Skating Rink Opens With Weekend Sessions
Skating rink opens Friday afternoon and Saturday with morning, afternoon, and evening sessions. Instructors available for beginners.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1909
Page
4
Skating rink opens Friday afternoon and Saturday with morning, afternoon, and evening sessions. Instructors available for beginners.
Police judge reports a morning of drinking fines with names and amounts. A petition seeks a bee inspector to aid diseased bees. County commissioners begin their monthly session amid a scare at a West Lawrence house and a heartfelt card of thanks for a deceased parent.
A flurry of brief society movements lists residents and visitors across Kansas City and nearby towns. Many names travel between Kansas City and Lawrence, Topeka, Leavenworth, Paola, and other points, with several attending events, visiting relatives, or making business trips.
Memorial exercises were held yesterday afternoon for seven members who died in the past year. A large crowd attended as impressive ceremonies were conducted by the group to honor the deceased members.
Reports indicate overhead line work on the Tennessee street line is near completion with cars soon to run once juteary setup is finished. Ontario street injunction decision by Judge Mars is due October 9. Henry street line progressing despite rain as tracks near readiness. Scott's Dates notes and local notices plus a reminder to try a Journal Want Ad.
A large Lawrence party of Merchants Athletic Association members traveled in Junto mobiles to Timber Island eleven miles up the Kaw River for the formal opening of the Timber Island club house. The facility, erected and controlled by the Timber Island camp, is a modern two story structure with banks and ample space for members, located in a scenic, favored river spot. The dock camp claims one of the finest facilities in the state and enforces camp rules for member use.
Mr. Wenshaw, returning from an extended trip through Illinois and Indiana, reports witnessing large corn and mile wide oil fields. He cites fields in Kansas and vast production figures, noting prices and shares observed, including his visits to Spiceland and his old home.
Former Sibley resident C. E. Karnes died in Fowler Kansas after moving there with his wife who had recently passed away. The body to be brought back for burial. Cause of death not announced. Karnes was well known in his Kansas region for years of residence.
City council plans a decisive vote on a telephone franchise amid a heated dispute between Bell and Home molecules. The Bell parent company faces tax and revenue questions while Mayor Bishop seeks a fair settlement as council weighs the proposed ordinance tonight.
The airdome closed its season after a successful run, led by manager A E Carpenter who tailored programs to audience tastes. Ed Parsons Jewelry line and university emblems draw student buyers, while local ads note film offerings, a football trip to Lexington, and store notices. education board meeting and Edmonds & Co market plans are also mentioned.
A 4 833 680 woman workers data shows nearly half under 25 with 44 2 percent white 22 6 percent. The piece lists women in roles from pilots to machinists and plumbers while contrasting Western prospects with warnings about hard roads and the lure of the West. It closes with an ad for grape ice from Wiedemaon’s.
General Bingham, once Police Commissioner of New York, condemns a crooked incompetent judiciary as the root of the police problem. He claims prisoners are offered leniency for a price and alleges potential bribe money up to 1,000,000 annually. He recounts offers of 4900 in cash and 500 monthly for a handshake and urges readers to read his stirring article.
The issue promises diverse pieces including Why Japan Won't Fight Us by Dr. Thomas E. Green a bold take on the Japanese question The Birds' Tribute to Vanity by Reginald Wright Kaufman on fashion costs for farmers Confessions of an American Heiress by Mrs John Van Vorst The Way of the Transgressor by Charles Edward Russell an absorbing look at modern prison Die Vow of Silence a bright story by Alice Hegan Ries in the happiest vein
A group of Lawrence girls are showing interest in the preliminary examinations next month for the General Federation English scholarship. Kansas man Earl Mohler won the Cecil Rhodes Oxford scholarship, with similar conditions to the federation award for young women.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.