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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1925
Page
6
A fragmented reminiscence recounts Charles O Hearn born 1882 in Kansas, a red faced boy from Lawrence whose humble beginnings and spiritual turn led him to church service and a promising career in American college posts.
An obscure, partially legible report notes a Sunday event held south and east of Eudora with morning and afternoon sessions. It mentions Religious Education figures and a St Pauls Evangeli quartet, plus various individuals including Blanche Vataw and Mer Stanley.
A long list of names from Velva to Liberal and Baldwin details relatives and friends visiting, teaching assignments, and summer arrangements. Mentions Jerry Harris, Margarite Melville, Una Belle Whisler winning a regional spelling contest, and gatherings at the Westerhouse and Neis homes along with a Roscoe Union meeting and strawberry sale.
A Romanian seaman known only as Ivan has spent seven years in a Lisbon jail without uttering a word. Rescued from a park bench in 1918, he refuses to speak despite questions and probing, astonishing police. Doctors note he enjoys birdsong and he remains silent despite insults in multiple languages. Prison officials kept him quiet with dignity, providing new clothes and money before his release remains unclear.
A garbled account describes Ivan, now a raistat pris ia cook, who shuns money for his kitchen labor. Four years of stage and confinement pass as he avoids earnings, rarely leaving his cell-like duties, returning with quiet joy and pride in his work.
Washington reports a tangled case over whether Harry Leon Beauchaine is entitled to Flathead tribal funds and land. Interior proposes removing his Flathead status after finding he is the son of a white man and enrolled with Idaho Couer d Alene. Congress may be asked to strip his Flathead share and rescind land patents.
Thirty nine American artists gain a place at this year’s Salon amid Russian refugees and other foreigners. Jury rejected many meritorious works due to space limits, boosting prestige for accepted pieces while reducing American quantity. Notable names include Harrison Eskridge Hamilton Thompson Oliphant Wight Robbins Miller Train Embree and Levey plus Hallowell Fokies Bridgman Grooms Kiefer and others from cities like Philadelphia Boston Cincinnati and Portland.
Geneva May 27 The International Labor Conference recommends cooperation between public and private transport authorities and workers organizations to ensure workers reach jobs and home quickly. It notes illness and accident rates rise with greater home distance from the works, peaking for farthest homes.
Government bond listings show Mayer quoted bonds at 87 25 to 101. First four B bonds trade around 102 30. Second set listed at 101 11. Third group around 101 31. Fourth lot at 102 18. U S 4s and a 4 1 5 class noted with W518 reference.
Police headquarters reported a quiet night with no arrests and no trials scheduled for the morning. A testimonial from Mrs. Fuller of Walpole H. praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, claiming it improved her health allowing her to work and care for two babies.
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