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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1908
Page
1
Walling's Corner offers a small farm near Lawrence with improved buildings at a reasonable price and easy terms. Also a suburban residence bargain on good farms in Greenwood and Comanche counties, both listed with contact numbers.
Hong Kong on April 14 reports a Canadian flour miller named Rennie died by his own action, jumping overboard from a vessel in a sensational incident. Authorities have not released further details.
The annual athletic board election at Kansas University last year ended in a close, faction driven battle. Students clashed over the vice presidency held by a faculty member, with candidates Reed and Caldwell leading rival tickets. The vote reflected long standing fraternal supports and promises of future influence as twenty one workers were injured in a street railway wreck nearby.
In Barcelona on April 14 Jean Rul Herman Rall and Maria Querralto were condemned to death for complicity in the Madrid and Paris assassination attempt on King Alfonso and related outrages. Four others got prison terms, two were acquitted. After the verdict one mother stabbed a man with a knife but was stopped. Elsewhere, a note on the New York to Paris auto race reports cars loaded for the Orient voyage.
In Omaha on April 14 the newly elected city council of South Omaha demanded possession of city hall after the fold council refused to yield. They filed new bonds and vow to stay, alleging irregularities in the primaries.
Honolulu April 14 delegates to the Republican territorial convention endorsed the Hoover administration and supported tariff revision and ship subsidies. The national convention delegates were instructed or uninstructed as reported from Honolulu.
April 14 Braymer Missouri depot robbery ends with confession of night operator George Doel and accomplice Charles Michaels. They said they looted 250 dollars in cash and checks, burned the rest, and planned another theft. Detectives recovered 105 dollars in Michaels garden. both men bound over to circuit court and jailed in Kingston.
Tom McGonnigle and his sister Mrs Jane Burnett were ordered held for trial by Justice A A McQuiston after a prolonged preliminary hearing into the February 10 murder of their sister in law Mrs Margaret McGonnigle. The hearing, the longest in Ray county, drew 30 plus witnesses.
Governor Johnson A Johnson of Minnesota arrived in Chicago from Louisville and met with the Chicago Press Club at lunch before addressing the Chicago Advertisers Association. He stated he was taking no side in the factional fight over Roger C Sullivan and would not influence his state's delegation to Denver.
Jefferson City April 14. The supreme court denied the republican city central committee of St. Louis a mandamus against the St. Louis election commissioners. The action sought to compel a convention under the state primary election law. The court ruled the primary election law constitutional and valid.
In Galicia fever runs high over the mamnamsination at Lemberg on April 12, the Count Andres Potocka governing amid the excitement.
Dover April 14 The Delaware Democratic state convention instructs its delegates to vote for Judge Gray amid his request not to present his name at Denver. Bryan is seen as second choice. In Washington, Roosevelt urges Congress to build four battleships, strengthen the army and navy, and reject reliance on arbitration for true peace.
The American battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas sighted Coronado beach as it anchored back in home waters after a four day Pacific coast visit. Governor J N Gillette attended as a local welcome figure while crowds gathered for the spectacle. Rear Admiral Robley D Evans, ill in Paso Robles Hot Springs, may miss southern festivities.
Samuel E Kelly a prominent Missouri Republican politician and twice state legislator died at his Sedalia home aged 69 From general debility He lived in Knobwoster until two months ago and for twenty five years was president of the local school board He was totally blind for the last six years of his life
Jefferson City April 14 The supreme court issued an alternative writ of mandamus requiring Judge Wallace to transfer the Kansas City theater cases to Judge Porterfield's court on the application for a change of venue due to alleged Sunday law violations.
Political observers in Topeka on April 14 note a rising trend among Kansas candidates toward W R Stubbs and the Square Deal. Many announce support for the ideas over the man, aligning away from old machine ties as primary laws disrupt the old order. Stubbs and Leland lead governor talks with campaigning styles: Stubbs on the road daily, Leland relying on handshakes and letters. Senator Long’s camp uses deputies Morgan and Faxon to press the effort from Topeka, Bristow touring the state with speeches.
A sequence of warranty deeds dated 1908 links Dana R Welch of Lawrence to Frank C Enda for Lot 1 Block 4 Lane Place and other transfers. William E Dodds to Clarence Stowe for Lot 3 Lane. E C Joyce to John E North for land described as SEW of 11-14-18. W E Spalding to Dodds for Lot 3 Block 9 Lane. D Bowersock to Marion L Kirk for Lot 11 Block 24 Sinclair's Add. Kate M Spalding to J W Martindell for multiple Baldwin parcels. Ida Lenora Simon to Chas F Hardafer and Ellen Haardtafer for south 14 of SE C 1-15-18 80 acres. Emma N Barton to G L Motter for Baldwin Lots 29-33 Fifth St. Sarah Jane Weizer to B F Weizer for undivided shares in 29-11-18. Ira G Gardner to Mahala J Knight and Joseph Knight for Walnut Park North Lawrence lots 19-21. Christian Laxman and John W Hyre to Henry Knabe for undivided 1-3 interest in lots 102 Maia St. note mentions C B Adams visiting Kansas City with Kessler family.
Senator Foraker of Ohio delivered a speech in Washington on April 14 analyzing testimony from the Brownville shooting investigation and arguing for re enlistment of the Twenty fifth colored regiment. He said most witnesses against the soldiers gave contradictory testimony and praised the colored troops for seeking only justice, noting the capitol was filled with African Americans during the session.
In New York on April 14 the Democratic state convention was called to order. Delegates largely favor an uninspected delegation to Denver and may vote on the Bryson resolution favoring delegation reform. The tone favors a trusted party slate and early consensus on key platform issues.
The Otanshear trial of Frank Schneck for the murder of his wife and children began with jury selection and opening statements. Walter Pleasant outlined the state's case, recounting the night of the crime, the missing bottle of whisky, and bloodstained clothes, while Sampson Bales testified about finding the aunt and children. The crowded courtroom heard a somber, forward-looking presentation of the prosecution’s evidence.
A brief note highlights the Stav e¢ and McFarlon buggies praised for their quality and popularity among young buyers, sold by Evany Metcalf Implement Company.
Topeka April 14. Missouri Pacific Railway filed a bill in equity in the United States circuit court seeking to strike down the Kansas statute creating the state board of railroad commissioners and related acts. The suit challenges the law as unconstitutional under both federal and Kansas state constitutions. It targets an order issued March 31 requiring the Missouri Pacific to build a passenger station at Kansas City Kansas by October 1, 1908, with fines up to 1000 per day for noncompliance. The filing signals a major legal fight over railroad regulation amid ongoing labor strife and troop movements. an unrelated notice promotes the Evans-Metcalf planter equipment for corn planting.
Berlin April 14. Local Anzeiger correspondent reports that during a luncheon honoring officers of the British battleship Inflexible yesterday Emperor William made a toast. The report notes the cordial atmosphere and diplomatic gestures amid Anglo German interests.
In Washington on April 14, Hobzon quoted Admiral Dewey in a House debate on fortifying Sa big Bay. The telephonic message asserted Sabig Bay as essential for a naval base, framed as a defining statement of strategic value.
A body of an unknown Italian man was found in a vacant lot on the southern edge of Brooklyn. He had been strangled with a rope still knotted at his neck, the police reporting another Italian murder in the city.
Chester PA April 14 after a night of excitement and disorder in the street car strike the situation is improved with no further serious trouble anticipated. A few rooms remain for rent at 1030 Mass St. for P. F. Remington.
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