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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1888
Page
5
Freight and passenger departures and arrivals listed for South Lawrence, with times around 4:50 pm 8 South Lawrence, 9:48 am arrival. Agents J T Shankley and E C Davis named. Some times unclear due to OCR.
A garbled OCR fragment shows directional phrases Going South Going West Going East and scattered times 7 30 am 3 00 p m and 10 30 pm, with no clear context or complete schedule details.
W C Spangler files to announce candidacy for county attorney subject to Republican county convention action. D S Alford authorizes announcement for the same office under the convention. W W Nevison supporters present his name before the Republican County convention for county attorney nomination.
An assortment of local promotions features Henry Martin selling milk shakes and summer drinks, Smedley’s bath house offering steam services, McConnell’s pushing summer suits, Raymond & Co selling tonics oils and quinine capsules, and Eidemiller & Co inviting ice orders. Weber’s promises made to order fit clothing, while odd quips and notices round out the page.
Glen Smith returns from Frankfort Kansas with wife as society week opens on Pennsylvania street. Relief Corps entertains at opera house with tickets 95 15 and 10 cents. Various clubs performances and civic notes, including Cyclone drum corps, Heroes at the opera house, and a rumor about a suffocation canard. John Roberts gets thirty days for assault and battery, Cyclones host meeting, and local real estate moves at the John Sheer property in Lawrence with new owner A A Green. Prof Snow notes over two inches?
The article covers Haskell Institute’s annual commencement at Has kell with a daylong program of exhibitions, classes, and ceremonies. Gov. Robinson and Chancellor Lippincott attend, praising the school’s discipline, facilities, and graduates, while educators and students showcase crafts, music, and recitations.
Gov Robinson notes Indian sense of shame as the Journal man thanks Edgar McCassey for favors. Sam Noble communicates by sign language as Adjutant Premeaux impresses peers. Admissions surge, old Carlisle ties fade, and the large chapel block doubles as punishment space for unruly behavior.
An elderly Dunkard preacher named B Brubaker from near Centropolis arrived in the city and left his team at Kennedy's feed stable promising to return next morning. He has vanished and his family fears the worst. He was in good health and there were no obvious signs of mental trouble. He recently traded his farm for Kansas City property and is well known locally. The case provokes wide conjecture about possible murder or voluntary disappearance.
A Sunday school convention is planned in Media Palmyra township on Sunday July 8 with a full day of devotions, lessons, and discussions led by local presidents and ministers. Key sessions include Bible lesson reviews, at 10:45 and 1:45 discussions on improving S B work, and home study encouragement. Attendees are invited to bring lunch baskets and children and join all day activities.
A movement grows as shoe stores close after 7 pm creating barefooted options. Salvation Army draws new recruits and bustling trade at the old stand with performers Purified Pete Redeemed Riley Six-fingered Jack. Levi Doane shows a 1965 Springfield Republican bound volume covering Lincoln assassination trials and wartime events.
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