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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1912
Page
7
A scanned Lawrence Kansas news page fragment discusses a mix of politics, local sentiment, and editorials. It covers campaign behavior, public notices, voices on the Balkan war cloud, and remarks on Mr Bryan, Gov Dix, and party dynamics along with complaints about town noise and train whistles.
The Olathe independent reports the opening of a Doluson county Republican rally with closing remarks by Mr J Le Brady the Republican nominee for Congress. Brady praised the voters of Jokisew county and delivered the principal speech amid a crowd gathered on a late September event.
A satirical verse by Walt Mason mocks ten cent reformers and political showboats who preach reform while avoiding hard work. It ridicules campaign hypocrites and shallow leaders who pretend to champion the toiler but evade duties and pay.
University of Kansas officials faced a flood of questions on city governance. Professor Richard KR Price, director of extension work, noted shelves of 400 volumes on sanitation and municipal engineering while a separate pile held pamphlets on government methods and commissions. He invited further guidance on how best to respond, from police helmet advice to lighting plant control, as the inquiry grew.
Cincinnati St Louis and New York Americans weigh high bids if Ernie Chance leaves the Cubs. Chicago talks hinge on a possible release or next season contract from Murphy. St Louis New York and others would likely bid to land Chance, Teale, and more, recognizing their value.
Nicholson, a St Louis native and University of Missouri track captain, has not returned to campus after winning the high hurdles at the national meet in Pittsburg last week. Students fear he has joined an eastern institution, with rumors of departure to Wisconsin.
Prof Rice to test shattered wall material at KU lab. ULAS Tice, brought to Kansas City by the coroner's jury, to give expert testimony on the Alameda collapse blamed for a fatal early week tragedy. Also notes Ordinance 08 authorizing a storm sewer project in Lawrence, Kansas with location steps and cost provisions approved by the City Council.
A patient recounts six months of illness from gravel in the kidneys in the early 1900s. After unsuccessful medical advice and an operation recommendation, he credits Swamp-Root with a dramatic recovery after seven bottles. The letter asks readers to try the product and mentions a notary public and a request for sample bottles.
A city ordinance in Lawrence authorizes constructing a storm water sewer from Warren Street west to Mis Street, with basins, at city expense funded by bonds under state law. The plan details plans, bids, and the option to call bonds for redemption, with publication and approval by the mayor and city clerk.
An ordinance directs the construction of a literal sewer starting at a manhole on Bews Avenue and running through the alley to near Banks Street, with a flush tank. It provides for payment of damages by assessments on benefited lots, to be ascertained by appointed householders, and takes effect after publication.
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