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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1909
Page
1
A nostalgic Thanksgiving note extols living in Lawrence Kansas praising the town as healthy and blessed. It urges gratitude from within, highlights Lawrence’s education and lack of common detractors, and promotes starting business training at Lawrence Business College with next Monday as a good start.
The American Red Cross distributes fifty million Christmas stamps priced at a cent each to support state anti tuberculosis work. Chicago will distribute several million with New York receiving about twice as many and other cities allocated proportionally. Proceeds fund state programs, traveling exhibits, and public education while Chicago Tuberculosis Institute supplies stamps and materials locally.
A reflective piece urges a reverent Thanksgiving in the town, praising service over self and referencing biblical gratitude. It contrasts daily life with broader national blessings, then shifts to a discussion of China, trade, and Eastern policy, noting the U S position and the potential impact on commerce and relations with China and the Philippines.
Residents near Lake View plan to raise 250 to complete deflector installations after a meeting at the Lawrence House. The device, a wire constricted to redirect a single current, protected property in last year's flood. Officials urge community support to reach the remaining funds before Monday.
Mrs J J Cobn and Mrs Robert E House hosted a pink and white whist afternoon at Ecke’s hall with thirty tables and ferns. Prizes ranged from a candle stick to glass and a cloth. Miss Bertha Badsky and Mrs Carrie Shaw won top awards. A three course luncheon followed as the Stubbs and others gathered for Thanksgiving at homes across Windmill Hill and Kane Avenue.
A fragment from a newspaper page recalls a child’s fascination after a trip to Chicago where a large S R sign was seen, a rumored kidnapping case confession is mentioned, and a social critique closes with jokes about manners and fashion.
A wild report from Pleasant Hill Missouri and Topeka Kansas follows a string of incidents. The tale includes a bank raid at Eudora, a Florida linked pursuit, and a confession by Randolph in the incubator baby case. Police discuss future arrests and the Topeka evangelistic meeting continues as Secretary Wilson defends agricultural spending amid wartime economy.
Don Hatt killed a horse belonging to Barry Bros last night after driving at high speed past Warren and New Glaupshire streets. The horse hitched to a carriage was struck and killed. authorities note the crash followed reckless driving and warn such accidents are rare but serious. The page also contains unrelated advertisements and social remarks about business training and fashion.
A Kansas City report notes a severe egg shortage across Kansas and western states due to late hen laying and moulting. Eastern markets hold supplies, but westward demand could push prices up. United States Packing Co. manager J L Carmack says shipments from the east will be needed to meet winter demand.
An article in the December World's Work by James J Hill titled From Minnesota to the Sea forms the second installment of Highways of Progress. It covers the opening of the Northwest by rail, its forest and agricultural potential, sixty years of growth, and ends with a plea for conservation. Includes illustrations and historical timetables. Also noted are Putnam Weale on The World's Color Problem and other features, plus a Real Estate Transfers section with various deeds and quit claim records.
Governor Stubbs, visiting Topeka, praises state departments and prosperity while noting law passed last winter to aid the Central branch road. He says railroads missed the law at first but it will protect residents along the line and reflects a buoyant mood about the administration.
Grace Rinner a Washburn freshman and daughter of Topeka contractor George Rinner fled Topeka after being linked with Roy McKnight, Washburn halfback. She was arrested in Denver as she stepped off a Union Pacific train. Police held her briefly then escorted her to her aunt's home while her parents were contacted. they knew nothing of her departure until late.
An Atchison woman saves a long awaited item for a reporter friend who learns of it too late. The aging editor rejects it and the reporter’s rival slams the editor, teaching a lesson that friendship with a reporter should yield credit.
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