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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1918
Page
6
A. A. Hicks announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for county commissioner from the First Commissioner District, subject to the primaries.
University of Pennsylvania freshman William A. Bartels of Jersey City won the pentathlon title with 15 points at the University of Pennsylvania relay meet. Final standings list Haddock Kansas 24, Hammond South 25, Bechtel Lafayette 27, Minery Penn State 32, with Bartels representing Penn. Reads like a dense recap of events across multiple track and field trials and distances, noting place, school, and marks.
The Lawrence Country Club closes its Sterling versus Skinner golf match this Tuesday April 30 after a rain-delayed finish. Skinner leads 6 to 4 with 20 players done. A Hooverized war-time dinner follows the final, then May 3-5 hosts a member-guest two-ball foursome tournament.
Former Atchison city attorney and mayor B. T. Waggener, a forceful Kansas political figure, dies after years of poor health. He served as state senator and representative and once considered a US Senate bid. He married Emma Hetherington in 1869. they had two children. Waggener was known as a “city farmer” with a vast law library and hosted picnics for local children, attended by Taft on one occasion. A hospital return in 1912 preceded a celebratory reception from Atchison children.
Auction items to be sold by Red Cross reportedly include donated goods collected by volunteers. Officials say proceeds will support school districts and relief efforts in the territory. Organizers J. Em and Ub V Stome oversee the sale as workers prepare for the fundraising event.
OCR reads as a series of garbled names and dates with no coherent events. Readable items include scattered proper nouns like Motta, Hedy Wall, Davhe, and May, plus fragments of locations and times, but no complete report or clear subject.
Reading from an OCR fragment mentions the Elks and an event or meeting with unclear details. Entities named include Elks and possible locations but text is garbled and incomplete.
Reports from the front allege German commander Von Arnim paused near Kemmel to reorganize for another push as artillery hammered positions south of Ypres. Allied counterattacks in the Amiens sector gain ground while French forces retake positions west of Mount Kemmel and heavy fighting continues along the Flanders front. Hundreds of German prisoners are reported after a fierce battle near Voormezele.
Mr. P. Te. Pierce left for Centrewell Indiana after a death in the family of his sister Miss Ella Pierce. Alfred Weber of Buffalo is on a fifteen day furlough visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Al Weber. George Weber plans to depart tonight after a seven day visit. Mrs. H Gaskill of Liberal Kansas is visiting relatives. Mrs. J So Alford traveled to Kansas City from Camp Doniphan where her husband Lt Als tor of the Medical corps, 129th Field Artillery, is stationed. Word arrives of Sergeant Major Ralph c. Davis safely arriving abroad.
Local notice announces a Red Cross chapter meeting hosted by Dr. Ortlup and associates. The gathering will organize a new committee with officers and advisors, set for a January afternoon at the conference room in the Dick Building.
A Lawrence reader testifies that Don's Kidney Pills relieved back pains and kidney symptoms. The ad urges prompt treatment for weak kidneys and claims wide neighbor use and endorsement with prices and dealer availability.
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