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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1922
Page
4
Lawrence reports tax cuts of $1.95 per thousand and notes a looming railroad labor picture as striking workers and veterans battle for seniority. The piece surveys coal shipments readiness, rail capacity, and market psychology while touching on film industry shifts and a central Kansas murder case amid broader economic tensions.
A town notes growing concern over public disorder at events described as rendezvous of automobile petting parties. Fear of failure to supervise children amid such gatherings prompts police worry. The mediation parade for the rail strike is praised as the most impressive yet, though it slows passage at a point longer than any prior event.
A Crescent Saint Paul Minnesota editorial spoof claims the country needs practical reforms over grand rhetoric. It mocks slogans about liberty taxes and patriotism urging focus on jobs farming efficiency tractors and work ethic with a satirical tone.
Howard G. Kelley, born 1858 in Philadelphia, rises from North ern Pacific mines superintendent in Montana to chief engineer of the Grand Trunk Railway in Canada by 1897, then vice president in 1901 and president in 1917 after E. J. Chamberlain’s retirement. He is highly regarded in the engineering profession and has presided over the Canadian national organization.
A mixed patchwork of notes and items covers quotes, social tidbits, a Readine arrest, and local business changes. The DeLuxe Barber Shop becomes Sample Stewart. Evans-Metcalf offers $90 Singer machines at $65. a tire retailer claims Lawrence’s top share. Also mentions crops, geyser mud, cantaloupe seeds, and seasonal fashion quips.
Today marks several observances and openings including the independence day of Juguay and the centenary birth of Gardiner G Hubbard. The Pan American Congress on Infant Welfare begins in Rio de Janeiro while Maj. Gen. George C. Squier speaks at a soldiers memorial dedication in Grafton Wisconsin. The Los Angeles Industrial Exposition opens and runs to Sept 9. A Yellow stone Trail convention in Minneapolis considers a 333,182 mile truck highway system. Local ads promote relief from heat with Knickerbocker Shower and reduced prices at Rankin's Drug Store.
In a tense confession the unnamed narrator describes Mark Ablett's calculated murder scheme at the Red House. He explains how Mark and he craftily stage an impersonation of Robert, the wastrel brother, to fool Miss Norris and guests and conceal Mark's death as an accident or crime.
Ted and Ned craft artificial fishing flies from feathers and materials, guided by a catalog. They test them at Mill Pond where Ned hooks a two pound trout, turning a pennyworth of hooks into dinner and a small victory for DIY tackle in this rural adventure tale.
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