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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1916
Page
8
Walter Payne of Burlingame, candidate for state treasurer, plans three speeches in Douglas county on October 24 25 as part of the Republican campaign. Meetings will be held each evening with additional daytime events announced.
Plans for a Republican meeting in Eudora Monday night October 76 at the 1. O. O. F. hall with Thomas Harley of Lawrence as speaker. County central committee expects all Republican candidates to attend and a large crowd of voters is anticipated.
In Leavenworth, A. Dykstr delivered a lecture last night while Prof. C. Dankup spoke on Friday night, contributing to the campus lecture series with new insights and discussion.
Oscar J. McDaniel, indicted for murder in the first degree, was admitted to bail in the amount of $60,000 by Judge Thomas Ryan of the criminal court in St Joseph. Bondsmen posted in court and McDaniel was released from jail after qualifying. Prosecutor Nat M. Lockwood argued against bond, noting grand jury testimony describing a scream from the McDaniel home on the night of the murder and McDaniel seen leaving the residence shortly after.
The University of Kansas names new senior members including Ruth Stevenson Paolo and Hedy Mae Smith. Miss Jessie J. Wright of Wis becomes honorary member as the group advances exam-based recognitions. London dispatch notes Branden burg military service exams for ages 50 to 63 in the Berlin region. Chicago dry law change plans surface with letters from Phillip Yarrow. Y GA and Y WA meetings planned in Lawrence with routine and biweekly sessions. Cercle Francais starts with Eugenie Grillo presenting Le Pater report. Neill Rahn returns to Topeka to file a mob jail riot report.
A historical note describes “prayer fings” of Thihei and similar mechanics by J. White in National Geographic. The devices suspend on tang lines and drift with the breeze, claimed to be reverent prayers, while girls reportedly chew on them like piece work.
Receipts and prices for cattle hogs and grain across Kansas City and Chicago markets. Cattle receipts near 15000 with steady trends. Hogs receipts around 12000 and 30000 respectively with marked higher bids. Corn oats and wheat quoted with May and December futures. Prices include cattle steers hogs light mixed and Packers and butchers bids. Obvious OCR garble includes stray phrases about appetite and a sale offer for a piano.
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