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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1903
Page
2
The Tomner excursion to Topeka was successful despite rain and threats, with about 2 tickets sold from Lawrence. Buch's military band accompanied the Lawrence Turners and the event concluded with a Topeka concert and a late night return. The Turnfest continues tonight with a dance and prize awards.
A day of marked weather change with north wind clouds and showers gave way to sultry Sunday while an electrical display lit the north night sky. Reports from Lawrence include bridge work on Kaw channel and a large building bid advertisement with a 1000-dollar bid bond and 5 percent for separate trades.
A thunderstorm struck the University of Kansas museum building damaging the tower roof and north roof area. The lightning split tiles and shattered windows while perforating interior walls with bullet like holes. an estimate put total damage at 2000 to 3000 dollars with no harm to interiors or collections.
Jury list secured for the coming term. Names of jurors drawn include James Gale Willow Springs Ansel Whitcomb Lawrence Warder Carter Lawrence George H. Smith Lawrence Carl Krebs Lawrence CG W Carman Lawrence J Q Pickens Lawrence E F Goodrich Lawrence H A Stevens Lawrence T W Green Lawrence Irving HId Lawrence S W Ellis Lawrence J K Boyd Wakarusa J J Brune Lecompton W L Sheets Lawrence Gus Ziesenis Eudora J J Harding Lawrence E F Jardon Palmyra W H Penchard Lawrence J C Martino Palmyra H B Rodgers Levampton.
A garbled notice includes a capitation price and Sept 1 effective sal fion residgats for all dachdag nod levers, signed Donnelly Urus. It states Woodward & Co.'s dry store lease to possible parties and that Wilder Bros. Shirt Factory offers the largest and finest spring and summer shirting shipped to Lawrence, inviting inspection.
Fragmented items report a death of Jordan Lewis at old age and a funeral at Lake View, alongside mixed notices of legal charges, accidents, repairs at Union Pacific depot, and local advertisements for fruit farm sales, choir meetings, and weather outlook with frost forecast.
Local residents travel for work and visits. a Phi Delta Theta house warming and a Phi Gamma Delti event mark social season. Names include Wimmer Weaver Copple Roller Rayson Lenig Griggs Sanborn Havens Tisdale Seddon Nelson and many Kansas City, Ottawa, Topeka, Leavenworth, Paola, and Lawrence participants.
The piece notes limited classroom space at a university in Lawrence with many students ready for work and crowded offices. It mentions coke supply and fuel needs, gas company staff in Kansas City, and several local residents traveling, visiting, or returning home.
The Journeymen tailors in Lawrence reach a settlement ensuring satisfactory wages while clothing prices stay low. Tailors like Richard Protsch will offer sack suits from 25 to 30 dollars and full dress from 63 to 100, maintaining competitiveness with eastern shops. The town hopes this secures high quality garments at modest cost as Protsch implements new methods after summer research. Also noted is a chorus rehearsal for Mrs. Lyons and a correction about Nina Starkweather in the Squire's studio exhibit.
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