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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1925
Page
9
Wichita and several Kansas towns reported an unusually warm day for this time of year. The groundhog saw his shadow last Monday and will likely sleep six more weeks, while readers anticipate a calmer stretch as spring nears.
Fragmented OCR shows aged commentary on potential conflict between Turkey and Greece, noting public desire to end war hardships, youth ignorance of true war, and memories of the last conflict shaping opinions. Mentions reorganizing Kan City Northwestern road for future service amid economic strain.
A fragmentary Washington column reports House displeasure with Senate actions on salaries and a push for a state income tax. It notes competing agendas among departments, hints at Germany-related fears, mentions housing issues and a cooling construction boom, and questions how to align hard policy with executive plans.
The fragment notes 1928 wheat exports valued over a billion, last year around 800 million, and cites two recent dispatches on a sixlegged goat birth and an eclipse. It recalls Acta Diurna, Rome’s ancient bill board newspaper, where such items were listed as news.
Mexico observes Constitution anniversary holidays while celebrating James Otis as a founding figure. Connecticut’s Simeon Baldwin marks a birthday as a renowned levee authority. Canada’s Parliament opens a new session under Premier King. Indiana’s Senate Democrat Dinner features Samuel Ralston in Indianapolis. A goodwill trade mission sails from New York to South America and the West. The White House hosts a state reception honoring Congress members and Peace.
William E Humphrey, appointed by President Coolidge to the Federal Trade Commission, long served in Congress as a Washington representative. A Northwest Republican veteran, he began law practice in Crawfordsville after Wabash College, became corporation counsel in Seattle within five years of arrival, and first won election to Congress in 1902, serving over a decade.
Dr Matthew Lyle Spencer dean of the University of Washington school of journalism and Sol H Lewis outline a plan for seven graduates to acquire newspapers. A graduate leads a paper with salary and dividends on stock, with 49 percent placed in escrow and 51 percent later, requiring only 500 to 1000 dollars initial cash. The arrangement aims to foster nationwide opportunity in journalism rather than city-based work.
Mrs Frank Reeves of this city joins the Washington State House as one of three women members and five Democrats. She explains the two month biennial session in Olympia, daily expenses, and the need for six formal gowns for dances. She notes a colleague who saves money by living away.
Washington reports the State Department has rescued a wartime collection of gifts from the East, including swords from Japan and Siam, a Great Wall stone, Korean relics, and embroideries. Officials say the items could be worth millions if sold. Commodore Perry era gifts link to 1858 treaty ratifications and 1860 Japanese mission arrivals. The Japanese 1872 mission also figures in the set. Congress may fund care for these articles.
Algen Drake, a former sailor now on the Oroantes, clashes with Captain Stevens after a drunken, frenzied confrontation. Drake wins a brutal exchange, endures discipline, and begins brass-work under orders while Mary Manning observations hint at romantic tension aboard a ship bound voyage.
A narrative piece recalls a ship scene where Joe Bunting tailors work aboard the Orontes and Drake admires a sewn pair of trousers. The text shifts to biographical notes on Mr Jesperson, a longtime worker and church member, then to a Bridge Street paving petition in North Lawrence and a trivia line about Montreal as an inland port.
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