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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1919
Page
1
Chicago riots flare as a street car strike compounds unrest. Officials tally 24 dead with hundreds injured as both races clash in the Black Belt and downtown. Troops stand by, 4,000 Illinois soldiers under arms, to quell the chaos.
Governor Lowden and Mayor Thompson presided at a noon conference as 50 patrolmen were withdrawn from the black belt for loop patrols. A coroner’s jury was formed, crews cleared streets, and public playgrounds were ordered closed amid hours of urban fighting with knives and fists.
Frederick Hoenemann, a Kansas farmer, seeks court restraint on an airplane company using air above his land claiming livestock disturbance. The case questions whether airspace beyond property is owned with land, drawing on English debates and U S legal history about progress and aviation rights.
Sheriff and officers seize Whisky Special during a raid arrest Lee Flory, driver, and confiscate 48 quarts and a Ford truck amid the crackdown on illegal liquor transport.
Sheriff Woodward and Deputy Crowder halted a Ford truck at 1600 Massachusetts Street seizing forty eight quarts of whiskey hidden under peanuts and fruit. Lee Flory, driver, claimed the liquor was for delivery to a local business man as part of his small fruit wholesale venture. The state will seek to declare the truck a nuisance and have it sold by the court.
K U men students call K U M C A No 389 between 130 and 350 pm to rent rooms for the fall term.
The Kansas Industrial Welfare Commission plans to regulate office workers. The sixth division will cover clerical and office help, with wages hours and conditions set after a hearing where employers and employees may present their views. No hearing date has been set. Existing regulations currently cover laundries hotels restaurants factories exchanges and mercantile establishments.
Kansas City reporters and teachers report daylight saving time disrupts sleep and nutrition for schoolchildren. Miss Mam A Brown notes irregular hours worsen nervous temperament. nourishment varies by family income. A Kansas City Lowell School study shows supervised meals improve weight and health in 106 children. Also mentions James McSherry’s centennial.
In Topeka Kansas the Interstate Commerce regulated gas rate dispute widens to a three cornered battle among producing Kansas Natural Gas Company distributing firms and consumers. The Kansas Natural Gas Company seeks 35 cents to distributors while wholesalers push for lower, and the commission weighs pricing with federal rulings in mind. The hearing runs as experts probe supply status amid debates over past supply reductions and consumer prices.
The executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce met this morning to continue negotiations with the Reuter Schwartz Organ Company to bring the organ factory to Lawrence. The matter was referred to a committee comprising Wm Bromersick R A Kent and Secretary Sparks.
Lawrence city commission announces revival of town meetings linking old civic form with modern efficiency. Mayor Geo L Kreeck says October proclamation will designate a regular city commission night as Town Meeting Night inviting all residents to attend and contribute ideas. The first session will determine organization and procedures for future meetings.
A dramatic scene unfolds as Barher Ware rescues a child from a large bull and pursuing dog yesterday. Onlookers at the hair entry shop witnessed the boy scream as a dog charged, with Ware restraining the animal and saving the boy from harm.
City commission passed resolutions declaring the Second Building unsafe on Vermont Street. Owner Falley must repair or tear down within 30 days or the city street department will remove the structure and charge costs to the property. A prior 600 block Massachusetts eviction notice was also issued by the commission this week.
President Wilson sent to the Senate a Franco American treaty pledging U S aid to France if Germany provokes an unprovoked attack. The pact is designed to operate under the League of Nations framework and requires council approval to end its force. Wilson argues the agreement honors France’s help in America’s own independence and strengthens postwar peace.
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