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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1920
Page
4
Derailed OCR text shows unrelated fragments about the Associated Press rights and local news. The readable content mentions a president named Wally Aoe and a Massachusetts street reference, but concrete events or dates are not clear. The item appears to be a newswire credit notice rather than a standalone report.
Republican leaders outline a program to discount half baked theories and return to solid ground. Calvin Coolidge restates the party purpose in yesterday's acceptance speech, calling for facing facts with calm purpose and sound judgment. Hard work, careful planning, and common sense are urged over glittering phrases and utopian schemes for the next four years.
Emporia faced a setback as Ridinity’s first well failed to produce. observers temper hopes for becoming an oil center. Lawrence remains hopeful that luck will favor future prospects.
The article praises Mayor Kreeck’s hobby of beautifying the parks and providing municipal movies connected with weekly band concerts. It notes the parks’ improvement, flourishing flower beds, and the broader aim of parks as common property for all citizens to enjoy, signaling broad support and anticipated further landscaping.
French Senegalese troops stationed in Turkey say their duty is to civilize the Turks. The Turks doubt their ability, a view not shared by much of the world, though the Senegalese have not yet reached the highest civilization.
A Kansas City dispute over a new city milk ordinance led dairymen to suspend deliveries, provoking public resentment and concerns for babies and invalids. The piece likens the stance of other self serving groups to forfeiting public goodwill when service fails.
The piece notes protests by dairymen and a shift from liquor to bootlegging in new forms. Charlie Sessions reports that admission tickets from a San Francisco convention are being bootlegged at high prices. A gasoline bootlegging wave emerges as truck drivers exploit scarce fuel to profit, with car owners still advantaged by their access.
Governor Allen promotes a home aid act to help Kansas farmers become landowners as Oklahoma’s law takes effect July 1 with about a million dollars available for loans and over 8,000 applicants. The policy aims to curb rural to urban migration by stabilizing farm populations and boosting agricultural output.
Three hundred Boy Scouts of America plan to compete with Britain’s best in London. The cream of 400,000 scouts are chosen for merit and good scouting. America will watch the international contest as 300 lads learn from and teach peers abroad through daily good turns and distinctive American stunts.
WV C Simons of the Lawrence Journal-World was told in Chicago that 1921 supply costs would rise by 6000 compared to 1920. He will pay half a cent less per pound than Fort Scott Tribune Monitor, thanks to mill ties. The Tribune Monitor prints now cost 100 percent more than at the start of the year, with earlier jumps since 1916. About two thousand US newspapers faced suspension six months ago, many already did.
One year later a continuation of the Chicago race riots reports fourteen killed and about eight hundred ninety injured. The note ends with an odd prompt about buying a bicycle and a name Hanna.
Today marks Peru’s centennial of independence. July 28 recalls the 6th anniversary of Austria declaring war on Serbia. The Western Canada Irrigation Association meets in Lethbridge for a three day session. Richmond hosts the Virginia Retail Clothiers and Furnishers Association convention. The St Gaudens Lincoln statue will be in London for ceremonies with representatives from both nations attending.
A calendar of notable dates includes 1821 San Martin proclaiming Peruvian independence, 186? Napoleon Bonaparte death notes, 1819 birth of Anna Cora Mowatt in France, 1907 Coney Island fire causing $1.56 million loss, 1915 Haitian president Guillaume Sam slain, and 1916 US acceptance of the Mexican platform commission to resolve border differences.
A fragment reflects a critique charging George Washington and the framers with adopting a capitalist Constitution. The remark signals tensions over economic ideals in early American governance amid broader constitutional debates.
Potatoes move slowly as Kaw valley shipments total 1 098 carloads for the season, compared with a similar date last year. Daily dispatches show Kansas City as a major hub with shipments to multiple cities including Chicago St Louis New Orleans and Denver across July 22 23 and 24 with varied counts per destination.
Mary Anderson de Navarro born in Sacramento California sixty one years ago. Ballington Booth founder of the Volunteers of America born in Brighouse England sixty one years ago. Hon A E Arsenault former premier of Prince Edward Island born fifty nine years ago today. H Garland Dupre representative in Congress from the Second Louisiana district born in Opelousas Louisiana forty seven years ago today.
Six United States destroyers moved to seize the loading plant of the Associated Oil Co in San Francisco to commandeer 590,060 barrels of fuel for Navy use. A price dispute preceded the action with Navy charges that the company was unwilling to sell at the Navy price of 21.72 a barrel. The fleet berthed at the wharf after a brief parley while tanks were connected to hoses for loading.
In Chicago the final arguments opened against William Bross Lloyd, millionaire sergeant at arms of the Communist Labor party, and nineteen associates. They were described as cowardly, shrinking, disloyal rebels by Assistant State's Attorney Melvin E. Barnhart. The defense contends the party was a lawful political organization.
Jonteel Vanity Boxes shipment arrived at McCulloch's Drug Store, signaling new tractor related merchandise and inviting interest from readers at the Banker's stature event.
Dir W A Merrill of Kansas City opens an auto painting show in the Peerless Garage building at Tth and New Hampshire streets featuring first class painting of autos.
Mrs Blow will leave this evening for Portland Oregon to visit her daughter Mrs Starr Scott. She plans to purchase a universal thermos kettle from Rankin's Drug Store before starting her summer vacation. For a first class automobile painting job try Merrill.
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