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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1887
Page
4
Lawrence Kansas items report the Topeka vinegar factory being moved to Wichita due to city restrictions. Other notes include Astrexe converting her opera house to Salvation Army barracks and plans for white robes, plus political and civil rights mentions and a Civil War era anecdote about the song Tenting on the Old Camp Ground.
The New York Herald commends Cleveland on his shorthorn pedigree expertise, noting he knows more than most outside cattle business. The Lincoln Nebraska State Journal jokes the invitation is not to inspect their herds, but to provide a general review of short haired politicians.
A gas well developed in Indians, twenty-five miles south of Louisville, Kentucky, is estimated to yield 10,000,000 cubic feet daily, ranking second only to the Karg well in Findlay Ohio. The September North American Review begins a new feature on Possible Presidents with James G. Blaine leading the list and David B. Hill next. Capt. B Yers presents The March to the Sea and details decry a prior AP report about Dr. May, confirming he remains entrusted by Acting Commissioner McLean and Dr. Miller to oversee the board’s affairs.
A listing of essays and authors in The Forum for September includes The Sixteenth Amendment by J. J. Ingalls, Is Canada Misgoverned by the Minister of the Interior, Books That Have Helped Me, Rev. Dr. Augustus Jessop, Concerning Men, The author of John Halifax Gentleman, What is the Object of Life by Prof. E. D. Cope, The Manners of Critics by Andrew Lang, American Geographical Names by Bishop A. Cleveland Coxe, Great Telescopes by Prof. C. A. Young, The Gist of the Labor Question by President John Bascom, Profit-sharing by Nicholas P. Gilman, Ignatius Donnelly's Comet by Prof. Alexander Winchell.
Fragmented historical letters reveal Jeff Davis as secretary of war plotting to deploy two regiments to enforce the Kansas slave code. The document references 1856 orders from the President to Governor of Illinois, detailing regimental structure and muster details. Also noted are endorsements of Seth Arnold's Cough Killer as a healing remedy from Maine.
Erruca Virginia courts show temptations and contempt for attorneys, while Washington life influences court practice. West Virginia follows by sending a congressional attorney, Eustace Gibson, to jail for contempt after accusing the judge of bribery. The judge reduces the penalty to a $50 fine and ten days in county jail, with Gibson sober once released.
The piece questions Cleveland’s push to suppress rebel correspondence published by the War Department after Col. R. N. Scott’s death. It argues officials aim to remove him and force a harsher purge, using the cover of healing sectional tensions to rewrite past acts and praise postwar rebel pride.
Lawrence notes the Bismarck fair will showcase top agriculture and horticulture, stock from Kansas and nearby states, an acclaimed speed ring, art exhibits, and naval attractions. Management rejects gambling and side shows, promising strong patronage and a festive, inspections-friendly outing at Bismarck Grove next week.
Nineteen new missionaries were accepted by the English Baptist Missionary Society for China, the Congo, India, and Ceylon. A professor joked over a misprint in class, Colby University seniors win honors, and foreign Bible societies surpassed German efforts in circulating Scriptures in Germany. Nebraska's Franklin Academy sees $800 pledged toward $3,500 debt, with Mrs. R. Gaylord contributing $500. Armenian Protestants in Tiflis exiled to Siberia after Easter. Abbot Female Academy of Andover funds drive uses a novel A-letter scheme, while local weather and fuel prices are mentioned.
The Albany Argus describes Dannemora State Prison with 787 convicts, detailing intake, clothing, and daily routines. Punishments include harsh confinement and a wrists hang for speaking during marches. Mentions Emmett ONeill oversees workshop bookkeeping, D J Armitage’s seven year sentence for arson, and a wealthy prisoner child’s life term living with visitors.
Notice announces Mary Skinner appointed and qualified as administratrix of the estate of Samuel Skinner deceased, in Douglas County Kansas, on the tenth day of August.
On the thirteenth day of August A.D. 1833, the Probate Court of Douglas County Kansas appointed and qualified M Summerfield as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of William Engleman deceased. All parties interested are notified to govern themselves accordingly.
A rowdy gang accosted a traveler in a car, demanding his cash and valuables. The victim pleads that the money is for his children, while the assailants seize thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars in supposed American notes and a watch, later believed to be Confederate issue. A bagful of coins and a small stash slip away as the robbers depart, leaving the traveler shaken and blaming deceitful currency.
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