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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1920
Page
5
A scanned page notes World Company telephones and advertising terms, with lawrence related contact points. It also critiques Kansas public school ranking vs Montana, urges educators to study a Russell Sage survey and comments on Near East relief and Armenian aid with a call for stronger government action.
President Wilson seeks Congress authorization for U S mandatary role in Armenia amid war's unsettled postures. The issue risks entangling the nation in Near Eastern affairs while testing isolationist principles and stressing aid to defend Christian populations against Turk and Bolshevik threats.
1820 Park Theatre in New York City destroyed by fire. 1841 Canton China fire claims over a thousand lives. 1870 Armed Fenians invade Canada from Maine and retreat. 1891 US Supreme Court upholds the pure food law. 1899 Rosa Bonheur dies at Fontainbleau born 1822 Bordeaux. 1911 Mexico's Diaz resigns, De La Barra becomes provisional president. 1912 US fleet observation ordered near California. 1917 Tornado outbreak across Kansas Illinois Indiana Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas Alabama kills 300+.]
Today marks the birthdays of a former Irish lieutenant and Governor General of Australia aged 53, and Marie Dero a notable actress born in Duncannon Pennsylvania 38 years ago.
Today marks one year since Hawker and Grieve, flight pioneers starting from Newfoundland, were rescued at sea. Director Hines asked Congress for an additional 1.2 million dollars to cover railroad operation deficits.
A chaotic page lists conventions across the United States including the American Cotton manufacturers meeting in Richmond Virginia with Sir Auckland Geddes as speaker the Pilgrim's dinner in New York and Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire in Calgary. It also mentions Democratic and Republican state conventions in Texas and West Virginia and a Friends of the Freedom gathering in Washington to influence elections.
A long reader letter rails at clergymen and civic leaders for endorsing violence against rattlesnakes after a fatal incident. It mocks church officials for urging clubs to kill reptiles, cites a minister attacked in a pursuit, and ends with satirical admonitions about civic anger and moral posturing. The missive also references Governor Balwards and local figures, finishing with an ad for Aero-Eight cars and local services.
West Virginia voters head to the polls for a statewide primary with four presidential hopefuls in the Republican column led by Baird Sutherland Webster and Wood. Delegates face party instructions while Democrats weigh write ins as 25 delegate-at-large nominees mostly GOP. Governors and Congress seats are contested amid heavy Republican interest and a single Democratic fight for governor.
A collage of nonspecific statements: color healing via blue, UK horse racing employment, a featherless hummingbird, Danube flow, Urdu speaking regions, a flawed iron spring note, clergy funding in England, a Mexico verdict, Helm-related trivia, Galicia salt mass, long salt deposits, early horse racing history, and Mary Miles Minter's early acting career.
A fragment recounts a late 19th century transition from a struggling lawyer turned writer to a publicity agent shaping modern publicity. It notes the Caxton Bible printed in twelve hours in 1877 and describes a rise of publicity work for business and institutions, with a suggestion of Ontario laundry services and an all-women banking institution in London.
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