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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1929
Page
7
The report covers livestock quotes for hogs cattle and sheep from Chicago and Kansas City with price ranges and market activity. It also lists grain and sugar futures, butter eggs and poultry prices, along with a brief New York stock market note and local market figures for grain and produce.
Francisco Fimbres leads 12 men from Douglas Arizona toward the Mexican ranges near Bavíspe to locate a band of Apache Indians believed to hold Fimbres’ kidnapped son. Governor Topete of Sonora authorized the two week expedition to capture or repel the raiders tied to cattle theft and past killings. The Apaches are remnants of the Geronimo band, long blamed for raids and terror in the border region.
London reports King George has made another small gain in his fight for recovery. After two days of stationary condition, doctors report a slight improvement this morning. Bulletins note he is passing days more comfortably and testing better at night, aiding overall improvement.
The Constantinople Turk ish society of méni weighing over 200 pounds rejected 300 women's applications to avoid promoting obesity as beauty shifts to a lean athletic Turkish ideal. In Atlantic Beach, gulls now raid a new bridge feeding on shellfish below, altering coastal foraging. The Swiss anti alcohol group backs fruit juice as preferred non alcoholic drink and seeks stricter limits on spirits. Bids are sought for a $200000 drainage project opening seven square miles along the Little Arkansas river north of Wichita for industrial development.
AP reports state two cent gasoline tax collected 425595.81 last month and total since May 1, 1925 amounts to 18017784.85. December 1928 receipts exceed 1927 in current month by 32484 and 1925 by 1204136. County totals list Sedgwick highest at 36643.31 and Stanton lowest at 551.74. Shawnee shows 19193.60 in December receipts.
Umatilla Florida January AP hunters hear a tale of thirteen year old Robert Maxwell who went on a hunting expedition armed with a .22 rifle. He returned breathless claiming two deer shot with two shots. A family member accompanied him to the scene where two buck deer lay a few yards apart.
Italian trip for Turkish boy scouts planned for spring following Mussolini's invitation after a visit by junior Fascisti to Constantinople. Up to 1,000 top students nationwide will be selected for the voyage to Italy to meet Il Duce and tour foreign lands.
In Berne, Swiss village of Sierre, a 14 pound cheese aged 150 years stands as a treasured heirloom. Made in June 1778, its maker and successive inheritors are recorded by communal authorities. The artifact has been handed down through generations, symbolizing longstanding family pride and local history.
In Nanking a nationalist government edict bans opium tobacco and alcohol for anyone under 20 in all cities with penalties including fines up to 5 dollars for violators. Parents or guardians bear responsibility for children under 13. Merchants selling to minors face fines up to 20 dollars. Also notes Iceland forms lifesaving group to reduce fishing deaths and a local notice of Mrs. EB Cole’s return visit to her daughter in Mule Creek Oklahoma.
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