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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1920
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows a notice from a Kansas paper dated July 31, 1920. Mentions Bureau of Circulations, post office, second-class matter, and delivery reminders. Content is garbled with broken phrases and partial instructions about dispatches and reproduction rights.
The piece blends a biblical passage urging obedience to the Lord with a modern note about Sciptor Harding delivering the first front porch speech to Governor Cox. A few malts complain, but the event proceeds as coverage describes a political moment in a local setting.
A local committee votes on turning the YMCA building over to the school board. It claims the town cannot sustain both the YMCA and its needs. Voters are urged to review plans and public notices before the next election, weighing efficient management and community welfare.
The piece discusses Democratic national campaign fundraising and backroom efforts to pressure officeholders for contributions. It notes Vietor Berger running for Congress, Brent Dow Allinson freed after draft law resistance, and Albert J. August’s bribery charge dropped. Additional items flag veterans’ disability claims, Amarillo Texas city schools experiment, and Kansas university summer sessions to use idle educational plants.
One year ago today Thomas J. Spellacy, rising Democratic figure, was noted for roles with the German National Assembly and as an adviser to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Senor Don Ignacio Calderon, Bolivia’s longtime minister in Washington, is described as the dean of South American diplomats in the United States.
The tenth Congress of the Second Internationale begins in Geneva as delegates discuss international unity peace and the League of Nations. The agenda also highlights the high cost of living amid economic tensions. Anniversaries note notable births and deaths from 1762 to 1918 across Ireland England and the United States.
Today marks anniversaries for Maj. Gen. William A. Mann who led the Rainbow Division to France born in Pennsylvania now 66, Edward N. Hurley ex Federal Shipping Board chair born in Galesburg TH 56, Sidney J. Catts Florida governor born Pleasant Hill Ala 57, and Arthur N. Nehf New York baseball pitcher born Terre Haute Ind 28.
Robert K. Campbell, U.S. commissioner of naturalization, states Faustino Domingo a Filipino from Toneka is not a U.S. citizen and not eligible to register. Domingo, a former sergeant in Company A, First Kansas Infantry, may still pursue citizenship under a 1919 act granting declarations for those who served in the last emergency. The notice also mentions Kansas officials and various unrelated items in the same column.
An OCR fragment notes Kryptok Eye Glasses offered by Lawrence Optical in California and mentions a first class automobile painting job by Merrill, with a brief reference to doctors. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear events or dates.
Turkish Nationalists move toward Ismid driving Armenian and Greek refugees toward Constantinople as British and Turkish troops hold the old city. Reports describe past massacres, displacement of orphans, and attempts by Nationalists to capture Ismid. No peace for Armenian and Greek children. many are scarred by abuse and forced into Islamization efforts. Corals roads of Bermuda praised. city packing ad ends.
London July 31 The government proposes to unite England and Wales railways into six main groups with existing shareholders on boards and workers elected to boards. Competing groups would be eliminated, rates fixed, and a state share of surplus revenues used for light rail development. Wages to be overseen by a Transport Ministry mechanism with a National Wages Board, and standardization of equipment demanded. A seventh group would control Scottish lines. If voluntary amalgamation fails, compulsory consolidation will be pursued. Editorial disapproval cites nationalization risks without benefits.
The Topeka report notes 42 Cent Sugar arriving for state charitable and penal institutions at 12.66 cents a pound via Great Western Sugar Refining’s president, after Jamies A. Kimball secured a concession. The move avoids strict rationing for ill inmates. Prospects in North Dakota are favorable with crops seen as better than in recent years.
A rundown of church activities and announcements across multiple congregations. Listings include Sunday School at Second Presbyterian and Evangelical Association services, First Baptist and Luke A. M. E. churches, United Brethren notes, and various meetings. Also mentions Frisco Packing House expansion, Home Remedies piece, taxi pricing post August 1, 1920, and local ads.
Bordeaux report says Jean Marie Joseph Charles La Fonta, a novice of the Order of the Assumption, has just been ordained priest and is described by church authorities as the first deaf and dumb person born deaf to enter the Roman Catholic priesthood. The note mentions two years of study prior to ordination.
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