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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1906
Page
4
A crowded page lists coupons and sales from vendors like McFarlane Bros coal, Aug Plessers cigars, Hess market cleanliness, gas heaters, and various shops. It notes street addresses, phone numbers, and promotional lines plus livestock and commodity prices from Esasas City and Chicago markets.
Auction in Philadelphia offers cash bid at 3750 and 3800 time. A Wall's Civic Improvement Lecture, under City Federation of Women's Clubs, will be delivered at Congregational Church on Saturday Feb 24. A National Cash Register rep will present opticon views to promote welfare and city improvement. Admission is free. attendees invited.
R B Robinson runs a Saturday Evening Post agency selling 100 papers weekly to mostly young boys who buy for 3 cents and resell at 5 cents. On Saturday four boys about years old sold near Massachusetts street, crowding together and pleading for purchases. Comrades and others attend G A R meeting. improvements noted in fruit crop outlook and possible freeze risk for peaches. Newhouse orchestra to play for DAR ball on February 2 in FA A hall.
The Chanute Tribune notes local talk on appointing Prof W H Johnson to the board of education with support from supporters and opponents. It mentions a primary election in Lawrence with six councilmen and two education seats, and invites turnout and debate on candidates including Allen and Adlen. Also references Buster Brown stage show and local theatre news.
A law school student faces conviction after a late night disturbance near campus. The sensational tale recounts a table, a shoe removal, and a missing sock amid a rumor that the man’s wife was notified. He denies the claim, insisting the sock was lost off his foot. the report spreads through the class.
The report that Donnlson Wheelock is dead in Arizona is false. Wheelock has consumption and may not recover, but he is alive. He began a career as a bandmaster and could have achieved fame if not for illness, which forced his band to dissolve. Electric power was unavailable today, delaying town industries. Arthur Ault of Baldwin seeks farm help in the coming year. Gustafson prefers small repair tasks.
The notable season highlight is the engagement in Kansas City of Me Sarah Bernhardt and her French troupe from Theatre Sarah Bernhardt Paris. The date is set for Wednesday Feb 28 at Convention Hall. Bernhardt recently began her farewell Chicago tour to strong public and critical acclaim.
The renowned Mme Neishardt, once scorned by Paris critics over Donna Clarinda in L Aventuriere, will tour America by special train. Her company arranges luxury service with a personal chef and attendants. Tickets for a Convention Hall Kansas City show are on sale with seating from 2 to 0 price, and proceeds include a DAR charity ball.
A batch of land deals across Lawrence and Douglas County is noted with multiple transfers to buyers including Oliver W. May and Kate M. Spalding, with prices ranging from 350 to 83,000. Also reported is the death of Henry Stout, brother of Mrs. Jacob Rush, who spent last winter with his sister and was well known in town.
Gilbert Gibbons, subject of a Prohibition law warrant, was captured yesterday at Bonner Springs after fleeing town. He was arrested and returned to Lawrence, where authorities said others had been pursuing him since last week.
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