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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1902
Page
3
A damaged OCR listing shows multiple train names and times including Pacific Express and Leavenworth routes. It mentions express services, Sunday exceptions, and various city connections such as Kansas City and Overland. The fragment evidences inconsistent spellings and missing details typical of a mid century timetable page.
A vintage ad extols a gas stove valve as ultra simple and practical It promises instant fuel ready use with adjustable settings for slow moderate and quick fires The copy emphasizes ease of use and precise control for consumers seeking convenience with immediate heat adjustment.
The article promotes the Fulton Co's controversial treatment as a cure for Bright's disease and diabetes. It profiles W Joy the street druggist and claims of dramatic recoveries after “tappings” and a patented compound. It touts free tests and a prospectus from John J Fulton Co with Barber Bros as agents.
A conflagration and derailment near Leestirg killed several and injured many as a train opened an electrical switch causing the wreck. The fire and wreckage disrupted lines, with eight cars derailed and poles down as mournful witnesses assessed the toll. Separate items report the beef trust inquiry in East St Louis and multiple ads for travel and medicine.
In St Louis on September 19 Circuit Attorney Folk filed perjury charges against former delegates Denny Albright and Berseh. The grand jury investigations into municipal assembly graft involve eight indicted figures who risk fugitive status if they do not surrender.
Oyster Bay N Y Sept 19 President Roosevelt in a state of indignation over Speaker Henderson stating he would not run for Congress. A visitor from Sagamore Hill reported the president believes Henderson’s reasons conceal a subterfuge and cites Iowa Republicans and national party as having a stake. Roosevelt has long held that tariff and trusts are not to be handled together.
Reports deny President Mitchell prepared a settlement demand for the coal strike while strike leaders halted deputies and miners’ board members under arrest. Note from Britain’s government and U S notes on Romania, Missouri insurance license to Underwriters’ Co, and fire at Clark Tanned Coal engine house accompany a mix of local items and travel notices.
An international fire safety meeting in New York focused on preventing blazes in tall commercial structures. Boston and Chicago chiefs argued against standpipes and overemphasis on training for fires in large buildings, while New York leaders defended current practices and urged improved building standards.
Mead Consrnl Northcott led a session in Jefferson City on September 19 as Modern Woodmen of America deputies discussed rate adjustments. Head Consul Northealt said a mistake was best corrected within the rite plan and that all 700,000 Woodmen would vote on the remedy. The issue will be finalized at the head camp meeting in Indianapolis.
Minot North Dakota on September 19 reports the post office building collapsed yesterday afternoon becoming a total wreck. County Treasurer John Lynch and attorney N Davis were seriously hurt, about 15 people inside the building believed buried, and debris removal began as the structure, including offices of the Weekly Optic and Weekly Independent, fell.
Louis Von Maccau, a German mining expert, spent 46 hours trapped in a Grouse mountain tunnel near Cripple Creek Colorado while examining the Pleasant View property. A collapsed timbers roof and heavy earth blocked the exit, but he was rescued unharmed aside from nerves and fatigue. The incident followed weeks of deteriorating timber and ongoing mining operations.
The biannual state treasurer’s report to the governor notes continued prosperity as taxes fees bonds and interest are promptly collected. Three children near Williams Station Michigan were buried alive after excavation collapsed on them on their way home from school. A Denver to Colorado Springs line is planned with a one percent grade to Palmer lake.
A list of excursion fares from various U S cities to California Oklahoma Indian Territory Louisiana New Mexico Arizona Texas Arkansas Colorado and other points with round trips from 1 05 to 60 plus differing sale dates and return limits including liberal stopover privileges and varying return windows in states like Kansas Nebraska Indiana Illinois and Washington D C to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Seattle and more with multiple sale periods September October and October and November.
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