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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1913
Page
5
Society Journal World asks readers to cooperate with the Society Editor to make the Social News Department a complete and entertaining record of social happenings each day. Send items by 2:00 PM via Bell Phone 136 or Home Phone 136.
The Womens Missionary Union of the Methodist Church hosts a Monday meeting at the church with speakers including Lindquist and Pryor visiting from Wichita and Lawrence, while a Christmas meeting follows at Dr. Smith’s home with a chalkboard program and a John Wesley tea pot. Attendees include Mrs. Funk and Mrs. E. Haworth, with several local residents traveling to Kansas City, Topeka, and Garnett for visits and services.
A mixed Lawrence audience faulted Madame Calve in a 1912 performance with issues of voice and stage presence. Her husband struggled to urge her on, the program split and shortened, and the engagement ended with clear disappointment for both singer and audience. In a separate notice, Norah Wimmer seeks a divorce from C Wimmer, filing December 17, 1911, with the case set for February 1912 in Douglas County District Court.
Thomas W. Ross, famed for The Fortune and Sand Checkers, headlines the new play The Only Son by Winehell Smith. A modern life theme with comedy and moral undertones, matinee and evening performances in Lawrence. Tickets at Weintward & Co. Also notes on road widening petition hearings and local academic talks.
The Journal-World reports a 1912 sworn circulation of 5,204, with steady, regular distribution and no special contests. The paper notes the strong, attached audience count that can be relied on if news coverage remains steady. Additional items mention sale and rental notices, farm listings, and job notes.
The Medical Society elected officers including S.P. Gillispie as President and D. L. Chambers as Secretary. Dr. S. T. Gillispie and Dr. Chambers were noted as attendees with Dr. Lee af Kaden possibly joining in Lawrence. Also reported is the death of Mrs Mary Campbell in Kansas City with funeral plans and interment to follow in Maple Grove.
Kansas City testimony by post office inspector S. Brown from Topeka details Wells Lounsberry and a federal triad plan to rob mail cars in the Kansas City area. Lounsberry confessed in Tepiske jail to the scheme and indicated more conspirators, with references to an expected attempt west from Kansas. The case outlines a broader set of planned robberies and indicates further involvement by others.
John M Newlin returns home this afternoon as a leader on the property side and on employee and steerage matters He expresses confidence about fair treatment and adequate provisions for university growth Colonel Metcalf honored at a Kansas National Guard Association meeting being elected vice president Though not present he was called to Washington in the afternoon in Topeka
Miss Clara Vowel of Kansas University may study at Calve’s Paris school next Monday. Miss Powell, a Kansas City student in fine arts, is considering accepting the invitation. The noted diva Calve praised the visit and may bring several girls to Paris to join the speaker tour on culture.
District Attorney Miller rejects bonds for Frank Miya LA Houlihan and others linked to a dynamite case. The disapproved action follows a hearing where properties tied to the suspects failed to meet release conditions. Evidence suggests a pending writ of habeas corpus and possible appeal, with proceedings continuing in Indianapolis.
Fragmented OCR text mixes campus talk and advertising across a railway scene and catalog items. It hints at Protodaor Hebert Kenney Dun and Lane rence University links, then veers to ads for gas mantles, Vietrola phonographs, Bell Brothers Music, Dr. G A Hannan, thermometers, and Gibsons Mill coal and wood. The tone resembles a late 19th or early 20th century small-town paper with brief notices and product pitches.
A fragmented OCR style bulletin appears with scattered names, locations, and officials. It references justice of the peace, constables, wardes and various local roles, plus stray notes on stalls, sales, and store mentions. The legible items include references to months, places, and some names, but overall content is unclear.
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