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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1919
Page
4
The fragment references Massachusetts Street subscriptions and carrier Harry Kemp with a chance to profit by sharing outlandish ideas. It also comments on American soldiers and German marriage, plus observations on China Japan and postwar power, ending with Germany's waning influence and Japan's rising hold.
Exiled Constantine of Greece relocates to modest Swiss accommodations to cut living costs. He must earn his own funds as royal allowances dwindle and old phrases about expense are retired.
Kentucky, long a major whisky producer and consumer, held forty million gallons on hand as of July 1. With production no longer a concern, Kentuckians focus on distribution and consumption challenges ahead.
The program for tomorrow’s Ottawa celebration includes a parade in which returned soldiers will march. In contrast, in Lawrence the committee omitted parade activities because the local volunteers were fed up with such marches.
The article notes that the congressional committee should not set a fixed intoxication percentage for liquor, as courts may err in judging drunkenness. It cites unexpected arrests after minor drinking and reflects on public tolerance amidst ongoing strikes and labor unrest in Winnipeg and the United States.
Fragmentary note asserts removal of censorship signals world returning to normal. Mentions tense feelings and American attitude toward tolerated restrictions. Text is unclear but emphasizes a shift toward normalcy as censorship eases.
A dated list of notable events and births in December 1915 includes portraitist John Singer Sargent’s era context, the U S Mint’s early establishment in Tateh, Arctic exploration leadership, Cleveland federal troops during railroad strikes, naval actions around the Spanish fleet, and Verdun battles reference.
The German American Citizen's League emerges to protest peace terms and promote German language and culture. It plans a German language periodical and lectures to teach members children its interpretation of American ideals, signaling ongoing scrutiny of this group.
A curious column sketches June Lawrence deaths by age and newborns, questions why vital stats matter, and cites Army and Journal notes on mustard gas effects. It quips about reporters, a misread emergency with a vet doctor, and a prank letter offering a five dollar push to publish a tale.
A large twenty eight inch fish is described as the biggest seen in Denver and was mounted after a lengthy struggle to pull it from the water. The tale also mentions miscellaneous ad copy fragments and a discussion about newspaper advertising lines.
A condensed wartime item notes the Piave front action with Austrian prisoners and American captures at Vaux, the Salt campaign, and a reported rise in German tribute from Belgium to 212 million francs in a single month.
The piece argues censorship is hard to maintain and questions how much it served military aims. It notes correspondents learned most news quickly and suggests lifting censorship reveals journalism’s limits and tensions between censors and reporters.
An 1880s examination of K U highlights a faculty list including Folk man Launcers Praxer Smith and Newman with about 108 others. District reports mention pay, school houses, and district teachers like Miss Higley and Ship Winters. Lane University in the old four story building housed about fifty students. Lecompton is noted for change and lost old pro-rit elements.
Today honors Haahibla Khan the Afghan leader aged 47 and other notables born on this date. John Alexander Steuart, Scottish born novelist and journalist, is listed aged 58. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Hartford born author and lecturer, 59. Helen M Wantum, celebrated opera singer born in Greenfield Indiana, 27. Joseph S Ames, Johns Hopkins physics professor born in Manchester Vermont, 65.
Fishermen from Boston to Gloucester vote to strike, signaling a united response to demands or conditions. The action encompasses crews along the North Atlantic seaboard as ballots are tallied and statements issued.
The annual gathering of the Des cendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence opens today in Philadelphia.
R F Melvin plans return to Morraine Park cottage to challenge his two foot trout record from last summer. The Morraine Park area, home to Midland Midwest families and the Melvin clan since 1903, hosts a famed monster trout caught by Mr Melvin. George Melvin reportedly caught a larger fish last year but did not qualify for the record.
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