Journal-World News Chronicle February 12 1925 update
Lawrence Kansas paper notes U S Supreme Court confirmation of Harlan M Stone as justice describing forthright stance during questioning. Also discusses sunflower symbolism Kansas sunflowers vs cockle burr, end of world prophecies, Lawrence hotel project progress, Morin campaign parish movements and Spanish campaign withdrawals.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Harlan M. Stone
United States Supreme Court
Stone
Senate
Truckle
Paris and War Debts in Postwar Reflections
A collection of brief items touches on censorship benefits for officials after conflicts in Morocco and debate over France’s war debt costs. It notes Greece warning NATO of Turkey tensions, and lists letters urging approval for a Second Presbyterian church relocation on the West Side, with details on fundraising and leadership.
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Paris
Lincoln tomb pilgrimage and Lincoln Day banquet in New York
Missouri and other states plan a Lincoln tomb pilgrimage in Springfield while New York Republicans host a Lincoln Day banquet with Secretary Hughes and Senator Fess to speak. Leading Southern states Republicans meet in Memphis to form the Southern States Republican League. A special suite and gymnasium are added for a visiting prince aboard the Renown era ship, with reporters to accompany. Repulse sails on March 25.
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Missouri
Springfield
Stete Hughes
Fess
Ohio
Republican Club of
New York
Memphis
Southern States Republican League
Mayfield's Senate Fight Nomination Dismissed
Earle B. Mayfield, Democratic nominee for Texas senate in 1922, won amid allegations of Ku Klux Klan conspiracy and excessive spending. Senate committee on privileges and elections dismissed the charges. A Texas political veteran, Mayfield began in the state senate at 25, served ten years on the Railroad Commission, and studied law at Southwestern University.
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Earle B. Mayfield
United States Senate
Texas
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Mayfield
Texas Senate
State Railroad Commission
Overton
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Meridian
Prince of Wales to journey aboard Repulse for tours
London reports the Prince of Wales will travel to Argentina and South Africa aboard the battle cruiser Repulse, a sister ship of Renown. The ship, fitted as flagship, will have a tanking admiral likely to command. Crew totals about 1,220 with most officers already aboard. many enlisted men have served two years.
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London
Associated Press
Prince of Wales
Argentina
South Africa
Indiai
Japan
Kansas Masons set sedate Wichita gathering in February
Wichita hosts the sixty ninth annual Grand Lodge session February 23 to 26, with the Royal Arch Masonry Grand Chapter and Grand Council meeting February 23 and 24. Elmer F. Strain of Topeka directs arrangements. speakers include Charles A. Conover and Robert Y. McCullach. Courses cover degrees, necrology, and state lodge activities at the Scottish Rite Temple.
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Wichita
Kan
Associated Press
Kansas
Grand Lodge
Grand Chapter
R.A. M
Grand Council
Elmer F. Strain
Topeka
Charles A. Conover
Royal Arch Masons
Royal Arch Masonry
Robert Y. McCullach
Royal Arch
Otto R. Sanders
Richard
Only Woman in Kansas Legislature Interested in School Activities
Miss Lovonia Donica of Allen County, the only woman in the Kansas legislature, brings long teaching and public instruction experience to debates on school funding, district taxation, and teachers’ certificates. She weighs federal child labor amendment views, emphasizes acclimation to her role, opposes house-rule changes, and supports party measures while maintaining a modernist stance on reform and fashion.
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Topeka
Kan
Associated Press
Kansas
Lovonia Donica
Allen County
Donica
Miss Donica
Forest Home
Ida and
Bayard
Drake Wins Orontes In Cape Town Power Shift
Drake, once a sailor turned ship owner, channels a tense confrontation with Captain Stevens aboard the Orontes. After legal transfer at the Custom House, Drake plans to dine with Mary Manning while Stevens resists, foreshadowing a volatile voyage as the new master seeks calm ahead of a five minute showdown.
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Drake
Stevens
Orontes
Mary Manning
Mary
Capetown
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Manning
Captain Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Fielding
Grontes
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Kel
Wireless ticker invention sparks Berlin exposition buzz
In New Berlin on February 9 the Associated Press reports that Maurice Compare, an Italian innovator, unveiled the wireless ticker at the Berlin radio exposition. The device drew wide interest amid an exhibition visited by about 400,000 people over its two week run.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Maurice Compare
Secret wireless system described with direct sending and printing
A report details a secret wireless setup featuring a sending transmitter with a typewriter, a combiner for many frequency combinations, and a wave generator. The receiver links to a resonator and typing device, enabling covert message transmission to multiple stations. Also noted is a juniper tree in Utah’s Cache National Forest, over three thousand years old, with heartwood growth history.
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Cache National Forest
Utah
Mother’s Friend Promises Easier Childbirth For Expectant Mothers
An advertisement touts “Mother’s Friend” as essential for birth, claiming a simple method by a renowned physician and promising relief from labor pains. It offers a free booklet from Bradhel Regulator Co. Dept BA in Atlanta and notes the product is sold in drug stores with full directions.
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Bradhel Regulator Co
Atlanta
Hein Ao
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