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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1909
Page
3
Senator Bristow drew a large crowd at Eudora yesterday after a speaking appearance. He was surrounded by friends and faced a busy exit to catch his train. He spoke on tariff schedules with close attention from listeners. A big Eudora picnic yesterday proved successful and well attended.
Workers at the Bonner Springs cement plant halted operations after pay disputes left about 25,000 dollars behind in payrolls. Despite strong daily production, promises of back pay from the Kansas City offices failed, leaving a town once booming with a cement industry now quiet as the plant shuts.
The Silver Seven track team plans a banquet this evening to honor winners at the home of Me Glidden and West Wareeti. The Sevens won the paint trophy and water trophy. Presentations to the victors will occur during the banquet.
The piece notes the creation of a school of deportment for saleswomen in Chicago as a social development. It questions university leadership on manners education and contrasts past training in homes and factories with the new professional approach to women in commercial life and their responsibilities.
Police magistrate out West urges life imprisonment for reckless speeders. Justice John J. Boy of Evanston defends harsh penalties and cites multiple cases while noting owners and dealers contribute to speeding. He argues imprisonment for life as the sole remedy for persistent offenders and calls for firm action against speeders.
The city council approved a general improvements levy of about one mill, later adjusted as needed, with a sinking fund started to pay bonds this year. Baldwin’s assessment remains high but not the highest among nearby towns. Inspectors from Kansas City and Lawrence visited Perry and Baldwin, outlining a route that includes towns on the main line of the Pacific railroad.
A 3,000 year old dental work was shown at the International Dental Congress in Unscity. A human jaw from an Etrascan temch displayed a cart's tooth secured by gold fillings. Noted for its excellent workmanship, the piece reportedly looks fresh. The exhibit belongs to Dr. Guerini of Naples with Emperor William’s display also featuring Roman forceps and other second century dental tools.
Dooley laments the power of printers ink and its reach from Pekin to Halsted Street claiming it shapes memory and opinion. He cites the press as universe defender and warns against quiet assent to dangerous narratives while urging restraint and responsibility in reporting.
John Griffin resumes business after arranging a hearse and stock for a new undertaking venture. He travels from Alma to Kansas City to acquire assets and establish the shop west of Brewart's livery barn with evident confidence in his expertise as an undertaker.
A watermelon social is set for a tanerrew night at the home of CG and a dairy feast at Clint. The event will raise funds for the Sig eb Sratihity welwol.
An blurred report notes a driver narrowly avoided death when an automobile swerved past a wagon and clipped a passerby near the Eldridge House. The incident occurred as the vehicle maneuvered to overtake another road user, leaving the pedestrian unharmed but shaken.
F M Knight was arrested on Bridge Street this morning by Marshal Syd Hertand and Officers Prentice and Culver on four counts of intoxicating liquor law violations. Three empty bottles were found. Knight pleaded guilty before Judge Menger and the trial date was set for September 1 at 8:30. His band was placed at 2400.
Government leaders including the United States announce a push for nearly indestructible paper to preserve state papers and important records. The leather and paper bureau chief notes the need for durable light materials to ease storage and safeguarding of deeds ledgers certificates and correspondence amid rising preservation concerns.
A Lawrence druggist states that about 160 deadly poisons are known to science. One third are alkaloids and many are unclassified. roughly half are chemical rarities. About 19 percent affect the brain or spinal cord, 34 percent alter respiration, and 40 percent are irritants. Arsenic, phosphorus, and strychnine are cited with matching symptom clusters.
Billy B Won owned by Albert Lathart captured the trotting event at St Marys yesterday, finishing in 22. The fast horse swept three straight heats to claim victory.
A garbled OCR line presents a nonsensical rush of words about storms and thinking aloud. It lacks coherent facts, names, dates, or places to form a proper news item.
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