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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1897
Page
7
March 24 report from Kansas City notes passenger rates are badly democratized as large blocks of tickets are held by brokers and exchange orders sold to cut rates in all directions across routes.
100 Reward, S100. The reader of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address R. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 50c.
Harper's Magazine 1897 presents fiction by Du Maurier and Howells with new serials and short stories by Twain Wilson Wister Bangs McEnery Stuart and others. It also includes science essays by Henry Smith Williams psychology by Andrew Wilson and Mexican silver notes by Charles F. Lummis with historical and political essays by Woodrow Wilson and James Barnes.
The St. Louis Republic notes new 2 ton crepe gowns with cotton crepe for winter wear and a light flannel lining to prevent discomfort. It critiques wrappers as untidy but praises dainty house and tea gowns paired with pretty slippers and stockings, urging readers to order tea gowns for the season.
A collage of international figures and items: Prof Morris of Melbourne drafts an Australian English dictionary. William Thompson of London credits pneumatic tires to 1345 pneumatic springs. Ellen Gulbranson and Fritz Fried richs join Bayreuth opera. J H Lanham of Rome Ga cultivates a Persian tobacco stalk 11 feet high from seed from Washington. Baron de Selys Longchamps, Belgian senator, prompts roll call sans titles. Captain Marriott of Norfolk regt freed after brigand ambush near Smyrna. ransom rumored unpaid. Canon Malcolm MacColl may quit clergy for politics. Thien statue for Oslo front theater sent to Berlin for casting. portrait lacks his spectacles. Biokneon companion statue noted.
A colliery manager recalls acts of courage by miners amid disasters. One worker steadies a terrified boy through after damp for hours to reach the shaft safely. Another tale speaks of Haslam guiding a youth through a deadly journey after an explosion. Both stories crown paternal devotion with survival.
The North Sea Baltic canal halted by a sunken Danish vessel blocking the entrance, preventing the German fleet from passing as ordered. The incident mirrors traffic suspensions on the Suez canal and underlines how waterways can be rendered useless in war.
Item from Norristown Herald notes Miss Dubb did not appear as planned last night. The reason given is the theft of her make-up box, preventing her debut before a large crowd.
A fragmented notice reports a dog bite involving individuals named Jaymore and Loakley. Details are garbled about the dog’s behavior and any medical response or follow up.
Memphis March 31 three breaks in the Mississippi levee threaten the delta. A seven mile below Greenville Way side break 1200 feet wide, a 1000 foot wide delta head break forty miles north of Greenville, and a large breach opposite Arkansas City. Greenville in grave danger with 10000 workers fighting to save homes. Reports also claim a levee at Laconia Circle Arkansas broke flooding 30000 acres of cotton land.
Crown Prince Constantine takes supreme command of the Greek army in Thessaly amid a crisis. He calls troops to remain obedient and disciplined as Greece prepares a likely move from Arta. The message, issued from Larissa on Muareh 31, signals urgent military preparations and a decisive step by the royal line.
Damare Done in southern Kansas towns as severe wind and hail hit. March 31 reports from Vienrra Wan and Newton Stan describe overturned buildings at a Santa Fe station near Galva and freight cars blown from tracks toward Surfion. No serious damage noted overall.
W D Hubbard writes Governor Stephens urging pardon for Amos Jones and William Stanley both Bald Knobbers sentenced to twenty one years in 1887 Keen Edens murders case. John Mathews and Bill and Dave Walker were hanged in Ozark for related actions.
The Bell Telephone Company reports for the year ending December 31, 1906 that gross earnings rose to 5,547,029 with expenses of 2,162,848 and net earnings of 3,383,580. The old board was re elected and stockholders authorize a 10 percent capital stock increase to 26,015,000, with a total surplus of 2,151,011 and a surplus after dividends of 22,347.
Senator Foraker of Ohio introduces a pooling bill modeled on the Patterson measure. The plan seeks to address objections raised by the Supreme Court in the Trans Missouri Freight Association decision and is designed to meet those concerns.
Washington March 31 The President sent to the Senate the nominations of Frank W Palmer of Illinois for public printer and Alexander M Thackara of Pennsylvania for consul at Havre France Palmer was public printer under the Harrison administration with the nomination set for Senate action
Greenwich Conn March 31 An drew Carnegie learned yesterday of the birth of a daughter in his New York home where Mrs Carnegie went a few days ago
In GuTuRIF Oklahoma March 31 Mrs. Fannie E. Smith petitions the district court for divorce from Charles E. Smith arguing he will not live with her in any state except Arkansas and that her health prevents her from living there.
In Ha vena on March 31 General Fitzhugh Lee, consul-general, reports that he has been notified of a cable. The brief notice confirms receipt of the communication and records the consul's acknowledgement.
The notice lists several train times and destinations including morning westbound service at 11 45 p m and 7 hour travel to San Francisco with connections to Northwestern Kansas. A 8 45 p m train to the coast and a Denver dinner stop are noted followed by a 7 30 a m fast train to St Louis and eastern points with 3 45 p m through cars to Chicago.
In Lawrence the paper boasts an extensive job printing department with modern materials and machinery able to produce anything from a one line card to a full sheet poster or from a note circular to a bank book. Those who learned of this early have long profited by the knowledge.
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