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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1915
Page
3
The fragmentary text mentions remodeling and a person named Wiley in a local setting. It hints at a home project or contractor activity with unclear details and lacks clear entities or dates to specify further.
An ad advises avoiding cheap paint as three to four times price equals poor results. It promotes Devoe products for better protection and finish, claiming the right paint saves more than it costs. The note mentions a newborn and local names in a fragmented street scene.
Telegraph dispatches describe Villa and Obregon forces clashing around Queretaro and Irapuato, with gunfire in Brownsville and nearby residential areas. Residents sought U S protection as reports claim twenty four hour fighting near Celaya and a Villa retreat with hundreds taken prisoner.
A salvage effort aims to raise the I-4 using pontoon scows after a solid hold was secured on a submarine. The operation follows a prior incident near Tate Thursday involving oiled ties Navaje and Intrepid. Perkins Company reports construction of a five room modern cottage at Third and Arkansas nearing completion within weeks.
Captain Max Thierichens of the German merchant raider Vrinz Eitel Friedrich decided to intern his ship and crew in Newport News after notifying Washington. The vessel was ordered to leave American waters by midnight as British and French warships loomed off Virginia capes, with internment to occur today at Norfolk naval yard and Portamouth.
The next legal fight over natural gas rates centers on jurisdiction between Ayidge Wlan Nelly of Montgomery County District Court and the Kansas Public Utilities Commission. The exact application to the Utilities Commission for permission remains uncertain and has not been filed. Salathieh, state receiver’s attorney, discussed potential filings and he plans further talks with Judge Monnelly.
The item records local remarks and visits including Charley Kas singer on Sunday. Noah Weimer is listed as sick this week. Miss Nelle McKinney of Lawrence visited the Seat home Sunday. Rolly Winters Fay and Everett joined the Winters family Wednesday. County examinations were held in Lawrence and Baldwin Saturday. Will Putaroy dined at Pardee’s Sunday. Mrs Ford Winters Francis and Charley visited Baldwin Saturday.
Town reports show Mr James Kassinger and others aiding neighbors with hay and projects this week. Many residents attended a Sprive Opening at Baldwin, visited relatives, or worked on homes and farms as oats sowing continues amid wet weather.
John Seiler begins building a small modern residence in the Thirteen hundred block of Massachusetts, signaling new housing activity in the area.
The Delloff brothers, threshermen and partners, moved a new threshing outfit to their farm six miles northeast of the city. The plant includes a ten by ten engine with a seven foot drive wheel, a four ten separator, and a tender weighing one and a half tons. With an eight horsepower engine the daily capacity is about 3,200 bushels.
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