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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1916
Page
5
OCR fragment describes mailing details from Lawrence Kansas, mentions Western Union copy replacement window, odd phrases about fruit trees and trees, political references to Roosevelt Hughes and an old maxim about Captain John Smith, with garbled commentary on work and eating habits.
The passage notes Roosevelt would make a fine general if war occurred but points to other mill leaders and suggests major generalships favor Roosevelt staying in private life for the time being.
Lawrence reports five units in service including hospital corps headquarters and supply units with two line companies. One line company supplied extra men enabling another to be mustered. About 666 men from the town are now in the field, a strong showing for a small city.
Exports from belligerent countries rise in price and living costs soar. Dispatches report England meetings of millions demanding price regulation as costs climb about 59 percent due to war factors. Consular reports from France show living costs up 10 to 60 percent since the war began. Similar trends appear in other nations as war continues to affect prices.
A Californian movement figure advocates leisure and free thought while condemning work-centric life. The speaker warns against excess leisure and excessive business, arguing balance is needed for true land development and human progress.
The piece questions how war and a potential railway trainmen strike could affect public welfare, government action, and railway control. It weighs whether troops and munitions transport might prompt government seizure of railways and whether workers would favor government service arbitration over private employer disputes. It stresses careful, wise consideration of consequences for the public and workers.
The piece argues party splits between Republicans and progressives would have altered 1912 results, suggesting united GOP would have carried several states. It cites Hughes backed by progressives and Republicans, noting Wilson’s mixed strength and predicting varied regional outcomes if the party maintained unity.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas is described as the university’s fastest growing division since 1890, expanding from 264 to 1713 students. It notes shifts toward vocational courses, expanded offerings, higher entrance standards, and rapid growth relative to peer institutions, with tables contrasting KU to Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota across multiple years.
The article notes a grim Verdun fight where both sides defend a fort neither wants, and French leaders rally to avoid national dishonor as generals seek stalemate. It frames the struggle as a costly moral contest rather than a clear military objective.
A Collier’s opinion piece muses on divorce trials and male female dynamics. It notes a New Jersey case where a lawyer husband’s overly precise approach sparked a cruelty claim, and it laments etiquette breakdown in conversations between the sexes. It credits women gaining public roles and suggests Western coeducation and voting as steps toward change.
In speeches and interviews Hughes stresses that leadership in office must rest on impartial administration of justice by courts and warns that the American people will not tolerate tyranny whether from government or individual. He notes there is no conflict between vigorous state administration and strong national oversight.
A collection of quotes argues for strict inter state commerce regulation and robust local administration, condemns war as a path to character, denounces political corruption, and calls for honor, accountability, and party reform to place the public interest above wealth, special interests, and personal power.
Postcard style ecard pictures show the departure of Companies H and M and the band at McCulloch’s Drug Store, listed as a sale item in the local notice. The fragment notes a now-sold sale and the event context with limited details.
A 115 year history of Crane family mills in Dalton Massachusetts leads to Crane’s Mills headed by Zenas Crane and Senator Wintrop Murray Crane. A 1916 national drive urged housewives to save rags and waste paper to aid paper makers, echoed by government needs. Rising costs for government paper goods show urgency, with British trade restrictions tightening material supplies for mills nationwide.
Admission ten cents for pure ice cream and fruit ices. Calls to Wiedemann's or by phone 182. John C. Evans traveled to Topeka to visit his son Robert W. Evans with the hospital of the Second Regiment on the border. Mrs C C Stewart presented a paper on Right and Wrong Punishment and Mrs Boush read a story Why Pete Licked His Ray.
Paraphrased Kipling inspired camp notes from H Company staff at Fort Riley detail rumors of transfers and destinations, daily drills, and bouts of camp monotony. The letter describes soldiers as men now, their improvised amusements, and a cheeky verse remix of Kipling as they endure training and homeward thoughts.
Baldwin City outlines a full Independence Day program with Governor Capper arriving at 9 20 a m and events throughout the day. Highlights include a band concert, a picnic dinner, a young people chorus, various contests, a ball game, an evening concert, and a performance of The Spirit of ‘56 in the university gym. Prizes for long-time Kansas residents and oldest born Kansan will be awarded at the Information Bureau tent.
The Ep worth League district convention held in Kansas closed with Dr. J W Fast of Kansas City Mo delivering Our Task for the Day The business session named Holly Carter Kansas First vice president Sarah Rowe Lawrence Second vice president Tt Carter Argentine Hattie Rhinehart Lawrence R C Surface Lenexa Edith Knight Kansas City Kan Treasurer Harry Shields Leavenworth Junior superintendent Harry Heyman Kansas City Kan The next session will be in Oskaloosa Piersons No 196 Best Value for Ac
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