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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1908
Page
1
New York Aug 24 Meadows Williams & company failed on the stock exchange. The firm is not heavily involved. In another item Charles Kearns is charged as an accessory in a revolver theft by the Thompson boy. the case was continued one week.
Markets by wire from Kansas City show wheat receipts 467 cars with Sept and May futures and cash quotes. Cattle receipts around 19 000 with native and veal values. hogs 5 000 with price ranges. In Washington A N Herr ing plans to fly an aeroplane to Fort Myer for parade ground tests and a public demonstration.
Party Council planners gather in Topeka as leaders and county members arrive to shape the state platform. Debate centers on a guaranty bank deposit plank and risk of Taft embarrassment, with Dolley favored for chairman and Bristow approving.
Sydney fight reports Tom Burns defeating Bil Squires of Australia by knockout in the 13th round before about 20,000 spectators including sailors from American battleships. Burns dominated late with a powerful right, uppercut, and relentless body attack to end the bout.
Miss Anna Green and Mr. Theolore Main will wed at 7 30 PM Wednesday at the bride’s home with close relatives present. Miss Madge Woodhead and Mr. James Emerick marry tonight at 109 Tennessee street. they plan to reside at 1300 Tennessee street. Delta Omicron activities, Kansas City Delta gathering dates set. local Lawrencians listed among attendees. A church social for the Children’s Board is planned Tuesday evening at the parish house.
Arthur Hall of Chanute Kansas was struck by lightning while kneeling on a rock at Garden of the Gods Colarade Springs Colorado on August 24. He was knocked unconscious and crawled toward safety as Ward Slatcher aided him. Hall recovered somewhat but relapsed later in Maniton.
Chicago patrons will ride 680 new Guest cars from Pollman shops. Cars will be antiseptic in construction with wide seating and aisles, pay as you enter, metal and rubber anti slip steps, antiseptic handles, six 32 candlepower lamps, germ proof corners and handsome hard wood finish. Delivery at twenty per week. North Clark and Madison lines.
Captain Peter C. Hains and his brother appeared in Long Island court handcuffed, with arraignment postponed to next Friday after agreement with the district attorney. The episode follows a week in confinement as observers note Hains's worn condition and his brother's calm demeanor.
George W. Fitzgerald assistant teller at the Chicago sub treasury faces charge for the $173,000 government money theft from eighteen months ago. He was jailed after arrest, bail set at 390,000 but an immediate hearing postponed to August 31 as prosecutors gather more evidence. Fitzgerald declares innocence and claims no personal gain.
In Topeka on August 24, David Mulvane chairman of the Republican committee and M. F. Amarine of the Council Grove Guard fought in the Copeland hotel lobby. Each struck blows producing blood after a dispute over a campaign article. Police separated them and moved to quell the incident.
Ellsworth Kansas residents report a bright meteor passing at 10 30 pm Friday lighting the sky like noon and exploding then dropping to earth. Observers across about eighteen miles northwest to sixty miles north tracked its path seeking where the meteor landed while pondering how fast sound travels.
The seventh annual Missouri Valley Tennis tournament begins in Kansas City with 82 singles players and 32 doubles teams. Competitors hail from Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. Defending singles champion is Harold Hodge of Kansas City and doubles champions are H H Brewster and A E Sterling of St. Joseph.
Reports from Heidelberg state Baron Speck Von Sternberg German ambassador to the United States died after a long illness and skin disease. No successor named before September. baroness Miss Lillian Langham was with him in Germany. The death shocks Washington as officials note his popularity and pending appointment.
Classified items list multiple for sale and wanted ads including rooms for rent and household goods. A long stream of personal notices follows with names, travels, visits, and social updates among Lawrence residents and visitors from nearby towns.
Mews Vanilla Sea Cream Chocolate Cherry Maple and Grape Tea are listed with tasting notes at Wiedemann’s. Prof J D Newton rents 1320 Mass Street and moves in soon. Coffeyville Premium Glass Jars sale for one week with Quart and 34 gul sizes at 900 per dozen. John Hunzicker 846 Indiana Street. Remnants of embroider ice and ribt sold via Wiedemann Pure Ice Cream. Heavy rain keeps farmers out of fields an unusual August condition.
Frost spread across northern Iowa with freezing temperatures reported in the lower regions. Dex Maines notes a general frost last night as residents brace for chilly conditions and potential damage to crops. An unrelated ad touts late theater service at The Fairfax tonight.
A Missouri Kansas & Texas passenger train bound for St Louis passed over a 150 foot high trestle at Core Maine just before it collapsed due to washout weakness. No injuries were reported as the train narrowly escaped a serious accident yesterday in St Louis reporters noted.
The block of lots known as the Hornsby property on West Warren street is on the market marking the first sale of a single lot in this block. Alfred Whitman & Co advertise the property and invite inquiries at Room 5 F. A. Building.
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