Record Coldest February in Kansas City in Years
The city logged extreme subzero readings from 30 to 22 below, with Dr. F H Bnow noting 20 below at KU and 28 to 30.5 below at various sites. February records from 1599 and other years are cited as residents shivered, coal piles melted, and institutions faced fuel shortages amid stubborn northwest winds.
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F. H. .Bnow
University of Kansas
Mercury
Santa Fe
Kaw River
Dr. Snow
Hagerman Pass noted in Colorado Midland steel engraving
Classified style listing notes real estate for sale and rent in GEO, A. Flory Farms and city properties with loans offered by Fred Whitman and G. Speers Denver. Mentions rail travel via Colada Midland, rooming in F. A. building, and local shopping items at Raymond's News Depot and Lawrence Gas Co. Also advertises photo supplies and band events at Fraternal Aid hall February 1905.
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Hagerman Pass
Hocky Mountain
Colorado Midland
G. H
Speers
Denver
Miss M A Kelso Dead In West Town Home
Miss M A Kelso died at her home last night at midnight from consumption after a long illness. She was patient and cheerful, sister to Clarence and Ezra Kelso. Funeral at 2 30 PM tomorrow from 715 Mississippi Street, burial private.
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M. A. Kelso
Miss Kelso
Clarence
Ezra Kelso
Clarence Kelso
Mississippi Street
Cold Weather Forces School Closings and Coal Shortage
Central school dismissed two rooms and Quincy school upper floor closed due to bitter cold. City schools open but coal shortages hamper heating for Haske ll institute and others. Railroads struggle to deliver fuel. post office and local events suffer minor disruption while community activities and notices continue as residents adapt to the weather.
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Central
Quincy
Pneumonia death and city aid notes in local items
Mrs. Rachel Blankenship, 41, wife of Thomas Blankenship, died of pneumonia at home on Jaincy street. Burial from the home tomorrow at 2 PM. The city’s poor relief saw few calls amid the cold spell, with elderly residents most in need. Also, Shore Acres contest draws attention, court-house jury backlog grows, and local ads urge spring purchases and job offers as sidewalks remain slick. Endsley Jones shows slight decline in health today.
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Rachel Blankenship
Thomas Blankenship
Dast Jaincy Street
Coastings Accident On Adama Street Hill Injures Several
A sled carrying fourteen on a six block Adama street hill excursion collided with a coal wagon Saturday night. Laura Marvins arm fractured H P Greens knee crushed Fred Coston leg broken others minor. Speed near forty miles an hour. End of coasting parties likely. Also Shore Acres at the opera house Wednesday promises strong entertainment from the No 1 company amid a Journal held contest.
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Shore Acres
Opera House
Journal
Adama Street
Laura Marvin
H. P. Green
Fred Coston
Fort Scott
Shore Acrea
No 1
Valentines Latest and Best at Keeler's
The body of Mrs. Carrie Eldridge widow of Col W Eldridge will be brought to Lawrence tomorrow morning by Judge O B Learnard Jr who was called east by her illness. Funeral arrangements will be made later and the services held from the home of Mr Paul Learnard on South Massachusetts Street. Mrs Eldridge died at Dundee New York where she was raised and came to Lawrence in 1870 as Col Eldridges wife living there until his death about six years ago. She was about 78 years old. Mrs IA M Mathaws of Coffeyville Kansas will arrive tonight and Mr and Mrs W B Learnard are expected tomorrow for the funeral with arrangements to be made after their arrival.
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Carrie Eldridge
W. Eldridge
Lawrence
O. B. Learnard, Jr
Paul Learnard
Massachusets Street
Eldridge
Dundee
New York
Social notes and arrivals in town
Mr. E Eldridge from Kansas City visited his mother Mrs. Torbert over Sunday. The Ladies Literary League plans a meeting with Mrs. Olney tomorrow afternoon. Arthur Nazeltine, stenographer for W R Stubbs, came from Topeka to visit friends Sunday. The Sigma Chis issued invitations for their annual party at Fraternal Ald hall on Tuesday February 21. Jayde Smart arrived late to open court due to a delayed Southern Kansas train. Rogers McClannahan Burnett of Lecompton were in town. Will Spurlock, Geary county clerk for nine years, was here today called to Lawrence by his sister’s sickness in Chant township. The Vhi Gams gave a sleigh ride and supper at Buermann’s Saturday evening.
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E. (. Eldridge
Kansas City
Torbert
Ladies Literary League
F. H. Olney
Arthur Nazeltine
W. R. Stubbs
Topeka
Sigma Chis
Thea
Aldhall
Jayde Smart
Jto
Southern Kansas
Mesors
Rogers McClannahan
Burnett
Lecompton
Will Spurlock
Junction City
Geary County
Lawrence
Theagh
Chant Township
Vhi Gams
Buermanh
Florenice Gale Stars in You Like It at New York Theatre
Florenice Gale and company present the comedy in New York with cast names including Rosalind played by Gale and Touchstone by Paul Taylor. The program lists roles and scenes from Act I through V and notes Epilogue by Miss Gale.
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Febis
Alex Paunceford
Sylvius
Phoebe
William Holden
Audry
Oliver West
Pheba
Gertruda Fowler
William
William Goodall
Jaques da Bola
Orlando
Oliver
John Borden
Woodland Quartette
Century club Valentine party and campus events
The University of Kansas calendar lists a Valentine's party by the Century club for tomorrow night. G W Gibson spoke on Adrenaline at the physiology conference this morning. G T Dodds to entertain for Mrs Bruce, YWCA State secretary, Tuesday evening. Sophomores to host a dance Friday. Pythian half Friday. Engineer Carl Shellar advances a gas engine project with castings. Adah Chapter No 3 Eastern Star to meet tomorrow. funeral for Sister Alice Kelap Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. and notices for boarders at 1132 Tanneese Street remain.
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Century Club
G. W. Gibson
G. T. Dodds
Bruce
Y. W C.A. Twe
Ily Pythian
Shellar
Gaz
Adah Chapter No.3
Order of the Eastern Star
Kenel
Keeler
Mississippi Street
Alice Kelap
Mississippi
Ancle Realer
A. Addis
Right Idea and Winter Plans at Iola Record
The Iola Record notes Lawrence has the right idea to raise funds in winter for a spring band stand. A drug store promo mentions Raymond's Vanilla and Cyclone cameras. a mention of wine prices in Italy appears in the same context as small cost quotes.
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Lawrence
Iola
Raymond
Bitter cold grips area with blizzard winds
Still 2820 weather shows a harsh cold wave from Saturday into Sunday with subzero temperatures. Thermometers fall to 7 to 1 degrees below zero Sunday morning as a stiff north wind drives a light snow and keeps readings well below zero despite sheltered spots.
State bonds: call for canceling Lawrence issued bonds
The article reports a push to cancel $100,000 city bonds issued by Lawrence at the founding of the state university. It cites pressure on the state school fund commission, calls for a legislature act to cancel the bonds on the face, and to return them to Lawrence authorities after proper accounting.
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the Holtar
The
Journal
State School Fund Commission
Lawrence
State University
Trarper County
Missouri County
Guo
Mallet
Shore Acres Boxes Contest Ends at Opera House
Nearly fifty contestants entered the Shore Acres boxes contest for the play’s presentation at the opera house. By noon today forty six entries were in, up to four hundred words drawn from the two words Shore Acres. Winners will receive boxes for Wednesday night with club seats.
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Shore Acres
Opera House
World Items and Anecdotes From Across the Globe
A jumble of world notes mentions thefts of diamonds from South African mines, a Robespierre waistcoat sold in Paris, a planned monument to Celsius Calvert in Baltimore, and Pio Cantra's advisory role to Pope Leo XIII. Other items touch on Glasgow’s street railways, London entertainment costs, Milwaukee seating, a tall Mexican steel chimney, London revival forecasts, a horse owner lawsuit in Blackpool, and reflections on life certificates, walking sticks in Athens, and 70 percent pauperism in Britain linked to drink. A military balloon landed at a English lunatic asylum amid crowd reception.
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Robespierre
Paris
Society of Colonial Wars
Celsius Calvert
Lord
Baltimore
Pio Cantra
Pape Leo XIII
Glasgow
Scotland
London
Milwaukee
Mexico
America
Mosors Torrey and
Alexander
James Lucas
Blackpool
England
Liverpool
Jen Maclaren
Fashivn
Hence
Mano
Athens
Habla
Great Britain
Germany
Hatten
Elijah
Origin of Lloyds first underwriting and growth of Lloyds
A historical note explains how Lloyds coffee house in London sparked the first underwriting when two men issued a contract and a guarantor signed. The venture expanded as more patrons joined, giving rise to a major European marine insurance and rating firm. The report also notes Colorado Supreme Court upholding capital punishment, with four murderers to be executed after a long delays.
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Mediterranean
Xuarantora
Lloyd's Coffee House
London
Tin Town
Collea Fousa
Roarmatime Agency
SUH
Coffee Iouse
Supreme Court of
Colorado
Levi
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Énow
Atlas
Atlas Building and Loan Association
F.M. Perkins
Sec
W. A. Buenther
Hugh Clair
Merchant’s National Bank
Firiats Tnoure Ices Also
Security Handa
Russwin
Jaedicke's
Th Neville
Lanrence
Kansas
Celalorne Tguakenbush
Ate
B. Protsch
Mace
Masa
H. Ziesenis
Massachusetts St
Spaulding's
Finnan Haddies
Spaulding’s
Spaul
Ding’s
Stroet
Geo, A. Flory
Real Estate and Loans
A.A
W. Ti
Woodward & Co
California
Colada Midland Railway
Rockies
G PD. A
Alfred Whitman
Smith’s News Depot
Lawrence Gas Company
Dr. Owen
Main
L. A. McBride
Buck
Fraternal Aid Hall
Raymond's
A. D. Weaver
Jeath
Wilder Sires
Heaele
W. Atland
Werny Williams
New York Street
Haskell Institute
Haskell
Ben Williams
Frank Wade
Hnishea
Sporkt
G. Byron Hronti
Dad T. Moore
Elks
Camenki Club
Madetie
Journal Hall
Id Anderson
W. HL Wand
Valentines
Houghton's
Ernest
Hoadley
New Court House
QO. L. Edwards
Warren” Street
White
C. W. Babcock
Endsley Jones
Coldge Jou
Howland Ounernts and ‘Aewenbon
Innes
Petenee
Cleland
Tel
Fies
Olle McFarlane
Ben McFarlane
McFarlane Bros
yCor
Henr
Ky. St
Innes, Bullene& Hackman
IA M. Mathaws
Coffeyville, Kno
W. B. Learnard
Olivers
Mr. C
Tannese Street
Italy
Ted
Lloyd'’s
Gustafson
Omer
Rignsas Otis
Bowerlock Opera House
al Acertoa
Janice A. Herne
James A. Herne
Woodward's Drug Store
Lawrence Upholstering Co
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