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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1909
Page
1
Fragmentary bank balance sheet lists capital stock surplus undivided profits tax payments notes outstanding and deposits. Mentions national and state banks with time certificates and various deposits. No clear dates or full figures found.
Lawrence mayor and council debate Bell Telephone franchise terms with the Home Telephone Company. The mayor asserts the city must secure equal terms and fair treatment, urging the Bell company to match Home rates and contribute to the city treasury. Officials vow to pursue city interests regardless of the outcome. Also notes a Johnson Kaufman boxing bout in San Francisco.
A scanned notice list shows multiple small ads including payment overdue at the Milling Co. and requests for housing rooms for rent with light housekeeping, no children. Entries include rental offers, burial lot sale inquiry, house for rent, sale of Jersey bulls, and football rule books.
Early reports identify Miss Maybelle Millman as the Detroit nun who sent money in a letter found near Everse Creek. Postmaster Sherith Gast of Ann Arbor reveals the alleged suspect is Dr Cheorte uA Minvh, with authorities pursuing another possible arrest as the case unfolds.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train wreck near Palmer Kansas injures many as a broken rail caused the collision. The smoker and coach cars derailed with several injured and missing, while a large list of names appears in the report. Officials note the accident blocked the line and a road notice seeks county approval for repairs and recovery actions.
Wheat prices listed with a heavy market tone and figures around 66.0W. Live stock and related values appear, including a reference to $828.90 and $8.15. Pencil and writing instruments show Fountain pens marketed by Stevenson's at $1.50 each, guaranteed.
Students swarm the University of Kansas as fall term registration opens. Freshmen arrive early in fear and excitement while upperclassmen prepare for dorms, campus tickets, and hazing season as Greek life reopens and downtown activity intensifies.
Hagerman predicts KU track team will be strongest yet in school history. Freshmen Woodbury brothers, pole vault and hurdle expert Kanatzer, sprinter Schwab, and weightman Koenigs join coach Varidror's squad. Freebel Kindergarten opens Sept 6 inviting appointments. contact Bell 2097 for visits.
Fragmentary report from Leiden and other journals notes evolving debate over Cook and Labrador expeditions. Mentions university decree of honors conferred by the Prince of Nett, with weather and locations sparsely specified.
A Democratic rejuvenation plan led by a committee is discussed at a conference in New York as leaders including prominent figures like Alton B. Parker and Augustus Van Wyck attend. The session signals potential developments in party strategy, with some not backing reform while others push for the party's broader interests.
Edward Harriman died at his Arden home this afternoon after a serious relapse last Sunday. The financier, aged nearly fifty years in calendar terms, faced stumbles in health but earlier led rehabilitation efforts of the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific systems. He is survived by a widow two sons Avery and Roland Harriman and three daughters Mrs. Robert L. Gerry Miss Mary Harriman and Miss Carol Harriman. Judge Lovett learned of the death at Union Pacific offices and hastened to Arden.
The Journal reports the Kansan first issue will not come out today while a Kansan manager notes designs and posters from local outlets. Advertisement mentions Nexall Mosquito Talcum and Perry Bargain Shoe Stop offering low prices on shoes and oxfords with a call to readers to compare before buying.
A transmitted cable from Sydney reports eleven sailors killed by cannibals aboard a vessel. Captain Lindsay and the Ketel Rub crew were subjected to violent deaths, with some survivors captured. The message originates from New Hebrides and details an attack by savages.
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