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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1922
Page
2
A garbled notice urges readers to call the office between 7 and 7:20 p m to receive Journal-World by 7 p m. It mentions circulation enactment and an official in Kansas, with a request to call for a copy sent promptly. The fragment references second-class status and a request to call for delivery.
A condensed survey notes varied topics from tariff debates and wartime fates to economic tensions in Wichita and Topeka. It references Russia letters, stamps, a children’s crusade, and the severance of Wichita firemen from the American Federation of Labor. It also mentions a California eclipse test of Einstein’s theory, farmers’ concerns, and Memorial Day observances linked to General John A. Logan.
The long time Brooklyn journalist and former head of a leading bureau marks his eighty third year. Once drawn to Arctic exploration, he promoted and chronicled expeditions, later engaging in missions and delegations as a promoter and organizer in polar ventures.
A jumble of stray phrases about bombs in Chicago, straw hat makers, late trains, Russian timetables, office workers, and a frog in Texas. The text also mentions Dempsey, gender stereotypes, and pedestrian advice, all in disjointed, partial headlines with no clear event.
Wisconsin marks the seventy fifth year of statehood as activities begin. Great Britain reduces telephone and postal rates this day. Virginia Polytechnic Institute observes its fiftieth anniversary with golden jubilee exercises. The Supreme Court reopens after a two week recess amid expected important decisions.
A county farm bureau arranged a countywide seed treating tour to study potato crop responses. The trip starts June 1 with a 9 am meet at the farm bureau. First stop Parnell farm tests seed treating equipment, followed by visits to Lewis, Paul Lap tad and Stiner farms for sulfur applications and green manure. The afternoon moves to Frank Bleckel farm near Eudora for treated versus untreated plots and plots planted with sprouted seeds. State Agricultural College experts will conduct the tour.
Multiple earthquakes struck near Terni about fifty miles north of Rome causing terror but no serious structural damage reported. In Lorain Ohio a Nickel Plate passenger train derailment injured several with fifty evacuated. In Charleston West Virginia William Blizzard trial on treason charges moved to the jury. A New York heiress related to a former multimillionaire was moved to an Ottawa retirement home. Old authors and a story book firm named Story Bros mentioned.
The Holmes prize contest awarded $50 across four classes for best business letters. Senior winners: Margaret O'Donnell first, Mebel Longtterlear second, Robert H. Brown third. Junior winners: Hazel Faringer first, Lawrence Lynne second, Vera Fairbairn third. Sophomore winners: Margery Blackwelder, Olive Weatherby, Leona Marsh. Junior high winners: Helen Hungerford, Gladys Myers, J Edwin Hanson. Five hundred students entered. contest may become annual. cited as a gain for Business English course.
The May 30 holiday will halt mail deliveries except for special letters and parcels. City and country post offices close in all departments, with general delivery open to 10 am for transient deliveries. A 3 pm collection occurs on Massachusetts street. outgoing mail still dispatches to trains. GS Finch, Postmaster. Delahunty 616.
London reports Lloyd George delaying departure to preside over Ireland meetings at Cherk when. Times notes potential impact on union and war state while Daily Mail cites Dublin leaders optimistic toward Anglo Irish treaty. British Irish delegates to meet at Downing Street with Lloyd George presiding tonight. Ward released on bail in Newburg. Peters shooting case central figure Ward freed on 550000 bond. Mary McLeod of Kansas visits Lawrence with KU engineering student brother William McLeod.
The page includes a corrected town exchange, a note about a remark on valuation, and memorial lines for Leon and brother Re Dean Dison. Personal dedications by Mrs. I. B. Dixon and Iva Mae Dixon accompany the brief notices, with a local radio company reference and a street address at 9th W.
Ned guides Ted on a bee hunting adventure near their camp using nets and a burlap wrapped box. They lure wild bees from a tree hole, capture honey in pails, and return with two bear traps full of honey, while explaining bee flight paths and swarm behavior to Ted.
A fragmented note mentions bread favors over butter and hints at Wednesday segments titled Trout Stream Tricks and Merry Markings. It references George Matthew Adams and names Bry He and Bry George, with scattered punctuation and odd spellings.
The Bryant Tying twins Gerald and Chery travel from Winchester Kentucky to California, hiking most of the way to San Diego with some rides offered. Age misprint aside, they are 19 year olds and high school graduates. They fund the trip by selling self portraits and doing odd jobs while pursuing independence after the death of both parents. They left Lawrence for Topeka and planned to follow the Union Pacific route to Denver.
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