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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1902
Page
2
A fragmented montage traces Kansas newspaper debates on editors, politics, and figures like Modjeska and Roosevelt. It notes Wichita Eagle critiques, shifting party alignments, and editor MacLennan’s Republican tilt amid Kansas state politics, with reflections on Kansas’ historical press and leadership.
The page fragment surveys Kansas politics and culture with references to Baporia Conmegie libraries, Salian Bayan, and Charles's boys. It notes J. J. Hill’s stance on Roosevelt, Wilhelmina’s illness, and the Grand Duke of Sase-Woimae's rise, alongside water rights conflicts with Nebraska, Missouri, and Oklahoma. William Allan White’s letters, Hartwick Thorp, and Mrs Tharpe’s literary plans appear, as Watts shifts to the gold standard amid party disputes.
Congress weighs opening lands for settlement as the Philippine bill dominates the week’s Senate agenda. Republican leaders plan to lead debate with Senator Ledge opening in support of administration policy. Foraker Spooner Burton McComas Watt among others expected to speak. The House focuses on Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona admission. Indian reservation openers and civil appropriation bills also prominent with district agenda and committee actions shaping debate.
Fragmented OCR text describes plans to beautify Washington with European-inspired city schemes and city officials promoting a retail expansion. It also touts Hustetter's Stomach Bitters as a longstanding remedy for indigestion headaches nervous issues and liver and kidney troubles.
Article discusses snowbird migration and common winter visitors like the Junco and Prairie Horned Lark. It notes migration patterns, habits, and vivid field observations, detailing plumage, behavior, and how birds respond to cold and snow across seasons.
The Massachusetts Audubon Society advances bird protection as its chief aim, praising community support and spring-inspired efforts. May issue of Scribeer's Magazine features Henry McCarter color drawing, Cornnelly sketches, fare of fiction by Davie and Heptions, and literary notices praising wildlife, travel, and foreign affairs analysis.
Fragmented notices and reports cover topics from legal and public notices to accidents and weather, including a head-on collision report in Connellsville, a Republican convention in Douglas County Kansas, Japanese fishermen drowned near Yokohama, and Arkansas fire devastation at Gravett. Names, places, dates, and local figures appear sporadically amid garbled OCR.
Washington reports Gen Chaffee's telegram detailing a successful campaign against Sultan Yan, Moro chiefs surrendering or killed after a bold assault on the principal Moro fort. Casualties include four officers and many enlisted men. survivors describe heavy fighting and fortifications. The capture weakens Moro resistance and bolsters U S authority in Mindanao.
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