Journal World notices and calls to action in 1916
A mix of notices and editorial fragments from May 30 1916 including a Geo H Alcorn subscription alert and a request to contact Western Union, a report on American mine owners in Sonora Mexico and a long discussion on University of Kansas Mount Oread expansion needs, with references to Hughes era politics and university alumni board findings.
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Journal-World
Western Union
Lawrence
Kansas
Sonora
Mexico
Board of Alumni Visitors
University Alumni Association
Mount Oread
Trad
Fragmentary text on Ifughes silence and sources
The readable fragments discuss differing views on silence, mentioning Ifughes and a Ten souree of. The garbled OCR lacks clear names, dates, or events to identify a concrete news item or outcome.
Progressives Face Question of Staying or Leaving Party
The piece argues Progressive members will not resign to serve in a minority faction, noting their history as readers in politics and the satisfaction of implementing policy. It says the faction favored convening, nominating Roosevelt, and returning home regardless of Republican moves.
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Puphes
Supreme Court
Hughes
Hugh
Oman
Progressive Party
Roosevelt
Progressive Dilemma With Roosevelt and Republicans
The Progressive national committee delays nominating a candidate until after the Republicans decide. If the Republicans fail to back Roosevelt and nominate someone Roosevelt will not support, Progressives may abandon and the party could dissolve as a separate group.
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Progressive National Committee
Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Tax Equity Debate on District of Columbia Funding
A historical discussion in Congress weighs whether the U S population should fund the capital differently from the District of Columbia under the half and half plan. The proposal suggests taxing Was h residents by ability and covering any deficit from the national treasury, a method seen as unjust by critics.
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United States
District of Columbia
Congress
Was
Natio
Christi Itor
Good Roads Vital for Kansas Farmers and Merchants
Hutchinson News argues for permanent, well maintained roads as the best business investment for Kansas. It states good highways boost travel and commerce year round, benefiting towns, merchants, and especially farmers who rely on autos for daily use. The piece urges building durable roads when weather permits to replace unreliable seasonal routes.
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Kansas
Hutchinson
Kansas Cities
Hutchinson News
Musical Medicine From Musician Cures Many Ailments
A Chicago woman claims music heals disease and melancholy, Vitius dance, paralysis, and other troubles. Not a physician, she bases her theory on vibrations attuned to heart and nerve activity, suggesting music boxes may become medicine chests with regularly played tunes for relief.
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Chicago
Joplin Globe
Ty¢ Gz
St. Vitus
Jausie
Brooklyn Bridge
Alma Gluck
Women Club Conference Debates Standardized Clothes
The thirteenth biennial Federation of Women's Clubs considers standardizing women’s fashion with a single design akin to the men’s sack suit. A clothes committee advocates plain talk and practical testing of materials colors and cuts while Frank J. Parsons attacks riot and anarchy in 1936 fashions at the Astor hotel.
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Discu Vata
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Committee On Clothes
Astor Hotel
Frank J. Parsons
New York
Parsons
1920s fashion critique and India to America book notices
A Baltimore American excerpt critiques 1916 women s fashion as costly and enslaving, with Mrs Edison condemning modish street dresses as shocking. It then reviews two books from G P Putnam s Sons about US Japan relations and one on New England highways and byways, noting aims, publishers, and travel sketches.
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Thomas A. Edison
Baltimore American
House of G. P. Putnam’s ‘Sons
America
Japan
Lindsay Russell
Japan Society of America
Nimichi Masaoka
Tis
United States
New York
Neve England
Clifton Johnson
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Vermont
Maine
New England
MacMill N Company
Posthumous Doctorate for French Officer Killed in Action
Pierre Maurice Mills son head of Fribourg University in Switzerland is posthumously awarded a Doctor of Letters for his thesis The Relief Fact Rousseau. He was killed in action April 16 as a second lieutenant in the French infantry. His remarks on soldiers finding solace in arts amid war echo as he notes diversions that help them endure life at the front.
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Paris
Pierre-Maurice Milsson
Fribourg
Spvitzerlandd
Leutenant
Monsieur
Corr
Business Optimism Featured The Week
Bank clearings last week show 56 percent ahead of last year, with railroad earnings rising over 22 percent in April and May capital spending surging. The piece notes wartime stimulus fading, but argues stronger crops and profits across steel, copper, and petroleum sectors signal sustained activity despite stock-market volatility and high prices.
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York
United States
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Henry Clews on Campaigns Wars and Markets
Henry Clews lists major obstacles facing the era including the presidential campaign, ongoing war, relations with Mexico, the influx of securities from abroad, and a tighter money market. He highlights financial tensions shaping policy and investment climates.
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Mexico
Henry Clews
Stronger Graduate School Urged by University Dean
A report to Governor Capper by Dean Frank W. Blackmar urges a stronger graduate school at the University, arguing it advances scholarship and raises standards. The dean notes the school will award eighty eight degrees and relies on limited funds, while opposition from Senator Lambertson questions overemphasis on graduate work.
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Arthur Capper
Frank W.ckmarx
Laimbertson
Foyt
Lambertson
Cormand
High Schoolg.of
Kansas
Bonber Raid Rumor Sparks Search in Glenn Springs
A rumner from Begquillus dispatched an agent to Glenn Springs to confirm reports of bandits in the district. Evidence supporting the danger is said to have arrived here as authorities investigate potential threats to the area.
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Begquillus
Glenn Springs
Stake about umpire vision in crowded grandstand
The text notes that spectators in the grandstand better perceive the game than the umpire, suggesting confusion over rulings as observers discuss it. The passage emphasizes differing viewpoints between onfield officials and audience members in a crowded setting.
Republican primary slate for Douglas County offices announces candidacies
A flurry of notices lists candidates for County Treasurer Sheriff County Attorney Clerk of the District Court and other posts in Douglas County. Names include Vikter Metcalf Tam a W.H. McKone Charles Parell J.B. Wilson B.M. Gregory Chas E Moss Ebael El Powell W.T. Hartwood and others, each declaring bids subject to the August Republican primaries.
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Vikter S. Metcalf
Seftor
Icket
Douglas’ County
Charles Parel
District Court
I Lam
Republiain
B. M. Gregory
Chas
E.moss
Oae
Tapcan
Ebael EL Powell
Mance
Dea County
Mmarius
W.T. Hartwood
Anne
Geo. C. Brune
Tam
Repubican
Charles Eliell
Register OF Geeds
T Am
Register of Deeds
Geo. C. Wetzel
Cp. J. Lane
Justice OF the Peace
John
Claris
City of
Lawrence
Mcconnell, LN
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Massachusetts Street
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Hartford Building
Geo. H. Alcorn
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Associated Press Audit Bureau of Circulations
Kansas Daily League
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper“ Publishers’ “Association
Lwwrence, Kansas
J.D. Bowersack
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Riverside Drive
Mr. Bowersack
C. E. Friend
Opaklin
Ostetter
Bowersock
Peggy Hyland
Bray Cartoon Paramount Hispania
Abel Taliaferro
Stronger Graduate School
Dean
Will Stren
Remon
Bonber
Peerless Garage
Allen Curtis
Lawrence Clearing House Association
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