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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1908
Page
1
A compact directory-style notice lists Joseph E. Riggs attorney and title examiner at 70s Massachusetts St, with related firms Mork Ros. & Sharp and Eldridge House Livery. The text mentions miscellaneous services and a phone number 148, though some phrases are garbled.
President states he will not intervene in any candidate’s election but may state facts about actions tied to “any man’s acts.” Lilley’s speech praising Navy yard funding is read by the president who approves it. Sherman visits Alleghany Indian reservation with a cool reception from the tribal leader.
A fire at Shirley north of Knightsidwn destroyed twenty five buildings and killed two people, E V M Preyer and wife who ran a restaurant were burned while asleep. The obituary notes varied details about Miss Curuda Zinghagy born 1646 in Mercer county and married 1801 to J W Johnson with ten children, funeral at M E church Baldwin.
New York February indictments charge Captain Peter C Hains Jr and T Jenkins Hains with murder in the Quoseeply grand jury case at Flushing. They allegedly killed William E Annis at Bayside Yacht Club last August. The report also notes a local church meeting with Rev J A Brush at the United Presbyterian and other brief society items.
Market notes list waheat receipts and prices for various grades, oats and rye values, hay prices, and butter quotes. Live stock totals include cattle cattlemen hogs and calves with receipts and average prices. Chicago market figures cover wheat corn oats and futures for October through May. Advertising notes seek men and boys to handle trees for Western Nursery Co.
The Journal sounds a strong alarm about high winds and dry leaves and grass. It urges the public to avoid burning leaves and suggests arrest for anyone starting fires, stressing that the danger is great and careful action is needed.
The council will review two franchise proposals on Monday night. The Home company led by Heinemene plans to build city and interurban lines, while the Laming company, already holding an interurban franchise, seeks a city line. Officials debate funding and timing as residents anticipate a decisive vote.
The Psi sorority plans initiation at their chapter house. Miss Francis Dinsmwor hosts her card club tonight. A subscription party in Bala last night featured Summer’s orchestra for the Washburn to Lawrence game on November 7. The Phi Beta Thetas entertain at their fraternity house. A musicale by Mr and Mrs L Stuthweyer and Mrs W H Pendleton drew about 150 guests in honor of Miss Alma Poulter. Poulter to study music in Paris. The Sigma Chitra quarter centennial was celebrated. About 35 alumni attended the smoker and banquet in Kansas City with judges, lawyers, and professors listed among attendees.
The trial in New York features Edward Mosey, a government bank examiner, as the star witness in the Morse case. Leslie Whiting, once a heavy borrower from the National Bank of North America, is revealed to have borrowed sizable sums largely routed through Charles W. Morse and Alfred Curtis. Whiting's abrupt courtroom appearance shocks the observers as he testifies under nervy scrutiny.
Court records describe a heated cross examination involving Woo Hurlburt and counsel from Standard Oil and the government in the railroad case. Judge Ferris permits more extensive dialogue while Kellogg denies shaking his fist and admits glancing at his glasses. Pie Social details and a weekend football score wrap up with Yale and Army tied 0 0.
College presidents and the state board of education urge a permanent education commission to be funded by the legislature. The body would be governor appointed, state supported, and empowered to investigate school conditions and propose laws to improve Kansas schools. It would supply concrete data to guide legislative funding and levies.
A vivid scene at a local roller rink features dancers on skates, a dramatic collision, and spectators including mothers in the gallery. The account highlights the excitement and missteps of beginners and the social mix of patrons as the action unfolds, with later notes on a sensational sausage-murder case and advances in tungsten lighting.
Diligent search began as fires raged across northern Michigan in Presque Isle, Cheboygan, Alpena, and surrounding counties. Authorities fear many deaths on joint farms and camps, with villages blotted out and logging camps destroyed. full casualty toll may take days to weeks to verify.
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