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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1905
Page
1
Peabody Kansas March speech by McFarland secretary of the Methodist Sunday School union at the Southwest Kansas conference praised as the best yet. He warned revival efficiency waning and said the church must increasingly recruit from childhood to grow in the near future.
Proposals for a veterinary hospital and a subsistence storehouse at Fort Riley were opened. Ziegler & Halton of Fort Riley bid 215 for the hospital, Ziegler & Ziegler of Junction City bid 14 774 for the storehouse, Graber Bros. of Lawrence won plumbing heating and wiring at 24 432.
Five hundred peasants from the Vardzia district near St Petersburg surround a Greek monastery at Vardzig and demand its surrender with title deeds as authorities report the incident on March 31.
Tokyo reports a firm stance that no peace negotiations or preliminaries are taking place. Japanese officials say renewed military operations will continue despite rumors of European and American peace attempts.
New York March 3 dispatch from St Petersbur n cites an unimpeachable source stating Russia and Japan have selected Theodore Roosevelt as mediator. Negotiations are underway and hostilities may soon stop.
Reports from Chicago and St. Petersburg describe threats against witnesses summoned to testify before a federal grand jury. Assistant Attorney General Papin vows to act against interference, with new indictments planned and the jury prepared to proceed.
Special representative Paul met with President Castro to discuss US Venezuela relations and the potential for a rapprochement. He suggested that a meeting in Caracas might help mend strained ties between Castro and Bowen, signaling cautious hope for settlement.
A group led by Yopesh March President and Les Winehell met in Chicago with Lynn Harn, secretary of the Meatate board of Agriculture, to seek cooperation for a special training program aimed at restructuring farms and improving rural practices.
Hundreds of depositors gathered as the Citizens Savings Bank in Lonite Ohio closed for business. A notice on the door named YT. F. Faucher as assignee and reported total individual deposits around 414 thousand dollars. Authorities indicated internal delinquencies by three employees led to the shutdown.
Reports from St Petersburg and Linevitch indicate renewed Japanese pressure in Manchuria with wide flanking movements and heavy snow disrupting lines. Dispatches note Japanese reconnaissance and advancing skirmishes near Harbin and beyond as lineshold positions face intensified assault and possible decisive engagement.
A chaotic Chronicle from Mar 31 reports ongoing terrorist activity in St Petersburg with foiled plots against Governor General Trego. Other dispatches note Mauritius ship movements via Iran and Java updates, plus leadership changes and local developments across cities.
Cecil Whitworth, 7, daughter of Javols Whitworth, was killed yesterday after a stone struck her during a quarrel near Tartl Street and Wyoming. Her step sister Neesie Wright, 4, was also struck and severely injured, taken to St Joseph hospital.
John Wohl forth, age 60, an AlGarmer living in Fairmount township, was found dead in a creek on his premises. The water ran four feet deep at the site. Indications suggest self inflicted death. Wohl forth had suffered poor health for years and owned half a section of prime farmland nearby.
Castro warns peace not likely soon between Russia and Japan after visiting President Roosevelt. French ambassador Jesserand says both sides intend continuing hostilities for now. He did not discuss mediation or Washington moves. In Virginia, Gov. Resser stricken with apoplexy. condition critical. In New York, Castro again calls for peaceful settlement of Venezuela troubles via Herald cabled interview.
From St. Petersburg on March 3 it is difficult to determine the negotiating status. Available information suggests formal talks between belligerents are not yet begun, while informal efforts to bring the sides together proceed via the United States and France through President Roosevelt and French Foreign Minister Delcassé.
A storm or accident toppled a utility pole at Riverview Public School grounds in Kansas injuring several children. One boy, aged years, was badly hurt but expected to recover. others suffered minor splinters as the pole broke through a cupola.
A report details a case where Miss Hanson sues Chicago City Railway alleging a street car collision caused deafness and impaired mobility after a religious revival incident. The action seeks damages from the railway and involves examinations of prior juries and orders.
Chicago March 31 Everingham's Co. one of the largest commission firms on the board of trade, suspended today. The firm has branches at Milwaukee Minneapolis St Louis and Peoria. Failure of customers to meet obligations and slack business plus heavy expenses were given as causes.
In Los Angeles Barbee Aook faces murder related questions tied to the death of S Hook and Miss Margaret Birtwistle. A young driver in a collision killed her, with the coroner’s jury investigating the circumstances. In Chandler a surgeon trial discusses insanity claims over a love affair. In London the dowager duchess of Abercorn, Louisa Jang Hessel, dies of gas tritis.
Dr. Wm. R. Harper president of the University of Chicago is recuperating at Lakewood New Jersey from an operation and will return to Chicago in a few days. In San Antonio Rough Riders to hold a reunion in April, with Roosevelt hoping to meet many former comrades.
Fire of unknown origin in McCracken Rush County Kansas destroys two blocks of business houses. The loss is estimated at 250000 with insurances under 20000.
Mar. 31 Green Hay Wis. A Wisconsin brewer named Mra. Albert W. Stultman’s wife faces alienation claims. Harry Rahr, the plaintiff, testified of alleged romantic scenes, while Rahr’s weight and a peculiar lap remark appear in chaotic testimony. The record shows defense witnesses disputing the plaintiff’s claims and the court ordering Rahr to display his lap.
In a New York inquiry DA Land seeks to identify J Marygall Smith and his wife Julia as the man and wife linked to a Cincinnati murder plot and alleged extortion involving a missing child. The investigation follows the claim that the pair sought money through a scheme connected to Caesar Youre’s death.
A long, mixed-in-article piece notes a woman civil engineer, Miss Parker, who authored steelwork for major buildings including the Waldorf date Astoria hall, Whitehall and Broadway towers. It highlights her role in designing structural work from foundation to roof and cites wide attention on Wall Street’s tall towers and national trends, with dense references to places and figures.
A rare perfect moa egg was recovered from a Central Cayo New Zealand dredging claim after earth fell into the water. It is the second such egg ever found, previously unearthed by a man in Kaloura mountains in the alluvia soil. The egg measured about four inches long and seven inches in breadth and was taken to England to fetch about $500.
Telegraph features report Howard Apps of Lawton Oklahoma awarded civil service stenographer and typist role for Panama service at 1400 salary yearly. Also notes deaths, appointments, political updates, and local incidents across Missouri Arkansas Iowa and California.
In Philadelphia a man injured by a streetcar derailment claimed damages for reduced beer tolerance. He had alleged drinking fifty to sixty glasses before, now under twenty, seeking 35000 but awarded 21000 after the court asked if reduced capacity counted as damage.
A fragmentary note references a Brussels shopkeeper Theresa O and Mme O with two children at Molenbeek, then mentions a Mr Q with circumflex accent. It cites 1466 Belgian recruits with a man named O who signed by cross, and notes places named Y across French Belgium and Holland. It ends with Panama Canal Commission authorizing a barracks at Ancon, Panama costing 865,000 dollars.
Kansas City market notes report cattle and hog prices with stocker and feeder bids and calf values. Wheat and corn futures show May June July dates with varying bids in Chicago and Kansas City as of March 31.
Postmaster General Cortelyou, praised as a top amateur pianist, once pondered turning music professional. His work pressures drive him to the piano, where he soothes worries with lively melodies and a final triumphal march. Mrs Cortelyou notes when his stress lifts by his musical shifts.
In Spring Street near Moongal New York two historic names Aaron Burt and Alexander Hamilton appear in close proximity on a restaurant window and nearby inscription. The passage recalls Burr’s fatal Weehawken duel and notes the nearby entrance to Astron Burrs equotry place at Richmond Hill. It also mentions plans to grow ebony trees from Mexico in California.
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