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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1915
Page
5
Society notes reveal the Kivigas chapter of the Kauighuts of Volinhas has received a charter from Phi Kappa at a national convention. The event includes a planning session and a gathering of members, with many attending social functions at the Masonic Hall and nearby homes.
The text details Riverside Embroidery Club activities including a meeting hosted by Miss Florence Murtseber with members answering roll, plans for the year's work, and a forthcoming executive meeting. It notes Miss Nora Siler postponing sailing to help with war work and mentions social events, hat trends, and informal gatherings hosted by Miss Gila Pinel and others in Lawrence and nearby towns.
Lawrence sees a flurry of visitors and locals from Dorrance Tampa and Sedalia arriving for business and social stops. Names include M H McConavily Earl Voorhis and Mrs RM Perkins, with companions from Kansas City Topeka and Waterville. A university prep scene and local concert plans appear amid daily errands and hospital visits.
The article outlines eligibility for Kansas National Guard rifle tryouts with rank limits and a 20 to 300 yard course including rapid fire and slow fire segments. Winners receive gold medals. top team secures a state roster to compete nationally at Jacksonville Florida, with the Kansas team aiming to improve on a seventh place finish last year. Major Griffith plans practice camps at Fort Leavenworth prior to the Jacksonville meet. Lawrence College is highlighted as a growing local institution supporting progress.
Merchants and Fairs Association aims for 100 able bodied workers on September 16 for road work. Members will hire substitutes if absent and must ensure 100 men report for wood rounds day. A conference with county road overseers on September 7 will plan mobilization to assign tasks and place workers efficiently.
Everett Tohnson a colored man pled guilty this morning to a liquor charge after being arrested last week with a colored woman. He was fined 100 and ordered to serve county jail time, while his companion also received the same sentence. The case marks a continued police effort to curb bootlegging in Tirawrenee, amid testimony concerns and a broader crackdown on liquor sellers with witnesses reluctant to testify. Additional arrests and ongoing campaigns have accompanied the drive.
Dates September 9 and 10 set for a two band picnic with Lecompton and Stull bands. Speakers and judges for Agricultural Day, games Thursday and Friday. Friday night talent show and free moving pictures. Band tour to advertise the picnic with stops at Big Springs Watson Stall and Kanyeka. Also mentions a Fort Worth funeral and a Salvation Army captain.
A free lecture is set for tonight at eight oclock by Dr Denex at the corner of Ninth and Massh Salts. The subject is Labor Past and Present with details limited by the readable text.
A transfer of notices lists J Ehinar of Enterprise in Lawrence describing a rummage collection. A large quantity of goods was gathered for the event with proceeds aiding the Service League. George Kirchoff visited Reno for Pachier Mercantile. Vose pianos offered by Jenkins Sons Music Co at 1401 Conn St with Home phone 127.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a new petroleum rate structure covering shipments by rail from mid continent points including Kansas and Oklahoma. Railroads must establish revised rules by November 1 with readjustments that include both increases and decreases in carload charges.
The Lawrence company won the cup again at the annual encampment in Fort Leavenworth. Captain Clark’s tailor shop windows will display the event. Judges included Captain Sweener, Colonel Wildey, and Captain Tapes of the regular army. The drill continued until 4 o'clock this afternoon. In Independence, Aug 25 the Kansas Public Utilities Commission filed a demurrer in a gas case, denying the Gates of his ash "Natural Gag company" and disallowing new rules. the commission stated it had no new facts to present.
A garbled Lansing Kan prison inquiry piece describes autopsy notes, inmate death, and wardens' discharge. It references tensions over inmate treatment, gag use, and policy, with scattered mentions of a daughter born and fines for staff. The text shows shifting blame, letters of recommendation, and unresolved questions about prison duties.
Two workers were fatally injured and others critically hurt in an explosion at the Bethlehem steel plant near Allentown Pennsylvania. Investigators from Readington County reported the incident occurred during industrial activities at the Indian street facility. Authorities are malefully examining the surrounding area for cause and safety lapses.
City levy stands at 3.77 1 2 mills and county levy at 4.40 mills with combined school library and other levies included. The notice lists Addie Pischoff and references Lawrence, following a week of vacation closing.
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