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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1919
Page
2
A fragment from a Lawrence Kansas paper recounts wartime politics with Democratic and Republican claims on aid to Italy. It includes a circular praising Wilson's Italy relief efforts, Republican protests, and notes on coal and wheat shipments to Italy. The piece cites Italian birth communities and the 1915 to 1918 context, highlighting partisan pressure and foreign-language publicity.
The excerpt attacks waste by crowding out small tradesmen and proposes drastic economic reforms. It questions family units and child rearing at home and suggests grouping people for state care. It calls for removing the infirm and disposing of summer clothing waste as cost saving measures.
The piece argues for equal wages worldwide, comparing American pay to European standards and urging unified wartime work. It stresses the need for international cooperation to improve efficiency and aligns with hopes that global leaders will see international wage and labor agreement as essential to peace and victory.
Fragmentary text references Democratic party discussion after an election, mentions voters and national committee, but readability is poor and many words are garbled, making precise facts and entities unreliable.
A fragment argues that abundant first hand evidence shows the Democratic Party organized government departments to intimidate the public press into backing the Democratic ticket. It claims the intimidation continues, especially against foreign language papers.
The Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing reports a prison population drop of nearly half since the war began. Crime in Kansas has fallen, reducing production at the penitentiary and coal mine as able-bodied inmates work. Parole violations have fallen to about 12 percent, the best state record.
The Kansas legislature may see the last Civil War veteran in the Senate, Senator Kanavel of Harvey county, with two Civil War veterans in the House. No certainty about new soldiers, but several will be elected in 1920, shifting political power to veterans and signaling the state’s future legislative direction.
The Salina Union remarks that State Auditor Knapp’s recommendations provoke stirred reactions at Agricultural College and the University. It notes lawmakers rarely take such suggestions seriously and Jestfully portrays Knapp as affable, fun loving, and enjoying the ruse more than others in the state.
A column by Paul C Rankin satirizes Bolshevik love antics and Roman dining temperance while musing on a humorous symposium by notable men. The piece reflects on storytelling, church humor, and the audience’s appetite for light entertainment.
The article contemplates a just peaceful future ending autocracy and Talitanism, while casualty lists continue to be read with anxiety. It notes Russia as a large nation likely to endure the war, and mentions a cold snap in Concordia Kansas with the thermometer showing typical readings.
Washington January 6 The fate of the suffrage amendment hangs on the next three weeks as supporters press for floor action. Senators Jones of Washington and other leaders seek unanimous consent to bring the measure up after the three day recess, with state legislatures urged to petition for favorable votes. The National Woman's Party, led by Alice Paul, campaigns in multiple states to secure passage and immediate submission. Rhode Island New York North Dakota South Dakota Arizona Montana already passed resolutions urging support. States like Florida Texas Delaware Virginia New Hampshire Maryland show petition activity. The effort targets Senators Moses Borah Shiels Hitchcock and Hale for decisive action.
The page records social calls and visits among residents including Mr and Mrs Smith Miss Myra Flory and Miss Ethel Kimdred at the Aanlerson home plus various family mentions. It notes Christmas visitors and a busy schedule with barber shops opening 8 am to 4 pm from January 7 and mentions the centennial birth of novelist Mrs E D E N Southsworth and a discussion on human fitness.
W Roy Martin returned from Parker Kansas after the first oil well drilled on a Lawrence lease proved a strong producer. The well, drilled December 21, yielded oil and gas with solid strata enabling separation and saving both products. Snow blocked roads delaying nitro man access until this week.
The war department released casualty figures listing twenty eight Kansas boys among 1,879 total. Categories include 128 killed in action 186 died of wounds 15 died of accident 1 died of aeroplane 148 died of disease 641 wounded severely 658 wounded undetermined 103 missing. Noted Kansas names include Corporal Thomas T. Beecher Hill City Private Frank A Lontkowsky Pittsburg Cook Elmer F Courtright Caldwell Private Morton Sanders Junction City Willie W McVey LaHarpe and Lieutenant Stephen with others not fully listed.
A war department release names Kansas personnel with statuses including wounded slightly missing in action and killed in action. Among those listed are Corporal Ir F. Smith and Privates Palmer Ferguson Townsend, Scholes Folck Moore, Seivers Hollingsworth Schmitt, and several others from Wichita Topeka Junction City and surrounding towns. Corrections note returns to duty for Secrest Wickham Benson. This item records six Kansans severely wounded and cites Captain Pratt and Sergeants Mays McKinney among the casualties.
An old advertisement touts Wizard Oil as a quick relief treatment for sore throats chest colds and minor ailments with chest application claimed to loosen a deep seated cold overnight. It also promotes Wizard Liver Whips pink pills priced at 30 cents with a money back guarantee though the claim is dated and informal.
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