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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1908
Page
1
In New York March 18 B W McFarlane announces candidacy for sheriff subject to Republican primaries on August 4. The notice appears amid a mix of unrelated items including chemical prices and a maritime collision between the Kron Prinz Wilhelm and Crown of Castile with no injuries reported.
C F Squires leads Kansas Photographers Association proposing a $15000 model studio and art gallery on the University of Kansas campus to test methods, exhibit top work, and educate students. The plan, to be decided at October convention, would locate on campus as state property and attract hundreds of photographers and industry representatives.
In New York on March 18 the Sons of St Patrick hosted a grand St Patrick’s dinner at Delmonico’s attended by Secretary Taft and Governor Hughes. The event drew about five hundred guests including Archbishop Farley, Bishop Potter, Justice Dowling, Augustus Thomas, former Justice Morgan J. O’Brien and Gen. Fred Grant. A toast to the president of the United States closed the post-prandial program.
A high level conference began in Washington on March 18 with President Gompers and AFL executive members, alongside Intl Trade Unions of America leaders, to study the Supreme Court injunction rulings affecting labor. The closed gathering aims to craft a plan to offset court actions on injunctions and boycotts, with full participation from national and international unions for several days.
Kansas Traction company has begun field surveys to lay an electric line from Coffeyville to Lawrence with branches to Topeka and Kansas City. The 210 mile project is expected to cost about 23000 dollars per mile, with Paul Julian formerly Indianapolis city engineer overseeing the survey. The project is said to be financed.
Cars from Anta Cebro Omaha Grand Island and Granger depart in a desert crossing race style. The Italian German and French vehicles moved from their starting cities on March 18 with routes toward Goldfield San Francisco and beyond. One French car repairs in Grand Island and may leave tonight while another French car ships from Carroll due to damage.
The Horne case resumes in Kansas City criminal court as juror selection is hindered by extensive publicity surrounding General Richard C. Horne, former vice president of the Post Publishing Company, and H. J. Groves, editor of the Kansas City Post.
Leck Allen a local prize fighter died from injuries after last night’s bout with Fritz Gutzenberger known as Young Rhodes in a match before the Eagles. The fight ended in the eighth round with Allen collapsing unconscious. Rhodes was arrested and a coroner’s inquest to be held this afternoon.
In Kansas City Kansas the trial of Mrs. Sarah Morasch, age 49, opens for the murder of four year old Ruth Miller who died after eating poisoned candy intended for Baltimore. The case also mentions the death of Ella Whyte, a fourteen year old stepsister, and notes illness of Van Meter with unclear details and references to medical conditions.
Judge Fremont Wood in Caldwell Idaho recommends that the state board of pardons commute Orchard's death sentence to life imprisonment. He states Orchard testified truthfully in the Haywood Pettibone cases regarding Governor Stennenberg's murder and believes the plea of guilty reflects his honest conduct. Orchard, moved to speak, wept as he thanked the judge for the clemency review and repeated his truthfulness.
Shortage in funds reported in St Louis domestic office as a Washington committee probes the surveyor of customs. A. F. Shriner, chief deputy clerk, is relieved for ten days while the investigation proceeds, with an alleged deficit placed between three thousand and five thousand dollars.
Advices for the state department from Bayti indicate growing concern about the situation there. Officials note uncertain stability and potential regional implications, with emphasis on monitoring developments and preparing cautious diplomatic responses.
Paris reports Hayti receives foreign naval presence that persuades President Nord Alexis to shift stance. Refugee outbursts are authorized to depart and safe conducts issued for General Firming and other revolutionaries sheltered at legations and consulates. No legation attack is expected.
The article praises Gustafson of Lawrence for offering invisible bi-focal lenses, noting his long study of the design and high customer satisfaction with these glasses. It highlights the old bulky lenses as a contrast and recommends visiting Gustafson for bi-focals, ending with a note on antique jewelry repairs available at his shop.
Public record of real estate transfers dated March 1908 across Baldwin and Lawrence Kansas. Transactions include Keohane to Steen for 220 dollars on Monroe Street, multiple Baldwin lots on Baker Street, and assorted parcels in 34-13-18 and 35-13-18. Also noted are transfers in Douglas County and Lawrence with prices from 1 to 5800 dollars, detailing parcels, blocks, and lot numbers. Various buyers include Giltner, Vining, Walton, Johnson, Herrell, Mace, and Parsons among others.
Fletcher Phillips named deputy assessor to replace John Di gelbiss who resigned yesterday. A divorce suit was filed today in district court by Anton Anderson against Mary Anderson. Odd fragmented text mentions Olson Bros and lambing dose sight with unclear meaning.
Lawrence mourns the death of Harry L. Raymond a leading merchant who died after a ten day illness from grippe and bronchitis complicated by blood poisoning. Born in 1858 in Battle Creek Michigan he moved to Lawrence as a child and became the first KU Pharmacy School graduate in 1886 later running a top local drug store for 22 years. He leaves wife daughter Bessie and sister Mrs Charles Hoyt. Funeral 2:30 Thursday at the Baptist church with body view at home.
In Cincinnati Ohio on March 18 John J Baldwin thirty five and Edward Warden forty four fought in a dark hallway at Warden’s East Court Street residence. Baldwin struck Warden with a hammer during the struggle, sending him down three flights of stairs where he died from his injuries. Baldwin surrendered to police claiming self defense and alleging his wife provoked the trouble.
Breweries operated today with diminished forces as clerks displaced by the strike are hired to fill brewery positions. In New York, six men armed with revolvers robbed a saloon on Ninth Avenue, knocking down a patron and taking cash from the register before fleeing. William J Bryan planned a lecture to women in Bryan, Illinois, on March 18 under the social science department’s auspices.
James B. Forgan president of the First National Bank of Chicago and ABA currency committee chair denounces United States Senator La Follette's senate speech. He calls it rot and an attempt to stir class prejudice, saying the speech is utterly sensational and untrue.
In St Petersburg on March 18 Lieut General Smirnoff was fatally wounded in a duel with Lieut General Fock. They fought in the chevalier guard riding schools with pistols at twenty paces, witnessed by officers and possibly several women. Smirnoff was hit in the abdomen and carried to a hospital. Fock spared him after Smirnoff fired prematurely. A second duel with General Gorbatoffsky may follow.
An Atchison man fears a future altercation with a bad actor and keeps a pocket card bearing his name and address. The card instructs that if he is bleeding, he should not be laid in the parlor due to a new carpet, and to send someone ahead to inform his nervous wife.
In New York on March 18 the directors authorize a special meeting of stockholders to vote on a 30 percent increase in capital stock. J Ogden Armour elected director to replace Stuyvesant Fisk.
March 18 convention in Des Moines names four delegates at large to the national convention to back Taft and to honor Senator William B. Allison. Attorney General H. W. Byres of Harlan serves as temporary chair, committees appointed, and the body adjourns until this afternoon.
The Postmaster General vows to replace slangy and crude post office names with dignified ones. Clerks review lists, eliminating places like Skidoo Pennsylvania Brandy Keg Kentucky Mud Texas Ragland Alabama Teddy Theodore, and Arkansas entries such as Negrohill Oil Trough Skylight Snowbell and van Tak.
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