Wichita News Briefs and Local Notices
Short local items note a dressmaking firm moving from 700 Mass. St. to 814 Mass. St. over Fischer's, a lightning strike damage at Friends University president E. Stanley’s home, and a range of shop talks about corsets and fashion, including Henderson Corsets from Mrs. Shearer’s Toggery. Also mention Raymond’s Drug Store selling Paris Green and related pest control chemicals.
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Stanley
Wichita
E. Stanley
Friends University
Rail washout on UP near Edwardsville delays trains
Heavy rains flooded Small Creek near Edwardsville feeding into the Kansas River and washed out ballast for nearly a mile of Union Pacific track. Trains from Topeka to Kansas City were delayed. some UP and Rock Island services rerouted via Santa Fe as crews repaired the tracks by nightfall. No other statewide disruptions reported.
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Edwardsville
Kansas River
Bonner Springs
Kansas City
Union Pacific
Topeka
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Curious stump display draws readers to Journal office
A Horton County Texas journey brings a prickly ash stump to the Journal office, touted as petrified wood and unique. The item serves as a curiosity while ads promote local services from Squires Studio to photography and music lessons, with notices on no tickets or grafts and varied goods for sale.
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Westfall
Horton County
Texas
J. Westfall
Journal
Last Students Leave Town After Commencement
The final class, mostly graduates, left town today after a daylong exodus as parents stayed to accompany their children home. Express wagons hauled trunks to stations while engineers headed to Six Corners for a month long summer camp. The campers will visit Lawrence on weekends and return to camp Monday.
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Lawrence
Barteldes Jr Leads Merchants In Tight Scoreline
The Merchants team edged Kahne with Barteldes Jr as high man scoring amid a close game. Kahne contributed solid play though fell short of the leaders in this early season clash.
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Barteldes, Jr
Kahne
el Bod High Man
King and Queen Return from Avellino Visit
King Victor Emanuel and Queen Helena returned to Rome after visiting Avellino Province where the earthquake struck. Before leaving Calitri the king directed that relief efforts continue without delay to aid the sufferers.
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Rome
Victor Emanuel
Helena
Avellino
Calitri
Four Die as Locomotive Hits Funeral Coach
Four people were killed and one seriously injured when a locomotive struck a coach returning from a funeral near Haverstraw New York on June 9. The accident occurred as mourners traveled after the service and authorities investigated the cause.
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Haverstraw
N. Y
Multiple Classified Items Mixed: Lost Locket and Pony Found
A jumble of small ads lists lost items including a gold locket monogram R E J returnable at 115 E Quincey St with reward, a stray pony near 3 years old with reward to Theodore P Pendleton, and a baseball protector mislaid on Berkeley between Delaware and New York streets. Also farm work, a nurse, hay for sale at McFarland's Coal Yard, and domestic ads for Darland House meals and music lessons.
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E. Quincey St
Delaware
New York
Berkeley
910 Mass
Timetable for June 5 1910 City Cars and University Loop
The timetable lists Indiana Street Car and University Loop departures from Henry and Mass streets at various minutes past the hour, with service hours from early morning to late evening. It notes last connections on Saturday nights and nontransfer rules, urging riders to indicate preferred routes when transferring. The notice touts the road bed, cars, and service quality, inviting patronage and suggestions for improvement.
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University
Hom
Henry & Mass
University Loop
University Hill
Quincy
Tennessee
Henry & Miss
Tuesday Night Revival Sermon at North Lawrence Church
Evangelist Wilhite addressed a large audience at North Lawrence Christian church on Our God a Jealous God. The revival nears eight days with baptismal services planned for Thursday night and continued preaching on pessimism and revival themes.
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Wilhite
North Lawrence
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Bath
Wiedemann’s
Raymond’s Drug Store
Paris Green
Squires Studio
Bennett
Robertson
The
Lawrence Railway & Light Co
Bell Brothers
Strohber, Chickering
Marshall & Wendell
Hoffman
Brewster
Bush & Lane
Merriman
C. D. Pease
H. P Nelson
Leavenworth
Ali
Bell Brothers Piano CO
Mass. ST
Sas
U. P
Mass
Normal Institute
Colgate
Kodak
Sea Woodward & CO
Baby Pictures
Thompson’s
Mass, Street
Ella ‘Ambler
H. J. Ambler
Summer‘ School of Music
Skilton
Hubach
Morse
Walker
North College
Palmer’s
Raymond’s
Samuel G. Clark
Samuel G. Clarke
River
Dale-McNeill Realty Co
Mc/Nish Bottling Works
the Merchants
J. AL. Fry
Bell
Theodore P. Pendleton
Bell Phones
C. J. Eriksen
New Hampshire Street
McFarland’s Coal Yard
Darland House
A. Darland
New Santa Fe Hotel
Kate Caldwell
Bell Phone
Dunamire’s
Squires
Bigelow
Court House Grocery
Shafer & Funk Funeral Directors
Shafer
G. E. Shafer
Lawrence, Kans
North Bound
South Mass
ST. Cars
Ilenry & Mass. St
Indiana
Ilenry & Mass
Ontario
Henry, Miss
Henry and
Lawrence Railway and Light Company
Lucas
Raymond’s Deng Store
Lawrence Pantatorium
American Hat Works
West Warren
Raymond's
Dr. Reding
Laura Topham
Dune By
Wis Johnson
Squires Studia
Airdome
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