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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1902
Page
2
The Journal prints a Kansas City Star derived review blending editorials and local color. It notes Roosevelt and Bryan political views, local weather gripes, and a varied mix of campaign chatter, wind heat and social club anecdotes.
Local commentary ridicules political maneuvering in Wichita and Topeka over auto counts and voter strength, criticizes United States senator Curtis and Craddock, and notes Henry J. Allen’s planned speech at Sigel picnic with mockery of farming knowledge and novel ideas.
The piece alleges a widespread web of corruption in Shawoes County where a mix of public and private figures control gambling, liquor, and slot machines. It claims intermediaries between distributors and city treasurers receive unrecorded payments, with city and county books allegedly supporting the claims. The text argues the issue is misread and insists officials act only for public welfare.
An early article praises wireless vergraphy on ships but notes land papers stay more up to date. It compares Hosters Stomach Bitters as effective on sea and land and urges travelers to carry it for seasickness. It also recommends a bottle at home for heartburn indigestion dyspepsia constipation and malaria.
A damaged ad offers metallic and amalgam fillings at $1 to $3 and gold fillings at $20, plus painless extractions. It lists Dr. Wheeler at a Kansas address offering these services with specific hours from 8 to 3:30.
Notice to advertisers offering that for all advertising amounts under 50 dollars the dealer will require payment in advance. Twelve regular advertisers will not be charged church rates unless payment is made in advance.
The fragment describes Cuba under occupation with vague references to economic figures and revenue declines. It hints at customs receipts dropping while the Cuban government curtails expenditures, and mentions external pressures and political context without clear dates or names.
Fragmented OCR covers Commodore Maton death linked to Mississippi and Mobile Bay, Reginald Vanderbilt engagement, new rabbis and leaders, public notices on Ely Cream Balm, railway promotions. Names include Montgomery Vanderbilt Levinthal Joseph, affair details sparse, various posts, places, and dates fragmentary.
A fragment notes a claim about Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a remedy for looseness of bowels. The text appears as a casual discarded reference without context, suggesting a historic but dubious product claim.
In Spokane farmers from eastern Washington gathered with railroad leaders including Lincoln County officials for a preliminary conference. President Will spoke and urged farmers to express reliefs while discussing grain-rate revivals and reductions aimed at aiding farmers this year.
Desperate escapees from the Tennessee penitentiary plan a dynamite to breach the facility. Guards and officials pursue the group led by an unnamed ringleader as the effort leads to deaths and a wider manhunt.
The report chronicles a volley of disturbances and a fire linked to the strike's end in Ironton, Camden Hills and nearby towns. It notes disrupted commerce, heat waves, robberies at Guildsdale, and a deadly blaze in a nearby county. Police and fire units responded as residents faced injuries and power outages. The piece mentions railroad passenger service changes and regional travel notices. It highlights the scale of property loss and the impact on workers, businesses, and safety services.
A garbled federal notice references a beef crisis and plans tied to a national league and public figures. It mentions President Springer and the Beef Combine in Chicago with scattered notes on policy and potential actions.
Classified note from Simon R White seeks a small horse and a photographer. Provides address 519 Ohio Street and asks for best recommendations, box 134, city.
William Thompson of Vilas in Baca County confesses on his death bed that he killed his son, Benjamin, age 13, and asserts Zeb Nicholson is innocent of the murder for which he is serving 10 to 20 years. A petition for Nicholson’s pardon was filed with the state board of pardons. Thompson’s statement suggests motives tied to Thompson’s own supposed other murders in Kansas. Gov. Savage appoints a new Omaha police board. Incendiary plot foiled at Witchuel Utah opera house. Roosevelt returns papers in Tendleten case with dismissal. Berlin marks 1000th anniversary of Ravensburg.
Reporting from Shamokin and surrounding collieries indicates a tense standoff as strikers monitor operations at nearby works. Authorities increased patrols while union factions vow to sustain pressure without triggering broader clashes.
Fragmented report states the Vatican and France clash over papal aid arrangements and potential policy changes. The piece mentions legal moves, phrasing around church authority, and possible impacts in Rome and Paris during a tense period.
An old allegorical illustration shows a frightened grasshopper being trod upon, paralleling a man who spends money on a cycling cellar yet neglects family medicine. It references Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and Burdock Blood Bitters as remedies, with notices about Grand Trunk railway and Pamphlets by Geo. W. Vaux in Chicago.
Fragmentary dispatch outlines proposed 16 000 ton battleship and floating dock for Philippines use. Mentions diplomat talks with Germany and Britain, and notes American naval preparations under Admirals Taylor and others amid European tensions.
A late 19th century dispatch reports James F. Legate's death amid wartime unrest. The article notes his service and remarks on public reactions, along with brief items about German War Veterans in Hamilton and Santa Fe appointments, including John We Ritehenck’s elevation to Santa Fe coastlines assistant superintendent.
The undersigned will give a free sample of Obermberiein's Stomach and Liver Tables to anyone seeking a valuable remedy for stomach disorders biliousness or constipation. This to a new remedy and good taste Harber
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