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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1901
Page
2
A jumble of notes from Topeka, Manhattan, and Lawrence covers politics and society. Von Waldersee, Russia, and England are cited on keeping peace, while Missouri and Kansas elections loom. Mrs Nation visits Topeka, and Carnegie funds Fort Scott library amid naming and graft chatter.
A fragmentary Kansas news column discusses Republican prospects, accusations of whiskey influence in elections, and a penitentiary riot over Sunday meals. It notes little foundation for topeka paper ventures, a call for humane treatment, and reports on Philippine commission acts establishing public instruction and firing squads for insurgent crimes.
The most popular hair and scalp preparation in the city, Coke Dandruff Cure, is reportedly in high demand locally and worldwide. Frank Leroy Purdy, Purdy Hospital, Boston, endorses it after a personal use claim, with Hamlin Holloway and Woodward & Co.. W. Straf fon continues to receive favorable reports. Mars. Barbers supplied with bulk goods at the Moon barber shop.
The reorganization act adds a small corps of dental surgeons to the army. About 20 seven officers will be drawn from graduates who meet moral standards. Most will be sent to the Philippines and West Indies. They will hold first lieutenant rank with silver details on uniform and insignia.
A New York school allows women to study embalming in separate classes while men attend in parallel groups. Led by a woman physician founder, the school aims to expand access for women embalmers, with current quick response within a hundred miles of New York.
Getting Acclimated Willan J Peters, a U S government topo expert, prepares for arctic travel in a quirky method by braving cold in public places and open cars. He jokes he will endure pneumonia and Arctic conditions, while market ads tout Dr Thomas Electric Oil and dynamite shipments mark Pittsburg as a dynamite hub amid mining and railroad work.
London reports Count von Waldersee will lead allied forces in China to curb British Russian hostility at Lien Tsin. While war is unlikely, diplomatic ties may fray as London and St Petersburg avoid authorized conflict, with Britain stressing its single army in South Africa. The Manchurian dispute draws comments on separate entente dynamics and American nonobjection as powers seek restraint.
The Younger brothers Rob and Cole with James Younger faced a six day gun battle at Northfield Minnesota during a famed bank raid. After capture and life sentences, a Minnesota legislature act frees them amid renewed pardon efforts. Historical context traces earlier robberies from Liberty Missouri to Corydon and Otterville, with the gang’s violent campaigns and the Northfield raid marking a turning point in the bandit era.
A northbound Rock Island & Pacific line wrecked miles north of town injuring several passengers. The engine and two cars derailed. many hurt, some seriously. Local residents aided victims as five surgeons were sent to the scene.
Wounded in the swamp of the Watonwan river Miller was killed and the three Youngers were wounded before surrendering. Arraigned in Faribault in October they pleaded guilty and received penal servitude for life at Stillwater. A 4 year ago senate bill granted parole but opposition from dead cashier’s supporters blocked clemency. no proof the Youngers killed victims. they have been model prisoners since incarceration.
Seven men from Van Meter Pennsylvania placed ads seeking wives, sparking a flood of responses from as far as St Louis Cincinnati Chicago New York and southern states. Widower John McLain, 45, worth about 15000, leads the group as the best supplied, with the others employed in mines and railroads. If successful the men plan simultaneous weddings and a public banquet at Van Meter’s best hotel.
Mary Gardner Dansam Littl of Hudson recalls a $300 deposit made 80 years ago for her as a child. Identified by Ednine and Holley, Hudson City Savings Institution confirms the $1 grew to 202.04 and will be sent upon proper proofs, just before her eighty fourth birthday at month end.
An experimental tobacco raising plan will be tried this summer on a five acre Sumatra plot in Suffield Connecticut. A cheese cloth tent nine feet high will cover the area to test the first major trial in the state. If successful, larger scale trials may follow next year. Large families in Kent Island Maryland are noted with 57 total children among Henrietta Dunn Eliza Brown and Margaret Weeks. Henrietta Dunn hosts a reunion with 21 of her 25 children present. Eliza Brown has 11 of 11 living children at the gathering. Margaret Weeks has 19 of 21 living children in attendance. A cold cure advertises Krause's Cold Core capsules as curing a cold in twenty four hours, sold by Hamlin and Holloway.
A woman lasting three years with nervous prostration reports two bottles of Lechty's Celery Nerve Compound fully cured her symptoms. She praises the remedy as wonderful, noting it is sold by Hanlin and Holloway in Bowe Pars. The ad also mentions train schedules and local contact details.
A Brisbane resident plans to gift a rare Imperial Opal weighing 250 etratée, two nerves long and two inches thick, to the queen in the name of the commonwealth when Australia’s first parliament assembles. The gem lies in a London bank, kept secret by its owner to be placed in the crown. The king’s acceptance is pending. The opal’s value is highlighted by a comparable Austrian imperial stone reportedly valued at 250,000.
A vast log cabin on Warren's Island near Ruckey Harbor off Asles borough Maine is planned to cost about 875000. Begun by W L Porwell of Philadelphia and finished by his son Nathan P Porwell, the property is to be completed per Sr Porwell's design. The 100 by 205 foot structure uses unpeeled spruce logs and embodies an old time inland export cabin style.
The city plans to own four streetcar lines in coordination with state officials led by Consul General Tutow. Public bids will be advertised for the fate to finance the project, aiming to relieve overloaded central and outskirts routes. Inside seats may run about 3 cents and outside or top about 2 cents, amid temperance campaigning and fund-raising for civic education.
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