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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1925
Page
4
Fragmented newspaper text discusses public finance and taxes, cooperative efforts, and community institutions. It mentions the Farmer's Union Cooperative creamery, the Fraternal Union, and Kansas cooperation. The piece references mayoral asphalt paving, potential rate increases, and the need for city funds, with broader community reflections. It preserves named entities like Kansas, Lawrence, and the Fraternal Union.
An analysis notes that large firms like General Electric and General Motors face both advantages and disadvantages from owning vast plant networks. It argues that locating factories scientifically, beyond regional familiarity, requires trained engineers with broad knowledge of the country to optimize site selection and operations.
A digest of tiny items notes Kilworths returning from a world trip to New York City for a month, a birth in the Elliott family, council actions on Massachusetts Street paving and fair week licenses, tax levy, temperance revivals in Topeka, Turnfest attendance, Whitman named Lawrence Baseball Club captain, and early career notes on John A. McMurray and Neilson Johnson in the State Department with details on their educations and Far East service.
Topeka Aug The United Power and Light corporation seeks permission to issue 62100 in preferred stock. The Kansas Power of Concordia requests rate changes under schedule. The Kansas Gas and Electric seeks approval for a 3400 foot transmission line in Crawford county. George Knighton applies for motor carrier certificate between Great Bend and Phillipsburg. Albert Williams petitions for base freight line certificate between Whitewater and Wichita.
Ed ward and G Andrews lead the observance of the centenary at the Methodist church with Stanley Weyla and English members present. The annual National Association Amateur Oarsmen regatta opens on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia today and continues tomorrow. Fire Chief Reinisch orders fire trucks kept off Massachusetts Street between Eleventh and nearby blocks unless a fire is within four blocks.
A traveler recounts exploring Yellowstone Park with vivid notes on geysers, steam vents, and the dragon’s mouth, praising Old Faithful and Artists’ Point while detailing park roads, quakes, mosquitoes, wildlife, and the lake’s size. He reflects on safety valves, potential eruptions, and the park’s transformation from legend to public wonder.
The passage notes credit for discovering Yellowstone to John Colter during the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1807, with Jim Bridger arriving in 1829 bringing tales many doubted.
In Granite Gorge Colorado Rockies two vagabonds Potts and a younger companion shelter by a railroad trestle when a fierce storm hits. A sudden landslide endangers the trio as the Limited Mail nears. They scramble for safety beneath the tracks and narrowly escape the collapse and debris. The narrative follows their wary survival and the wary bond between Potts and Bob.
Harriet S Smith offers Pollyanna a brighter tale with Hollianna married to Jimmy Pendleton. He leaves her to serve in World War I while she remains optimistic through light adventures and surprises. A cheerful post Ported death offering for both young and old readers with pleasant, lasting thoughts.
Earle Williams spent a few days with his mother Ada Williams, traveling with his son Junior to Topeka and other western points, then visiting Kansas City for the weekend. Ada Williams and Earle Williams were guests at Geo. Williams’ on Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs Black spent Sunday with Mrs Eliza Ashby and Floyd. Jordon was in Kansas City on business. Mrs Bussing of Lawrence dined with Earle T. Black. Dr Walter Murphy of Gilbert Minnesota spent Thursday and Friday.
A Baldwin area notes many visits and calls among local families. Dr. Murphy, formerly from Baldwin, is mentioned as a friend of Earle Black, with many neighbors touring Gowards Park and Franklin county. The report lists numerous visits to Jim Gale, Lawrence trips, farm work in Baldwin, and teaching assignments for Emert and Flory families. A Well Baby Clinic hosted fifty four infants at City Hall with eight new patients and seven from outside the city.
A Lecompton oriented page lists relatives visiting Mrs. Arthur Haynes in Perry including Gertrude Hoads and her sons Will and Bruce with Gertrude Berger and her daughters. It mentions numerous local gatherings, a Sun day School picnic at Brown's Grove, and several trips to Topeka, Palacios Texas, Seattle Washington, and Clinton Missouri. It also covers W C T U and L T L activities, school events, a big Big Springs sale, and visitors from Kansas City and Topeka, plus schooling and health notes.
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