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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1925
Page
4
A jumble of 1925 notices and reflections runs through a late issue page. It cites calls to study prayer, touches on English return to the gold standard, tourism costs in London, and a Chinese radi cals policy, interwoven with stray thoughts on cross word puzzles and academic life.
A Topeka AP dispatch notes the Kansas Supreme Court customs and prominent figures. Chief Justice William A Johnston has served forty one years and still presides from Topeka while voting from Minneapolis Kansas. The piece highlights Topeka’s legal lineage, senators Curtis and Capper living on Topeka Boulevard, and local officials including Frank P. MacLennan EK Heckle and Ivor E. Davis.
The Courier urges residents to urge tax authorities to hold levies for next year at the lowest possible rate. It warns that rising taxes threaten property owners and stresses vigilance as city, county, and school boards set levies in six to seven weeks. It contrasts active citizen input with rare calls to reduce levies and hints at fiscal pressure on communities.
A fragmented editorial voice questions state control over a college district's faculty appointments and religious belief, warning against defining unbelief as a basis for dismissals. It notes student unrest and potential strikes tied to utilities and campus governance, and references a tense clash over academic independence.
An observer travels from California up the Pacific coast to Seattle and Victoria. He extols Seattle as a port of world reach and notes its docks, ships, and canal while criticizing local governance and the Navy’s waste. In Victoria he describes Parliament, liquor controls, and Canada’s liquor tax scheme. He reflects on border customs as a farce and remarks on Mount Rainier seen near the Washington coast.
A writer recalls the dispute over Mount Rainier’s name, noting Tacoma and Seattle clash over the proper appellation. He references historical origins, the influence of early climbers, and vows to let Tacoma and Seattle settle the matter, while respecting common usage.
Newark June 17 AP report notes State Senator Arthur Witney allied with the all-saloon league and anti-anti-based faction captured the Republican nomination for governor in yesterday's primaries. He defeated former Attorney General Thomas F McCran of Peterson and former District ...
Cornelius Deremus of Ridgewood is noted with a formal title. Commissioner A Harry Moore of Jersey City is recorded as the Democratic nominee without opposition. The brief item reflects party leadership and candidacy status in New Jersey politics.
Winnipeg reports a surge of British girls arriving to work as domestic servants under Army auspices. The batch boosts western Canada’s population by over 6,000 newcomers as many settle in Winnipeg or move on to other points in the west.
Malone, a London reporter, longs for a dangerous assignment and interviews Professor Challenger returning from the South American expedition. Challenger extols a vast forested realm with prehistoric life, urging an expedition. Malone joins Lord Roxton and others to plan a trek through Mato Grosso toward uncharted lands, driven by sport and risk.
The narrator recalls last moments in England aboard the Francica liner. Professor Challenger, Summerlee, Lord John Roxton, and the writer depart, their farewells brief yet heavy with unspoken risk. The scene shifts to a foggy quay as the blue Peter flies and a final memory is captured.
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