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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1922
Page
4
A jumble of 1920s clippings touches on Malachi quoted tithes, Mathilde McCormick’s secrecy in Europe, and a primary season showing voter unity. It notes Topeka’s political tug, Oklahoma University’s Ku Klux Klan row, KU’s campus silence on masks, and Leavenworth Times urging towns to drop fire bell ringing after false alarms.
Franklin county reports a notably higher delinquent tax list while Douglas county posts its smallest list in years. Douglas treasurer notes a new record for prompt tax payments as property owners paid early amid mixed prosperity. The piece compares neighboring counties and hints at broader immigration policy debates and mobster legislation discussions in Kansas.
The piece discusses six persons as the minimum to form a mob, cites Buchanan County Missouri society refusing to preserve Jesse James house in St. Joseph, and questions Missouri history standards. It reviews proposals to tax mortgage titles and critiques U.S. stance on postwar European diplomacy and peace terms.
An Atchison Globe report from Washington quotes an editor’s view of President Harding as a mild, conciliatory “Main Street” president who may favor big corporations, contrasted with Hughes as decisive and capable of steering Congress. Hoover is praised as a coal-planning genius, while Kansas figures Curtis, Capper, Tincher, Hoch, and Hoch are profiled as influential, outspoken lawmakers and rising leaders in Washington.
A garbled collection of brief lines references tariffs on California nuts, Edison and crowds, a Senate tax remark on gloves, Albania seeking a king, and social quips about dress, work, and marriage. Read as an era snapshot of random topics and personages.
A singer active in London music halls first appeared on the legitimate stage in Glasgow pantomime. After touring English provinces she returned to London and gained success. She was then engaged to perform in America with John Drew, making her New York debut in 1907.
Centenary of Samuel Merrill birth, Theodore Roosevelt named by Progress party ten years ago, Colombia’s Gen Pedro Nel Ospina to be inaugurated, Fraternal Order of Eagles opens national convention in St. Paul, Polk county Minnesota semi centennial pageant in Crookston, Texas Democratic state committee canvasses primary returns in Dallas, New York to inaugurate largest exhibition by National Merchandise Firm, primaries campaigns close in Ohio Alabama and Arkansas, Los Angeles trial begins for William S Coburn and Klan officers on conspiracy charges.
Antony Gillingham and Bill discuss Mark Cayley and the murdered Robert Ablet in the Red House affair. Suspicions rise about Marks role, with talk of ghosts, keys, and Cayleys character as the trio plots further steps near the bowling green and summer house.
The birthday of actress Billie Burke is highlighted, born in Washington, DC in 1896. Known privately as Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld, she comes from a theatrical family including her father William E. Burke, a comedian, and her mother Blanche Burke both connected to the profession.
The Episcopal church plans a vast survey and budget totaling more than 21.6 million dollars to support missionary educational and social services in the United States and abroad over the next three years. The triennial general convention in Portland Oregon next September will consider the budget, several priority lists including a 1 million dollar appeal for college building projects, and changes in governing body titles to National Council and Field Department. A separate note mentions a Kansas group purchasing land near Vero Beach Florida to settle Kansans, and references to Samson tractors and a tire seller in Lawrence.
Ted and Ned plan and build a backyard aquarium from a small stream. Ned marks a pool, adds sand mud and plants, and nets tadpoles frogs and turtles for a sun bath and collection. They solve an overflow by adding a second screen, enjoying outdoor learning and exploration.
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