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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1923

Page

4

Gas, Politics, and Baseball in a Turbulent Era

A compact digest of varied 1923 items notes helium gas discovery in Cowley County reshaping air navigation through lifting dirigibles, while Berlin and Paris clash over Ruhr settlement terms. Also covered are baseball fans awaiting world series action, oil producers urging restraint, and local political chatter about Senator Brookhart’s wild utterances amid unsettled times.

Brookhart Iowa Cowley County H. P. Cady University Department of Chemistry

Governor Perils Highlight State Leadership Strains

The governor of Kansas battled typhoid fever this summer while Oklahoma faces impeachment threats and Indiana’s chief executive is summoned to court over private finances. The text applauds citizen courage amid continual gubernatorial troubles nationwide.

Kansas Oklahoma Indiana

Dr Harry A Garfield Celebrates Sixtieth Birthday

Dr Harry A Garfield marks his sixtieth birthday and remains president of Williams College since 1908. A descendant of James A Garfield, he studied at Williams, taught history at a famed eastern school, practiced law in Cleveland, taught at Western Reserve University, and chaired politics at Princeton before returning to Williams. He has contributed to social reforms and aided government in reorganizing the U S consular service.

Harry A. Garfield Williams College James A. Garfield United States Williams Buton Cleveland (C Western Reserve University Princeton University Garfield United States Consular Service

New Jersey dog bites 23. European plots and tax shifts headlined

The page riffs on a string of items from a Jersey dog bite tally to European plot nip cases, milk price quirks in Wittsburg, a new wheat variety in Indiana, and a big tax delay in Kansas City. It notes Greenwich jail for bootleggers and muses on a world series song and domestic woes in light humor.

Today’s events span Basel to Everett and Ottawa

The 70th anniversary of the New York Clearing House opens a busy day with the eleventh IAL L general assembly in Basel, the North Pacific Livestock Show opening in Everett, a Montreal dinner for Lord Renfrew, and a Republican conference in Denver. Also reports remarriage of Jess Harford and Katherine Burgoore, marriages in Carbondale and Richland, a speeding fine in Council Grove, and local ads for Fountain Ten Flat and plumbing services.

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Whiskers and bobbed hair spark New Orleans race

From Hill-Top New Orleans Oct 11 a taste of local politics and social quirks. Ferdinand Mouton touts thrift by growing a mustache to mimic official portraits while teachers trim hair during vacation. News notes city commerce backs music, dope raids fail, and civic curiosities include ice plant disturbances and a man changing his professional name to Beatty.

New Orleans Istate Ferdinand Mouton Bauer

Telluric Determinism and campus scenes collide

A long OCR fragment blends a lecture on Telluric Determinism, linking soil, climate, and American history to frontier life. It mixes student chatter, a Corbin Hall fire drill scene, dormitory antics, and a quirky campus night procession, with names like Hill-top, Prof. B, Montay, and Corbin Hall appearing amid ads for local merchants.

Aly Country South Africa North United States California Old Mexico Corbin Hall Marty Hve

How They Earned Their First Dollar or the fraternity pin

A collection of anecdotes about first earnings and small-town life. Includes a man who traded goods for a gun, a minister’s son who earned three dollars for sidewalk work, and several community updates from Lawrence society pages detailing visits, travel, and local appointments.

Trafessor Doug Beerup Smith and Wesson

Personal News Briefs From Kansas Cities and Nearby Towns

Local society items list multiple residents traveling or visiting in Kansas City Ottawa Chanute Independence and Fort Scott. Names include Ms C K Marshall Mrs Bell Woolard Dr J F Brock Miss Vivian Skilton and several families visiting relatives and attending events in the region. Travel and hospital notes appear alongside church and mission society associations.

Bell Woolard Kansas City Inex Woolworth Hity A. C. Mitchell J. H. Mitchell A. EB. Scott Leecompton Minnie Scott H. L. Chambers Minneapolis Gora Crosby Esthel Pierson Clayton Paris Toppenish Wash Clyde Johnston J. B. Rouray Sacramento Cal Agnes Laptad Jack Keller Ottawa Charles Thayer H. J.meuffles H. J. Paringer Faringer Seattle W.hosford

Luncheon Honors Mrs Poff in Los Angeles Birthday

Mrs Mary E Poff longtime Lawrence resident celebrated her 79th birthday with a luncheon hosted by daughter Grace B Poff in the Mary Louise Tea room Los Angeles. Twelve old Lawrence friends attended beside Los Angeles guests and Long Beach visitors concluding with a festive table of pastel dahlias and red carnations.

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