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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1920
Page
2
The article discusses arguments about women's suffrage and the issue of voting on priority matters. It notes new Associated Press devices a noiseless typewriter and telegraph to speed reporting from conventions. It also covers Allied responses to Russian Civil War leaders and differing British and French strategies amid bolshevik concerns.
The article blends a scripture passage with diverse current topics. It notes transport shortages with wheat shipments at Galveston, Franco British policy tensions over Russia, a financier headed for jail, and municipal plans for a two-platoon fire department in Lawrence including ladder truck costs and tax implications. It also mentions suffrage debates in two states and cites fiscal details from local budgets and bonds.
Topeka Journal reports Lord Grey criticizes the League for letting Poland invade Russia while Russia, not a member, is left unrestrained. The piece notes Article X limits intervention to member invasions and warns that Greece’s Turkish actions expose the alliance’s uneven enforcement.
Ex Prince Henry of Prussia born in Potsdam 55 years ago today. Henrik B Carvell born Bloomfield New Brunswick aged 58. Henry Clews, noted American banking authority, born in England aged 50. John Gatsworthy, prominent English novelist and playwright, born fifty years ago.
An article notes a test flight aimed at Patagonia to verify a new news experiment plant. Aviators report the distance from Nogales as about 15 miles and describe Patagonia as a mining camp in rough terrain. The piece claims this is the first such venture installed by a publisher in a city of this size.
Austin Aug 1. State superintendent Annie Webb Blanton warns Texas faces a teacher shortage next session despite salary increases funded by a 14 50 per capita apportionment. She cites past shortfalls affecting over 50 000 children and crowded classrooms, calling for higher pay to attract qualified teachers and curb losses to the profession.
Britain's external debt as of March 31 stood at 1,277,888,000 pounds with 1,046,774,000 pounds owed to the United States. The balance includes smaller borrowings from Canada, Japan, Argentina, Uruguay, the Netherlands, Fiji, the Straits Settlements, Mauritius, and other allies, calculated on a par exchange basis.
An evening paper in Nogales Arizona announces a new carrier pigeon news service. Thirty six trained pigeons are housed on the newspaper building roof for law officers and travelers in remote mountain areas without telegraph or telephone. Arrangements with Santa Cruz county sheriff enable dispatch from rugged zones. Private users may also employ the birds to relay messages from inaccessible spots. Five pigeons were already moved to service.
The Manchester Guardian critiques a joint Anglo Japanese declaration renewing the 1911 treaty. It argues the pact favors specific powers and conflicts with the League of Nations spirit though the two governments claim harmony with the covenant. The piece notes potential remodeling to align with collective security provisions.
The report notes Bolshevik victory over Kolchak forces in Siberia and references State Department actions in Washington regarding anti American outrages attributed to Mexico. It mentions Erse being a revived Irish language variant today spoken by a few thousand in Ireland.
Theodore Gardner of Lawrence recalled heavy losses of the First Kansas Infantry at Wilson's Creek as guests at a reception marked the ninth anniversary of the battle. He noted Union defenders’ heroism, listed officers who later became generals, and highlighted Missouri’s Union fate and Kansas’ defense against invasion.
The fifteenth anniversary of Pekin relief by the BITES is noted, along with Admiral Parryzut’s death five decades ago. Celebrations include Henry Clews’s 80th birthday and a Southern Industrial Exposition in New York City. Canadian Liberal leader Mackenzie King tours Toronto as Antwerp’s Olympic stadium begins ceremonies.
Collectors and dealers in coins will meet in Chicago August 23 for the annual convention of the American Numismatic Association. The three day event will feature discussions on recent history in foreign and national coinage. Waldo Moore of Lewistown Ohio is listed as a resident participant. A local note mentions a drum from M festival once played in Hagbury, now preserved.
The Rev G Gochring assumed duties as pastor at Id Rin us Church in Madison Wisconsin after wartime service and wartime teaching at Lutheran institutions. He served at Lutheran University Church Madison during a war leave and later joined Trinity Church following a call by the United Lutheran Church Board of Education. Mrs Gochring trained as a nurse in the Army Nurses Training School Camp LeJeune.
An item notes Todays Anniversaries and reports Queen Carolina's funeral in London attended by an elderly crowd while other scattered notes mention a Cologne festival, early astronomy, suffrage in 1882, and various historical curiosities and civil concerns.
A crowded column lists multiple church schedules in Springfield area: Christian Science First Church on Massachusetts Street offers Sunday services Soul topic and Wednesday testimonials. Trinity Lutheran at Hampshire and Eleventh with morning worship. Evangelical Association near Kentucky Streets with morning study and evening sermons. Second Presbyterian at Maine Street with worship and Endeavor groups. First M.E. and First Baptist Church promote Sunday school and morning sermons. St Luke A.M.E. and United Church provide service times. First Christian Church and Seventh-day related notices also present.
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