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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1905
Page
1
Noon report lists four new cases in New Orleans raising total cases to 37 and deaths to 10 across the city. Federal control praised for stabilizing the fever situation with funds and manpower pledged to sustain the campaign through late summer.
The Aug reports from Independence Kansas note the collapse of a Gulf of Mexico pipeline project. Old partners had banked on success, but too much production claimed by owners and favorable test conditions could not overcome the competition.
A west bound Pittsburg flyer struck an east bound St Clair street car at the St Clair street crossing in Cleveland. The crash smashed the car’s forward end and overturned it. Police reported four to eight dead and many injured, with one more victim dying later and six injured likely to die. The gateman who failed to lower the gates was arrested on manslaughter charges.
New York on August 7 reports thousands of bread consumers on the east side facing shortages due to a strike by Koshar journeymen bakers. Streets were patrolled overnight to maintain order while unions plan a renewed push today to force concessions and pressure the district.
Yachts Dolphin and Mayflower carrying Russian and Japanese commissioners sail from Newport to Portsmouth as fog lifts delaying arrival of peace envoys. Witte heads to Boston by special train, with Boston seeing the postponement and city turnout.
Washington reports a government run laundry to open at Fort Leavenworth on September 1. It will operate like a post exchange for soldiers families with civilian staff, supervised by Captain E. E. Hoath. Fort Scott notes a local murder suicide linked to a temporary insanity episode and a son killed his brother during a recent fight. In Manchuria, Japan concentrates 437000 infantry and 1600 guns before Russian forces, excluding detached units.
Seward Alaska gains telegraphic connection via the Viadez cable, giving the government about 2300 minutes of cable access to Alaskan waters. The annual Seventh Day Adventist camp meeting opens in Sedalia Missouri.
August 7 in Oyster Bay L I Secretary Shaw met with the President on a personal matter. He said the visit held no public significance. The government has assumed control of the yellow fever outbreak in New Orleans and will push to stamp it out. The President remains in close contact with the situation.
Tokyo dispatch reports Russians fortifying along the Amur mouth with a mixed division sent from Mablovsk to Nikolaiske to reinforce defenses. Channels approaching the river are said to have been fed, aiding the fortifications.
Berlin Aug 7 Prince Prederich Henry eldest son of Prince Albrecht I of Prussia was arrested as a spy by guards at the east battery in Swinemeinde Pomerania while photographing the fort environs. He was recognized and released after a quiet inquiry.
In Peoria Aug 7 representatives of all independent telephone companies from Silibots gathered to form a powerful organization to bid for state business. They propose linking independent firms in Missouri Iowa and Michigan by a toll line to connect the network and compete for contracts.
In Wooster on August 7, the Taggart divorce case resumed, focusing on Mayor Morton, formerly Captain Taggart’s superior at Fort Leavenworth. Morton testified Taggart’s domestic habits were exemplary and his treatment of his wife and children was kind and considerate, framing the matter as a model of spousal conduct.
Jefferson City August 7 The jury acquitted state senator Frank H Farris on a charge of agreeing to take a $1000 bribe related to an 1901 alum leprignition The judge discharged Farris Sun morning In Kansas City Kansas Aug 7 C K Melvin remains in Wyandotte jail several days He says he hopes to go to Lola and clear himself of all charges
In mine No 1 of Union Pacific Coal Co Cumberland Wyoming two men killed two severely injured and others slightly hurt in a mining accident reported August 1 with fatalities and multiple injuries. Alexander Bell father of Professor Alexander Graham Bell died today. The text also mentions an ancient Basout drum wireless system used to send messages over long distances and spreading pews among savages.
Washington reports Japan will release thousands of political prisoners exiled on Sakhalin after Russia’s garrison surrendered July 31. The island, long Russia’s penal colony, holds 20,000 to 30,000 convicts. exiles will be allowed to emigrate if they wish.
Mr Da Lambert, a French inventor, claims a sliding boat that runs on a thin air layer above the water. The model, twenty feet long and ten feet wide, weighs 1200 pounds and uses inclined planes under the hull to reduce friction. It requires only twelve horsepower and can glide at up to twenty five miles an hour.
A summary notes Morris Travers on glass versus crystalline solids with examples of cooling behavior in paraffins and hydrogen. local items include M W Wilber’s carload of buggies from Moline, S Elder named city police officer candidate, Carl Carigon injured, Roberts and Moore blacksmithing, a house fire near Shope, a warehouse rented for a factory, Wiedemans ice cream flavors, and Forty acres for sale in north Lawrence.
Remains of the wrecked steamboat City of New Orleans were unearthed in the Missouri river mud near Belleview Nebraska. The 1852 ship carried 873000 worth of whiskey in barrels now valued around one hundred thousand dollars. Efforts are underway to raise the cargo from the holds.
Clark, one of the burglars charged with entering and robbing the Bennett stores a week ago yesterday, admitted to Officer Kincaid that he had placed the stolen goods where found in Kansas City. He offered a vague tale of how it came to him, saying a crook in Chicago left the plunder with a man at the Santa Fe depot in Kansas City.
The report notes Saturday’s high temperature followed by a hot night. Brisk northerly breezes cooled the air, bringing more comfortable conditions. Yesterday was cool and pleasant with cloud cover reducing sun. This morning was clear with continued northerly winds and a lower temperature.
Rescue by the Japanese navy frees fourteen survivors from the prize crew of the British steamer Oshawmin imprisoned on Urupp Island. The rescuers were captured by Russians but later ran aground at Cropp Island where the vessel was set afire and abandoned.
Major General Coruin hosted a Taft party dinner this evening with Forbes and Roosevelt among the guests. A later reception by Governor General Wright drew about 3000 attendees. China issue noted in brief as an action.
The Chinese here have agreed not to deal in American goods nor ship on American steamers and to punish any evaders through others. They will avoid American banks and insurance firms. violators face heavy trials. Chinamen in a Duel in New York kills two, wounds several in a Dowyers Street district riot between rival societies.
Alfonso Baker, 26, died after drinking 41 glasses of iced water in heat while employed as a fireman for the St Louis and San Francisco railroad. He left a widow and a 3 year old son. In Topeka, creditors of the C. J. Devlic estate failed to file reports, given eight more months to prepare and elect trustees.
A complex sun dial shown at a British Royal Society gathering by Professor Albert Urehorn is designed to tell standard time with accuracy. The device uses a cylindrical interior surface with eight curves marking noon days, a bead shadow indicating hours, and a scale for minutes, aligned with Earth latitude for precision within seconds.
Fort Smith Ark August reports that Green McCurtain governor of the Choctaw nation will receive 10 percent of receipts for services in winding up Choctaw affairs. He was authorized to sell aggregated coal lands in the nation after two failed government sales. The coal land value is estimated at 340 million dollars, yielding McCurtain about 23 million plus fees on other transactions.
The success of tantalum in lamp filaments highlights its remarkable properties and potential demand if supply rises. Perking notes its extreme ductility and extraordinary hardness. A diamond drill, at 5,000 rpm for three days, penetrated only a quarter of an inch into a tantalum sheet, the diamond warming, suggesting tantalum could replace diamond drills in some uses.
Colonel David Bruce reports investigations in Uganda and Congo suggest sleeping sickness is brought by the tsetse fly. The disease clusters in Northern Victoria Nyanza areas with forests and dense undergrowth, where the tsetse is present.
In August issue of Success Magazine the lead feature is the second installment of Mr Alfred Henry Lewis detective game Inspector Val's Adventuren titled the Man That Flow. EK M Asher provides illustrations. other stories include Suh mirked on the Facts by Trevor TWH, Mor wan's Invention by Hartley Davin, Message from the Nayond by Grace Nelson, and Modernizing the Metropolis by Karl Decker. Also noted are Wely Sara's Loo War Against Crop Pesty by Arthur Williams, a Senator Albert J. Haveridge sketch by David Graham Phillips, and How Fortunes Are Made in Advertising by Henry Harrison Lewis. Dr Marden's Talk With Young Man and Young Women is featured. Notices mention Mrs W L Suadie and son Leslie Moodie visiting Wellington Kansas, plus local classifieds for bargains at Roughtoo's, bread and tea at Wiedeman’s, Wanted young pony, and a rental ad for a six room cottage at 840 Ohio Street.lib.
Having a rough time, HLT Martin, head of a party for ontological experiments at Kane University in Oriwon, reports good success from the expedition. He notes the county is the roughest area he has ever traversed and claims it is nearly impossible to maintain adequate clothing supplies for the harsh surface conditions.
Mrs Dora Busse, 72, died Saturday night at the home of her nephew John Pickens. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 3 from his home. She was a resident of the city and sister of D. Plewens. Her husband died about a year ago. Three sons survive: Charles, Harry, and Lewis, with residences in Kansas City and Lawrence. Other items note local barber changes, business ads, and community notices.
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