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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1925
Page
4
A fragmented 1925 column discusses spiritual admonitions urging repentance and mercy, notes on a gambling device court case, and reflections on vacation culture. It references the Red Star highway opening timing, bank practices, and local traffic concerns in Lawrence. Names and specific events are scattered but several entities appear.
A contested issue over who may grant bachelor’s degrees sparked a debate in state schools. The board of administration plans to relinquish control within eight weeks, centralizing degree authority at the University. The Fort Scott Tribune notes national attention may shift to Colorado and the Ozarks for summer breaks.
Reader letters discuss teaching evolution in schools, arguing about the role of faith in education. The writer recalls a discussion with a rooming student who doubted evolution and contemplates lines from the national motto In God We Trust and the national anthem as rationale for teaching religious belief alongside science.
Philip Kerr, noted English editor and long time figure in British affairs, has been appointed secretary to the Rhodes Trust succeeding Sir Edward Grigg. Kerr, familiar to Americans through Williams College politics, is son of General Lorel Relph and has served on commissions in the Transvaal and Orange Free State. He edited the Round Table from 1910 to 1916 and was secretary to Lloyd George during his premiership.
A garbled October style remark mentions a bridegroom and an Arctic explorer. The phrasing implies humor about reliability and safety. Names and precise facts are unclear due to OCR errors, leaving a fragmented, quotation-like snippet without a coherent event.
New York June 27. Unemployment benefits rise as seasonal factory cloak and suit work slows. Weekly $10 payments come from a $1.2 million unemployment insurance fund and are now shared by employers and workers through payroll assessments. The system shortens distress, supports idle labor, and may prevent strikes.
Washington report recalls a Tennessee legislator who proposed replacing pi with 3 as a fiat to aid science. The piece blends math lore, diplomatic chatter, and language quirks as it relays conversations in Washington about education, dictionaries, and pronunciation notes amid foreign diplomats and a Latin American guest.
Historians push to revoke the transfer of 400 year old archives held in Mexico City under royal and noble patronage. Sealed rooms and private ownership impede transfer to the national library amid political contention. New finds include Cortes letters and his will in the nation’s archives.
The expedition faces a blocked tunnel and a fallen roof as they push toward the cliff top. Lord John lights the way with an electric torch while the party wrestles with danger, rockfalls, and a hard ascent in a distant plateau.
Mrs. Ross Smith of Kansas City Kansas was informed yesterday that her husband had been killed by a fall down a shaft. The details are limited in the damaged report but indicate a fatal accident occurring a fall down a shaft.
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