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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1903
Page
4
A jumble of 19th century classified style notices lists various local offerings. F L Williams and Son advertise hardware and paper goods at 427 Lyap Street, Wells Books at 673 Mann Street, and telephones from D Fickens Leonard. Real estate, tailor services, clipping, and medical notices appear along with a address-laden lineup of merchants and tradespeople.
The Fair crowds attend the Factory Mill Sale. Harry Logco becomes driver of the boss team of the fire department replacing the resigning Albert McNish. Registration for the April 7 election is light with many visiting City Clerk’s office to register. Boulton Stone exhibits spring bats while the Isat legislature salary bill for the Donglan county under-sheriff passes. Weather is poor after recent wet conditions. Parker improves from illness. Special Sunday store program at Robertson Bros.
Record of property transfers and sales in Baldwin including lots on Eighth Street and University Place with various consideration figures. Notices of millinery openings and upcoming events frame a compact page with pays, names, and local addresses.
Fred Culp returned yesterday from a week off hunting near Eudora reporting first rail lock updates. Weather changes offer little relief to grip cases, while ballot printing for the county high school proposition proceeds. Mrs J H Glathart remains home on New Hampshire street. The Christian church ladies plan a dime tea tomorrow from 4 to 8 PM at 1374 Ohio Street, and candidates in today’s city primaries may rest tomorrow regardless of outcome. Several low paying petitions will be presented to the city council next meeting.
Weather keeps Haskell and Kansas University players from practice as opening games near. Cold rain and mischief with telegraph poles on Massachusetts Street and Central Park becoming makeshift baseball grounds. Townspeople crowd the streets and discuss politics while a $600 grant funds opportunities for many young men.
The Topeka Cap ital reports a morning roundup of social events and visits. Prof. CEB Clueg hosts, Mev. Frank Strong attends a thimble party at Lapisiaca street, and many local residents including Mrs. Lyman, Miss Plumb, and others travel between Baldwin Lawrence and Kansas City for gatherings. Numerous guests attend Delta Omicron activities and university events while others travel or host at homes in Topeka and Lawrence.
The report notes temperatures near freezing give way to milder air and fair skies. A central storm over the Great Lakes brings unsettled weather to surrounding states while Dakotas and central Texas see cooling lines. The five months old child of Mr and Mrs Math Myee died this morning. funeral tomorrow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Wallas Marios, colored 42, died yesterday of consumption. funeral tomorrow at the Colored Baptist church. Work resumed today on the new court house. Mr Cornell is ill.
The Lawrence prohibitionists list their city election slate including mayor E Smith and city treasurer JA Watson. Ward representatives include J P Colman and FH Swot, with education board candidates Towle Emma Mf and kande Marrio. The ticket emphasizes reform and governance changes at the local level.
A fractured news item details a miscible string of incidents from Memphis and nearby cities. It mentions a cleric, a railroad bridge incident near Gavia, a fatal pistol mishap on the Siberian between San Francisco and the city, a mutilated police record, a jailer bribery case, and a dance hall for rent. The text reads like fragmented notes from March and March 29 with assorted names and places.
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