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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1920
Page
8
Fragmentary note indicates repeated learning through a period with many jobs and high pay. It mentions that much of this knowledge has been taught continuously, but now some of it may be learned anew or differently.
The disbanding of the teachers union at the University of Missouri affiliated with the American Federation of Labor marks the end of an experiment. Former members seek relief through a state teachers association, arguing teachers should act for themselves rather than rely on large labor blocs.
The Gazette notes a free woodpile or tie camp guipund and plans for next year to plant a vegetable garden on the camp where tourists can take garden scraps without charge.
The article argues Armenia needs Western mediation to avert famine and slaughter two years after World War I. It questions Wilson’s role and the League of Nations as US aid remains limited. It notes food and clothing gifts from the United States, while Turko-Russian forces threaten Arraceiane safety and calls for policy action.
The article argues for Kansas to start cement production to meet road and public works needs, criticizing existing national selling organizations and high prices. It cites the potential to save costs, use local materials, and support highway construction while warning of aggressive profiteering by current cement interests. It also notes a separate federal issue about fifteen million foreigners seeking U.S. admission, urging congressional action.
Reprinted from the Lawrence Daily Journal December 2, 1870. Updates on the U P Church roof work and imminent shingling, a new church at Big Springs with nine members soliciting funds for seating and furnishings, and Lawrence’s need for a free bridge across the river. A farm buyer balked at repeated commutes and tax to visit Lawrence, halting his purchase.
A year ago today President Wilson sent a special message to Congress urging tax reductions to curb the red threat and advance democratization of industry. The note marks a push for economic reform amid wartime concerns and domestic upheaval.
Fifty years earlier Lawrence kept ice in riverfront storage houses on the north bank near the bend. J L Bolles surveyed ice thickness this morning and noted a near surface clear ice. The ice trade in the area waned after the 400 percent flood swept away the last of the river ice houses.
Ninety seven years ago today President Monroe delivered the Monroe Doctrine message. Minnesota legislators-elect convene in St Paul to map farmers' legislative ov erations. Empire State Forest products meeting in Atlantic City opens with senate and house arrivals anticipated in Washington. Carrie Chapman Catt to speak in London for International Woman Suffrage Alliance. Farmers' National Grain Dealers Association meets in Chicago for a two day convention on cooperative farm supply purchases. Shipmasters’ Association of the United States votes today in a world wide amalgamation with Neol fame, HQ Seattle.
Today marks anniversaries for many figures born in distant places from Dorchester to Copenhagen. Names include Carolina White, Paul S. Althouse, Marbury Johnson, Alexander Mann, Irene Vanbrugh, Queen Alexandra, Edward I Edwards, Mark Hervey, Samuel M. Ralston, William T. Hornaday, among others, with ages ranging up to sixty. Also noted are twelve more indictments in a St Louis election fraud probe, bringing the total to fifty-nine.
The Journal World notes public skepticism toward official forecasts predicting mild late November weather and storms on the North Coast. It questions why the Northwest cold wave moved east over the Great Lakes and asks for reasons behind an upcoming December cold surge toward the Gulf. readers demand accountability from officials.
A collage of dates and figures: General Richard Montgomery’s death noted, Napoleons relatives and coronations referenced, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania’s 1851 founding, Louis Napoleon’s constitutional actions, a 1838 shipwreck in Colon, a 1802 suicide of Jay Gould, and mutinous troops in Hupeh reported by Shanghai desks. A quirky line adds that the twenty first verse of an ancient chapter uses all letters except e.
Topeka plans revive the public utilities commission by divorcing it from the public service industrial court. Governor Allen proposes a new Public Service Court with broader powers, overseen by the Industrial Court, aiming to regulate gas fields and reclamation projects. The plan includes restructuring posts and appointing Clyde Reed as head, with changes pending legislative action.
Trinity Lutheran church reported one of its largest Sunday worship services as new members joined and finances rose after a Brotherhood conducted drive. Three new officers were elected A C Reuter FLa Kaz and Chas Shiraz and the Sunday school showed a major percent increase in current offerings under new superintendent Dr Lut Yelch with plans for expanded leadership.
An old ad extols a women’s tonic claiming to restore youth by masking age. It touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as plant based and alcohol free, safe for nervous and frail women, with testimonials of lasting youth. The notice references availability at the Invalids' Hotel in the U.S. and abroad.
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