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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1920
Page
4
A Lawrence Kansas article argues farm producers face shipping and price hurdles amid a grain surplus. It stresses efficiency, lower costs, and better distribution as essential to recover earnings, citing gas and energy savings, industrial lessons, and national economic pressures.
The Republic of Panama marks its 17th anniversary, while U S Chief Justice White turns three. Baltimore observers note a local event, and the Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs begins its twenty fourth annual convention in Atlanta. Rome hosts three delegates to the General Assembly of an international agricultural institute.
The article notes Chief Justice White marks ten years since becoming chief in December 1919, after a Civil War service and a career that included a long tenure as associate justice from 1814 and a shift from Confederate ties to a legal and political path. It references his appointment by President Cleveland and his role in the Supreme Court.
A scrambled notice of anniversaries and deaths mentions Willem Cullen Bryant born in Massachusetts and dying in New York on June 12, 1878, plus figures like Wieh Pearl M. Craig and Jolhn Oli ver Tibbbes in Boston and exotic places. It all references historical events including armistice era notes and international mentions about Panama, France, and Morocco with scattered dates and names.
One year ago today Chile announced adhesions to the League of Nations as the Senate rejected Lodge proposals to eliminate the Shantung clause from the peace treaty.
Reprinted from the Republican Daily Journal November 3, 1870, noting real estate in North Lawrence and surrounding areas doubling in value as manufacturing and repair shops of the Kansas Pacific Railroad publicized. The West Side area sees rapid growth with seventeen new houses built since spring, and Kansas City buzzing over a new horse railway. Dicker’s brick store on the north side nears occupancy, replacing Lueker’s long-occupied premises as a notable local improvement.
The item lists John or Edward Prougless White and Scott Perris with ages and places, mentions Vilhjalmur Atefansson and W Wilson in a police court inquiry about election excitement, with a $2 cash bond set and a postponement for future conduct.
Ohio dated report notes Omoto-kyo found by peasant woman to be spreading among Japanese troops. Officers on reserve lists and soldiers showed sympathy with Omoto-kyo ideas. Nagasaki regrets unrest but cites few adherents. War Office investigates and may issue official instructions.
The text requests revisions of school books and returns to negotiations with educational authorities. The note implies that once revisions are adopted, anti Japanese sentiment in the United States could become more dangerous or intense.
Sandwin Kansas November 3 At mid Sunday October 41 Baker University closed its campaign for an 800000 endowment After review President S Ak Lough announced that when all returns and bank collections are checked the full amount will be on hand The Rockefeller Foundation provided a grant matching three to one up to 1250000 Baker has been collecting its portion and reached the limit by midnight Sunday with the necessary funds received by the college officials
The Seattle Japanese school principal, Taitatare Thiahats, returned to negotiate with educational authorities over Japanese textbooks. He argues that home use of Japanese language texts for children abroad raises questions about curriculum alignment and cultural transmission in U.S. schools.
Seon Press reports Japanese sellers in California should leave the United States. It argues a withdrawal would be a moral victory, noting labor and industry in Chosen and Manchuria, urging Japanese statesmen to recall workers to aid home development and provide efficient manpower from California.
Local names and vote tallies fill the page as Douglas County races show numerous candidates like Thompson O'Neill Zumwalt Sherwood and Wolmstet along with crews such as Meas Kin and Wetzel hover over tallied results. Community figures including Mr and Mrs D A Richardson travel to Kansas City amid election coverage.
Daniel Chester French will sculpt the James W Green memorial to be placed at the University of Kansas. He will visit Lawrence next Friday with Ter rence Madden to view a campus site and meet faculty. A dinner in Kansas City on November sixth will raise funds and finalize plans for the sculpture estimated at 740 660.
The text describes a delay in serving writs by authorities including the Land Commission. It notes writs held up by men who took them, ongoing draftings by a government agency, and possible delays in enforcement. It mentions Miss Grace Greene and Miss Mabel Horton in Buenos City as unrelated.
In New York the highest paid speaker is not Billy Sunday but Elizabeth Gulick. Her 69 word contribution to Daddy Dumplin's earns $9.44 for 59 words, with eight performances weekly.
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