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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1921
Page
2
A Lawrence Kansas notice from August 15 1921 reports on new taxation schemes including a manufacturers tax and its impact on consumer prices. It notes prohibition enforcement at the border and discusses the Kennedy murder case with two guns recovered from the ocean after a broker was killed.
A federal order in Topeka restrains the Kansas Corporation Commission from reducing natural gas charges in Topeka Leavenworth and others. The court limits the commission’s authority while the case proceeds, shifting rate making power to the federal courts as Kansas gas and distributing firms resist higher charges.
The University of Kansas enhances its practical impact by adding C m Fassett of Spokane as adviser on municipal affairs. Fassett, known for leading Spokane utilities and city planning, will lecture on municipal government and work with Kansas cities under Chancellor E H Lindley.
A Lawrence column reports Sai Elliott planning a wedding to Matilda Henricks at Humboldt with R D O Leary of KU English to marry. Otto Fischer relocates into a new Indiana Street home. John Starrett brings fine field corn from Learnard farm. a proposed ordinance would let merry go rounds carry riders free on opening day. the Populist convention nominees S T Criss for state senator.
Wichita police report 532 convictions in July with 314 for traffic violations and fines totaling 3083 dollars. Drunkenness offenses numbered 79, as officers push stricter observance of traffic laws amid excuses that people “didn’t say that was the law.”
Thomas the auctioneer held a sale at Pence's of Dave Holcom's on Thursday after a major flood along the Wakarusa bottoms. He reached the sale site by crossing waist deep water in places, arriving at 12 35 to a large crowd and reporting one of the season's best sales. Kaw Valley Fuel Co Will Pendleton Main Car of Arkansas 219. Ride a bicycle for health.
Topeka hosts a reunion of the old Twentieth Kansas infantry from the Spanish American War on October 10. At least 500 invitations have been sent. Company E challenges other companies for the greatest representation, with R L Pollan of the National Hotel as president of the organizing group.
Announcement: the City YMCA summer camp planned for Friday faces delays due to weather and ground conditions at Rope Creek. Officials expected rain that could keep the grounds too wet for safe opening, pushing start to later in the week.
Judge Hugh Beans of the Las County Court House lauds the office window view in South Park. He notes splendid trees, velvet grass, and forested grounds inspiring satisfaction comparable to any Colorado scenery.
Funston Kansas August 15 Camp Funston once one of the nation’s most efficient training centers will be sold off ending four years of wartime operations. The auction covers lumber, equipment, and remaining buildings as the camp’s 89th division and others trained here before the armistice, with the big laundry the lone exempted structure bound for the Philippines.
Tridles of camp buildings and cutting fixtures at Funston Camp near Fanston Kansas go on sale starting Tuesday at 10 am. Officials urge bidders to arrive early as the event may not last long with many farmers as principal bidders. The sale includes 8,000,000 feet of lumber, furnaces, plumbing fixtures, and other items.
State auditor C Rogan releases a tabulation of receipts for the 1920 1921 fiscal year showing total support for state government. Direct taxation yields about half of revenue with 2 percent insurance levies and inheritance taxes contributing substantial sums. Various state departments rely on fees to supplement appropriations.
A promotional advertisement touts Newtons Remedy as a universal treatment for rheumatism and related liver kidney and travel diseases. It markets a transpositorily claimed cure as a long trusted family physician remedy with 125 doses priced to order by mail.
The commission discussed rate cuts on Jiv mountain Pa 3 lines and suggested reductions to about 80 percent of present rates. The proposed cuts would reduce charges to under 50 cents per hundred pounds, with publication possible after five days notice.
Charles Emerson Moss born in Benton county Iowa moved to Missouri in 1867 and overcame early blindness to become a respected public official. He served as DeKalb county Missouri clerk for eight years and later as Douglas county Kansas district clerk until his death on August 9 1921. His wife Lucy Todd Moss and two children Roy Moss of Los Angeles and Pearl McInie of Topeka survived him. Burial was in Baldwin cemetery under I C C F auspices.
Card of thanks expresses appreciation for kindness and sympathy shown during illness and death of the husband and father. Thanks personal friends, county officers, the bar association, I O O F, Watkins National Bank, and many other friends for loving offerings. Signed by Mrs Chas I Moss Roy Told Moss Richard McIntosh Pearl M McIntosh. We have the proof Mt Hope spring water is conducive to long life. McNish Phone 198.
J B Weber of 1924 South High Street St Joseph Maryland recalls severe rheumatism lasting two decades. After using Taniac the stiffness and pain vanished and he slept well through the night. He credits the remedy with renewed strength and urges others to learn about it. Taniac is sold in Lawrence by Round Corner Drug Store and nearby retailers.
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