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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1919
Page
5
The text blends a Biblical Psalm excerpt praising God for justice and protection with a stray political aside noting Kansas must start anew, losing its distinct claims. It juxtaposes religious praise with a fragmented, incomplete line about state strategy and claim status.
A compilation of wartime notes mentions suffrage ratification and prohibition across states, ongoing fighting fronts, General Henry T. Allen commanding on the Rhine, and a Kaiser trial in London with a venue joke. It notes American soldiers' French brides returning aboard Wilson’s ship and a North Dakota referendum affecting business and railroad policy ambitions.
The Baptists of the state rejoice with Ottawa University over a campaign success that adds 400000 to its endowment, raising total funds to 500000. Ottawa, now in its fifty first year, has strengthened Baptist education after a generation of growth and new colleges.
The death of Dr. Anna Howard Shaw prompts recollection of her Lawrence address seven years earlier. She argued that the nation needs the women's vote, comparing it to a mother’s indispensable role in the home and stressing that even diligent fathers cannot fulfill that part.
A May 22 1869 Lawrence Journal editorial argues Chinese labor will flood the nation as railroads finish, praising Chinese workers for mining, rail work, mills, and household tasks. It envisions mass emigration, notes vast cheap labor, and contrasts earlier optimism with later exclusion laws reflecting shifting views on Chinese workers.
The speaker urges action to establish schools and hospitals for children, blaming complacent leaders for misery and degradation. He calls for a committed effort, not partisan politics, to care for the mistreated people near home and stresses a disciplined, proactive campaign.
A farmer in Trego county tested ads in country papers after failing to profit via stock papers. He found ad rates stable for six to twelve months and, in six months, sold out all hog stock at about half the cost of live stock papers. His strongest market remained near home, according to Chanute Tribune.
The article reports on a lecture critique arguing the need to confront misrepresentations about America’s role in the war. It reflects on public memory, civic duty, and the value of direct evidence over hearsay in shaping national perception.
Local notes question a figure named Leon Davis alias JelT and claim he will work though described as not a real king. The phrases imply a political or social rumor about leadership and abdication without clear events or dates.
A Kansas town studies a quirky Congr mal record as Harve Tarsons from Topeka wonders about funds in Lawrence. Readers chase Willard Daum in a Toledo tale while melon prices rise and casket costs jump. Gaston Chevrolet’s claimed 100 mile record is misread. drivers and mourners brace for higher prices.
A historical column argues that Mexico has suffered seven years of turmoil rivaling Belgium and warns that a major power must intervene with aid. The piece recalls past American relief in Regium and calls for food clothing money and arms to stabilize the country and protect civilians and foreigners.
A historical snippet notes Admiral David G. Farragut, famed Union naval commander, born near a location cited in the article. The passage highlights his Civil War role and birthplace in a concise biographical line.
A compact record lists events and figures from 1846 to 1917. It notes Napoleon's victory at Wagram, Ohio Governor Foraker's birth and death in 1917, Molly Maguires killings in 1845, Trinity College Dublin's 300th anniversary in 1892, Illinois Governor Altgeld's 1891 protest, Kaiser negotiations in 1911, Foch's 1916 front breakthrough, and the first U.S. training camp in France in 1917.
Today marks anniversaries for several notable figures: violinist Jan Kubetik born in Bohemia thirty years ago, author Will N Harben born in Dalton Georgia ai years past, rabbi Dr Jindah J Magnes born in San Francisco forty two years earlier, and novelist Frances Tiernan born at Salisbury sixty years ago.
Fifty years ago marriage licenses were granted to Heine Macy and Hattie Yates, David Plu and Mary Walters, Uno Marperase and Julia A. Powers, and Thongs Moore and Jane Winnie. Boston wholesale clothing pays women seven to ten dollars weekly for nine hours, with piece workers earning forty to forty eight dollars daily on average about eight hundred. Ottawa University dedication featured Hon. J. S. Amery. North Lawrence’s 1863 school census listed 39 youths five to twenty entitled to benefits. 39 enrolled, private schools later run by Murray, Harris, and Milnes. Aurora Phelps champion of Boston working women urged preferring bread and clothes before ballots. Frontiersmen in Kansas described. lawrence visit by Grant and Colfax recounted. Grant and Colfax praised by locals as twin sons of Wm. Meairs. Masonic lodge organized at Clinton with Tobey, Harding, and Sawyer officers. Dr. Carl Phillips returned from military service. Mrs. Oliver Daly and Miss Thelma Day visiting from Eurdon returned home. Elks club chicken dinner Sunday. War Savings Stamps urged for national well being. Apricot and raspberry ice at Wiedemann’s. Alden Terry visiting Chanute, walls coated with Cook’s Flat Wall Paint. Don Davis from Jefferson City staying at Phi Gam house. Vera Babb and Ruth Rudolph returned from Forest Lake after a dance.
One year ago today events included a British air raid on Coblenz with many killed and injured. Count von Mirbach, the German ambassador to Russia, was assassinated in Moscow. Czecho-Slovaks defeated the Bolsheviki in battle about 250 miles west of Irkutsk, Siberia.
An editorial laments high cattle prices and urges government oversight of profit margins. It defends Wilsonian diplomacy, criticizes Republican obstruction, and defends Senate role in peace treaty ratification, praising Wilson and warning against party division.
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