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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1926
Page
4
A report traces a New York jewel thieves gang and a described "perfect crime system" used to commit robberies. The DA disclosed the scheme after its inventor was jailed and a gang member provided details during a police recitation.
A Chicago welcome for General Hershing clashes with talk of a post office robbery suspect Tim Murphy freed from Leavenworth. Reflections on quiet Vermont funeral rites contrast with Chicago pomp. Investigators doubt full resolution of the William Desmond Taylor case and mock new mystery plots emerge.
The city audit report urges more frequent audits of banks and city finances to ensure transparency. It notes many municipal transactions lack clear modern records and that current practices diverge from auditor expectations. The discussion included officials and Stutz from the League of Municipalities.
Officials defend the course as taxpayers fund broad activities while the auditor urges installation of improved record keeping. City hall storage and filing facilities are inadequate and will require more money, though prudent business practice supports higher spending for better records. The Davis trials in Topeka are noted as a point of public interest and mass reading shapes opinions about the governor's case.
Voters must register by tonight at 14 o'clock for the April 6 city election. The clerk's office hours extend to allow a last minute registration push before the deadline.
An Ottawa editorial laments the Kan sas City Little Symphony concerts as a financial failure with 300 dollars in costs and sparse local patronage. It mocks lowbrow tastes while noting some schoolchildren enjoyed the event and predicts continued deficit driven by guarantors planning another subsidy.
Young ladies of the Centenn ial Association plan a Friday Fraser Hall appearance with Prof Burnum providing the ball room and music. Proceeds benefit the association with Gov Crawford giving encouragement and Butterfield’s tonic mentioned. Three million dears and illness notes appear in a fragmented local column.
L M Erb plans a 50 foot corner lot project at Quincy and New York with two cottages. Starters include repairs at a Lawrence repair shop and preparations to begin by April 15. Jessie Hart Nell Eson vacation plans with Miss Inez Plumb of Emporia. Ti Phi girls host a shine in Warren. Davenport plans a trip. Rachel Pugh visits Topeka. a Lawrence resident returns from the Philippines after two years. Dr Edward Bumgardner moves his dental office to the upper story of a new state building on Massachusetts. Ruth and Helen Peairs acquire a month old burro from Santa Fe Indian School. Mrs Thomas Ry Chalk Joy travels to Louisiana. Miss Jessie H Fearing, daughter of Captain W G Fearing, marries Mr James Hopkins in Kansas City yesterday. local friends surprised by the nuptials.
Cyril Mintle announces retirement at the end of his current American tour. A popular English stage actor, he began as a public schoolboy from a good English family and faced early struggles before finding stage success in America and returning home from steerage. He became renowned for roles as the cultured man of the world in tragedy and Vichtest comedy.
The notice lists events dated two centuries to two and a half centuries ago, including Marlborough Massachusetts destruction, Sir John Vanbrugh's death, and South Carolina’s independence. It also notes the Grand National Steeplechase as the world’s premier event next week, with references to regional discussions on agricultural programs.
The article surveys the International Uniform Sunday School Lesson for March 28 1926 in Manhattan and sketches John’s Gospel themes. It covers Jesus as Logos, the kingdom of God, Nicodemus and the Samaritan woman, miracles feeding multitudes, healing the blind man Lazarus, temperance and civil law, the Last Supper, the future life, the cross and resurrection, and a series of lessons about faith service and eternal life with multiple named individuals and events.
Dr Clarence Tree Wilson member of the Meth odist Episcopal church temperance board here denounced Representative O Connor s charge in Washington saying his 25 year old remark was not a present condition claim He did not say any member of present Congress drank liquor he contrasted today s sober congress with 25 years ago when two Capitol saloons served brewers and saloon keepers interests
The Y M C A state convention is in Topeka with sessions at the capital. Speakers include Paulson of St Louis on foreign work and Dad Elliott on the World Situation. H P Van Dusen of New York discusses church challenge, Henry F. Kelley from Chicago on physical education, and Lott on the Cabinet Man's Opportunity. Local reports from Midland note visits and social gatherings across Lawrence Colony and Osawatomie areas.
A tenth birthday party with games and Easter favors at the Bowersock with the W I girls is noted, along with multiple visits and gatherings among local families including Laptad, Schowengerdt, and Koops households. Additional social events feature Midland Rural club and potato group activities, and farmers anticipate potato planting continuing amid weather conditions.
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