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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1927
Page
4
A 1997 Lawrence Kansas edition page touches on editorials about law and lawyers, Mississippi flood relief politics, George Hodges resigning as Kansas regent, and reflections on U.S. armament policy and literacy schemes. It references Charles F. Scott on fly fishing, a Nebraska court satire, and a civic push for book subscriptions with minimal effort.
Report from Geneva notes potential shift toward British view on reopening capital ships. Delegates aim to bring lighter warships under the earlier agreement, aligning positions on naval limitations. The overall trend points to cautious progress despite lingering uncertainties.
Mr J B Parnham’s new house on Ohio street near the town clock nears completion. The wood colored house opposite the Baptist church becomes a respectable dwelling. Mud holes on Henry between Massachusetts and Vermont filled with broken stone. Sons of Temperance elected officers at a Tuesday meeting. Lizzie Miller and Cyrena Carmean travel east to Rock Island and Fairfield respectively. Prof W W Carnes attended a wedding near Bloomington in Clinton township. Rev W R Davis united William J Barber and Mary M Houston in marriage. Barber, son of Captain O Barber, is tied to local business and farming families. Mass street still shows dust as residents endure.
Mrs A G Alrich plans a Monday afternoon gathering for Mrs Elliott of Kansas City and Miss Edna Parker of Chicago. The Becker home on Ohio Street hosted a morning reception with more than two hundred guests. Delegates served ices and cake in the dining room as young ladies assisted with beverages on the veranda and second floor.
A roadster left Chicago at 3 a.m. seeking to shave seven hours off the record Chicago to Los Angeles rail time. It is due in St. Louis about 9 a.m. and in Kansas City five hours later, with Santa Fe expected tomorrow morning.
Saratoga Springs June 28 AP Edward McKernon Eastern APs health chief urged health officers and public health nurses to use newspapers to educate the public. He advised close cooperation with editors, local tubercu losis committees, and reporters, to present cheerful, factual health news rather than sensationalism, stressing public trust and responsible medical publicity. He warned that the press and medicine must cooperate to maintain sane public opinion for democracy.
In a terse family dispute Emma speaks against her sister in law’s actions while the male narrator laments the gossip that lands on him. He claims Emma’s remarks are meant to wound any who are unaware of their family ties and history.
Garth Guthrie a war veteran pursues the Akimiski trade amid Hudson's Bay Company rival McDonald Ha Ha with allies Etienne and Saul. McDonald seeks to dominate the Akimiski fur market. Guthrie wagers on canoe crossings, Cree medicine, and strategic letters to outmaneuver the rival and safeguard the winter trade at Elkwan. The narrative follows preparations, island politics, and looming confrontation as icy straits and tribal alliances shape the dispute.
Readers note a question on a proposed parliamentary organization by Britain and the impact on international relations. The piece references a prominent U S librarian, a lynching incident, and asks who was the former private library owner and which American civil administrator is now in the country.
Otis Skihiner, entering his 70th year, is noted as one of the era's most accomplished American stage actors. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he gained early acting traction with a Philadelphia stock company in 1819 and soon moved to New York, shaping a famed stage career.
The passage traces an actor’s rise from understudy to star, noting engagements with Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett, and later leading roles with Mme Modjeska. It highlights his adherence to high standards, support for French dramatists, and aims to shape contemporary theatre with selective, ambitious works.
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