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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1930
Page
4
Reading fragment discusses railroad business in Kansas in 1879. Notes adverse conditions from buses and trucks harming passenger and freight services. Santa Fe railroad reports higher net operating income for July compared to 1878, with officials praising management of the complex industry amid strain on rail transport.
The Republican state platform adopted at the Topeka state council meet stresses prudent administration, fair taxation, and businesslike use of revenues to support state institutions. It argues against fireworks spending and highlights service to the people. Mencken, once called a bad boy, is noted for potential mellowing after news of his engagement. The piece also notes Indian revolt leaders using Western ideas while embracing dynamite and bombs.
Former Peruvian President Leguia failed to appear for a hearing on his revolt against rule and is jailed to answer for alleged misdeeds. Enemies will determine the scope, with a long list expected. He ruled eleven years as a stationary faction disputes the plan to address successors of the dictator.
A bank clerk's gas gun thwarted a robbery in Kansas City, underscoring the difficulty of bank theft in the area. Government data forecast lower US wheat acreage next year as farmers weigh price prospects. The Kansas City light and Power company denies a rate revision signal a rivalry, noting power firms avoid turf raids.
A large crowd attended the Christian Temperance Union gathering in Bismarck with 700 delegates from fourteen states. John P. St. John was named president, A B Campbell vice president, J Clarkson secretary, James Troutman recording secretary, and Frank Baird chairman of managers. The meeting ended with pledges signed as Ar Buckle performed. Garfield Flambeau Club members anticipated a Topeka trip. Cantober ts announced non commissioned officers Rankin Pickett Harbaugh Luther Ross Grovenor. The Barker Molian band agreed to accompany, traveling at company expense. eighty cents was noted.
A Kansas State University paleontology expedition led by McClung H C Martin Will Baumgartner and Roy Hos returns from Oregon with fine fossil specimens likely the best from the John Day region. The collection includes prehistoric horse remains for exhibition and university study. Other items note Mrs Frank Benedicts family at Green Mountain Falls and local social events.
A man named Mr Winward went to Kansas City with his wife and is feared to have suffered an eye injury overnight. The report notes uncertainty about his condition and actions taken.
This article explains reading and interpreting clinical thermometers. It notes fever can accompany many illnesses, while some diseases show little or no fever. It describes a mercury thermometer, its scale from 94 to 110 and the normal mark at 98.6, and stresses practice before use.
A string of brief items spans golf in Scotland to a fading fortune, a Abyssinia info trip, a Washington Baltimore cab ride, a 196 pound watermelon auction in Arkansas, society brides in New York, a Niagara Falls letter about celebrity photos, Everett McGowan’s speed skating and roller skating feat, a 24 12 hour endurance bridge game, Denny O Keefe death with war service notes.
Apple show opens in Troy with a giant apple pie baked from over 1 300 pounds of Kansas apples. In Bourbon County, Micha l Wratchford, age 100 years six months, dies. Also reported: Kenney Baxter Springs mining engineer settles a federal suit over an alleged slander. A St Louis note says seven thousand wagons were produced by four factories last year, down from 1820 levels.
Wealthy retired lawyer Arnold Winslow hires detective G Thorne to stop his adopted son Jack from marrying Elsa Chase. Dr. Kane dies after examining Elsa in a locked bathroom. Suspicion falls on the Winslow household as secrets, deception, and a hidden periscope clue emerge ahead of tomorrow’s chapter reveal.
A Little Black Clock and companions visit a pond where ducks discuss their fondness for water. The birds imagine teaching people to say duck when entering the water, and anticipate the phrase spreading in days to come. The scene blends whimsy with a sly nod to language and memory. nearby text shifts to Greek wheat duties and falling world prices.
Baldwin columns summarize visits and travel of residents. Families from Wellsville Woodbine Lawrence Topeka and Kansas City share weekends and vacations while professors and teachers attend County Teachers Institutes at Osborn Plainsville Hill City Phillipsburg and Beloit. Local births, dinners, and social gatherings frame a busy week in Baldwin with Baker University ties and Kansas City travels.
Seconday night Hamel ente Mr K and Mrs Blaylock Mr and Mrs C H Thiry and Al wilna will go to Kansas City Tuesday for Alwilna's last report to the doctor before starting school. She appears to be getting along fairly well. Mrs Fern Branson Ritabel and Clifford spent Sunday and Sunday night with Mrs Greene. Det Ritabel remained for a week with her grandmother. Mr and Mrs John Canary spent Sunday at the Richter home south of Oskaloosa.
Mrs. Joe Dodson of Lawrence reports long battle with rheumatism ending after using Gly-Cas. She says pain in arms back feet and ankles ceased after years of suffering and seven weeks bedridden. Kidney and stomach troubles also resolved and indigestion disappeared enabling better sleep and meals. Gly-Cas sales cited at Round Corner Drug Store in Lawrence and nearby towns.
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