Registration Interest Grows Amid Busy City Streets
Announcement columns in newspapers lengthen as interest in registration rises with a large Saturday crowd seen in the business district.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1901
Page
4
Announcement columns in newspapers lengthen as interest in registration rises with a large Saturday crowd seen in the business district.
Judge David Martin, longtime Atchison district judge and later first justice of the state supreme court, died recently after a winter illness. He delivered lectures in law to Kansas University, rallied briefly, then succumbed, earning wide respect across the state.
Mrs A Spaulding visits Leavenworth to spend time with her daughter Mrs Ernest Havens. Prof Lt Blake of the University of Kansas hosts engineer Mr Blake from Newton Mass, visiting Denver after a week here. Mrs Dana Templin and son visit Mrs Hall’s family in Kansas City for three weeks. Senator T H Noftzger and wife come from Topeka to spend Sunday with Prof and Mrs F J Hoddar. Teckla Miller arrives from Kansas City en route home from Chicago. Mrs Jenvin Harris of Lecompton visits Mrs HM Greene. Mrs MS Cowles of Kansas City leaves for Hot Springs Ark. Mrs W A Whitney and Ed Morgan return to Kansas City after Mr G H Morgan’s funeral.
The Kansas Legislature approved appropriations for the University of Kansas including 135000 for current expenses, 133000 for another line item, 7920 for chemistry, 7000 for a chemistry building, 10000 for a museum building, 20000 for a gymnasium funded by federal sources, about 4000 yearly for geological survey reports, and 5000 for additional building expenses. Memorial and memorial-type events are noted along with faculty notes and upcoming lectures.
The Associated Charities February report to the Lawrence city council shows coal 583 bushels and provisions valued around 10 dollars supplied for quarantine cases including hospital needs. Expenditures for fuel and food in December to February under the new management totaled about 377 dollars, with quarterly comparisons indicating significant savings and a shift to a businesslike, means-tested aid system led by a city secretary who also runs a city rock pile project and provides employment for those able to work.
A historic speech extols the duties of a powerful legislative body in shaping mankind. The speaker praises honesty, service, and sober resolve as essential to guiding a young nation at the dawn of the twentieth century. He expresses gratitude for presiding over the American senate and urges courageous, unified action.
Washington March reports describe a long Senate session that stretched from night into morning over the sundry civil appropriation bill and St Louis, Buffalo, and Charleston expositions funding. Senator Allison's receded amendment was approved and controversy over railway worker protections and the river and harbor bill continued. House proceedings after midnight saw postal and sundry civil items pass as conference talks loomed.
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