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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1918
Page
2
A fragment from scripture recounts the Queen of Sheba visiting Jerusalem to test Solomon with hard questions. He reveals all, praising the Lord who loved Israel and set Solomon on the throne to judge and govern. The piece blends biblical reflection with wartime editorial notes on democracy and civic duty.
A column urges unity among Christian denominations and other faiths in wartime solidarity. It condemns an attack on religious freedom by the Roman Catholic Church and promotes praying together for victory, highlighting Catholics, Protestants, Mohammedans, Buddhists, and others.
The piece warns against letdown after a single victory in World War I and football, arguing German agents push false calm. It urges Americans to maintain hard work, pile up victories, and avoid complacency as in football jumper aims and record heights.
Elmer T. Peterson associate editor at Henry Allen's Wichita Beacon studied the Non-Partisan League from inside the Kansas movement. He condemns its leaders as selfish and dangerous while noting many farmers join with good intentions. Arthur Le Seur and Wharton scandal linked to League activities. Le Seur serves as League attorney.
A Kansas opinion praises Judge Rousseau R. Burch of the Supreme Court for clear, forceful expression and progressive justice. The piece argues courts must stay modern and fair to maintain faith in government, noting Burch’s ruling on employee rights in Casper vs Lesin as a model of logic and fairness.
A fragmented Birmingham Age Herald snippet promotes limited Ar kavisas semi-antaracite delivery this month and early August, noting Cherokee Lump abundance. It includes a flippant exchange about a neighbor named Glithers and telephone complaints.
Report notes that non citizens faced legal barriers and confusion over rights to vote in Kansas elections as officials describe the enforcement of laws restricting voting by aliens and residents debate eligibility.
County Attorney J Thilstar ruled that enemy aliens who took out first papers before the war and lack second papers cannot vote until after the war. Those with second papers but no first papers face loss of vote during the conflict. The Kansas law allows voting for those with valid first papers, complicating disenfranchisement for many German and Austrian nationals.
A column titled Truths and Trifles reviews wartime common sense and social quirks. It praises practical efforts over idle talk, jokes about mother in law humor, and notes on conservation, patience with Kaiser's yells, and rising interest in modernizing comforts amid weather complaints.
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