25 Dec 1916
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1916
Page
1
An amusement column promotes a playbill featuring Hobson's Choice with an upcoming performance. It notes the difficulty of crafting witty replies and hints at audience engagement through a humorous quiz. The piece references 190 words and an event next Wednesday.
Forty-five volunteers from Plymouth Congregational Church distributed toys to 407 Lawrence children via fifteen autos, delivering baskets from the Salvation Army and Social Service League. Toys were purchased Thursday and wrapped Friday, with the town divided among fifteen vehicles for a 45 minute distribution.
AERR Unclear OCR text discusses alun groups forming to support the university ICU program. Mentions University faculty, funding, and ideas about a broader effort, with policy and governance references. Names and specifics are garbled, but focus remains on university support and institutional conditions.
A damaged fragment describes people being served with fruit and candy during an event. It mentions gifts like candy and nuts and notes some form of service or distribution of items to attendees.
Report describes visitors touring the new bridge under construction beside Valley View, noting temporary paving and lighting work. Officials expect completion soon and emphasize the structure will be a major regional link once open to public use.
The report notes a subject named Cinti aged LT years who was promised to his parents during mediation. Glick’s parents paid 500 dollars for his release after a youth threat, with additional details about county involvement and a relief claim. Separately A Ward ships rabbits to Kansas City markets and Lawrence, totaling nearly a month’s shipments.
A suspicious break in at the Douglas County Court House is reported after George Wetzel and OC Moss observe scratches on a stock and describe an outside door lock tampering. No entry gained. no property missing. past incidents include two robberies of the courthouse during noon hours.
Mail volume surged as Vailmen worked through Sunday delivering parcels. Officials reported heavy turnout and rapid processing to clear the backlog before Christmas. Family recipients awaited gifts as carriers prioritized residential routes.
Massive Christmas mail floods the Lawrence post office with 5 0G to MK000 pieces. Parcel post delivers 1 000 large parcels, leaving carriers with many small bundles and no letters to sort. Workers push through long hours to clear the backlog and dispatch gifts for Christmas. Memorial services held in Washington for suffrage leaders Inex Millhell and Boissevain. Campfire Girls serenade prisoners a Christmas gesture. Fred Harris visits from Marceline for the holiday.
Rev. P F Stauffer announced from the pulpit that he would refuse a call to Walnut Hill Luth eran Church in Cincinnati and remain with Trinity Lutheran Church in Lawrence. He marked the fourteenth year of his pastorate and noted the church’s solid finances and public leadership.
Governor Capper urged Kansas mine operators and United Mine Workers officers to keep mines open through Christmas and New Year’s to ease fuel shortages. Both sides agreed to extend operations next week to minimize idleness and maximize working time during the holiday period.
Thousands of sacks of first class and parcel post mail are blocked in Chicago rail terminals. Incoming and outgoing mail is delayed as trains carry extra mail cars. The backlog will push deliveries about ten days late nationwide, per LeRoy Stewart of the city post office. One cause is the surge of Christmas mail in sealed envelopes.
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