18 Jul 1902
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1902
Page
1
A battered column of items from Lawrence Kansas lists political notes on Kansas party figures Tom Fitch Ed Howe and quotes from newspapers including Leavenworth Times Topeka Journal and Atchison Globe. It notes labor union strikes bold comments on Bass Lake View stocking and Rev John J Brown's death with biographical highlights.
A chaotic, fragmentary newspaper page touches on Missouri and Kansas political clashes over slavery and reform, rail headlines, and editorials. It mentions Convict Tracy as a focal point of rumor, Kansas Day club figures, and editor McJimsey as a potential congress candidate. It also previews Grand Trunk and Frisco rail promotions and a July town lot sale with travel deals across Missouri and Illinois.
Secretary Moody upheld Admiral Taylor as senior to Admiral Bradford based on the priority of the first commission dates. Dewey and the judge advocates affirmed the decision. Separately, Cromwell considered Panama Canal matters with Hay and Knox in Paris preparations for title settlement. negotiations with Colombia progress stated but no details. Ministers Corea and Calvo discussed canal routes, hoping route choice returns to Nicaraguan preference.
A chaotic, OCR heavy dispatch references a severe storm in Chicago and then shifts to scattered notes about Typhoon activity in the Philippines, drownings near Martinique, population debates in Oklahoma, a Liverpool banquet, and medical advertorials including Ely’s Cream Balm and Dean’s Ointment.
Two masked men tried to stop a southbound Rock Island passenger train between Saginaw and Newark. They laid telegraph poles on the track but fled when Engineer Knight and Fireman Mosier fired warning shots. The robbers escaped into nearby timber as the train reached Fort Worth.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a political item referencing The Prime Minister and SECRETARY BOET and Fontes Gish. It mentions audience darkness and a regily te inne swe fit perished, with unclear names and dates. The garbled text implies a formal government or parliamentary context without clear outcomes.
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal remedy that acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It claims no quack medicine status, lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as proprietors, and notes price, with testimonials available by mail.
A message from Albany trader W S Manning of Albany Chemical Co endorses Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for a prolonged diarrhoea attack. He reports immediate relief and recommends the medicine to others with similar symptoms. Sold by Barber Bros.
The Grand Tresk Railway System offers a lacenic route to Mutkoks Kawartha Lake St Lawrence river and rapida White Mountain and Atlant Hoyes coast resorts. Commencing June 29 magnif icent Pullmare vestibule drawing room sleeping cars depart Chicago daily at 3:02 p m for Portland and Boston via Port Huron Toronto and Montreal. For tourist publications apply to Gen W Vauz A G P T A 155 Afiama St Chicago.
Henry F. King, 80, entered the New York Foundling asylum and shot two Sisters of Charity. He then killed himself with a chest wound and was jailed for examination. Sister Angela, 45, and Sister Cecilia, 40, were not fatally harmed. King, a frequent visitor, is believed demented after suffering melancholia and a prior suicide attempt. He claimed he sought birth information from the asylum. An unrelated drug advertisement follows.
A 16-crew whaleboat from Oceanic House Star Island Isle of Bhoals capsized in a bay squall. Skipper Fred Miles led 16 waiters and waitresses on a pleasure trip. One occupant recovered, several bodies still missing. two doctors treated survivors. Rescuers used horses to reach the wreck before dawn.
Black Diamond Washington July 18 Tracey has escaped eluding the county sheriff and a posse at his hiding place three miles from here on Wednesday night. He used a rowboat to flee east of Sawyer Jake around two o clock yesterday morning with two confederates. The posse returned to Hack Dinimend afternoon and the chase was abandoned. Tracey lay in the brush since Pantet s retest pipsure the ow curiids in Ristach were madely Deputy Banee in the vl in the rit Loch nea Covtigden dest Thars ye His hiding place was less than four miles from Cayineten and one of his companions is believed to be a murderer with a price on Niedus. Tracey s wounds were killed Saturday or Sunday.
In Owensboro Kentucky a mob of about 40 masked men seized John Anderson from the city jail after he was charged with murdering his wife on July 4. They hanged him from a beam near the city scales, later paying respects to the scene and dispersing.
Notice states that advertising charges under 40 cents require advance payment for all advertisers except regulars. No obituary or officiation card shown unless payment is made in advance.
A major thunderstorm swept eastern Nebraska and western Iowa yesterday afternoon, bringing heavy downpours and a four foot main street washout in The Vaya. The storm damaged crops and property, with the total damage estimated near $200,000 and Burlington tracks diverted by a landslide north of town.
Guthrie Oklahoma July 18 a supreme court decision by Associate Justice TF Barewell addresses the eligibility of entrymen to homestead on public lands. It determines that an otherwise qualified entrant securing a title need not be disqualified when entering on an Indian reservation and racing from that location, affecting farm titles and valuations in the Cherokee outlet.
Bishop Conaty told the Ancient Order of Hibernians that the Gaelic chair at the Catholic University of Washington will not be reinstated amid outside interference. A Harvard lecturer may teach Gaelic while fundraising efforts shift to Trinity College women auxiliary reforms. The convention heard reports on membership, finances, and governance changes within the order.
Scattered remarks mention a deferment of a presidential visit to Oyster Bay, a plan to set military reforms in Cuba, and a chaotic tally of names and places. Amid the jumble appear ads and brief notices about medical extracts, dental services, and rail promotions, with mentions of Kratz case and a court order for bondsman payment.
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