24 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1907
Page
1
June 24 report lists wheat futures July and September bids, oats, rye and hay prices, dairy items, and various market receipts. It notes cattle, hogs, and bull prices, plus local ads for fireworks and party supplies from Boughton’s Mass. St and Boyles Mass. St, and promo lines for June Bride sundaes at Wiedemann’s and Black Seal cigars.
An old newspaper snippet advertises practical tips and local commerce. It notes Waffle paying the highest price for poultry and eggs at 1016 Mass. St. and Bill Phona with home and bill numbers. Also mentions Baby Ribbon Cigars made by Bilis Williamson.
The July Century presents new chapters of serials and many short stories by popular writers. Notable pieces include Mrs Frances Hodgson Burnetts The Shuttle and Elizabeth Robins Come and Find Me, plus Abby Meurore Roachs Manifest Destiny with six pictures by Underwood. Major contributions feature Thomas Nelson Page Leander s Light, L akookers Kerrigan The Freedom of the City, James Huneker Eastern magic The Magic Lantern, and others by Florence Moloso Riis Elizabeth Moorhead Mary Aust Jorathes Deakin and Emma Ghent Curtis. Debuts include Elizabeth Moorhead The Standard of Reality and The Dark of the Moon, with Western tales The Blond of Vikings and The Hoodoo of the Minnietta. There are essays Lincoln in Everyday Humor and The American of the Future, and Opera notes Mr Hammersteins Service to Opera. The frontispiece shows Ruth Jordan in The Great Divide. Reductions in price accompany Sunrise Machine Oil offer.
Classified note offers laundry help at Model Steam Laundry in Excelsior Springs MO and cash for a home in Lawrence. Also advertises sale of two modern houses on Louisiana and Rhode Island streets, sacrifice prices if sold this week. Frank Gee promotes Poland China sows and concrete building blocks with contact via Bellphone 7243.
A mass meeting is set for Saturday June 29 at 2540 o'clock at the opera house to discuss building a rock road from Kansas City to Lawrence. Speakers will address the project and attendees are urged to participate.
Attorney Darrow outlines defense in the Haywood trial at Boise alleging Orchard is a liar and not present at most crimes he boasted about. A large court crowd witnesses Barrow detailing the defense while Darrow accuses the state of painting conspiracies and depicting miners’ strike actions as murder and crime.
In Topeka on June 24 an unidentified man was found on the railroad tracks within a hundred yards of a previous murder site. The body bore a throat wound and a bullet hole in the head, with clothing not identifying the deceased. Police believe the body was placed there to mutilate or mislead investigators.
The Pa villa navigation company steamer Santiago was wrecked north of Corral Chile on June 24. One officer is known to have been saved while the remainder of passengers and crew are reported to have perished.
In Brussels on June 24 the trial of Carlos Wadtut sixteen son of former Chilean charge d affaires Luis Waddington opened amid crowded court with diplomats. The youth, tied to a planned engagement with Miss Waddington, admits improper conduct but says alleged misbehavior occurred before meeting her.
A passenger train collided with a freight train on a sharp curve near Pinsford, Rochester, New York, killing five people and injuring several more. The smoking car telescope and the wreck left many passengers dead, while engineer Lyons and others are expected to recover.
A recent warm spell sparks a rapid straw hat uptake as prices rise and stock depletes. Laboring class shoppers move quickly to grab bargains while street fashion shifts from novelty to common sight. The market tightens as this seasonal surge continues.
A crowded social page notes several Kansans traveling and visiting. Harry Gaskill and Miss Lucene Wheeler are among those seen in Kansas City, with Miss Wheeler returning tonight. Miss Bonnie Beth left the city to spend the summer away, while Miss Josephine Nerro plans a winter in Colorado. Miss Truitt returns home with her parents, and Mr L K Stith passes through on the way to Salina for a postmasters convention. Sophia Streithmeyer hosted a small cards gathering, and a planned Staddard party was postponed due to weather. Putnam of Richmond, Kansas, fresh from the U S commencement, earned a Yale graduate scholarship and will start there this fall. Ottawa locals note additional plans for the week ahead.
Abe Levi received word that Mrs. E. C. Conner died Saturday evening in Uuuahi. The body will be brought here for burial and a funeral announcement will be given later.
Paris June 24 Marcellin Albert leader of the wine growers movement visited Premier Clemenceau yesterday and then disappeared as mysteriously as he had come. He told a reporter he keeps his thousands mobilized men calm and that the tempest will break when he is calm. When asked if he was calm he replied very calm.
Mrs T H Chalkley presents a fine Tennyson portrait to the city library in memory of her father C G Holland. The valuable picture was purchased by Mr Chalkley during a trip to England last winter.
Yesterday at the Methodist Episcopal church intermediate department graduates presented a picture of the boy Christ to superintendent Mrs. Moffat. Naomi Light delivered the presentation speech.
Three distinct tornadoes struck Medicine Lodge Kansas last night injuring six and leaving one missing. The storms damaged homes a senator's residence, Ralph Faxon's home, and the Gypsum mill, with extensive property destruction and aHarsh rain and hailstorm. Local injuries included J R Steppy arm broken and Mary Griffith internal injuries. The first tornado hit after seven pm, with two more following as the storm moved from the northwest.
San Francisco June 24 President Small of the Commercial Telegraphers says no strike order has been issued and doubts a strike at El Paso will be effective. He warned of potential counter moves and questioned the impact in El Paso as the telegraphers’ union remains divided.
New York June 24. John Johnson, convicted wife murderer, was executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison early today.
Real estate transfers list multiple transfers and quit claim deeds involving individuals and small firms. Names include Wallace E Palmateer Mattie Phillips Ira Stevenson Nannie Fishburn Cynthia Carter Oscar Turner Philip Young Annie Graves and Kate Jenking. Properties reference NEA NW sections Lane's addition Tenn St Lot numbers and fractional lots with prices from 1 to 2300 dollars. Also mentions a law firm or bank Lawrence National Bank and a Boston Mass party. An advertisement line references Paris Green and a drugstore with a garbled note about grapes and a 727 address.
The Learnard building at 708-710 Mass Street announces newly finished and furnished apartments under the Learnard name. Units offer first class appointments and porch comfort with various rental terms and moderate rates suitable for day week or month. Bell telephone listed for contact.
Lightning struck oil fields during a severe storm in Indian Territory causing multiple fires. A 55,000 barrel steel tank at Glenn pool on Quaker Oil and Gas lease burned, plus two 1,600-barrel wooden tanks on Victor Oil and Gas lease and a 10,000 barrel tank on Hammett Crosby lease. Loss estimated over 100000 dollars. Nine 1,600-barrel wooden tanks destroyed near Coody’s Bluff in Cherokee Nation. Prairie Oil and Gas suffered heavy losses nearby. Telephones from Nowata and Ramona report extensive damage as winds unroofed houses and uprooted trees.
Governor Henry A. Buchtel of Colorado spoke to about five thousand at Ottawa Kansas on Sunday afternoon on The Religion of Tomorrow. The sermon faced strong opposition from many ministers as the paid Sunday program opened amid rains that affected excursion trains. The day closed with a sacred concert directed by Prof Samuel Thurstenberg of Lindsborg.
Donald Preshaw broke his arm yesterday evening at the boys' club while attempting the egg drop on the horizontal bars. He slipped and fell, breaking both bones between the wrist and elbow. Dr. Gilley set the fracture and Preshaw is resting easily today. Ottawa Journal.
The George G. Loving case from Newton county opens in Houston Virginia with charges of murder in the death of Theodora Estes daughter of Sheriff M K Estes after a buggy ride. The defense cites unwritten law and Loving is backed by Thomas F Ryan, overseer of Ryan’s West Virginia estate.
Burlington Republican notes the Rapier Players presented The Stolen Mortgage last night to a full house, calling it the best local production in months. They move to Lawrence on Monday to perform in the new Airdome, with admission at 10 cents. Also advertised is plumbing service by Fred Olson at 167 Bridge Street with Bell and home phones.
An economy store promotes direct action gas ranges and a refrigerated boat model along with hammocks in all styles and prices and porch chairs suitable for sea and patio use.
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