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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1909
Page
1
The Lawrence Journal offers prizes for youth led lawn and yard improvements. First prize five dollars, second three, third two, with twenty one dollars for best front yard by a person under ten. Judges consider overall yard upkeep, flower beds, and cleanliness, aiming to engage boys and girls in civic beautification. More details to follow.
A major blaze in Rochester left numerous families homeless as flames spread from a four story Main and Gibbs structure to blocks around. Militia guarded survivors while relief funds were urged by Mayor Edgerton. The fire damaged churches including St Peter's Presbyterian and the beautiful Jewish temple, with 200,000 in losses estimated for surrounding properties.
New York April 14 Sarah Noten pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree for the August murder of Dr Marvin W Auspitz. She claimed he attacked her while she was under anesthesia and she acted as a purse disantharian. She was remanded to Bareilene Praday.
President Taft and family planned travel to New York for a Yale gathering tomorrow. Reports from Washington note a focus on reaching his people amid 1866 Havensville ties, with Penglish letters and discussions of Arctic exploration and a Greenland voyage. Nearby items include a Kansas youth arrested for smoking, a bankruptcy receiver named for Hutchinson company, and local weather impacts on Maine orchards.
Disjointed report notes a murder claim at a local home and the Kanwaka School closing due to diphtheria cases. Mention of arming from the United States and discarded rifles raising riot fears is included. A health officer cites two diphtheria cases at the Kanwaka school and a planned church service asserts communion preparation.
In Washington Kansas C and Sutton sold a Bible collection to Dull Brothers for $1.00, indicating a high price. Stevensons advertises Bibles for this week at a 20 percent reduction. The Dean Father Circle plans to meet Thursday evening with Miss Edith Benson and all members are urged to attend. James Owens nearing completion of a modern cottage at 30 Main Street.
A confused report from Chicago details Charles Bidwell securing release for his aged father Benji from a minor charge with a short jail term to be served. The elder Bidwell will be freed after a brief confinement while the son faces a possible ten-year outcome in related proceedings. The text shifts to Manitoba and Dakota rail plans, then to a Virginia hotel collapse, and finally to wheat market manipulation and prices in Chicago.
The Laming franchise for an interurban line faces council delays and local system preference. Mr Lawing secures a franchise after a costly bid of 7,000 and warns of forfeit if obligations are not met within thirty days. Dayton residents weigh local service against long term interurban hopes as work remains slow but sanctioned to begin.
Local petition process advances for Seventy seventh street and Olathia road upgrades in Johnson County. County surveyor Owens to map routes as commissioners consider petitions from residents and booster groups. Public comment and legal review delayed decisions until next meeting. debate over necessity and funding continues.
A historic notice condemns public spitting as a criminal act, comparing penalties to throwing a rock through a church window. It cites a recent law passed by the last assembly and urges people to use the curb line and avoid spitting in public venues.
Police in Topeka seek news of swindlers who operated through Lawrence and surrounding counties. The article describes a multi‑part scheme, names implicated individuals, a hotel blaze in Ashville North Carolina, and a large insurance loss. Details mention a fashionable hotel burned, hundreds of dollars in losses, and pardons under consideration.
A garbled report notes activity in Illinois as lawmakers rush to push bills. The text mentions lobbying on the floor and speeding measures through the assembly, with mixed clarity on specific topics or outcomes.
Chicago April 14 Major League Baseball season opens amid market chatter and mixed notes from the wire. Scattered reports show prices and cattle terms interwoven with the day’s sports headlines as traders watch the early games and market indicators.
Frank Williams, 31, a laborer, fatally shot his wife Addie and killed his four year old child in Kansas City on April 14. Police report says domestic troubles triggered the tragedy. Rexall 93 Hair Tonic and Shampoo Paste advertised by Mel Colloch Rexall Store.
Plans for the Dunkards annual convention in Pleasant Grove advance with tents for delegates, transportation from Lawrence, and entertainment. Levi Blee and Mr. Flor oversee arrangements as delegates from Dunkard churches across the United States are expected, attracting Lawrence and nearby Adjoining communities.
Town notices report Prohibition legislation submitted to the Missouri House. The piece notes local events in detfvrson City and mentions Ethel Ward returning to duties after seven months. It covers Homefront era topics, a Latinate university tie, and social club updates with various residents and meetings.
Indiana and Washington report renewed Night Riders terrorizing landowners and tenants around Harriman's Ferry. Owner William Schroliche of Toogers district faced threats demanding extra rent as riders enforce payments. Thomas Taylor, a wealthy landowner, warned of potential violence as crop and carriage property suffer mob intimidation.
Roy Wilson aged 20 son of Mr and Mrs E B Wilson of Eudora died at home from typhoid fever. He had worked as an assistant cashier at the Badera bank for years and was regarded as a capable young man. The funeral will be held at the Ladera cemetery with services at the First Church. The community mourns the loss of a promising local resident.
Plans for the annual High School Day invite visitors from the state to Law refresh with entertainment. Regular track events will run as usual, making the day a fete and bolt day. Teams will bowl in the evening as part of the program.
Fire this morning consumed a shed in the rear of Dr. Moore’s residence. The report mentions prompt departmental response and nearby businesses including Francisco & Todd at 812-814 Vermont Street and Wiedemann Ice Cream with phone lines 139 and 122%.
A fragmented retrospective discusses the center of population in the United States, noting a drift eastward over centuries. It describes geographic factors, eastern abundance of resources, and contrasts with western aridity, highlighting how population remains concentrated along the eastern half and tied to the Appalachian region.
Mrs Harris' mother Mrs Mackey was called to Pittsbury by illness of her daughter. The note appears to reference tariff bill and caregivers, with fragmented OCR yielding unclear lines about April and tendered works.
Fragmentary sale notice offers eyps for hatching from Leghorn stock. Readable bits show references to Waite household names and Mrs Rit, with incomplete details on origin and price. The readable portion mentions U.S. origin and breeding quality as selling points.
Fragments show multiple real estate and sale notices including 22 acre tract near Linwood, a room house for 21 800, a 9 room residence on St Henry Street, and various second hand furniture and lumber offers. Also mentions varnish, wallFinish, and custom dresses.
A damaged wartime style report describes authorities discovering an opium pipe in a barber shop. The court case names Spencer and Jubnewa as defendants tried in police court, with further mentions of witnesses and arrests tied to alleged drug activity and treasonous warnings.
A jumble of names and short visits spans towns from Topeka to Council Grove and Kansas City. Residents and relatives travel, host, or return from trips while a long aside discusses dried eggs, tariffs, and Kansas factories, framing a local interest in industry protection and commodity costs.
Fragmented OCR text shows a city under stress with references to a new cabinet, sporadic violence, and public order. It mentions soldiers patrolling streets, students' hats, and a fashion decree about long skirts. Several named places, groups, and dates appear obliquely amid garbled phrases.
In New York on April 14 conferences were held in John McIntyre’s offices for Captain Telee C. Hains Jr. His parents General Peter Hains and Mrs. Hains, their son Major John R. Mains, and several witnesses agreed to rely solely on an insanity defense in Hains’s trial for the killing of William Ennis. The trial opens Monday in Flushing Long Island and is expected to last about three weeks following the acquittal of Thornton Deaking Luin in a related matter.
A chaotic report mixes a dangerous pursuit of a snake leader in the UK with a French balloon sighting over the Crystal Palace and a North Sea extraction. Chronicles a Perry-like air event and a dry town drive in Pittsburg Kansas, alongside a Wisconsin snow storm and a drugstore color refresh.
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