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Fragmentary report describes an individual stricken in the United States with an attack and ambulance transport. Details are unclear due to garbled text and missing names or events.
24 Apr 1905
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1905
Page
1
Fragmentary report describes an individual stricken in the United States with an attack and ambulance transport. Details are unclear due to garbled text and missing names or events.
A sightseeing car wreck near Eighth Avenue and Fifth Seventh Street fells a fence, killing one man and injuring two women. Police investigate the high speed collision, with bystanders describing the scene as chaotic near the Sunday roadway.
A chaotic scene on Will Street Sunday involved a runaway electric car that wrecked, injuring one person seriously. The vehicle, described as a diaxe or electric car, carried sixteen passengers before the crash. Authorities are investigating the cause and confirming the names of those affected.
Governor Mc Ronald signed the anti boycott measure in the late legislature session. Provisions penalize or imprison those who aid or support boycotts. McFarland remains confined at his home due to failing health, growing feebler over time.
May wheat on the Chicago Grain Exchange fell sharply with a bear market tone amid heavy selling. Armour & Company reportedly bought large May wheat positions as prices dropped from Saturday’s close, trading around the mid 70s to 60s cents per bushel and then clawing back briefly before retreating again.
New York on April 24 reports a feverish, uneasy session as steak and grain prices swing, reflecting unsettled speculation. Interruption of weak market, holiday closings, Northern Pacific return, and sharp moves in copper and wheat add to the confusion in early trading.
Nan Patterson sat in court for the third time in six months as Assistant District Attorney Rand outlined how he would prove her guilt in the murder of Caesar Young. She faced the jury alone, with Recorder Gall Kayley restricting any jury sympathy.
Washington April 24 Senate committee on major state commerce resumed hearings on railroad rate questions. Waller J D Hines once with Louisville and Nashville testified before the committee. West Palm Beach April 24 Joseph Jefferson famed actor died at his Palm Beach home at 6 41 last evening after a day of unconsciousness and a long struggle with illness.
Chanute Kansas April 23 The Chanute Commercial club has landed a big glass plant for the city. It will start with will employ 150 men. The plant is to be built by A J Coleman expert glass man of Pennsylvania. Kenneth Cooley aged 11 was crushed to death underneath a Savannah freight train at Woodward Oklahoma near Alta the 18 months old son of Charles Fergus was drowned in a water tank.
Western Kansas faces a land price boom as cash transactions dominate. Quarter sections once sold for 1000 to 1400 now fetch 2500, with fifty dollars an acre common around Phillipsburg. Farms in Mitchell and Smith counties command high prices, while alfalfa and strong wheat yields fuel confidence. Migrant activity shows Kansas farmers moving west to Ford and Barton counties, with eastern buyers and out-of-state settlers joining the market frenzy.
Plans are underway to grade a long stretch of South Main Street in Ottawa on April 24. The project will treat the road with oil from the Rantoul wells and involve air promoters, the railroad, and township and city authorities contributing jointly as an experiment.
In Manhattan on April 24 Mr and Mrs Merman Mfeil were burned to death at a Riley residence. Early reports suggest murder with arson intended to mask the crime. Investigators pursue leads as a possible homicide case unfolds.
Harvey Jones aged 2 is arrested for attempting to wreck Shineig Central train No 11 at Assumption Illinois. He says liquor caused the act. Ed Shaunessy is charged with murder in Cleveland Oklahoma. Quankins of Alva is said to have killed himself in a arsenic incident. A. N. Cook of Jonesville Louisiana shot in his store. Town Marshal Swayze buried in Utica Mississippi. Chandlerville Illinois buys a $49000 schoolhouse by direct taxation. Young and Mitchell held in Muskogee for breaking into Missouri Kansas Texas railroad cars. $300 worth of goods found at their home.
A heavy storm swept from the Texas panhandle to central Wyoming, bringing rain then snow across eastern Colorado. Widespread snow blocked plains, telegraph lines failed near Denver and Salt Lake City, and the Arkansas River region reported dangerous rises washing out bridges while railroads suffered.
Mobile April 24 Rear Admiral Robly D Evans has shifted his colors as commander to chief of the assembled squadrons from the battleship Maine to the battleship Kearsarge. Report says the move is temporary but reflects dissatisfaction with the Maine when steam was up and movement caused heavy smoke. Official notes argue funnels could not carry the smoke volume at high speed.
In Valparlan on April One a riot after a priest’s open air conference led to clashes between police and workers. A religious procession confronted the crowd after the conference, police fired and charged with swords, workers responded with clubs. One dead and fifty wounded reported.
Heavy rain and snow flood central New Mexico causing swollen streams to overflow banks and disrupt travel from Santa Fe to the east. Mountain snow is melting, worsening conditions and prompting concerns of worsening weather.
Kansas trade report from St Joseph notes construction of a ferryboat Mary Hill to ply between St Joseph and Watena Kansas. Captain Robert Tracy to escort. expected May 3 return. Ferry to cut 5 miles off travel, toll 7 cents round trip. boosts Kansas trade and grain markets. Separate health update from Isthmian canal commission shows improved conditions with 153 hospital cases and 11 deaths that month among about 1,000 employees. Also a Big Four locomotive collision near the roundhouse results in engineer Harry Hendle killed and two other crew injured with life threatening injuries to one.
Muskogee plans an up to date amusement park to open by June 15. The Muskogee Electric Traction Company has purchased forty acres at the junction of the Grand and Arkanss rivers, opposite Fort Gibson, for the park.
April 4 Dr. Alexander of McPherson received late advice from Covington Kentucky that the Kentucky kiss will cost him 2100 instead of 1000. Initial reports claimed the mother obtained judgment for 1 000 but that is updated to 2100. The doctor still asserts he never kissed the girl.
Brigadier General Frank D Baldwin arrived to assume command of the southwestern department of the United States Army succeeding Major General Sumner who moves to San Francisco. T Walker, builder of the south part elevator and former Lawrences resident, is in town listing at Monique, Illinois with many old friends now in attendance.
Washington April 24 The Supreme Court directed the immediate issuance of a mandate in the Degrees W Heavers case removing him from New York to Washington for trial on defrauding the government as chief of the salary and allowance division of the post office department The mandate was ordered to be issued for one week In the Benson case vote was polled for a new trial and the result was not stated
Roosevelt orders all executive department papers use The White House rather than The Executive Mansion to designate the presidential home. The change aims for uniform title across letters heads and envelopes, reversing the long-standing McKinley and Roosevelt era usage. El Paso reports April 24 notes the directive affecting treasury and other offices.
Milwaukee April 24 Frank G Bigelow president of First National bank faces defalcation of about 1.2 million with 1.63 million already subscribed by directors to cover deposits. Bank directors and currency officials move to protect depositors amid anticipated arrests of Bigelow and Henry G Call assistant cashier. News frames as family and financial shock with run on bank and Wheat market ties.
A Russian squadron of fifty two ships including transports departed Kamrzd Bay at noon on April 22. Fishermen report cannonading near Kamranl bay April evening. Admiral Nebogato seeks Nebogato to join before a decisive battle. Descartes cruiser seen off coast with twenty warships. nationality undetermined.
Dispatches from St Petersburg report Field Marshal Qyama’s strategy as naval operations loom. Uncertain outcomes pause Japanese efforts to seize Port Arthur, with a push toward Vindivostok and securing Vostochny crossings as the war edge remains unsettled.
A heavy cannonading was heard at sea near Wamrah bay at noon yesterday. Rumors state a Russian squadron was engaged, but details are unclear. The report comes from Saigon in April and mentions Hier Adtuiraa Rujestyermsh3.
A garbled note from April discusses possible actions by naval forces near Kamran Bay and Chinese waters. It mentions ships reaching the Vacilie ocean and potential territorial limits being tested.
Peace rumors circulate from St. Petersburg dated April 4 and Paris dated April 24. No confirmation arrives of an attempted peace negotiation though reports of cannonade near Kamrakh Bay persist overnight.
Saigon April 24 dispatch reports the Kussis squadron fifteen miles off the coast steering northward according to the latest cable. The maneuver signals a potential shift in naval posture as the fleet maintains contact with coastal operations.
Life insurance leaders face reform after Equitable troubles and criticism of selling practices. Managers urge polite conduct and refrain from unfavorable comparisons. Agents nationwide told to destroy literature that disparages rivals in favor of their own. Equitable and two other major firms stop publishing competitive material.
The Great Messiah festival at Bethany college ends with the fifty-seventh rendition. The event is reported as a financial and cultural success, with over 12000 people estimated to have attended the Messiah during the past week.
Muskogee April 24 The Seminole nation is left headless after the death of Balutta Micco, with the assistant chief’s post also vacant. No successor has been chosen by their own selection. A special election is strongly probable to fill the chief’s office.
In St Petersburg on April 2, bread prices have tripled as a strike of 15,000 bakers paralyzes Moscow. Only municipal ovens operate. authorities fear a protracted struggle despite masters offering concessions. Also reported is the illness of Harold Bumgartner, nine, son of Dr and Mrs E Bumgartner, suffering meningitis with little hope of recovery.
Kansas City and Chicago market notes dated April 24 show cattle and calves price ranges, hogs, and sheep with wide shifts. Grain futures list wheat corn oats and soy values, with dates and contract months. Cross-market figures include dairy and egg receipts, with observations on demand and packing values.
In Wichita on April 24 the jury acquitted James Olivar of killing J. C. Case on March 10. The defense rested on temporary insanity after Olivar brooded over a loss of 23 000. Olivar shot Case, ending the trial with an acquittal.
Portland on April 24 reports a dispute between Igorrota exhibit managers and the Lewis and Clark exposition ends the novel display once shown at St. Louis. The exhibit will not be seen in Portland.
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