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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1888
Page
8
City officers and business listings for Lawrence include M Conn proprietor with daily rates, Max Bets, Warren and N H Streets top mid price inn offering boards, meals and lodging. J M Goodwin opposite Union Pacific depot advertises daily weekly and monthly terms with a lunch counter.
The Theatre Royal in Dundee burned the same night. A drive to reunite the Wabash lines east and west of the Mississippi is underway. Mrs J B Childs died aboard the City of Chicago steamer. Congressman David Overmyer spoke at Eureka Kansas. Dole guano works on Spectacle Island Boston harbor have burned since yesterday morning. Rev C O Brown accuses Rev H E Mott of plagiarism in a four column Dubuque article. Ottawa report notes Canada’s unionist stance. Hostetter’s Bitters praised for bowel relief and health benefits.
Tuesday roundup covers travel to Chicago, a Cleveland Connecticut forecast, and mail statistics. It notes Pauline Lucca's final tour, Carnegie's New York arrival, a Kansas burglary, a stomach tube case in St Louis, a Georgetown Heights residence offer, and streetcar labor disputes. Includes a 95 year old widow Langford obituary and promotional medicine copy for Dr Pierce's remedies.
One hundred dollar reward for a cure not helped by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co. is praised by West Truax Walding Kinnyn Marvin and E A Van Hoesen for honest business and ability to fulfill obligations. Ball's Catarrh Cure is sold by druggists at ten cents per date, taken internally to affect blood and mucus surfaces.
A mosaic of brief items reports deaths crimes and political moves across cities. Adolphe Reich sentenced for murder in New York. ONeill nominated by Democrats in Missouri. Bevier strike relief with foreign workers. Ledger of fires floods and robberies alongside congress adjournment chatter and local business losses.
A. Daniels sues co-defendants in Douglas County Kansas to foreclose a mortgage on land in section 32 township 14 south range 21 east. The case names C. R. Daniels deceased Julia Daniels and others as heirs and seeks sale of the property to satisfy $1,600 plus interest and costs with pendency notice dated October 11. Attorney Geo J Barker represents the plaintiff.
The document outlines a proposition to amend section seventeen of Kansas's bill of rights to ensure no discrimination between Kansas citizens and others in property rights. It details submission to electors at the November general election and the ballot wording for passage or rejection. It states the resolution takes effect after publication, with signatures and approval dates by state officials.
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