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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1927
Page
4
Lawrence Journal-World notes the Friday August 12 1927 issue with a Bible verse and urges view of Atchison as advertising for the city. It reports Atchison’s tax levy cut by a quarter of a mill and six-year reduction in bonded indebtedness near 3 percent, while Lawrence's levy remains higher.
A Chicago rumor says after his election mayor Big Bill Thompson invited top business leaders to a meeting to draft a city development plan. The event yielded only a speech about his love for Chicago and a committee that never met, with little concrete action. Ottawa population figures vary across sources, from 9,018 to 15,000, plus students. Separate dispatches discuss redistributing federal duties so the interior department would oversee insular affairs, expanding its external reach and potential conflicts.
Massachusetts Governor Fuller confronted intense court pressure as the state’s judiciary moved toward the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, contending with procedural hurdles and looming deadlines. The situation placed the governor in a difficult constitutional bind amid public outcry and legal maneuvering.
The governor chose to extend the stay of execution rather than act as a court, remaining within his jurisdiction while courts consider further the case. Separate findings on the Dole prize flight from San Francisco to Honolulu note that allowing entrants to begin with only minimal prep would risk disaster at sea, justifying a delay by officials at the start.
The Bridge Company of Wryan dotte proposes 28000 in bonds for a Kaw river bridge. J Rahskopf quits wagons to open a grocery store after remodeling near the Methodist church. Major E D Redington resigns as Kansas Pacific paymaster effective Sept 1. The mayor and Groovernor buy Eli jah Sells lumber yard and plan to take possession soon. Southwestern Stage Co adds Chetopa to Columbus line, depart 4 pm, arrive 11 am next day. Mrs Heath opens a new millinery shop. Sisters school roof work adds rooms. J House begins new building north of Wilder & Palms, three stores. L, L and G railroad to build a river bridge from depot to depot, first class.
Twenty five years ago G E Rushmer and son John arrived from New York this morning. Mrs J T Constant and daughter depart for Lincoln Nebraska. Mrs L E K Rayson and daughter leave for Colorado Springs. Captain FE A Smith ill since going to Excelsior Springs. Warren Henley and others travel to Rock Creek for a week. Mrs Gee Barker heads to Kansas City then Arapaho Oklahoma for a visit. Mrs W W Mackey leaves for Pueblo Colorado to join husband. Mrs Clarence Wilmoth resigns to join Innes Bullene Hadman. Sam Moore and Ollie Colwell dissolve partnership in Atchison shoe business after four years. Wm Yates to host a mush and milk supper tonight. F E Butler drives the Graeber car to Ottawa to test road conditions, three and a half hours. Loren Leslie of Lawrence and Fred Harver of Kansas City to marry here on August 26. Mrs May Phillipps and daughter return from the western part of the state. Mr L C Poehler ill since going to Seattle.
A memorial service at Camp Funston will include J. A. Bingham of Junction City who served with General Wood in two campaigns. In 1885 Wood treated Bingham’s sprained ankle in the Geronimo campaign, later helping him with a crutch. They also sailed together at the start of the Spanish American War, Wood then a lieutenant colonel. Bingham was among the first American soldiers wounded in that campaign.
The 60th field artillery brigade of the Kansas National Guard endured a night in the field, then returned to Camp Whitside to find scores of tents blown down and equipment soaked by rain. Maj. Gen. Harry A. Smith toured the site as the unit, about 1,400 strong, prepared to be paid and depart in shifts.
In McPherson Kansas a coalition of the Chamber of Commerce Federation of Women's clubs Business and Professional Women's clubs Lions and Rotary will launch a Little Theater organization next month. Plans paused two years ago after the opera house was condemned. with a new city auditorium due next spring the groups will develop the movement during winter to stage plays when the auditorium opens.
John Coolidge son of the President has completed his second season at the University of Vermont summer school and left for South Dakota to join his parents in the Black Hills. He plans to return to Amherst College around September 1 to resume his studies. Sir Wilfred T. Grenfell, named the most useful man on the North American continent, received a knighthood for his decades of work aiding Eskimos and northern Newfoundland and Labrador fishing communities. His mission supports co‑operative stores for orphans and families, thrift, justice, and wage‑earning capacity through productive ventures.
Hawaii marks 30 years under the Stars and Stripes while Antim New Hampshire celebrates its 150th settlement anniversary. Mont Blanc is renamed Mont Benito Mussolini in homage to Italy’s Fascist leader. A Walter Kittredge memorial tablet is to be unveiled in Concord state house. The 57th American Prison Congress opens in Tacoma with unification of state towers as a key topic.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce directors approve raising a $25,000 purse for the first nonstop Europe to America flight if the landing occurs in Boston. The article also notes the whale is the longest living animal, typically living about 600 years and possibly reaching a thousand years.
Vernon Bing Smith of Station WREN spoke on radio advertising at the Kiwanis Club yesterday. He outlined early radio ads promoting receiving sets, noted audience demand for entertainment, and said radio ads assist sales forces without replacing other media. He cited 5000+ responses from across the United States and Canada.
A Fairview county Sunday school picnic drew many residents including Frank and family, Cowles, Johnson, Koehler, Griffin, Brown and Moore families among others. The item lists callers, birthday gatherings, church events, and travel to Kansas City and Lawrence with numerous mentions of visits to homes and farm work. social ties and community life are chronicled in this dense, names-rich local notes column.
A brief note credits Claude Callan with the poem Poor Pa published under copyright by Publaxers Syndicate in 1227, indicating literary work attribution and rights holder.
Mr and Mrs Howard C Pauly and sons Arthur and Almarin of Montclair New Jersey visit with Mr and Mrs Harold Nottingham Mrs A Nottingham Mr and Mrs John Nottingham and son Everett Lane Misses Roberta Nottingham and Rowena Nottingham noted. William Wells hauls lime to Dr Hultz farm Number Six. Mr and Mrs Basehor visited at the home of Mr and Mrs Otto Dreher Friday afternoon. Lewis Howard was a Saturday dinner guest of Mr and Mrs Everett Craig.
Local notices record Buck Creek residents briefly injured by reaching for a light but recovering. Lena Peel returns from Topeka after a month. Multiple visits and travel between Topeka Lawrence Harveyville and nearby towns are noted, with families and neighbors visiting one another. Little Alberta Black was reported to be burned.
Where did the silk industry originate and which leaves do silk worms inhabit What two countries are the top silk producers in Europe and globally Into what does the silk worm eject its thread of silk Which American artist is famed for silk advertising and silk used in manufacture What is the term for raw silk that cannot be unwound Name a rough silk imported from the Far East What increases the cost of silk imported into the United States Answers provided?
William B Painter born 1838 in Rockville Indiana youngest of eight children served in the 85th Indiana Volunteers with Sherman’s march to the sea. He married Frances Randall in 1866 and moved to near Olathe Kansas preempting a claim, raising five children. Widowed in 1876 he remained active, charitable, and horticultural until his death July 8 1927 at age eighty nine in Lawrence Kansas.
Rosemary confronts Westwyn as Ahmed serves coffee and tension simmers. She resists his advances while clues of a looming war and her own doubts collide with his claim of love. A dangerous balance of desire, power, and withheld truths unfolds between them.
Chapter 1X IFE reveals Rogemary suffering a hollow ache after Westwyn departs. The scene emphasizes her emotional pull toward the common place and the sense of a pendulum swinging between opposing states.
Rosemary endures a troubled marriage with Westwyn while plots unfold around Martengo and a planned dam operation. Westwyn eyes a risky nighttime assault with a wave of betrayal, aiming to strike before dawn as the Spanish forces brace for a deadly, shadowed outcome. The scene tightens toward a dangerous finale.
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