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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1905
Page
1
Urast community leaders host the Atchison Corn Carnival amid local events. Attendees prepare for parades, games, and a featured showcase as residents anticipate festive activities downtown.
Atchison expected 40000 visitors as the corn carnival nears. EW Howe, editor and carnival originator, notes last year’s turnout and cites the finest corn on display. In Wooster, Sterling closes Captain Taggart divorce case arguments urging custody or visitation, while Judge Eason oversees. Chicago rail unions demand 1 percent wage increase. railroads refuse, but talk of negotiations continues.
Wellsville residents I N Sparks and wife celebrate their golden wedding on their farm near Wellsville. Mrs Sparks, daughter of A Heasuo, was foster sister of Quantrell. Washington police report a double homicide and a woman wounded in an apparent murder suicide.
Topeka reports 14 670 4h fruit trees with 4 354 601 non bearing trees per local assessors data. Apples lead, peaches second. Also notes incidental local items including a buried treasure find in Leavenworth and various political and civic notes from Washington and Arkansas City.
In Chattanooga Tennessee on September reports indicate the Metahy Cotton company of Rome hosts a chancery court petition seeking a receiver to place the Chattanooga Southern railroad in receivership. Complainants allege holders of reorganization certificates may be affected by asset sales. The road is said to be owned by Hassell Sage. United States Assistant Treasurer Wm H Lieb faces forwarded charges in Philadelphia.
Ister Bay report dated Sept 14 states the president denounces as wholly unfounded the interview cited in the Heute Pariser from Paris claiming terms of peace between Russia and Japan. The denial emphasizes the interview is not credible and lacks foundation.
Saron Rosen visited President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay on September 13 to discuss his mission, with details kept private. Witte telegraphed gratitude for the cordial welcome and courtesy shown to envoys. Rosen declined to give a date for the abolition of Russian retaliatory treaties affecting American machinery. An explosion in Cement's I O O F lodge caused a fire in Anadarko, destroying much of the main street with losses around 60,000 dollars. In Iola, September 13, the trial of C L Melvin for dynamiting a saloon in July began in district court.
Frederick Shipman of New York Life testifies that the company aided private syndicates to purchase bonds and shared profits with bankers. Cromwell of Mutual Life reports a personal gain of 7 during five years from syndicate dealings in which his firm partook.
The president told visiting consulting engineers from the Isthmian Canal Commission at Oyster Bay to speed up work and report back promptly. He avoided committing to a rock or sea level canal and urged candid opinions, saying he will study the reports before sending them to Congress.
New Orleans reports Sister Mary of St Cetina dies of yellow fever on September 13. Four le d deaths and new cases rise. in Hamburg Franklin County four yellow fever leases have appeared.
Washington September 13 subpoenas were served for government witnesses in the Burton trial at St Louis before Judge Adam who presided at the earlier Burton conviction. Assistant AG Charley H Robb will help Colonel D B Dyer in the prosecution as Burton’s attorneys include Judge Dillon Frederick Lehmann and W H Rossington with others likely.
Philadelphia Sept 13 The county ticket nominated by Republicans last spring was withdrawn as Mayor Weaver fights the gas lease. A new ticket will be selected by city committees amid the political upheaval.
A large salmonlike fish weighing 46 pounds and over three feet long was caught Sunday by Ernest Overland on a standard pole and line at the Republican river. Also notices invite Lawrence Lodge No 6 Acata Lodge No 9 A F and A M to attend John N. McFarland funeral services at Masonic hall Thursday September 11. Advertisements offer farm and city property loans at 5 percent with optional payments from Morrison Lem on TH Mass St.
Six people were injured when a trail car attached to a Boston home stead division of the Pittsburgh street railway near Glen Bridge failed to stop and dragged a seesaw trailer. The car was full and responders describe a scene of confusion as the trailer blocked the track. All sixty aboard sustained bruises and injuries, though none serious. In Olathe, Verdun White, a traveling salesman for a distilling company, was arrested on multiple counts for violation of law. He was released on bond, then rearrested on a complaint for twelve counts. Bond was set at 41,000, but he has not posted. White is accused of taking orders for whiskey totaling over 400 watts in recent days.
Berlin reports fifteen new cholera cases and four deaths in the last twenty four hours. In Hrombers four fresh cases are noted, with Trou thirea and surrounding areas recording more infections in this district.
Mukden– Russian commissioners and General Pakushim representing Field Marshal Yam met at Shubot station north of Chantuf to arrange the armistice details. The meeting started at dawn and is expected to take several days to finalize terms.
In Walinee county the lead body of Charles Heritas was found hanged from a tree in a secluded spot. A decade-old confession ties him to the murder rape case near Youngstown, where Charles Sterl ing, once convicted, was hanged for the same crime. Sterl ing disappeared after making a similar confession while living as a ranchman nearby.
Washington dispatches report from the American naval attache says the battleship Mikasa was sunk with 250 killed and wounded. It notes that Toyo was not aboard.
London dispatch Sept 13 reports a telegram from Baku and nearby areas carrying largely optimistic news about the region. The message highlights improving conditions and hopeful signs for stability amid ongoing developments.
An Irishman asks the shopman about mourning wear, learning that the attire varies with how close the relative is. The shopman explains black suit, black hat band, and black armbands for near relatives, with broader or narrower bands for more distant relations. The man clarifies he needs mourning for his wife's mother, joking about tying it to a shoelace.
Steward Matson and Sohler of the New York and New London line invent a 12 by 28 foot watertight lifeboat with food and water compartments. The raft rests on a deck platform held by pins and uprights. pulling a lever tilts the platform and releases the raft. In a trial, twenty five men were lowered without an automatic pulley and five minutes after water entry the raft separated from the steamer.
New York Sept 13 Physicians after a consultation said Garou Komura is feverish and ill though in early typhoid stages delaying his planned return home. One doctor disputed the typhoid diagnosis citing an inflamed gall bladder as the alternative.
A county committee of German federations met to arrange events for German Day during Old Home Week in Lawrence. Plans include a parade, park exercises, speeches at Fraternal Adri Hall, and an evening entertainment and dance with decisions to be made next Tuesday. Delegates from Jefferson and Leavenworth counties attended. a special committee was formed to prepare Joyshires for next week’s meeting. Norman Day is expected to be a highlight of Old Home Week. Lost item notices, probate court updates, local ads, and school notes follow with various local names and details.
Amsterdam reports a dispatch from Satavia announcing Dutch forces have captured the capital of Prince Loa of Clebes Island, after years of Dutch trouble on Java. The move highlights Dutch efforts to quell resistance and restore order in the region.
Yanah, owner of the east side Massachusetts street livery, has repurchased the stable and will run a first class yard with a sale and saleable stock. Mr Lamb continues buying horses of all kinds and grades, offering a market for stock. The stable promises up to date, stylish vehicles and a strong, fast herd, with access by telephone 250 for round the clock calls.
Englewood reader HALEN PRERY writes from Sept. to protest a reprinted article about the University of Kansas and its standing. He condemns rumor and urges factual reporting reflecting state institutions. The letter precedes a local death notice for J. N. McFarland.
Lawrence pioneer J McFarland aged 72 died at his New Hampshire street home after a long illness. Funeral at 2 PM from family residence pastor Rev Dr FO Laing. He arrived from Kansas and settled in Lawrence in 1883 as a prominent contractor builder helped construct Soow Hai and the University of Kansas chemistry building. He started a planning mill in 17 and remained in the business. three children survive Charles W McFarland Mrs J C LeSuer and Nelle McFarland. He was widely known and respected. death draws universal regret.
Kansas City market notes report cattle and calf prices for steers heifers and cows, with weights and ranges in dollars per hundredweight. Includes hay, creamery products, wheat and lard futures context, and multiple dated market observations across September.
Fragmentary text suggests a garbled review or note about an aristocratic tramp and a sitting automobile race scene with disjointed phrases. No clear names, dates, or places are recoverable to form a solid factual card.
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