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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1916
Page
4
The text describes two individuals labeled cirendarianus in the United States. One engages in attacking Henry Ford while the other is involved in firblling Billy Sunday. The passage notes recommendations will be somewhat limited in number.
City records show a municipal cow producing 3304 gallons annually while others claim higher yields from municipal milking. The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes Mr L opposes war and supports peace, proposing to settle matters with Chantan Wu’s speeches.
A note warns the US mails will carry protest to Britain while reporting a massive Hessian fly outbreak in Kansas. The destruction is estimated at a high bushel total but was not fully realized until after the events.
The report states that Carranga sends 30 000 troops to the border to assist in cleaning bandits. It notes U S forces in Mexico should not move further south and that American troops will prevent any southward advance in case of a raid.
A reader letter argues that the Progressive party, four years after founding on majority rule, should allow minority influence this year just as it did before, contending the shift would betray core principles and be hard to defend for non-progressives.
The laundry board, part of a broader state commission, plans to create industry representation as regulation expands. Members indicated any industry subjected to rules will seek a dedicated board, with women-employing sectors as a potential model. The board pledged thorough investigations before any action.
Thorbert Cav an of the Chante Tribune declares Mie newest political idea and proposes William Aften White as temporary chairman of the Progressive convention. The piece mocks Willie Allen White and notes concerns about radicalism and unusual qualifications for the role.
Report notes heated talk over Arthur Brisbane once commanding large salaries, with speakers recalling lofty figures as Charley Chaplin appears with a FN50,00 annual pay. Questions rise whether Brisbane's prestige will survive or fade in a changing press landscape.
Ford says he would consent to the presidency if the people of the United States choose him but warns he will not lead a third party. Supporters of Ford value his clarity on his political path while critics doubt the sincerity of such vows.
The Leavenworth Times reports a gubernatorial candidate angered supporters with a speech ridiculing the movement for permanent roads as unnecessary extravagance. He planned to leave town that night, but rain hindered his departure as the crowd jeered and urged him to take his own medicine.
The excerpt notes how Theodore Roosevelt spoke in Detroit and how Associated Press outlets nationwide printed a condensed two-column summary of his two hour address. The piece highlights the press agent role and the speed of dissemination by the papers.
A brief note on lodge enthusiasts describing two types: eager joiners called eiginers and critical Jiessi mystics who see no merit in lodges.
Professor E H S Bailey notes an Italian address on Edith Cavell translated by F A G Cowper. The piece links Cavell to John Brown of Ossawatom ie, detailing Brown’s abolitionist fight, his execution, and the moral contrast with Cavell’s martyrdom and the legal system that condemned them. It recounts Victor Hugo’s prophetic drawing and calls for Liberty as the path to lasting justice and peace.
A fragment praises lodge membership for promoting comradeship and relief in hardship. It notes the lodge as a symbol of brotherhood based on Bible values and civic virtue, with members aiding each other and their families during distress.
New Phi Delta Phi pledges for next year were named at the Eldridge hotel banquet. The list includes Clark Sivington Russell T. Cows Arthur TL. Done las Wallace One Walter 1k Taverksrost Javed J. Jackson Jane G. Norton Kenneth W. Paingle Earl AY. Shinn rank My Terrill Gletus FW pute s allsir. Speakers included Co. Hake Jameson Kerry Ashany Raymoral Htehelt Prof. E wy M. Lannair Ww El. Vampire Devil to flies. The talk urged summer training at the Lawrence Business College and reflected on self made men doing jobs anew.
A city council resolution in Lawrence objects to a proposed franchise tax provision granting the Kansas interurban railway company a share of city earnings. It urges striking the clause and replacing with a net gross tax, plus city audit rights, and requests withdrawal of the current ordinance for a more equitable measure.
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