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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1903
Page
2
The Lawrence Journal Chronicle reports on the Venezuelan war’s escalation with hundreds killed, a pope’s death, and a Georgia court fining a planter for imprisoning a boy. It also references U.S. legal rulings, Prohibition-era concerns, and economic talk on gold, foreign policy, and macaroni wheat as a rising U.S. agricultural industry.
Disjointed excerpts cover legislative sessions in Colorado and law validity, pope death tributes, naval actions in South America, harvests in the plains, transportation and market disruptions, and political commentary. The garbled text references Roosevelt era themes and public notices without coherent narrative.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a wartime or relief fundraising appeal linked to Hosteiers Matters and a national aid effort. It mentions hospitals, medical care, and benefits for those suffering, with references to campaigns in Des Moines and other cities.
A blast furnace incident at the Mimequa works yesterday afternoon around two o clock injured five men. Two are to be examined further. The explosion occurred as workers opened a trough to channel molten metal. A cooling water pool is suspected to have caused the blast. Injured men were taken to Minnequa Hospital.
Jackson Ky July 31 The Breathitt circuit court opened a special term to probe the Cockrill Cox killings and the attempt on Capt B J Ewen. Judge Redwine warned the 11 farmers and one blacksmith grand jury to perform their duty or face another panel. Witness Capt Ewen arrived on the L and N line in Jackson and rode in a baggage car amid secrecy.
Ex marshal James M. Hice was fatally shot at the home of widow Chiude Fast in Lamar by Bert Cochran after a love rivalry with Martha Stieg. The report notes Cochran threatened Hice, and the incident occurred in the eastern part of the city following an earlier confrontation and attempted restraining actions.
A scrambled and partially legible report covers legal actions, police decisions on horse race betting, a fatal shooting near Graham, and glass workers' convention news. Notable names include William L. Thomas, Governor Maysant, Mayor Riobert A. Smith, and Judge Diehl, with events dated July 21 in multiple locales.
T. Linds ay longtime Lake Shore road official died in Cleveland at age 81. He served the railroad in various roles for nearly fifty years.
Eyewitness account of a disastrous flood sweeping the town and its environs. Telegraph operator Hart reports isolation of Ebepaprer and rising waters endangering families, with numerous deaths and widespread damage to homes and transport. Rescue efforts and evacuation described amid a panic of paned bridges and ruined roads.
A fragment from a period piece discusses Turkish censorship and a voting case involving Albania and Macedonia, noting objections by Lord Bowen. It mentions map labeling Egypt in red and references to Monastir and Silurian territories, with remarks on church society experiences under Turkish governance.
The article discusses a royal gift collection loaned to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, valued at about 15 million dollars. It notes gifts from czar and czarina, Grand Duke and Duchess, and Louis of Battenberg, plus other imperial items. Royal guards and commissions are planned for safe transport and display.
An old advertise ment extols a remedy for throat and lung ailments alongside a list of plants for preservation and horticulture. It claims a popular cure and notes availability from Harter Brothers, urging readers to seek the product.
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