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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1916
Page
2
A garbled 1916 dispatch from Lawrence Kansas discusses General Obregon and Villa, mentions embargo telegrams and arms, and notes university activity. It references a missing or damaged source on Armistice era events and a sinking battleship recalled in a broader war context.
Fragmentary text describes a legal or financial matter involving bonds, a yard, and defense related to Sin. The readable phrases are too garbled to identify people, places, dates, or concrete outcomes.
Fragmentary report notes President Wilsor discussing a marginal or uncertain issue last week. The garbled text references the term defer and suggests a cautious stance or delaying action before a formal decision.
The excerpt discusses parole, prisoner treatment, and policy shifts framed around wartime measures. It references Bissell and state penitent considerations, contrasts harsher crime cases with parole for convicted prisoners, and notes German submarine activity affecting Ireland. The tone reflects a debate on security, punishment, and the wartime strategy influencing civil liberties.
The Tonganoxie school announces a May Day fete on Monday May 7 with a carefully planned program. Students have practiced and prepared demonstrations and a sunflower drill. Tickets are being sold by pupils as part of the event setup.
The Tonganoxie Reading Club met at Mrs. Frank Zoeliner’s home. Various church and civic groups held meetings, with residents traveling to neighboring towns. Multiple mentions of visitors, family trips, and upcoming events fill the page, including plans for travel to New York City and Lawrence for social and educational engagements.
The Baldwin area reports numerous home and shop upgrades. Neighbors including T J Keohane, Scott Morgan, Charles Beeks, W F Denlinger, Mrs Hattie Hacket, Dr Scinetly, and Mr Bishop plan or are making remodeling, new rooms, hardwood floors, baths, and other improvements. The Scam Sigma group readies contract for a 13 000 home on Fifth Street lots.
The Zeta Chi team defeated Sigma Phi Epsilon in a game cut short after the fifth inning due to forfeit. McDaniels pitched for Zeta Chi while Davis pitched for Sigma Phi Epsilon. Zeta Chi scored 13 runs in the second inning.
Attendees travel from Lawrence Ottawa and Edenton areas for social calls shopping and visits. Names include Mr and Mrs J G Johnson Miss Fay Holliday Miss Edith Anns Nora and Edith Aveies. Several locals plan trips to Lawrence York and Ottaws for business or gatherings while Baldwin residents attend county events.
Next Week at the Theatres features Blanche Sweet in The Black Life and Parsa mount Pictograph on Monday and Tuesday with further shows through Friday and Saturday including Mary Pickford in Fan ehon The Cricket and Arie The Millionaire Kid plus travel pictures. The program notes social themes from labor conflicts to class romance, and highlights top stars such as Blanche Sweet Mary Pickford and Charles. The fragmentary listing also mentions educational weekly programs and travel images with a focus on early screen history and industry.
A fragmented item describes Artie and a seminary mystery as How to Be Beautiful becomes popular among girls at a local school. Artie’s influence grows while a widow uses charm to gain land, impacting his future, with later notes on remedies and public notices as a sheriff race begins in Douglas County.
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