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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1916
Page
4
Marriage licenses were issued Saturday afternoon to W E Carrel and Martha Newbold of Topeka and to Harry Shewart and R ny McCauley of Leavenworth, Kanba.
June 19 Kansas reports roster of 128 commissioned officers from the Twentieth Kansas in the Philippines and Spanish American wars. Only thirty have regular army service. many came from state volunteer regiments and other services. Colonel Terry M Hoisington, Newton, is the senior officer by years of service.
Child welfare expert McKeever charges that local street carnivals harm youths and urges state officials to intervene. He claims the shows are coarse, dirty, and unworthy, prompting letters to city and university officials in Saline County.
Professor McKeever wrote a pointed letter decrying faking organizations as a menace to youth and an offense to common Christian citizenship. He said their presence harms city government by granting licenses and shows ignorance of officials and children's needs. He argued street carnivals divert funds that could fund four years of vacation activities for the town's children and urged officials in Kansgas cities to refuse admission.
Fragrant toilet waters and perfumes marketed by Palmer attract customers at McCulloch's Drug Store. Diplomas and pictures framed with reasonable pricing at The Thompson Studio located at 615 Mass. Street.
The New York Press Club plans a June 30 Waldorf Astoria banquet with President Wilson as guest of honor. The event is non-partisan, drawing entries from Republicans and Progressives as well as Democrats, and coincides with his renomination prospects. The article notes the club’s long-standing pattern of inviting presidents.
The Press Club plans to invite women to sit in boxes above the banquet floor. Dr Reding expects to start his vacation the first week in July and be gone about four weeks. Those needing work in his field should contact him in the next two weeks.
A servant claims borax makes soap work better and cheaper, likening it to electricity for a street cart. She says borax in soap or chips slows more washing and cleaning than five cents worth of bar soap or powder.
An archival advertisement highlights ANSCO cameras and Speedex dl printed on Cyko paper. The Phomphore Studio at 6ild Mass markets photographic gear and paper.
Twelve members of the class of 1936 began the Missouri Oklahoma bar examinations in Topeka with a record number of applicants. The state bar examiners, led by chairman David M. Dale, announced the large class and listed the 24 students starting the Topeka exam and nine more set for the Missouri test in John E. P. Battaile and colleagues.
The list includes Robert C. Skinner Neil J. Cline Al Bert D. Vogel Donald C. Burnett George B. Strother Harland Hutchings John P. McGannon John R. Devine and Walter Stone aided by Albert Murphy in Oklahoma as prospective players.
One hundred students from fifteen colleges attended the Rocky Mountain Student Conference at Estes Park Colorado June 9 to 18. The University led with 25 representatives, Baker University had 13, Kansas Agriculture College 10, Washburn and Ottawa tied for fourth with 6, and several colleges shared other small counts, highlighting a broad participation across the region.
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