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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1903
Page
2
Fragmented Kansas political column recounts flap over United States senator race with Long Curtis and Stanley. Notes open caucus battle, Leland influence, Miller and Hoch mentions, and critique of Topeka council actions and local officials. Aguinaldo proposal cited.
The Kansas Legislature rides a wave of corruption talk as lawmakers appoint committee clerks from their own families and wage battles over coal strikes and trusts. Washington probes the fourth assistant postmaster general’s office with Bristow at the center amid claims of boodle and lax oversight.
The inspector general of the army commends courage and kindness in Philippine operations. A popular remedy is hailed for stomach and digestive woes, with endorsements and local druggists offering genuine Hitters. Reports detail a church event, agricultural appropriation figures, and a flu remedy letter from Roy Kemp praising Foley’s Honey and Tar.
A chaotic mix of financial collapses and legal actions dominates early lines with Alphin Lake Cotton and a bank suspending deposits pending investigations. Santa Fe painters win wage increases while wage talks hint at broader settlement. A fatal shooting in St Louis tied to a nightclub incident closes the report with local law enforcement pursuing suspects.
A collection of short notices and advertisements including Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for children and adults with dosing tips, Dove's Ointment for skin relief, Julian Ralph death notice, Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and cold symptoms, and various legal and local notices. The items reference Barber Bros, AbUayatuu's Plea, and Dr Calvin S Hay with brief health and consumer product notes.
Reed Smoot is elected United States senator from Utah to succeed Senator Rawlins in a historic vote. The tally appears in multiple sessions and will be ratified in a joint session of the state legislature in Toledo Ohio.
Wanted a farm of eighty to one hundred twenty or one hundred sixty acres for grain or cash rent near Lawrence with pastors hay plow lead house and barn. Also seeking a household keeper with address listed as Lizzie A Bornholdt Baldwin Kas and other farm staff details.
A boiler explosion occurred near Bowerstown four miles west of Coshocton Ohio as a bridge gang train crashed into an engine and rotary snow plow. Several workers were killed and many injured while lines and yards suffered extensive damage.
Philadelphia hearing on the anthracite strike closes another day with 400 witnesses examined. miners and non union workers call numbers while the railroad and Delaware Lackawanna Western firms wrap up cases. Mayor suspends St Louis city registrar over alleged city printing contract corruption.
A collage of jokes and quips from a bygone era spans a wide range of topics. It includes witty exchanges about secret societies and fashion, with brief jokes on marriage, manners, and daily life. References drift between papers like the Detroit Free Press and Chicago New, offering a mosaic of humor and social commentary.
The article reports large tracts in Hawaii slated for settlement by U S citizens, outlining land divisions, leases with no purchase option, and twenty one year purchase timelines. It notes agricultural prospects with cabbage eggs butter and fruit markets, freight rate effects, and government support for irrigation and development.
The article cites widespread poisoning from opiate laced cough syrups given to children by mothers. It references Foley’s Honey and Tar as a touted remedy and notes editorials and endorsements while contrasting safer options with opiate-containing preparations.
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