Journal World World Company Inc Subscription Rates 1926
Lawrence Kansas newspaper notice outlines subscription rates by carrier and mail for different durations and distances. It lists Chicago and New York representatives and notes Associated Press affiliation and audit bureau status. It also mentions delivery guarantees and contact details.
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the World Company
Simons
President
Massachusetts Street
Lawrence
Kansas
Fayence
Chicago
R Keatty
Hartford
New York
Frankis P
Journal-World Oy
Anne Cmit
Vikings in America and Columbus Discovery Debate
A reprint discussion notes Norse voyages before Columbus and the myth of Catholic ownership of discovery. It weighs evidence from inscriptions in Spokane and Minnesota, considers Columbus’s timing, and cites editorials on lasting impact. The piece recalls “This and That” quips about brides and kitchen gifts, ending with a light aside on bachelor life.
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America
Journal- World Exchange Table
Catholic Church
Columbus
Spain
TJ Waxld
Spokane
Minnesota
Shifts in Ford Approach as Demand Structure Changes
A noted shift in the auto industry centers on Ford. The challenge moves from making desired Ford cars to making more people want Fords. The piece notes the era’s marvels and hints at urban mobility shifts from walking to subway use during a London to New York comparison, warning that walking might endure even when transit runs smoothly.
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Ford Organization
Town Notes And Travels From The Local Page
Fourteen gallons of ice cream were consumed. Mrs. S A Lohr and daughter Mae will leave tomorrow for Colorado to spend the summer. Mr. and Mrs. R B Saunders will depart for an extended trip in the east by boat to Detroit New York and then to the Buffalo Exposition. A strike at Victor Suspender Co factory disrupted morning work but production resumed in the afternoon. The Victor Suspender Co is a major local employer and continues to grow.
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S.A. Lohr
Mae
Colorado
Saunders
Detroit
Mich
New York
Buffalo Exposition
Victor Suspender Co
Victor Suspender Company
Trial of Moses Moses to be tried in Shenandoah Iowa
Editorial notes Moses associated trial recounts biblical murder and possible justifiable homicide. It questions an all Presbyterian jury in Shenandoah and predicts acquittal or hung jury, referencing the Leavenworth Times remark that the jury failed to agree 11 to 1 for acquittal.
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Moses Moses
Shenandoah
Iowa
Moses
Kansas
Enron
Leavenworth Times
Old Home Town Notes from Lawrence Archives
Local column recalls residents and events from years ago in Lawrence Kansas. Mentions Fred J. Skin, Henry Winfifons, Joe Shanklin, Mayor Ross, Jon Boyer, Anson Kellogg, Kellogg’s sun stroke, Master Crartie Gould, George Baldridge’s telegraph appointment, Frank Lee from Corinth, Militia fears after Custer massacre, Adolphus Meyer as president, T. F. Oakes as VP, twenty five years ago births and relocations, land openings registrations, and gatherings at West Wirthrop and the opera house with Rev. Brehm’s departure.
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Fred J. W. Skin
Henry ‘Winfifons
Washington
Joe Shanklin
Kansas Pacific
Alayor Ross
Wichita
Tilden
Casanity
Joh Boyer
Trinidad
Lolo
Anson Kellogg
Firm
Gould & Kellogg
Massachusetts Street
Kellogg
K.P
Crartie Gould
George Baldridge
Western Union Telegraph Office
Baldridge
Frank Lee
Corinth
Mass
Balbridge
Custer
Lawrence
Ansas Pacific Law Office
Adolphus Meyer
T. F. Oakes
West Wirthrop Street
Henry Street
Opera House
T Ross Mills
Brehm
Enlish Church
First Congregational Church
Osborn
O. A. Coleman
Richardson
Coleman
Old Fiddlers Contest Draws Big Albuquerque Crowd
Editor Journal-World notes Henry Ford's influence sparks old fiddlers' contests across states. In Albuquerque a call drew twelve entrants over fifty, seven minutes each, judged by three. Prizes included 25 dollars for first. audience enjoyed Circle Virginia reel and lancers quadrille. ELROY AYER.
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New Mexico
Journal-World
Henry Ford
Times
Albuquerque
N. M
Lancers
Woman’s Club
Blue Grass
Missouri
Kansas
Sam Newhall
Mr. Webber
Andrew Christensen
Elroy: Ayer
Poinciana Boom Mirrors Florida Summer Heat
A Florida observer notes a sultry summer day while describing moss draped oaks and tropical blooms including oleander crepe myrtle and a rising abundance of Poincianas. He recalls sending a stem to Washington, which learned the shrub’s presence in the U.S. was once rare, now with dozens thriving.
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Florida Breeze
Journal-World
Florida
Washington
England
Poinciana seeds offered by elderly reader amid plant lore
The letter writer Tam, age 75, offers to share Poinciana seeds to readers who send a stamped self addressed envelope, noting the plant grows quickly with fern like foliage and bright red pea shaped flowers. He cautions bloom may not occur in Kansas for a year, advises sunny pots with ample water, and invites responses from friends and readers.
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Poinciana
Tam
Kansas
Alice Warner
West Sord
St. Jacksonville
Florida
Wrestling in Japan Falls to Unpopularity and Decline
Tokyo reports wrestling once beloved by the nation now suffers its smallest attendance at the Ekoin. Western sports like baseball and tennis are blamed for drawing crowds away as Japan’s matmen consider other pursuits. The article notes a historic low in turnout at a recent tournament in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Japan
Ekoin
Tokyos
Silence Not Consent Not Accepted in English Ruling
In a London case the court of criminal appeal overturned a conviction where silence was treated as a guilty plea. A prisoner accused of receiving stolen goods had remained silent when asked to plead, and lower courts sentenced him to five years. The appeal court ruled silence did not equal a plea of guilty and discharged the man.
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London
Court of Crimline
Court For Appeals
Aetn
Westward Gold Diggings and a Vigilante Showdown
In Colorado’s early seventies a veteran miner and partner witness a stagecoach hold up. Robert Gilson and Marcus Handy publish a growing Cottonwood Courier as lawlessness rises, a vigilante roundup forms, and a lone narrator confronts the bandits in a tense dawn chase through the camp and woods.
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Cottonwood
Colorado
Robert ‘Gilson
Buck" Hayden
Ara
Robert
Deane
Gilson
Marcus Handy
Cottonwood Courier
Hayden
Barnaby
Marcua Handy
Deane Kpeng
Courier
Marshal McGrath
Handy
Catnip
McGrath
Mateus
Gibson
Caimpras
Constance
McGrach
Hebert
Charlie
Chris McGrath
Shorty
Cas
Amrhadr
Sharty
Hody
Rome
Red Horse
Berond
Charlie Meek
Jay
Centennial events mark leaders birthdays and peace congress
Centenary of Gen Robert K Scott birth observed with greetings to John D Rockefeller on his 87th birthday. reference to Harding couple’s imagined 35th anniversary. Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom opens its fifth biennial congress in Dublin led by Miss Jane Addams. John G Sargent to speak at Pittsfield WWI memorial dedication. Kansas City Convention Hall hosts a homecoming dinner for Senator James A Reed honoring his stance against the World Court. Birthday anniversary notes continue.
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Robert K. Scott
North Carolina
Toohn D. Rockefeller
Harding
Women's International League For Peace and Freedom
Jane Addams of
Chicara
Dublin
John G. Sargent
United States
Pittsfield
Mass
I .Convention Hall
Kansas City
James A. Reed
Missouri
Italian Fascists Warn Against American Cultural Invasion
Rome July 5 AP Western European civilization faces subjugation by modern American culture says a Fascist faction led by Cursio Luckert editor of La Conquista del fo Stato They warn Americans use time clock and industry to reshape humanity A counter move proposes a US culture exhibit to prove American influence Italy must defend its antique civilization against modernization plans.
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Rome
America
Cursio Luckert
la Conquista del Fo Stato
Italy
United States
Diego Angeli
Europe
Poe
Charles Baudelaire
France
Jules Verne
Sherlock Holmes
Rom
Oscar Wilde
Joris Karl Huys‘manns
d'Annunzia
Jann Luckert
Italian Alps
Luckert
Murder on Trail Describes Struggle and Pursuit After Attack
An account recalls a tense pursuit and struggle on a trail as a gun is wrestled away and a revolver dropped. A posse member arrives, orders securing the suspect, and the narrator reels from the encounter before a new dispatch on Soviet air transport of furs.
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Neweas
Hell
Peking Traffic Rules Urge Curb on Speed Amid Dust
Peking motorists are ordered to drive no faster than safe speeds due to dusty streets from dry weather. Proclamation cites health risks and accident avoidance as reasons. Samuel M Talley died June 10 1926 near Vinland at age 53 with survivors Laura Talley Helen Floyd and four brothers Talley family notes and Vinland Grange membership.
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Peking
U. P
Hale
Samuel M. Talley
Samuel M.talley
Lone Star
Vinland
Christ
Laura Clark
Tailey
Laura Talley
Helen
Floyd
Barthers
William Talley
Harveyville
David Talley
Overbrook
Joseph Talley
Pomona
James Talley
Iola
Talley
Vinland Grange
Greenland Daughters Seek Education in Denmark
Edward Hope references ambitious daughters of well-to-do Greenland families who send their daughters to Danish schools for education. The note includes a quip about asking your grocer and mentions Clover and Hil.Butter-Ask.
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Greenland
Denmark
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