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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1919
Page
6
A fragmented wartime text references butter substitutes and prices with scattered figures. It notes butterine and related products in demand, mentions exporters and share of world production, and hints at transportation and rail distribution impacts during the period.
Fragmentary text mentions oiling and antiseptic use against flu and sore throat. No coherent event or identifiable names, places, or dates. Unable to determine a complete news item or outcome from the readable portions.
Manager Allen predicts a big crowd for a Lawrence High and Winfield High boys game in the Missouri Kansas series at the Redding gymnasium. The year rematch follows both teams’ strong state tournament runs with university approval seen as key to arranging the doubleheader.
Japans bankers decide to issue a domestic loan to absorb funds from redemption of British treasury notes maturing December 15. The new loan will be counted within the 60 million dollar war loan and aims to curb currency inflation. Card of thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy and floral tributes from friends and the Franklin Farmers Union in Tonganoxie Kansas. signed by Mr and Mrs Robt White.
A damaged OCR fragment shows an advertisement with partial phrases about sales and goods. It mentions pounds, a post office, mail and wool, and a vague reference to a spring item. The readable parts are sparse and do not identify clear dates or entities.
Washington reports the senate coal committee met to determine plans for investigating the Indianapolis case. Former Fuel Administrator Garrelts testified as the first witness as the probe began Saturday. Detected actions aim to save history and no firm conclusion was given. Dublin reports American shins questioned by detectives to ascertain arms or ammunition. General Pershing and staff scheduled to inspect the aviation plant at Dayton. Ros Henry traveled to Kansas City this morning.
The fragmentary text suggests a May update on dropped charges in a local case involving a defendant and alleged offenses. The garbled OCR obscures names, places, and specific charges, preventing precise reconstruction of parties or outcomes.
Union leaders announce an agreement granting time and a half for freight work today under a deal between railroad officials and locomotive engineers. The rule sets pay for overtime in slow freight service while preserving initial terminal assignments and applies from a specified successor date.
OCR shows a university athletic schedule with games against Kansas, Missouri, Washington University and Nebraska dates in February into March. It also notes a national meeting of the American Hardwood Manufacturers Association with participants gathered in Merin hist today.
A garbled sports roundup mentions Boe Amt Best meet returns home with a team, Clyde Snzie and center Courace ne w t fall, Harvard beating a cone, and speakers from the American league meeting. Names include Beland Sickey, Rickey, Dibson, Timmy Wilde, Sharkey, Donkin, Kramna, Foy, Barns, and Melbourne. References to Harvard Massachusetts Tech teams, several hockey outfits, six-man hockey approval, and Cambridge connections.
A recent degree issued by Governor Adolfo de la Huerta prohibits marriages between Mexican women and Chinese men in Sonora. The order aims to discourage the present intermarriage practice in the state.
Mrs RF Heuze and her daughter Caroling spent the day in Kansas City enjoying local sights and shopping.
A garbled report notes the Kansas State Horticultural Society involvement and US forestry guidance. It highlights plans to train on tree planting, urban tree care, and expansion of timber stocks in cities, with emphasis on improving forest cover state wide.
Susie Wilcox Cox, friend of the faithful, died after illness in Winfield Indiana. Born July 24 1850 in Blue River Indiana she lived with husband Joseph Cox until his death and with daughter in Winfield. Funeral services at Friends Church in Lawrence followed by interment in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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