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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1906
Page
1
Attorney at Law fC Wareachucertetreet presents abstracts of title for real property. This notice outlines the legal descriptions, chain of title, and encumbrances affecting the parcels examined. Potential purchasers should review the documents for liens easements and covenants prior to transfer.
Miners vote to convene in Scranton on May 3 to discuss operators reply and strike options after sub committee report. Kellogg cable from Palo Alto notes student killed as buildings wrecked at university quadrangle. Local insurance firms report full SF loss payments. YMCA canvass seeks delegates, with 200 spots filled and 30 more hoped for.
Fragments describe reopening efforts on Francisco Street and banners on Crocker Woolworth properties near Lafayette square. Banks arrange deposits to aid customers, while fires drop fifteen mills to resume soon. Street lights return after quake. Coroner reports many bodies moved to Laura Cemetery and Washington Square. About sixteen thousand sheltered at the Presidio as tents arrive.
Lawrence Sly faces rising river with fills already built to protect adjacent land. County and town crews completed two dikes to redirect high water while residents fear remaining gaps may endanger Bowersock dam and local bridge. Repairs shown costly but effective. Goetz hotel fire in Michigan claimed two lives. Wolf's wallpaper sales noted.
A letter from Mrs L P Russell of Palo Alto recounts earthquakes and tremors in Palo Alto and nearby areas. She explains her husband Russell attended a Portland convention when the tremors began, noting extensive damage to Stanford University buildings and fear among residents. She reports no loss of life and growing relief despite widespread destruction.
Washington reports a San Francisco dispatch listing newly dead in the war effort. Names include Catharine Hroag John Berg Day Barry Cheshro Emma Kite ner Terman Meyer and others among a long casualty roll. The note emphasizes the total remains unchanged and urges early carpet renovation orders from F Hennets & Co.
A brief notice describes an April wedding at a church for Spencer Baldy of the American Embassy and Go AL Spreckels of San Francisco with curling and perfume ads from Olmsted's. The record includes a Washington legislative note on a Mare Island navy yard employment bill and a Pilgrim Congregational church sectal at North Lawrence on April 26 with lunch and dessert prices.
Washington reports the War Department will send General Greely 2,500 additional troops to San Francisco to relieve those on duty. A jumble of ads and notices follow including book stores, carpeting services, and household goods, with a note about a Democratic state convention delegates en route home from an earthquake event in San Francisco.
A local nursery advertises remaining Garland range stock at CJ Extkean's, inviting customers to view the selection and compare superior points of the cultivar. Limited quantity and timing implied by the notice.
Dr JJ Kenner moves his practice from 829 Vermont Street to 626 Vermont Street offering regular care and medicated baths. Social notes mention Mr and Mrs Ellsworth visiting, alumni and club events, invitations, arrivals from Cripple Creek and Oregon, and a long list of local society happenings and business notices.
Wiedemann's Santa Fe offers Buster Brown Sundaes and apricot treats with chocolate dipped dates and caramels. Promotions mention 61.05 Topeka round trip via Parker Carnival and Republican convention selling April 30 to May 5. Prosecution rests in Batavs New York trial today.
San Francisco relief work has been organized by military authorities to feed and shelter thousands of homeless. Five hundred teams haul supplies today as tents arrive and recovery continues. Marines control damaged districts, closing bars and destroying liquor. telephones, milk distribution, and earthquake victim counts are being restored.
The president in Washington signed a bill on April 26 disposing of a treaty area in the Todian Territory. A cryptic message questions readiness and refers to the Jarland as desired, attributed to C. J. Erlkaen.
Washington April long report states Senator Long was directed by the committee to report an amendment to the Indian appropriation bill. The change would remove restrictions on alienation of allot ted lands in the Indian Territory with exceptions for full blood boarding and for coal and oil lands known at sale. Callan G. Eriksen cites figures for gasetting. No Ohio field expert is present. work to be done properly.
New Orleans on April 26 saw a flag presentation to General W L Cabell by veterans of Arkansas and then a full business session. A credentials committee report listed 735 camps represented at the reunion.
The notice advertises tailor made clothing under the banner UP-TO-NOW for stylish attire. Clifton T Hiatt invites customers to office 024 Mass., telephone 180 Bed., promising satisfaction with extravagant artful fashion.
Carnegie Steel Company issued emergency orders to prioritize all contracts for structural and other steel materials used in rebuilding San Francisco. The directive speeds up production and delivery, directing plants to act immediately. Havre Squires credited for UE pictures.
A brother writes from Myrtle, California to John Newlin about the Stanford disaster. He describes a 200 mile train ride, campus damage including the church library chemistry gymnasium and dormitories largely destroyed, the quad damaged, and the dining room scene with about 200 girls crying upon hearing news from home. Myrtle is taken home with nine other girls, school closed until fall, Myrtle excused from finals, repairs underway and the writer reports safety and relief despite tremor strain.
The London Assurance Corporation, one of the oldest fire insurance firms, withstood past storms and will promptly meet obligations from its San Francisco catastrophe response. Telegraphed from New York on April 25 1806 by AL Selig, agent Lawrence Kansas, stating head office funds will cover American policy obligations.
W J Collins, noted fish and game warden, has long fought to enforce the law but faced defeat as arrests waned. The Ottawa Herald notes renewed moves to improve stream fish populations with Collins leading the initiative. Rev Hutchinson of the Baptist church spoke at an open GAR meeting near the courthouse.
A chaotic blast of chatter links Funston to a presidential bid sparked by the San Francisco quake and tracked by local observers at Iola. The text notes friction over Gresley’s role in Sao Francie and urges using Lawrence Transfer Company for moving large wagons and equipment.
Markets report shows live stock and hog prices across Kansas City and Chicago on April 25. Cattle receipts include steers and feeders, sows and heifers, bulls, and calves with varied bids from 3.00 to 8.50. Hogs total about 9,000 head with steady to higher quotes. Grain and feed notes list corn futures, oats, lard, and butter prices with spot and futures figures amid regional trading activity.
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