Early Day News From The Journal 1887 Kansas
A readable fragment from The Journal of Lawrence Kansas outlines local events and notes from October 1887. It mentions the Cowboy Band from Dodze City traveling to Santa Fe and Kunssa City, a machine cut injury to Gen. Sebnell, quiet Sunday streets, school tardiness reports, a YMCA secretary resignation, and plans for lamps and public lighting on Vermont Street. It also references the Lakeside Driving Park Association event, a lecture by Mr. Mustard, teachers' work figures, and migration discussions about Kansan emigration to California and Oregon.
Convention in First district nominates Butler over Cady for commissioner
An orderly convention in the First district gathered to nominate a candidate for commissioner. Oliver Butler led after several ballots amid procedural disputes, with Gee Wady emerging as a rival and debate over rules and chair rulings. Indications of party unity and subsequent motions marked the tense proceedings as votes swung and clerks tallied in a lengthy session.
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Republicas Convention
First District
Boise
Oliver Harbor
Crew
C. Wook
W. W. Nevison
Grant Township
Oliver Butler
Kennedy
1. VanHoeen
Gee
W. I’ady
Dan Ebort
Rutier Thu Puri
le Rentisien
Cady
Teprenentidive
Charlton Bai
Pheehutr
Dali
Mir Harbar
A.W. Whitcourh
Pew
Crow
Elitirman
Lig Ranvention
Tietian
Lylea
Safe blowers attempt again at Alex Lewis cafe
Disappointed safe blowers attempted to crack the cafe safe on Saturday at Alex Lewis near Masaachuset. Tools stolen from nearby blacksmith shop. entry still blocked and safe remained locked. Previous robberies cited with past arrests and convictions.
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Alex Lewis
Core Mer
Masaachuset
Andl Douaincy
Watkine Building
New Hampshire Street
Prentice
Herbaugh
Nummer
Kansas City
Me. Miller
Lost Rivers of Idaho From Dark Lava Caves To Hidden Streams
A fragment from Golden Days describes Idaho’s strange lava channels where streams vanish into rocky basins and reappear in cliff clefts along Snake River walls. The note muses on origins, noting sources likely far in marsh country and the mystery of their appearance.
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Idaho
Java
Hasaltia
Pearl shells from the Philippines fuel mass ornament trade
A cargo of about thirty six thousand pounds of pearl from the Philippine Islands arrived here and will be crafted into shell inlays and buttons. The article details how shells are gathered, the varieties sold, and the risks faced by divers, noting Manila and Philippine sources as finest. It mentions Newark and Philadelphia as centers for pearl work and the decline of English button imports.
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Globe
Philippine Islands
Broadway
Bombay
Japan
East India
Panama
Phillipine Islanda
Cape of Good Hope
London
Newark
Philadelphia
Germantown
England
Art at Home and the Value of Pictures in Life
A discussion on how home art shapes taste and morals. It argues most people learn art informally, encourages placing good pictures in homes, and notes color perception differences in Quaker communities. It highlights the camera and printing as democratizing art access and urges choosing enduring works over fleeting pleasures.
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School of Life
Nntia
Casalauquan
Boston
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