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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1929
Page
4
A reader's garbled OCR fragment covers post office notices, political commentary, and international notes. It mentions Law Fence Kansas, a 1929 date, Hosea 0:13, German politics and President Hindenburg, county enforcement on rum, and Kansas political maps with Senator Allen and Harry Sinclair context. It mixes local and world items with vague references and archival tones.
The piece discusses state department friction over a dinner hostesses rule and a push to replace a desk official, plus Dawes being considered as U S ambassador to Britain. It notes Senator Wheeler on Marines in Nicaragua and critiques of war-time supply costs, with Dawes’ senate remarks and possible British reception.
The H. M. 8. Pinafore troupe played legitimately in Lawrence after touring Merrie England and America, drawing big numbers. Local stockholders of the Kansas Pacific plan an May 1 meeting electing eleven directors. Prof. Mudge of the university will lecture Volcanoes and The Glacial Period. Rector Ziegler of Trinity church resigns and moves east with his family. Miss Emma Wilder departs for Elizabeth New Jersey for the summer. Mr. Wm. Osborn and Gen. W. Babcock were in town recently, with Osborn a 1877 graduate.
Congressman U S Guy recounts a spring exhibit in Washington showing a replica of Tom Thumb the first American built locomotive by Peter Cooper. He notes the Baltimore and Ohio line from Baltimore to Wheeling and St Louis, its 15 mile start to Ellicott Mills, the 1827 charter, and Charles Carroll’s first spadeful of earth. The piece frames the act as among the era’s most important.
Fragmentary OCR line shows unreadable wording and stray punctuation lacking identifiable names dates places or actions. It provides no coherent event or entities to summarize into a factual news item.
Dr. Harry J. Harker of Horton died at Trinity Lutheran hospital in Kansas City after blood poisoning. He practiced in Horton for over twenty years and is survived by his wife Laura Wiley and two children. The Baldwin Rotary Club held its charter meeting with speakers from Ottawa Lawrence and Leavenworth, led by Governor Harvey Plumb, and officers listed for the new club.
The Osage land claim was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of settlers. Mrs. John Speer dies in Lawrence after arriving in Kansas in 1855. F G Adams publishes a state historical society report with 156 Kansas newspapers. Sidney Clarke lectures in Topeka on James Lane on magnets for cleaning automobile gears.
A Kanwaka County audience heard recounting of the sewing machine’s invention with Barthelemy Thimonnier of Amplepuis France and Elias Howe of Boston. Thimonnier demonstrated and patented in 1830 while Howe, who patented in 1846, faced delays, opposition, and personal hardship before securing rights in 1854. The piece notes Howe’s eventual success and Thimonnier’s faded fame. The article then shifts to local Kanwaka news items including community meetings, births, deaths, club activities, and school plans in Lawrence and surrounding areas.
Topeka reports rain in nearly all Kansas counties except extreme west, valued at about a million dollars to the wheat crop per meteorologist S. D. Flora. Forecast calls for fair weather and cooler nights with frost possible in the east, slight warming in the northwest. Temperatures range from the 20s to 80s across regions. rainfall totals from Topeka .87 to Wichita 1.16 inches with other towns recording varied amounts.
Bethel residents Delbert Hoffman and family hosted and visited neighbors over the weekend. Ephc Vance stayed with Howard Hoffman. several Bethel youths attended a Washington Creek church program. Ottawa shoppers included Roy Vance and Kathryn. George Finch hosted dinner with multiple families. The Bethel Ladies plan a play The Strike of the Ladies Aid at Tower Star Hall in April with all welcome.
The Kanwaka Boys and Girls 4H club gathered March 29 at the Shaw home with 20 plus members and new joiners Jonia Rudiger Harold Roe buck Helen Walker and Cleta Bradley. Leaders Elizabeth Randle J S Emmett and Mr. Elliott attended. A program featured readings by Inlene Elliott Virginia Folks Hazel Henick piano by Opal Shaw mandolin by Samuel Seetin and a Randle talk. Next meeting set for April 26 at Virginia Folks home in No. 6. The girls sewing project continues with a first lesson led by Mrs. J S Emmett. Other items note Mrs. L H Petefish returned from Lawrence after illness, visits by various families, births, Easter plans, and 4-H leadership meetings attended by Mrs. Emmett.
Lucille and Arvelda Chanay celebrate a new piano as neighbors share visits. Several families, including Rohe, Speicher, Deay, Weeks, and Chanay relatives, spend evenings and Sundays with kin. Birthday dinners and baby visits mark a busy week in Lorenz Speicher and nearby households.
The column lists numerous visits and gatherings across Topeka Wellsville Eudora Baldwin Lawrence and surrounding towns. Lorenz Jr Theresa Julius and William Mrs Kretsinger Ed Krestsinger and Gon Orta Mrs WeslDavault Stephen Speicher Walter Parson Henry Roche Jr Louie Schellack Ed Olmstead Wil burn Soward George Rohe Martin Rohe Chanay Rohe Deay Chanay Breithaupt Fuchs and others shared Sunday or weekend hospitality with relatives and friends. The note closes with a travel detail about Rolla Deay and Howard Deay and a trivia line on Germany’s Bad Oeynhausen air fare.
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