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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1903
Page
1
Washington dispatch reports no consensus among leaders on how to handle Turkish and Macedonian forces amid shifts in the regional balance. Prime Minister Leishman’s full report and the latest ministerial statements suggest decisions hinge on the coming assessments of Allied countermeasures and troop movements.
The report notes the chairman calling to order at a September session with attendees including Wilitny Been, Pittsby, and Kenhier accepting a position. President Roosevelt hosted guests at a hall today while Reveridae met after the president received reporters. Mead’s mission focused on Indian affairs.
M K and T railroad stock train and west bound freight collided head on at McRain Missouri injuring two stockmen one with a broken leg and damaging both engines and several cars crews escaped wreck considered among the most expensive for the line in months. In New York the international yacht race was declared off due to lack of wind ahead of another attempt tomorrow.
Travelers from Panama report Colombia and the isthmus aflame with a growing revolt. Anti-American sentiment linked to the failed treaty spurs insurrection, with Indians and supporters of Cer organizing in mountain villages. Arms shipments and movements toward the isthmus indicate a planned uprising, as leaders flee Bogota and tensions rise across the region.
Armless man Frank Wellbrenner arrived at Sagamore Hill and the White House repeatedly, claiming to have a personal copy of the President and requesting to see Theodore Roosevelt. Police intervened after a loaded revolver was found and Wellbrenner was detained. The man persistently pressed guards and was later confined, with accounts noting his challenging behavior and possible mental health concerns.
The August 1903 close of business manes the public debt at 34 04 9573 with a monthly drop from cash on hand. The total recapitulates inter est bearing debt 1 204 070 non interest bearing 1 307 375 001 and notes outstanding backed by cash on hand. Cash in treasury includes gold reserve fund general fund and bank deposits with further details listed. The article also reports a separate violent crime scene where Edson, son of former New York mayor, killed Mrs Pullln and then died by suicide following a coercive elopement scenario.
A fragmented OCR style note reports Porter leading with unclear turnout hints. Mentions Perryansti, Creuk Mota, and Vorter with references to a forthcoming election and various nameless figures.
A jumbled telegraphic update notes political and social items including figures on fuel supply, a postponed trip, a New York parade, a Washington grand jury, a Chicago waiter strike, and naval academy events. Also mentioned are party tensions in Ohio, a Pittsburgh union dispute, a treasury surplus, and German exhibit shipments for St. Louis World’s Fair. Names such as Hoose, Botwrts, Johnson, and Sea Girt appear amid scattered dates and places.
The Clarion steel plant, jointly owned by Crucible Steel and United States Steel, will shut for four weeks for annual repairs and stock-taking due to a orders shortage. About four men will be idle for the first time since operations began.
Hamilton Ohio Sept. 2 A new trial has been refused Alfred A Knapp the self confessed murderer of two of his wives and three other victims The court fixed twelve years for each offence Knapp accepted the decision with adherence
Topeka Sept 2 Charles L Storres trainsmaster of the Santa Fe for 25 years has resigned and will enter the oil business at Chanute.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Pope Arkes Plea and references to court or show terms. Unable to determine concrete events, dates, or named entities beyond vague references to places and actions.
Notable Was Republican Col Wl oAL Johnson dies at his home after long public service in Anderson county Kansas. Nurse and politician active for forty years, he served in the Civil War, held Kansas Senate seat, was a Republican convention delegate, later judge appointments and county attorney. Funeral set for Friday.
In New York Harbor on September 2 the Metropolitan line steamer Whitney was struck in the East River by the gunboat Scorpion. The Scorpion hit Whitney on the starboard bow and pushed in two shores. Whitney returned to the pier to discharge freight and passengers. Separately, a man named Land, accused of obtaining money under false pretences, faced Judge Learnard who set a hearing for the following morning.
The September city council session at the city clerk’s office discussed sewer contracts, paving, and bids. Grants for lateral sewers east of town, paving on North Ohio Street, and a new street main sewer for Warren were approved with Graeber Bros awarded the contract for east sewers.
A garbled OCR passage mentions killings and arrests with numerous unreadable phrases. It references captors, a deputy, and vague actions described as duties or trials, but the content is incoherent and many names and places are unreadable. The fragment lacks clear events or dates to establish a concrete news item.
Reports from Dover on September 2 mention the Massacre conference at the SM Kehureh and John Sp. Vaneil of St. Lottie elected vice regal for the fortieth year. Dr. Hinde referred to the work of the St Louis prosecutor amid demonstrations by prequirers and delegates. Also Montague Holbein failed again to swim the English Channel, leaving the water eight miles from Calais after seventeen hours and twenty minutes.
Free rural mail routes will start October 1 at Bucyrus and Louisburg in Miami county. Birdie M. Gray of Wichita files for divorce claiming her husband is imprisoned and has two other wives. A tri state veterans reunion at Galena draws 3000 attendees. Cowley county orchards will supply apples for the Kansas show at the St Louis exposition.
Markets by wire from Chicago reports steady cattle and hog tone with feeder demand softening. Wheat futures edge lower with contracts for Sept and Dec quoted, corn and oats uneven amid harvest activity. Butter and eggs steady to higher while hay feeds hold firm. receipts show 454 cars of wheat.
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