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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1907
Page
1
All your wants supplied at Mrs Prentisa Home store. Melting snow will go through shoes without good oiling. Raymond's Pure Neatsfoot or Fish Oil Protecta the leather. Pure Neatsfoot 20¢ pint. Fish Oil 15¢ pint. Also notes on a Food Sale at Wolf's Bookstore and various local notices about shoer and shirt sales.
Commissioner Lentt endorses abolishing non reservation schools including Carlisle and Haskell Institute while Senator Long defends Haskell. The drive argues shifting funds to reservation schools to preserve Indian culture. Superintendent Peairs notes record enrollment at Haskell with about 800 students and strong job outcomes for graduates, countering abolition arguments. Rates and enrollment details follow.
A call urges united action to back Banator Henley and local businessmen to boost Lawrence. It frames this as the town's hour of destiny and asks residents to choose between striving to make Lawrence great or remaining quiet while other towns outpace them. The message stresses more business and more money for all.
The latest official news from the Kingston disaster says Kingston was almost entirely destroyed with heavy loss of life and hundreds of the injured in hospitals. The message came through Admiral Evans via the Whipple to Kingston. It notes the city was quiet when the dispatch was sent Thursday morning.
The Carter team totaled 2113 with Carter leading at 530 while Pryor made 2056. Proceeds from a Lyceum lecture for Monday January 28 go toward buying an outdoor athletic field. The Convention Club met weekly with thirty members and a 6:15 dinner.
The Buch Band Boys set Monday night, February 4 for their annual ball in Fraternal Aid hall to raise funds to finish paying for a new band stand in South Park. They seek town support to improve the park and hope to create a stand similar to the one in Central Park.
Kansas City reports a major storm leaving the southwest blanketed in ice. Telegraph and telephone wires are nearly unusable and rail service is severely disrupted with trains running late.
The installation of the A. H. which was to have taken place Saturday January 19 at Vinland is postponed a week to January 26 due to inclement weather and general sickness. Many Lawrence members planned to assist in the Vinland installation which will be held in the morning.
The disagreeable weather and lack of sunshine are blamed for sickness at Woodlawn school where Misa Stevenson is ill and Miss Mary Murtaugh fills in. Miss Winship of the New York school is also unable to attend and Miss Dinglestedt substitutes for her.
Cornelius Carter of Mississippi Street is dangerously ill at his residence with pneumonia. He is employed by the Rock Island Railroad and his health condition is reported as serious by family members.
Mrs Harriet Wheeler sister of D O'Brien suffered a severe stroke at her home 6 Rhode Island street last night. She is reported a little better this morning.
Gus Tafson plans to expand at 11 Mass St with an added worker to speed repairs. He will keep hands on the delicate tasks while handling numerous small fixes himself. Watch 11 Mass St for activity as soon as the move completes.
Tom Middleton appeared before Justice Phillips and was released after a hearing on a pig theft charge. Robert Ingalls was convicted of the same offense and sentenced to thirty days in jail.
A telegram received today states the Hazlett case at Olathe was continued for ten days, extending the legal proceedings. The notice provides little detail beyond the duration and location of the continuation.
Two slight earthquake shocks were felt at Oban Scotland yesterday. No damages were reported.
The funeral for Jacob Mapp who died in Kansas City on January 10 from bronchitis was held this afternoon at 2 o clock from the A M E church.
Notice to property owners liable for the cost of grading curbing and paving East Warren East Quincy New Hampshire West Henry street. Assessments must be paid by the 29th or paid in ten yearly installments to the county treasurer. Cash payment offers interest savings. J A Keeler mayor. Store goods with Lawrence Transfer Co experienced packers. Dressmaking. Premiums offered. 003 Mass street. Tea store offers. Omitted garbled rest.
Reports from January reveal repeated shocks near Kingston. The Kingston schoolhouse collapsed after the first quake, killing ninety children. Fire and smoldering ruins linger as residents fear further tremors and harbor channel shifts are unconfirmed.
Margery McKenzie, aged 15, died this morning at her Alabama home from typhoid fever after a brief illness begun Wednesday. She had been healthy, was enthusiastic about school, and leaves three sisters and a brother. Funeral services will be held Sunday at the Mission church, time to be announced.
The comedy drama A Fight For Love? featuring Robert Kitzsimmons opens at the Buwersoeh Opera House after Friday the 18th. The show promises intense drama within a light tonal frame.
Dave Blaine and the group Friends of Reform push a bill in Topeka to amend and strengthen current railroad law. The measure aims to compel railroads to disclose burdensome laws and provide relief for shippers. Drafted under A E Helm of Wichita and Carr Taylor, attorney for railway submitters, plus commissioners.
Mrs B F Fiegenbaum visits Eudora as Mrs DeLone and children spend the day there. F D Brooks travels to Topeka to register city bonds. Eva I L Becker travels KC bound as W W Cleland and Hans Cleland head to Kansas City. Mrs W T Williamson and husband depart for KC. Miss Mary Barber of Lecompton visits Miss Cloyd Hanselman. Phil Bryde to host Happy Home club Tuesday. Phi Sigma Chi to initiate Otto Dinglestedt. W H Dunday of Denver is in town as Denver Rio Grande agent. Assiss Effie Wilmoth returns from KC. L H Perkins hosts guests at Upton Court. Myron Mason returns to SF. Rev E F Holland and wife in KC on way home to Reserve. Holland leads Henry Soxman funeral. Mrs S Bishop and Miss Russel host whist with Mrs A Gifford. Nannie Mackey wins first, Abs Zerby consolation. Friday Night Whist club hosted by Mr and Mrs B Power. dinner at 7 then whist. guests include Chas Sparr, Dr and Mrs Gifford, Mr and Mrs F Jaedicke, Mrs Frank Anderson. Lemon punch served. L H Perkins and Mrs Perkins to host dinner in Lawrence for Supreme Court members and wives next Wednesday. dignitaries invited. Out-of-town Phi Kappa Pass dance guests listed. Nineteenth Century Embroidery club guests entertained in Topeka by Mrs W A Haskins. elaborate course dinner, pink and white decor, Voices displayed. After informal visit to Walls Book Store, guests depart for Lawrence. club to meet in two weeks at Mrs Ma Ferlese.
London dated Kingston special describes a Jamaica earthquake described as the most serious in two hundred years with fifteen minor aftershocks and no tidal wave detected.
Description notes a grand scenic production with a large, faultless supporting company and several well known performers. It mentions multiple scientific elements in the script and a liberal supply of comedy amid dramatic portions. Pew women, among others, are referenced in the cast.
Guthrie Oklahoma January 18 special committees of the constitutional convention on segregated coal and asphalt lands in the Indian Territory filed a final report as a congressional memorial urging Congress and President Roosevelt to authorize negotiations. Oklahoma desires to open talks with the federal government at an early date to buy the lands.
Su Louis January 1. Circuit Attorney Sager said he would investigate the sensational manner in which Horace Uand, social leader and chief clerk of the law department of the Frisco railroad, was railroaded to the penitentiary on a five year sentence for surgery to which he pled guilty here yesterday.
The Knights and Ladies of Security host another social dance at I.O.O.F. hall on Monday evening January 21. Proceeds or details are not listed in the brief.
Miss Martha Criley traveled to Kansas this morning. Miss Eilie Center of Kansas City visits Mrs. Ed. Manter. M. W. A. camp team to host a dance series at I. C. C. F. hall starting Tuesday January 22. Miss Maud Grimes to Lawrence for the Phi Delta dance guest of Miss Grace Leslie Topeka Daily Capital.
Kansas City reports wheat receipts 64 cars with May at 71 44, July 70 , Sept 7015. Cash prices list No 2 hard 69 54 73, No 3 hard 67 72, No 2 red 134 7440, No 3 red 67 722. Corn May 4c, July 403, Sept 41 c, No 2 mixed 39 4c, No 3 mixed 3834 3934c. Oats No 2 white 37 3714c, No mixed 36 3614c. Rye 60 62c. Hay Choice Timothy 15 50 16, Choice prairie 11 25 11 50. Butter Creamery 28c. Phi Sigma Chi fraternity colors for Frank Eriebiel noted. Fancy Work Club met with Miss Sadie Hart. refreshments served.
Mrs A D Weaver hosted about forty ladies for a tea in her home honoring guest Mrs John Hutchings. Assistants in the parlors were Mrs A B Bullen and Mrs J W Green. The dining room featured a yellow theme with candles, yellow roses, and yellow ribbons.
A wireless from Admiral Evans says the U S S Yankton arrived in Kingston at midnight with medical supplies and two Associated Press reporters aboard. In a brief interlude, a local exchange references a child who swallowed a penny whistle, highlighting small town anecdotes alongside the naval news.
Little Rock Arkansas January 18 suits for alleged violations of state anti trust laws were filed by the district attorney against Armour and Co Waters-Pierce Oil Company Hammond Packing Co Morris and Co and Cudahy Packing Co for total damages of 1 833 000 The statement warns that a public office is a public trust and condemns those who seek offices yet oppose the Trust.
Washington January 18 President nominates Richard A Ballinger of Seattle to be commissioner general of the land office succeeding W A Richards Ballinger a Seattle lawyer and former mayor is the nominee for the post reflecting a notable political move in federal land management
Washington January 18 Secretary of the Navy Metcalf said he had not yet received any report from Admiral Evans about the Jamaica earthquake and tidal wave. He notified the Associated Press of the lack of current information while awaiting official dispatches.
Havana reports a wireless message states a tidal wave altered Jamaica coast line and submerged Kingston's southern area, leaving parts of the city under water.
A meeting report notes a tutor at the university as the central figure in a rumored elopement. The fragment suggests interest in a personal union affecting campus social circles, with no confirmed details or names provided.
Washington January 18 news item reports the Senate postponed further consideration of the Brownsville resolution until Monday.
An eclectic local advertisement column features the Hiawatha Cafe promising meals and catering at reasonable prices, with chatter about home bakery items and a colonial toilet article giveaway. The page also notes earthquakes near Kuba and Baku, a ten day shirt sale by Wilder Bros, and Wolf's Book Store promotions.
Local note advertises Lowney Cakes and Ball chocolate at Mrs Pree tee's Home otere located on Masenaho puts street.
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