JOURNAL WORLD NEWS OF AUG. 11 1923 AT LAWRENCE KANSAS
Lawrence Kansas paper notes subscription rates and distribution details while quoting a comic line about President Coolidge and muffins. The item lists editors and representatives in Chicago New York and notes Associated Press rights. It ends with a Bible verse and a joke about warm muffins and politics.
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Lawrence
Chicago
A. Keater
Hartford Bulldin
New York
Franklin P. Alcorn
Marbridge
Associated Press
Focal News
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Postoffice
Annas
Kansas
Worthy to Live in Memory as a Nation Reflects on Harding
A memorial tone notes President Harding. The piece ponders death, faith, and memory. It contrasts remembrance with belief and mentions Germany where socialists advocate a gold standard in finance. The article links memory with how a life is shaped by public service.
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Harding
Germany
Bonus Fees Spark Legislature Critique of Lawyers
The Kansas legislature denounces three lawyers for $2,500 fees in state bonus cases before the supreme court calling it looting of the bonus fund. Lawmakers, many themselves lawyers, question why such sums were approved and note possible free conduct by other firms. They warn against waste and seek explanation of how exorbitant fees were allowed.
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Supreme Court
Kansas
Bonus Board
Lloyd George criticizes France in Ruhr policy
Lloyd George denounces France over Ruhr policy describing the path as moving through space at accelerated speed with no clear destination. He warns that if the Welsh speaker’s language is not figurative, Einstein may need to be consulted as the world’s prim[ary] concern.
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Lloyd George
France
Ruhr
Einstein
What Makes Prosperity for Kansas Farmers
Senator A L Brooke argues against guaranteed wheat prices, blaming wartime policy for current wheat troubles. He says corn, not wheat, drives half a farmer’s prosperity, and that Kansas should fare better if corn remains strong. British troops withdraw from Turkey as Near East Relief ends contact with the region.
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A. L. Brooke
Douglas-Jefferson
Kansas
Former Kansas Boys Aid Near East Relief in Hospitals
Former Kansas Boys assist Near East Reliefs in hospitals as Charles Edward Ashburner prepares to become Stockton California city manager on September 1 with a $20 000 annual salary, the highest in the United States. Ashburner long pioneered the city manager system starting in Staunton Virginia in 1908. He then led Springfield Ohio and later Norfolk Virginia, guiding more than 300 cities to adopt the manager plan.
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Charles Edward Ashburner
Norfolk
Stockton
Cal
United States
John G. Stutz
National City Managers’ Association
Ashburner
Stutz
Staunton
Brockton
Springfield
Mn. Stutze
Trial for Society Keeps Diplomatic Titles Straight
Washington observers note the challenge of proper forms in diplomatic circles as hostesses navigate a mixed list of prefixes. Prominent ambassadors and their staffs vary from Mr and Mrs to Madame, Signor, and Frau, with some nations sticking to Dr or nobiliary forms.
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Washington
Associated Press
State Department
J. J. Jusserand
Mr. Jusserand
Mrs. Jusserand
Madame Jusserand
Mademoiselles
Juan Riano Y Garangos
Spain
Senora
Dona Alicia Ward -de Riano
Hst
Felipe A. Espil
Jacobo Varela
Madame Varela
Sao-Ke Alfred Sze
Madame Sze
Legation
Yung Kwai
Baron de Cartier de Marchienne
Sir Auckland Gendes
Laszlo Szechenyi
A. Bibesco
Mirza Hussein Khan Alai
Bagher Khan M. Kazemi
Abdullah Khan Entezam
Hadi Khan Khatibidu
Sultan Mahmood Khan Amerie
Random 1920s News Snippets Link Fire, Fame, and Foreign Affairs
The item mix mentions rising fire losses and potential insurance hikes despite new fashion, plus a Hollywood note about divorces versus shooting. It notes a Spokane couple’s 40 year marriage ending in a shooting, fires and safety tips, a call to forget who one is, and quirky lines about caddies, birds, and a Spoon dated 1744. It also references Philippine independence hopes, Koo as foreign minister, and a Harvard professor on avoiding lightning by telling the truth.
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Berryville
Koo
China
Ran Koo Kookoo
Crown Prince of Sweden to wed British royal again
The Crown Prince, in his forties, plans a second British royal marriage by engaging Lady Louise Mountbatten, thirty four, sister of a Greece-based duchess and relative to England's Edwina Ashley. Lady Louise served in a French hospital during the War, while the piece notes Tennessee presidents with thirteen letters in their full names.
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Louise Mountbatten
Marquis Mailsford Haven
George
Sweden
Margaret
Duke of Connaught
Louise
Prince Andrew
Greece
Louis Moeuntbatten
Edwina Ashley
England
Nevers
United States
Tennessee
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Johnson
James Knox Polk
North Carolina
Zachary Taylor
James Buchanan
Ulysses S. Grant
Woodrow Wilson
Perfect Behavior satire on etiquette guides by Donald Ogden Stewart
Charles W. Farnham recommends Donald Ogden Stewart's Perfect Behavior a witty satire on formal etiquette. It parodies dinner table manners and social rituals from weddings to travel with humorous cartoons by Herb Roth.
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Ioss
Donald Ogden Stewart
Herb Roth
Testing explosive dust in air to prevent plant explosions
Washington reports the Bureau of Chemistry under Agriculture is developing a device to measure explosive dust suspended in air in industrial plants. The instrument will let engineers determine dust content in air samples, by weighing dust collected on a paper filter after drawing air through it, aiding explosion prevention in grain elevators, mills, spice and sugar plants.
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Washington
Associated Press
Girat
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
David J. Price
Price
Pan Pacific Congress Opens as Char lotte Yonge Birthday Noted
Victo rian era writer Charlotte M. Yonge is celebrated on her birth anniversary while scientists gather in Sydney for the Pan Pacific Scientific Congress. Delegates from the US and Canada arrive in Atlanta for the International Typographical Union convention. Weimar Republic marks its independence day amid nation’s fourth anniversary. Archaeologists report 7 000 year old Norway farm stone axes unearthed.
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Charlotte M. Yonge
Sydney
Australia
Atlanta
United States
Canada
International Typographical Union
German Republic
Acai Iin
Quiet presidential passage era ends with Adams and Jefferson
The early 1800s saw no chief executive death shock the nation from 1799 Washington’s death to July 4 1826 when Adams and Jefferson died marking a rare national moment of concurrent presidential demises.
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Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Pigeons Remain Key War Time Messengers
Radio and other modern methods have not displaced carrier pigeons from their wartime intelligence role. The U S Army maintains 1400 birds along the Mexican border Hawaii the Canal Zone and at 22 posts. Fifty are fed daily in the Philippines and at Camp Wayne reserve HQ 400 birds await service in the field where they have proven valuable.
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Washington
Hawaii
Canal Zone
Philippines
Camp Vail
New Jersey
Pictures of Leviathan Exhibit Draws Berlin Agencies
Berlin August 11 Pictures of the Leviathan are shown in show windows of tourist agencies across Berlin and other German cities. Advertisements in newspapers highlight the newly equipped exhibit attracting public interest.
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Berlin
Leviathan publicity row stirs German bitterness over ship’s piety claim
German papers show some bitterness as the Leviathan, sailing under the American flag, is promoted for piety while omitting the fact the vessel was built by the German Vater company.
Gates to speak at Fredonia Christian church
E P Gates of Boston general secretary of the Christian Endeavor societies visits Kansas on his itinerary. He has spoken at Lawrence Great Bend McPherson and Pittsburg this week and will address the local C E group tonight. Kansas hosts banners for largest local society and the visiting society with the most points.
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Fredonia
Kans
E. P. Gates
Boston
Christian Endeavor Societies of the
United States
Kansas
Christian Church
Gates
C. E
Lawrence
Great Bend
McPherson
Pittsburg
Christian Endeavor
Topeka
Crop and Weather Report for Kansas Week Ending August 7
Weather notes from S. D. Flora show heavy rains in northern Kansas boosting corn counties with 0.5 to 1.5 inches of moisture, while the southeast saw only scattered showers. Northern and western areas stayed near normal temperatures, but southern regions endured hot days with readings from 100 to 114. The timely rainfall aided corn growing in the northeast where the crop is progressing well.
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S. D. Flora
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Berlin Sees Flood of Refugees as Mark Falls
Berlin reports a surge of refugees from various nations attracted by Germany’s weak currency and permissive stance. Persians Turks Indians Egyptians and Arabs form a diverse community including a newly erected Mohammedan mosque in a West Berlin residential area. Among reformist groups the Ahmadi movement seeks to reinterpret Islam away from fatalism while opposing Christian domination.
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Berlin
Germany
Switzerland
West Berlin
Att Wulensdorf
Seasonal crop prospects across Kansas vary with drought
In north western Kansas timely rains keep corn strong as it moves into silk and tassel, while southern counties suffer severe drought damage with much corn unlikely to recover. Wichita area pastures burned. some corn cut for feed. Threshing wheat nearly complete in southeast and northeast, limited in northwest. Alfalfa third cut in south, sorghums thriving in dry areas. Fall plowing ahead in western counties, soil too dry for digging. Potato harvest near complete in Kaw Valley.
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Wichita
Kaw
Scotchmen Bet Heavily Stir House Committee
In London Aug 10 a Glasgow bookmaker told a House of Commons committee that Scotch betting on horse racing averages about 25 000 dollars daily, over two million dollars yearly. His credit account system operates through staffed offices and remains within legal bounds.
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London
House of Commons
Glestow
House Committee
Albania calm as envoy claims no insurrection
Tirana reports W F Stirling official adviser to the Albanian government ends a countrywide tour. He rejects reports of insurrection as inventions and says Albania is tranquil with good public security. He notes Albanians are eager to attract foreign capital to develop wealth.
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Tirana
Albania
W. F. Stirling
Stirling
Balkan
Rare Dutch Roots of Two U S Presidents
The United States hosts a diverse population yet historically only two presidents bore non British surnames. Martin Van Buren and Franklin D Roosevelt were both of Dutch heritage, distinguishing their family names from the British-origin surnames common among American leaders.
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United States
van Buren
Roosevelt
New Opera Stars for 1923 Season
Chicago announces a 1923 season with Fernand Russeau making his American debut at the Civic Opera beginning November 8. Guest sopranos include Mime and Louise Homer, with regulars Mary Garden Amelita Gaili Curci Florence MacBeth Mary McCormic Cyrena Van Gordon Georges Buklanoff Tito Schipa Edith Mason Feodor Chaliapin and conductor Giorgio Polacco. Nov 8 opens a longer season including Boris Godunoff and S of Africa novelties. Mary Garden stars in Zaza revival.
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Associated Press
Fernand Russeau
Chicago Civic Opera
Mime
Louise Homer
Samson
Delilah
Meluved
Mary Garden
Amelita Gaili Curci
Florence MacBeth
Mary McCormic
Cyrena van Gordon
Georges Buklanoff
Tito Schipa
Edith Mason
Feodor Chaliapin
Giorgio Polacco
Boris
Godzinoff
Civic Opera Company
Chaliapin
Zaza
Miss Gorden
Massenett
Cleopatre
Harry W. Beatty
Europe
France
Germany
Italy
Moussergski
Boris -Godunoff
Adolph Bohm
Anna Ludmila
Books For Blind In Public Library Draw Big U S Attention
Chicago aug reports the public library’s collection for the blind has grown into one of the nation’s largest. Nathan Lefin says the loanable stock is accessible nationwide and government shipments go in franked envelopes. The Chicago library holds about 3 500 raised print volumes and aims to cover nearly all published works for the blind.
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Chicago
United States
Nathan R. Lefin
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