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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1909
Page
4
Report notes Miles of Wind achieving a 24 hour period with 347 Katz recorded and a zero point zero zero outcome noted by observers at an informal gathering. The source presents a terse account of the event and its numeric details without extended context.
Mrs. O. E. Karnes, formerly of Sibley and later Fowler Kansas, dies suddenly while visiting relatives in Pennsylvania. Her body will be brought home for burial. she was well known in Lawrence area where the Karnes family ran a general store for years. Causes of death not given.
Names such as I J Meade Frank Evans Ernest Cooper E B K Ebright Walter King C L Milton Eyan Mason George Chambers Mrs F S Hester Mrs H C Funk Morris Swalm Harry Hope George Q Foster Rev C S Freark and family are noted as traveling, visiting or returning from trips to Kansas City or other places including Denver Topeka Baldwin and New York City with various dates and weekdays mentioned.
The Masque club lists cast members Dorothea McKnight Hannah Mitchell Katherine Curry Winifred Van Viiet Edith Lawson Alberta Cresswell Vale Nance Harold Ormsdyb Eugene Hipple George Bowles Rosco Redmond Charles Eisen Leo Bozell Milton Cain for The Bishop's Carriage with a curtain raiser Madame Butterfly led by Miss Grayce Waugh and Gertrude Messler training. Also "As You Like It" directed by Georgia Browo on April 1st. cast not yet announced. Plus a senior play Mr. Bob to be staged in the high school auditorium next weekend.
A compact newspaper note references a small repair project labeled Gustafeon and cites the number 911 in connection with the task. The fragment implies a quick fix or service call context.
Kansas City market notes list wheat prices and receipts, with May at 1.063%, July 096M4e, Sept 915¢, cash figures for No 2 bard and No 2 red. Corn bids shown for May, July, Sept with cash grades. Oats, rye, hay, butter, eggs, and stock prices included. Chicago market figures follow for wheat, corn, pork, lard, and live stock. Additional local notices mention marriage license, seed catalog promotions, and seed store products.
A large crowd attended the opening night as the Playter Players presented The Senator's Daughter, with Helen Aubre y and Jana Playter praised for their exceptional performances. Tonight California promises attractiveness and tomorrow features The Way of the World. Sigma Chi members hosted the manager W. A. Playter, a Missouri football alumnus from 1901 1902, who enjoys the visit with the Sigs.
Two Italian men visit a local dog goods store and buy a light tan silk petticoat. They return with a woman labeled Ma Ol Lady and she models the item for the staff, praising its appearance as if wearing a Worth gown.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dunn, 401 Locust Street, narrowly escaped death when her clothing caught fire Sunday. Her mother nearby saved her, but the flames burned her hair and the back of her dress, and the burns to her hands may keep her from using them for some time. Former Lawrence man John Caldwell, commander of Colorado Springs Post No. 22, is in the city renewing acquaintances with Washington Post No. 12. His wife died February 11, and he lived here ten years from 1878 to 1898 before going to Colorado for his health.
Dr. A. P. Hults and C. B. Hosford will travel to Kansas City next week to attend a good roads banquet hosted by the Kansas City automobile club. Representatives from automobile clubs in several towns are invited to be present.
Revival in the Pilgrim Congregational church North Lawrence led by Rev Guy Foster progresses well. Tonight's sermon topic Judas and His Relation to Jesus. Grand St Patrick's Ball in Fla Hall March 17 Shauty's orchestra plays admission $1. Paper by the pound at Boughton 5 1025 Mass St First Published Lawrence Daily Journal March 16 1909 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Executor J Bechtel named executor of Elizabeth F Pease estate Douglas County Kansas dated March 16 1909.
Subscribers may elect prize winners by nominating any woman or girl in Lawrence and vicinity. Each nomination equals fifty votes, with a cap of five thousand votes per candidate. Voting is open to prepaid six month subscribers and all rules protect fairness and privacy. finalists and a civic committee will oversee and award prizes on June 12, 1909.
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