Lawrence piano factory plan prompts study by committee
Lawrence officials and businessmen debated a proposal to attract a piano factory. The plan, presented by Weber brothers and associates, would produce 1000 pianos yearly with 100 workers, requiring $30,000 in stock from local subscribers and offering preferred stock tied to common shares. The group agreed to further investigate feasibility and potential benefits to the city’s industry and freight traffic.
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Lawrence
C. J. ‘Smith
Cleveland
J Wilson
Kansia City
P Fl Plerea
Cama
Wabver
Sohmer Plano
Webers
A.c.saith
Wilson
Allo Well
Hell Bros
Stock Movement Heavily Burdens Railroads in Spring Peak
Rail shipments surge toward week end with heavy stock movements described as unprecedented. The spring rush typically spans several weeks, yet the railroad capacity is strained by brisk coal and merchandise traffic.
Esther Phone Takes A Pleasure Trip In Aflean Launch
Esther Phone plans a scenic voyage aboard the Aflean launch, visiting new destinations as the vessel debuts. The project marks a milestone for travel enthusiasts seeking unique ocean experiences aboard the fresh liner.
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Aunch Aflean
Aliean
Hay on The Market and ice cream prices noted
The notice describes hay for sale at about 166.50 a ton with prairie and tame varieties in market, and mentions farmers driving to buy due to odor. It also lists A Ewing’s ice cream pricing with quart and gallon ranges, packed and delivered by mules.
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Lawrence
A. Ewing
Real estate and wallpaper ads mixed in archive notice
Fragmentary listing shows various room counts and street names for houses in Tennessee and nearby areas, followed by an advertisement for Hosterd Investment Company and a Wall paper sale at Wolf's offering reduced prices on high grade wallpaper. The text is garbled but indicates commercial notices and promotions rather than a cohesive event.
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Wolf's
Fitzgerald Answers Stubbs On Rail Policy And Tax
Republican lieutenant governor candidate W J Fitzgerald responds to Stubbs questions with cautious statements. He favors representative and senatorial district instructions, supports an anti pass law, and seeks to reduce freight rates where possible while maintaining service and wages. He backs giving railroad commissioners tools to enforce the railroad law but opposes new burdens on taxpayers.
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W.j.fitzgerld
Republica
Stubbs
Fitzgerald
United States
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Mission Concert Draws Crowded West Lawrence Venue
The West Lawrence Mission concert drew a large crowd with live performers and choirs delighting about 250 attendees. Prof Slack led the direction with praise for all musicians and sponsors including Bell Kros and Mr Bun sley for chairs, while Miss Morrow of Pittsburgh showcased notable vocal training.
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West Lawrence
Bucen
Adeo
Slack
Bell Kros
Bunsley
McKeniie
Alicea Smith
Burring Maughlin
Hugh Ketels
Woodhead
Eugene Smith
Morrow
Pittsburg
Swazey Dies of Quick Consumption in New York
Horace G Swazey a University hero and newspaper man dies after short illness in New York He worked with university publications and several papers He married three months ago Burial planned in Pittsburg wife Masoole Funeral Notice Acala Lodge members urged to meet for funeral services and related fraternal gathering at Masoole hall 1 30 p m Friday July 20 1906 A A Bigelow W H J M Turner Secy Also massage and Turkish baths advertised at 84 Vermont street with attendants and best baths in Lawrence Tal 146 Main
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New York
Mr Swazey
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Acala
A. M
Masoole Hall
Bro
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Lawrence
A. A. Bigelow
W.H. J. M. Turner
Sec'y
Vermont Street
Best Baths
Black Seaf cigar favorite in Lawrence ad repeats
Local newspaper ad touts Black Seaf cigars as Lawrence favorite and urges readers to try one. The copy also advertises skin care products with a refund offer if unsatisfied and mentions O P Barber products and Romrantes items.
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Lawrence
Jana Sou
Los Angeles mine owner wrongly jailed in New York mix up
Boswall Sprague Jones, LA mine owner and descendant of a New York family, was mistakenly jailed in New York after a hospital mix up. He was reportedly being taken to a hospital but the patrol wagon delivered him to a Lyland jail. his wife, Mrs Ragwell Spragon Jones, protests the arrest as unfounded given his heart condition and asks for redress.
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New York
Boswall Sprague Jones
Los Angeles
Blackwall
Aland
Sig
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Yall
Lyland
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Jones
Three Emperors Join Paris Talks on Polish Crisis
The Journal reports a July interview at Shosabramno Palace near Visons where the Austrian Hungarian and German emperors discussed measures in case of a Russian revolution. They reportedly favor German and Austrian intervention in Poland to preserve their holdings, in concert to maintain the status quo of their Polish possessions.
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Paris
Journal Today
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Visons
Austria- Hungary
Nicholay
Germany
Austria
Poland
Congress Preparations for Interparliamentary Union Conference
Congressman Richard Hartnold of Missouri plans a London visit to attend the House of Commons as American delegates meet July 23 before the inaugural session. The Brussels Paris accord aims to create an international congress with advisory powers and possible authority, transforming the conference into a permanent body of over 2,000 national lawmakers.
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Richard, Hartnold
Missouri
House of Commons
Warthold
United States
Brussels
Paris
Cawe
Inter Parliamentary Union
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Brown
Peasants and Troops Clash in Provinces Amid Reign of Terror
Constitutional reports describe ongoing clashes between peasants and troops across the provinces. Authorities trumpet a siege atmosphere with daily outrages as Russia faces widespread unrest and plots surface, signaling an deepening crisis.
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Russia
Salvador Panacea Commissioners To Board Marblehead
Salvador panacea commissioners will board the United States cruiser Marblehead at Acatlan tomorrow with Honduran colleagues and proceed to San Jose Guatemala where the remaining commissioners will be taken aboard.
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Salvador
Panacea Commissioners
Marblehead
Acantla
Honduras
San Jose
Guatemala
Hartje Divorce Rumors Amid Russian Turmoil
In Poltava and Smolensk regions officials report rising peasant violence and executions as fear grows over a potential coup amid coalition talks. Hartje case sees Miss Ide B Boott testify regarding letters tied to the envelope alleged by Hartje witnesses.
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Tambov
Miya Scott Wald
Grace McKinley Weds Captain Willard Grayson in July Ceremony
In Wanton on July 18 the ceremony united Mrs McKinley Grace McKinley with Captain Willard Grayson. A mahogany set and silver pieces were noted as wedding gifts. The report mixes celebratory details with stray, unclear lines about local venues and desserts.
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Wanton
McKinley
Ateoa
Misa Grace McKinley
Willard Grayson
Restless Thaw Clings to Readings Amid Custody Trouble
Thaw slept poorly and read newspaper accounts of the counsel in the Thaw case. His mother and he kept separate counsel, and his wife stayed with him briefly, departing after a few minutes as tensions in the case continue to unfold.
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New York
Thaw
Probing Standard and Tobacco Trust Heralded
Assistant Attorney General Paign arrived in Chicago with the transcript of Standard Oil and related railroads and submitted it to Morrison as special government counsel. The move signals possible actions to come after September 1. A separate report notes the federal grand jury investigating the tobacco trust ended today without indictments.
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Chicago
Paign
Standard Oil Company
Morrison
Nashville, Tenn
Attempt to Court High Court in Lottery Case
Washington July 08 LA Gur dain the Chicago and New Orleans lottery dealer seeks a mandamus to block his penitentiary detention. He arrived at the Supreme Court clerk’s office but was told the petition can be acted on only by the court in open session. He plans to apply to a justice in New York or Canton Ohio.
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Washington
LA Gurdain
Chicago
New Orleans
Jolist
Supreme Court of the United States
New York
Canton
Ohio
Thaws Case Adjourned In Habeas Corpus Hearing
Justice Mc Lean adjourned until tomorrow the hearing on a writ of habeas corpus in the Thaw murder case. The defense counsel sought to prevent District Attorney Jerome and the grand jury from examining further witnesses.
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New York
McLean
Tomorow
Harley K. Thaw
Jerome
Thaw
Ice Trusts Face Admission in Kansas City Hearing
In Kansas City on July 18, the plaintiffs lawyers in the ice investigation pressed the defense as firms forming alleged trusts offered to admit price increases by Lynds Jos on April 1 and May, with Peoples Ice and Fuel Co. as the sole major purchasers not admitting.
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Kansas City
Cabinet to Remain
Telegram from Captain Bowman reports Nicholas asked the Goremykiv cabinet to stay after the St Petersburg collided with a steamship near Newport News. The Rhode Island suffered damage but the cabinet members are not seriously affected.
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Navy Department
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Rhode Island
Nicholas
Goremykiv
Posta Steamship
Newport News
Plaintiff wins suit over sale profits in gas company case
In Boston on July 18 the circuit court ruled for plaintiff G W Pepper, repairer of Hay State Gas, against Henry Rogers of New York. The decision places $1,500,000 of the sale profit to the gas company, with $1,500,000 to be turned over to Rogers as half of the proceeds from the Boston sale.
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Boston
Cireuse
G W Peppar
Hay State Gas Company
Delaware
Henry Rogers
New York
Gale
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Forty Thousand Elks Parade Draws Denver Visitors
About 40,000 Elks visitors fill Denver for the Elks convention with a massed band parade as the highlight. Nearly 1,000 musicians participated in the finale marching through downtown.
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Denver
Io Fina
ARMESTIC ARRANGED PEACE MOVE AND LOCAL NOTES
Armisticе between two Central American factions takes effect this morning as Isugtemala appoints three commissioners for a peace conference. Baltimore reports Judge Thomas Baer 63, a supreme court and law professor, has died. Various trips, visits, arrivals, and society notices occur across Kansas and nearby states as residents travel to Topeka, Colorado Springs, Wichita, and Chicago. An eight University group plans a river launch, and a fraternal directory editor Benjamin Redman has died aged 93.
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Washington
Isugtemala
State Department
Baltimore
Thomas Baer
Supreme Court of Baltimore
University of Maryland
Smallpox in Panama and Rail Strike Rumors
Smallpox cases rise in Colon with eleven new cases reported to the canal commission. railroad electrical workers threaten a strike over pay, possibly disrupting streetcar service. Washington reports no American deaths. Gov Megoon notes no fatalities. Availability of Dr. Snyder's Remedia Soap at Mrs Prentim's Home Store on Massachusetts Street.
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Electrical Workers Union
Washington
Elevan Naweasea
Colon
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Govarnor Megoon
Kansas University Library Expansion and Local Commerce Notes
The piece reports KU library holdings at about 200 volumes and 14 000 pamphlets with funding rising for acquisitions. It notes certificates of dispensation for entering students and prep work from high schools, a berry crop bumper followed by a late sale in Lawrence, and several local business notices including a houseboat journey from Chapman to New Orleans. It lists ads for soap, embroidery, office moves, camera supplies, and home fixtures.
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W Leonhart
Paul Randall
Chapman
Kansas
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