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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1913
Page
6
A social column outlines graduation dress guidance focusing on fabrics, trimming, and handiwork. It notes lightweight light airy textiles like Indian linens batistes and Swiss embroideries for senior gowns, favoring white as the ruling color. Accessories include white gloves shippers and satin ribbons with flat slippers.
A surprise party honored Mrs. BE Potter for her sixty fifth birthday with spring flowers and a two course luncheon. Guests included the Potter families, Ulrieh and Manter spouses, Ed and Hank Davis, Elston, Sharp, Arps, Edmondson, Broeker, Limerock, Léna Abranz, and Clarabell Lupton. A separate note says Miss Lupton will entertain the Woman's Silent Corner at dinner Thursday evening. Another surprise party for Mrs. F Mathews occurred yesterday afternoon with sixteen guests including the Varmer and Gulley families, Shields, Parmer, and young Rob ert Mathews family, with dinner at half past six.
Local and personal items report travel to Denver Roseville Kansas City St Louis and Topeka. Citizens and visitors include M W White F P Chillingsworth Mrs C E Dre Miss Fern Edie Miss Lucile Ewing Miss Amy Tucker Mrs J L Bradley and more. Several locals visit family in Platte City Topeka Denver and Joliet while others return from trips or prepare summer visits.
In Washington on May 1, the Japanese ambassador will take no further protest steps until the governor acts on the bill. Japan may wait a reasonable time to see how the federal administration intends to answer its complaint. It does not plan to test constitutionality but expects the United States to address that aspect.
Charley Owens on rural Route 7 reported a startling morning incident as a snake wrapped around his bicycle wheel. He knocked it off with the whip butt after the snake coiled near the spokes. The creature, described as a rattler-laden coil, left behind shed skin and a rattling display before being removed.
West Virginia mine owners face charges over labor oppression at Pain Creek and Cabin Creek fields. Senator Kern and the state federation of labor denounce actions, seeking support for a resolution. Also reported: Adolphus Beasch arrives from Pasadena, a would be armed boarding incident near Kansas City described with a flagman’s intervention.
At a City Y.M.C.A. meeting the board agreed to enlarge playgrounds for boys over 12 excluded from school grounds in summer. Learnard field behind the Y.M.C.A. will be turned over for baseball and other sports. Baltz to lead the effort with a summer swing campaign starting the first week in June.
Two cattlemen died in a rear end collision on a Rock Island train near Senees, Ottawa County. Several cars were demolished and cattle killed. Victims named Norris Dewings of Pocatello Idaho and Harry of Chanute were aboard the caboose at the time of the wreck.
The Cincinnati strike persists as the Union and Company fail to reach agreement. Readings indicate Innali Olia and other ear employees refuse the offered conditions, preferring arbitration, while the union urges continued stoppage until a formal arbitration is set.
A British steamer bound for Smyrna received a summons from the port city after a disturbance aboard. The incident triggered tensions as passengers and crew pursued exits and the ship tried to regain order amid frantic escapes through a net.
The General Synod of the Lutheran Church will meet in Atchison Kansas starting tomorrow and continuing through the rest of the week. This marks only the second time the Synod has met west of the Mississippi River. Five laymen from Kansas will attend including Mr Wolin Selig of tis ety and Mrs John 2 J. Re Shirarand Seliee G BM.
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