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Lawrence Weekly Journal

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1886

Page

5

Railroad Time Table shows 4 31 p.m. schedule note

A rail timetable item records 4 31 p.m. in the schedule. It mentions a ticket agent associated with the time. The fragment highlights a station role without broader context or further events.

State University Notes and Haskell Institute News

Thursday’s notes from the university discuss the literary societies and an impending oratorical contest with speakers from Emporia and Baker University, plus plan changes for commencement oral exams and faculty moves. Items cover campus life, football practice, a dean’s departure to Williams College, and local events from Topeka to Atchison.

Young farmer swindled on train by confidence trick

A farmer three miles north of town fell victim to a female con artist on a Union Pacific train to Topeka and Lawrence. She feigned friendship, recounted a counterfeit note tale, and persuaded him to give her a ten dollar bill before vanishing at the station. He lost the money but escaped worse harm and gained a cautionary lesson.

Topeka Union Pacific Lawrence

Unity Club Discusses Boycotting and Labor Ties

Unity Cloud The Unity Club held a well attended meeting last evening. Mrs Diggs read a paper on Boycotting and its effect on the labor movement arguing that relations between Capitol and Labor have become perverted and create public discontent. An animated discussion followed. Next meeting will feature Co Learmard reading a paper. First hour reserved for literary work and second for social. All invited.

Unity Cloud Unity Club Learmard

Bond Jumper Caught After Years on the Run

Old residents recall the 5 year old shooting of John Carson by John Schaich near town. Schaich fled after bail, resurfaced in North Lawrence as a yard master, and later hid again. A warrant led to his arrest in Kansas City, where Officer Burt-Judge took him into custody yesterday evening.

John Schaich Kansas City Burt Tourgee Opera Chautauqua Club John Carson Schaich J. E. McCoy Union Pacific North Lawrence

Longfellow Club Entertainment at YMCA Rooms

The Chautauqua Club hosted an Evening at the YMCA with Prof. Arthur Canfield presiding. Miss Odell spoke on Longfellow, Mr. Burr offered a biography, Miss White sang Evangeline and The Bridge, and George Mull closed with a solo. The event drew many members and two invited guests each.

Arthur Canfield Misa Odell Longfellow W. N. Burr Miss White Chaplain White George Mull

Judge Tourgee Lectures on Race and Education at Opera House

Judge Tourgee lectured last night in the opera house to a good audience. He spoke about the condition of the negro in the south, contending that northern credit for emancipation is overstated and predicting conflict unless education solves the race question. Afterward a reception was held at Mr. W. W. Nevison’s residence with twenty five or thirty leading citizens in attendance.

Court House BL. Summerfield J. Q. A. Norton Kansas E. Summerfeld W. Ballinger Wm. Thacher van Vleet Albach Brownell Stevens Talbot A.S. Digge Business College Business Harriet Ingraham North Lawrence Maple Grove Robt Rankin Finney Tourgee Opera House South Northbern North E. Q. Cox Cox Holliday

Friday Notes from Cyclone Hall and Local News

Friday notes report a pleasant city dance at Cyclone hall and farmers moving between farms in good weather. Five carloads of fat cattle arrived from Richland via Carbondale, fed by Osage county farmers. Glesson and Whitman note the sale of D. B. Gyers farm on Clinton road to L. K. Taylor of Kansas City for 6125 dollars. A misprint about an order length is corrected and a missing young city woman sparks concern. Judge Footes issued licenses to Geo W Shirk and Mary Murphy of Baldwin City, and Henry R Armstrong and Mollie J Clark of Douglas County obtained licenses to wed.

Douglas County Glenn Lecompton George Nelson Lester Stauffer Vandal Masterson Facelty A. Roche California Roheoes A. K. Hann Longfellow Pilgrim Congregational Church North Lawrence Carbondale Richland This Osare Glesson & Whitman Gyers Clinton Road L. K. Taylor Kansas City Judge Footes Geo. W. Shirk Florence Mary Murphy Baldwin City

Revival meetings and a Kansas City shooting case mix in local notes

The Methodist revival at the church draws large crowds with a prayer and experience session led by Dr. Marvin. Judge Tourgee recalls a prewar Slavery era tale of a pious mistress bequeathing servants to fund a missionary. John Schaich faces a preliminary hearing for a long ago shooting, with Union Pacific workers backing his acquittal. A Daly comedy, A Night Off, debuts at the opera house to rave reviews and a strong opening crowd.

Methodist Church Marvin Tourgee James Jane Chris John Schaich Kansas City John Carson Howard W. A. H. Harria Union Pacific Railroad Schaich Augustin Daly

District Court notes and local society items in brief

In the District Court yesterday afternoon alimony of 2.09 per week was granted to the wife in the Reinsch divorce case. Chapman vs Barris resulted in a defendant’s win with $300 awarded to him. J Benson set May term juries and adjourned sine die. Local society notes include Miss Hadley’s Tennessee street gathering, Prof Pratt’s Topeka dancing contest win, Sons of Veterans plans, an Idaho license to wed James W. Davie and Mary Vaulen, and a skunk assault on a Rhode Island street resident. Also reports on Holliday typhoid cases, Tennyson day at the High school, Frank Davis’s carrier promotion, and multiple real estate transfers. Names and nicknames of states section follows concluding remarks.

District Court Chapman Hadley Tennessee Street Prof. Pratt Topeka North Lawrence G.A. R. Post Order of Sons of Veterans Post Alabama Arizona Territory Arkansas California Golden State Colorado Connecticut Freestone Dakota Delaware Florida Peninsula Georgia George II England Empire State South Prairie State Sucker State Indiana Hoosier State Towa Hawkeye Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Louis XIV France Maine Maryland Henrietta Maria Massachusetta Blue Hill Bay State Michigan Lake Country Lake State Wolverine State Minnesota Gopher State Mississippi Bayou State Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire Hampshire County New Jersey Isle of Jersey New Mexico Country Mexico New York Duke of York Albany North Carolina South Carolina Charles I North State Ohio Buckeye Oregon Pennsylvania Penn Rhode Island Isle of Rhode Palmetto Tennessee Big Bend Texas Lone Star State Utah Vermont Green Mountains Green Mountain Virginia Elizabeth Old Dominion Washington Territory Washington West Virginia Panhandle Wisconsin Badger State Wyoming Territory

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