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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1903
Page
4
Fragments from a local paper recount property transfers and wills tied to the Spanian and American War era, with notices of veterans and a memorial at Central Hotel. The page also lists legal notices, school and teacher references, a Crawford County death, and assorted community events including a hairdressing business opening and charity social.
The Santa Fe office staff honored William Davis on his 75th birthday last evening with a handsome chair after twenty plus years in Topeka’s Santa Fe department. Davis lives at 1490 Topeka Avenue and is well known locally. The celebration occurred while he was out of town.
Proceedings note an order for the sale of a sack of dry goods at auction with public sale announced and bulk sale of stock indicated. The real estate disposal remains unsettled and personal property awaits appraisal, while unrelated items reference bar admissions, local meetings, and ongoing public works projects amid a cluttered record.
Multiple arrests in Douglas County tied to gambling and burglary charges. Charles Smyth arraigned on theft and related counts with preliminary hearing Friday and bond set at 520 dollars. Four others, William Johnson Ed Lee Luke Nelson and Jesse Bawa, arraigned on gambling charges with bonds of 320 dollars each. Local notices list various drugstore agents and barber shop vendors. County commissioners to meet to open bids on river channel fill for the bridge project. Douglas County teacher committee named for coming year. Local merchants announce new stand on Bridge Street and forecast rain along the Asian Pacific route.
A long list of local residents and visitors travel to cities such as Kansas City Topeka and Colorado Springs for business trips and leisure. Names include Mra Noeibegg and Mra Hotchon, HS Gardner, Migilda Ratherman, WOW Cockice, Mr and Mrs Harry Hotchings, Ernest Young, Lawrence figures, and community events like a cream social at the Christian church and a dance at 3756 Elm Street.
Fragmentary OCR recounts a tale of peril and warning on the water. It cites a figure named Leste Matlock who saved two hundred lives and mentions Heppner residents facing danger and a warning that saved some from a flood or disaster.
Fragmented OCR text hints at a clash or debate over a sport linked to Lipton and Thome with nautical imagery. Names like Wray and Pangaea appear alongside garbled phrases about boats at sea and a debate over meters and erudite terms. The readable content is largely nonsensical, offering little coherent fact to summarize.
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