05 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
1
Bank run and financial panic ripple through Kansas City as the National Bank of Commerce closes its doors under state examiner oversight. Depositors face uncertainty while statements detail deposits, liabilities, and potential reopening timelines amid broader market reactions and related bank distress reports nationwide.
Carvers and Roasters touts Eastman Kodak gifts as opportune for Christmas. Woodward & Co. stock popular models with affordable options. Inexpensive picks claim to be good value with four perfect cameras mentioned. Also advertised are a Round Corner brush and perfume stock showing two splendid items.
The fragment hints at Ewing's serving elite fare described as hot and good to eat while praising Mi as unbeatable. It mentions The Robertson Cadet taking Co embalming and funeral directors with black and white funeral cars and private burials on Sloss Avhunett Street, 107. It also references Wiedeman for pure ice cream and remnants of embroideries and ribs at the Home store.
Topeka reports the Kansas board of agriculture's final crop report for 1907 shows total farm, horticultural and live stock values at 463,645,606 dollars, an increase of 19,313,739 over the previous year driven by livestock products and higher livestock on hand.
Lawrence prepares for a weekend of visits from Kansas’s first legislative survivors and the State Grange. Events emphasize appreciation for leaders, agricultural education, and community pride amid local booster notices and Christmas shopping pitches from Eriksen and area merchants.
Congressman Anthony of Kansas conferred with the Postmaster General over the proposed parcels post and postal savings banks. He supplied evidence that large city mercantile firms and mail order houses enjoy secret express rates well below standard, affecting the parcels post debate. Valley Falls merchant Jon Evans provided the rate details.
Personal notices list numerous residents traveling or staying in towns from Topeka to Kansas City and Texas. Names include Ed Hope, Miss Kaumaler, Miss Josephine Fish, Mrs. Samuel Bryant, and Mrs. A. Hermiming. Several return from visits, with others preparing extended trips west or to California.
The Lawrence national banks hold more than twice the legal reserve, with no panic visible. The Kansas City failure is far away and not expected to affect local banks, which remain solid and conservative. The large bank’s collapse proved the storm’s reach, but Lawrence banks are likely to endure and reopen if needed.
In Society column Mrs Clyde Teter hosted an informal gathering at home in Mass. Miss Alice Robertson and Charles Robertson planned an informal reception on New Hampshire Street. Mrs George Hurd celebrated her birthday with a two course meal. Mr and Mrs Win Penchard hosted their card club on Connecticut Street. Mrs Lula Wren hosted at Thimbles yesterday with refreshments. Foster Whist club guests included Mrs Hinesley on Chin Street. high scores by Mr Jewett and Mrs Moody. Mrs Stockwell hosted refreshments after visiting the local Christian Women's Board of Missions auxiliary on Friday at 3 pm. Mrs Savage hosted Young People's Circle of the Christian church that evening on Rhode Island Street. Miss Grace Page and Mr Quickell of Eudora quietly married last night at the Charlton home on Ohio Street. Rev Milton officiated. Mr and Mrs Powell will begin housekeeping in Eudora. Mrs J J Russell and Mrs Harry Sparks hosted forty guests at tea yesterday on Ohio Street with carnations and chrysanthemums and a three course lunch. they will open their home again this afternoon.
Washington reports that Kansas will not lose the Dick militia act advantage due to national guard shortfalls, with acting secretary of war briefing Senator Long. The note clarifies recruitment shortfalls but says no penalty or drastic change will follow, as the act remains a steady safeguard. The notice is followed by unrelated classified items, including lost property, employment ads, and sales listings from Lawrence.
Mrs Jennie L Snedaker died on Tuesday aged about ripe old age after a long life linked to Connecticut and Illinois. She was daughter of Rev Simeon Hersey a Baptist preacher and widow of Amaziah St Stevens before marrying Rev George I Snedaker. Funeral held at her residence with burial in Connecticut. Includes local business notices and ads for Wiedemann's chocolate nuts and Holiday goods at 923 Mass Street and a wagon burr find notice.
The reader is urged to consider furniture as a handsome practical Christmas gift. It highlights a progressive store offering the latest patterns at honest figures and promises valuable suggestions for Xmas gifts.
Washington sources report rising tensions as Nevada miners threaten stoppage over wage disputes and smelter practices. Local owners propose cash and ore payments while labor seeks fair wages and contract terms. Government officials consider federal intervention as state committees call for investigations and a broader inquiry into mining and smelting practices.
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