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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1925
Page
2
In Rome, a six foot roadway collapse occurred in broad daylight near Ripetta, caused by ground subsidence. Authorities cite rain seepage and ongoing excavations revealing ancient foundations as contributing factors, with multiple nearby sites showing similar weakness in the Subsons area.
Crow and WERS elect a new slate at the Wheat association meeting led by W. Cox of Ashland. Incumbents Hox and Lewis announce successors J. F. Justice and Grover Booter of Hutchinson as two directors form part of the Kansas CoOper Marketing Association slate.
Bollywood May 27. Associated Press reports directors struggle to cast feminine stars in parts matching their personalities. Actresses seek unsuitable roles, prompting frequent costume and character mismatches. Examples include desires for a ragged girl, a vamp, a sweet housewife, and a thrill‑seeking heroine, with some ending in unexpected roles or domestic duties.
Columbus Ohio May 27 A split in the Presbyterian Church in the United States appears imminent as liberal modernists and fundamentalist factions clash over a recent assembly ruling requiring belief in the virgin birth for ministers The controversy centers on New York Presbytery licensing ministers who do not fully affirm all creedal beliefs and a formal protest presented by Rev Charles B Swartz of Chicago as the assembly adjourns for further action
Louis P Foote 86 died yesterday at 712 Rhode Island Street home of Mrs G Reynolds. Funeral 9:30 Thursday morning at Rumsey Brothers Funeral Home Rev R A Eusden of the Pig Mouth Congregational Church will officiate. Burial in Wellsville, his former home.
Dr W C Nelson and E P Sisson led the first Lawrence city school clinics at Lincoln Woodlawn and Pinckney buildings. Thirty two children were seen at Pinckney today, nine at New York yesterday and three at Gainey. Enlarged tonsils were the principal finding among the morning observers.
Martha Farris filed a federal suit in Wichita seeking 11060 damages from Edward P Tolman claiming loss of her husband Gvo Farris who was shot dead after a May 17 1924 dispute during a mobile ride. Farris was acquitted in Tolman's district court after a trial led by attorney Sam B Amidon.
Fire damaged a park in an early morning report. M G Hei m, president, announced the loss from the blaze at about 75 000 dollars with an earlier estimate near 50 900 dollars. Reconstruction and screening of the burned area will begin at once.
The Buckinghem, a four masted steel barque once hailed as The Queen’s Ship, was refitted by the United States Shipping Board during WWI and will end its days as a coal barge. Purchased for 20000 by Waratah Coal Co of Newcastle NSW, the vessel famed for her Queen Victoria figurehead dates from 1888 and has sailed globally before retirement.
Edith Vorhees Warhes died by gunfire during a funeral day incident in Salina. Homer Crouch is arraigned on first degree murder in Hill City after a struggle in which the gun discharged while Edith Vorhees grabbed it. The case contrasts officers statements with the dead girl's sister account.
Des Moines May 27 Associated Press describes a bank robbery scare at Cottage Grove State Bank when Mrs T Miner activated an exterior alarm button after bandits entered. The suspect trio fled in an automobile with about $1500, while she had once been imprisoned in a vault during a prior robbery.
Chicago May 26 The Commonwealth Edison Company plans to start Crawford station elevating the Midwest hub of the superpower network. The plant links to a vast 182000 volt transmission loop, interconnecting lines from Minneapolis to Pittsburgh and beyond, forming a Chicago centered power pool surpassing Niagara Falls output and backed by Insull interests.
Berlin dispatch notes several German actors and singers leaving the stage for farming and other work. Seven have become café and restaurant owners, four moved into industry and commerce, with others pursuing farming or writing. Notables include Richard Schulz and Therasina Sommeralorry, who retire to Alpine country life and take up farming and union leadership.
Cologne reports a surge in trade fairs as Germany shifts from Leipziger prominence. Twelve cities including Leipzig Frankfurt Berlin Koenigsberg Breslau and Cologne now host spring and autumn fairs. Cologne positions itself as western Europe’s gateway for export orders and showcases modern heating products. Local claiments cite the Ruhr basin and Belgian Dutch English markets as key buyers.
Seattle May 27 Associated Press Georges Gatineau son of Georges Clemenceau the Tiger of France is an automobile salesman in Seattle He is a man of Andre and Therese Clemenceau Gatineau He was secretary to his grandfather the Tiger of France until he joined the French army in 1915 He served near Verdun After the war he spent over a million francs gambling in Europe He then wandered to Singapore Paris New Orleans Boston Seattle where he took papers to become an American citizen Also Missouri senator George Williams took the oath before his private secretary notary public in St Louis and tax abstracts by E C Bussing county clerk are progressing ahead of last year for Doug county.
Pilots and mechanics at an air station find humor in government red tape during annual training. reservists join the loop as they await permission and follow standard instructions under an instructor. awkward delays highlight regulatory hurdles impacting solo flight access and pupil seating procedures.
The readable segments describe marriages deaths and divorces with garbled terms. The passage notes a huge volume of records at a Brisk Empire Exhibition at Wembley and mentions a large advertisement section.
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