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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1905
Page
1
Tir Mangabonetts puree phone £ 4 BH. PERKINA, Attorney at Law Office on second hot National bank building rm Notary Public.
Portsmouth dispatch reports that Japan agrees to arbitrate the Sakhalin redemption price with Russia. Roosevelt authorized Japan to waive indemnity and let a mixed commission decide terms, with Witte and Takahira consulting to reach understanding. Peace prospects hinge on a final plenipotentiary decision and Britain’s recent treaty accord influencing concessions.
August reports from Indian Territory note a constitutional committee adopting Sequoyal as a proposed state name venerating a Cherokee scholar and inventor. The convention planned for September may propose additional names, including Welfersan and Sem New York. Wage unions in New York discuss raises with bricklayers and Masons Building Association. current pay is 25 cents hourly with overtime double, twelve hour days yielding 50 cents. In Missouri, Judge Smith Meitherson reports Webb City banks and officials amid local political chatter.
Seoul August 24 Admiral Araod and other Japanese naval officers express pleasure at the condition of the former Russian Varlag raised after eighteen months submerged in Pacific waters. The event signals restoration of a vessel once lost, with officials noting its soundness and potential for future use.
The Typographical union in Chicago demands an eight hour day under threat of an instant strike. Officials warn a general printers strike is planned from Ohio to Missouri and Minnesota if the demand is not met.
New York physicians report a New York Graduate hospital circular claiming a cure for consumption using raw vegetable juice from items like potatoes beets carrots celery and similar produce. The dose is two ounces after meals and the note asserts all patients with advanced pulmonary tuberculosis are cured and eligible for life insurance.
In Constantinople on August 28 a note from six embassies announced the appointment of commissioners to oversee Macedonia’s finances. The document was presented to the porte yesterday.
Chapman Kansas reports a blaze in the business district early today razing nine buildings. The estimated loss stands at 412000 with extensive damage to the downtown core and several storefronts experiencing severe smoke and fire damage.
A Baden Baden dispatch reports W K Vanderbilt is confined to his hotel room with an attack of gout. Governor Folk on Friday named three coal oil inspectors George W Spencer for Bethany William Hirons for Princeton and J W Polland for Fulton Mo. The Farmers National Bank of Goodland Kan is authorized to begin business with 25000 capital Joseph H Autehioson elected president B F Brown vice president and cashier The annual report of Brigadier General Theodore J Wint commands the department of Missouri urges army chaplains be barred from marrying soldiers without approval and discourages enlistment of married men by the War Department
Tokio Aug 28 The cabinet conference and other state leaders adjourned at 2 pm and resumed deliberations under the emperor. It is believed the decision will mean continuity of the war or peace efforts. No public demonstrations followed the tense situation.
The Sviet reports tensions over peace terms with Japan, noting Moscow’s occupation by Japanese forces and Russia’s refusal to accept a yoke under Roosevelt’s mediation. It suggests Russia longs for a decisive battle between Livevitch and Field Marshal Oyama, amid stalled negotiations and shifting goals.
Paris reports diplomats and officials display anxiety while discussing Portsmouth prospects. Yet there remains a belief that a favorable surprise may emerge for the world as critical negotiations proceed.
Delbie G. Chie a veteran Kansas City journalist and city editor of the Kansas City Journal has resigned to join a newspaper association with headquarters in Cleveland. Cline a writer since 1904 spent early years in Kansas Oklahoma and Indian Territory and was Pond Creek Oklahoma's first mayor in 1908.
A dispatch from Manila reports the transport Logan arrived at Olongapo this morning carrying Taft and his party. Olongapo, a harbor on Luzon’s southeast coast, serves as the naval base for the American Philippines squadron.
In Logansport Indiana near Uhl City on the Pennsylvania railroad south yards an early morning collision left Fireman Walter Ryarsole of Richmond dead and the engineer fatally injured with both legs severed. About forty passengers were seriously affected as crowds gathered.
New Orleans authorities report continued improvement as the yellow fever outbreak shows only 11 active cases under treatment in the last 24 hours. Twenty four hours saw five deaths, three new cases originate outside the infected locality, and the marine hospital notes activity at infected points outside the city.
Chattanooga Tenn August 23 The battalion of the Third Tennessee National Guard ordered from camp at Cla rriman to Tracy City left Cowan at the foot of the Cumberland mountains this morning. The ride is twenty miles and will be made with due caution and a pilot engine as threats have been made to dynamite culverts. Officers in command are veterans of the Spanish war. Men in the unit are cautious about the situation. All is quiet at Tracy City this morning.
The report notes extreme heat last month with shade temperatures from 100 to 114 degrees in several regions. It mentions the French Academy prize of 220,600 for discovering a method of interplanetary communication, and Mrs. Ellis Rowan receiving a 570 offer from Germany for her 600 Australian dower pictures if she relocates there to work exclusively for Germany. British MP Mr Crooks comments on betting by working men, saying they may not know if they bet on a three legged and winged creature or a donkey, apologizing for horse racing metaphors.
Mrs Grace Taggart faced questions as a war department letter was read in Wooster court. The document from Adjutant General Corbin urged monitoring of Captain Taggart and monthly reports while witnesses and lawyers clashed over its handling.
A Monrovia Liberian publication Libertas and West Africa carries a memorial tribute to Thomas McWilliams, a former Lawrence resident and University of Kansas graduate who directed school work in Liberia at his death. Written by George W. Ellis, the piece appeared at a Liberia memorial service and outlines Ellis departure praise.
The University of Kansas freshman football team, under Manager W C Lars, nears a full schedule and plans to hire an assistant coach to lead development. Possible hires include Shorty Yamil and Hicks, with strong local talent entering from across the state. The squad will train separately, wear a new uniform, and face a late October final formation as the varsity eyeches prepare for champion ship form. The schedule lists games from September 13 to November 30 at Lawrence, Topeka, Lexington, Atchison, Warrensburg, Iola, and Kansas City, with opponents including Missouri Freshmen and Fort Scott N B.
Wm Sullivan, Atchison chief of police, described raids in Lawrence Friday night where officers raided joints and pulled two women. About forty cases of beer and other liquors were seized. Last Monday Lawrence police court saw twenty cases for drunks and disturbance. Lawrence, a dry town, reportedly tolerates hidden sales in stables and shanties. The Lawrence sheriff had sixteen suspected liquor sites names.
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