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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1889
Page
2
A fragmentary verse piece blends floral imagery with travel in a stylized old Chicago news voice. It contrasts rosy buds and ripe Malvoisie with desert peaks, wind in valleys, and pilgrims seeking rest, ending with a terse inspirational quote about earning good things through effort.
Reports from multiple locales describe upcoming projects and claims. A Leavenworth Grant monument is slated for unveiling on Independence Day. Other items note building costs, mill plans, census figures, and personnel movements across states, with various individuals named in a mosaic of local news.
Report notes all linked to the Cronin case have been detained except a reference to a white horse. A search is reportedly underway for a red headed girl believed eligible, indicating ongoing investigative directions.
The Atchison papers report Munhall tent meetings ongoing with schedules and references to gatherings for women. A notice notes appointments for young women's meetings arbitrarily confine attendants under ninety years of age.
The Lawrence Journal quotes the Atchison Champion asserting George H. Miller deserved another term as superintendent of the Institution for the Blind. The remark reflects on leadership continuity and institutional governance.
A damaged fragment notes Oliphant, hanged at Topeka, was well connected through kin with respected officials. It states the disgrace drove his mother into insanity and warns of drastic consequences from a single wrong act.
The T D Thacher report on Kansas mining manufacturing and agriculture has arrived in Washington and is hailed for its thorough arrangement and detail. It is attributed to Dwight Thacher and is noted as a model in its field.
A dispute over the so called Madden myth centers on whether it was created by Whooplinson. The Emporia Republican notes that Col. Whoop’s role is to carry Kansas slanders into Pennsylvania, not export them.
Ad jutant General Hastings in charge of Johnstown under martial law says 22 000 homeless need food and essentials but clothing may run short if supplies cease within a day. Liberal donations are urged and the need may persist for some time.
In Peculiar Missouri a naming moment is recalled from the town’s early post office history. Patrons suggested many names before someone quipped for something peculiar and the postmaster High proclaimed Peculiar. The exchange reflects how the town earned its distinctive label.
Mrs Plunkett-Wortington, a Christian Science leader in New York, defends her alleged illegal abandonment of one partner and adoption of another, arguing that “the world is slow in learning that the law which is meant for the base and brutal does not apply to the pure and faultless.” The statement is criticized as sophistry and a license plea in virtuous garb.
The unknown rider, once hailed as a hero, rode cautiously for a mile in the Johnstown valley before retreating to a tavern for dinner. Reverend James Madden of Kansas fades from view as time heals wounds and memory of heroic acts fades.
Editorial urges swift accountability for those behind the Cane Maugh disaster. It condemns lax water management and public safety negligence for maintaining a large water body near homes and for blocking a river channel with refuse and a railway bridge. The piece presses immediate settlement with the responsible parties.
Complaints on the same grounds as Wichita have been filed by Larned Winfield Arkansas City and Great Bend. No hearing date is set. The Capital notes the July 1 date for Wichita rates and suggests managers may use this as a test case to negotiate concessions with other cities to avoid separate hearings and broader changes. Much interest is felt in the outcome.
Harper's Weekly reports Kansas women show strong participation in municipal elections. One third of votes cast were by women across twenty two cities, with two cities electing women as mayor and council members. The trend reduces partisanship and promotes municipal economy, reflecting intelligent cross sex collaboration.
An editor exhorts readers to disconnect action from thought temporarily, fold away cares, and entrust worries to the Lord until Monday. The piece reflects on weekly pace, the grind of events, and the healing power of Sunday rest, urging renewal for the coming week.
A dense list of classic histories biographies novels and essays from many authors including Macaulay Guizot Gibbon Trollope and Poe plus works by Moore Defoe Lincoln Holmes and Emerson across politics religion and literature. The compilation reads like an old bookseller catalog naming numerous titles and authors without narrative.
Fire at Metropolitan street car stables Seventeenth and Madison in Kansas City early June 15 destroys 13 cars and 85 nags. Two firemen injured. suspicions of arson amid a nine month spate of equine blazes totaling about 259 animals. Nearby stables including Goodwin, Hansom Cab, Landis, Spaulding cited for past losses.
Mr. A H Griesa displayed his fruit samples at the Journal office, highlighting a new raspberry called Kansas with large leaves and unusually large fruit. He praised its vigor and size over Souhegan, and noted his Gaudy's Prize strawberry among berries planned for the Horticultural Society meeting, which rain prevented him from attending.
A large reception in Monmouth Illinois hosted by Miss Sydney Dailey honored Miss Jessie Parsons. The evening featured a graceful summer setting, a luncheon, and music both vocal and instrumental. Attendees included many local ladies and gentlemen such as Edna Maxwell May Webster Mamie Tisdale Anna Monroe Etta Hadley Sue Moore Julia Benedict Mamie Monroe Eva Hoadley Eva Horton Lizzie Wilder Eva Harrison Kate Wilder Belle Roberts Blanche Webber Georgie Brown Dick Horton George Grover Luther Lewis and others.
Mrs. James McCormick of Sedan Kansas arrived on the Southern Kansas train yesterday to visit her sister Mrs. Eliza Robertson who is staying with her son on Tennessee street. The sisters had not met for thirty seven years.
The Southwest Missouri Firemen's Association met in Clinton with James C. Lepsum elected president and several officers named. In the afternoon the Clinton Phonix won the 30 yard hook and ladder race, claiming the championship belt and 125 prize. Awards went to runners-up and the popular fireman bowl was given to J J Little. The meeting ended with a parade and band concert.
June 15 Johnstown pause in debris removal as heavy rain halts work at commissary lines. Women and children with baskets crowd narrow entrances, many left exposed in downpour. Telegrams flood General Hastings with offers to help. he says 2,500 workers available.
In Topeka George J. Barker, Lawrence attorney for insurance interests in the Hillman case, stated the Lawrence to Leavenworth dispatch about officers hiding Hillman is unfounded and that the man recently arrested in Arizona is Hillman. Developments may come by Monday at prevailing reward rates. Sullivan bail granted in Chicago with a 20000 bond. judge notes limited corroboration of threats by Sullivan. Marceline, Missouri, enjoys electric lights and brass concerts as a young town, fifteen months old.
Said Lili asks Belle what keeps hands white and soft. Belle replies with a playful endorsement of Ivory Soap promising similar results for hands, noting the soap as the cause in a light, flirtatious dialogue.
A dated warning urges consumers to demand Ivory soap and avoid counterfeit brands claiming to be equal. The notice, attributed to Procter and Gamble, emphasizes the genuine qualities of Ivory and cautions buyers to insist on the real product.
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