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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1923
Page
4
An outsider is named to head the state bank department, with bankers noting a national figure in Topeka has long influenced the selection. The state bankers express no displeasure at the appointment, while remarks imply internal influence remains limited. The outcome will unfold as the appointee serves, clarifying who guides state banking policy.
The piece contrasts 1870 German indemnities with world war reparations, noting Germany paid about three billion to the Allies but did little to repair France and Belgium. It also recalls Germany’s wartime indemnity against France and occupation of Paris until paid, and mentions U.S. coast guard orders to curb illegal liquor entry as a separate note.
The article argues union labor favors repealing Kansas mob law shielding cities from mob damage. It questions bandit gangs, defines mobs, and notes officers failing to disperse mobs affects city defense. Analysts doubt labor opposition stems from mob defense, suggesting strategic use of mob as influence against anti strikes.
A Topeka editorial urges the mayor to push a cleanup campaign as liquor law violations persist at the state capital. It cites two recent tragedies linked to alcohol, notes lawmakers' slow legislative pace, and questions willpower to enact meaningful reform. The piece contrasts enforcement efforts with corruption chatter and urges team effort.
A cluttered excerpt parades saying a former chorus girl sues for divorce, plus assorted aphorisms about anger statistics and youth. It references Connecticut autos, a movie star, and a hotel robbery near Oakland, all in a jumbled mood piece with miscellaneous notes and one liners.
The Rev Dr Percy Stickney Grant, long head of the Church of the Ascension in New York City, known for his sermons and reformist stance, has provoked protest from clergy and laity across the denomination. A Boston native and Harvard graduate, he stands among the nation’s best known Episcopalian figures.
The article notes a theologian from Cambridge with early parish work in Fall River and a New York call in 1893. He traveled widely, published several volumes, and his progressive social views drew criticism from conservatives in the Protestant Episcopal church.
The Lawrence theatre season brings varied offerings at Bowersock and Varsity. The Bat returns February 3 after New York success, Tangarine and Up in the Clouds follow in February, Hindu with Walker Whiteside in March, Hitchy Koo musical, and Douglas Fairbanks Robin Hood in early March. Also计划 Harold Lloyd Dr Jack on March 29 and Constance Talmadge East is West next week. Multiple features fill upcoming weeks at Varsity and Bowersock before Kansas City engagements.
Mr and Mrs Tilla Thoren joined Fred Gerstenberger at Eystone Sunday while Ralph Bohnsack recovered from an illness. A group including Charles Ott and Leb Holmes attended the state Farmers Union meeting in Topeka with Herbert Henley reporting for the local. Last Friday the union held a program at the Eudora Opera House followed by a pie sale. Next gathering is February 16 at Hesper Academy with an overall apron social and ca
The piece notes the fifteenth anniversary of the Boy Scout movement and reports on related events. It mentions the 34th Madison Square Garden Poultry Show opening in New York, the 58th National Wool Growers Association convention in Spokane, a planned court arraignment in Marshfield for a linked bombing, a Sioux City grain production cost conference, and a historical railway milestone between New York and Chicago.
A Douglas county agricultural column urges sowing pure seed and treating seed for smut. It highlights a February 27 Livestock-Improvement hog sale, praising high-quality hogs and growing breeder enthusiasm. The piece champions Boys and Girls Club work led by Mrs. George Newlin, stressing benefits of organized club study for farm youth and community development.
Fragments describe club social life building purpose and training for both boys and girls. Emphasis on farmers partners and home life as an economic social educational program. Mentions a Kentucky Female School in Louisville as the oldest Protestant orphan school for girls in the United States.
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