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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
8
Market report notes receipts and pricing for cattle hogs and calves in Kansas City and Chicago. Cattle prices steady to strong with prime and dressed beef figures, hogs up about 10 higher, light and heavy categories listed, butter eggs and cash wheat unchanged with mixed oats noted and prairie prices around ten dollars.
Reports say the water main installation site on the bridge is impractical once construction advances, while Pant and Russell Friend delayed returning to the University after a heavy snowstorm halted travel in the national park during the tourist season.
Fragmentary OCR text appears from a public notice or ledger entry. It mentions funds, balance, accounts, and a warning or certification but the readable facts are extremely limited and names or dates are not clear. The item seems to record financial details and perhaps a formal statement from a local authority or organization.
The annual election of officers of the University club will be held in October. A nominating committee was named this week by the board of governors, consisting of Prof. F. J. Hodder Prof. A. G. Mitchell and U. S. Beeghly. James R. the druggist, suffering from sciatica for seven weeks, was taken to Excelsior Springs this afternoon by Mrs. Wilson in hope of relief.
Mr. Wilson was placed on a stretcher in the baggage car and taken to the train for transport. He was met in Kansas City by his brother and a physician awaiting his arrival.
In Lawrence two young men opened a fine shoe store and prepared fall stock of two tone boots and stylish shoes. The firm failed shortly after arrival and the stock was bought at a discount and now offered for sale at 52 Mass. It promises to be a superb opportunity for ladies of Lawrence. Harry Hutch announces the sale from 852 M ie.
All members are asked to meet at the Club at 2 PM tomorrow to attend the funeral of our brother, FLW Faedicke.
New York leaders of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company workers say they are far from defeated after maintaining a regular subway schedule and restoring surface service. They warn a sympathetic strike danger remains. Five trolley cars collided on Westchester Avenue, injuring ten passengers.
At a county gathering in Eudora Colonel B C Little spoke to women attendees praising temperance progress and urging continued effort. He discussed prohibition efforts abroad and noted strong district support for his congressional candidacy during a Lawrence visit with local events and theater appearances.
A brief political appeal requests voters to back Imamuier Iy in the county clerk race and to persuade friends to vote for him, noting the candidate pledges to conduct the county’s business efficiently.
Southern mare four weighing between 850 and 1050 pounds measured 10 to 15 hands high will be at Place House stables and at Sparks barn in North Lawrence on Friday and Saturday. Seller: W. P. Sparks. ES Wanted.
A meeting of the advisory board of the Central Newspaper Bureau will decide its future. The Lawrence office manager has not been paid for two months due to funding issues. George Tough Perry is named as a director, with ongoing questions about coast. H Stitcher of Osage City chairs the board amid continuing belief in the bureau’s prospects.
Lawrence police tighten traffic controls near campus with a jaywalking and jay driving ban. Speeders face court as foot passengers follow painted crosswalk lines during night work near the street intersections.
A Lawrence officer reports that E W students with automobiles were guilty of reckless driving during the opening week of school. He notes a tendency for speeding as students return, with leniency in enforcement at times. The text hints at a psychological basis for higher early-year speeds.
Mrs Russell announces the millinery opening on Saturday at 16 West Ninth Street. The invitation welcomes all to attend the event starting September 16.
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