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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1919
Page
1
Governor Lowden orders removal of disturbances as guardsmen restore order in Chicago. The call to action follows reported unrest prompting state deployment to quell disturbances and maintain public safety.
Governor Lowden says order is restored only due to troops and urges removal of riot-causing conditions. He calls for equal protection and housing for all workers as Chicago calms after riots that killed and wounded many, with grand jury convened to handle cases of both races and thousands of black workers kept at home.
Bishop Charles Henry Phillips of Nashville issued a statement urging patience and lawful conduct after race riots in Washington and Chicago. He said the Negro's actions were not Bolshevist influenced, warned against vengeance, and noted mob rule has long terrorized his people. He urged restraint, nonviolence, and avoidance of propaganda that seeks rights through violence.
Woodland park to host two picnics this week. On Thursday night the local council of the Fraternal Aid Union will meet there with the supreme officers and all the home office employees. No invitations issued. Members may bring families and friends. The Friends church will picnic at Woodland Friday evening.
Coblenz will host American forces after Paris closes, around August 20, as General Pershing arrives for a final battlefield tour. Antwerp becomes base port for Rhine contingents, with a Brest departure planned around September 1. A selected regiment from the Paris and London victory parades may sail with the commander in chief.
Oscar Lawler former U S Attorney general and his wife were severely burned when a bomb exploded wrecking their home in Los Angeles. Police say the blast was a revenge attempt by dynamiters he prosecuted years ago. Mrs Lawler faces serious burns and a fractured shoulder while their five year old son and nurse escaped as the two adults tried to reach a second sleeping porch.
W O Hamilton declares bleachers at McCook Field require repairs and estimates five to six hundred dollars for fixing loose boards. He remains in charge of the hill and athletic department pending Chancellor Stronz’s return from vacation. Honey Evans assists, with a new athletic director to be elected later.
Clarence Smiley faced a vagrancy case in Kansas city court after being found with a basket of small whiskey bottles and a dirk. City officials ruled whiskey selling not a regular job, sentencing him to two 30 day terms and fines totaling 250 dollars. Smiley pleaded guilty to vagrancy unlawful liquor possession and carrying concealed weapons. Fred Bowers, aiding the Lawrence Chamber drive, visited town while representing national auto dealer interests.
The expedition marks a return after two decades with twenty years since the prior venture. Team announces plans and objectives for the journey, highlighting key participants and anticipated routes across chosen territories. Officials emphasize safety and scientific aims guiding the historic voyage.
A University of Kansas natural history party, financed privately, will travel by boat and rail to the Mount McKinley region to hunt Alaska brown bear, moose, and caribou and to film life on the Arctic circle. C. D. Bunker leads the group of eight including a Pathe film representative. They depart Kansas City for Seattle then to Juneau and Kenai, aiming to be away about two months, returning mid October.
A homecoming ceremony for Jefferson county soldiers will be held in Oskaloosa on Wednesday with General Wilder S. Metcalf expected to attend from Lawrence.
Edward OBrien a 17 year old New York messenger boy confesses to beating his employer to death with a hammer and robbing the task box He says an accomplice Edward Paige another errand boy helped but they did not intend to commit murder or a larger crime The report notes the boys were young and linked to the crime as a violent act in the city.
Kansas contractors report water demand for eighteen foot wide concrete roads is immense. A single mile needs about 4.75 million gallons, with Shawnee County’s Kort-to-Fort project using around 4.75 million gallons per mile. Water must be sourced from mains, streams, or hauled in, raising costs and logistic challenges as road work continues statewide.
Four members of the 1. W. W. group Frank Gallagher C W Anderson S J Hieve and Peter Higgins left the Douglas County Jail to attend a reunion at Leavenworth. They were escorted by two deputies and were joined by other clan members in the Leavenworth county jail as attorneys seek to consolidate charges. The men, federal prisoners, were arrested near Eldorado and held in Wichita before transfer.
Judge Lindley issued marriage licenses Saturday to James E. Bond of Lawrence and Anna Whyer of Valley Falls. The proceedings were led by Hon. J. H. Dooley, chairman of the finance committee.
The Journal-World ends plans for a Douglas County World War honor roll book due to insufficient demand. Money paid for orders will be refunded and photographs will be returned. The project sought to compile soldiers’ records and photos with a county wartime history, but high costs and uncertain sales forced cancellation.
The university begins work on a temporary frame astronomy observatory between the Geology and Engineering buildings, costing 36000 dollars and to be completed before the new school year. John M. Shea supervises construction as Mississippi street approach remains closed for a tunnel to the Chemistry building. Auto license applications near 2500 as county workers report progress and risks to drivers with lapsed tags. In Milford Junction, a large fire destroys the business district, including hotel and post office, inflicting about 30000 dollars in damage with no local fire protection.
Railway officials in Washington were asked by Director Hines to meet today at noon. The scene centers on discussions likely affecting the central rail operation and policy, with several top railway leaders convening under Hines guidance in the nation’s capital.
The Labor Day celebration for Negro soldiers in Douglas County is tentatively set for September 1. A meeting in Judge J W Clarks law office discussed plans likely to be held at Woodland Park and reviewed by the general committee with church groups.
In Emporia Aug A H Gaffer vice president of Theodore Peehler Morcantile Co advocates trapping sparrows to curb grain loss and reduce living costs. His backyard device, a large trap like a rat cage, caught 39 percent of sparrows in one week. robins brown thrushes and one turtle dove were released.
Members of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks Freight Handlers and Expansion Employees joined with other railway workers demanding immediate relief through higher wages and reduced living costs. The union cites a 44 week overtime pay rise and 20 cent hourly increase as core demands. Senate Agricultural Committee chair Gronna opened talks on cost of living with plans for a meeting to consider remedies. He offered no fixed solution but favored wage gains and shorter hours. proposals on government ownership or control of utilities were discussed. Wheat price and bread cost sparked further debate as Senator Gronna disputed government price guarantees, while Kellogg and Nelson, Republicans from Minnesota, charged wheat was overpriced at key terminals.
Sanitary chief Anderson asks residents to report missed pickups to Dr J J Kenner by phone to speed full operation. Two wagons are active now with three planned this week as routes are organized and cans located. Some former bag collectors will help cover hard to reach areas. Mrs Floyd Rankin visits Beattie Kansas relatives.
The Supreme Council may ask Entente nations to send one regiment to Budapest to maintain order as Bela Kun seeks asylum in Vienna. Clemenceau says the council will not interfere in Hungary's internal policy, while a Romanian commission advances for armistice talks. Austria grants Bela Kun asylum under detention until Hungary settles its affairs.
Dispatches from Chicago indicate plans to call out all railway roundhouse workers while the shop men's strike grows. More than 32,000 men walked out at Washington Tulsa Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota and Alabama railroad centers as Kansas City rail workers vote on joining.
Officials from six railroad shopmen unions announced they disapprove President Wilsons plan to tackle wage problems. They demand a 25 percent increase and note that about 20,000 shopmen already have walked out in unauthorized strikes. They warn the situation could escalate if delays persist. Also mentioned are Mrs. Howard Seaman of Marysville and Miss Gertrude Wiester of Seattle visiting Mrs. Floyd V. Rankin last week.
A congressional committee hearing charges Brig. Gen. W. W. Harte and Maj. Gen. Frederick Smith with responsibility for the beating of American soldiers in French prison camps. Harte is described as a former commandant of the American Army in the Paris district.
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