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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1902
Page
3
A sprawling Kansas City Lawrence Daily Journal reel features weathered recollections, political jests, and tragic fires. It notes General Fonzion and Roosevelt banter, Kansas farm rivalries, and the Kansas State University season, with commentary on Bennett’s pensions bill, telegraph lines, and a sweeping city fire that tests new systems. The piece blends local humor, national figures, and evolving technology amid a frontier mood.
A patched, terse survey quotes figures like J P Morgan and Cecil Rhodes, critiques politicians such as Senator Harris and General Funston, and notes a dramatic winter impact on Kansas banks. It mentions Dr. Henry Hopkins’s farewell at Kansas City and recounts clubwomen, private circles, and societal duties amid a broad panorama of national figures.
Remarks by Herbert W. Gates praise Dr Nicholea Mermay Butler as a fit leader at Columbia College and argue that a president should be an expert in education, not merely a wealth manager, to preserve intellectual independence and standards. The piece notes Republicans in Vermont and a mix of other items, including stove-top curios and a Boer War dispatch, in a broad page.
In Kansas City on April 21 a mistaken location and high winds left 82 families homeless. Two solid blocks between Mercier and Fairmount from 23rd to 24th burned, with about 150000 to 175000 dollars in damage. Six more houses fell in Holly Reservoir hill and many others damaged across Tonda-Loup and Reservoir districts. Relief measures begun. 19 fire alarms rang that day.
A brief fragment describes cures for a range of ailments including scrofula salt rheum eczema pimples and other skin and metabolic issues. It mentions eropions buils and Humors and notes treatments for indigestion and anemia. The wording is archaic and fragmentary.
Manila reports daily surrenders of insurgents following General Matvar’s defeat, with further surrenders in Misamis and Mindanao. An overview notes upheaval as U.S. authorities tighten control. Separately, a sensational train collision near Newcastle injures several. Abe Shupsky fatally shoots a saloonkeeper in St. Louis amid a dispute. a Managua explosion in Nicaragua reportedly kills about 150 people and damages barracks.
Washington April 21 The House and Senate plan a week focused on routine business and home general legislation. The Senate will begin with the river and harbor appropriation bill, then consider the Philippine government bill. Debate over the river bill is not expected to be lengthy. Plans for omnibus public improvements and other appropriation bills are also in the works, with action anticipated across the week.
Washington investigates published accounts from New York and Brooklyn alleging brutality against immigrants at the Battery. Officials deny migrant lashes, while counter-claims blame is placed on working men and outlaws. A police whistleblower letter to President Roosevelt accompanies the dispatch. Public sentiment rises amid accusations and denials.
An Ofsted inquiry labeled the Steve made in Konens City as defective while noting that other items offer stronger points such as fuel efficiency and reliability. The report stresses issues with missiaction and warrants concerns about price and warranties.
Gen Funston spoke at the Denver banquet of the Colorado Society of the Sons of the Revolution. He said the Philippine war’s prolongation stems more from outside influences than Filipino desires for independence, echoing prior speeches. He also noted sympathy for Massachusetts Senator who is ill.
The jury failed to reach a verdict in the Caer Aguluat case led by foreman Kasanangh. After hours of deliberation Judge An announced the mistrial, with jurors split on guilt, many emotions running high as the trial ends for the term.
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