Wisdom, Wealth, and Oil: A City’s Fortunes Redrawn
A blend of proverb style seeks divine guidance, promising riches and justice to those who seek wisdom. The text notes that riches and honor accompany wisdom, while cautioning against evil. A distant oil field claim reframes Baldwin as a potential energy center, linking learning with resource wealth under a Rockefeller influence.
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Baldwin
Rockefeller Monsker
Chiezga University
Alumni drive in Kansas City surpasses quota for KU
Alumni in Kansas City oversubscribe their pledge target for the University of Kansas stadium and union fund, lifting the total past the half million mark as the first payments will begin. The Kansas City effort joins Lawrence in surpassing its goal, marking a strong show of loyalty and support for campus construction.
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University of Kansas
Kansas City
Stadium
Union
University
Yody
Lawrence
Printers Fight 44-Hour Week March Push Across Industry
Kansas City publishers discuss May 1 efforts by the typographical union to secure a nationwide 44 hour week. Employers and some union printers in Kansas and western Missouri favor avoiding a general strike and seek to maintain eight hour days amid rising costs. The piece notes risks of unemployment and strained relations if the plan proceeds. Also mentions Chicago divorce court ruling over a high profile marriage and new efforts to reconcile Linn Fenners with the British government.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
General Oyer
Fifty Years Ago in Lawrence April 23 1871
A reprint from the Republican Daily Journal notes Pleasanton Kansas voting $10,000 to build a school house. It mentions a three foot gap between stores on Massachusetts street to be used as a cigar store, and reports on Colonel Theo Walker’s return from Pennsylvania with his wife. It also notes wheat crops in Ohio and Indiana as poor.
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Republcsan Daily Journal
Tleasanton
Kansas
Messrs. L. Bulene v
Steinberg & Co
Massachusetts
Theo Walker
Pennsylvia
Ohio
Tadiana
Lawrence Archives Report April 29 1896 Highlights
Reprinted items note Dr. Phillips’s reappointment as county physician and describe political moves in the judgeship race with petitions urging Hon. S A Riess to run. The excerpt also mentions the Eudora baseball team in a brief local update.
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Lawrence Daily World
Lawrence Daily Journal
Phillips
Local Society Elects Officers and Wedding Report
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Sons of Veterans in Beloit elected Ver. Stadler as organizer and Pl. Wilrat as secretary and treasurer, with Olmstead of Taw elected president. Thies Neile Kushner married Charles Tolbert at the bride’s home with Rev. J. W. Somerville officiating. both are Lawrence residents.
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Y Olmstead
Taw
Ladies’ Aid Society
the Sons of Veterans
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Eloe
Kushner
Charles Tolbert
Wrather
Mer
Louisiana Strow
J. W. Somerville
Methodist Church
Lawrence
Hayme Vaade
Talhe Heon
Upton Pacific Rail
Four New County Agents Take Post in Kansas
Four Kansas counties announce new county agent hires with local officials naming W B Adair in Nice County H B Wise formerly of Osage Crawford counties employ W J Tayl Morris County and Lincolnh County hires Jowell who trained at Brandas Store Agricultural College. Rice and Ruler counties report about 410 members each Crawford and Lincoln counties 890 members. commissions increase funding for the program.
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Manhattan
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Nice County
W .B. Adair
H. 8
Wise
Osage County
Crawford County
W. J. Tayl
Iain
Morris County
Lin-colh County
Jowell
Brandas Store Agricultural College
Stanuary
Rice
Ruler
Paper Shortage Sears Governance Amid City Aid Readies Deal
Fragmented report notes government employed archivists and officials to prepare a deal in response to a paper shortage. Mentions Red End Child, city office, and a $5.00 Gillette Safety Razor at a Gift Shop from A Marks and Sun as a referenced purchase.
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Searer
Aving Office
A. Marks '& Sun
A. Markson
Vesper Sei Jasper Services Monthly 4 Pm Choir Event
On the dast Sunday of each month at 4, Vesper Sei Jasper Services invites the public to attend a church program featuring organ preludes, hymns, and a soprano duet by Mrs Rankin and Miss Nadine Cox. The service includes an anthem by Mr Ski ton and concludes with a recessional and organ postlude.
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Elven Sanday Aeerngen
Holy Spirit
Deromia
iHelun Neele
Miss V Neely
Uucit
Joho
Savient
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Mir Benn
Staincer
Jeera
Martin
Postlurle
Nicht Saverdenson
Helen Pendleton
Ican
Eliot Blackwelder
Irene Peabody
Eusden
Church Concerts Highlight Weekend Services
A Baptist and Unitarian church program feature sacred music with violin solos and instrumental numbers. Haskell Institute choir performs, with arrangements of classical works including Mozart and Marchand. Trinity Lutheran plans a sacred concert with university club performers and vocal pieces at seven.
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Haskell Institute
Ewpetyeg Wil
Tir
Hromorrow
Audention
Tin
Mee
Eliot Bhickwelder
Uhette
Mane
Mozart
Vialincole
Aderttos
Boteswatt
Gemina
Marchand
Hyima
Weing Marete
Clark
Ad Liatheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
iMmites
William HsTER Lest mucey My Depew day anniversary events
Today features ceremonies in Waterbury Conn for the Benjamin Franklin memorial unveiling in the public square. Also noted is an unveiling event at Princeton and a navy yard launch of the fuel ship Pecor at Charlestown Mass as ships prepare to supply fuel oil under way at sea.
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William
United States
Conn
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Mass
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Church Schedules and Notices Across City Congregations
Readable fragments outline morning services and Sunday schedules at Saint families and churches. Mentions First Methodist Episcopal, First Presbyterian, Trinity Lutheran, Unitarian, and other congregations with notes on worship times, vesper gatherings, and personnel such as superintendents and pastors. Global sense of a city religious calendar with university ties and community events.
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Church of the Brethren
Aay Seimol
Tom
Kenting
Woman journalist defies expectations in New Jersey press
Miss J Mabel Brown becomes the first woman member of the New Jersey Press Association and takes over her father's newspapers across several New Jersey towns. She notes politicians misread a woman's ways and hints at future leadership in the paper business.
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J. Mabel Brown
New Jersey Press Association
New Jersey
Albert of Monaco visits US to receive Agassiz medal
Albert, Prince of Monaco, arrives in the United States this month to be decorated with the Agassiz medal by the National Academy of Sciences for notable contributions to science. He states he is here for “some fun” as well as the honor, while attending various church and community events and meetings with American society figures and religious groups.
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United States
Germany
Teutons
Hughes
Albert
Prince of Monaco
Agassiz
National Academy of
The Chosen Prince at Christian Church Sunday
A three masterpiece eight reel Biblical romance shown at the Christian Church Sunday. The Chosen Prince depicts the love of David and Jonathan and Saul’s rejection, portraying David as a “man after God's own heart” with Palestine settings and dramatic scenes of victory and jealousy.
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Jonathan
Palestine
Saul
Cattel
The Chosen Prince on Jonathan and David’s bond
A dramatic tale of Jonathan’s eye and David’s fugitive years under Saul’s wrath is hailed for faithfulness in duty forbearance and obedience. The story, praised for educational value, is featured by Odd Fellows officers and shown at First Christian church next Sunday night. Also notes economy in medical care and Hood’s Sarsaparilla promotion with a Gillette Razor offer at the Gift Shop.
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Grand Lodge
First Christian
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