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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1900
Page
2
The Wichita Eagle surveys national and state politics with satirical notes on Governor Leedy, suffrage, Bryan, and Populists. It mocks promises and figures, cites road and tax debates, and quips about editors and newspapers while touching Kansas events and figures.
Sam Murphy was arrested in Kansas City last evening by local officers to answer charges of stealing brass from the oil house of the railroad here. Other suspects connected with the offense face further arrests. Sears is Miss Barton's secretary and Gen WH Sears, linked with Miss Clara Barton for Red Cross work, now heads Washington operations.
A statement says the president's nomination of Selahman to Turkey is not a victory for the sultan. The report notes delays in sending a minister to Constantinople tied to missionary issues, with official statements implying caution.
The article reports Lord Kelvin’s view on aluminum conductors as a potential substitute for copper in underground telegraph lines. It notes a proposed cost balance, insulation needs, wind exposure, and the need to pilot the material to observe weather effects.
Read of ships crossing the bow on the voyage from New York to Liverpool under new steam and sail arrangements. Mentions electric propeller tuning, fireproof design, and stern dives to await air weather. Also includes ad copy for Rex Dyspepsia Tablets and notices on local biking schools, Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, Estes Park travel, and Santa Fe Route rail offers with dates and agent contact.
The memoir recounts Senator Davis and colleagues in early Washington life. It notes his shy humor, love of his library of 7,000 volumes, disdain for social pageantry, and loyalty to family, with anecdotes from wartime service, a humorous letters gambit with a friend, and a tale of using an elevator to greet colleagues and descend to the basement. It also recalls Warren of Wyoming, a morning cigarette routine, and Davis’s habit of arriving before 9 a.m. to work in committees.
George de Lion of Dawson, once poor, seeks to purchase 100000 acres in southern California to establish a self governing colony. He proposes 1000 congenial families receive land and tools, with no government, using voluntary cooperation and phrenology to screen applicants, aiming for equal houses and shared land. He envisions a future without authority, replacing monarchy and dictatorship with anarchic solidarity.
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