Electric streetcar franchise granted for Lawrence in 1898
Lawrence city council approved a thirty year franchise for the Lawrence Railway company to build and run an electric streetcar line, in a harmonious meeting with many citizens in attendance. Also notes a Sigel harvest home picnic and a theft of a whiffle tree from Tom Wagstaff’s buggy. Earlier item recounts 1923 Ford dealer George S. Badders traveling through Lawrence on a feasibility test for mail overland delivery on a new road to Denver via Kansas City.
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Lawrence Daily Journal
Lawrence
Lawrence Railway Company
Sigel Harvest Home
Tom Wagstaff
George S. I
Badders
Topeka
Kansas City
Denver
U. S
Ford
Public Forum: Kansas Next in TV Driven Skepnek Letter
William Skepnek of Lawrence argues land grant universities chase TV dollars and paycuts into reshaped futures. He notes KU plans a 300 million stadium renovation while WVU cuts humanities and faculty, urging preservation of liberal arts for democracy and equality.
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West Virginia University
WVU
Big 12
Harvard
West Virginia
William Skepnek
Lawrence
Prigozhin's Death Rewrites Putin’s Power Play
Prigozhin appears dead in a plane crash, with many Russians viewing it as a possible Kremlin act of payback. Analysts warn the incident may intensify elite doubt of Putin while potentially stabilizing his grip in the short term. China and the United States weigh Russia’s staying power as Zelensky vows continued pressure.
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Yevgeniy Prigozhin
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Prigozhin
Ukraine
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Stalin
Tatiana Stanovaya
Russia
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Kremlin
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William J. Burns
NPR
Mary Louise Kelly
Aspen Security Forum
Kyiv
Wagner
Moscow
Kherson
Aspen
Burns
Kharkiv
China
Beijing
U.S
Biden Administration
Black Sea
Journal-World statutory values and editorial stance stated
The piece outlines the paper’s commitment to accurate fair reporting, separation of opinion from news, equal rights for all citizens, sympathy for the disadvantaged, exposure of dishonesty in public affairs, and support for community improvement projects. Publisher Chad Lawhorn, Editor Kim Callahan, Managing Editor Allison Tait are named.
Responsibility over power for Douglas County DA
Jim Flory, former Douglas County district attorney, criticizes recent Journal-World coverage of the DA office. He argues victims were not informed of a resentencing hearing and questions the DA’s stance on notifying victims. He stresses responsibility to the community and victims over wielding power, citing past service as district attorney and county commissioner.
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Journal-World
Jim Flory
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Letters to the Editor Policy Acknowledged
Readers submit brief opinions to the Journal- World editorial page noting that letters must be 250 words or fewer and that by submitting a letter writers acknowledge the paper may edit content. The policy outlines rights and responsibilities for submissions.
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