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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1905
Page
4
Cleaning up sale on all summer clothing and furnishings. Men's and young men's two piece suits reduced by 3 to 5 dollars per suit. Outing pants at big reductions. Coats cut by one third. Boys and children's clothing prices slashed. School suits for boys. Negligee shirts with attached and detached cuffs now 1. Men and boys straw hats priced low. Underwear bargains at 35 cents. Buyer in eastern markets to make room for fall goods.
Fragmentary weather text reports wind directions and speeds with references to Chicago and July. The readable portions mention variable winds and snowfall indicators, but many words are garbled. The item reads like a short local weather bulletin with uncertain details.
The Denver and Rio Grande railroad wreck in Colorado yesterday killed E M Allison, a freight train fireman on a double headed engine. He was a former Lawrence boy visiting home, with many local friends and relatives mourning his death.
Handy tool priced at 25 cents suited for trimming along sidewalks and around trees. Compact, easy to handle, and ideal for quick yard work.
Billy Allen arraigned on the charge of assaulting his mother in law, preliminary hearing scheduled for August 2 at o'clock with bond 8500 for appearance. Robert Magee arraigned on same charge, trial set for August 2 with bond 500. Lond Reynolds' preliminary hearing also set for August 2 with same appearance bond. Two men digging a grave were struck by lightning. horse killed and men seriously injured. Shelley studio to close August 10 to 22 for vacation. E M Allison killed in Colorado rail wreck yesterday. cousin of Miss May Morris. Masters' ad: 2.50 and 1s pounds of granulated sugar.
Miss Emma Kelly travels from Klondyke to Dawson City then Seattle with Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Kelly and daughter May for the Pacific post and Portland exposition. Many locals tour Colorado and Kansas, visit Lake View, attend a recital, and discuss natural gas pipeline progress while city officials review terms and prices.
A collection of small advertisements lists Woodward and Co selling three cakes of Toilet Soap for a quarter, plus wall paper price cuts and new color designs. Nearby trades show plumbing and gas fittings by Frank Rahskopf, painting by J Q Pickens, and wheel repairs by R S Boyd.
Tonganoxie prepares an elaborate program for the annual summer assembly of the old settlers and ALRO to be held August 2. Many distinguished state speakers invited. Lawrence High School baseball team to play Tenpahorta High School Friday morning after the celebration. Likely attendance from Lawrence. Also notices on wheat insurance, entertainment, a county court trial for Frederick Copp, Robertson ambulance call to McKnight farm, and osteopath Dr Owen at 927 Mass Street.
The retailer touts unusual values during a slow period with offers across hosiery, dress goods, silks, and undergarments. American made hosiery at 25 cents a pair, plus silk and cotton clearance items, aim to draw customers before fall arrivals and rising material costs.
Mrs Elizabeth Haverkampf died this morning at home after a heart ailment two years. She passed peacefully in the early hours. Funeral services will be Saturday at Ya'slock, then German M E Church at New York and Berkley Streets. she was well known in Lawrence and the surrounding district.
Eld K group discussions in tulia about forming a K club here with local supporters from Attorney Slough Lawyer Guy Peel and City Engineer Myers. Also reports on a fall from a ladder at the bridge, a governor's requisition, a fatal shooting, suicides, appointments, and various local business and society items.
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