16 Oct 1919
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1919
Page
1
Soviet forces are described retreating on all four fronts as Bolsheviks face mounting crisis and potential disaster. The report portrays advancing enemy lines and strategic setbacks for the Soviet military efforts.
A sweeping World War I dispatch reports Bolshevik forces retreating as Allied and Ukrainian units bolster Denekin and Kolchak in Russia. It says Petrograd is doomed, with Polish and Lettish actions near Kovna and Dvina while Denekin’s arm y advances toward Orel and Tula.
Three motorcyclists were fined in Lawrence police court this morning for speeding on the streets. WH M Stacker Nay Ziesines and Cherter Kuhn were found guilty and ordered to pay fines and costs totaling 1650 each. J E Walker of Rosedale, arrested Tuesday for speeding, posted a 2000 bond but paid 5.00 fine plus 27.00 costs. Walker was reportedly traveling 89 miles per hour at the time of arrest.
Temperatures recorded 77 degrees yesterday and 7 degrees at 7 A M today reflect an unusual fluctuation in the weather pattern. No further details on location or time provided.
The Industrial Welfare Commission dissolves all advisory boards and will organize new ones. Lawrence employers are asked to submit representatives to the new boards via Harry Sharp of the Kansas Employers Association. Employers and workers will be represented by nominees from their respective organizations, with the commission selecting public and worker representatives.
The Senate opened another session as debate on the Shantung settlement resumed. Senator Kellogg urged the United States not to be party to the treaty, while Republicans Ride and Phelan signaled reservations and opposition to expanding voting power.
The Lawrence Public Nursing Association held a weekly baby clinic at city hall Tuesday afternoon. Thirteen brown babies occupied chairs desks and the floor. Most were healthy yet ages were uncertain as many mothers could not state exact ages. One mother claimed her two children were one and one half years old.
The Lawrence campus gears up for student council elections with contests for editor and manager posts. Basil J Church and Wintith, football players, are named as candidates for senior class leadership, while Ty Cochran opposes Shanty Hourke for manager.
Washington October 16 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor is reported improved today after a period of nervous exhaustion. His physician has issued a brief bulletin noting the improvement and stating he will continue treatment and rest.
A federal trade commission report examines the five Chicago based meat packers and their reach into unrelated food lines. It questions whether widening activity would lower prices and improve quality while noting concentration along select product lines and the potential impact on politics and public institutions.
In Shawen Wisconsin an inquiry unfolds as a newspaper reading leads to a tale of family ties. An agent questions ages and relationships while tracing the Washburn lineage from Shawna to Bradley and Skinner, ending with plans to reach a century mark.
Albert Horman of Minneapolis will address Lawrence dairymen in Chamber of Commerce rooms this evening at 8 30. He is a dairy organizer for the Missouri Kansas Dairy Association and will outline plans for better development of the dairy industry in the district surrounding Lawrence. PF S. Butcher, president of the Mis- is to call the meeting to order.
The Baldwin Estates sold at auction with 400 prospective buyers present. Several tracts fetched prices per acre and included bottom land, a home farm, and improvements. The sale was conducted by the Sutter Land Auction Company of Safina, with W C Curphey as auctioneer and Wilson & Clawson of Lawrence assisting.
A cross nation race ends tragically as seven athletes die and others are injured. The chaotic scene unfolds near a distant summit with officials moving to secure the course and identify the victims as crowds react to the sudden tragedy.
Report describes a state convention in Falls City and related events in Missouri and Nebraska. Notable mentions include Campbell of Cranttown, Sraether, and Lawrence sending a message to Belt Se convention. Delivers casualty figures from a train of wagons and notes a World Cotton Conference in New Orleans concluding with a banquet.
The National Industrial Conference opened debates over a declaration on the right of wage earners to organize and bargain collectively with employers. Thomas J. Chadbourne presented the proposal from the committee of 15, drawing support from labor delegates and opposition from capital representatives as discussions extended through multiple sessions.
The city will shut off water tomorrow in the district between Third and Sixth streets to run a cleaning machine through mains from the water plant to Sixth Street. Work continues Saturday from Sixth to Eighth, then along Eighth from Indiana to Massachusetts, with the goal of removing deposits and possibly contracting 100000 feet of mains for cleaning. The Shah of Persia, arriving next spring, owns valuable jewelry including a near-sapphire pearl valued at $300,000.
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