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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1913
Page
4
The column mocks Progressives and cites Carl Vrooman as a U.S. Senate hopeful in Minnesota, critiques Arthur Capper’s supporters, laments editorials from Topeka, and notes local figures like Tom Cordry and Geoffrey O Halla while touching on spring weather, jury trials, and the Workman lodge publishing move.
The Topeka State Journal hails commission government as a success and questions return to the old system while Colony Free Press promotes funds and an official investigation rumor. Colony residents celebrate with weekly silver showers for Payton, praising a live wire in the newspaper business.
The registers are closed but few women signed up now. They expect their names to appear when voting begins for the commission election. Interest in this spring election is low, though the mayor, half the council, and half the board of education are to be elected, which should spur activity.
Abe Bizzard, once a notorious bandit known for chicken robs, has served forty years in life imprisonment before reform. He walks free with a Bible in hand, marking a drastic change from his violent past.
A cryptic note reports Huntington Wilson quit his job in a hut amid a rare dispute over the President’s foreign policy. The fragment hints at tensions with leaders and a fallout among high officials.
The Baldwin Ledger accuses the university of unfair recruitment at a recent high school meet, claiming the paper is mistaken. The writer asserts long, close ties with the university and praises athletic department chief Mr. Hamilton, insisting he would not engage in misconduct.
A historical musing on English unrest and the role of militant women in reforms. The author notes riots and violent upheaval as catalysts, acknowledging public anger while arguing that history favors decisive action by activists. The piece reflects on changing times since Adam and the driving force of upheaval in social progress.
A weary view of modern life cites rising costs of living as a turning point away from simple times. ABellville Telescope item laments society weariness, praises Mrs. Moore's Band of Mercy, and notes J L Brady's post election sour grapes. It also recalls Christ's crucifixion and the Resurrection, then a Cardui testimonial from Garden City Kansas and a kidnapping mystery surrounding a bride and her husband in a separate note. Washington society is to be probed by a vice commission, with invitations sent to prominent women and men to discuss links between vice and social excess.
The text reflects on the birth of Christ as a world changing event, and describes the crucifixion as a tremendous tragedy and the greatest moment in world history, followed by the resurrection.
A Toledo merchant firm Cheney and Co is vouched for by J Cheney with 15 years of known honorable dealings and ability to fulfill obligations. The notice mentions the National Bank of Commerce Toledo and references a catarrh cure testimonial, with a price of 75 cents per bottle and druggists selling it.
Dramatic chronicle of Ethel McFadden Calvin Whitchinson a six week newlywed who secretly wed Ben Calvin a printer. Her enraged father detained the couple forced a re marriage and she vanished after a string of alleged detentions and escapes. Police and county officials seek the missing girl amid bigamy charges and family intrigue.
Investigators led by Studey W Finely probe a white slave network tying dancing at social events to a coercive trafficking route. The commission describes a booking system running from New York to Chicago and New Orleans, with girls ferried by steamer and sent back to resume the circuit.
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