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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1908
Page
1
A thorough Yearly Meeting passage outlined by Joseph E. Riggs lists speakers and duties. Clergymen from various churches filled pulpits while members from Maine and beyond attended a dense program of reports, education talks, and missionary planning.
Paul A. Dinsmoor resigns as business manager of the Journal to assume control of a paper mill. J. Brady, nephew of the Journal owners, will become advertising manager after three years at the World in Tulsa. Brady is a trusted, capable newspaperman, while Dinsmoor will assist this week with the transition.
Assistant States Attorney James J. Barbour will file a motion in the supreme court to dismiss Herman Billik’s case, awaiting execution in Chicago for allegedly killing several members of the Uzral family. The report mentions a schoolboy Johnny coming home with a headache and a local remark about medicine.
President Roosevelt told Congressman Barehield that giving a speech in Pittsburg would be like carrying coals to New Castle. He said there was necessity to speak there since the district was, in his view, entirely safe for Taft and that further discussion on the matter was unnecessary.
Detroit shows resolve after two prior defeats as Chicago leads 2 0 in the world championship series. Crowds form early at ticket window while Chicago fans boast of two wins and demand another victory.
Lawrence reports multiple small fires this month. Sunday afternoon a blaze at the Seluetier restaurant next to the Metcalf building caused about ten dollars in damage from matches igniting the overcoat on the third floor. Early yesterday a fire at Jim Smith’s barber shop on the north side started from a lighted cigarette in a spittoon box. A second fire occurred yesterday afternoon on Harbor Bridge Street with minor damage.
A garbled account reports a change in the Servian crisis with the Mehra Act and legal actions in the evening. It mentions protests, cabinet attitudes, and foreign ministers, noting uncertainty about Serbia's immediate direction amid the warlike language and crowd gatherings.
The chemistry department reports two cases of bullow glass laboratory apparatus and a new Gehrk exhaustion air pump capable of a vacuum at 1000 millimetres of mercury. The instrument, with oil-sealed pistons, surpasses ordinary pumps. A motor is to run the pump. Jolson, D S of Ne sity, aided by the mining school. Mr. Duhinsen is a mother at the Siz ma Psi and has worked with Westinghouse in Pittsburgh.
Fashionable women increasingly embrace large hair puffs and elaborate coiffures, trading modesty for dramatic styling. Observers note growing purchases of hairpieces and combs, with pompadours remaining popular and velvet bands adding finishing touches to high arrangements.
A fragmented report details Bill Jones attempting to kill Gullery in Washington. It recounts a fatal confrontation near Bates Park on the city outskirts, Garfield's death, and Jones’s eventual capture near Frederickburg. The narrative mentions trial and acquittal of a related figure, with unclear sequence and dates.
During the ordinary session, the Skupstina unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the government actions. It affirms that vigorous security will be displayed to protect the nation’s threatened interests and pledges full support to the government to the fullest extent.
Cincinnati dispatch notes William H Tate leaves for a multi day campaign through Ohio farming regions to address farmers and press the issue before election night. Separate item reports Justice Mills recommits Harry K Thaw to Matteawan asylum after denied jury trial request. Also note death of Mrs Charlotte Decker at 109.
A quirky cafe note shifts from menu chatter to a playful, nonsensical aside about marriage name changes and a humorous prompt about peomuminal rats, reflecting a local column mood.
Lawrence hosts the Anti Horse Thief Association event with a full schedule. Delegates from Douglas County, including Layton and Loughery, prepare for exhibitions, parades, and a grand open meeting on the courthouse square. Officials led by Mayor George Hine will address the crowd and new officers are to be elected at the gathering.
In a Wall Street surge the Great Railroad Wizard defeats Rock Island in a pivotal financial deal. Speyer & Co and St Louis San Francisco plans reshape the railway battle as market uncertainty fades and a syndicate forms to handle notes due December. Mortgage activity in Kansas City shows homes pledged to buy automobiles amid a broader credit boom.
An AP report states Senator Elkins of West Virginia repudiated an interview claiming his wife Katherine Elkins denied an engagement with the Duke of Abruzzi. The item also notes various brief items from Nebraska and Belgrade, including political and local notices, and a string of classified ads and lost items.
Fragmented notices show rental rooms for light housekeeping, a second hand stove, and various help wanted ads. They mention Mra. Ald Weaver, optical worker Anns E Cayvan, and dining room staff at Hiawatha Cafe, with a Confederate obituary note for Mrs Bath Early Nash in Gallipolis Ohio.
In Topeka ward voting patterns show strong Republican leanings with Bristow and Long leading in Senate races. The analysis notes high Republican support, cites ward totals like Bristow 493 and 482 for earlier primaries, and argues primaries rival general elections in importance for party alignment.
Cettinge Montenegro October 12 Montenegrin national assembly convenes in extraordinary session as war fever rises after Austria-Hungary annexations of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Prince Nicholas denounces the annexations as a grievous wrong and urges peaceful remedies to avert conflict. Demonstrations of approval accompany the message to parliament.
Waterbury Conn Oct 12 David G Cooper a Terryville thermometers maker left the greater part of his fortune to his wife and twelve children in Chili South America though he was long reputed a bachelor His will reveals a wife and large family in Chili and the estate distribution details amid a brighter Balkan scene in Paris noted Oct 12.
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