Journal of Lawrence Kansas 1909 rumor and policy notes
The Lawrence Journal from July 10 1909 reports on local and national issues including rumors and public affairs. It notes press changes and offices at 64 Mass Ave and discusses topics such as liquor laws prohibition and a proposed vehicle tax. It also mentions Ottawa chautauqua delays floods and the national teachers association stance on diseases in schools.
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National Teachers Association
Board of Education
Mila
Hall
EF. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Cheney & CO
Baldwin and Anthony debated public works and civic growth
The piece argues Baldwin should pursue a sewer system and waterworks to boost Baldwin as a model small city. It praises public service and warns of the temptations of Washington. It contends infrastructure costs matter less than value received and favors balanced work and recreation.
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Journal
Washington
Anthony
Baldwin
Record Breaker Ad Promises 50 Men at Bowersock Mill
A jumbled item notes Wanted-50 men at Bowersock's Mill with a price tag of $1.73 away and references a long advertising record for Cascards. The passage then shifts to obituaries and notices from Perry and nearby towns, reporting deaths of Mrs. J. B. Carson and Mrs. Nancy Critchlaw, funeral details, and local weather and tariff commentary. It also mentions a ship of sentiment and a political remark about tariff reform and newspaper consolidation, plus a brief classifieds line for Sand Dipper and sand delivery.
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Perry
J. B. Carson
J. L. Raines
Bright
Carson
J. Sraines
Mary Carson
Gey. Carson
Kansas City
U’elock
D. A. Shutt
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Real Estate Transfers and Deeds Notice
Real estate transfers list parcels and lines on a township map. Names mentioned include Andrew Christensen and wife, Lawrence ta Mary Al Werth, and A. Wi tch and wife of Lawrence with references to Lot 37 and lots 65 to 75 on Jersey Street Baldwin. Also an advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease shoe powder claiming relief for feet and bunions with free trial package offer.
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Charles
Thenee S
Andrew Christensen
F- Lawrence
Mary al Werth
Tanerence Ud
Lawrence
AIM -Deeds
Flotov
A. Witch
Lewis
Jersey St. Baldwin
Allen
Drugspreta
Olmstead
le Roy
Hill Crest Acres shows marked advancement and prospects
The article extols Hill Crest Acres as the finest addition with improving streets, water gas service and plans for macadamized roads and graded drive. It notes strong local interest from about twenty five percent below city prices, appeals to buyers via realty firms, and mentions health and desirability as a home site with a view and good drainage. It references insurance law debates and opinions on rates and protections, with local business figures and services named in passing.
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Hans Jn
Vondashel
Fiussing
Ua Crest
Peru
Warren
University
Hill Crest Drive
HHH
McNeil, Whitmin & Co
Fin Divestment Co
Crow Willis KK. Folks, Tlosment Co
Ds Ifare Ilarks
Haskell Institute
Chas. Finch
Finch
Kansas
Insurance Kaw
Jamesouh
Zeke
Topeka
Lawrence
Other Lewis
Cie
United States
Wilder Bros
Herman
Nda
Cain Orily
Barnes
Ororder
Connecticut reform debates and insurance firms critique
A discussion on competition, price controls, and state regulation highlights calls for reform. The piece critiques burdens on insurance firms, advocates uniform public officials, and questions broad interference in business by state law and policy. It cites voices about taxation, ethics, and reform measures affecting national and Connecticut contexts.
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Connecticut Insurance
Auley
United States
Bowensoen
Tragedies Linked Across Moffett Family Timeline
A historical note traces multiple deaths and near-miss events involving the Moffett/Moffitt family, spanning Cadillac Michigan in 1907 to Pitish Kansas and Winchester Indiana in 1908. Incidents include a two year old killed by a car driven by a physician's son, a man killed boarding a moving freight train, a mine blast fatality, and a late 1800s to 1908 family homecoming tale tied to distant relatives.
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Cadillac
Mich
Freeman Moffit
Curiton
Ills
Jesse Wallo Moffett
Joseph “Edwin Moffett
Pitish
Kansas
Thomas Moffett
Thomas Kenfn Moffitt
Zimri Moffitt
North Carolina
Winchester
Indiana
Oakland
California
Willian
Australia
Moffetts and others die in a string of 1908 calamities
A flood of memories ends in a death for a wanderer at a depot and triggers a cascade of family deaths in May 1908. The Moffett family suffers repeated tragedies from a Mississippi cyclone, a Houston elevator disaster, a Washington powder explosion, and a New Jersey drowning near Normandie. Multiple relatives perished, including Mrs. Ward Moffitt and her husband, with accounts of brave rescue attempts and severe injuries.
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Ed Wanderer
William Ward Moffitt
Med
Hattiessore
Mississippi
Moffetts
J. H. Moffett
Lucy
James
Call
Lattiesburg
County Lown
Kentucky
Houston
Texas
Barney C. Mofffatt
Moffatt
Clealum
iKittitas Co
Washington
Peter Moffatt
Jesse
Fauquier County
Virginia
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