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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1926
Page
4
A 1926 Journal World issue discusses Germany's league of nations question and potential impacts if Germany stays out or enters the league. It notes University of Kansas planning a larger summer session with expanded courses to meet student demand and broaden study opportunities at KU.
The city planning commission carefully drafts headings for monks protesting zoning changes across districts. Petition signers may claim a clear posture on business versus residence uses, while the commission notes many signatures show little thought. General Butter argues drinking has long been frowned upon.
A commentary argues that ship crews face strict sobriety needs due to complex machinery and high stakes for safety and investment. It contrasts historical perception of sailors with today’s harsher drink culture and notes governors and bankers discuss guaranty funds and financial stability amid shifting conditions.
From our old files the following names in attendance at Pinckney school appear with a social note of a recent testimonial gift to Jennie Witapatrick a longtime journal office employee. Also mentions travel plans of several residents and a Centennial Association meeting with committee selections for refreshments.
Twenty five years ago a historic building at Henry and New Hampshire streets was torn down by the hook and ladder company after being condemned for years. The structure, once the United States Express office under Agent Watson, housed bodies during Quantrill era terror and later served blacksmiths.
Delegates including Captain and Mrs. John Haskell and Prof. Wilcox joined others from Lawrence and nearby towns in Kansas City for the Eastern Kansas Association of the Congregational Church. The city council awarded Joe Sullivan the contract to build the Indiana Street culvert for about $850. asphalt work will wait until Monday night. The Elks plan rehearsals for an April benefit show, while the Lakeview Club elected officers and listed district directors for the coming year.
Review lauds Pig Iron as Norris top work with sharp prose and vivid scenes. Protagonist Sam Smith rises from dreary Massachusetts to New York prosperity, navigating love, family, and business amid wartime iron and steel boom. Moral at end invites reader reflection.
A column discusses popular fiction and non fiction titles, noting readers prefer entertaining stories after wartime imagery. It highlights works by Tolstoy, Lewis, Ostenso, and Cather, plus recent releases and library quirks as patrons seek diverse genres and authors at a Lawrence bookshop and local library.
The notice explains how illness or absence may require extra filing time. Taxpayers must request an extension from the Collector of Internal Revenue before the due date, or by March 15, 1926 for calendar year filers. Extensions do not delay payment unless specified. A tentative return and tax estimate may be required, with at least a quarter of the estimated amount paid.
News from the city recalls the assassination plot and the sudden death of former U S president Benjamin Harrison. The report notes evolving reactions as the nation marks a period of national mourning and public addresses by notable figures including Hiram Maxim and other celebrated leaders.
The millinery leaders of the Big Springs district met yesterday at Mrs. Howard Henry’s home. Miss Henry led the gathering, with Miss Rand and Miss Deninistm ent attending. Harry Uneer conducted a millin session for leaders of the Sigrel 1 Kewaka clubs at the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Randle attended.
Dr Worthington and C Ford have sailed for Europe to visit museums and libraries in search of new manuscript discoveries on early American history. Ford, a former president of the Historical Society, is a Brooklyn native and a noted researcher in Americana. He has held posts in state and treasury departments and spent years at the Boston Public Library and Library of Congress.
Prof D W McCampbell of Kansas State Agricultural College outlined livestock as the backbone of American agriculture at the Kansas Livestock Association convention. He cited 46.8 percent of state industrial value from meat and by products, and emphasized breeding, crop rotation, and manure as keys to enduring farm prosperity.
A fragmented notice indicates a candidate named Farquha or similar from City, Kansas, plans to enter the upcoming feast primaries for a state or local race. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but state or city authority and election timing are implied.
A Pennsylvania mail and express train derailed near Pierron injuring three others. Engineer Charles Tackett was killed as the double-header train number 15, en route from the east to St Leo with mail and packages, derailed today.
Real estate transfer notes list multiple partial interests among Clarke Fisher and Coursen, Wright and wife, and heirs of Nane Epain E Fisher. Descriptions reference undivided sixth shares, a 5 1 4 section, townships, ranges, and a 120 by foot plot in Elmark block 9 with Elmark and related heirs names.
A display new to the City shows snowball making and freezing ice in open air visible in the window at Shimmons Gres, 826 Mass. St. The unusual exhibit draws curious onlookers and marks a rare winter feature in local storefronts.
William M. Martin Jr. formerly of Oxford Kansas and now an actor in Wichita was found guilty by a jury of violating the Mann Act. A girl allegedly brought from Kansas City to Wichita died last fall. Judge Pollock will sentence Martin on Saturday. Also notes Alan J Cobham British aviator completed a 16000 mile round trip flight to Cape Town. Willow Springs program set for 8 pm Tuesday featuring West Baldwin Epworth League plays.
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