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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1901
Page
2
A fragment from a Lawrence Kansas 1901 issue discusses legislative pay cuts, party promises, and national politics. It mocks McKinley era proclamations while contrasting Democratic and Republican stances and notes intensified bootlegger and prohibitionist tensions in Kansas during this period.
The writer laments kidnapping fears and weighs Teddy Roosevelt's popularity against McKinley. He discusses inaugural parade honors for veterans, hopes for Col. Murdock’s recovery, and notes a Kansas City murder as a moral lesson. The piece contrasts Bryan and McKinley outcomes and mentions Oklahoma governorship prospects. It closes with advertisements for Lichty’s Celery Nerve Compound and Scott’s Cod Liver Oil Emulsion.
A prospective cooperative colony plans to settle up to 21,000 veterans on a vast tract in Oklahoma and elsewhere. The project, led by a veteran organization, contemplates land division into homesteads with minimum four acres, and a centralized settlement to be created as the core of the venture. Membership is drawn from veterans across multiple states, with shares issued and all steps toward formal incorporation described as advanced.
The Fifty sixth Congress session ends with final conference on the naval appropriation bill. A separate river and harbor report is approved, public buildings funding expanded, and measures for railway safety and other appropriations pass. In Manila insurrection supplies are destroyed and Col Cristobal surrenders with rifles. Pope Leo XIII celebrates mass in Rome.
The item notes the death of Todee Mavi Martin at home in thin town on Saturday night from pneumonia complicated by heart disease after a three month illness. It mentions a February improvement, a lecture at the University of Kansas, and a misread illness. It also reports multiple street incidents including strikes at cigar factories, a fire at a petroleum lake near a railroad, a suicide by carbolic acid, a fatal restaurant assault, and political postings in Vienna and other cities.
The article describes a severe Chinese famine centered in Shansi and Shensi with Yellow River devastation. It attributes slow water transport, inadequate relief, drought, and widespread poverty as drivers, noting over a million deaths and extreme hardship across northern provinces. It highlights broken roads and waterways, insufficient government relief, and ongoing cycles of famine and deprivation.
A well at a New York creamery was sunk 250 feet to obtain more water. Two charges of Jovelle were exploded by William J. Brown to raise water 800 feet. From the bottom emerged three eight inch creatures lacking heads and tails, able to swim backward and forward with no eyes or mouths. A Pole captured one, striking it with a hatchet as the slab remained undisturbed. another remains in captivity. Prophecies about Edward VII close the fragment.
A miscellany of antiquated prophecies tied to Edwardian times contrasts with a review of North Carolina city sizes, Idaho women elected to office, and a U.S. State Department move to tighten passport notices for Americans born abroad to curb legal risks upon return. The piece blends historical lore with practical governance in a single issue.
The New Orleans steamer Morgan carried two American contractors and divers who bid to raise the Maine wreck. Chicago firm bid to raise at its own cost and take 3 percent of proceeds. estimated cost about 200000 to 50000 dollars. Divers found powder magazines aboard and suggested the ship had blown up from a shell attack. Also notices Rex Dyspepsia Tablets and railroad fare rates to Pacific coast points.
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