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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1906
Page
1
A county gathering fragment mentions Shapanal county meeting and a Baptist church event. The text lists names like Jennie Mluicy, Myra crib, Le sij ta ats, and various unclear participants. Missing dates, places, and roles hamper full understanding.
Fragmented OCR describes farm chores and spring work in a Pennsylvania setting with mentions of crops, fields, and rural life. Names and places are garbled, but references to wheat, corn, and agricultural labor hint at a local agricultural update. The passage reads like a clipped diary of seasonal tasks and town observations.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a questioned notice or inquiry involving a school or merchant matter. The readable names and details are insufficient to determine persons, places, dates, or actions with confidence.
An article reports Noradine facing court action for failing to pay pool taxes. Wise and others are mentioned with pleas and alleged court appearances. The text references family members and a fever case but details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Eight veterans meet for a reunion planning session for September 14. A preliminary draft of a program is being prepared and will be announced later. Tulare County exhibit car will depart Santa Fe station August 10 at 5 20 and be on display all day August 11 showing fruit from the region. Fishing tackle and a full line of Smith’s pews depot items are advertised nearby.
Lawrence residents face a business proposition to establish a Plano factory by Webar Bros and Smith and Wilson. Stockholders would fund capital stock with preferred shares offering 7 percent guaranteed return and potential future gains. Executive board to be elected by stockholders, with no dividends until return of initial subscriptions.
The Strang car, powered by its own engine, moves west at a steady speed and is expected to reach Kansas City by Sunday. The project touts smoother performance, fewer jolts, and a claim of greater success than the first car. Details blur with lingering ads for cigars, drinks, and boys’ swimwear interwoven in the text.
A fragment lists Vanilla tce cream Chocolate ice cream Strawberry tea cream Brown Bread ice cream Orange Ice at Wiedemaon's. Mrs Patterson is noted and a price tag "&37 Mass" appears, suggesting a period price cue amid the summer hat reference.
Navy Department reports 17 year old Nebraska inventor John Sweeney wrote Secretary Bonaparte seeking academy admission and describing dynamite throwing experiments. He claims 140 yards with 80 ounces using a 44 caliber Winchester and predicts six miles with a large siege gun. Bonaparte advised abandoning dynamite tests and pursuing safer paths toward naval service.
Forty five persons were injured today in a Fort Worth and Denver City railroad wreck near Fruitland, Texas. A relief train carried plysterans to the scene. The accident happened about 1 am in a long curve where a sleeper and a day coach plunged down a 76 foot embankment. Many injured were taken to Bowie for care and others to Fort Worth.
Jamestown, Aug 10 A grand jury returns indictments against Standard Oil of New York the Van Sylvana railroad and the Vacuum Company of Rashestar for violation of the interstate commerce law as part of a temperance crusade coverage notes the legal action and involved corporations.
Last night the union announced a crusade to close saloons in Wichita and Topeka. John Marshall of Wiotiard, assistant attorney general for Cowley County, is leading a personal probe and says action will begin in a few days. A fund to aid the effort exists and plans mirror the Kansas City joint-closing method.
A local plan to establish a motor car service advances this evening with or without a formal company. Four cars are to be purchased, first within about thirty days, and a half hour schedule may run between key points including the depot. Power will be supplied by a 30 horsepower gasoline engine, signaling a practical, enduring system.
Local ad promotes contracting for winter coal with all grades available. Also mentions Black Seal cigars as a favorite in Lawrence and invites readers to visit or call A. J. Grilla for details.
Kansas City reports Governor Falk informed Liberty Missouri that he would not interfere with the scheduled execution of Mrs Aguile Myers and Frank Flottman. The court had set the date for Monday, September 3, for the state supreme court approved sentence.
Fragmented local notes report a strike and farm cattle quarantine talks in Chicago and New York with scattered social notices. Mentions of Mr Nelson family hardship on the river north side and community relief appeals accompany local ads and society items.
Twentieth Kansas members elected officers for the coming year after a banquet in Ingburg. T. J. Straub of Cherryvale was named president and Orville Seurr of Centeyville secretary. The next reunion may be in Montgomery County, depending on the Army of the Philippines meeting. A good corn crop keeps hopes high as farmers expect strong prices and limited supplies in Iowa Kansas and Nebraska.
A group of Eudora capitalists plans to present a franchise to the Lawrence council for piping gas into the city and supplying it to residents. The Lawrence Oil Coal & Gas Company would source gas from the Euders field, begin construction immediately if approved, seek a 20 year lease, and commit to furnishing gas for over a thousand feet to the city.
In a coastal relay on the queen's course crews from King Edward and the prince of Wales joined Visecunt Iseagh's Cetonia. Also aboard was Emperor Whitlam's yacht Meteor among the ebbiigs on the fleet as the race progressed.
Soldiers died in a hand tank engagement near Pulawenes Jolie, Leyte, as a ten-man detachment of the sago infantry confronted enemy forces. First Lieutenant Janes and Private Calvan Snyder were among the casualties, with Revenue Collector Widitnaes Ab Toanurs also listed among those killed in action. The unit carried water pistols and Krag Jorgensens with three hundred rounds reported.
Massachusetts bishop denies endorsing an endless chain prayer text allegedly sent in his name. The letter sequence promised divine mercy and warned recipients to forward it, claiming deliverance from calamity for those who write or share it.
A long string of local social updates details prepare trips and visits. Names include KR stubles, C and McClung, JH Coho, E F Caldwell, Mona Eberly, A D Weaver, Mrs A Shaw, Andrewa, Hil Smock, SJ Smock, Lucy and Agna Wight, Miss Nora Gayce, Jennies Hoe, Julia Righter, Miss eth Barnest, Austa Northrup, Miss Gertrude Mousaler, Sadfa Messier, Clyde, Blaane, Mount Pleasant, Lucy and others. Travelers head to Excelsior Springs Minneapolis Chicago Yellowstone Park and Kan sas City with various relatives and acquaintances in Lawrence society.
Fragmentary OCR records a sensational memorandum during cashier Hering’s examination. It cites President Stansland in a company circle as a heavy punger on faces, with a 250000 bet to win 20000 and offsets via losses. It mentions a slip charging funds to a mythical umpah and references diet items and local ads.
Fragmented OCR notes describe offerings from multiple shops including ice cream at Wiedemann s and Smith s news depot camera supplies. It mentions Prentiss Home Store deodorants, 1105 Mason Chusetts Street, Wall s postcards at Ernest Perry, and a 3 months old death at 111 New Jersey Street. Also notes about funeral services, wall prices, and plumbing fixtures at F Bahskopf s 712 Mason.
In a late Alabama case, condemned convict Art Flett from L Birmingham faced denouncement as he sought to deny a stay from the scaffold. Authorities report denouncement echoed amid claims of criminal justice failings as penitent remarks were made to avoid clemency.
Oyster Bay August 10 Secretary of the President Wm Loeb is charged with directing a false arrest of Jewish writer Nadage Dorey during a winter action in Washington while Dorey distributed leaflets for defense of Russian laws. The case, linked to justice department actions, centers on a police incident unknown to Mrs Carter of Florida. Also noted are social notices from Plymouth Church repairs and local business ads for Home Store lace remnants and Hervay & Co rags and iron prices.
New York Aug 10 The grand jury returned six indictments following an investigation into railroad rebate schemes. The cases focus on alleged sugar rebates and a note about a special bargain involving an envelope and a person named L Morrow at Koughioo's.
Rev. Geo. Edward Walk, dean of St Matthews Cathedral in Dallas, the largest Episcopal parish in Texas, died today.
A roving band of Circasians robbed the station cashier in Verkhoyansk Siberia yesterday taking 47000 dollars. Gustafson promotes glasses with odd sales line attached to the report.
In Cinelauati Acry 10 Thomas McKenna, a resident, threw a one year old child from a third story window. The child died at the scene and McKenna died en route to the hospital. Authorities report McKenna was mentally deranged.
A motor wreck occurred while pursued by James F Smith a mounted policeman early today in New York. Victims include Ly Stewart Elliott owner Miss Margaret Evans and Mrs Boward of Highmound Virginia with Smith and Mrs Howard suffering fractured skulls and possible death. Blittt was arrested.
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