Record of severe cold grips city with record lows
The city faced extreme cold with temperatures around two to eight below zero at eight this morning. Observatories and thermometers showed varying readings from town to campus. Pipes froze, furnaces ran all night, and residents hoped for warmer weather soon as forecasters warned of a thaw.
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Lawrence
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Mother and child killed in tire fire at Steves home
Ly Ears January 6 report says Mrs Wal ver Ellis and one child died when a tire exploded in a fire that destroyed the Steves residence early today. Ellis was at work in a barber shop and unaware of the tragedy until it was too late to save his wife and two other children, one of them a baby fatally harmed.
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Week End Specials Catalog Listing
Messaline Silks in Phantom-Stripe and plain evening shades priced per yard at 98e. National carpet sweepers worth 2.50 offered for 1.89. Winter wash goods remnants available at 4 OFF.
Temperature Plunge Across Town Reaches Record Lows
Probate Judge Means announced a thermometer registered 14 degrees below zero. Throughout the day the Journal received weather reports from various parts of town, but no two thermometers agreed on the exact reading.
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Journal
ROPER TO PRINCETON MAY SHAKE MISSOURI COACHING
Missouri athletic officials report W W Roper has accepted offers from Princeton. Director Dr. Hetheringsen says Missouri will carefully choose a 1910 football coach with Walter Camp guidance. W G Manly favors Princeton candidate, and names like Philip King Walter Booth Hildebrandt Brown surface. The Tiger schedule remains incomplete with Monmouth and Kansas awaited.
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Columbia
Missouri
W. W. Roper
Missouri Athletic Committee
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Tiger
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W. G. Manly
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Deelah Emane
Philip King
Walter C. Booth
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King
Wisconsin
Booth
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Roeper
Kansas Nebraska Basketball Games Set For Tomorrow And Saturday
Kansas and Nebraska balls will clash in Robinson gym tomorrow night and again Saturday with a double header likely featuring Baker. Manager Lansden released Kansas football plans for next year, noting possible changes and a tight schedule amid conference rules and uncertain matchups.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Milliager Lansdon
Ohe
Kansas University
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Sesso
Lansdan
Mane Vanisden
Baker
Lawrence
St. Marys
Get
Norman
Washington University
American Federation of Labor Fights U S Steel Before President
A long emorial on charges against U S Steel and a push by AFL leaders to influence the President. The formal petition alleges unfair practices protecting American industry and calls for immediate action by the administration. Washington figures debate antitrust and labor protections amid political tensions.
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American Federation of Labor
U. S. Steel
Ice Gorge Is Worse in St Louis Ma Jan
Fragmentary OCR notes describe weather and local ads. Mentions rice price, bank, Tress temperature, and promotions at Smiths New Depot and Wie Demmanns. Also notes hot chocolate and Black Walnut Taffy at nearby stores.
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St Louis
Eighteen Below Coldest Morning In State Weather Woes
Fragments from a Kansas newspaper describe extreme cold with thermometers at various heights confirming the harsh morning. Reports mention gas shortages, government actions, and impacts across Leavenworth, Topeka, and nearby towns as officials warn of continuing severe winter conditions.
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Kansas
Leavenworth Boy Lacked Reality in Indian Killing Plan
A Leavenworth youth Roscoe Baker traveled to Lawrence wearing a carnival style uniform and claimed he would kill Indians in Oklahoma. The Salvation Army handed him to the justice system. Judge Means redirected him with a corrective wipe and the boy was sent home after his mother explained he is about sixteen. The incident showed the influence of dime novels on impressionable youths.
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Ikea
Stuckey Love Letters Revealed in Chicago Court Case
Satherland tells of Mary Stuckey life in Gay Chicago. Court hears how Rev Stuckey carried on courtship via letters while jailed in Waukegan Illinois. He promises she will live a life with him and asks for trust and patience until release to return home.
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Uhiage
Aviator Seriously Injured in France Plane Accident
Canurs France January report states a Bleriot type aeroplane operated by Meal or Mealgain fell thirty feet from a height. Meal sustained serious injuries as the aircraft was damaged in the crash.
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Meal
Rock Island Affair Triggers Wall Street Probe Rumors
Report due Wednesday promises investigations into the Rock Island episode with high financier involvement rumored on Wall Street. Stock trading remained heavy as cotton futures plunged, with Liverpool cables dragging prices and a sharp drop from December highs. Real estate ads urge buyers to act before March first, offering homes on installment plans in Lawrence and nearby areas.
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Rock Island
Rock
Wall Street
Hag Island
Chicago Italian merchant slain by trio during sleep
An Italian merchant aged 60 in Chicago was shot and killed by three men this morning while sleeping in the rear of his store. The men who killed him are not yet identified. the note demanding $5,000 signed The Black Hand was received by mail earlier.
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Chicago
Jan. G
Scott expedition to reach the South Pole aided by government
London Jan 6 The Scott expedition in search of the South Pole is now assured. The government promised today $1W and toward the 200000 needed for the estimated expense and it is anticipated in proportion the balance. The expedition will set forth in July. Reported activity among American explorers advocating a South Polar expedition is believed to have prompted government support for Captain Robert F. Scott.
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London
Scott
Uerebert FF. Scott
Senator Perkins Injured in Icy Fall in Washington
Senator Perkins of California reportedly suffered a severe spine injury after slipping on an icy patch in Washington. Assistant Secretary Wilson also fell, and both were taken to a physician for treatment as officials described the incident.
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Hart
Washington
Jan
Perkins
Ice Gorge Breaks and Barges Drift Down River
A gorge in the Little Miami River broke and carried twenty empty barges downstream. Eight barges were shattered within a few hundred yards, twelve more floated about a mile to Brown's Landing. Fifty eight empty barges remain at Brown's Landing and may be carried away when the gorge moves again. No danger of a strike. Cincinnati telegraph operators face arbitration after a railroad dispute ends today. Initiatives of railway conductors and the Trainmen form grievances for all railroads entering Cincinnati. Other items note supplies at Boyles, and Oklahoma rate cases hearings before Judge Hook continuing in St. Louis.
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Jan
Or of Railway
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Te Company
Order of Rail
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Cinemnnti
Idaho Ran Aground Near Philadelphia River
The bat teship Idaho ran aground in the Del rare river below Philadelphia today while en route from the Philadelphia navy yards to Sandy Hook Fort. The incident disrupted river traffic as the vessel remained stuck in shallow waters. Local authorities assessed salvage options and coordinate with navy officials.
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Philadelphia
Padan
Delrare River
Philadelpha Navy Yards
Sandy Honk
Society remark sparks gossip in Lawrence journal page
In Society notes a sharp line claims gossip begins when the S R writes things in the paper. The remark questions if the SR is the first woman to influence town chatter and notes that a truly brilliant girl may lose popularity among men. Journal want ad hints at social norms.
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