. Train hands failed to recapture it until a clever brakeman released a second cock. The two immediately fought and were then seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
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Lawrence Kas
Sam
Christ
Crystal Sea
Marky Still Adams
Mr. Ross
Cassie
Cassie and I
the Angels
Jobs
Oakland
the Sea
Lon
Pam
W. Whtman
Pamrey Maer
Observatio Stat
Cor
19Th St
Capital Ave
Omaha
Neb
Onun
Oon
Rogers
Turkey
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