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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1919
Page
1
General William M. Wright and Judge A. Smart will lead the program at Woodland Park's Glorious Fourth event. They are slated to deliver remarks during the day long celebration with a focus on patriotic themes and community entertainment.
Tomorrow at Woodland Park at 11 45 a m Rev G N Jackson gives invocation and medal distribution with Theo dore Gardner department commander of G A R. Lunch for soldiers. 1 30 p m Hon C A Smart district judge addresses. 4 p m Major General William M Wright speaks. Sports include Clinton vs Reno at 10 a m, town vs country baseball at 2 30 p m, track events at 4 30 p m, and wrestling and boxing at 7 30 p m.
The Chamber of Commerce reports a Douglas County Homecoming Fourth of July celebration at Woodland Park. The logistics include a medals ceremony for soldiers, a refreshments committee, rest rooms with nurses and a physician, and ample parking near the race track. Former soldiers are expected to attend. registration opens at 10 AM to avoid later crowds.
The Devereux company presented Romeo and Juliet with Zinita Graf as Juliet in a pleasant cool evening show. It was the only tragedy they offered in Lawrence and audiences praised Graf's performance. The summer program aimed to provide attractions for students rather than profit with The Taming of the Shrew and The School For Scandal scheduled later.
University engineering students bring camp gear back to campus after a short season on Strong farm north of town. About a dozen students attended this year’s camp ending today.
Women of Hirat Christian Church and First Christian Church women met at the church at 5 pm and traveled to Mrs. J. J. Harris home at Haskell Institute for the July missionary meeting. Officers elected were C B Coy president E B Krortmeyer vice president Jack Kelcey secretary and A A Green treasurer. A pickle supper followed on the Harris lawn with about sixty guests attending.
Secretary Daniels informed Governor Allen of Kansas that extended furloughs for seamen training at Great Lakes would not be granted. He cited rapid naval releases as imperative to train new recruits quickly. He announced 25,000 men released in June and 50,000 more to civil life before September 1.
A. E. Blair, city building inspector, resigned claiming the commission failed to honor salary promises. He takes a post in an Miami architect's office and leaves the city effective immediately. Blair notes promises to raise pay to 125 dollars then 150 dollars per month remained unkept. He cites higher pay offers elsewhere as justification to quit.
County Farm Agent Ernest Ptacek will attend a regional farm agents conference in Ottawa next Tuesday. The meeting will report on crop conditions and pest threats to this year's yield and provide a forum for interstate agricultural views.
American soldiers are forbidden to marry German women pending peace ratification by the United States and Germany. A Rhine area judge adjutant’s department ruled such marriages illegal under current conditions, with prosecutions for violations possible. Officers report continued inquiries from soldiers and a memorandum issued by headquarters against fraternization.
Atlantic City July 3 Forty liquor dealers were served warrants to appear before U S Commissioner Lewis to answer charges of violating the war emergency dry law. The arrests were made by two federal officers in a swift operation.
Reports from the giant airship R-44 place its position at 52 degrees 50 minutes north and 34 degrees 30 minutes west as it travels westward across the Atlantic. St. Johns wireless stations indicate continued progress and safety as U.S. and British crews prepare for a Friday landing near St. Johns or Pangburn.
Rumors spread about Mrs Jess Willard possibly traveling to Toledo for the big heavyweight bout. Officials say no telegrams or tickets have been issued, while some reports place Mrs Willard in Kansas City. Fans expect her presence could signal confidence in Jess Willard before tomorrow's fight.
Judge Clarence C. Stewart, presiding this morning, fined Ed Patterson one dollar plus costs and sentenced him to sixty days in jail for disturbance of the peace. Costs reached 19.50 after delays to secure witnesses. Patterson was arrested Monday in the 790 block of Alabama Street for nuisance and disturbance. The alibi failed and he was pronounced guilty. Paris reporting on Armistice era losses noted.
Lawrence health leaders announce a new nursing association clinic program funded by the Red Cross. A baby clinic will offer measurements, guidance, and referrals, with visits from 8 am to 5 pm and a 45 cent charge for those who can pay. The group will also run tuberculosis and social disease clinics under Dr. Eugene Sisson and A W Clark, respectively.
Jabanise ata Soare seeks to close debts tied to buying principal iron deposits in Mexico. El Universal cites rumors in commerce circles that Cerro del Mercado in Durango holds the deposits, tied to nearby Coahuila coal mines, with plan to bring thousands of Chinese workers to Mexico.
Douglas County farmers shift labor as wheat cutting ends. Many transient workers head west to meet demand in western Kansas while locals prepare for threshing and corn work. The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and state agencies coordinate crews for threshing and corn planting, with wage offers around a minimal rate and ongoing farm-hire requests across the county.
The Willare-Dempsey match is set for July Fourth at Wook land Park with city newspapers coordinating, but bulletins will not be issued at any newsroom. The Journal-Work and other papers support the event through official channels, adhering to the press association rules against pre-sublication.
Lloyd George announces in the House of Lords that the former German emperor will face trial in a London tribunal. He says the German leadership committed terrible deeds and that Allied justice will hold accountable officers who led infamies. The British premier notes the Entente deters future aggression and addresses Allied plans.
Postmaster Charles Seewir reports widespread confusion over new postage rates and incomplete addresses. Many drop letters and invitations lack proper street numbers, causing misrouted mail and delayed awards at Woodland Park.
Kansas food product makers are described as largely complying with the law after a year of testing by the state university’s Food Analysis Laboratory. Of 534 samples examined, about 20 failed to meet requirements, but lab staff say overall conditions are not bad. In recent weeks the lab found few objections and consumer conditions appear stable as milk prices remain high.
The United States and France publish text of a proposed compact to deter German aggression along the Rhine. The agreement binds the U S to aid France if needed and to submit the pact to the League of Nations and the U S Senate for approval. Copenhagen and Paris dispatch word of sessions setting commissions for German treaty enforcement and Balkan frontiers.
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