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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1910
Page
3
Mrs Charley Brown of Vinland dies at home from diphtheria at 9 a m Tuesday after recent illness. Born Lela Hagerman August 2 1503 died July 12 1910 she married April 21. Private service held at 10 a m Wednesday, burial in Vinland cemetery. Sympathy to husband and family.
Elizabeth Anderson, a well known Lawrence woman, died early this morning at her home on New Jersey Street after a long illness caused by dropsy. She is survived by husband and four children in Arkansas and Davenport, with funeral set for Sunday at her home. Mrs. Thomas expected to arrive tomorrow.
A long list of names and hometowns appears visiting or passing through Topeka and nearby areas including Newark Kansas City Topeka Fort Scott Sedalia Hannibal Meridan Clovis Bonner Springs Ottawa and Chicago with departures for Kansas City Wisconsin and Michigan. Residents plan trips to Peoria St Catherines and Charlevoix while others return from Fort Riley Seattle and Ottawa.
A frail aging man with a storied past reappears in Kansas City, identified as Janes Forbes Foster. He speaks of a vanished fortune and lost family, begging for shelter and sleep while recounting a broken life and prior troubles with his wife. Police describe him as about 60 years old with snowy hair and a cautious expression in custody.
Nightly rain renewed across the area delaying threshing and dampening wheat while corn looks set to suffer less. Farmers hope the moisture helps ground readiness for fall plowing as new post cards arrive at McColoch's store.
Readers are invited to the Thompson Studio session at G15 Mass St to capture portraits of the Elileven Dow team as the best ball game of the season unfolds. Journal and World Force players to attend a post office event Monday and a Tuesday night gathering at Nameement Park. The lineup features Catcher Kanaya, Fraser, King Cole, Milton, Parse, and Milton among others with reporters from both papers invited to cover.
Visitor T Pollock from Oklahoma City recalls a river voyage to Lawrence over five decades ago. He and his father discussed early Lawrence times and a boat trip on the river with a Lightfoot covered in flags. Also an inquiry asks for 6 to 10 room houses and a modern 8 to 10 room home. The Morrisand Co Lawrence Nat’l Bank ad appears at end.
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