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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
1
Belmont dispatch reports Col Pilcher evacuates Douglas due to military needs. He takes loyalists with him and returns near Belmont as residents abandon the town. Refugees mobilize with wagons while troops supply transport and Canadians provide escort and morale.
Cross detachments seized cargo at Naples in contraband of war. The transfer vessel keys to a company linked to Bundesrath and General Hoffd Langer. Six horsemen fled Ladysmith days ago, possibly including Cecil Rhodes’s brother and Dr. Tamewon. Frere Camp reports heavy shelling of Boer trenches this morning forcing burghers to move after stampeding horses.
Paris stock watchers say Buller has suffered another setback in his efforts to relieve Ladysmith. The report notes Buller’s challenge remains unsettled as trading proceeds.
Renveeburg reports French force losses through January 3 include two dead and twenty four wounded as of that afternoon.
Reports say the Imperial steamer General was held by Bettleh troops at Aden for searching its cargo, with no war material found. The vessel, previously seized by German forces near Delagon Bay, was compelled to discharge its cargo.
A box containing 1000 dollar bills and 8100 bills was turned over to the grand jury in Frankfort to be opened in an alleged bribery plot between Col John Whallen and Senator Harrell. Grand jury to determine contents. officials claim no tampering appeared. + Additional items note continued investigations in Washington on Roberts inquiry and other legal actions, plus a train wreck in Missouri and a Baltic arbitration report denial.
Washington reports assistant secretary Webster Davis may not resume duties after a South Africa trip. The tale links his absence to a long-simmering friction in the Interior Department and hints at final retirement.
Conflicting reports describe yesterday’s meeting near Eaisimanstreet where forces exchanged fire. Accounts mention Hinish artillery and movements around Mollennabl Cephers amid tense show of force along the coast.
Captain Concas asserts American spies served well at Madrid and Washington while Spanish agents failed. He argues Navy Department reports on the Spanish American naval battles are fair except for a few Navigation Bureau documents. He praises Schley’s maneuvering and notes kind treatment of Spanish prisoners in the United States.
General Joubert spoke to Boer groups in a Ladysmith camp while Rev Mr Moeraing recently arrived from Amsterdam addressed the tribes. He dwelt on the expiring life struggle of the peoples and urged resolve in the face of conflict.
A clash near Belmont Orange River Cape Colony occurred this morning as Ishvish shells were fired without Boers answering. A Boer detachment of about forty tried to advance on Mlukfentria but was repelled by mounted troops.
Disjointed text describes battles near Colesberge and Melle with details of French and British forces. Notes Vois training units, artillery reinforcement, and supply issues. Mentions volunteers, fund-raising totals, and province contributions to equip forces.
Reports from the western United States describe a recent earthquake triggering unusual phenomena such as active mud volcanoes near the Colorado desert and fissures in Mousa. A separate dispatch notes suspected bubonic plague cases in Mondola and related Chinese patient deaths. In Roseland County locals negotiate Indian land relinquishment while Abraham Taekhout, a Tremont businessman, is found dead on a railroad track.
The brief dispatch from Rome dated January 4 describes a German steamer discharging part of its cargo. The line notes limited, ambiguous details about the vessel and cargo, with no further context provided in the fragment.
In Paris a secret session disciplined Beret and DeRoulede with ten year banishments, Guerin received ten years’ confinement in a fortified place, and Siluces was banished for ten years. Also mentions Mary Favors and a Washington note on China open door policy with Italy awaiting response.
Edward Watson, 23, living with his widowed mother in Brooklyn, died after Thomas Leary, a private in the Fifth Amy corps, played a back slap that fractured his fourth cervical vertebrae. The accident followed an earlier party incident and left Watson paralyzed until his death later that night. doctors cite possible bone tabri cation as a contributing factor.
At the Northern Indiana Teachers Association meeting, leaders urged public schools to provide bathing facilities for students lacking home access. Mishawaka’s city board will equip the new Laure School with baths and may extend the plan to other schools, aiming to improve health and work quality.
The Merrick owner of Albertine Realty Company files plans for a 20 story steel and stone office tower on a site spanning 42 to 45 Faxchange Place and 25 to Trond Street. The project covers about 60000 square feet ground area, stands 234 feet high, with fireproof construction and a brick terra cotta facade. Estimated cost is 34,000,000 dollars.
Huskirk a 48 year old farm hand near St Joseph Missouri has shed his skin four times in a year and now faced throat trouble. He has worked for Isaac Miller and doctors remain mystified about the disease. Miller sought relief by sending him to the county poor farm. He has long shed skin annually with brief recoveries between episodes.
Amid mixed debate in both houses, the Sulzer resolution was amended and adopted in the House while Levy pressed for reasons behind delays in deposits to national banks. In the Senate Beveridge proposed retaining the Philippines as a U S territory with control to be maintained as needed.
Miss McCoy arrives from Devil's Lake visiting in St. Leite and attracts attention in a brown verduroy suit with tall shoes a white feather hat and an ivory revolver at her belt. Reared on a ranch she is noted for fearlessness and positions with cousin Miss Nelle Andrews as a daring equestrienne and expert shooter in the Dakota and New York scenes.
A Knoxville Tennessee tests a new Kenetal method for coking coal with high sulfur. The Tennessee Coal and Coke company directs the tests on Tennessee coal with Ohio coal to follow. The process purifies coal by producing gas ammonia and tar and uses the oven gas for boiler fuel. Renewal process similar to Baylay but simpler and cheaper.
Miss Myrtle MacMahon marries George A. Bullard in Kansas City. Several informal visits and returns from Hutchinson and Ellsworth mark a lively social week. A Midtown whist club party, moral love story games, and a dressy green and white dinner share the spotlight alongside updates on relatives and local businesses.
Real estate notice promotes desirable lots on Ohio in Sooth Lawrence. Benefits include proximity to University and transportation, with affordable pricing and convenient access. Appears to target residents seeking residence or investment in Vermont Street area.
The item shows live market figures for cattle, beef, and dairy with Chicago and Omaha markets. It lists cash receipts, steady and up ore mixed cattle prices, lambs, hogs, and dairy notes. Prices include beef cuts, native cattle, feeders, and packer quotes with scattered decimals and bundle totals.
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