Riches Have Wings and Bootlegging Battle Near Niagara
A 1923 Lawrence Kansas World page contains Proverb quotes, classifieds, and notices. It notes rival bootlegging gangs clashing near Niagara, hinting at enforcement ideas for Prohibition laws.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1923
Page
4
A 1923 Lawrence Kansas World page contains Proverb quotes, classifieds, and notices. It notes rival bootlegging gangs clashing near Niagara, hinting at enforcement ideas for Prohibition laws.
The New York Nation asserts the Russian soviet regime is moving toward an ideal government. It states Premier Lenine has stepped back from active duties and a former New York resident now leads, a figure once associated with the Masses and Appeal to Reason and the Nation during his stay in the United States.
Forty French sailors deserted their ship at New York after their grog allowance was cut off at the port. They judged they could better obtain liquor ashore where prohibition exists than aboard where the federal liquor law requires some drinking.
Erwin Bergdoll was re arrested after leaving Leavenworth prison yesterday charged with conspiring to evade the draft. The move prompts outcry from draft dodger supporters who see it as a test of freedom and government restraint.
A Rotary speaker in St Louis criticizes endless labor agitation and argues for conversations about comfort and profit. He notes the public talks more about pests like chinch bugs and mosquitoes in Kansas than about honey bees, reflecting a human tendency to discuss bothersome matters.
A scientist argued long ago that desert areas expand slowly threatening arable lands. In Washington embassy liquor tests may confirm or deny this theory as discussions arise over alcohol aboard foreign vessels entering U S ports. The issue centers on whether liquor for embassies can be brought into the United States.
If immunity does not apply to wet shipments to embassies a diplomatic crisis could follow. The so called Coca Cola king, having faced a breach of promise suit from another woman, has now married his stenographer. Perhaps soft drinks soften a hard heart.
Governor Davis says he will appeal the board of health matter from the supreme court to the court of public opinion. Our guess is that he would get as little consideration there as he did in the supreme court.
The former American publicity figure is said to be in bad odor in France for recommending oil stocks that have fallen in value. Some may forgive him, arguing his American connections led him into American methods.
Germany states France alone bears any consequences of the Ruhr occupation but doubts the notice will alter the situation. French leadership has shown willingness to accept responsibility for events in the region.
The article traces Boris of Bulgaria from his 1896 recognition by Russia after M. Stambuloff's assassination to his 1918 accession amid wartime upheaval. It notes Ferdinand’s 1887 succession, delayed Russian recognition, Stambuloff’s influence, and Boris's rise following his father’s abdication during conflict.
A collage of notes and quips covering voting hints for July women, diet tips, weather jokes about a hundred degrees, misfortunes overseas, cosmetics in Paris, a divorce suit for a Hornsby player, digressions on missing links and missing drinks, a book pun, Cape May fish catch claims, puzzle maker Sam Lloyd, Smoot tax talk, no July snow, and light commentary on barber hair, summer preaching, fishing risks, eggs in storage, printing costs, and daily quips about places and manners.
Washington June 20 Senator Charles Curtis Republican leader in the Senate says in a statement to Wilbur Hawk Kansas that the 67th Congress met in extra session April 11 1921 and passed The Budget and Emergency Tariff acts. He praises war bonds and veteran programs while noting tax, debt, and farm credit legislation and 931 laws enacted with 655 public and 276 private acts.
James T. Williams Jr reads in St Louis on June 21 that a free press must remain loyal to truth, fighting sham and hypocrisy. He criticizes open sewers in printing and politics while praising the American Society of Newspaper Editors code as a sign of responsible journalism.
In loving memory of our precious mother Eliza J. Bishop who passed away eight years ago today June 21 1915. A rose that is sweetest and rarest in the end is killed by the frost and a flower that is dearest and rarest is the mother God bless her we lost.
A notice invites children to a free screening of Pollyanna starring Mary Pickford at the Colonial Saab theater. Children receive grocery tickets on entry and exchange them for seats at South Park before marching to the venue and back in an orderly exit for parents to meet them.
The Kansas Public Utilities Commission sets a heavy calendar of forty four hearings from June 20 to July 27 across the state. Sessions cover gas and electric rate cases, railroad and telegraph matters, and service changes involving towns such as Topeka Concordia Florence Wichita and Osawatomie with various utilities and rail lines.
Halifax enters its 175th year as Spring ends. Mexico celebrates the 1867 Diaz capture anniversary. President Harding speaks in St Louis en route to the coast. The Muenchen sails on its maiden voyage to New York from Bremerhaven. Lincoln statue rededication planned in Washington. Mrs Pyles travels to Kansas City. Mr Pyles to stay in Lawrence. Barnadette Robinson departs for Los Angeles. Windshield glass installed by Matthews Lumber Co.
Mix the juice of two lemons with Orchard White to create a quarter pint of skin softener and complexion beautifier. Massage into the face neck arms and hands to achieve youthful softness whiteness and a velvety rosy-white complexion.
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