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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1924
Page
9
From Kansas comes a critique of criminal procedure delays and the rights of the accused. The essay compares ancient feudal limits to modern safeguards in courts, then shifts to praise for Christmas seals and their role in public health and poverty relief, noting volunteers and fund benefits.
The piece discusses possible state primary law amendments for the upcoming legislature and warns against unintended effects. It also reports October exports of large US products reaching the highest volume since mid 1919, signaling an improving agricultural foreign trade market with higher dollar returns.
The American stage bids farewell to Leo Ditrichstein a distinguished actor and playwright born in Hungary who built a long career in the United States after moving to New York in 1890. He rose to prominence in Trilby and later expanded into writing and adapting numerous works alongside his American wife Mrs Dittrichstein with a career spanning decades.
The text notes the 9 shortest days of the year, the slaying of Gen Henry W Lawson in the Philippines, greetings to Minnie Mad Fiske at sixty, Britain’s Parliament adjournment for a February 10 resumption, women leaders gathering in Lima for the Pan American Conference, and the start of the Christy holidays as schools close for the break.
An informal reading at Lawrence city commission discussed an ordinance aimed at curbing small peddlers and short term merchants. Backed by the Chamber of Commerce, it would require a $500 cash bond as security for buyers if goods prove unsatisfactory. The measure was sent back to the Chamber for rewrite and will be revisited at a future meeting.
Clark Mills, a high school student, was committed to the county jail after his bondholders requested it. He had been out on bond since a preliminary hearing on forgery, and Mills reportedly asked to appear before Judge Hugh Means to plead guilty to the charges. He allegedly wrote several more worthless checks while out on bond.
Fifteen babies attended the regular free baby clinic at City Hall yesterday afternoon. One baby came from out of town. No clinics for two weeks due to Christmas and New Year’s Day on Thursdays. In New Orleans ten years ago there were 150 horseshoers. now twenty six remain in the craft.
Judge J T Richardson presides while attorneys S M Brewster and Roland Poynton perform a vivid courtroom show. Brewster dominates with bold gestures and rapid questioning, turning the session into a theatrical legal drama amid a court martial atmosphere.
A compilation of reviews praising Coast of Folly and Prairie as thoughtful postwar narratives. Also notes Okys How Could You by Harry Leon Wilson as a typical witty satire with humor. Mentions availability from book dealers or Cosmopolitan Magazine Corporation and highlights penalties for firms failing to provide workers compensation insurance.
The Tatlas Texas water department planned a 10 day vacation allotment for workers. Pump station engineer L C Payne, who served 82 years without a vacation, faced the dilemma of how to use the time off.
A partnership plan giving workers a stake in management and profits is explored as a model for broader industry. Based on the Duchess Bleachery case, the Russell Page study argues workers can vote on shop policy and may share financially, with safeguards to protect stockholders. The report notes the Dutchess Bleachery success under adverse conditions as promising for wider adoption. The National Lumber Exporters' Association plans its Baltimore convention January 28-29.
On a rugged frontier night Joan and Buck face questions as Hawklike men Hal Springer Rudy Nichols and Macarthur clash over a glittering ore sample. Macarthur asserts a lucrative grubstake while Springer resists, leading to a tense confrontation and an implied showdown.
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