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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1925
Page
4
Partial Lawrence Journal World text from August 17, 1925 shows Associated Press notice, publication rights, and local notices. Mentions Lawr ence to Kansas City rail tickets round trip for $1 and a religious quote about Jesus. Contains damaged OCR with extraneous punctuation and stray names.
City leaders mispassed school census orders causing 294 more school aged children to be counted than prior year. Debate rages over whether Lawrence population exceeds 15,000 and whether city proper status is affected.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a pistol draw and drivers seat, with stray words like gun men and beat a sneeze. The text is too incomplete to determine people, places, or exact event details. It lacks coherent facts to form a clear news item.
A dense excerpt discusses contract law as a simple, fair framework protecting the weak from the strong. It contrasts enforceable promises with collective bargaining, warning that allowing force or self-help erodes trust and future payment. It cites an International Moulders Journal editorial favoring union power and collective action over court enforcement.
The first general election identifies State lawmaker Mr. Walker as a central figure in notable legislative activity. He introduced bills and authored the ratification resolution for woman suffrage, marking him as a prominent participant in ongoing constitutional changes.
Fifty years ago cows roaming at night would be put in the pound after the 20th inst. Debtors advertised by a broker’s placard. Butchers’ competition sparks sign painters. Local travelers headed to Colony Anderson county for a chicken hunt. Farmers complain of threshing machine shortages. Hansen building and Howe Starkweather shoe store gain new signs. Millinery trips and rule of the road notes. Various residents travel, band scenes emerge, and Prof Penny composes tunes for a youth band.
A week of festivities opens in several cities as Vancouver Washington begins its centennial celebration, Seattle hosts the Pacific Northwest Merchants Exposition, Missouri holds its twenty-fifth State Fair in Sedalia with Gov. Baker giving the opening address, and Bennington Vermont observes Bennington Day with patriotic exercises. South American nations mark the 75th anniversary of Jose de San Martin’s birth. A lengthy obituary notes the death of Lena Bertha Wulfkuhle Walter of Kansas, detailing her family, church work, and survivors.
Jim Fowler a young mail clerk confronts grief after his wife’s death and rejects a child she bore. Bob Wilson, who saved a life, counsels Jim on responsibility and love. In a quiet parlor Mrs O’Leary offers support as Jim bonds with the infant and faces a choice between wandering life and staying to raise the child with Bob’s steadfast friendship.
United States yield totaled 3 840 000 bushels this week, versus 1 773 000 bushels in the prior week, reflecting a substantial rise in recent grain output and overnight supply.
The navy dirigible Shenandoah on its western flight will pass over state fairs at Columbus Des Moines Minneapolis Milwaukee and Detroit during its route next month and will appear at several regional events.
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