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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1925
Page
4
The World Journal features a May Day poem recalling Dewey’s victory and notes a Kansas state representative and a Wisconsin senator facing trouble under prohibition laws. It also reports Kansas City’s continued legal battle over vending machines deemed gambling devices, with officials seeking avoidance strategies as threats fail.
The piece notes uneasy reactions across Europe to General Hindenburg's election as Germany moves from republic to a presumed presidency. It highlights royalist exiles’s sympathy, fears of restoration, and Hindenburg's image management as press agents shape public perception.
American financiers expect reestablished English money standards will boost trade by allowing England to buy American goods without disadvantage. France may follow, expanding American trade prospects. With cheap European money hurting trade, parity money in the US limited their options, affecting one class.
The piece argues that printing legitimate crime news curbs rumor influence and reduces harm, noting that suppressing reports can backfire. It cites the Journal-World experience and discusses public reactions to press decisions, including the danger of distortions when rumors spread. Also mentioned are biographical notes on a British general and his later Canadian Governor General role and marriage to Princess Louise of Prussia.
An American gift a children's hospital will open in Reims France as a memorial to American participation in World War I. American women funded the hospital, aiming to honor aid given to a people in need and to reflect the spirit of wartime solidarity.
Seventy five years old today is the Duke of Connaught the surviving son of Queen Victoria and uncle to the current monarch. Born on the day of the Duke of Wellington his name Arthur reflects his godfather a famed military commander. The Duke has had a brilliant military career and remains active in royal duties.
The day features the centenary of landscape painter George Inness, San Francisco’s 75th incorporation with its first mayor John W. Geary, and the 70th birthday of the Dukes of Connaught. Dr. Lemuel H. Marlin is to be installed as president of DePauw University, in Greencastle, Indiana, while Miss Mary Simonson addresses Founder's Day at the University of Vermont.
Mrs. Mary Belle Spencer, an attorney, chose jail yesterday after being fined 50 dollars by Judge Charles A. Williams for contempt of court. She paid the fine today and returned to her practice, stating she was pleased to have the brief confinement. The judge read a jury resolution noting her client's conduct had at times disrupted court harmony.
In Rome on April 30, Soviet Ambassador M. Kergenzoff rejected any Soviet responsibility for recent troubles in Bulgaria. He said Communists condemn terrorism, deny interference, and note revolutions in the Balkans occurred before the Soviet government.
York England May 1 Associated Press skeleton of Tracery the famous Belmont bred racehorse has been presented to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society and is exhibited at the society museum in York. Tracery earned nearly 100000 dollars in stakes before being sold in 1920 to Sehor Unzus of Buenos Aires for 3265 800 the largest sum ever paid for a race horse. He returned to England in July 1923 and died at Cobham St Georges Surrey four months later.
Washingtonians press for local self government as Congress controls city rules from outside. The piece contrasts growing public demand for voting rights and tax influence with optimistic but limited congressional authority, noting recurring attempts to reform city governance and the political friction across states. Community notes include local sports, school events, obituaries, and social visits from Lawrence and nearby areas.
The Pleasant Valley Local of the Farmers Union met Tuesday evening at the school house with good attendance. Members voted on several amendments to the constitution as Francis of Kansas City spoke, addressing both Pleasant Valley and nearby High Prairie and Hopewell locals.
Lindley and Bernice Stanley hosted a wienie roast with a large group including Blanche Wotan Maudie Bernall Harold Grebel Howard Caviness and others. Guests at the Smiths included A J Smith and family. Hopewell and Belleview schools closed for events and staffing: teachers listed. Messiah performance noted.
Advertisement notes hot water relieves pain and claims a storage water heater provides instant hot water. It touts quick relief in two jiffies and promises moderate cost at the store for instant heating.
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