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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1919
Page
8
Oread Highs drop a 7 to 14 defeat to Tonganoxie High with penalties and fumbles cited as factors. Absences of key linemen contributed, though Oread fought hard, scoring in the second quarter on a Walthers to Naismith pass. A late third-quarter penalty set up Tongy’s final score as the game slipped away.
Ellis Bowling reports the Elkis alleys last evening where Albach won three of four games amid strong scores. Gustafson led Albach with 218 while Banks topped Phillips with 200. Phillips 223 290 251 49. Albach 440 252 230. In the tenpin, Strong defeated Cope two of three. Kaufman led Cope with 392 and Sueton led Strong with 376. Remaining scores include 86 STL 619 587 05 594. Tonight’s games set to continue.
A damaged OCR fragment references deaths and a funeral, mentioning stirring events and water, with unclear names or dates. The readable parts imply a local obituary notice or funeral notice, lacking concrete details or a readable event scope.
Lawrence High School gridiron squad, all in first class fighting trim, travels from Union Pacific station to Salina to face St. John’s Military Academy this afternoon in game four of the season. Beatrice loss still remembered, crowd backs Red and Black in hope of keeping opponents from crossing the goal line. Lawrence carries slight edge after beating Manhattan. Salina team also topped Manhattan.
Burris and Fishback, two Black youths arrested for attacking colored students at the University, appeared before Judge C. C. Stewart. Burris was found not guilty and freed. Fishback was found guilty, fined $1.00 plus costs totaling $15.25, and ordered to ten days in jail.
Arthur Murphy, a taxicab driver in Lawrence, was arrested yesterday by Officer Perkins for speeding. He pleaded guilty in police court this morning. Judge C. C. Stewart found that Murphy had prior offenses and revoked parole, ordering $15 paid on the fine with the balance paroled.
A faded note recalls silver loving cups and jeweled swords as symbols of useless grandeur. It mentions King John era bed linens and Luca wheels for beds, while a Southampton sheriff knighthood story describes presenting a couch, a bed, and linen sheets to the king's valet.
Miners inch defines irrigation water flow with regional variance. In Arizona it equals one fortieth of a cubic foot per second, while other states show different values, illustrating measurement discrepancies in water rights and conveyance.
Kansas fans travel to Topeka for the Kan sas Washburn football game with 300 rooters 750 Kansas squad and freshman groups leaving at 10 20 am for a 3 pm kickoff Officials note Kansas in better form after a week of open play while Washburn aims for a upset Kansas linemen Simon Pringle Marxen join for first time this season with Wood and Mandeville in backfield structure Detailing lineups and travel plans the article frames the match as a strong test for Kansas in a cold weather rout desire.
Two conference games are on the slate in the Min Valley football conference. Missouri University, tied with the Kansas Aggies 6 6 last week, meets Ames at Columbia today while Towans looms as a tough foe. Washington University tackles the Kansas Aggies in St Louis with Washington showing a slight edge in today’s matchup. Drake meets Simpson in Des Moines and Washburn faces Topeka.
The notice states sale postponed until Tuesday November 6 due to weather. Col C J Thomas will be the auctioneer and the event is expected to draw attention. Other items note Katherine McCord Mamie Clare Walker Irene Leary Patricia Evans and community notices about local meetings and shop ads.
The Philadelphia Record urges safeguarding families by inserting three pins in opposite directions in a poison bottle cork. This makes removal obvious and serves as an unfixable safety measure to deter tampering.
Josiah Williams and Charles E. Sutton are noted as spending days in Kansas City on business or leisure. The ad copy urges early ordering and painting roofs before cold weather, with references to Apricot and Pineapple, Wie demanns, and Prone 192.
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