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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1930
Page
4
London delegates show renewed hope after a three week delay caused by a French cabinet issue. Prime Minister Barhsay MacDonald remains optimistic about a timely accord, stressing the stakes for all nations and the potential harm if talks fail.
The special session has bound itself to observe. Bowman, a Democratic governor candidate, faces questions if his resolution was born from genuine inquiry or to gain campaign advantage.
In The Old Home Town Frank Charlton spent Sunday in Topeka. W T Sinclair began an extended visit east. E W Woodward and wife left for several weeks South and East. Tom Sweerey starts for Kansas City via Ottawa. Ed Russell assumes charge of the American Union Telegraph office. Mrs Mary E Griffith runs an evening school for colored adults with nearly two hundred students. Bridge workmen tore up the bridge, leaving teams on the south side of the river.
A Cripple Creek resident Co F Squires injures his foot with a rusty nail and endures pain. Cripple Creek figure Lucky Jack John Sharp plans a visit Saturday to see the Monk boys. Regent selections stir University of Kansas favored by Governor. Local births and moves include Mr and Mrs Guy Bigsby Kanwaka welcome a son. Miss Boyce relocates kindergarten to Miss Righters Tennessee Street. Mr and Mrs George Chambers and daughter return from six weeks in California. Miss Edna and Miss Ruby Gardiner depart for Chicago for a several week visit.
Birth announcement for an eight pound son born Sunday morning March 7th. He will be named James in honor of both grandfathers. The note appears in a local column among community notices.
1880 The interior of the executive building at the Osawatomie asylum is destroyed by fire with loss of 35000 dollars A fire at Oswepopeek causes 100000 dollars loss 1883 The twentieth regular and third biennial session of the legislature ends San Francisco AP An air ferry between San Francisco and Oakland carries an average of 135 passengers per running hour during its first month of operation.
Enid, moved by fear and resolve, enters the Markman mansion through a basement window to reach the wall safe. She navigates a silent, dark house using a flashlight, climbs stairs, and proceeds toward the library as she braces for the planned burglary amid warned alarms and hidden dangers.
A lengthy reading note on Thornton Wilder's The Woman of Andros praising its style and psychological depth. It contrasts with The Bridge of San Luis Rey, noting the plot is more accessible though still demanding. The piece also touches on Wilder’s acclaim and the novel’s themes of love, class, and fate.
A critical appraisal of Coke Mason in The Iron Man noting Burnett's unique setting and vivid ring language. The piece praises Coke's honesty and kindness, his rise under manager Regan, and the strong friendship driving the plot.
A Callege Humor feature recalls Coon-Sander’s orchestra at KU dances around 1918 with Carleton Coon, Joseph Sanders, and a famed pitcher Joe Sanders who once struck out 27 in nine innings. The piece also notes Quin A. Ryan’s story and authorial context. It mentions Jane Dashwood’s English Book of the Month selection and Clara Laughlin’s travel essays and new reissues by Houghton Mifflin Company.
In a dim corridor she finds unlocked doors with keys left in interior locks. She pauses at the threshold then enters a rear room. The clue implies danger ahead for Enid as the story hints at a safe’s contents and a looming threat, setting up Monday’s continuation.
John and Peggy meet the Little Black Clock and the personified November and March Winds. The Wind boasts of blowing through the house, promises grand storms, and offers to perform housecleaning as they join in a wild breezy excursion through the month.
Berlin faces a shortage of flats and houses boosting production of accordion beds. The compact furniture converts from a suitcase sized unit to a bed, aiding renters amid high rents and limited space. The device is a practical solution rather than a luxury item, supporting housing supply.
Descriptive fragment says the object resembles a wooden centi pede with a canvas roof and squeaking joints. It notes beds forming a smaller flat for rent harmony with salary, and mentions a dead letter division arsenal and a loaded revolver in a mislaid mail box. Also cites Copenhagen and Denmark’s single commercial air service with 1929 passenger total.
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