Journal World and World Company notes history and alerts
The article contains ad copy lines for subscriptions and service, plus a column of local observations. It covers Boston centennial invitations sent by a janitor, minor praise and critique of Kansas towns, and a brief foreign affairs note on Mexico’s political tension and the region’s habit of resorting to force over ballots.
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Russia
Boston
Bill Ryan
Work League of Cities
Leavenworth Times
Bill
Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Old Home Town notes from fifty six years ago
News from Clinton recounts ill health of Esquire McKinney and recovery of Prof. Bardwell. Warren Street sewer work and the old Morrow House hotel history tie to current bank foundation on Massachusetts and Winthrop. Local officials, courts, and longtime residents are named amid reminiscences of the old building and its figures.
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Esquire McKinney
Clinton
Bardwell
Warren Street
Massachusetts Street
Paul R. Brooks
Esa
Morrow House
Bank
Massachusetts and
Winthrop Sts
Morrow
Eldridge
cone—Lane
Coe
Young
Staffords
Lowman
Jones
Ten Years Ago Battle Recap and Local Socials
Ten years ago in a broad war report British forces won unexpected gains and heavy artillery barrages followed. Home Guard drill was scheduled at the Lawrence armory for an important upcoming inspection. A local party honored Miss Ethel Dick with a surprise line celebration hosted by the Alsea Camp Fire group, with Eleanor Wolf chaperoning a Varsity outing to see Mary Pickford.
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Home Guard
Lawrence Home Guards
Ethel Dick
Alsea Camp Fire Group
Eleanor Wolf
Varsity
Mary Pickford
Fither Dick
Janet Simons
Dorothy Durland
Alberta Harris
Dora Pickard
Agnes Crum
Gladys Cronemeyer
Cleta Johnson
Charlotte Hintoe
John J. Gibb
St Catherine Visitor Arrives for Gibb Family Dinner
St Catherine of Canada arrives tonight to visit her son J Gordon Gibb and Mrs Gibb. Tea for the freshmen class is planned this afternoon from 8 to 8 30. On the receiving line stand Catherine Reding Dutfield Mrs Frank Strong Mary Brownlee and Jones. Mrs Allan Shaw of Tulsa Oklahoma guests of honor at a noon luncheon hosted by Mrs Arthur Spaulding. After lunch guests share the afternoon with bridge.
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St. Catherine
Canada
J. Gordon Gibb
Gibb
Eustace Brown
Catherine Reding
Dutfield
Prank Strong
Mary Brownlee
Miss Jones
Allan Shaw
Tulsa
Okla
Arthur Spaulding
Shaw
Police Judge Reports September Collections in Vines City Court
Police Judge CH Daugherty reports September fines total 767.50 with 19 convictions. Stop sign violations 40. over parking 38 guilty. speeding 15. traffic violations not listed 10. Also notes Columbus discovery of Costa Rica 425 years ago and institutions observing milestones. Sunset ushers Yom Kippur as World War I officers form a national convention in Baltimore. University of Toronto marks 100th anniversary. New York observes 140th Fort Clinton Montgomary battle anniversary.
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Have Goet
Columbus
Costa Rica
Michigan State Normal School
Ypsilanti
T P. O'Connor
House of Commons
United States
Military Order
Baltimore
University of Toronto
New York
Forts
Clinton
Montgomery
Meredith as possible dry wing presidential pick
Edwin T. Meredith, publisher in Des Moines and former Secretary of Agriculture, is cited by some as a likely choice for the Democratic party’s dry wing. The Avoca native rose from a family paper to farm journalism and wartime service, later joining Wilson’s cabinet and the Excess Profits Commission. In Springfield, Charles Birger’s attorneys seek a new trial and arrest of judgment, arguing twenty one errors after his October 15 hang deadline for the West City mayor murder case.
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Edwin T. Meredith
Democratic Party
Des Moines
Middle West
Avoca
Europe
Wilson
Excess Profits Commission
Bankers to Meet Pratt Kansas for Annual Fall Meeting
Bankers from the eighth district of the Kansas association will meet at Coats near Pratt for their annual fall gathering in 1915. Pratt county town chosen at the 1927 district meeting held recently at Gayden City.
New photo graphic process showcased by Baron Schiba in New York
A new photographic method and a slow motion camera that records 20,000 exposures per second are to be exhibited in New York by Baron T. Schiba. He arrives from South America after attending the Geneva International economic conference, presenting a glimpse of cutting edge technology to industry observers.
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New York
Baron T. Schiba
Janine
South America
Geneva
Baldwin News Cultural Notes and Local Visits
Miss Ruth Anderson of Wellborn High School spent weekend in Baldwin with her mother Mrs. R A Anderson. Richard Hickey from Tawrenne stayed from Sunday to Tuesday at the Ehrieht home. Mrs Willian M Clark hosts Dr Gr Lis ton's Bible class on South Eighth Street Wednesday evening with wives and several guests invited. M Holiday, president of the Glass, oversees the program. George Marquardt returned from La Crosse after his father’s illness revision. William Ashby, former nearby farmer, visits sister Mrs Kate Osborn. he owns a fruit farm in Washington state and notes a light crop due to early frost. Delta Delta Delta alliance meeting at Knob Hill postponed due to bad weather, to be rescheduled with Mrs Adriance. Coach and Mrs Bmair Liston plan to attend Wisconsin Kansas game in Lawrence. Raymond Miller, Arkansas City Baker graduate, visited the Sigma Phi Epsilon house. Mrs John Wellborn and Mrs Gilbert Gander hosted a ladies’ gathering on Jersey Street with informal games and a one course luncheon. Attendees included Mrs C E Becks, Mrs W J Williams, Mrs S W Muenzenmayer, Mrs Gayle Chub, Mrs William Potts, Mrs Paul Evans, Mrs C M Murray, and several daughters and friends. Mrs Hewitt Taylor, W C T U president, attended Douglas County W CTU executive meeting in Lawrence.
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Wis
Wellborn High School
Baldwin
R.A. Anderson
Richard Hickey
Tawrenne
Ehrieht
Willian
M. Clark
Gr. M. Liston
South Eighth Street
M. Holiday
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la Crosse
William Ashby
Kate Osborn
Ashby
Wellborn
Jersey Street
Gander
C. E. Becks
W. J. Williams
S$. W. Muenzenmayer
Gayle Chub
William Potts
Paul Evans
C. M. Murray
Grace Wiley
Beulah Stewart
Ethel Watkins
Alice McTaggart
Helen Good
Barbara Jean_ Pollock
Norma Gardner
Jessie King
Anna Lewis
Vivian Molyneux
Lainie Wallace
Eunan Hobbs
Hewitt Taylor
Baldwin W. C. T. U
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Douglas County
W. Ctu
Jacamain
Susie Codding
Fay Coddington Davis
Stockton
Cal
Coddingtons
Coddington
Santa Fe
Charles L. Coddington, Jr
Chowchilla
A. Irwin
Hope Murray
Misa Irwin
Myré
Alice Severy
Harriett Milner
Lara Blair
Ida_ Davenport
N. A. Horrell
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Edward Kinzer
W. H. Latimer
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Rew. Wilcox
Dro
Hall
Chicago
Rh. W. Wilcox
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C. N. Murray
Hone
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Lincoln
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Irene Ward
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Lois Snell
E. V. Snell
Colby
Baker
Phone Call Sparks Office Sympathy in 1927 Memo
A brief 1927 note recalls Ma speaking on the phone and the office girls showing sympathy toward the speaker. The line captures a scene of workplace chatter and shared sentiment during that era.
Baldwin News Highlights and Local Weddings
Obituary notices recall Wil Measure Coddington death in Stockton from heart failure after years in Baldwin. Bishop Irwin hosts Baker students’ mothers at home. wedding of Mrs Donelda Mackenzie to Rev BE Pefall in Baldwin, and community announcements including club events, graduations, and a Zeta Phi clam bake near Vinland. Also reports on new instrument development measuring a billionth of an inch for magnetism research and local police and social happenings.
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P. P. Cioffi
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Mathemticians
Cioffi
Governor Paulen to Attend Interstate Hearing in Minneapolis
Governor Paulen and M. J. Healy prepared to travel to Minneapolis to testify at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on railroad freight-rate requests for grain and grain products. The event follows an afternoon departure with hearings set for tomorrow. In Wichita, the Southwest Kansas Photographers' Club announced its eighth annual meeting October 10 and 11, with over 100 members.
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Minneapolis
Topeka
Paulen
M. J. Healy
Public Service Commission
Minn
Photographers’ Club
Wichita, Kan
Southwest Kansas Photographers’ Club
Deprived of Use of Cars In Police Court
Rolland Mumford Dick Bryant and Bryant Drake faced a police court ruling after being charged with speeding and racing in the 4 block of Massachusetts street Monday afternoon. They were deprived of the use of their cars for sixty days.
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Rolland Mumford
Dick Bryant
Bryant Drake
Massachusetts Street
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