Journal World notes on Huey Long debt and state affairs
The item covers Huey Long facing challenges in Louisiana amid public opinion turning against him, and Kansas debates on mounting public debt, cash-basis law, and local borrowing. It cites McGugin’s warnings, federal debt growth, and state legislative moves including 3.2 beer licensing and rural funding concerns, with reflections on university speeches and Cuban labor contexts.
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Kansas House “of Representatives
Harold McGugin
Kansay
Lawrence Man Proposes Per Capita Debt Plan
A Lawrence resident suggests a per capita debt approach to gauge city liabilities. He argues the method would reflect individual responsibility and aid budget planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Armistice Day Observance Parade in Lawrence Ohio
The Armistice Day observance in Lawrence featured a grand parade and public service in Liberty Memorial High School auditorium led by Dr Edward Hislop with Judge Hugh Means as marshal. Units included university ROTC bands, National Guard, city officials, veterans groups, Red Cross, Daughters of the American Revolution, Boy Scouts, and many others. Marjorie Louise Smith hosted a birthday party for thirty children with readings and songs. a long list of young participants attended.
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E. M. Hopkins
University
Detroit
Mich
National Council’ of Teachers of English
Liberty Memorial High School
Lawrence
Edward Hislop
Hugh Means
Fraternal Aid Union
Judge Means
R.O.T.C
Haskell
National Guard
Gold Star
Woman's Relief Corps
Ladies of the Grand Army
Ladies of the Circle
Auxiliary of the American Legion
The
Red Cross
Daughters of the American Revolution
Eli Ferrell Dorsey
Norses Corps
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
Knights of Columbus
Chamber of Commerce
University pays last honors to Dr Snow memory
Five hundred former students and friends gathered at the university to honor Chancellor Francis Huntington Snow. Chancellor Strong presided, reviewing Snow’s university work. Speakers included Judge Green W H Carruth Col L Moore and Willis Gleed. Out-of-town attendees included William Allen White J Willis Gleed Scott Hopkins Thomas Potter and Attorney General Tackeon W Stubbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snow
Francis ‘Huntington Snow
University
Strong
Board of Regents
Dr. Snow
Judge Green
W. H
Carruth
Col. L.' Moore
Willis
William Allen White
J. Willis
Gleed
Scott “Hopkins
Thomas Potter
Tackeon
W. Stubbs
Teceks
Marguerite Emery
Issa
New Pi Phi
RobertsHouse
Airs
Semet
New York City
Snyder
Delawares
Miss McNish
Myrtle
McNish
Arkansas Street
Cammidge-McKane
Violet Cammidgé
Wilbur MeKane
Wedding plans and notes from Lawrence and Tonganoxie
A social note from Tonganoxie describes an evening party at Mr and Mrs Dreisbach home with Lawrence friends traveling to attend a ceremony where J H Bell of Lawrence will play the wedding march. Miss Cambridge has visited Lawrence frequently and Mr McKone holds a job with Bell Music Co. A Mass Ave resident was bitten by a young dog Saturday. the animal died and its body was sent to the University for hydrophobia testing, with potential Pasteur treatment if needed.
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University
Carpenter
Pasteur
Chicago
Outrageous Fortune Twist in Nesta Riddell Case
Jim Randal shadows Nesta Riddell as Major Anderton probes the emerald theft and the shooting owner. Nesta draws a mysterious meeting with a blackmailing stranger, while Caroline worries and plans a night rendezvous to uncover the truth. The plot threads converge in a tense August setting.
Kansas fair building sale and local news items from Lawrence
Fortieth anniversary notes record the Kansas building at the fair being sold to a Chicago firm for 200 dollars. University extension lecture followed by officers elected led by B W Woodward. Other items include wedding announcements, a funeral, club activity at Emma Barber’s home, and Theta sorority initiation of Miss Stone.
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Thrassachusetts
Chicago
China Ave
Gan Francises
Sansome
Ios
Angeles
Broadway
Kansas City
Coca
Aia
Sc. Louis
Atlanta
Esiaine
Associated Press
Associated
Presa
Itv
Secede
Audit Bureau OF Cirlations
Kansas
University Extension
Hugh Blair
L.H. Perkins
W. E. Hazen
Griffin
Street
Olliver
A. L. Stanton
Emporia
Kappa Alpha Theta
Emma Barber
Miss Stone
Chair Fund valued as link to past and future
A letter argues for expanding the Chair Fund held by the Douglas County Historical Society. The chair’s value lies beyond ornament, linking town history for students and honoring pioneers like Mary Learnard. The fund could fund a scholarship for Mrs Learnard’s granddaughter, urging small contributions from many readers.
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Journal-World
Douglas, County
Lawrence
Mary
Eldridge
Earnard
Learnard
Soldier who stood in Lincoln's shadow remembered in Stroudsburg
In Stroudsburg Pennsylvania on November 11 19 year old J Summerfield Staples was honored as the youth who represented President Lincoln as a soldier in the Civil War. He was reportedly recruited after being approached on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington by a man seeking a young man to represent the president in the army. Staples was then introduced to Lincoln and quickly mustered into service. Today veterans and patriotic groups dedicate a memorial tablet to Staples on a new bridge over the Pocono Creek.
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Stroudsburg
Monroe County
J. Summerfield Staples
Lincoln
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Jad
Percaete
Pocono Reek
Three Kansas liquor dealers convicted for unlicensed retailing
Federal Judge Foster at Fort Scott finds three wholesale liquor dealers guilty of retailing without a Kansas license. They used an express shipping scheme to deliver to towns where customers unknown to the dealers could obtain jugs by paying charges to the express company.
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Foster
Fort Scott
Kansas
City
Lincoln and Pickett a president at Richmond door
The text recalls a 1865 incident when Mrs Pickett answered a knock at the Pickett residence and a tall stranger asked for George Pickett. The visitor claimed to be Abraham Lincoln, but corrected himself as Lincoln, George’s old friend, seeking the place and asking about George Pickett. The anecdote links Lincoln to Pickett from boyhood through West Point ties.
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Lincoln
Pickett Lincoln
General Pickett
West Point
Richmond
Abraham Lincoln
Bond Raised After Hiawatha Shooting Assault Charge
November 11 AP report states osteopath Dr J A Barbour was charged with assault with intent to kill after the wounding of undersheriff William Hu Downey. His bond rose from 1500 to 5900 as he remained at liberty. The item notes sonic automobile manufacturing context.
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Hiawatha
William HuDowney
J/ A. Barbour
Osteopath
Liberty
Caroline and Jim Plan a Midnight Emeralds Stop
In twilight Jim and Caroline share a tense, charged moment before driving to Sandringham Drive to watch Nesta’s house. She urges him to hurry, offering help to shadow Nesta and the emeralds. He warns her to stay quiet as they anticipate Nesta’s possible exit and follow her.
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Nesta
Jim Randal
Min
Nestar Riddell
Caroline
Halence
Hazelbury Shen
Jenny Ross
Market Ptreas A
Ledlington
Nests Riddell
Sandringham
Rosy Korner Kafe
Teall Gevendad
Jim
Nesta Riddell
Korner
London County" ‘and Westminster Bank
Kent
Nace
Sandringham Drive
Jim Riddell
Jim -Ridddell
Jim- Riddell
Nesta Williams
Vance
Jim Darling
Emeralds
Tom
Aoith
Sandringham ‘Drive
Emeralds in the Blue Room and a guarded shield
Caroline and Jim pursue a dangerous lead as Susie, Nesta, and a housekeeper discuss a magic ink bowl, an emeralds clue, and a living suspect. A storm lurks overhead while a hiding place behind a shield remains unresolved and tension rises.
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Hale Place
Caroline
Jim
Susie
van Berg
Nesta
Caroline” Bussell
Russell
Jourt
J. B. Lippincote Co
Bears Flight Rescue In Puddle Muddle
Jelly Bear and Honey Bear reunite with Christopher Columbus Crow after a dramatic plan to rescue them. Christopher explains how he found a small field plane, learned to start it, and now offers a short flight back to Puddle Muddle, easing the bears’ fears.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Jelly Bear
Honey Bear
Plano
Christopher Columbus Crow
Christopher
Top Notch
Willy Nilly
Bears
Medical Advances and The Adrenal Glands
New York Academy of Medicine notes may shift tiredness treatment toward adrenal cortex extracts. Dr J H Robins explains suprarenal glands above kidneys, with medullary and cortical parts. cortin shown to help Addison's disease only as a substitute therapy, not a cure.
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J. H.robbins
The World’s Music and a Call to Harmony
The piece argues across cultures that music reflects civilization and inner thought, contrasting minor tunes of Asia with the American Indian and African sounds. It critiques Christian civilization for materialism and ignorance, urging a masterful blend of education, religion, and economy to transform discord into a global symphony aligned with a hopeful divine vision.
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India
Japan
China
Philippines
Africa
Lemons Cured Addison’s Disease Says Clinician
A clinician reported using vitamin C rich lemons to treat Addison's disease and claimed a cure by feeding the patient lemons, noting the skin discoloration improved. The report appears in a medical context from Monday’s edition, with reference to prostate content.
Indictment Filed Against Noted Nazi Agent in New York
A federal grand jury indicted Heina Spanknoebel on charges of acting as an agent for the Presse Abteilung, the German ministry of propaganda, without registering with the State Department. The case cites his role as a reputed Nazi agent and marks a significant wartime legal action in New York.
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New York
Heina ‘Spanknoebel
The
Presse Abbell
Ministry of Propaganda
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Law‘rence
Ranga
Rand
Louisiana
Huey Long
Long
Huey
Long Island
Not
Jore
Legisla
Douglas
Weather Bureau
Treasury Department
Cuba
Hugh Johnson
NRA
Russia
Patricia Wentworth
Anderton
Randal
Major
Anderson
Caro- Une
Honor Lincoln
Man
Edward Bumgardner
Fis
Sonic Automobiles
New York Academy‘of Medi
Iago. Galdston
John
Patmos’ Isle
First National Bank
the First Savings Bank
of Lawrence
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