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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1888
Page
2
A fragmentary verse reflects a child’s grief as her doll tea-set and play-house are broken, contrasting childhood pains with the promise of life and love. The excerpt includes a faulty attribution and stray lines about Aryans and distant party gifts, suggesting editorial or OCR errors.
A historical remark notes that no eastern politician has secured the presidency defeating a western candidate, highlighting regional political dynamics and the enduring balance of power between coasts.
Lamp Sackville fails to drop his signature l as a notable error leads to the release of a more significant letter. The incident highlights missteps in handwriting and raises questions about archival accuracy and personal branding within the correspondence.
The new Science Hall at the University of Wisconsin, recently completed, cost $270,000.
The piece notes the Kan gaa legislature will hold six Democratic seats and, before adjournment, will spell it back as gick. It also comments on weather bureau tax management crowding mourners, and remarks on Joan Harkins University facing embarrassment from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company failing to pay dividends.
President Harrison will assemble eight officers for his cabinet as the government creates a Department of Agriculture, with the law taking effect next year.
Graham county Kansas elected two bright and well educated colored men to the positions of district clerk and county commissioner.
Readers will enjoy an article by John on protection. Helene Hastings is cited, and readers who read her articles may agree that protection is needed.
Tita is not a year for mug wumps as Warner Miller, their pick for New York governor, is defeated while President-Elect Harrison, their opponent, is elected.
Official counts show Harrison 3188 Cleveland 1669 Governor Humphrey 3184 Judge Martin 1720 Funston 3201 Burris 1716. The result reflects a tight county and state contest with multiple candidates across offices.
It is noted that New York has never awarded its electoral vote to the same party twice in a row since the war. The record shows votes for Lincoln in 1864, Seymour in 1868, Grant in 1872, Tilden in 1876, Garfield in 1880, Cleveland in 1884, and Harrison in 1888.
A tramp and three tons of nitro glycerine exploded at Shannepin Pennsylvania on November 5. The blast destroyed the tramp and nitro glycerine and the building, leaving only a 100 foot deep crater where the structure stood.
David Bennett forecasts a pulp industry contest in New York for Tuesday with a margin around 100000 in favor of Miller and Groverwell expected to win by about 75000 in a Democrat showing. The message urges watching the prediction.
A confidential circular from Chairman Townsend of the Ohio Democratic executive committee urges editors to claim Ohio for the Democracy in every line and headline. The message emphasizes aggressive statewide framing of Democratic victories and influence.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss pain and uncertain funds in 1884, noting that the country faces hardship and questioning the amount of money involved. The language is incomplete, but the gist concerns financial uncertainty and its impact.
An extract from B. W. Woodward’s Unity club address discusses Democratic predictions, wartime life, and Canadian historical points. It frames history as a stream of winged events testing human spirit, reflecting on politics and perception.
The Missouri upset features T. T. Kimball, a Vernon county lawyer, defeating Mayor D. R. Francis by about ten thousand votes in a stunning West campaign. The era’s mood is dampened by the Chinese exclusion act’s odd consequences as a San Francisco merchant’s wife lands at sea and a child is denied landing. A Democratic editorial laments the end of its venture, calling the administration’s prosperity dreams a faded memory and announcing the paper’s closure.
Grover Cleveland did not vote on Tuesday and, to avoid $94 in taxes, had his attorney swear he was no longer a Buffalo resident. The move exposed a petty dispute over citizenship, though Cleveland would often praise American citizenship in other contexts.
The New York Sun notes potential winter gold exports and cites treasury disposable gold at 200 million dollars, equal to the combined Bank of England and Bank of France stocks. It adds New York banks hold 100 million, the public 300 million, and mine production exceeds consumption by 15 million annually.
Tax terms of twenty six senators will expire March 4, 1889. Thirteen Democrats and thirteen Republicans. One Republican, Riddleberger of Virginia, will be replaced by Democrat Barbour. If Republicans win West Virginia and Delaware legislatures, Kenna and Saulsbury will be replaced by two Republicans. New Jersey legislature appears close, likely Democratic by three to five on joint ballot.
Allen G. Thurman criticizes Brice for claiming New York by 15000 in telegrams after the election. He argues the returns do not support the claim and suggests the people have decided tariffs are not taxes, acting as arbiters in the case.
November Century opens a major art series with a paper on Cole the engraver by W. J. Stillman, notes on Byzantines and Cimabue by Stillman and Cole, and engravings by Cole. The project is touted as one of Century magazine’s most important enterprises for art lovers.
The Augusta project in the busy city commerce scene is confined to a southern hub likened to the Lowell of the South. Exhibitor response to invitations surpasses expectations and visitor prospects look highly hopeful. The Augusta achievement signals a new southern order in development.
The speaker argues the solid south remains unresolved by any party and that suppressing votes in districts and states risks the republic. It condemns so called “bloody shirt” tactics and warns of a price the country will pay, comparing to slavery.
The Cobden Club long promoted British pamphlets to American voters, shaping perception and pushing the Democratic party toward a tariff for revenue only. Anger grows over foreign influence and the manipulation of public opinion, with echoes of past tariff conflicts and debates on free trade.
Mixed excerpts from Newton Republican Capital Star and local papers. Mentions Preston Plumb for senator, a Hutchinson resident returning a misfiled ballot receipt, Pennsylvania leading Kansas in Republican strength, doubts on Democratic quorum in Kansas legislature, a Stevens county farmer selling a large watermelon crop to D M Ferry Detroit, and partisan rhetoric from Fr Scott Monitor and Star.
A late 19th century verse by Mas L J Worpas recalls November 6 1888 as a dawn of national striving. It voices patriotic hope, fear of fate, and calls for noble action as founders and saviors guide the land toward peace and renewal despite warlike memory and the shadow of George III.
A vivid travel vignette along the St Lawrence describes early French and Hurons, the Thousand Islands, and the Long Sault rapids. It recalls island forms, the swift current, and a boat ride past Indian towns, noting a 170 year old church bell traded for fur and sent to France before capture by the English.
The account traces a midnight attack memory and a voyage down the St. Lawrence from Montreal, with pilots, rapids, and the St. Regis bells, then onward to Hochelaga and Ville Marie. It describes the Grand Trunk journey past Verdant pines and fir, the Saguenay gorge thirty miles of granite walls and cascades, and culminates in Cape Trinity and Cape Eternity looming over sullen waters.
A dated humorous plea arguing charity begins at home and detailing the speaker s own depleted wardrobe. He describes giving away clothes, including a tramp s coat and summer vests, leaving him with only a wedding suit and one pair of trousers. He requests protection amid fashion and trade debates, recounting a past gift to Kansas and his own ongoing clothing hunt.
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