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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1909
Page
1
Nov 19 The St Paul mine tragedy shifts to identification as three young victims are recovered and laid in view. Firemen and Red Cross workers assist as crowd grief deepens with mothers and sisters watching. Bodies show suffocation deaths after days under debris. subsequent recoveries planned.
Dispatches report two American men attempted to dynamite troops in Nicaragua. Debates rise over their status as prisoners of war and whether the act constitutes a legitimate wartime target. The incident prompts debate on retaliation, treatment, and the proper channel for protest.
The Department of Agriculture and flour millers clash over the legality of bleaching flour. The government seeks a test case to resolve the dispute, with seizures of allegedly bleached flour noted earlier. Delays in proceedings push a formal ruling into February as authorities pursue a clear ruling on manufacturing bleached flour.
A social bombshell erupts as Antiss Anna Dechman from Oklahoma City reportedly elopes with Harry Young of Oklahoma City. The Kansas City paper notes Dechman’s absence in Lawrence and Miss Perelman’s unclear plans, while locals await official word and details of her college role and activities.
Norfolk hosts the Atlantic Deeper Waterways association convention with President Taft invited for an all day stay and a double salute by the city as the Mayflower enters the harbor. The report also notes Elam and local events including a public sale of Horton Kansas race stock and a dramatic ticket office hold up by a girl at Chicago elevated station.
Washington reports United States cotton exports for December 1900 reached 5,895,350 bales, the highest for the period and signaling new records likely to be broken. Strong production and high prices drive export demand, with traders optimistic about future shipments.
Richard Watson Gilder author and editor of a wry magazine died in New York of heart disease at age 73. Born in Bardstown in 1844 he began writing at 12 and helped publish the Be homas Register of Flushing. He later worked on a campaign newspaper supporting Bell and Everett and served during the Civil War era in Pennsylvania. Maple Fee Cream at Wiedemaon's.
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