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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1925
Page
4
The newspaper notes Jack Dempsey’s ongoing serial The Life of a Champion may stretch longer as he prepares to marry soon. It hints at forthcoming details about the couple and the challenges of maintaining a championship amid personal news.
Dispatch from Russia says Big Bill Haywood remains content there and would face prison if he returned, while U S lawmakers consider charter board changes aimed at removing the state bank commissioner and adding the secretary of state and attorney general. The Ku Klux Klan pushes for favorable law, and Kansas Wheat Girl Miss Watson advertises Kansas wheat amid eastern tours.
The Floyd Collins tragedy drew massive attention as rescue hopes lingered. Newspapers flooded with inquiries at Cave City and the nation watched, while Collins became a household name only after the fatal trap. Meanwhile Who's Who published First Families, prompting comparisons of notable lineages.
The column blends scattered items from Kansas politics and social notes. It cites Senator Getty accusing legislators of harming Kansas City, Kansas residents, mocks “first families” and mentions Woods Hockaday’s Kansas wheat girl itinerary. A entomology bureau project aims to use odors to lure pests and self-destruct, while Russia jail reforms spark immigration
A major Presbyterian Church evangelistic campaign is to be inaugurated in New York City today and run for two weeks. Other items include a Northern Pacific event in Tacoma about spruce detection, ICC wool and mohair rate hearings starting in Boston, a Washington conference on machinery effects on farmers, Ontario Prohibition demo in Toronto, and a California special election in the Fourth district to fill Rep Julius Kahn's vacancy with Florence P Kahn as leading candidate.
Dr. Leland O Howard chief entomologist at the U S Department of Agriculture for over thirty years is described as the nation’s top expert on insects and parasitology. His wide reputation spans America and international science circles and he has long served as secretary of the AAAS.
The Tenneys recount a perilous Near East journey from Vienna to Constantinople by Wagon-Lit train. Frontiers strip travelers of currency and privacy as borders demand native crews. A chance meeting with Courier Stewart provides aid, guiding through Belgrade and Budapest to Budapest’s palace views and a brush with religious relics, then onward amid refugees, Greek frontier checks, and a dramatic late arrival in Constantinople aboard a Ford through dark streets to the Takkatian hotel.
Paris authorities target a professional dancing partner tied to a Paris night resort. An auto valued at 5000 dollars signals wealth and tax payments. The dancer reportedly earns 50000 francs monthly from regular subsidies, with no cap, as patrons pay at least 2000 francs per month.
Captain Drake, newly in command of the Orontes, disciplines his former lover Mary while Jake Stevens, the loyal mate, aids her with a token gift. Aboard in Cape Town Drake asserts authority then softens as Mary seeks affection, and Stevens quietly resists jealousy as their ship sails toward the Indian Ocean.
Drake chides Mary for staying on deck late as he contends with Stevens over duty aboard the ship. Amid gossip channels, Drake's stern reprimand clashes with his lingering memories. In England, Wembley children remain unclaimed at a day nursery while Chicago boasts more telephones than France.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a reliable scalp conditioner that corrects falling hair itching scalp and dandruff quickly. It claims to revitalize thin or fading hair giving it strength color and youthful beauty with a refreshing non greasy tonic feel. Available at any drugstore.
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