17 Aug 1906
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1906
Page
1
Announcement from Kansas City papers notes the death of Miss Elizabeth Shero, daughter of Mrs Margaret Shero of the city. The funeral is set for Friday afternoon from the home of her sister Mrs FB Hoagland at 320 North Seventh Street.
News from New York reports Valparaiso Chile suffers major quake damage with fires in multiple districts. casualties feared and communication disrupted. A later update notes telegraph offices restored and potential scale of disaster under review. Valparaiso described as a key Pacific seaport with large foreign merchant presence.
Coach Kennedy leads Kansas at Lawrence with a strong mix of returning players Hert Pooler Royer Reed and McCarty anchor the backfield as practice begins next month The schedule includes games with Kansas State Emporia Mary Arkansas Oklahoma Colorado Missouri Nebraska and Missouri Valley in Kansas City
The article notes strong support for fumigation of all schoolrooms before opening. It cites the state health board's power, the Lawrence stance, and previous season efforts by the county health officer to ensure thorough disinfection for child protection.
Colorado Springs August 17 delegates to the international typographical union convention reached a compromise substitute for the Hearst indorsing resolution. The measure favored labor solidarity with other unions and opposed tying the union to partisan politics. The agreement ends editor support for Hearst and mentions the Los Angeles field while praising allied labor.
The teaching staff at Baker University gains three new members: Donald J Cowling as assistant professor of Biblical literature and philosophy, Henry C Yoxall as physical director of the gym, and Russell H Allan as assistant principal. Cowling is a Lehigh Valley College and Yale graduate with an AM and PhD work in progress. Yoxall, a Yale graduate, specializes in gymnasium work. Allan is a DePauw University graduate. All arrive with strong recommendations. Those with children joke about parenting theories given busy for feeding and clothing.
Mr J Boughtoo announces four unique tablets titled Men of Letters with portraits of Karen Rigid James Whitcomb Riley Whittier Longfellow Burns and others. Each tablet sells for 10 cents. Bargains in stationery await at Loughton's station tomorrow.
Washington reports the First National Bank of Chelsea Massachusetts was closed by its directors with a receiver named by the bank examiner. The failure is blamed on excessive loans to officers and directors, showing loans and discounts of 1,160,000 with cash on hand 57,000 and deposits of 680,000.
An earthquake was felt at Mendoza Argentina last night with no serious consequences, according to a Reuters dispatch from Buenos Aires.
The executive committee of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific declares the first semiannual dividends on Southern Pacific common stock as well as continued dividends on Union Pacific, with two percent on preferred and five percent on Union Pacific common and two and a half percent on Southern Pacific common. Additional items advertise various local goods and services including bread, sand, bathing caps, shoes, ice cream, and picture molding.
Fifty members of Co. H the os loera of the rau regiment and the Boys of Wood craft hospital corps leave August 14 for Army maneuvers at Fort Riley. Kansas militia comprises two regiments of twelve companies each totaling about 69 men set to follow regular army rules, with transportation and rations provided by the government. Local officers Metcalf Krause Hoxb Means McFarland Baxter Phillipa Seargents Hortman Bigelow accompany the unit alongside regimental leaders and Army personnel.
Irving Hill reports inquiries at Smith's news depots about monthly magazines. From the 13th to 15th each month book stores handle questions on when his magazine will arrive, with readers waiting for the next serial.
Secretary Root yesterday toured Estancia and other sites in Buenos Aires with President Alcorta, cabinet ministers, and the diplomatic corps. A reception followed in his honor with English speaking leaders and notable Argentine citizens. He spoke on future prosperity from American capital investment.
A chain of brief items notes a cheerful anecdote about an electric iron and household efficiency, followed by obituaries and local notices. Mrs Knapp dies at eighty two, Charles W Knapp’s mother, and Art Wood earns attention after news of a newborn daughter. Local ads list services for rag and iron buyers and a home delivery prompt.
European buyers react to American disclosures on beef quality while oil exports decline. The article notes 60 percent of U S petroleum output faces competition from Russia Germany Romania and Galician producers as European press critics surge and U S firms hold stocks amid new fields development.
Local camp near Rock Creek concluded with two boys returning to Lawrence around 9:30 this morning. Officials led by Mr and Mrs Coleman praised the week long program and efforts are now under way to organize a state camp for next summer.
The Aug 7 maneuver schedule was halted due to extreme heat with temperatures around 100 degrees. Some Arkansas troops remain prostrated from yesterday’s heat conditions and have not recovered.
James S Neville, mayor of Bloomington and a member of the state board of warehouse and railway commissioners and a bank president, died suddenly today at Westuaden. He was a close political associate of ex governor Yates.
A dispatch from Oyster Lay reports a plea to remove Negro troops who menaced Browsle Texas last Monday. The message asks for white soldiers to replace them and was referred by the president to the War Department for immediate reporting.
A well known actor from New York died yesterday at age after a brief illness. Mrs Metcalf, wife of M Metcalf, reported the death and mentioned the family will inform friends and colleagues. The obituary notes he spent years on stage and screen.
A notice outlines a Curios exhibit at the Merchants Clubhouse tonight with four smokers and invited members. It mentions a Lawrence resident noting grapes on the market and farm prices, plus a six foot show case for the boys room and the association building for various displays.
Aug 17 funeral in London for Mrs Iona Oliver Hobbs, with Ambassador and Mrs Reid among many Americans and several English literary figures present. The ceremony honored Mrs Hobbs whose obituary notes her prominent social and literary ties.
Misa Lucia darby hosted a card party this afternoon. Several residents traveled, visited, or planned moves to Kansas City Denver Colorado Springs Topeka and other towns. Local social events included musical entertainment at Miss Emloa Maoter s, a whist party hosted by Miss Isabelle Hazen, and a Sunday School outing at Brown s Grove with 117 attendees and a communal meal.
Washington Aug 1 The weaker bureau released details of a distant earthquake felt in the capital beginning near 7 22 p m lasting several hours with the strongest shock recorded at 7 03 pm local time The event matches reports of the Chilean August 16 quake and marks the heaviest Washington has recorded since the 1906 quake A stray note mentions unrelated domestic chatter and a playful scent joke afterward.
Fragmentary item mentions Bell 1250, The Habry Ribbco prize in cigars, Billy Williamson Kodaks, Brownies at Raymond's Drug Store, Camera and Kodak supplies at Smith's News, and Wiedemann's peach sundaes. Appears as a mixed, unreadable column fragment with personal tribute tone.
A well known Lawrence woman was stricken by paralysis last week and an in memoriam card with her name and date of death was received by her family. The article notes the unexpected recovery of the woman who later enjoyed the card with relatives.
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