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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1908
Page
1
The house passed a bill providing for the restoration of the motto In God We Trust on gold and silver coins. The item appears among broader fiscal and national symbolism discussions as part of a series of dated dispatches from Washington and Ames reporting March 16 developments.
The trial of General R. C. Hore charged with killing H. J. Groves, managing editor of the Kansas City Post, began in the criminal court at Kansas City this afternoon as Olson Bros. Plumbing promotes reliable service and Lockst Gustafson appears in line.
Noted lecturer Lyman Abbott arrived in Lawrence to address the University community. The program lists multiple talks over March 17 18 19 and 20 with Abbott addressing topics from religion to literature in Fraser and Fraser rooms and the University Chapel drawing large attendance.
The London tribute highlights Florence Nightingale's enduring influence on nursing and public health. Officials and historians frame her work as a beacon of care, ethics, and reform shaping modern hospital practices.
A noted theologian Lyman Abbott visits Lawrence for a lectures series. The essayist praises his world wide fame, lack of public office, dignified presence, deep study of vital theological questions, and broad recognition. Lawrence welcomes his stay and anticipates a pleasant visit.
A government suit against several Kentucky and Missouri firms charging rebate practices was fined 150 in the Western District of Missouri. The Supreme Court ruled the Elkins Act applies to transportation nationwide and to both shippers and carriers, not limited to initial points.
The article reports director Justice Bhatchard acquitting Raymond Hitchcock on one indictment amid claims Flora Whiston recanted her testimony, alleging coercion by a Gerry society agent. Whiston was arrested for perjury as she left the courtroom, and DA Garvan planned further investigation.
Gustafson says advertising is the life of his business, noting that his first year netted about a thousand dollars more than his predecessor and last year tripled that amount. He emphasizes new stock, fair treatment, prompt adjustments, and daily newspaper notices to draw customers away from mail order rivals.
The Lawrence Committee invites Lawrence business men to a Tuesday 8 o'clock meeting in Room 28 at the Fraternal Aid building to discuss the Williamsport manufacturing plan. The session aims to review the bills considered unconstitutional and gauge local business views.
Mr and Mrs C E Mead and Mr W W Hanehi are soliciting subscriptions for the Housekeeper Magazine offering 27 months trial to pen subscribers for 25 cents. In Hong Kong on March 16 the Japanese steamer Tatsu Maru was released by Chinese authorities following a bilateral agreement.
W m J Bryan left Lincoln for Chicago to deliver a St Patrick's day address. He will tour Town Kansas and Nebraska in early April and speak in Kansas City on April 3.
Washington reports the subcommittee of the judiciary committee ruled unconstitutional all bills aiming to revise federal barriers to state control of police powers over liquor regulation. Vienna notes Emperor Francis’ condition after a poor night, while security guards halted a lunatic attempting entry to the imperial gardens. Ames, Ogden, Rawlins, Omaha report various trains and cars departing around March 16.
Secretary Straus said over 60,000 applicants were rejected for passage to the United States by steamship lines of Europe in the past year. The figures were disclosed in an interview dated March 16 in Philadelphia.
Washington March 16 The house special committee probing the Lil Ney submarine affair examined witnesses including former Senator Butler of South Carolina who testified he had no work for the Hollams boat or Flvetrie Tat companies in recent years He claimed he and other senators resented the experiments aboard a boat in the Somer river and said the heat company may have paid for equipment he saw aboard the vessel.
In Denver 15 hundred machinists boiler makers and skilled tradesmen at the Denver and Rio Grande shops walked out this morning. The union warns the strike may spread across the Gould system and impact multiple lines, following an order a month ago voiding all contracts with unions.
A meeting of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor was held in Washington on March 1 with most members present except Mitchell and Keene. The session discussed a decision of the Supreme Court and related labor matters.
Indianapolis march 16 the reinvention of the United Mine Workers of America died at a short session today and adjourned until Wednesday morning when it will hear the report of the scale committee which has been referred all matters of policy and wage demands
In New York on March 16 an attempt to burn a Madison Avenue tenement endangered residents. Firemen extinguished flames after discovery of seven people trapped, five in the basement and two upstairs, as the structure and its occupants faced peril.
David Bispham, to be heard Friday May 8, pursued study in Italy and London shaping a versatile repertoire. He trained in Mozart and Rossi operas and Bach, Haydn, Handel, Mendelssohn works, with focus on Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Franz, Brahms German songs. His method blended operatic and concert styles, praised as unmatched in art and range.
Topeka reports the 1907 tax law may be invalid due to a procedural defect. Senator B P Waggener flags that the Senate did not pass the bill by a yea and nay vote, risking repeal or emergency sessions by Governor Hoch.
Emporia Kansas March 16 E F Waterbury a populist and national committeeman says in an interview that Robert M Layoullette of Wisconsin will be nominated on the first ballot for president by the populists. He adds Lavoullette will not be asked to accept until after the Republican convention.
Portland Oregon reports record flooding with heavy rains across the Northwest since Friday. Rivers swell into lakes, bridges washed out, rails submerged, and landslides occur as a new storm moves from Vancouver Island bringing more rain.
Jane Adama backs anarchists and discloses the investigation into Lazarus Averbuch’s death was funded by Miss Jane O Adams head of Hull House and Mrs Joseph T Bowen and Mrs Mary H Wilmarth, prominent social figures in Chicago.
Lawrence officers raided a notorious opium and whisky joint on Garfeld Street run by Link Wheat and his wife. Wheat was arrested and the operation uncovered an extensive drug outfit beneath a floor hole, marking the third such joint cleared in Lawrence this year.
Baltimore reports on Senator William P. Whyte and the use of gas mantles as wartime materials. The fragment mentions public knowledge and attitudes, with focus on civic concerns in Maryland. The text is incomplete but centers on wartime material shortages and political figures.
Washington D C March 16 Despondent over a transfer at the city post office William A Ridgeley twenty years assistant superintendent of carriers jumped from his fourth story home He had served in the government for forty years The dispatch notes another entry New Fabs Gustafson committed death by own action.
London directs two cruisers to Port au Prince to protect English interests. Berlin orders cruiser Bremen to Port au Prince for German subjects protection.
Albany N Y March 16 Governor Hughes will not meddle with the bill week starting March 30 to fix the death penalty for Chester Gillette of Cortland convicted in the Grace Brown murder at Big Ti Lake Adirondacks in July.
A collage of classifieds and notices including found item description a white teddy bear baby coat in Lawrence a sale ads salesmen wanted for Her mingsen Cigar Co Toledo a cheap bedstead set child bed inquire 1030 Blase Bt WANTED two elderly women for laundry Model Laundry 800 Vermont St FOR RENT furnished rooms 909 Vermont St Brodern FOR SALE seven room house in West Lawrence renting for 15 inquire 744 Mass Bt upstairs Home phone 473.
An official dispatch from Carteron to the French foreign office warns of an acute crisis between Haiti’s government and France. The Port au Prince legation is menaced and white residents on the island face possible danger as tensions rise.
The Coniesa of Bucena Vista sued Major General Brooke for a quarter of a million dollars over a license to slaughter 31 cattle for Havana while he was military governor of Guba. The supreme court decided against the countess.
Albany March 16 Governor Hughes named Charles Andrews a former chief judge of the court of appeals as commissioner to take testimony and report findings on charges against District Attorney Jerome. The action follows formal accusations and seeks a formal determination of misconduct.
Lexington Kentucky March 16. Hight riders tried to set fire to Judge Lewis Apperson tobacco barn. The blaze was discovered and extinguished. Apperson is not a member of the pool.
Woods Hole March 16 The steamer Silvia, which ran on the sow and pigs reef Saturday, today settled nearly to the upper deck. Indications are that a large portion of the bottom is torn away.
Report from Bartlesville Oklahoma states the Tyre Kansas bank robber remains at large. Authorities search along Hominy Creek southwest of town as patrols continue the pursuit. St Patrick’s Day cards advertised at Boughton’s with vacation decorations at Wiedemann’s. Glasses fitted at GA or s office over Diak Stores.
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