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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1917
Page
1
President Wilson urges swift action as Senate debates arming ships. Conference with administration officials aims to modify cloture rules. Democrats press for prompt vote while Republicans seek procedural changes to advance the maritime defense measure.
The hog market shows price increases from 20 to 60 cents, reaching about 1.80 per hundred pounds as demand strengthens. Packers withdraw bidders, roughly two thousand hogs unsold from receipts, and price signals reflect high living costs and shifting supply dynamics.
President Wilson and Postmaster General Burleson plan to remove postmaster appointments from political influence. Officials say the measure aims to standardize nominations across offices and reduce partisanship in postal staffing.
A weekly feature from Lawrence notes a locally grown strawberry described as beautiful with rosy cheeks. The piece mentions the North Side Greenhouse run by C A Hicks and discusses strawberry cultivation in greenhouses as a profitable venture. A second brief item reports German plots toward revolutions in India tied to the era’s tensions.
March coverage describes a diplomatic rupture between the United States and Germany with telegraphic dispatches and diplomat observers weighing consequences. unnamed diplomats foresee American naval help to curb German power in war, while Admiral Kato says American offensives could sweep Germany from sea routes, threatening global shipping.
Washington May 7 The War Department orders that about six thousand enlisted men be designated by military aptitude for commissions up to captain. Selection based on ability rather than examination. Officers reserve corps will offer ranks such as sergeant for training duties. Training and availability of officers hinge on this shift to staffing volunteers.
German residents hosted a banquet in Chihuahua state capital where speeches attacked the American people and the United States. Passengers arriving described the event as a anti US gathering with speakers from Northwest military circles, criticizing U S policy and Africa relations.
Des Moines reports the State Assembly is to consider repudiating the action of Senators Cammin and Kenyon who aided in the filibuster against the net ship bill in the U.S. Senate. The move, described as holding the state up to scorn, is expected to be taken up in the lower house.
Rotaky club members attended a dinner at Collins Cafe Perkins Building at 1 o clock. Charter membership applications were received and arrangements will be made for installation next week. This inaugural dinner was enjoyed as by laws were adopted and future dinners set for the second and fourth Wednesdays.
New York reports describe Carmania of Cunard Line arriving with smoke screening system and a naval 9 inch gun. It can release chemical smoke via ventilators from the aft bridge by electric push. Scarcity of tonnage and rising freight rates push charges higher across routes including Genoa and the United Kingdom.
Associated Press reports intense aerial activity on the Franco Belgian front with many bombers downed by Berlin claims. British troops raid north of Peronne after repelling German advances near the Ancre while Verdun area remains contested as French and German forces dispute ground north of Cuuric woad. on the Russian front Bertin notes reduced artillery sorties though no major infantry movement.
Orders from southern department seek to speed up return of state troops to be mustered out by April 1 due to funds shortage from the stalled army appropriations bill. Troops on border duty will be released to reduce government draught for pay and supplies.
Reports from Stockholm say the Russian cruiser Ryurik struck a mine in the Gulf of Finland and was damaged. Overseas News Agency distributes the announcement dated March 7.
The membership banquet for March was held at the Y M C A at noon today. The board of directors also met at noon for routine business.
Weather note reports fair tonight and colder in Kansas with a warmer Thursday. The fragment mentions yesterday and today temperatures. the snippet is incomplete and hard to read.
The regular monthly meeting of the Methodist Brotherhood will be held in the church parlors Thursday evening. Rev. W. M. Jackson of Topeka, a United Presbyterian minister, will speak on Men and the Home. Young men are urged to bring their sons. a social supper will follow at 6:50 to 7:30.
Prices at wan ned fruits showed advances today ranging from four to nine cents at retail. Joseph Hartigan, commissioner of weights and measures, said consumers had bought goods heavily due to scarce fresh vegetables. He blamed speculators and jobbers for part of the rise. A Texas resident asked what he could get for live jack rabbits in ear loud lots, arguing rabbits were a plague and suggesting shipping them to New York to aid starved residents.
Police records show the first DUI style offense since February 22 with Fstell Scott fined 6.30 for drunken conduct. Rumors say liquor remains in town and prices have risen, though supply appears reduced, affecting habitual buyers seeking a connect.
The university senate discussed ending freshman paddling, uniform eligibility for student groups, and requiring graduates to attend commencement unless excused by the chancellor. Committees will work with the men's council on discipline and eligibility rules affecting organizations like the Glee Club. several named members serve on panels.
A heated senate discussion at the university centers on recalling the invitation to William Jennings Bryan to speak at commencement. The faculty dispute who sent the invite and whether the university should proceed with the plan amid broader support for the President’s policies and international positions.
Several University faculty members will speak at the Kansas City meeting of the American Chemical Society held April 11 to 14. Chancellor Frank Strong will welcome attendees, Prof. A J Boynton speaks on economic resources of the Kansas City zone, and Prof Whitmaker chairs the executive committee. The gathering, hosted at the Hotel Muehbach, attracts chemical engineering students and faculty, with industrial trips planned around Kansas City.
State Agricultural College reports winter kill of 10 to 20 percent in hard Turkey wheat varieties and higher losses in soft varieties in eastern Kansas. Experts say surviving roots under favorable weather could lead to stooling and potential yields next spring if 50 percent of plants endure the winter. Transport Dix returns to Seattle after steering-gear accident en route to Manila. crew of 130 aboard.
Plans drawn by Hare and Hare of Kansas City aim to beautify the University campus this spring. Work is to start soon weather permitting, with an avenue of hard maples hackberries evergreens lilac mock orange and tamarind shrubs and beds of peonies platychilon foxglove and iris from Spooner Library toward Blake Hall and Snow Hall.
City clerk reports 4930 qualified voters for the city primaries, far below nearly 7000 registered for last fall’s general election. Many registered for the general election did not vote, and some names appear only after city clerk visits. Ward 1 leads in eligible voters, Sixth Ward smallest. precinct totals listed. Education board candidates may receive more votes than others. School election eligibility to be certified by Board of Education. Men’s Education School organizes at Fraser Hall with officers elected. Tarent-Teachers Association meeting postponed to next Tuesday. Y M C A boys club banquet announced by George Innes.
In Topeka on March 7 the House and Senate delayed action as a conference committee failed to fix maintenance and salary appropriations for state schools. Aims to resolve funding for the University and other institutions continued with heated debate and party-line pressure.
The permanent income amendment passed the lower house today after prior approval by the senate. It moves to a public vote on whether to adopt the institutional method of raising funds for the University of Kansas and other state higher education institutions. Also reported were Douglas County drainage officer elections in two districts with Maple Grove choosing Rius Denman as president, Vernon M. King as secretary, and FAT Pine as treasurer. Additionally, the Federal Land Bank for District Nine in Wichita announced it will open March 15 for business, possibly the first such bank to issue loans. Woodward cites a suspect in an Illinois non-support case and two Kansas City couples obtained marriage licenses from CO. E. Lindley.
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