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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1909
Page
1
The eleventh winter series opens next Monday with the Lawrence Camera Club gathering Dr J T Moore. Members will give five minute talks on vacation photographic experiences from Seattle to Vienna Austria, in a lively session expected to draw full attendance. The Sigma Nus plan an informal dance this evening.
President Taft began day with a five am start touring Mariposa Grove trees and Glacier Point above Yosemite Valley. He rode fifty miles by stage, spent hours in the grove, and will overnight at Glacier Point before sunrise views tomorrow. Amusements note Sousa concert October 11 with a larger band than any before across the continent.
A scrambled report notes Haskell Indian football team visiting St Louis for a first appearance since earlier events in Louisiana. The item mentions deaths from a blaze and a stabbing incident, with names like Dora Fishman and Moses Fishman and references to a Negro suspect. Nearby items include weather, charity, and local ads.
Irvin Preston an eighteen year old student at Strickler's business college was accosted for smoking a cigar in Topeka. Officer Summers questioned his age and found him with a rank cigar. Preston was taken to police headquarters and fined as directed by Judge S S Army. A government crop bulletin notes spring wheat time and corn quality figures.
A work train wrecked into a coal train on the outskirts of town, killing eight to ten workers and injuring ten others. Officials accuse a section foreman Charles Gray of disregarding orders, with several listed workers among the dead and injured.
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