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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1924
Page
4
Lawrence Kansas newspaper notes subscription rates and editorials dated January 2 1924. It recounts quotations from Psalm 84 10 and jokes about New Year customs while discussing immigration quotas and Rockefeller Jr book news. Local content mentions zero weather California brand and a New Year roundup.
Government figures from the Department of Agriculture show farmers spend about 200 to 290 dollars annually to own and operate a motor car. The department also notes that a large portion of farm autos are used for business purposes.
The piece notes that many women and men show little enthusiasm for voting after gaining the ballot. It cites Nicholas Murray Butler’s daughter at the Republican office and a finding that only about nine percent of qualified voters cast ballots in a recent presidential election. It also references anti narcotic campaigns in New York and doubts a prohibition era claim that driving people to narcotics spurred abstinence. It argues knowledge of final habit effects may deter initiation.
A Milwaukee regent's analysis found 54 of 100 accidents blamed on pedestrians and 46 on auto drivers. The piece notes disputes over blame and mentions pedestrians and drivers arguing who should yield, while some criminals are being jailed for carelessness.
The statement notes Henry Ford will spend 150 million dollars on improvements at his plants in 1924. It contrasts this with the idea of Ford becoming president and comments on accountability for the last Civil War shot and the elusive last World War shot at 11:59:59 on November 11, 1918.
A Kansas City report notes a slow start to New Year’s wedding licenses in 1924 with only one couple by noon. The Dixmude disaster details unfold gradually, wreckage washed ashore Sicily, and a scorched fabric fragment found in a tree top. The Titanic end remains clear, while Dixmude’s final hours invite conjecture.
Professor John Adams, visiting America, heads the London Day Training School and is a prominent English education figure. A Glasgow graduate, he began as a headmaster in Port Glasgow, led a Campbelltown grammar school, lectured and then headed Aberdeen and Glasgow training colleges, and authored works on Protestant Quebec schools. He previously visited Canada in 1902 on an educational commission.
Tom Sims offers humorous Leap Year guidance to single men urging cautious dating habits. Advice ranges from fashion and grooming to avoid proposals, with silly tips about hats shoes and even joking about romantic missteps. The piece reads as a lighthearted, period style column targeting single men during Leap Year.
Today marks the 25th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt becoming New York governor and Miss Alice M Robertson turning 70. The U S Supreme Court reopens after holidays as Rhode Island plans its 147th legislature session and Washington braces for Congress reconvening. Seifullah Youry Pasha sails to Washington as Egypt’s first minister to the United States. Housing soldiers’ bonus and home rule figure among opening agenda items. Senators and representatives return from Christmas breaks for the new session.
A list of famous figures from politics, sports, arts, and science spanning presidents, industrialists, explorers, actors, writers, and royalty. Names include Harding Ford Rockefeller McAdoo Allen Taft Kipling Roosevelt Coolidge Gary Kipling Tarbell Lloyd George Burns Hoppe Union leaders and many more.
Topeka Kansas January 2 wartime bonus office commends county boards for handling more than 12000 returned claims with only four outstanding due to unlocated applicants. Names listed are Phil E Dale Fred Hansen Art L Nelson and George S Ripley. Many boards publicized to locate claimants while most corrections were minor and weeks faster, 82 checks totaling about 30000 pending or returned. advice to notify the department or postmaster of address changes.
New York Jan 2 describes Tin Pan Alley as the world melody market. It outlines how many manuscripts are received daily and how few become sheet music. The piece notes changing times, shop evolution, the demand for fresh tunes, and the role of men in song creation with examples of hit royalties and common themes.
A seven story brick building weighing 7,500 tons was moved 85 feet in Chicago while utilities stayed on. Built about 30 years ago, the structure required 24 hours to complete the move after three months of prep, with 23 rails, 2,000 steel rollers, and four capstans powered by horses. Hugo Filippi called it an outstanding engineering feat.
Two unmasked bandits robbed the First National Bank at Shidler near Pawhuska Oklahoma taking 8100 in cash. They forced cashier W C Can trell assistant cashier F S Hess and clerk W C Hinton into the vault then escaped in a motor car. No shots fired and pursuers formed quickly. bandits described as not over 25.
The Merchants Association Bureau of Lawrence moves its annual meeting to 6:30 PM Friday January 11 at the Chamber of Commerce instead of Thursday. National Cash Register lecturer George Sully will speak at the dinner.
Dr E B Lawrence of Eldorado, famed for pyorrhea treatments, will return to Lawrence tomorrow and meet patients at the Eldridge Hotel. He claims his discovery is a veritable cure for pyorrhea.
Local residents from Baldwin and nearby towns welcomed New Year with family visits. Notables include Rev Fred Bailey and W A Bailey hosting Baldwin kin, Prof George Marquardt returning to teaching near Ness City, and Baker University links with student Francis Winton Ryan winning the Hart Schaffner and Marx prize for a Harvard economics thesis on Usury.
Marie Esther Hagerman born February 28 1901 died December 28 1923 at home in Vinland aged 22 years 10 months. She leaves her father and mother two sisters Mrs William Reusch and Faye two brothers Frank and Clarence all of Vinland Kansas a grandmother Mrs Esther Hagerman and many relatives. She suffered long but bore it patiently. Funeral conducted by Dr Gregg assisted by W D Love Sunday 20 p m at M E Church in Vinland with large attendance, body laid to rest in Vinland cemetery.
The Lawrence fire department treated members’ wives and friends to a lavish holiday supper at City Hall. Chief Reinisch led serving duties, with courses from oyster soup to mince and pumpkin pies, amid decorated rooms and social evening.
An advertisement extols Danderine as a tonic for neglected scalps and thinning hair. It claims immediate dandruff relief, strengthened, revitalized hair, and a glossy, youthful appearance without a sticky or greasy feel. Available at any drugstore.
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