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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1917
Page
5
Mrs. Sophia Agle spends the week at Lake View while funds are for Joan and for building homes. The Douglas County Building and Loan Assn at 741 Mass lists Mrs. Rex Kahuenen of Kansas City visiting here with relatives.
A collection of Topeka society notes lists multiple clubs meeting this week. Miss Josephine Mason attends the O. GC Club, with Mrs. L. N. Lewis hosting the Monday Card Club, and Mrs. Peckham entertaining the Monday Club. St. Patrick festive events, Mierocles and Twentieth Century clubs, K U Dames health talk, and various dinners and line parties are noted alongside farewells and birthdays.
Local residents and visitors list includes Will Smith of Chicago Phil Sproat Allen Tester and Dwight Buchannan in town for the weekend in Kansas City visits by George O Leary and Santa Fe agents at La Junta News recalls how Lyman Howe promotions in Lawrence paid off after Sherman Wiggins leveraged theater ads to boost attendance yielding larger receipts and next season plans
Governor Capper vetoed the measure approved by the Kansas legislature regarding the treatment of thieves and discrimination issues as part of the chicken bill dispute in Topeka. The action reflects the administration's stance on property and crime policy within the state.
The governor vetoed a bill increasing penalties for stealing chickens, saying the proposed punishment clashed with other larceny laws. Sidney Boughton of Mobile visited Han Wood, who was later convicted of liquor selling after a jury trial. A separate obituary notes infant Richard M. Storie, who died, with interment planned in Rossville.
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