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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1919
Page
4
A garbled digest mentions Kansas oil production rising to keep vehicles running, global reservations in the League of Nations plan, Korea's self rule under Japanese authority, Congress authorizing daylight saving quit after October 1, and post office workers dabbling in groceries amid fire marshal cautions on blood usage.
Western Kansas farmers pursue incendiaries who torched sixty wheatstacks as film studio strikes loom. Henry Ford mocks rural workers with a farming speedup joke while Nebraska shifts conferences after leaving the Missouri Valley. Cavalry pursuit in Mexico stretches days, with campaigners preferring mud of France to Mexican bad lands.
English critics accuse the United States of duplicity for preparing a large army while supporting the League of Nations concept aimed at abolishing large standing forces. They argue England is reverting quickly to arming near its prewar strength, contrasting with this international disarmament push.
A puzzled tone questions why the United States preaches disarmament while pursuing conscription. The remark notes the contradiction as hard to explain yet apparent in policy rhetoric. The comment frames wartime attitudes and duties with skeptical irony.
Fifty six years ago this morning Quantrill rode into Lawrence at the head of border guerillas, torched the town, killed over 150 unarmed residents, and looted homes and stores. Major Plumb pursued from Kansas City as communities recovered, with the Methodist church morgue holding the dead and property damage tallied at 882,390 dollars.
A speaker urges focus on reconstruction after the August 21 destruction, praising loyalty to the government and faith in the nation. He notes 140 buildings raised since the disaster as proof that rebuilding supports the government and protects invested wealth, while residents endure nightly guard and daily labor.
A fragmentary list recalls 1820 birth of British scientist John Tyndall in Ireland and 1893 death. 1853 Confederate band case. 1853 steamship Cedric launched in Belfast. 1917 Allied actions at Lens and Charleroi. various wartime notes include sea plane incidents and battles in Europe.
Reitich attacked on a fifty mile front in the Ancre region as General March announced 22 Port States divisions on French lines. French forces advanced over the front, penetrating enemy lines with fire depth noted despite counterattacks.
Hon A B Hudson former attorney general Manitoba and Liberal leadership candidate born in Pembroke Ontario 40 years ago today Frank A Munsey prominent publisher and financier born in Marcia Maine 65 years ago today Cardinal Fruemouth papal nuncio at Munich born St Anna de Argon Austria TL years ago today Claude Graham White pioneer British aviator born Hampshire England 39 years ago today Frank J Marshall champion American chess player born New York City 2 today
An August 21 1869 Journal extract contrasts Lawrence in 1863 with modern prosperity. It notes treeless streets then and now bustling with stores churches and new railroads while wires cross the world. It mentions local leaders and community groups, the county farmers and regional development, ending with a curious aside on steel pens from metal.
A garbled column by Wathbs offers scattered observations on wartime sentiment, auto ownership, and local opinions. References to bandits, wheat discounts, and aviation talk appear amid stray phrases about uniforms, buttons, and a jeweled timepiece. The text is fragmentary and largely nonsensical.
Observers note magnetic mountains in Porto Rico skew surveys by a mile or more. In Kansas Drink Hek markets the largest near beer, while McNish Bottling Works advertises with phone number 198 as a repeater.
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