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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1889
Page
7
An Arkansas village endures heightened tensions as race related conflict surrounds a local school election. Community members report increased security measures and rumors of organized clashes amid campaigning and student involvement. Police plead for calm while residents push for peaceful resolution and dialogue.
Forest City Arkansas May 18 horrified by a triple tragedy at the Washington and Front streets junction near the polls. A. L. Neely and G. W. Ingram, both colored, had heated white opposition amid incendiary talk. Neely fought a white man, drew a pistol, and triggered a deadly volley as Marshal Folbere and deputy Tom Parham confronted the disturbance. Folbere was killed, Parham and Sheriff Wilson mortally wounded, and Neely ran to safety as armed locals patrol the town under Colonel B. Tzard.
Telegraphic notes report various incidents and developments including a stock raiser Col White of Hiawatha failing, a Supreme Court vacancy rumor with Miller, a fatal lightning strike near Janesville, Wisconsin, and a Kansas City assault case. Additional items cover a ticket scalper arrest in Missouri, a grand Cronin dispute, a lightning incident in Rockford Illinois, a Minneapolis shooter, elopement in Virginia, and Dakota Cheyenne agency governance.
Testimonials from multiple pharmacists and druggists across states praise Ayer's Sarsaparilla and Ayer's Pills as best selling medicines. Endorsements claim high sales, reader trust, and effectiveness as blood purifiers with consistent over-the-counter availability.
Advertisement notes Ayer's Sarsaparilla by Or J C Ayer and Co of Lowell Massachusetts. Claims earning six bottles for five dollars, originally worth sixty five dollars per bottle, highlighting substantial savings.
Richard L. Walker was appointed yesterday as United States marshal of Kansas succeeding Mar shal Jones who was removed for allowing deputy marshals to illegally locate claims in Oklahoma. The Needles case is under investigation. Also notes warnings about counterfeit Salvation Oil and Bull's Cough Syrup offers.
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