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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1925
Page
4
A jumbled page notes telephones and subscription rates, regional columns, and letters about music and education. It includes references to Mount for Fairmont and Washburn, mentions Kansas papers and civic figures, and quotes jokes about a saxophone and modern culture.
A fragmented editorial note questions Tauten’s record and mentions Danien in passing, noting limited parol evidence and uncertainties about the claim. The piece hints at scrutiny of accuracy and provenance without detailing specific results or dates.
Governor Davis released 621 prisoners in two years and granted full pardons to 18 inmates convicted of serious crimes. In contrast, Governor Taulen had issued no pardons to date, while the Paylen administration emphasized strict sentences with no Peterson route in Emporia Gazette.
Letters to the editor discuss a local bad check case where a merchant helped a criminal avoid full payment by police. The writer asks what warning or action merchants should take to prevent fraud and who bears the costs when arrests and prosecutions occur.
Hiscar So Strans, born to Bavarian migrant parents, became a merchant prince and held high posts under five U.S. presidents. A lawyer turned New York merchant, he funded philanthropy and served as ambassador to Turkey under three administrations. From 1905 to 1908 he led the Commerce and Labor Department under Roosevelt.
The item notes Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon church, born 120 years ago today. It also mentions Emiliano Figueroa-Liarbain to be installed as President of Chile, succeeding Arturo Alessandri who resigned. Nathaniel Hawthorne statue unveiling in Salem, Massachusetts, to honor the author and reveal ties to Danby, Connecticut resident Rosamond Mikkelson, a Hawthorne descendant.
Jimmie Ellen Barr, 12, daughter of A. J. Barr, is deemed ineligible for United Daughters of the Confederacy until she reaches adulthood. Kentucky Confederate statisticians note she may be the youngest daughter of a Confederate soldier in the United States.
Missouri ranks as the fifth state in agricultural importance, the sixth in population and the ninth in wealth. A fragment mentions holiday cheer and neighborly kindness amid a Christmas season. The readable text blends songlike lines with regional statistics.
Baldwin news records a Christmas week of visits, greetings, and gatherings. Rev I Wise and state officers plan holiday events, with New Year greetings from Abilene, while families including Dean, Ault, Hutchins, and Campbell host relatives and attend church functions. Local plans include a big community supper at the First Methodist and a white Christmas program at the Sunday school.
Royal betrothals from Prince Kanin line include MG Naoke Hikira fourth daughter of the late Prince Sanetary lehil. Prince Hironobu Fushimi. Prince Takehika Yamashina. and Princess Chikako Nashimoto as the naval air corps brides. Three weddings are scheduled for spring amid palace plans and ceremonies. Chimney burns out at a residence on : street last evening. fire officials report limited damage with no injuries. The church schedule lists Christmas activities including a nine o'clock Holy Communion and midnight service.
Synopsis follows Connemara Moore aboard a yacht in Long Island Sound as a midnight chase unfolds. A nun‑garbed stranger flees Aunt Welimena’s Connecticut home while an unseen group pursues through a tense sequence with threats and danger. David faces pursuit, rough sounds, and a perilous clash as the affair escalates aboard the waterway chase.
A wandering rich man named Mr Lacy travels by road in a stormy night as his mind wanders through fear and suspicion. He contemplates Sister Connemara, a possible mastermind, and his own doomed romance with a yacht of misfortune while a lit flashlight flickers behind him. He frets over a lost car and the coming of a new Isotta while the weather worsens and the chase continues.
Fragmentary OCR narrates a wartime claim of parachute leaps for Caterpillar Club members. Mentions of a “Mal Jey of the Koal Mounted,” ten members, and the notion hats and snakes outlasting others. References to Rankin's Ding Store in Massachusetts appear as scattered ads.
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