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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1923
Page
4
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Lawrence Kansas October 15 1923 nearly all of Douglas County s school teachers will attend the Kansas State Teachers association meeting at Topeka this week The attendance will benefit local schools by discussions of school problems by top educators and highlight the profession s duties in a democratic society The article also touches on wheat and cotton price debates and a baseball week recalling the sport s origins and early leagues
Rascae Stubbs appears a strong candidate for governor with his old political machine still in working order despite rust. The Tribune notes he remains a formidable contender if opposition unites behind one candidate while the Kansas Wheat Growers Association presses a contract enforcement suit against two Wyandotte County growers over wheat pools. Emporia signals and editorials discuss local politics and a warning to offensive writers in the Gazette as tensions rise in the state’s political scene.
A fragment discusses the absence of an organized police force after the German police were disbanded weeks earlier. It notes that the food situation quieted in Duesseldorf and other areas, but disorders could have escalated at an early stage without proper policing.
The Fort Scott Tribune cites Governor Hyde urging Missouri to cultivate hooks as well as mules. The remark links the governor by metaphor to improving state labor and discipline, highlighting a call to practical effort and productivity across sectors.
The article notes that the boll weevil is not wholly undesirable, as it has helped reduce the southern crop by two to three million bales, contributing to a shorter harvest.
London's royal bride of today is Maud, daughter of the Princess Royal, age thirty, who has long been a favorite of King George. She is an avid angler and swimmer, known for the biggest Dee salmon on record. She will marry Lord Carnegie, heir to the Earl of Southesk, uniting the royal family with a historic forfeited estate line.
David Ilsyd George and his party visit St. Paul and Minneapolis. Princess Maud wed to Lord Carnegie in London. The American Legion opens its fifth annual national convention in San Francisco. The American Child Health Association meets in Detroit. Geneva hosts an international customs conference with major powers. Interior Secretary Work panel meets in Washington. Western states attorneys general convene in Chicago to probe gasoline monopoly. Maine votes on 48 hour workweek limit for women and girls.
About 360 poor children arrived in Riga from the Ruhr region to be housed in institutions and private homes. They will receive free meals and housing for several months as relief efforts proceed.
Farm Bloc leader ked from the White House after a conference on farm problems with President Coolidge. He is expected to take a prominent part in legislative matters affecting the country’s progress this year, Senator Lynn J. Frazier.
San Francisco Oct 14 AP Alvin M Owsley retiring national commander of the American Legion delivers farewell at national convention calling for patriotism, law and order, conservation, and support for veterans through hospitalization rehabilitation and education. He urges expansion of resources protection of forests waterways and wildlife and stresses the Legion as a force for national defense and service to God and country. He pledges commitment to four principles and envisions continued public service by the Legion as new leadership takes charge.
New York stories reveal a shift from boy messengers to veteran policemen and firemen in Wall Street runnings. Postwar wage pressures and theft losses pushed firms to hire older men, halting the prewar practice of using youths for securities deliveries and fraud coverage.
Sweden’s stark north field regions suffer as France and Germany’s Ruhr dispute cripples iron ore exports to Narvik and Lulea. Shipments fall from three per day to under a shipload weekly. Britain holds ore in storage, while Chilean and other markets draw scarce demand. Iron ore fleets and dry towns face mounting hardship without Ruhr demand.
Topeka Oct. 15 The Associated Press reports that under national prohibition brewing companies may not expand beyond producing raw intoxicating beverages. The Kansas state charter board appears likely to require these firms to change their names before obtaining permits, as intervals during the past suggest.
New York reports European writers and artists increasingly turn to America for inspiration. Translations of American works flood Paris Stockholm Berlin shows, while European critics and readers praise U.S. mass culture, modern architecture, and the rise of a distinctly American literary voice amid postwar revival.
A fragmented account mixes Mussolini’s rise with a waiter from an English seaside town who trained with Mussolini in World War I. The piece recalls their enlistment, Massimo Carminati’s early socialist ties, and Mussolini’s fledgling influence as a private. The note ends with unrelated notices about traffic fines and winter cleaning ads.
The North Lawrence club shared an afternoon of games and music with Ralph Sting as guests. Mrs Ward and others attended, Willis won Consolation. Other social notes include visits, refreshments, and plans for the next club day. Tonight is North Lawrence night at the Christian church with seats arranged for size.
In early football lore players resisted dangers on soggy fields while unshaved guards and shock-absorbing hair grew. The era’s rough play, quirky dress, and comic campus chatter reveal a period when uniforms and grooming intersected with grit and humor.
A misprinted reminiscence describes a clerk in the extension department facing a chaotic scene as a long pedigree and a showy cat collide with items scattered about. A trio of wire monkeys lie shattered, an elephant figure lost an ear, and a porcelain tusk is damaged. The mistress discovers her clever cat now delights in tasting fixtures while a Bouhastes descendant calmly drags a peacock away from a pen holder.
Chinese adopt foreign style foot wear amid tensions over native shoes. American consul Cy Huston notes growing use of feather soles and leather shoes selling at about one dollar. Chinese tanning centers, near rustu and Tien tsin, tan hides for footwear. Japanese owned tannery in Teiatsin and Shanghai racket in Pientsin import components from Shantung for shoe components.
Several appeared in notice court morning. J. Gerveis paid $5 for driving with no light. Harold Seaver, a University student, fined $15 for speeding. Harry Minteor fined $25 for speeding. A. Ah tun G. received a Sid Captain Ray Edwards of Leay TV D rame then ended the football spent the week out with sin Lawrence.
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