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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1908

Page

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Local Business Cards and Listings in Santa Fe Area

The page consolidates multiple ads and notices for Santa Fe and Lawrence establishments. It includes THE NEW SANTA FE HOTEL claiming better meals and rooms, the OPERA HOUSE LIVERY offering clean, sanitary services and prompt hacks. DONNELLY BROS. Livery Stable at New Hampshire and Winthrop Streets with phone 100. SINCLAIR Real Estate Loans and Assurance. abstract offices GEORGE A. SANKERSON providing titles and tract business, all detailing contact points and services.

Santa FE Law Opera House

Severe March gale disrupts Chicago business and homes

A historic March wind reached fifty five miles per hour, wrecking store fronts in the downtown area and flooding Gage Park suburbs. Water surged into first floor rooms, forcing residents to upper levels as a funeral was halted and a heavy hotel smoke stack fell. An unknown man was severely injured.

Chicago Down Lake District Gage Park Grand Pacific Hotel Illinois Trust and Savings Bank

Cement Plants Re-opening In Sandusky And Castalia

Sandusky Portland Cement company plant at Bay Bridge resumed operations today with full force to meet incoming orders. About one hundred men were affected by the reopening. The Castalia Portland Cement Company plant at Castalia, Ohio, also began operations after a pause.

Sandusky Ohio Sandusky Portland Cement Company Wat Bay” Bridge Castalia Portland Cement Company Castalia Gene Ted Reer

Murder Charge Brought In Craig Case Here

Bud Craig alias Thomas Parker, a Negro long known in Lawrence, was arrested in Kansas City for the murder of David Fantroy on February 22. Sheriff Woodward will bring him back. a $200 reward funded by state and Douglas County is offered for his capture. Fantroy was found stabbed and beaten at 810 East Hancock Street. crowds swarmed the undertakers as details emerged.

J. R. Woodward Marshal Carmean Kansas City Bud Craig David Antroy John Clark Lawrence Fantroy Thomas Parker David Fantroy Bud Craig Haldwin Dick's Eest Hancock Street Fantrey Beth Terry Lescher and Power Undertaking Fanboy George Barker Topeka Douglas County

Truant girl startlingly found among ruins

Cleveland report from March 6 recalls Helen Marks who played truant from Lakeview school and visited an aunt in the country. She later surprised her father by emerging from the wreckage, after he searched the ruins for her body and could not identify any victim. Her parents believed she had perished in the fire.

Cleveland Helen Marks Lakeview School

Exciting Auto Race at Ormond Beach Final Day

The two mile and minute race on Ormond Beach drew crowd interest as the winner needed to reach or exceed 120 mph. The event capped a busy final day of the automobile tournament at Ormond-Deyton beach.

Ormond, Fin Ormond-Deyton Beach

Fire devastates town near Tokyo in March blaze

A serious fire swept Noda Brewing Bay near Tokio on March 6, destroying about four hundred of the town’s one thousand houses. The blaze caused widespread damage and prompted emergency responses.

Tokio Noda Brewing Bay

W J Bryan Speech Draws Big Ovation At Nebraska Convention

W J Bryan outlines issues before the Nebraska Democratic convention and receives a remarkable ovation. Delegates vow to vote as a unit for Bryan for the presidential nomination at Teaver next July and hail him as the next president. The leader’s remarks stress opposition to private monopoly and support for Democratic remedies. Bryan cites unity, reform, and moral awakening as sources of hope for the party’s future.

Omaha Neb Delerses W. Bryan Teaver Nebraska Democratic Conventinn Bryan Werslers Taft Oklahoma Mr. Bryan Democratic Party

Fire drives 2000 pupils from 109th Street school

In New York on March 6 2000 pupils at a five story public school on 109th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway marched from the building singing America under teachers guidance as a fire raged on the fourth floor. They continued singing during the orderly evacuation and gathered in the yard after the first alarm with no injuries reported.

New York 109Th Street Amsterdam Avenue Broadway America

University Notes Friday Talks On Congress and Newspapers

Hon J B Case of Abilene spoke in chapel on Trans Miss Commercial Congress and its benefits for practical men. J L Brady of the Lawrence Journal discussed the news end of a newspaper and independence over party ties. Brady urged kindness as a motto for journalists. Also mention: Ormond Fla French car set a mile flying start in 39 15 seconds.

J. B. Case Abilene Avory Chapel Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress Case J. L. Brady The Lawrence Journal Brady J . Brady Ormond Fla Hernin

Kept in Missouri Penitentiary burglar killed by guard

Chicago march 6 Joseph Miles twenty six who had just been released from the Missouri penitentiary for burglary was shot and killed early today by a private watchman after being detected looting a State street grocery store. The second man escaped.

Chicago Joseph “Miles Missouri Penitentiary Miles State Street

Fire alarm at 109th Street school prompts orderly evacuation

In New York on March 6 a special fire alarm rang from the public school at 109th Street. All the children marched out quietly with no injuries. Police kept parents from blocking exits and the fire caused little damage.

New York 109Th Street

Robbers Kill Watchman and Loot Brighton Jewelry

A night watchman was shot and killed by three robbers who surprised him at a Brighton jewelry store. Gustafson, who kept a large stock, had just cleaned out his goods and the crew fled after the fatal shooting, with parts of the building and post office nearby affected by the night’s events.

Gustafson Brighton Mareh Dell Elter Lawrence the Nicest

Western Maryland Railroad Placed Under Receiver in Baltimore

Baltimore March 6 The Western Maryland railroad was placed in receivership with B F Bush as receiver and president. Operations will continue under court direction and existing department heads will stay to support railroad operations and coal mining projects tied to the Western Maryland development including the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg property and coal lands. Insiders had expected financial difficulties but the move came sooner than anticipated.

Baltimore Western Maryland Railroad B. F. Bush Western Maryland West Virginia Central Pittsburg

Emma Goldman Talks in Chicago Amid Police Watch

Emma Goldman the anarchist spent yesterday in Chicago resting with friends and avoiding police attention. She has been in the city since Wednesday night and said she would continue her planned meetings unless officers stop them. The response implied she expects arrest only if charged, and she maintained readiness to proceed with her activities.

Chicago Emma Goldman

Fireman Averts Panic at St Louis Poor House

Fireman William Curran spotted a basement laundry fire at the city poor house early today. He resisted alarms, battled smoke with a hose, and twice retreated before extinguishing the blaze, preventing mass panic among about 1,200 sleeping inmates.

St. Louis Ireman William Curran Curran

National Bank of Commerce Reopens March 30

Kansas City reports the National Bank of Commerce will reopen March 30 after stockholders and the organization committee approved the plan. The new bank capital includes 2.87 million in new funds plus existing capital, with building delays pushing occupancy to April 10. It will have substantial cash on hand and about half of deposits available at opening.

Kansas City National Bank of Commerce National Bank of Commerce Y Commerce Ibank

Lawrence Humane Society Forms Permanent Group

The Second Meeting of the Humane Society launched a permanent Lawrence chapter with a large, eager turnout. Members voted to make the temporary group permanent, set an annual meeting for January, and charge a 25 cent membership fee. Rev E E Stauffer was asked to seek ministerial support, and discussions highlighted plans to protect dumb animals and recruit new members.

The Humane Society Association Manley Lawrence E. ©. Wilder Sheen Lawrence Society Relt Simm E.E. Stauffer Bae

Burying the Dead in Collinwood Fire Tragedy

Cleveland mourns as 167 bodies recovered with 23 still unidentified. Miss Katherine Weiler identified by dental fillings and Rosetta Machnich by her shoes. Funerals begin, many held individually while some services group several victims in shared services across the day.

Cleveland Cleveland, O Marek Katherine Weiler Collinwood Rosetta Machnich

Wealthy Huntington Banker Dies at Sixty Eight

Marc Enos Y. Taylor of Huntington Indiana aged sixty eight and president of the Citizens State Bank died today he was reported as the wealthiest man in the county.

Huntington, Ind Marc Enos Y. Taylor Citizens State Bank

Heavy Snowstorm Closes Roads in New Richmond

New Richmond Wisconsin reports the worst snow storm of the season with snow since midnight Wednesday, reaching nearly three feet. Roads are locked and travel is halted as the storm roars through the area.

New Richmond Wis

Emperor William letter roils British naval policy debate

London March 6 reports say Emperor William IMs letter to Lord Tweedmouth criticizing Britain s naval estimates sparked a public uproar in England. The reply from Tweedmouth as private is deemed unsatisfactory and Parliament debate looms with possible March 9 Lords briefing.

London Emperor William Lord Tweedmouth Admiralty Great Britain England House of Commons Asquith Lord Tweetmouth Imadadi House of Lords Edward William Germany Lord Esher Navy League John Fisher Noyal

Death of Boston man Walter F. Baker to be probed in New Jersey

Coroner in Bocota New Jersey will investigate the mysterious death of Walter F. Baker a wealthy Boston man who died October 27 after falling ill at a New York restaurant and later at the home of his friend Frank Hurd. The exhumation follows relatives concerns about the prior handling of the case. An embalmed body, arsenic found in organs by a Massachusetts General Hospital physician, and a large fortune tied to Hurd’s daughter Natalie are central to the inquiry.

New York Walter F. Baker Boston Bocota N. J Baker Frank Hurd Natalie Hurd Issker Massachusetts, General Hospital

Woman Confesses in Carbolic Death Plot and Jewel Theft

New York reportsMrs Jeanette Now moron, charged in Waterbury case, allegedly stole jewels valued at twenty thousand dollars from musician Montrezza and his son William. She purportedly gave carbolic acid to her six year old daughter and herself, causing a near fatal incident. Authorities say she confessed acting to keep the boy in a private school and uphold social status. Jewels belonged to Evelyn Belle of Central Park West with a Port Chester home.

New York Waterbury Conn Evelyn Belle Central Park Weat Bass Port Chester

Bank President personal crisis reports feasting our men

Callao Peru March 6 Festivities for the American torpedo flotilla persist with a matinee for American officers and Peruvian naval men and a banquet aboard Almirante Grau. In Detroit Ellwood T Hance Union Trust chief and ex postmaster shot himself amid financial and health troubles.

Callao Bella Vista Almirante Grau Detroit Mich Mareh Ellwood T. Hance The Union Trust Company

Senate Army Pay Bill Reported Increases

In Washington on March 6 the senate approved an army pay increase bill granting about forty percent to soldiers. Reports from Columbus Nebraska note an American car leaving Columbus at 7 this morning and another Italian car departing westward.

Omaha, Neb Mareh Columbus Nebraska Washington, D. C Senate

Wanted help and sales positions in Topeka store notices

Classified ads show availabilities for a store job seeking a reliable young man, and an agent needed for fast selling patented articles with exclusive territory. A Topeka land sale offers two acres with cottage, basement, well, cistern and gas, a bargain if closed in ten days. Bell 2219.

M. C. Magill Topeka Kansas Bell Phone

Democrats Present Endorse Johnson Amid Delegates

At a March meeting of the Democratic State Central Committee J Paul Mine noted Bryan supporters outnumbered Johnson adherents two to one. Proxies may give Johnson men a voting majority on endorsing a presidential nominee. Martin O'Brien of Crookston introduced a resolution praising Governor Johnson and urging his candidacy, receiving wild applause.

J. Paul Democratic State Central Committee Bryan Johnson Martin O’brien Crookston

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