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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1925
Page
4
A fragment from the Lawrence Kansas Journal World dated March 24 1925 includes masthead details and pricing notes for carriers and representatives, a press association notice, postal registration, and a Bible verse quotation with a reflection on secrecy and public life.
The article discusses Senator Smoots idea to repeal federal inheritance tax and shift taxation to states while leaving income tax to the government. It notes likely opposition from taxpayers and officials, Kansas’ lack of state income tax, and debates over who should bear tax loads. It also touches on a Florida boom driven by winter spending and broader reflections on wealth and taxation through history.
The article notes a planned April trial and a possible showdown. It mentions royal families vying over Empress Carlotti’s fortune, suggesting impending conflict. Germany faces a bitter seven-way presidential race, while a new famine threatens the Russian Ukraine, undermining Soviet propaganda.
Saul Singer, a Russian immigrant who arrived 25 years ago, rose from sweatshop labor to become president of the Cloak Suit and Skirt Manufacturers Protective Association. He advocated healthier conditions for needle workers, helping spur state laws. Ottawa University plans Baltimore? Erdmann Smith inaugurations and the school's 60th anniversary are set for April 20 and 21 with 2000 invitations issued.
Manila reports executive bureau pamphlet urges provincial governors to pass ordinances to curb disorder during the campaign. Instructions aim to regulate meetings with rival parties, suggesting six hour gaps between gatherings. Elections set for June 9 will choose 93 representatives and 24 senators for fixed terms.
Geneva March 24 The Permanent Financial and Economic Commission of the League of Nations reports Europe is rapidly returning to normal. The body of top authorities outlines currency stabilization and balanced budgets as key steps, with Austria Germany Hungary and others already stabilizing their currencies and pursuing a gold standard or current rate of exchange as the next major policy question.
Democrats fear disorders as election day nears. Senators Manuel L Quezon and Sergio Osmena are poised for reelection in 1922 six year terms under the rival Racionalista Consolidado. Both houses are controlled by that party amid active campaigning.
The legislature and governor approved measures affecting fish and game. Key points create a forestry fish and game commission to expand water areas in Kansas and restrict sale of Kansas caught game fish. Rules limit trapping to at most thirty traps visited daily. Duck bag reduced to 15 per day, quail season set from November 20 to December 6, prairie chicken season October 20 to 30, with bag limits five per day and twenty five quail twenty prairie chickens per season. Non residents must buy fishing licenses at three dollars. Raccoon season shifted to November 1 through February 1. A hunter with a license can ship a two day bag limit to home. Twelve paid wardens added for hunting season. Deer and antelope closed season but meat sales allowed if animals are raised in an enclosure up to forty acres. Regulations extend to ensure enforcement of hunting and fishing laws.
Topeka's 1925 legislature advances a boxing regulation under a new state athletic commission. Legislation favored by the American Legion and Women’s Relief Corps legalizes exhibitions by patriotic societies. Armistice Day becomes a legal holiday. state flag adopted with support from the Women’s Relief Corps. World War veterans face unchanging bonus rules. a home admittance rule is challenged and amended. Bonus filings extend to next July 1. soldiers’ home privileges broadened for eligible unmarried veterans. Adjutant General department funding rises from 250000 to 300000 for the biennium.
Inspector Wragge pursues multiple angles in the Beechwood case as Sir Dudley Glenister plots to hide a guest at the old mill house. Kathleen Glenister seeks proof against Dudley while Trickey and diary clues hint at a missing heir, a rumored gold mine, and a complex web of motives.
Sir Dudley discusses locking schemes and window bars with keeper Grimes at the derelict mill. They plan a secondary guest chamber in the damp grain store while eyeing a graveyard dungeon-like space. The keeper, wary of the stern wife and a gossiping blacksmith, agrees on a three-day window for readiness.
Miss Maud Blair returns to Beechwood Grange and faces old butler Hinkley at the door in a tense scene. Recognition of the widowed Sally stirs talk as the plot advances. A fragment touches on life insurance and Bulgarian systems amid the ongoing serial.
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