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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1921
Page
2
The readable fragments discuss a House debate on restricting the army and early fall actions, with figures like 150,000 cited for next spring. Other parts touch on shipping losses on the eastern coast and airmen facing battle conditions as nations report on armament and naval affairs.
The piece cites communal labor for the common good and notes a shift toward music as a new form of art. It discusses coal shortages on hot days, Petrograd food shipments signaling blockade impacts, and public reactions to World War I policies as reflected in editorials and letters.
Reprinted items describe Lawrence and area in 1871 with notes on Delaware mills nearing completion, a new twelve passenger bus by Learned and Son, and Henry Tisdale gaining local prominence. Town growth includes a growing population and new county seat efforts. A drowning incident near the river is reported with scattered letters found.
Harvard marks Class Day with Prof John Holland as speaker at Amherst College centennial celebration. The U S Navy fixes today for bombing tests to gauge air force value in naval warfare. Imperial Conference opens with British Prime Minister in attendance. An American delegation attends the dedication of Sulgrave Manor, ancestral home of the Washingtons in England.
A future event notice announces a major Masons gathering to be held today in North Dakota at Sulgra Institution, described as a great meeting and center of the Pacific work. The brief note emphasizes the significance of the first mentioned location in North Dakota.
In Topeka Kansas June 21 a group of seven women aspirants take the Kansas bar examination under the board of examiners and supreme court guidance. The Kansas Women Lawyers Association presents a six o clock welcome with a motorcade through the city. Leaders include Ruth May Adair Laura Rohvey and Carel M Coisner among others. The association counts about fifty five students seeking admission, most graduates of law schools.
The Kansas Court of Industrial Relations revives a comprehensive survey of coal mining in the state. Judges Huggins McDermott and Crawfurd plus experts will lead a five to three day investigation in Topeka before the Columbus trial of Alexander Howat and Dorchester.
State report on prices paid by state institutions shows living costs in 1921 are considerably lower than in 1919. James A Kimball, state report merchant, issued the price analysis on foodstuffs and dairy goods.
Petition by Mr. Patee asks the commission to move the Patee Theater front to the sidewalk. The proposed wooden awning, with roofing material, fails to meet city ordinance and sidewalk clearance.
The city commission rejected RB F Gelies request to install a bathroom and lavatory drainage into the curb street on last Chirteepth street. They noted a sewer would be costly to supply the nearby area and draining waste into the street would be a nuisance to residents.
A draft plan for a new track along Massachusetts and New Hampshire streets faces approval hurdles as Kaw Valley officials seek alley access and clearance for railroad-like tracks. Residents like Mrs. Butler urge formal review, while utility quality and street repairs draw criticism amid ongoing city discussions.
Unclear OCR text notes Baptist delegates from multiple European and Asian countries gathering at a convention. Mentions central aim and attendance exceeding five thousand with visitors and participants from various regions.
In Warsaw on June 21 reports say talks between Polish authorities and Jewish representatives over living conditions and reforms were broken off after months of meetings. No progress or admission to further sessions was indicated following the series of discussions at various intervals.
Pershing urged officers and men at Camp Edwards to address youth illiteracy seen as a disgrace to the nation. He said the country must repair defects in peacetime through annual physicals and better national guard preparation as a clear military policy for the era.
Miss Anna A. Gordon of Evanston and Miss Julia Dean editor of The Union Signal will report on temperance conditions in South America at the National WCTU forty-seventh annual convention in San Francisco August 18–23. Governor William Jennings Bryan and California figures like Aliam D. Stephens and Chester Rowell are slated to speak at the event.
The forty eighth annual meeting of the National Conference of Social Work and its affiliated bodies will run June 22 to 20th with numerous sessions. At least twenty secret departments or associations will hold preconvention meetings and thousands are expected to attend the sessions. Refreshing limeades available at Tankin's Drug Store.
Mrs Bert Schnitz and daughter Agnes arrive from Joplin Missouri to visit Mrs O Evans as patrons are urged not to miss the Patterson Kline one ring show noted for education entertainment and cultural demonstrations featuring music lectures and health training in a community event.
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