Insurance notices and telephone directory fragment
Fragmentary entry shows notes on fire insurance, special interests, and office telephone details. Names and places are unclear, with scattered references to mass and county while incomplete.
19 Oct 1905
Page 1
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1905
Page
1
Fragmentary entry shows notes on fire insurance, special interests, and office telephone details. Names and places are unclear, with scattered references to mass and county while incomplete.
Phillips & Co at 829 Massachusetts Street offer wall paper repapering services and a large stock of new paper at reasonable rates. Mina P advertises stenographic and typewriting work with shorthand and Pitmanic systems. F H Bennett & Co mention five assortments at 1011 Massachusetts Street and The Weir all atee furnace is sold by Ellis & Setterburg at 610 Massachusetts Street with Bell 423 red.
The Burteprisa National Bank of Allegheny faces inquiry over recent statements by President Whe lank and cashier Clark. Prominent figures including former State Senator Andrews and Francis T. Terrane are linked to bonds and loans, while government investigators probe the bank’s dealings amid political tensions in Pittsburgh.
Securities worth about 30000 were stolen from a lawyer's office in Brooklyn after a bank merger. The bonds reportedly belong to the Borough Bank, previously part of Highth Ward Bank, with the Lulligrau synod of Kansas also meeting, electing officers for the coming year. President Rev J R Weld of Kansas City, secretary Rev E E Stas of Lawrence, and treasurer Rev Obon of Lawrence named.
Améla L. Barter then head of National Asphalt,” testified in New York about Bermudez Asphalt aiding the 1901 rebellion of General Manuel A Matos by purchasing a steamer arming it and transferring it to Matos.
Washington reports an imperial Chinese edict dated August 31 and translated by Mr. Rock Hill minister to China states the United States will treat all American travelers teachers and merchants courteously, urging Chinese people to lift the boycott on American goods and stop denying them.
Edward George Cunliffe, sought in Pittsburg for stealing cash from Adams Express Company, confessed to Pinkerton detectives that he took part of the robbery on the night of October 9. He claimed temptation by large sums with a low salary, saying he regretted the act minutes after stealing.
Oct 19 report from Emporis says three hundred delegates attended the twenty fourth annual convention of the Anti Horse Thief Association of Kansas in Wassag with Mayor Hardenstia welcoming the opening meeting. J W Waller Parson, president, arrived and nominations for officers for the ensuing year will be held tomorrow.
Fragment describes a warning in Washington about cabinet members and the president’s wish that no word be spoken on cabinet actions. It notes an inside packet containing a letter from a secretary and references attempts to bottle up proceedings.
A Special Officer was shot and killed at a crowded depart in Troupe while escorting excursionists to a Palestine circus. The shooter was a messenger he had ejected from a chair car. Emergency reports name J White and J W Etheredge connected to the incident.
New York, Oct 19. Diamonds valued at 10000 were stolen from the wife of George W Hoadley at Buckingham hotel last Tuesday while Mr and Mrs Hoadley attended a theatre performance.
Sami Hinle, a black man, was hanged in Winchester Kentucky today for assaulting a white woman last August. The execution was carried out under local criminal justice procedure with witnesses present.
Lis Joyer Matuer of Kansas State Agricultural College at Manhattan spoke at a state federation convention. She condemned crass pol discussion and urged women to value earnings, arguing marriages suffer when housewives ignore a dollar.
In New Orleans on October 1 a new yellow fever case is reported. Earlier today the prince and princess of Wales began a six months tour of India, opening with a state reception.
Judge Wheeler at Clarinda sentences Wilson for forgery to years in prison. Jane James inaugurated as president of the University of Illinois at Champaign. Exposition attendance shows 20 entering grounds with 1,617 paid and 471,163 admitted. The First National Bank of Sterrett Iowa authorized to begin business with 225,000. Major Wetmore, Wall Street broker, unveils wireless telegraph in car to stay in contact on New Jersey road, details of transmission and station setup described.
The New York legislative Insurance Investigating Committee renewed focus on a potential perjury arrest as hearings resumed. Prosecutors consider actions after George J. Pinukidt testified he did not sign a $401 legal expenses voucher paid by Mutual Life Insurance. Additional vouchers linked funds to a house in Albany where agents and committee members were hosted. Richard A. McCurdy of Mutual Life was to return to discuss ties to trust companies under scrutiny.
At 11 30 this morning the judge finished counting ballots in the athletic election. Representative candidates won by margins from seven to twenty five. President Judge Green and Roy O. Douglas were elected along with athletic board members Alleach, Plogry, Young, Rutherford. Committee chairs include Pooler Angney Driscoll Bartow Klauman and Clark. Polls opened yesterday at 4:00 am and closed 5:00 pm with a record turnout. The Athletic Reform and Straight Vote factions were noted, Carl Young led the ticket with 170 votes, Frank Barlow 653, and Princ kty behind with 66. Morgan led the opposition with 471. Angney had 515. Campaign commentary cited organizational strength of the representatives.
The creditors of W C Thomas of Leavenworth met at Topeka and postponed selecting four estates in bankruptcy until November 12. Thomas collapsed with Newlin in the coal business and faced pressure from Davis. Fort Scott and Kay Oct 9 The preliminary hearing of George F Riggle and his wife was moved from this morning to this afternoon due to Justice Smith lacking a district court room.
W A Calderhead congressman from Kansas fifth district opposes the plan to nominate United States senators in state conventions.
Wichita Iowa? Kansas Oct 18 Ex Congressmen Simpson lies near death after a night of heavy sleep. The physician refuses to set a timetable and says death could come at any moment.
President Roosevelt spoke in Raleigh North Carolina receiving cheers from about fourty four thousand attendees as his party toured the state fair grounds. He accepted a gift honoring a Charlotte writer and then joined a luncheon in a banquet hall after the address.
At the home on Mississippi street Miss May Mercur and Mr. Robert Edmondson wed in a simple ceremony led by Rev. WLW. Host family included Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Jewett. The bride wore white silk with Valenciennes lace, attended by Miss Cecil Chatelle. Seventy-five guests attended a reception with red autumn decor. Another ceremony united Miss Lora Beach and Dr. Beecher Franklin Stout at 3512 Houses Street with pink and white decor. The bride wore white mousseline silk, veil, and bridal bouquet. maids wore pink organdies. Guests included Mrs. Fuller of Chicago and several Jewetts and Rheas from nearby towns.
About 125 relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Shivar in the Wakarusa valley for the wedding of their daughter Jennie Shivar to Mr. George F. Leary. The ceremony, conducted by Rev. E. Sealer, featured cosmos and asparagus ferns, with a pink and white motif, a Mendelssohn march, and a reception following. The couple will reside near the Wakarusa.
Week in Kansas City features Mrs W H Pratt hosting guest hour on Friday. Pater McCurdy of Colorado Springs visits old friends. Y M C A meets at 8 45 pm at 1317 Ohio St with a program including a song by Burress. Wa-thena Weekly’s J P Jones guests Ike Hangman at the University. Prof Billings, Louisiana, to lecture on Adaptation at Sigma ways Friday. Harold Henry departs for Chicago likely permanent. Pearl Laprad returns from Chicago nursing course. Fred Cartwell travels through Lawrence to Pennsylvania. Prof Vieroy HI leaves for Chicago. Miss Nelle Deasy of Ottawa visits relatives Uncle Sweeney and Mary. Prof A J Boynton attends Kansas City horse show.
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