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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1920
Page
5
Public notice from Lawrence Kansas dated October 16 1920 lists post office circulation details. Readers may call the office to receive a copy between 7 and 7 30. The notice directs residents to collect materials by specified time.
A quotation from Psalm 125 praises those who trust in the Lord as Mount Zion that cannot be removed. It contrasts the security of the righteous with the fate of the wicked and asks for the Lord to do good to the upright and grant peace to Israel.
A Kansas political column lauds Senator Charles Curtis for long service and trusted leadership. It notes strong local backing in Douglas County, cites personal rapport with residents, and mentions Hoover era speeches as well as labor and employer relations shaping statewide sentiment.
In a pre election discussion the piece argues sovereignty and a league of nations demand show limited impact. It notes France seeks more money, the Justice Department ends the anti inflation push, and Britain faces coal miner disruption. Kansas and President Wilson's inquiries toward France loom with pending election timing.
A dated list notes events and figures: 1847 first publication of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, 1878 floods in Murcia Spain claim a thousand lives, 1909 Taft and Diaz meet at El Paso, 1814 death of Mrs M C Goullett founder of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Nashville Tennessee.
Frederick H. Gillett marks his sixth year as Speaker. Bramwell Booth sails to lead a Salvation Army tour in the U S and Canada. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo is to be honored in a Los Angeles carnival. The Southeastern Fair at Atlanta opens for ten days. A Self-Determination of Irland League convention meets in Ottawa. A Massachusetts conference on country life is held by civic groups. The International Joint Commission holds a St Lawrence waterway hearing in Albany. Campaigns loom as Harding and Cox schedule speeches in St. Louis and Cleveland.
Frederick H. Gilett, Sneaker of the National House of Representatives, born Westfield Massachusetts 69 years ago today. Rt. Rev. James D. Morrison Episcopal bishop of Duluth born Washington 76 years ago today. John V. Farwell Chicago merchant and philanthropist born Chicago 62 years ago today. William C. Potter mining expert and financier born Chicago 45 years ago today.
On this day marks Noah Webster born 1758 in West Hartford and later famed dictionary work. It also notes the 1813 Leipzig battle where Napoleon's forces were defeated by Russian, Prussian and Austrian allies, and mentions Francis R. Lubbock born 1815 in Beaufort South Carolina near Austin Texas.
From the Republican Daily Journal dated October 16, 1870. Lamp-posts are cast at Kimball's foundry, now the Lawrence iron works. Potatoes drop in price while butter sells at 45 cents a pound. Some of the rankest wheat has begun to suffer frost damage and could use relief from frosts, a delay to such grain.
From the Lawrence Daily Journal Oct 16 1995 Hamill will play with the Kansas University football team. The article also notes progress on a Massachusetts to Santa Fe depth street and a one day jump in apple prices returning to the old level.
Anti Bolshevist trains repamed within sixteen miles of Petrograd. Mrs B W Fider returned to Denver Colorado after a four week visit with her parents. High grade Holsteins at auction J C Nerriott Oct 21. Buy a bigyele Hanna.
W L Brown head of European Relief said the organization needs 19 million dollars to feed hungry European children and sustain warehousing this winter. Twenty men direct the association’s offices in Germany Poland Austria Hungary CathHO-Slovakia and the Free State of Danzig as Berlin reports on Oct 16.
A fragmentary verse item sees Simple Simon asking the pie price from a pieman with a quip about prices tied to Democrats. The snippet shifts to a note on Prof. W. H. Cole visiting Sabina Ohio and family ties. A brief sentence mentions Grand Banks fish abundance and a local cattle sale by J. C. Berlivet.
London reports Sir Charles Macars, an English authority, warns Russia’s prewar cotton industry has been shattered by the revolution. He says only about 200,000 to 300,000 of 2 million mills are still operating, with machinery badly damaged and parts looted. English workers unlikely to return in large numbers. Germany and Austria reduce output. Spain struggles to compensate for textile stoppage.
In 1920, four surviving members of the Wakarusa Farmer Alliance and the Wakarusa C P L A. discuss disposing of treasury funds from two defunct lodges. They propose meeting at Wakarusa Township hall on Oct 20, prior to a Republican address, to allocate funds for hall improvements or transfer to the township board.
A townwide notice lists morning and evening worship at First Methodist Episcopal Church on Tenth and Vermont, Second Presbyterian, Epworth Leagues, and other churches. It notes ministers Kayne and Shoe H Gy, with programs including sermons, Sunday school, and youth activities.
Mrs. Sarah M. Hunt Cochran died at her home on Massachusetts Street yesterday at 12 30. The body was taken to Eureka Kansas for burial. Curtis meeting at Baldwin presided by J S Johnson. attendance small but Curtis spoke strongly. Holstein sale notices from J C Herriott’s with dates October 21 and 21 repeat. Rotary club prepares program for city teachers evening event at 6 30 with copper at 6 39. Rankin’s Drug Store ads praise tonics and hair growth, plus silver shoppping oxfords. Miss Ethel Hoar goes to Kansas for a week. Fourteen Holstein heifers at auction in Herriott sale. Ride a bicycle for economy.
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