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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1924
Page
9
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Debates over whether the Muste Phoals project should be government run or private managed intensified. Opponents cited costs and efficiency concerns, while proponents argued private management could improve performance though tax and subsidy questions linger. Transportation disruptions from cold weather highlighted reliance on public systems. News notes Prohibition enforcement in Kansas and evolving state finances with modest tax savings. University announces Final Exhibition Week schedule as holidays approach. Community appeals for aid to needy families and Christmas drive efforts gain momentum. A New York senator claims vehicle exhaust harms Central Park vegetation amid broader environmental worries.
The Journal World page lists subscription pricing and advertising rates along with publishing details. It notes editors, representatives in Chicago New York and a bureau, and includes a religious verse, deadlines, and a weathered editorial banter about coal bills and cold weather.
Scientists warn of a new life threatening problem amid congested centers. President Coolidge seeks final action on his veto of the substantial pay increase bill, with Congress to deliberate after the holidays.
Letters to the editor recall William Herbert Carruth a self made scholar and writer. Son of J H Carruth a home mission preacher and later Baker University professor he earned money by copying papers and supported his parents. Carruth rose from Kansas University to Leland Stanford University chair of Comparative Literature and left an unfinished Anthrology of Literature.
The text notes Li Somerville of Boston, active in musical circles, has recent ties to New York and Europe. It mentions his symphonies, including a Boston-rendered work by the Symphony Orchestra and The Four Seasons winning prizes in 1902. It also cites his opera Branca winning the Hinshaw Opera Prize in 1918.
After two and a half years adrift in arctic ice the Maud expedition led by Roald Amundsen is exhausted and unable to turn back. The crew awaits tide or fate while gathering data and planning a final polar attempt with a new air project funded by a $100,000 reserve.
Berlin dec 18 united press reports German monarchists back a plan to crown the crown prince eldest son filheim 19 but place him under the guardianship of Prince Eitel Fritz. The scheme, described by General von Schoenaich Skinschan, is seen as a possible end to the German Reich by some monarchists while rival republicans denounce such moves as hopelessly tied to old regime loyalties.
The Kennard W C F U held its Christmas meeting at Mrs. Charles Hale's home on Tenn Street with many attendees. A devotional program featured Miss Helen Champion and Miss Cassie Quine with solos by Mrs. Kate Endacoth, and readings by Mrs. T A Cook and Mrs. Joan Cone. A social hour followed with refreshments, candy, mistletoe sprays, and Christmas cards for guests.
Joan recalls distant happiness as the wild geese call from the north. Buck, tense and secretive, debates a long past man and fears his daughter’s awakening to a hoped place of happiness. The scene blends desert night, family tension, and hidden histories on the ranch.
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