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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1921
Page
1
Chicago police press report indicates Worthington may be the bandit chief in a raid involving a Chicago broker and partner. Authorities say 26 persons are being sought in connection with the case.
Federal authorities charged twenty six people linked to John Worthington and Owen Evans in a $55,500,000 mail robbery network. Worthington denied the crimes as bonds of $50,000 were set amid I investigations by revenue officers. Detectives traced securities through the Central Trust firm now in receivership as documents from Wickworth and Evans were seized.
Federal officials announced a report identifying a man who matched Warren C. Spurgin, former president of Chicago's Michigan Avenue Trust Co. The case cites a $471,126.33 bond for a Spurgin-related matter and a separate $100,009 bond. An appeal suit was filed in district court by Ernest Hanna against The Lawrence Company and The Coates Managing Company, with Judge R. C. Mantey noting a $150.50 award for a factory suit.
Weather note from a noisy OCR shows garbled text about tonight or Wednesday in a southern area, slightly warmer conditions, and mentions Welch and Walon chiropractors.
An Adriatic tremor caused the Bari post office building to collapse. Eight bodies recovered with more feared dead and many injured. One recovered corpse was Greek millionaire Mr Zazdania who was in the post office at the moment of collapse.
The board approved valuations in sewer district project and east Twelfth street paving with little opposition. Dispute centered on four New Hampshire street lots bordering the park. after an hour the board set a higher value. City commission scheduled a special meeting to pass sewer and paving ordinances.
A barn on 1131 Pennsylvania street burned yesterday afternoon due to trash sparks. Damage estimated at 20. A small fire in the poster room of the V C A caused 5 damage late yesterday. The 438 Agency offers insurance for property. The city board of education will fill a vacancy at the next regular meeting. Irv ing Hill, board president, said notices would be requested at the meeting. Household goods valued at 18.34 for 1000 for 3 years. Fire and tornado coverage offered by Fone 193.
The board of education adopted a 14.63 mill school tax for the coming year, two mills higher than last year. Estimated value 316 million yields about 24 000, with tuition, state aid and oil sale adding to income to reach roughly 247 tae. The budget calls for 214 TY, funds to cover building and repair, and new accounting system to track expenditures.
Lawrence residents complain that children on the west side of the park wore down grass near the playground. City officials weigh solutions to separate baseball diamond and playground to prevent ball injuries. Ed Marvison and QO Blair, heat exhaustion victims, left hospital and returned home in Abilene.
Heat wave in Kansas City caused three deaths yesterday as humidity stayed high. The victims were Robert Grew, 44, a carriage printer. William Murray, 62, a city employee. and Jesse Barber, 52, a Black man.
At the Knights of Columbus convention in San Francisco Supreme Knight James A. Flaherty led opposition to religious prejudice. He denounced alleged oaths as a vile invention and urged press and public to expose such claims, stressing loyalty to the U.S. Constitution and church ideals.
City Finance Commissioner Stevenson announced plans to submit budgets for the coming year. He has notified several departments to begin budget preparation and expects to meet with remaining units this week. Budgets will be based on this year's valuation with a total valuation near 15,500,000 and continued adjustments for losses and carrying over taxes.
An order allowing estate certificates and a five year term was issued by F H Foster, state bank commissioner, under a plan tied to Walter F E Wilson’s predecessor. Attorney General approves the plan as legal, aiming to extend state banks activities to compete with market investment during wartime.
Hill was reelected president of the Lawrence board of education in a meeting last night that reorganized for the year. C. B. Hosford was elected vice president and Peelerted clerk of the board. The opening celebration for the hard surfaced stretch on the Victory highway near Tecumseh was postponed to Friday due to threatening weather.
The schooner Henry L Marshall with 12 barrels of liquor was captured four miles offshore by the coast guard cutter Seneca. Flying a British flag, the vessel had no papers for transfer to British registry. home port listed as Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Woman named Elle Lue Jesse Lue files for divorce in the district court alleging remarriage on August 16 1914 in Dalonia Missouri and a prior separation on July 9 1916 with consent and asking for custody and other relief as the court may grant.
August reports from J C Mehler secretary of the state board of agriculture indicate general rain improved corn and pastures across the state. Even where rain was light some counties like Allen Bourbon Ford Comanche Clark and Meade saw needed moisture helping crops reach critical growth stages. The heaviest rainfall occurred in the northeast, providing relief where drought had been most severe.
Plan for an open air school as part of the Public Instruction system is approved after conferences between officials and unions. The article notes prior open air schools in France were privately funded and highlights regional remarks about potato market injuries and a missing child case in Platte City, Missouri.
A marriage license was issued to Homer Thompson of Wichita and Edith Williams of Lawrence.
Lawrence school board approves charging 110 per pupil for high school education and 390 for junior high, with parents paying the 38 dollar gap from the district 72 base. Action aims to cover high school costs though concerns about fairness and local goodwill are noted.
Britain drops the proposal for a preliminary Pacific conference. London and Washington exchange conversations and agree to attend the Washington conference as President Harding proposed. The date remains Armistice Day anniversary, with doubt about attendance by Australian Prime Minister but the plan proceeds.
Governor narrowly escaped death when a heavy limousine skidded into a ditch on the road from Kanakee August 2. Len Pura and others scrambled to safety as the governor reached for the machine to hold it up.
Friends of Governor Small say he will resist arrest not by force but by legal obstructions as warrants against him are served by Sheriff Mester. They claim the governor has exhausted legal opposition and must submit, while noting continued standoff over the warrants and county authority.
The report notes two house purchases and a related campaign push, with expectations for improved deeds and clearer ownership. Officials hope the transfers streamline property records and boost housing security.
Announcement yesterday reports two new cooperative houses at 1208 Mississippi Street and 1231 Louisiana, expanding self supporting housing for over twenty five women at the State University. Lawrence citizens fund loans and gifts enabling the purchase, with ownership held in trust by Charles Tucker and T J Sweeney until paid for in about twelve years.
Fragmented notes describe Section F work paused by rain after laying 130 feet of stub on Section P and begun slab work on Section I with 40 feet completed. another 9 feet laid yesterday. Contractors expect to resume this afternoon if rain holds.
The Moss store launches a major July clearaway to reduce prices across all merchandise. Officials promise a new era of low prices with everything in stock drastically reduced, aiming to make the store “spick-span” and fresh for the new era. Readers are urged to shop this week as page four highlights further compelling reasons.
World famed tenor Enrico Caruso dies at an early hour after peritonitis from a liver diaphragm infection. Earlier reports said he improved in Naples and would continue recovery in Italy. His career spanned 25 years with performances across Europe and America, born February 25 1873 in Naples Troy.
Enrico Caruso Jr., son of the famous tenor, was enroute to Chicago when told his father had died this morning in Naples. He is a student at Culver Military Academy and left with a committee from the academy.
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