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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1901
Page
3
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription for a healthy pregnancy and easier delivery. It asserts the medicine strengthens the body and steadies the mind, reducing anxiety and fear, with testimonials about painless birth and improved health. It also promotes additional products and claims weight gain after use.
Rail timetable lists daily and except Sunday departures among California, Kansas, Texas, and Colorado routes. Notable services include California Limited, Overland, Denver and Pacific Coast Limited, and various Express and City services operating from Leavenworth and Lawrence branches.
A legal notice from Lawrence County Kansas announces a probate petition filed by Haulin and Holloway. Judge J. Hamlin sets a hearing for June 4 at the city of Lawrence, detailing the business under the firm Haulin & Holloway.
Lawrence Daily Journal notes final settlement in the estate of James E. Norlan decedent. Margaret A Norton administratrix will appear May 11 1901 in Douglas County Probate Court for service allowance and attorney fees and to seek discharge from duties. Lawrence Drug Co applies May 11 1901 to sell intoxicating liquor for medical scientific and mechanical purposes with hearing set by the Douglas County Probate Judge.
Mrs L O Ferson, of Chicago, claims a condensed pork and beans ration for emergency use. The product drew attention from the War Department and Japanese and Russian governments. Lt Evelyn Baldwin ordered 40,000 pounds for a polar expedition as tests proceed. Ferson credits her sisters and mother for development with General Wheeler and Col Alexander supporting trial.
The St Louis Republic reports a contagious eye affliction blinds hundreds of Virginia crows at Arlington and along the Potomac flyway to feeding grounds. Birds die in large numbers as the illness mirrors human cataracts with clouded pupils. Washington youths have collected affected crows for sale to bird keepers.
A Washington report says the St Louis exposition will feature the United States’ largest seacoast guns. One 12 inch breechloading rifle, model 1805, on a disappearing carriage, will weigh about 1,150,000 pounds and stand 17 feet high above its base. It can fire a 1,000 pound armor piercing shell to a range near eight miles, with a muzzle penetration of steel around 30 inches. Visitors will not be admitted to secret fortifications where such weapons are used.
A detailed description outlines an ordnance exhibit featuring a great 12 inch coastal gun on a barbette carriage, a 10 inch breechloader from 1806, a 16 inch gun with a 12 inch mortar and a 5 inch rapid fire gun, plus historical US ordnance, mountain and siege guns, trophy guns, and a bursting shell fountain display with water spouting from its crevices.
Northern Italy will test an electric traction system on a 65 mile line from Lecco to Chiavenna and Sondrio. The route will use overhead 20 000 volt three phase current with substations reducing to 3000 volts. Each car will have four motors and there will be three conductors, no special locomotives. The experiment aims to eliminate smoke in tunnels and may influence future electric rail adoption.
The article describes an ambitious experiment using a pale and groove eyed system with elastic uprights and aluminium rollers to contact two wires across a car roof. Engineers warn of possible complications at switches and crossings, but see the test as an important anticipated milestone in electrical engineering.
The death of William M. Evarts stirs recollections of anecdotes from the Senate era. Tales recount his teasing with Senator Beck over unilateral lawyers, a Don Quixote quip about pronunciation, and a Windsor farm humor with a donkey letter from his daughter. Also recounted is a Blaine exchange over consular postings and the risk of a public stink when removing a long‑posted consul.
War history vivid portrait of Frederick Funston by James Creelman. The Kansas regiment’s leader scouts, feigns, and charges with precision from Caloocan to Malolos, crossing rivers under fire and drawing enemy fire. A tale of fearless pursuit tempered by wary tactics and decisive last-stand charges.
Boston plans a May opening for a landmark Horticultural Hall exhibition in Back Bay celebrating the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Chaired by Charles Sargent, the event features massed displays, orchids from top collections, Indian azaleas deemed the finest, and dedicated halls for rhododendrons and pelargoniums. The display aims to attract national horticulturists and signals a new era in American gardening.
The Star theater near Astor estate site ends its era after The Many-War's Man. The Wallick stock company legacy yields to a skyscraper. Relics found include programmes, portraits, scenery, coins, newspapers, and a Shakespeare bust from 1800. Notables featured: Edwin Booth, Adelina Patti, Mary Anderson, E. Sothern, and the Florence couple.
A 258 foot deep sea cruising steam yacht designed for Henry Clay Pierce of St. Louis is under construction at Nixons shipyard Elizabethport N Z by Gardner Cox. The craft features two screws four cylinder engines 2400 hp 200 psi boilers 14 knot speed 1000 ton displacement and luxurious interiors including white mahogany Circassian walnut and an electric system. An extended Pacific scope cruise is planned after completion.
The New York Journal reports Standard Oil plans a $200 million dividend on $100 million capital and to raise capital to $400 million, with shares trading near 805 and potential market value around 200. The move would place its capitalization near US Steel level. notable sales show high investor interest. Spiritual chiffon debuts in London as a new fabric from trance mediums, featuring a fully draped face during a Chelsea seance, with claims of eventual disclosure as power grows.
An article reports the casuarina tree as an effective sand fixation plant for the Suez canal. The tree thrives in sand and drought, grows over 40 feet, and its roots reach subterranean water, with plans to plant extensively to reduce sand movement and dredging costs.
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