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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1913
Page
8
Tokio reports Japanese officials believe nothing can avert California landownership legislation. After passage, they plan to seek federal extension of naturalization rights, arguing the bill discriminates and harms U.S Japanese relations.
Fraser Hall hosts the annual parade with floats from each school and faculty talks led by L. Harrington of Waddel and Harrington. The procession starts at the Engineering Building, tours campus, then to McCook Field, followed by noon lunch, a track meet, boxing, tug of war, and an evening dance in Reena Gym with a five piece orchestra.
In a chapel address Kellermann, a lecturer from German universities, counters Western stereotypes. He notes German students at Berlin Munich and Leipzig are serious about education, study 36 hours weekly, engage in arts and culture, and pursue original research in labs and libraries. He observes their focus diminishes public activism and that women’s enrollment rose to about 15 percent in 1900 but waned due to physical strain.
A New York police plan uses motion pictures to identify criminals. Five feet of film costing seventy cents records criminals’ movement quirks for future identification on a screen. The system aims to persistently preserve footage for reference when needed.
Burt Brown of Lawrence, a 1916 secretary of state and senate secretary candidate, faces backlash from Kansas Democrats who feel ungrateful for his Wilson campaign sacrifice. He lost government or state posts, while allies warn of trouble unless Brown is rewarded.
April 15 report from Bryan Grandson Washington notes the birth of Reginald Owen Bryan, son of Lieut. Reginald Owen and Ruth Bryan Owen, at Elphan England. The item also covers federal forces evacuating Empalme and state troops taking control, plus Henry Parsons bound over for the May term on embezzlement charges.
A collage of 1910s style classified ads listing houses for sale and rent, jobs and services, baby care, farm work, laundering, and miscellaneous wants. Entries mention prices, contact bells, and occasional locations such as Connecticut street and west Lawrence, with names like Hasford Investment and Mori Co and Misses Mayme and Helen CaRue.
The Journal-World notes roads are roughest in years with California routes singled out as especially bad. North of town similarly poorly maintained. A quiet tithe suit was filed in Douglas County District Court this morning, Kuhn versus Solomon Wildes et al, L. S. Steele representing the plaintiff.
A reflective line urges resilience amid hardship, noting history’s many also rans. It suggests real misery deepens appreciation for happiness and perseverance.
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