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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1920
Page
4
The item blends notices and light commentary from 1920. It mentions price shifts like 15 cent sugar, Mexican volcano activity, Niagara container curiosity, and Kansas living costs. It notes Erwin Berdell of Philadelphia sentenced to four years in Leavenworth for desertion, labeling him a politics prisoner amid wartime loyalties.
The piece argues against suffrage facing legislators in North Carolina and Tennessee, noting chivalry norms and political resistance. It warns of graft rumors and emphasizes differing regional momentum, highlighting Kansas as a contrasting example where suffrage gained ground.
Governor Cantu of Lower California resigns amid controversy over a dignified farewell. The move follows pressure in the resignation context, with comparisons to Pancho Villa as a notable example.
The piece reflects a trio of views blaming the Democratic and Republican parties for national woes. It cites inflation fears, transportation costs, and heavy taxes. It laments Europe’s money shortage and the League of Nations as not solving economic strain.
The piece argues Governor Cox offers a Jacksonian to Wilsonian presidency, warning that Democrats court personal rule and imperial governance. It contrasts Lincoln’s party leadership with the era of personal government and warns voters to choose between government by party and dictatorship.
A camp diary from Dorset Minnesota describes Kaw valley crops suffering drought since mid July, energy and fuel quirks, a lone daily train, and meals at a "white house" across from Lunk Center. It mentions fishing, deer heads in a dining room, a big muskie, a grandson’s weight gain, a sister visit in St. Cloud, and a distant sense of not following world news amid wartime chatter.
One year ago today Hungary proclaimed Martin Inn and Japan shifted from military to civil government in Korea. Fresh films promise better pictures at City Drug Store. Thompson Photo Studio on 15 Market Street. A note encourages riding a bicycle.
Hamburg reports 22 steamers entered Kiel Canal in a single day, the highest Elbe arrivals in 24 hours since the war began. The port, once a bustling coffee market and imperial hub, now shows fewer German lines, more foreign ships, and rising unemployment with 30,000 to 35,000 workers out of work and over a million marks weekly in relief payments.
Topeka April 18 The grain elevating system overflows as freight car shortage drives up prices, farmers refuse to sell except in emergencies while the state board of agriculture reports fall plowing advanced and conditions vary by region. Grasshoppers threaten alfalfa in northeast and north central areas as rain is needed. reports note weakened hay yields and favorable plowing in many counties. Also listed are notable birthday notes for Arthur P L Rugg Morris McDowall and Christine Neilson.
In Rio de Janeiro on August 18 a Cotton Service Bureau is created by presidential decree to expand cotton in northeast Brazil. It will study soil and climate, set up experimental stations, and tackle pests and diseases. Planters will receive machinery and fertilizer at cost, with facilities to prepare cotton for market. A representative of a large English cotton group visits the northern states to study conditions.
The notice marks the seventy fifth birthday of Francis Asbury the first Methodist bishop in America and the one hundred twenty fifth of Commodore Robert Stockton who captured California. It also notes Hugh J Hastings centenary and Raymond Poincaré’s sixtieth birthday. The Louisiana American Legion opens its annual convention in New Iberia today.
Chronology lists births and deaths of figures like Thomas Carney, events such as Adrianople surrender to Russia, Niger expedition, a fatal steamboat collision on Lake Erie, British Columbia’s founding, battles in 1870, Congo annexation, and Nicaraguan rebel actions with prisoners taken across years 1827 to 1912.
A Journal-World reader lauds the paper for publishing a citizen letter condemning brutal treatment of kittens. The writer praises local concern and urges more residents to act in defense of animals.
A letter praising committed women who voice concern for animal welfare and urge active Humane Society action against abuse. The writer stresses personal care for suffering kittens, calls for enforcement of animal protection laws, and lauds activists including J. R. Tueas and others connected to local charities and stores.
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