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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1913
Page
4
A 1913 era collage reports on carrier rates and local postal matters in Kansas. It mentions Gov Hodges and gubernatorial speculation, censorship of moving pictures, and remarks on state politics, with scattered references to Seneca and local officials.
A garbled excerpt references a Los Angeles jury a case about a taker and a doctor named Cook asserting money vindication. Names and details are obscured, leaving an unsettled legal context with unclear persons, dates, or outcomes.
Puzzling OCR fragment describes poles north and south with directions and questions about navigation. Mentions turning and asking why certain routes were not chosen. Lacks clear events or identifiable people or places.
Fragmentary content mentions fines assessed by a corporation and expenses. References to prison sentences and managing officers appear, but readable facts are minimal and names or places are absent.
Fragmentary remarks discuss pensions and social support amid agitation by liberal voices. The text mocks rhetoric about pensions and suggests starting a proper plan, referencing "TK Sachee" in a critical tone. The fragment shows conflict over policies and payment of second rations.
Analyzing notes describe unrest in Mexico with figures around Diaz and provisional leadership. Mention military and police tensions, possible central American trickery, and fears of continued instability as the nation faces upheaval and shifting power dynamics.
Fragmented passage cites Prof Commons on proportional representation and court power in government. It discusses the balance between courts and legislature, noting debates over judicial independence and constitutional constraints.
The Journal World comments on Lint cane and Mexican affairs. It questions the dispatch claiming possession of the government and labels the act as egotistical political trick. The piece contrasts a general in the federal army turning against Huerta and seeks wary balance in reporting.
A Kansas book review lauds Pilgrims of the Plains by Kate Applington Council Grove, praising its handsome design and skilful illustrations. The work honors the Santa Fe Trail era, with Mrs. Applington noted as a leading clubwoman shaping frontier memory through a vivid family narrative of pioneers and their journey.
An organization in Lawrence takes up welfare duties amid debate. It is praised for fearless action, contrasting with timid groups unable to withstand pressure. The Welfare League is described as doing its duty firmly and effectively.
The article argues the state must provide a tuberculosis sanitarium to care for about 6 000 patients. It asserts consumption is preventable and a defense against it is feasible, urging lawmakers to protect the public by funding the hospital rather than cutting appropriations.
Dr Shaw argues that keeping the spirit of the Progressive era sustains the party, while women’s rights and suffrage test its moral core. He urges examining party platforms to find alignment with women’s demands and cautions that failure to attract female voters could spur a separate women’s party. The discussion centers on strategic goals for the Progressive movement and the role of women voters.
A convention address urges women to join and reorganize the Progressive party. It argues for treating women as integral political partners and warns fixed parties stifle growth, urging continued reform, expansion, and new voters to sustain the party’s original spirit.
A clipped opinion piece questions perceived national grandeur in American life. It critiques prevalent talk of scale and suggests modesty may better reflect social and economic realities amid urban development and daily work. The column contemplates public sentiment and national identity with a measured tone.
A fragmented tribute praising George as a writer and orator, honoring memory and virtue. The text laments faded immortal fame while praising education and truth, calling for lasting admiration in youth.
An excerpted battlefield report notes Confederate and Union casualties and strategic withdrawals at Olustee and Gettysburg while describing a doomed Florida expedition and Meade and Seymour sustaining heavy losses. It also includes an unrelated testimonial promoting Cardui as a long-standing remedy for womanly troubles with claimed health benefits.
Public sale set for Thursday February 27 at 10 o clock to liquidate the Meinke farm north of Fair Lea t and Linwood area. Described assets include mares and colts, horses and mules, several cows and heifers, calves, hogs and sheep, a shepherd dog, and farm implements such as Acme binder and mower, hay rake, wagons, plows, and cutting equipment. Sale overseen by Thomas Willsom and Tom Martin with clerk Epley. terms announced.
A fragment praises Mrs Aplington for a vivid entry into Kansas literature of the ambitious sort. The work, published by F B Brown & Co of Chicago, deserves wide reading and warm admiring attention.
Fragment from a Cylumbia SC State piece discusses the Olustee battle in Florida as a bloodiest Civil War engagement by proportion of casualties. It covers Union and Confederate movements in 1864, Gen Seymour's expedition from Jacksonville, attempts to seize Suwannee bridges, and the Confederate defenses at Olustee before engagement details.
London notes a Chelsea town hall meeting by the Women’s Social and Political Union with mixed reception for Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst who claimed responsibility for a recent dynamite blast at Lloyd George’s home. Funeral notice informs I A C U W members to attend Brother William Albert Ginstafson’s funeral Sunday at 2 p.m.
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