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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1905
Page
2
Roosevelt delays army assignment. Bryan to world tour. Japan and Russia peace terms discussed with Britain backing Japan. Commentary on Kansas City temperance, local taxes, and political tensions. Reports on Moscow to Chicago labor strife, Siberian military movements, and U.S. oil fields. Snapshot of public notices, rail plans, agricultural prompts, and crime notes.
An analysis of Cuba's debt prospects with United States loans to support the "army of liberation" and the Platt amendment constraints. It questions whether Havana will secure $25,000 more, fearing debt obligations and the need for revenues to cover government expenses. Also notes a warning from the Saint Louis Globe-Democrat on Cuba's financial path and references a wheelman's tool bag ad.
Burglars entered the F. J. Bennett store on Massachusetts street between 1 and 2 pm yesterday and stole a large quantity of goods valued at up to 3500. They, described as white men, took pocketknives revolvers and shotguns, damaged the safe, and fled unseen. A clerk found the loss, with two guns recovered later in an alley. This marks the third robbery at the same store in three months and highlights police protection concerns.
For sale a near Lawrence residence on the south corner of Pennsylvanian and Morria streets. Rick house eight rooms large hall and ample store and closet space. Cellar under the whole house. Wood furnace and porcelain tiled bath. Two tanks and large cistern. Small detached building for couple and helpers. Outbuildings. Nearly six acres highly improved. Desirable property with price 7000 cash 2500, balance on time. Inspection invited by any buyer Sam A Kings
After painters at the Quincy school left Saturday night a number of windows were broken with rock thrown through curtains. The building was later entered and ransacked for valuables before teachers returned daybreak. items taken remain unconfirmed.
Residents living north of town complain that no street beyond the bridge to the city limits is travelable with safety or comfort. Outside the town boundaries roads are good, but inside the city nearly impossible to traverse.
The July directory supplement lists late additions for insertion on July 16. Names include Enos Bond residing at 1248 Delaware Main 134 Leonard O P at 44 Louisiana Fed 723 Rohs B L 526 Maple Red 182 Wiedemann Wm residence 835 Mass Main 248 Woody L J 1406 Tenn. Also ads for Weir furnace Ellis Setterberg 810 Massachusetts and upholstering Hanscome 1015 Massachusetts plus Williamson Baby Ribbon and Hess Meat Market 411 Massachusetts phone 14 Roberts Moore blacksmithing 62 Massachusetts Dr E B Owen optician Suite J1 Jackson Bldg offering August pricing.
The War Department reports a Philippine Public Health commissioner's denial of claims that immoral life is legalized or taxed in the Philippines. It stresses that illegal relations are prohibited by the penal code and notes strong American sentiment against the querida system. Minor demimonde cases and cross border influences are discussed with endorsements from the governor general.
A New York dispatch reports Honolulu men crowding to view an exhibition of the preserved head of a sea serpent. William Herbert Mela Ayres brought the specimen, said to be the first head displayed, with the body claimed to be 78 feet long found by a Chinese fisherman. Ayres suspects the creature is a descendant of the dragon of Chinese lore, inspiring belief and local wonder.
A Manila execution tale from West Pocket Confidences recounts three men legally dead after hanging, later revived and spared reexecution. Drought harms Hawaiian sugar plans with water sold by the gallon. Cuba’s auto roads noted as a topic, with E. R. Thomas's remarks from Havana.
Silverton Colorado, a town of about 2000 residents, funds itself without city taxes for over a decade. Revenue comes from liquor licenses and water and light rentals, supporting a prosperous municipality. The water system and lighting plant expanded, with low electricity rates and strong surplus after expenses, while governance remains focused on municipal ownership.
The Porto Rico coffee industry faces a government backed coffee shop plan to boost revenue and expand markets. Legislation aims to create a commercial agency in the United States territory, with a proposed 16,000 dollar annual cost and a four million dollar loan to aid farmers while critics warn of a tropical department store scope and uncertain outcomes.
A jumbled mix of rental and sale ads, stray notices, and farm requests appears. Items include rooms for rent, second hand store offers, sale of stoves and heaters, livestock stray alert, and multiple parcels of real estate listed with locations on Ohio New Hampshire New York and Massachusetts streets, plus inquiries for hay and farm customers.
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