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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1929
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text shows debates on reproduction value vs existing cost in valuing public utilities. References法院 and Wall Street debates mention rates, court decisions, and potential policy actions regarding gambling protections and infrastructure investments. The piece touches on legal and economic arguments across public utility pricing.
Fragmentary notes suggest debate over wartime debts and reparations. The text hints at discussions in Congress about a plan, with references to penalties and a faction’s stance. Names, dates, and clear events are obscured in the damaged OCR.
Reported failure of the Grat cane crafted dirigible remains enigmatic as officials consider the final rewards law and sabotage claims. Gabriel Lindbergh and Miss Anna Morrow receive public congratulations while their privacy is guarded amid heavy attention from a curious nation.
The Lawrence High School commencement exercises will be held Friday evening at eight o'clock. Graduates include Banks Cone Eery Gilman Horton Searle Wight Wilds and others. Music by a quartet featuring Kennedy Patterson Hardcastle Meade. A shooting match between Ottawa clubs caused by the Winkle Club, with the latter winning by four birds. Lawrence Conservatory of Music opens its eighth term on May 9 1829 with affordable private lessons. Potatoes drop to 10 cents per peck now selling at 6 0 cents.
Ten years ago May 21 reports a Red Men gathering with families attending a musical after the lodge meeting. The column lists locals in attendance and guests. Hoarding crimes note stolen hitching posts on Vermont and Lee streets. A Sunday oilfields visit by train from Santa Fe depot is planned. Ladies Literary League hosts an extra meeting next Wednesday afternoon at Mrs Olney’s home. John Whitman returns from Cambridge Mass to visit his parents. Alice Sinclair and Darlene Doubleday host a lawn supper next Wednesday for graduates. Otto Fischer honors Clara Jaedicke with a Tuesday dinner as a wedding draws near.
Wakeeney Kan May 21 AP Western Kansas reports continued wildcat oil drilling in the region. The Central Oil Company is testing a No 1 King well in Russell County, with about 9,500 acres under potential development, following recent operations across the area.
A tribute to Mary Frances Simpson who came to Kansas in 1856 with her husband Henry M. Simpson. The piece recalls her pioneering life near Lawrence, her struggles during border raids, and her long service as a teacher and civic figure. Her memory honors a woman who stood beside men in early Kansas and built a home and community.
The text recalls a beloved mother who cherished Kansas over the mountains, lakes, and seashore. She loved the Kansas sunset, prairie bonds, and summers spent exploring Colorado and Lake Michigan shores. She planned to attend Lawrence's seventy fifth anniversary before passing into enduring memory.
French naval authorities in France supply the dirigible Grafeppelin with 3,000 cubic meters of hydrogen to enable the return flight to Friedrichshafen. The ship carries 21 passengers plus 40 crew on the return leg, with five more crew and officers joining up to offset weight. The trip, expected Thursday or Friday, follows 18 passengers on the outbound voyage and changes in bookings among travelers.
Pope Bile plans first official Vatican exit on May 30 Corpus Christi to join a procession and Mass at St. Peter's Cathedral. Cardinal Merry Dell Val expected to celebrate. The pope will receive the host and lead a Eucharistic walk from the Pieta chapel to the square. Arrangements finalized after a Vatican meeting with Monsignor Caccia Ruminioni and others.
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce appointed a sub committee to determine how to address state issues. Roy Bailey will head the panel with members from Salina Wichita Atchison and Parson etc. The group will report to the general executives within two to three weeks.
Pittsburg Mass tests at the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station study how legumes like red clover and alfalfa adapt to New England weather. Results show southern developed strains fail in northern winters while various alfalfa and red clover varieties are being tested on about an acre of seed. Farmers invited to inspect plots as about one acre is seeded to alfalfa and nearly another acre to red clover. A report notes theft of a Chevrolet coupe in Emporia investigated by Lawrence police.
An Alaska tale set in Dawson City follows Bern a and an unnamed narrator fleeing danger. A tense pursuit entwines romance with crime as Locasto and Black Jack loom, while a “Worm” and a threat of revelation drive the delirious narrative toward a pivotal note delivery and looming fate.
A dramatic escape unfolds as the narrator, wounded and hunted, bursts from a cabin to confront his supposed betrothed Berna and a menacing husband. A dramatic confrontation follows in which the Prodigal’s harsh critique and a nurse’s warnings collide with fear, violence, and a vow to face danger. The fragment hints at love, betrayal, and the toll of illness on a young man.
Tulsa reports May 18 oil output shows a mixed pattern with light oil up about 5,073 barrels and heavy oil down roughly 9,778 barrels. Gulf coast and California lead declines while Southwest Texas records gains. Greater Seminole Oklahoma notes a small increase despite proration lift. Kansas totals 115,210 barrels for week ending May 18.
A ship bell from the John Milton lost off Long Island 71 years ago will be placed in the tower of the New Montauk Point Community Church. The bell, resting on shore rocks, tolls with wind and waves and will be enshrined during the church dedication in June.
Smithsonian officials report daily studies of sun ray intensity reveal regular periodicities. If these persist, forecasts could predict long term solar energy trends and possible terrestrial effects. Observatories in California, Southwest Africa, and Chile collaborate on the research. Walter Cain, 66, veteran Nashville editor, dies.
An old advertisement extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a remedy for infant and child distress from sour digestion, colic, and constipation. It claims quick relief within minutes, with dosing guidance for babies and older children, and notes the product as a long standing medical trademark since 1875.
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