Lawrence Journal history and current events digest
A compact overview notes the Lawrence Journal’s origins dating to 1857 and its status as a leading Kansas paper, its publication practices, and circulation reach. It also includes a stream of local commentary on oil, politics, prohibition, Kansas Republican positioning, and law enforcement sentiment, with several named individuals and places referenced in a broad editorial tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Lawrence Republican
Bunday
Banwaz
Kansas
Trego County
Wadsworth Cornered by Presidential Pullback in Alleged Packers Fight
The piece portrays former congressman Wadsworth as targeted by the president in a public dispute over packers aid, blaming the president for Wadsworth’s fall. It notes Wadsworth's district rejection and shift of blame, and comments on Dr. C A Fisher Pittsburgh mayor, praised for courtesy yet firm when pressing saloon crossing orders and the Pittsburg normal training project amid opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadsworth
C. A. Fisher
Pittsburg
Fisher
Muel
Halos and Honest Opinions on Saints in Lawrenceside
A chorus of editorials mocks halo images and saintly zeal while praising free expression. The piece notes debates over Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy, references Kansas politics and a lawmakers’ spending on merit cards, and urges individuals to wear halos if desired, without restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law-Syrence
Theodore Roosevelt
Lawrence
Kansas
Thomas Todd Kelly
Euiporia
Texas Wonder Cure and Public Notice in Douglas County
The Texas Wonder Cure is sold by druggists for kidney bladder and rheumatic troubles with mail orders at $1 for two months. Public Notice: In Douglas County Kansas a suit by Blake and Counts seeks quieting title to several Baldwin City parcels and related properties with a May 31 1907 response deadline. defendants named with heirs and trustees must answer or a judgment will be entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Hall
Olive Street
St. Louis
Afrs
Mary M. Adams
Moravia
Douglas County
Kansas
Haker Street
Chapel Street
Ninth Street
Eighth Street
Baldwin City
L. S. Stelle
Ait'y
Stomach and nerves at risk from certain foods
A fragment notes concerns about foods that may ruin the stomach and nerves, warning readers about adverse effects on digestion and nervous health. The language implies caution without detailing specific items or remedies.
Wanted column of general help and jobs
A garbled want ad page lists numerous entries for housework seamstress mill staff and factory workers with varied locations and contact details. Items include a general house worker, an experienced seamstress, workers for a cigar factory, a traveling clerk for a mercantile house, an actress contact, sewing tasks, milk delivery, window cleaners, a young man for winders and selling dry goods, a white girl for housework, rental notices, and farming and commodity buyers seeking poultry crops and seed potatoes.
For Sale and Rent Classified Items Across Town
Multiple local notices list for rent a five room modern attic apartment at 1100 New York Street and various sales including a duane house, a three year old pony, a No 1 work horse with wagon and farming gear, a 15 horsepower steam engine, and a modern residence near schools and business. Also listed are eggs for sale from white Leghorn hens and a lost swastika clasp pin found on Massachusetts Street with return to 1105 Louisiana Street.
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New York Street
Massachusetts Street
Louisiana Street
Dick Patch at Topeka Grounds Training Stirs Race Rumors
A fragmented report notes Dick Patel, 37, training at Topeka grounds with unsettled plans to race in Lawrence. The notice mentions arranging mares and return of horses, with references to Tick Patch and local handlers. Details are unclear, but names dominate the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Patel
Topeka E Tall
Lawrenc
Hearn
Ordered New Stamps for Jamestown Commemoration
Postmaster Till orders stamps marking the Founding of Jamestown to arrive soon and go on sale from the 26th to the first of November. Customers must call to buy and receive the desired variety. The design features Captain John Smith, Pocahontas, and Jamestown landmarks with the years 1607, United States of America, and commemorative series markings.
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Till
Severnment
Jonuy Smith
Jamestown
John Smith
United States of Ammerica
Jandime
Jamhes Gavaan
Tadian
Crile
America
United States of America
Live Stock Prices at Kansas City Steer Yards Update
Cattle and calves sold this week with varied demand across weights. Bulk cattle and cows with heifers showed steady to higher bids. top steers ranged near 900 pounds with prices around 4 to 9 dollars per hundredweight. Sheep and hides noted, with market activity and weights at multiple rail points and shippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Syte
Cher
Hinds
SRG
Alttenedi
Biley
Parkers Gore Cade
Tate
Final Settlement Notice for Susan B R Trimper estate
Notice of Final Settlement announces ALICE WYNNE executrix will seek June 3 1907 probate court allowance for services and attorneys fees and a full settlement to discharge executrix status in Lawrence Kansas. The document cites the estate of Susan BR Trimper with creditors and interested parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Daily Journal
Susan KR. Trimper
Douglas County
Kansas
Iowa
Alice Wynne
Susan BR. Trimper
Lawrence
Lawrence Party Journal
Andrea Nt. Himne
Vischargs
E. H W. F. Schneider
Andrea H. Mimoo
Vrontisy plane sale and local business ad items
Fragmented OCR lists various business notices and items including a plane sale, a baby photo claim, a horse barn selling first class stock, rubber tired rigs and a grocery ad. It mentions W. J. Francisco & Sons barn and Pare Grocery at Woodward & Murs with telephone contacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Francisco & Sons
Remarket Notice Amid Hazy OCR Fragments
Fragmentary OCR text shows an advertisement style note from New York likely about goods delivery. Mentions Sonnan Hoof Weesh Menta and Cath dad vee hin SU New York er phone TET Heine. No clear events, dates, or identifiable entities beyond the unclear names and a delivery claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonnan
Cath
New Yorker
Heine
Dot Boll
New Plumbing Establishment
New plumbing establishment opened offering first class work with prompt orders. Owner Fred Olson advertises contact at 1220 New York Ave, Bell phone 1808, detailing reliable service and quality craftsmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Olson
New York
Bell Phone
Schwalm Percheron Farm Auction Note Entry
Prince Arthur Jerome stallion No 30170 Tay ray, 16% hands, 18% height, listed among next horses with bets fine colts Pride, weight 1550. Four miles south on the Yerma. Bidder notes and mare breeding mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince’ Arthur Jerome
Pride
Bell Farmauction ad lists cattle at Belvoir Farm near Lawrence
Belvoir Farm offers cattle for sale including Mackgal and Captain Man gin with white coats and bright markings. Terms include $10 per animal and delivery by Guloned or Captain Man gin PX. Auction notes mention location one mile west of Lawrence and contact for I. G. Steele, Aloadianas, Rob No. 17, Bell, Louie and Independant Tel connections.
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Belvoir Farm
Ea Bacgaret
Statilon Wilyree Manigan
Mackgal
Ty Odedietess
Captain Mangin
Clusure
Felvele
Niles
Lawrence
I. G. Steele
Aloadianas
Rob
Bell
Louie and
Independant
Silver Heir Dominates Track Despite Rough Start
Silver Heir is praised as one of the best horses with speed and disposition, praised for its pace and potential. The report notes a strong track day, with mentions of records and a full blood Jersey service horse at home, though the text is fragmented and uncertain.
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Silva Eus
N.Y
Venhirmathan
Asim
Wis Aye
Prod Kopp
Oregat Street
Brockleshe
Hone All Hanes
Pineules Promoted for Kidney Bladder Ailments
Thirty days treatment offered for kidney bladder troubles and rheumatism for $1.00 with money back guarantee. Pineules contain no alcohol and do not derange the stomach. Easy to take and sold by C. P. Barber & Son.
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C. P. Barber & Sov
Frost Doomed Fruit Trees In West Lawrence Garden Loss
West Lawrence reports a killing frost on Tuesday night April 16 that damaged fruit trees especially quince apricot and peach. Lilacs flowers and tree leaves blackened while high ground suffered severe damage on the north side of gardens and vegetation. the south side largely escaped.
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West Lawrence
The Original Wind Mill Grocery Becomes Local Spotlight
Fragmented OCR lists random names and businesses including The Original Wind Mill Grocery and Brown & Emmons. Mentions customers for improvised farms near Lawrence, homes priced 800 to 2000, and notes on fire insurance. No clear cohesive event or narrative emerges from the legible text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Menry G. Parsons
Sutton Farm Stallions Promote Fast, Costly Racing Stock
Charles and Sutton advertise a dark chestnut stallion Alcantara 14940 sired by Rutger Alcantara with fast lines and proven speed. claims of a champion trotting lineage, high-class performance, and investment terms with insurance options. Also markets other horses with pedigree notes, urging buyers in Kansas and nearby regions to contact Lawrence dealers for breeding prospects and stated prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutton Farm
Iulwer Alcantara
Coorda
Flurle Wilkes
Lond Staley
Lou Strauss
New York
Alcantara
Aire of
America
Wiedmont
Humbleton- Nun
Rutger
Rubt
MeGregor
Bellely
Fou
Russell County
Klay
Taio Ma
Huseell
Conan Whyshowe
Kansas
Charles & Sutton
Lawrence
Kana
Shaw
Restaurant and Confectionery and Ice Cream Shop Ad
Regular meals and short orders with special rates for weekly boarders. Confectionery, ice cream, summer drinks from the fountain, choice cigars. Proprietor H. B. Craigmile. Also a Union Pacific Tea Store promo with free item offer. Quoted ad lines include a proverb about industry and fortune.
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H. B. Craigmile
Union Pacific Tea Store
Mass
Harshberger and Gillham Advertise Local Services
J N Harshberger and J H Gillham announce long experience in their crafts. An open date is offered at Trovillo and Kreider’s lumber yard. Call phones 34. Gillham, a horse shoer with 30 years in business, operates at 716 Vermont street, offering guaranteed shoe fitting and quality work.
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Trovillo and
Kreider's
J. N. Harshberger
J. H. Gillham
Vermont Street
Sale Notice of Real Estate Foreclosure in Douglas County Kansas
In Douglas County Kansas an order of sale issues for property tied to Anise P versus Maced IP et al. The sale, ordered for cash in hand, will occur at the county courthouse in Lawrence on the specified May date. The land described includes the northeast quarter and other fractional sections in the township range area, and is to be offered under lien to satisfy the judgment. Sheriff of Douglas County, Kansas, April.
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Kentucky
Maby
Lawrence
Culfornia
Woodman & Co
Douglas
Kites
Yard County
Astory
Hastox Db
Woonware
Woodward & CO
Andere
Massartinetth Street
Douglas Enumly
Kansas
Tyingtan County Basset
Darien Cork
Tianglas County
Ko Payton
Pouglas
Mansa
Dalton
Metlon
Douglas County
Hannan
Bell Te Algtiity
Sherif
Onlee
Ldonglay County
Son Woonwaa ID
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T16
W. H. Pendleton
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Mass. St
Muss St
Peter Shuttler
Rawson
Moon Hope Nursery
Black
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Lawrence Tron Works
Adaline Dowler
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Hosford Inv. Co
Kelsey
Kanes
Dick Patch
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Hick
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North Lawrie
Bell Phone Gat
June
Maes
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Iluime
Serge
PARE
Wroodward & Murs
Uring
Dirkles
Roth
Muse
St. Croverd
NEW Plumbing Establishment
Schwalm Percheron Farm
West Lawrence News
Rich
Agent Vor
Tennessee Sidquee
Vic Johnson's
Bennett
Brown & Emmons
Hugh Blair
J. F. Brock
St. Bell
PF. Smith
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Ut. Harber & Sun
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