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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1928
Page
8
A Smithsonian Institution exhibit traces lighting from fat fish and stormy petrels to candles and electric bulbs. The piece notes fire’s evolving role from mere warmth to decorative art and the enduring use of crude fuels in isolated communities.
Lecompton grade and high school events highlight May activities. Mrs Julia Kerns and Mrs Herbert Hunter attended grade school events in Lawrence and the high school commencement honored the senior class of 1928 with speakers, diplomas, and music. Notable attendees included former residents, the Kersting family, and Waching musical performances by the Hastings Kell Indian orchestra.
Columbus AP reports a life size statue of a moundbuilder, carved with authentic artifacts, has been returned to the Ohio State University museum after years away. Sculptor Erwin F. Fray and director Shétrone oversaw the project, with Brig. Gen. Edward Orton Jr. funding. The figure wears a copper bracelet and bear tusk necklace, holds a carved pipe, and is depicted with realistic attire and tools.
Wichita May 22 The possibility of a peaceful settlement in the wage dispute between the Kansas City Mexico and Orient railroad and its employees appeared likely today as both management and workers welcomed the president’s fact finding board. The four brotherhood strike, once set for June 27, may be avoided if offers are accepted or the dispute moves under the railway labor act. The Orient reported revenue gains but noted prior financial strain. Local engineers leader Charles Ayler said if recommendations follow the committee, negotiations may resume. ELH Shabfler, Orient general manager, affirmed cooperation with the president and committee decisions.
Dr Hideyo Noguchi, a 32 year old Japanese scientist, died in Accra while leading Rockefeller Foundation research to link African and South American yellow fever. He identified the fever’s cause amid illness that confined him to a wheelchair, with associates continuing work aided by his notes. In the same report Tulsa notes oil production trends and a new rural high school in Westmoreland.
McLouth items recount J. E. McLouth and Orville Osborne seeking offices, a Bremen photo, and a large mix of graduation events. The eighth grade honors go to Gordon Bower and four top graduates, with Royal Thomas remembered in a memorial service. Local church notices, baptisms, and town notices blend with funeral details for Mrs. Sarah Beil Casebier and Mrs. Fanny Harding as community memory and farewell rites unfold.
Columbia residents Frank and Mildred. Edith Markley Mariya nne Lilliin Alds. Brobayon Charles Lloyd S and Will Postma Provénce A J Flory. Mrs Wesley Flory Mrs Charlie Brohan Lillian Alda worked at Masean Grove cemetery sermon. Afternoon service held at Liberty Memorial school in Lawrence Sund vals.
London reports a new invention by Rev. J J Brun that renders high explosives inert within shells and blasting charges until a valve releases air. The invention uses liquid fires mixed with explosives in tight cases. when air is released they regain danger, preventing unintended detonation.
In Angora, Turkey, the first elevator is installed in a central building as Ankara evolves. The city celebrates the start of a new water system and heating, signaling modernization in what was once a village core.
A general meeting of stockholders heard that Benedict XV will dedicate a monument in Peter's Basilica Rome. The report notes beasts teleoaed jaguars lilac tillers pumas born in cap were raised in the Ber in-Zoo shows.
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