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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1923
Page
4
The piece notes anti dry law arguments citing deaths from poisoned liquor and questions replacing bootleg liquor with safer booze. It discusses wheat price fixing as a political issue and reports on Western building activity per F W Codre corporation data, showing September gains for Kansas and a nine month rise overall, with cautious builder sentiment due to costs and terms.
A large group of American bankers argues for canceling European war debts to the United States. They claim debt cancellation would clear clouds over international trade, though others note the U.S. would bear the burden or that debt may restrain European aggression. The piece also covers baseball crowds, Secretary Wallace on farm problems, and political shifts in Germany and Oklahoma.
Henry Morgenthau of New York accepts the presidency of the Greek refugee settlement commission from the League of Nations. A noted diplomat and philanthropist, he has served as United States ambassador to Turkey and led several key missions. He helped mediations with Armenians and Turkish Nationalists and advised on Austria's financial rescue.
A mix of local notes mentions Boston Chamber of Commerce expanding with new stories and speaker events, plus skylarking comments on aging fashion and urban life. It references Seattle secretary Rose, Charlie Chaplin in New York, and a general mood of cultural revival and home life humor. Occasional storm reports, coal prices, and safety tips appear alongside light society items. The Moscow explosion report notes twelve killed and many injured in a hunting goods store blast.
Portland reports show an I W W flyer airplane mishap after launching strike propaganda. Officials note Multnomah County marriages up 286 percent, builders report August home construction up 148 percent. A freighter arrives with baby carriages from the East as Oregon youth pursues mountain climbing, a favored pastime.
Earl and Kenneth Deitz climbed Mt. Hood 11 229 feet high and rode an elevator of ice. They needed a guide and a rope to descend a north chimney cliff after four hours of nerve wracking work. They reached the bottom exhausted and spent the night in an inn before returning home.
Celebration of Columbus Day echoes the discovery of America while London grants Freedom to Stanley Baldwin. Millers' National Federation directors meet in Chicago to address milling industry concerns. The U S S Whitney will launch at Charlestown with Mrs. Roderick Tower as sponsor. The Pan American International Committee of Women holds simultaneous meetings across capitals of the Americas.
The county bonus board disallowed three claims from Claude Buhrmann of Kansas City Missouri, Edgar Martin Jardon of Baldwin, and John M Merwin of Lawrence. The reasons cited were lack of sufficient proof that the applicants were residents of Kansas when entering service.
The family thanks the A. O. M. W lodge W. O. W lodge Fraternal order of Eagles and B. P. O. Elks and many friends for the flowers sent during the illness and death of my husband and father Mrs. C. S. Shimmons Gc. Shimmons F. B. Shimmons.
The Miller family expresses gratitude to lodges clubs and numerous friends for kindness and beautiful flowers after a bereavement. Also includes a coal delivery ad from Kaw Valley Fuel Co and a misc line about Will Pendleton manager and music-related notes.
Kansas City Oct 12 Scientific soil preparation is key to boosting soil bacteria and profits. Hardy V Campbell San Francisco farm advisor says smaller, scientifically farmed plots can outperform larger ones using old methods. He cites cases of winter wheat yields and argues for diversified farming and timely soil work to balance production and prices.
Ray A. Eusden of Plymouth Congregational church will depart Sunday to attend the National Council of Congregational Churches in Springfield Massachusetts October 16 to 24. Elected by the Kansas State Conference, he will represent the state. The conference expects about 3 000 delegates and visitors with addresses by national leaders and foreign guests. A special National Council train will run from Chicago to accommodate western delegates.
Dy W C McConnell was elected president and J C Allen secretary treasurer of the Baptist Brotherhood at First Baptist church last night. Monthly meetings agreed. Marvin Hall sang a solo and Hall with Mrs Frank Jennings sang a duet. Attendance was good. The district court docket for November is prepared and ready for printer. The May term will be adjourned by Judge Hugh Meas. County teachers to convention in Topeka start Thursday through Saturday. C J Lane issued clerical notices. large attendance expected.
Delegates from the state convention of Odd Fellows at Salina returned this morning, many stopping in Lawrence for a few hours while awaiting train connections home. A single crow is said to destroy 700,000 insects a year.
A nostalgic verse about hilltop blue spruces and moonlit campus celebrations transitions to campus life vignettes at K U. The piece notes clerks lamenting new six o clock closing hours, chapel quips, a lost eyewear mishap, hairdressers, weddings, and musings on love, memory, and the Hilltop woods with bird life and twilight walks.
In a Stokes divorce case the action moved to Missouri as Mrs. Stokes travels with counsel to Booneville and Buncheon to locate witnesses. They aim to counter testimony linking her to Edgar T Wallace in 1904 amid claims she was in Washington DC attending school and unaware of the man.
The familiar advertisement promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a 30 year old remedy for infants and children. It claims relief from constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea and says it aids stomach digestion and natural sleep with the product bearing the signature.
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