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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1904
Page
1
Abstracts of Title and Fire Insurance services offered by LMM Perkin attorney at law. Includes abstracts of title and special attention to claims, with emphasis on locations near Burr Ridge.
Atchison Kansas January 2 E W Tiech anti machine Republican club hosted Hoch and ex attorney general L Tu nes to speak for the gubernatorial race. Hoch said he would not attack fellow Republicans, framed as a volunteer in the cause, and vowed to work for Republican success in the next campaign. He read from a manuscript but planned to read further next time.
Topeka Jan 21 Almost full representation of the democratic state central committee gathers to pick a site and date for the state convention. Most favor a late May meeting in Wichita. Chad Duval and Bailie Wagener are named as anti Hearst candidates for national committeemen. AH Atwood and J G Jolson are supported by Hearst men. Senator Ryan of Pittsburg is often mentioned for governor.
The Lindsborg weekly Swedish colony paper declared for Hoch for pov urnor yesterday, signaling support from local Swedish papers for Hoch in regional matters.
A local group plans a Roosevelt and Hoch club in Peabody, discussing organization at a Monday meeting with public speaking. Petitions circulate and it is hoped all Republicans in the townships sign.
Jelnit Kansas January 21 The Mitchell county republican central committee met in the ery ball The county convention is set for February 6 The resolution endorsing E W Hoch of Marion for governor was passed by a unanimous vote of the committee
Winfield Courier reports P Greer’s paper the Courier supports E W Goch for governor. A Hoch club is to be organized soon in Winfield.
Grand Rapids January 21 ex Alder James McCool pleaded guilty to taking a bribe from Sant Salisbury to aid a water deal. Ex City Clerk Isaac Lamoreous also changed to guilty on conspiracy charges. sentences deferred. Senate offered a Panama annexation bill named Quincy Adams Sawyer.
Wellington Kansas January 21 Emma Wilson county attorney Summer county sues W M Stryker and Ivan D Rogers editors of the Peoples Voice for criminal libel. Wilson is under arrest for defrauding a bank at Pelle Plain and for forging his father in law J W Forney’s name on a 12000 note. The Voice charges him with other criminal acts and accepting bribes as county attorney. Both editors were arrested but posted bond.
Miss Terra Corder of Wellington Kansas was awarded 2090 in district court against Belle Plaine farmer C N Stephenson for injuries from a runaway team. The collision with her carriage left her impaled on the wagon tongue. she sought 100000 damages for alleged negligence but recovered 2090.
Pittsburg Pa January 21 Preparations are under way for a break up in the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers due to recent warm weather and heavy rain. Indications point to both rivers breaking up simultaneously, risking millions of dollars in floating property.
An 18 year old Indian boy named Frank Sam Quah died from exposure in Sherman County. He became intoxicated at Portao and wandered home to the Kickapoo reservation. His frozen body was found the next morning near his house, within a few rods of it.
Snow drifts reach ten feet in Racine amid a southern Wisconsin blizzard. The steamer Georgia bound for Chicago is icebound a mile offshore with passengers aboard. Ice blocks the City of Marquette near Kenosha. In Indiana, the Wabash River ice causes widespread damage. Riverside Park becomes a lake. homes evacuated. Ice gorge 30 feet high at Walf Creek near Cannelton extending 36 miles.
Reported peril from international guard deployments leaves Seoul tense with danger still real. US Minister Wen says he avoids entanglements as the legation sits under police and Korean troops protection. Seven cabinet ministers resign, four new ones named, amid threats of southern insurrection and imperial dynastic unrest.
London reports high officials like Gavetta and Lord Lansdowne now see the far eastern crisis easing. Dispatches from Vladivostok to St. Petersburg say Japan’s peace signals dispel fears of war, with a long period of peace likely. In Washington the Morgan annexation bill debate begins as the Senate considers annexing Panama and treaties for a canal via Nicaragua.
Heavy rains over two days sent streams out of banks in East Peoria forcing residents in lowlands to flee. Meanwhile in Meadville floodwaters threaten city properties as the Gre department is mobilized to aid recovery.
A cold wave hit Arkansas City on January 21 lowering the temperature by 40 degrees. No snow has fallen.
A belt break at the Cambria steel works in Johnston Pennsylvania caused a runaway fly wheel to burst, killing three workers and fatally injuring three others. In other news, political remarks surface as Senator Happa’s allies react to dinners. Oklahoma’s governor grants a death sentence reprieve in exchange for never seeking a pardon. an Arkansas murder likely occurred with a body dumped from a train. Editor Watterson criticizes Bryan’s campaign idea as insanity. Count de Penalaza discusses his wife’s divorce. nations plan further exposition exhibits at St. Louis. Ireland touts friendship with America. the Hepburn pure food bill passes the house by a sizable majority.
Paris January 21 official quarters say the international peace commission based in Berne and linked to the Hague tribunal has sent a circular note to the powers seeking a method to settle the Russo Japanese controversy. Washington is said to be examining the attitude of other governments toward the proposal.
A Seitz hotel in Marion Indiana exploded after a gas leak trapping thirty guests. Three persons perished including owner Charles Belte and cafe proprietor James Devlin, with two others fatally hurt and ten seriously injured. Fire and rescue crews faced difficulty removing victims as flames spread through the two story brick building.
A New York baker identified as A Barter was committed to Bellevue Hospital for mental examination after being arrested following a lone rambling letter to Police Commissioner Meydey. He greeted drivers as deliverers from bondage and claimed conspirators urged him to kill the president.
The Watch Retail Supplement and Vet Dealers Association elected NS. D. Goblet of Columbia Missouri as president and T. A. Wiles of Cherokee Kansas as vice president. J. B. Bergisen of Kingman and AV Burts of Waterville Kansas were named directors for one year.
Police chief names four officers as pallbearers for Brak Magia, mine waiter, as undertakers and liverymen organize, seeking private watchmen and police rights to guard property during a current strike.
Baeron Mitchell sparks a public tiff with George F. Maer, president of the Phiddelphia and Heading railroad, once said to hate him yet hints at a grain of admiration for the president of the Called Mine Workers. An onlooker’s quip prompts brisk banter about loyalties and leadership.
The Chinese Empress Dowager enjoys her autos but remains within Ye summer palace grounds due to impractical Beijing streets. Prince Su pledges to reserve some for future automobiles within a year. Manchu princess Salta deven increasingly uses European carriages in daily life.
Representative Cooper of Wisconsin wires to verify if the president of a Wisconsin dancing class wears a turn down collar with his evening clothes. A negative reply would jeopardize support. In a Berlin technical college osmium lamp test, two groups of six lamps show life spans around 2,855 hours and 1,479 hours with candlepower and wattage changes, while rock haulers resume work later today.
San Luis Obispo, Jan 2h Train No. 9 on the Southern Pacific was robbed of its express safe on the Questa grade six miles northeast of the city. Messenger Sullivan of the express car found the door burst and the safe missing after leaving the forward car. The safe reportedly contained about $80,000. Detectives pursued the trail as the train reached San Francisco and authorities wired ahead to intercept the robbers. Wells Fargo agents indicated the safe did not contain a large sum.
Two thousand votes cast as 18 stockholders meet at Atlas office on January 20 to elect directors A Whitman L I Perkins J F Wider II D Whitman A C Griesa J T Greenlees A J Anderson. Secretary reports annual results and members express confidence. board adopts resolution praising security and management.
Berthy He Cooper nee Hertha Menger daughter of Mr and Mrs Menger, aged 90, born in Lawrence May 3, died in Kansas City on May 1 from heart failure. A Lawrence public school graduate, she worked at Wes Bros and Bell’s music store. The funeral will be on Rhode Island Street Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock.
Real estate transfers include Ann Thitehs to Walter K Bure and others with various properties and dates. A notice mentions Mrs Witter selling fancy work at low prices and upcoming events at the Willan W U U Baptist church. Also references to Summerfield arrival for a funeral in New York and a sale at Keeler’s with wallpaper remnant stock reductions.
A doctor notes red headed individuals have denser hair with about 34 000 red hairs on the scalp compared to fair or brown hair counts. He cites that 105 000 brown hairs would be needed to cover an ordinary head. Denmark considers adopting new surnames amid surname diversity. The corn crop last year covered 88 091 093 acres yielding 25.5 bushels per acre totaling about 2.24 billion bushels valued near 4 billion dollars.
University of Kansas hosts a key basketball game featuring prominent U teams as students plan to aid junior class activities. Advisory board discussions cover future association plans and building proposals, while faculty address law topics and football and basketball schedules are reviewed with no firm decisions.
For a sample policy, Mr WW B Shaw list manager at New Eldridge hotel this evening after 6. Then Mr George Osburn at the Burtonmore hotel in Kansas City visited Mr DP De Meree and family today.
Kansas City and Chicago market notes list cattle hogs and calves with price ranges, wheat and corn futures with May July and cash values, oats rye and butter milk products, eggs and pork and lard quotes. Includes heifers steers stockers and feeders by city and date with brief volume figures.
Fragmentary OCR lists city officers and department heads including Fire Rept Supt and Sexton with scattered names such as Clarke, Brooks, Garrett, McParland, Dalton, and Ward. Mentions date references and various roles, implying a municipal directory or public notice snippet.
Miss Gabrielle Townsend Stewart, admitted to practice in the New York Supreme Court on motion, is said to be the first woman lawyer admitted on motion after practice in another state. She had Ohio bar in 1900 and built prominence in Cleveland by freeing a person indicted for burglary via a common law doctrine. The countess of Warwick plans agricultural settlements in England for skilled women in horticulture dairy farming and poultry, to work cooperatively after training.
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