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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1926
Page
4
A crumpled set of subscription rates and notes from a Lawrence Kansas page discuss weekly and annual prices, advertising, and notices. The column references Chicago and New York figures, local officials, and a New York mayoral warning to theater producers, alongside economic debates on prohibition and technology shifts shaping newspapers.
In Lawrence yesterday FAWi Wilder and Mrs. T. S. Clarke examined county treasurer accounts with Judge Notion assisted by O. P. Barber and Mr. Hollister. James W. Adams of Adams & Hosmer married Joanie M. Pierson near Wakeland. Quincy Street school building contract awarded for carpentry masonry and painting. Moore Brothers’ near-fire incident caused by a lit motel fire. eight Kansas City men arrived urging dramatic pranks on ice near the dam.
Twenty five years ago Buffalo Bill Cody stopped in Cody Wyoming and later attended church events in the town. He toured the area with Capt Tough and faced losses from his wild West show as horses were damaged. The article mentions Christmas entertainments, masquerade parties, and local social outings featuring Miss Weidemann Sylvia Alford Nellie Martindale and others, with notes on planned events and local opinion.
A compiled Thursday December radio guide lists WJZ WRC WGY and WBZI reviving memories with principal melodies. It names KDKA Orchestra, Withiamd Colle, and the Silver Shaper Orchestra among others, detailing hourlong segments from WEAF WEAP and WE. The guide spans Boston to Chicago and mentions Pops, serenades, and chamber programs as various stations present orchestra and vocal performances.
The writer analyzes a hypothetical six foot wide channel from the Missouri River mouth to Sioux City. They calculate boat dimensions and tonnage, comparing freight capacities and train lengths, estimating travel times between Chicago and Sioux City, with references to La Junta and Dodge City and noting current events in rail and river transport.
Prince Hirohito, aging 25, has governed as Prince Regent during Emperor Yoshihito’s illness. Since 1910 he has sat in the Imperial Diet and five years ago, with his father’s consent, broke tradition by traveling abroad. He married Princess Nagako in Tokyo in 1924 and is seen as likely to carry on Enlightenment reforms of Emperor Meiji’s era.
Fragmentary text appears to reference a historical political figure Lyons Macke becoming premier of Cai Calumbus Ohio and a New York City Ban ers Club event. Content is garbled with dates five years ago and fifty years ago references, unclear context, and numerous OCR errors.
A fragmentary report notes Pooripa Ma criticizing a mattress for a boys room as a disgrace. After the remark she accepts money for a new one but purchases a bridge lamp instead.
A New York led plan seeks to align copper consumption with production by creating a Copper Exporters Association. The strategy envisions American pricing and selling methods expanding to world markets to stabilize prices, curb speculation, and reduce demoralizing price swings. Production controls would cover about 90 percent of copper supply, with New York City serving as the central hub for contracts worth hundreds of millions.
Trading activity at the York curb market showed a year end surge with estimates of about 223 million shares transacted and rising to roughly 275 million shares when including broader tonnage and related channels. The report notes expanded distribution efforts across agencies and a broadening market reach.
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