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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1909
Page
4
The item reviews a Kansas weather report from the University of Kansas and notes local happenings in Lawrence. It mentions a gambling incident and a jail scare over an escaped convict, plus a review of the play Marrying Mary starring Florence Gear at a Lawrence venue with praise for her performance and critique of the chorus.
A local notice explains registration rules for the city primary and election. It states that the primary is not an election, but voters who did not vote in last fall’s general election or the spring election a year prior must register to vote in either the coming primary or city election. If registrants vote in neither, registration remains valid. Those who have moved since last registering must re register.
Vanilla Ice Cream, Chocolate Ice Cream, Orange Ice Cream, Raspberry Tee Cream, Pineapple Tee promote The Taste Tells by Wiedemann's. For hands and face, Raymonds Cream of Roses promises non greasy, quick drying smooth skin.
Lawrence born Miss G O Hunnicott ascends to national prominence in commercial education after unanimous election as first vice president of the National Commercial Teachers Federation in Indianapolis. She serves as secretary of Michigan’s commercial section of the School Masters club, aided by her mother Mrs Rebecca S O Hunnicott.
Moving picture show owners nationwide held a Chicago meeting to form a self protection group against a film monopoly. The new association claims 500 films ready to wage war on the trust, which fixes weekly prices around 48 dollars. Contracts expire soon and theatres must sign by February 1. Major manufacturers run branch houses, including in Kansas City, from which Kansas theatres obtain films. Local shows are not expected to face trouble over films.
Seco Foulards 27 inch wide with soft finish in new spring shades offered at 50 cents per yard. Collection includes striped chiffon taffetas cheeked louisine silks and satin foulards with actual worth 75 and 85 cents, special sale at 55 cents per yard this week.
A long list of residents and visitors from Lawrence and area spent the day or part of it in Kansas City or nearby. Names include A Tweed Mrs Ecke Mrs Weber Stanley Brown Alvin Lorie Myrtle Kaufman Julia Helmenbach Mary Foley F H Block Juha Moore Fred Crowe F D Klein Ernest Rankin Ernest Robinson Samuel Fellers E T Gallagher Helen C W McFarland C H Newby Emma Myers Chas mith Merle Augusta Cattlow and others with mentions of travel to Topeka and California trips and a delay due to engagements for a concert tomorrow.
Arthur Capper mails a grand folder detailing the Capital and are Mail and Breese venture in Topeka with a new building costing 355000 dollars, housing 75 employees and a 250000 dollar annual payroll. A dinner honors editors and state associations. Newton faces Lawrence in a college basketball night at the S.S. I. C. C. B. hall with a strong line up and exciting play.
A Belleville author reports a city blackout after a cat climbed the switchboard at the power house and touched live current. Engineer Gholson located and removed the dead animal. The incident lasted a few minutes and caused brief darkness in the city.
Wheat and corn prices traded in Kansas City and Chicago with May July and Sept futures listed. Live stock receipts included native steers cows and heifers stockers and feeders bulls calves and packers with varied up and down quotes across cattle beef and pork.
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