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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1919
Page
4
The article argues government assurances spurred French and Italian producers to pause and shift focus, nearly causing Allied defeat. It notes only 36 American planes reached the Italian front by armistice, far below the 1500 promised.
Railroad workers press for public ownership arguing it lowers costs and raises efficiency, contrasting with two years of higher pay that accompanies private control. The piece notes government ownership is claimed to cost more, be less efficient, and cause more dissatisfaction, suggesting a bias among labor toward public control.
The public, paying more yet receiving less, shows lukewarm support for government ownership. Senator Capper notes 1798–1917 operating costs were lower than 1917–1919, highlighting wartime extravagance. Kansas critics urge reducing waste and dismissals, with J L Brady condemning Beloit Girls Industrial School head Mitchner firing as poorly handled.
Congress wrestles with high living costs as President plans a program, but lawmakers seek clarification and the national food administration is abruptly dismantled, stalling early efforts to address the problem.
An analysis argues that postwar food shortages stem from long term economic issues rather than politics. It laments U S administration short sightedness and praises European systems still operating. It urges Congress to boost production and readjustment, noting the need despite lost summer vacation.
Judge D M Dale of Wichita links hot sultry summers to higher divorce rates and more quarrels. Perspectives from Emporia Gazette and Jewell Republican cite summer restlessness, changes in farming life, and calls for tolerance while noting broader debates on political and economic theories.
A fragmented column by Wamaba discusses July droughts, Topeka hotels failing to pay water bills, and business pressure from city authorities. It mentions counterfeit money rhetoric, a Salina suit against a junk dealer over heart and money claims, and wartime ration shifts affecting merchants and workers. It also references Peta Kun in Hungary and ongoing government inquiries into money makers.
Fragmented OCR note recalls draught samples sent to Jornal office with apple varieties and peaches. Mentions arrival park in south city becoming a Lash ombie resort. A lady suggests moving the old cabin to the park. Admiral Shoecaaker commanded Division 2, Battleship Squadron No.1 of the Pacific Fleet.
The article notes the editor’s relic interest and projects Lawrence’s growth to 50,000. It details the North Lawrence school board setting teacher pay at 45 dollars monthly for females and 70 dollars for males, and reports a August 21 election on bridge construction affecting multiple creeks and roads around Lawrence, Eudora, and surrounding townships. It mentions a proposed 10 000 dollar bond issue, negotiable at not less than twenty cents.
An OCR heavy snippet mentions Franco-Prussian War beginnings, Debs and the Pullman era, Charles M. Schwab resigning as U S Steel president, Senator William J. Alison leaving Congress after 43 years, a Perry Ohio birth on March 2, 1829, German action in a fleet, a Suez Canal attack, and a Petrograd military development.
Princess Marie Jose of Belgium, James McCarthy governor of Hawaii, and Jesse W. Reno inventor of the moving stairway are listed as birthday celebrants. The ages shown include forty nine and 49 on this date. Additional names reference geographic origins such as Newton Massachusetts and Fort Leavenworth Kansas.
A collage of wartime mentions and local events notes retreat in a European theater, political nominations for governor and local offices, a doctor resuming practice, hotel industry concerns under prohibition, a national dancing instructors convention in New York, Mississippi party primaries, and social visits by international ministers in Cleveland.
State geologist Pro C Moore says several new oil township maps are being prepared by four survey teams. As each map is completed the oil fields in various stages of development and prospect will be released in turn. The Journal World notes a related item on a forthcoming publication. A separate item mentions the Jewish fast of Tish b Ab beginning at sunset and marks the centenary birth of Preston S Brooks. Britain recalls its WWI entry days. The Western Canada Irrigation Association opens its annual convention at Medicine Hat Alberta today and runs to Thursday.
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