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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1906
Page
2
Public notice outlines subscription terms for The Journal including carrier delivery within the city and weekly rates. It lists counties and service areas, with a focus on pricing and mailing options for readers in Lawrence and nearby towns.
Lawrence editorial urges Kansas to follow Ohio by enacting a 2 cent railroad fare law and criminalizing political posts for officers. It argues lawyers preserve power, rails wish cheaper fares, and railroads would benefit if pass issuing ended. The piece appeals readers to elect lawmakers pledged to such laws.
The narrator, after a recent fire misfortune, travels from Independence to Caney with Senator Porter of Caney to view the famed blazing geyser at the Kapsis Natural Gas Co. well, located in the Cherokee nation near Caney. They travel by train, arrive around 10, and overlook the burning gash two and a half miles away.
A narrator recalls the Niagara Falls gas well blowout of February ending after a 34 day battle. Descriptions cover the vast gas flow, 660 pounds per square inch, and the operations to lower casing in a 1400-foot deep well. Experts from Kansas Natural Gas Co. sought to control flames, with abandonment considered if needed, as readers are invited to imagine a fuller record.
Classified brief items list multiple ads from The Journal including Wanted posts for a young lady to attend to bookkeeping and correspondence, an apprentice, a good steady man or boy for milking, an office rents notice at Metcalf’s, and other notices about repairs, jani tor work for tuition, a plush lap robe lost, a team of work mules for sale, and a lumber yard office.
Hugh Means announces candidacy for probate judge subject to Republican primaries on April 14 1906. E L Lindley also declares for probate judge pending primary. Also seeking nomination for Clerk of the District Court.
A brief note extols light desserts using hot biscuits served with butter honey marmalade or jam. It emphasizes using Royal Baking Powder for correct results.
A list of county level candidates for the Republican primaries including J J Eddy for county treasurer a second term and W Games for county treasurer, A W Armatron for register of deeds and Margaret Miles for county superintendent along with G O Bowman for reelection as county superintendent J C Walton for reelection to the board of county commissioners from the third district. Also includes medical advertisements for Dr King’s New Discovery and Foley’s Honey and Tar with testimonials and general health notes.
Lot Perkins recalls the Caney gas well blaze, where a steel hood and crane controlled by workmen formed a towering contraption. The roar, heat, and vented steam created a volcanic spectacle, with sand and stones blasted into the air and a night-long, ear-shattering roar that drowned conversation within hundreds of feet.
A reader note lists several ward and township Republican caucuses set for April and May with times such as 7:30 pm and 2:00 pm at venues including Lindey's Mall McCann's restaurant White school house and town hall. Delegates and alternates for the county convention and two central committee seats are to be chosen.
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