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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1925
Page
4
A fragmented 1925 newspaper fragment discusses U S foreign policy and Mexican tensions. It reflects on Kellogg's statements, calls for calm diplomacy, and contrasts American restraint with European pressures, while noting domestic political reactions and public sentiment. It mentions recent police actions and a season of social events.
The Day's News notes the appointment of Mitchell as Solicitor General to succeed James M. Beck. The Minnesota native, veteran of both world wars, practiced in St. Paul for about thirty years. his father was a Minnesota supreme court associate justice. His Washington posting adds to a Minnesota presence that includes Kellogg and Justice Butler.
A distorted notice from the Marin bureau urges more callers to enlarge service capacity. It claims the bureau can help more people if the public supports expanding hours and resources, and invites citizens to make the office their headquarters.
Malone, a London newspaper reporter, seeks a dangerous assignment to interview Professor Challenger after he returns from South America with a dramatic claim of life forms. Challenger showcases cliff sketches and a monstrous creature, while Malone contemplates joining a risky plan with Lord Roxton to aid a Grand National winner’s rescue.
Minneapolis Tune reports the sixty sixth annual Lutheran Synod convention debating a proposal to merge six educational institutions under the central leadership. Dr Brandelle, president, advocates consolidation to secure buildings and endowment funds, noting Bethany College has not built a new facility in forty years except for a library via Carnegie.
June 16 probate filing reveals one of Sweden’s oldest wills by millionaire Carl Smitt. Bulk of the estate is to improve public highways and advance fishing methods. Funds administered by the Stockholm Automobile Club for model highways, material tests, and prizes for good roads. fishing funds aim to enhance gear and methods.
In a rugged dialogue a narrator and companion discuss weapons and loyalty as they contemplate dangers in South America. A selection of rifles, a Bland’s express, and a glimpse of a green-eyed zeal for human rights frame a tense scene. The piece halts with a cliffhanger about the narrator being handed a brown and silver rifle. It then shifts to brief notices about a Zion Lutheran Church project in Independence Kansas and Captain Manley F. Meadows becoming an aide to General Duncan.
STONY POINTS Mr and Mrs Dave Wray and Ernest attended church at Eight Mile Church two miles west of Centropolis Kan and had dinner with Effie Gish family. Mrs John Kinsley family also dined there. Mrs Bertha Salkald and child dined at the Malone home last Monday evening. Mr and Mrs John Dailey drove to Lawrence Saturday afternoon. Lewis Georgie and Noah Weimler painted the Dave Wray house last week and the barn at Virge Landis home this week. Theodore Craig spent Tuesday night with the Lester Craig home. Mrs Lester Craig has been ill but is improving. Mrs Chas Craig cares for her. The Congo natives are described as believing in demons and witches, with many deaths believed from witchcraft. Spain has hills 400 feet high. Miss Florence Fogler received a Master of Science from Union College, Schenectady NY, the first seamstress to be so honored in 129 years. The day after graduation she married Brace Bucklins.
Polk county supervisors refused payment for a $860 operation on Joe Wagner held for Cottage Grove State Bank robbery. They said Wagner was not a Polk County prisoner when treated by St. Joseph surgeons and was a Missouri resident at the time. They also denied $66 in Wagner’s hospital bills and questioned expenses tied to his arrest and care.
Two policemen were seriously injured by a powerful bomb last night in Lisbon. Revellers returning from a dance found the wounded officers lying in the street as crowds buzzed. The report notes the incident and the immediate aftermath with sparse detail.
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