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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1923
Page
4
Community newspaper item listing World Company subscriptions rates and postal terms. Contains notices about delivery, renewal options, and advertising contact details. Includes a Bible verse and a brief note on railroads mobilizing box cars in the Midwest and rising wheat prices.
The piece notes President Harding's treaty suggestion to settle liquor on foreign ships in American ports. British opinion resists surrender of search rights and prohibitionists fear principles. It urges caution, citing real foreign-ports activity and the impracticality of swift change. It also mentions Russian aristocrats in Riviera and refugees in New York seeking honest work and a fresh start.
A column compares three blind men’s varying views of an elephant to American trips to Europe for firsthand knowledge. It questions Senator Johnson’s stance after a Europe visit and hints at imminent counterviews urging isolation. It notes Britain’s 70 million payment to the U.S. war debt and Belgium’s cabinet resignation over Flemish language issues. It surveys President Harding urging Americans to learn the national anthem.
Thornton Cooke argues against remitting World War II era debts owed to the United States, citing moral and economic risks. He notes Britain as a creditor nation, while France and Italy struggle to pay. The piece also supports Near East Relief and ridicules W J Bryan as an old stage coach critic.
Conrad V Dyktman is named Imperial Potentate of the Mystic Shrine, a Brooklyn native known for business and civic work. He has led Boys' Welcome Hall trustees and the Rotary boys’ work committee, and aided Theodore Roosevelt with New York civil service reform.
Washington report notes Pennsylvania Railroad agreement to pay 390 million dollars to the U.S. Treasury after wartime control. The item includes stray humorous lines on public figures and social observations from the era.
A detailed account of how the American flag originated and evolved from 1777 to 1818, naming key figures like George Washington Betsy Ross and Paul Jones. It traces flag design, union stars, and the adoption process, plus notes on ceremonial flags and naval salutes.
An outline of early flag designs in the American colonies from the use of the cross of St George to the Union flag and privateer emblems. It notes Colonial variations, the Moultrie flag at Charleston in 1775, Washington’s Cambridge flag of 1776, and the 1777 Continental Congress resolution establishing the national flag.
The article traces the origin of the United States flag from the Grand Union banner of 1776 through the Continental designs to the 1777 resolution that established thirteen stripes and the blue field with thirteen stars. It recounts Betsy Ross's role, Washington’s influence, and the flag's symbolism in the fight for independence, ending with the Star Spangled Banner.
The excerpt notes the flag lowering phrase echoed at every American fort garrison and battleship worldwide. It cites the final lines promising the Star Spangled Banner waving over the land of the free and the home of the brave.
The Chicago Tribune reprinted columns from fifty years ago and highlighted a line praising the young University of Kansas. It calls KU a growing institution that Kansans expect will soon rank with Michigan and other leading universities.
Leading foundrymen at the American Foundrymen Association meeting warn of a coming industrial revolution driven by machinery and labor shortages. They predict fewer generalists, more specialists, and a move toward mass production in foundries, with skilled technicians replacing older foremen. A second item notes Brussels seeks to form a new Belgian ministry as M Theunis is summoned.
Comrades of Washington Post No. 12 meet at Post hall at 6 o clock to attend the funeral of our late Comrade Samm at 2 o clock. The Post meeting will follow the service. By order of S. J. Churchill and Theo. Gardner Adjutant. Best Geni’r. Get Certa or Pen-Jol at The Ideal Grocery.
Local churches in Lawrence announce ongoing services and summer programs. Minnie A. Beers attends General Conference in Corunna Michigan, with regular services continuing. Children's Day events, union park services, and adult classes are scheduled across multiple congregations including Plymouth Congregational Trinity Lutheran and First Christian Church.
The annual Pioneer Day in Idaho is noted with William T. not deposed from his throne, signaling a thirty five year reign as Ceremonial Emperor. Prominent journalists from the United States, Canada and other nations attend the International Press Congress opening today in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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