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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1916
Page
2
Richard TI reports Saturday night weather may cancel campus production. If rain prevents any plays, performances will shift to Robinson gymnasium. Wiedemann’s coffee ice cream and Bell-Ans indigestion ads appear in the same page items.
Residents awoke to a thunderous clap and continuous electric flashes last night. Windows rattled as the storm rolled over the countryside near Tang, with many believing a heavy bombardment level was underway.
More than twenty five telephone lines were knocked out by the recent storm in Lawrence. Officials estimate close to three hundred students enrolled in a ten day summer institute at Haskell Indian School. Farmers and businessmen debated telephone company consolidation and proposed new rates at City Hall, with talks led by Hemphill of Ottawa and local representatives of Home Telephone and Missouri and Kansas.
Charles H. Tucker of Lawrence, Kansas, met Governor Frank B. Willis at a Chicago convention and invited him to campaign there. Willis replied that he could not promise much time outside Ohio, as re election bids and state issues demand his presence, but he might speak outside the state if possible. He noted Ohio backing for Hughes and Fairbanks and expressed appreciation for Tucker’s courtesy.
Reports say Carl Helwig twelve son of A A H is recovering after being accidentally shot by his fourteen year old brother Earl in their home Sunday night. Attending Dr John G Rudolph notes he passed a good night and has a fighting chance. tangential reference to Mexican war brides appears in the text.
The Twilight League announced noon starts for today’s openers despite last night’s rain. Y. Mr. CG A faces Kell scene on Field while Semnir Session clashes with A. U. A another officers meeting at City Hall approved two steps toward establishing a permanent umpire stall.
San Antonio dispatches say the border situation remained unchanged at 7 am. Tension is high at El Paso and Laredo with strong Mexican garrisons nearby. General Funston awaits details on reported large Mexican moves toward Del Rio.
Washington June 20 Secretary Lansing declares the de facto government has no desire that Villa and his bandit followers be captured or dispersed by American or Mexican troops. He says despite crimes and designs, the pursuit is not intended by the United States. Must Pay Dog Tax Bix Morning police notice announces residents must pay dog tax, with fees due and costs added if fines are unpaid.
The baby of C Perkins, age 323 Mississippists, whose life was saved Sunday afternoon by quick fire department action, is reported in very good condition today. Dr. John Rudolph notes the mother is also doing nicely. The line about laughter appears as a stray remark amid the report.
Four Lawrence units of the Kansas National Guard join the regular army in pay as mobilization orders issued Sunday night take effect. Pay starts on the date of mobilization or per rank level from colonel to private. The audience reaction notes the talk as unsatisfactory and a telephone conversation ends the excerpt.
Five regular postoffice employees left for military service with the K G mobilization. Substitutes fill the vacancies as the daily mail work continues. Departures include Sam McKone to regimental sergeant major, John Akers to the band, John Canavan and Grover Connor to medical corps, and Lot Reed to hospital corps. Litopia Club to discuss local issues at North Side M E church tonight at 8. Central committee chaired by L F Mason urges North Side residents and property owners to attend.
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions a rising lad and a punishing phrase about the biggest fish. It references May and Barteldes and hints at a bowling or contest setting with ten pins and a tiresome pun about ambition. No clear event, date, or entities are established.
A garbled passage shows exclamations about looking at something described as bananas and peeled fingers. The text is fragmentary, with stray phrases and unusual punctuation, offering no clear names, dates, or events to describe.
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