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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1925
Page
4
Local voters and pedestrians are watching Lawrence Kansas as the city implements a diagonal parking plan on Massachusetts Street starting tomorrow. The move shifts parking from the street center to the edges for safety and traffic flow.
In Crawford County reports allege local officers solicited and accepted bribes, with claims the Klan campaign backed a cleanup effort. The accused, some lawmen, are set to face court as defense argues the bribery claim may be a frameup and questions remain about Klansmen connections. The piece also notes deaths in Lawrence and local comments on crime and governance, including references to Texas prison policies and regional commentary.
The Lawrence Journal World quotes a Charley Finch letter alleging Secretary Jardine's Mormon faith and reentry to LDS doctrine, provoking local denials. W A White of Emporia Gazette weighs in, defending Jardine's Congregational ties and questioning the claim's truth.
Rawin F Gay, a Harvard professor and long dean of the University of Michigan School of Business Administration, predicts higher living costs from reparations and war debts. A UM graduate, he studied at Berlin, joined Harvard in 1902, led the Michigan school from its start in 1908, and served on wartime economic boards during the war period.
A compact note outlines a debt settlement effort linked to a mission, mentioning a vice governor and an exclusive portrait of Franequi and members. It signals ongoing negotiations and official involvement in resolving countrywide indebtedness.
From old files a Reno farmer captures a huge wild cat. Judge De Long sent California gold eagles from 1875 to Oscar Shannon. Prentis proph ecies Lawrence will host the state’s largest library. Notes of visits, bakers, cantaloupe from Rocky Ford, paving delays, and a humorous Lord's Prayer wager in Judge Sharp's office.
Paris reports a bumper wheat crop this year despite rust damage. End of June estimates put Marne Eure districts at 50 with 80 considered very good. 80 departments show 80 to 85. Officials fear need to import wheat. some optimism that France may not require as much from abroad as last year. France consumes about 325 million bushels annually and harvests begin to sustain mills as stocks run low.
The Union Pacific hauled 3700 passengers yesterday from western Kansas to Kansas City, using excursion rates. No. 103 ran in three sections. Returning western Kansas travelers faced a coach shortage as sixteen passenger cars were borrowed from the Santa Fe to handle National Guard traffic to Fort Riley.
The photograph, taken by the 7th Army Corps Air Service photographers, shows a high view of the KU campus from southeast of the campus. It includes Sigma Kappa house, Mount Oread, the Country Club, Stadium, and Prof Hungerford’s residence, with each building distinct in detail. Fred Ellsworth oversees the project, planning wall size enlargements and distributing copies to Kansas high schools.
Private Paul Nell of the Fifteenth Field Artillery dies at Fort Sam Houston General Hospital from a bullet wound after he fired on a Mexican intruder at Camp Stanley during guard duty. Deputy Sheriff Tony Diaz and other officers pursue the Mexican's body. A second report notes a Washington conference on border smuggling suppression.
The day features the 30th priestly anniversary of The Rt. Rev. Patrick A McGov ern Catholic bishop of Cheyenne in Salem West Virginia the Seventh Day Baptists world conference in Chicago aims to fuse old Catholic groups under a single primate World Zionist Congress convenes in Vienna to discuss future British mandate policy in the Holy Land. Also the American Radio Relay League holds its third annual convention in Chicago. In New York federal agents seek liquor sale evidence before search warrants. San Francisco sees the Ellingson trial resume in superior court with defense testimony expected soon. Market Basket advertises skin cure and barber supplies.
Jim Fowler, grieving father, tries to guide Bob Wilson the homeless man who saved the Limited toward a job with the Transtockian Railroad in Crater City. Along the way Wilson's mysterious past and bold rise from hobos to potential throttle pilot loom as the town watches and the pair navigate hope and doubt.
Jim pressures Bob to settle in Crater City while debating social protest and a life on the rails. Bob wavers yet envisions safety, work prospects, and a chance to prove contempt for mainstream society by choosing a humble, honest labor path with Morrani, the foreman, guiding him today.
Topeka authorizes enforcement through chambers of commerce to curb unworthy solicitors. Only eighteen organizations licensed to solicit in Kansas. public urged to demand permits before giving. Manhattan reports 6377 people reached by Kansas State Agricultural College home study lessons, with participants from many states.
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