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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1921
Page
3
A patchwork of short items covers republication notices, local delays in potato shipments, and evolving attitudes in international affairs. The piece notes the grand jury indicting a governor, Ku Klux Klan aims, and shifting tones in Anglo Irish and Japanese diplomacy, with critique of disarmament and Hague tribunal roles.
The piece notes disturbances along the east coast with Prohibition agents seizing cargo and ships. It mentions a Connecticut shore landing with liquor valued at about $50,000 and several men detained for questioning. Records question sailing from Bermuda and reference the Atlantic Guy incident. The article also touches on army cantonments and political events in Chicago and Minnesota.
A scattered summary of early 20th century industry and trade items. Topics include Borax finds in Clark County Nevada, the US Fisheries Association convention in Atlantic City, a move of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers to St Louis, and the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers meeting in Wilkes-Barre. Also mentions rubber heel production, Greece population comparison, Canadian fish product values, and paper mill worker training plans.
A Wisconsin report notes enforcement of a prohibition bill requiring saloons to remove screens and obstructions from windows and doors to provide a clear outward view. Licenses for non intoxicating beverages must not keep hired counters or booths. Saloon keepers must comply within 50 days or face action by the commissioner.
During the week of July 24 officials mark a commemorative event inviting notable European and global participants. The United States contributes two battleships and a diplomatic commission to the ceremony, highlighting international participation and national pride.
In San Francisco the 89th annual supreme convention of the Knights of Columbus will convene with delegates from 2260 councils in the United States and territories, the Philippines, Porto Rico, Mexico, Cuba, and Canada. Several thousand Knights and their ladies are expected to attend, with events set for early August.
Local report notes an unclear item labeled Kansas Shae 0 of program id under awlan with scattered OCR fragments. The readable portions reference an institutional or organizational code and a possible registration note, but exact meaning remains uncertain.
Mrs Cornewis leads an American Committee for Devastated France pushing a new fundraising plan across the state to aid postwar reconstruction. Miss Anne Morgan, sister of J P Morgan, chairs the executive committee and describes efforts to restore homes, farms, schools, and hospitals in Aisne region with reparation funds, dioramas, and theatrical shows to raise support.
A revised Saint Louis city plan reduces a vast scheme including subways and riverfront borders. The plan, previously pegged near sixty million, faces bond vote considerations for civic improvements.
Readable fragments describe Russians expelled from America and stranded in Soviet Latvia face scarce housing, hunger, and risky travel. Consular officials say chances of return are slim while some emigrants barter goods for survival and even run down workshops like sewing operations under Soviet command.
Rasputin declares in a Riga address his plan to start a revolution inside the Orthodox Church. He vows to fight priests and mobilize peasants as Communist crowds attend services across Russia, signaling a campaign framed as religious upheaval.
Harry Pidgeon, who sailed a 25 foot yawl from Los Angeles to Honolulu and back last summer, prepares his craft for a voyage to the Marquesas 3000 miles southwest. He aims to set sail within a month. An amateur mariner, he built his boat himself using plans from the 25 foot yawl Seabird used by Thomas Day on an Atlantic crossing.
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