Lawrence Journal Hearsay and La Follette Era Reflections
A fragment about the Lawrence Journal and its holdings outlines its control of telegraphic news and publication cadence. It also covers Sen. Robert La Follette’s rise in Wisconsin politics, his clash with Sen. Spooner, and speculation on his future influence in national policy and railroad matters.
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Lafollette
Robert Af. la Follette
Wisconsin
Algie
Spooner
Senate
la Follette
United States
Labollette
Senator Spooner
Santor Spooner
Milwaukee
Repubican
Betty
Elinque
Spoonor
Indie Nation
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Associated Press
Moonlight memories and court cases in a bustling Kansas issue
A jumble of reminiscences and opinions. The column recalls Twenty Years Ago and a moonlit tale that influenced boys, then reports the Supreme Court upholding a chlorine law in Kansas City Kansas. It includes long ads for Doan's Kidney Pills and Keen advertising commentary urging businesses to advertise.
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A. J. Gault
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Kansas
Hansan
Lemar & Lemar to Quit Lecompton Mercantile Firm
The firm of Lemar and Lemar at Lecompton announces it will quit business ending the state’s oldest mercantile house. William Lamar ran the store for 43 years and his sons have led it for about three. The store was a solid business proposition and the exit signals strong plans ahead. Captain Robert Henderson, a longtime resident of the region, died at his farm south of Junction City after months with Bright’s disease. He was about seventy.
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Lemar & Lemar
Lecompton
I T
Lamar
Junction City
Kans
Robert Henderson
Tin Plate Rise Bids New Year Price Hike
Advices from New York announce the final price increase for steel sheets and tin plates, effective tomorrow. The rise is 10 cents per 100 pounds on all black and galvanized sheets and 5 cents on blue annealed sheets. Topata Jan. etc. The article notes legal matters involving Wisile Sells and attorney M Mason of Kansas City, with claims of potential pardon hopes tied to Governor Hoch.
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Pittsburg
New York
Topata
J. M. Mason
Kansas City
Kans
Wisile Sells
iGovernor Hoch
Waa
Mason
Sells
France Italy move to unite Med aims at Morocco
A Paris dispatch reports a public shift in support for a Franco Italian entente. Italy’s pick Marquis Vincent Venosta to head the Italian delegation bolsters hopes for allied backing from powers with Mediterranean and Moroccan interests. Officials believe a united front could pressure Germany over Morocco.
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Paris
Vincont Venosta
France
Mediterranean
Morocco
Garmaty
Italy
Visonti Venosta
Community Notes and Social Visiting Headlines
Raw Valley residents recount weekend visits by Miss Lou Leonhard to Misa Koma Schaake and separations as Mr and Mrs J Gilmore travel to Florida. Mrs G G Perkins hosts New Year gatherings for Mayme Wilson Esther Wilson Garnet Falconer. Grandda Liggett age 98 noted. Village tips include oiling kitchen cars and a floor oil offer from Raymond's Drug Store.
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Lou Leonhard
Misa Koma Schaake
J. Gilmore
Florida
Annie Gilmore
G. G. Perkins
Mayme
Esther Wilson
The
Valley
Garnet Falconer
Iowa
Tourist Cars Popular Sleeper Service Promises Savings
The ad asserts that tourist sleepers attract good travelers not an inferior class and that one can travel to California cheaply. It promotes Union Pacific tourist cars as a cost effective way to cross the continent, with contact leads for agents and ticket offices. The page also includes a panicked ad for Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a wound healer.
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California
Union Pacific
Kg. BE
Alexander
J. T. Swanklin
Stockholders Meeting at Lawrence Nations Bank January 9 1906
Lawrence Kansas January 9 1906 annual stockholders meeting at the Lawrence Nations Bank banking house to elect directors for the ensuing year. Paul R Brooks cashier. December 5 1905. Catarrh cures and testimonials offered by Cheney Co Toledo Ohio claim Hall's Catarrh Cure treats constitutional disease with blood and mucous surface reach. One hundred dollars offered for a cure.
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Lawrence Nations Bank
Lawrence
Kansas
Paul R. Brooks
Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Toke Hall
Indoor meet plans clash of rivals in March venue
A Kansas City indoor racing meet to be held in Halls, with Missouri and Kansas State University officials meeting to arrange a third indoor clash. Missouri won the prior two meets, weather dampened last year but attendance is expected strong for the upcoming event.
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New York
Leon Friedman
Fitz
Green
Sioux Falls
S. D
New Yorke
Robert Fiteatm
Macager
Tansdon
Skansag City
Caldwell
Missouri State University
Copteation Hall
Missouri
Real estate transfers list many parcel changes
Real estate transfers show numerous deeds from Lawrence and surrounding counties. Names include Charles A HM and Douglas v County to J W Combest. Lucy Robba Taylor Lawrence to Kate M Spalding. Robert C Johnston and wife to Albert Zimmerman. Delia A Phillips Leroy to P P Phillips. A G Alrich and wife to A G Ostman. Livant Thurber and wife to Frank Giltuer. M A Gorrtt and wife to Mary Farringer. Steen Keith and wife to Chase Metcy. Willis K Folks and wife to Paris Vetitt. Leon F M Schears Coal Camp MO to Good A Colman. Margaret Davis to Micajah Hill. Barclay Thomas and wife to Aros Westerhouse. Florence J Alford and husband to Luther N Lewis. J Campbell & H Varnum to E H Varnum. Fred Bartz to A G Oatman. Each entry lists lot/block and nominal consideration, reflecting a busy real estate market.
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Charles A. HM
Douglas Veounty
J. W. Combest
N ‘el
Onty
Lucy Robba Taylor
Lawrence
Kate M. Spalding
Ohio Street
Robert C. Johnston
Lawrrence
Albert Zimmerman
Kentucky Street
Delia A. Phillips
Leroy, N
P. P. Phillip
North Lawrence
A. G. Alrich
A. G. Ostman
West Lawrence
Livant Thurber
Lawrance
Frank Giltuer
Leon Fi. Schears
Coal Camp
Good A. Colman
Margaret’ Davis
Johnson County
Micajah
Hill
Barclay Thomas
Eudora
Aros Westerhouse
Florence J. Alford
Luther N. Lewis
Massachusetts
Ciara
J.campbell & H
Ito E. H. Varnum
N. HM
Fred Bartz & W
A.G. Oatman
W. Ty
Skarlet M. Reynolde
Oliver M. Grabis
W. OL
Paving Resolution for Warren Street and Intersections
Lawrence city council on January 2 1905 adopted a resolution requiring Warren street and adjacent unpaved portions between Massachusetts and New Jersey to be graded curbent paved with two courses of vitrified brick and limestone curbs. Payment to be made in ten annual installments with price details set in the resolution. D Brooks, city clerk.
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Lawrence Daily Journal
Ouc
Clark
Lawrence
Kansas
Warren Street
Massachusetts Street
New Jarsay Street
New Hampshire Street
D. Brooks
Late 1906 Lawrence street paving resolution
City council resolves Kentucky street and intersecting streets be graded curbed and paved from Winthrop to Lea Street. Street width set at thirty feet with two courses of vitrified brick sand foundation and limestone curb. Assessments to be paid in ten annual installments. F. L. Brooks.
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Lawrence Daily Journal
Lawrence
Kans
Eley ‘Council
Cheonielal
Kentucky Street
Winthrop
Lea Street
F. LD. Brooks
Save Their Powder Hyenas and Arab hunting lore in myth
The piece discusses hyenas as feared by Arabs who prefer dogs to powder and shot. It references Thomson's mythic Keen hyena and old beliefs that hyenas can change sex, imitate human voice, learn names, and a valuable stone in its eye. The text portrays hyenas as tameable yet surrounded by myth and superstition.
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Thomson
West Point Bible Given to Cadets Amid Military Faith
The West Point report in The American Messenger notes a strong religious atmosphere at the United States Military Academy with cadets largely in the Young Men's Christian Association and many attending Bible classes led by peers in a chaplain taught program. It mentions the school sponsoring Bible study and a winter term at Lawrence Businem College offering day and night sessions opening in January.
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West Point
American Messenger
Annual
Tract Society
United States Military Academy
Young Men's Christian Association
Lawrence Businem College
The Holiday Fakir And His Curious Street Wagons
A bustling New York street scene centers on a fakir and his wagons. Vendors lure crowds with cheap novelties from boxes, coins hidden in belts trigger purchases, while bystanders watch as gamblers profit from the crowd’s curiosity. The scene captures the era’s blend of street theater and small-time trickery.
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Gawntown
Xii York
Dirk
Aolan
Aberber
Dave
Theo
Fower
Oller
Roosevelt's rifle at Springfield showing repairs after hunting use
The rifle used by President Roosevelt on a recent hunting trip arrived at the Springfield armory for extensive repairs due to rough usage. It was made for Roosevelt under Col. F. J. Phipps and adapts a magazine army life design with slight changes for sporting use.
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Roosevelt
Springfield
Maas
Col
F. 3. Phipps
The
Armors
Travel demands and travel conditions among men and women of good standing
Fragmentary text indicates a discussion of travel as a group, possibly calling for orderly movement by colonists or travelers. It notes that these men and women prefer to travel together in a disciplined manner, suggesting an organized approach and concern for safety or propriety. The passage is incomplete and unclear about specifics such as dates, destinations, or authorities.
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Mfe
William Waldorf Astor
America
England
Cavedon
Merlghant
United States
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Country News
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Stockholders Meeting
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New International Excyclopaedia
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Jacob Kilworth
B. J. Borton
Classic
Dr. Smith
Dick Bldg
W. W. Cockins
Theo. Poehler Mercantile Co
J. A. Alexander
Lawrence, Kansas
Mo, & Kana, Telephone Co
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Great Watch Works
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New York Tribune-Farmer
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J.T Shanelin
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