Lawrence Water Referendum Prompts City Water Debate
A 1913 Lawrence Kansas public letter campaign proposes a city takeover of the waterworks or a revised contract with the current Water Company. Mayor Bishop urges residents to vote by February 10 on municipal ownership or rate changes, citing costs for appraisals, extensions, filtration, and financing amid disputed plant valuations and franchise terms.
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Imperial Liner Imperator to Sail for New York in May
The Hamburg America Line’s Imperial, largest ship yet, will debut in New York harbor after a first voyage from Hamburg on May 7. At 900 feet, it will outsize the Olympic and boast 11 decks, 5,000 passengers, nearly 1,000 crew, luxury suites, multiple living rooms, and advanced safety and communications systems. It will not be a fast ship but prioritizes comfort and modern amenities. The vessel features electric elevators, a Pompeii-inspired bath, unique mosaic floors, and extensive hotel-like facilities.
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Local Social Notes From Kansas Town Schedule
A wedding at the Lutheran parsonage with Rev E K Stauffer officiating binds the couple to the Doolittle farm in Fairview. Friends bid farewell to Mrs George Hollingsberry with contests, prizes, and a gold pin from the Literary Club. Various gatherings at the Colman and Orr homes, church services, evangelistic meetings led by Rev Nelson and Rev Wimmer, and community dinners are reported along with a sale date correction for Oscar Ore and a pneumonia note on Verne Wallow.
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Health warning for damp feet leads to kidney and backache pills ad
A health warning urges avoiding damp cold feet to prevent kidney and bladder problems and back pain. The ad promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a non habit forming remedy for kidney disorders bladder irregularities and backache with quick results from O. P. Barber & Son.
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Lost yearly figures in Kansas City police note
Charles Edwards, captain of the police, reports that about 15 and 19 near numbers in Ilife's quicksails are lost each year in Kansas City. He notes that only after a certain time do a few oils return to respectability, reflecting on recurring losses.
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