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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1920
Page
4
Attorney General Palmer has ordered an investigation into reports that liquor was overly plentiful at the San Francisco convention. The remark notes Palmer did not initiate the inquiry while the convention was in session, despite having most of his force there.
A desultory labor parade in London yesterday drew cheers for Levine and Trotzky while most workers showed little interest, with the crowd praised by some as friends of labor yet others warned of impending hardships.
Report notes masked bandits took several thousand dollars from managers of a show while the audience watched a film romance. The piece imagines a future where Kansas City residents may stand on streets to view such entertainment instead of paying admission.
President Wilson, troubled by reports that Senator Harding was unofficially approached in France, weighs claims about forming an association of nations. He previously sought to discipline the King of Italy during the peace conference, and now moves to address the matter with the Hallar people.
Amid appeals to aid Cuban sugar growers, American bankers show willingness to buy government bonds. The Interstate Commerce Commission delays higher freight rates on cotton from the Southwest, while wheat farmers face substantial losses unless relief is found. The piece reflects on campaign fervor and fiscal burdens shifting to supporters and taxpayers as the year progresses.
Critics charge the Democratic administration wastes funds raised during the war and urge replacing it with a new political party to curb extravagance. The remarks frame a call for political realignment amid accusations of prodigal spending.
Governor Allen seeks re election on a record of one of the largest majorities. The piece credits his two year tenure for leadership during the coal miners strike and the creation of an industrial court as a square deal in labor relations. It asserts the public will endorse his candidacy.
Two weeks to erection observances across the United States mark the 150th anniversary of James K. birbourne birth, 50th of the Cambria liner disaster, 175th since Jonathan Swift's death, with Parliament resuming and the United Lutheran Church meeting in Washington for its biennial convention. The International Joint Commission begins talks in New York on St. Lawrence River deepening for a Great Lakes waterway.
A scrambled list marks anniversaries and birthdays of figures such as Martha Wayles Jefferson born in 1748, Mercy Warren poetess from Farnstable Massachusetts, and William J. Burns famed detective born in Baltimore. Other notes include a Tannhauser presentation at Tre Dresden and Roosevelt Week observances nationwide.
A fragment from the Lawrence Daily Journal 1895 recalls a monument to the unknown dead in the Vor eteries and lists shop temptations such as ten cent tennis flannels and embroidered handkerchiefs. The piece hints at prevailing health ads urging Hoods Sarsaparilla as a remedy amid local gossip and fashion buys.
From the Republican Daily Journal October 19 1870 Crew and Hachey opened a fine stock of books and stationery noted as unsurpassed in the city The firm began half a century ago as a leading mercantile asset in the community The store once occupied the building now home to Syot Cash Shoe Store City council records list bids for paving Massachusetts Street from Winthrop to Henry with wood block pavement estimates from 2159 to 2579 dollars and five bids were submitted.
London on October 19 reports a drop of the pound to 3.41 on buying orders tied to coal shipments from the United States. Amid hopes for a settlement, John Robert Clynes, a moderate labor leader and former food controller, urges a basis of agreement giving miners half their demands while the rest are sent to an impartial tribunal.
The Uni war city baseball team from Southern California plans a Japan tour next summer to play against Japanese university loan teams.
An intensive campaign under the James Woods Greens Memorial Association aims to fund a life size statue of James Woods Green, nicknamed Uncle Jimmy. French, famed for Lincoln busts, will sculpt the piece costing about $40,000. Funds come from alumni and friends, with the statue placed on campus to attract visitors.
Washington October 1 American bankers and Cuban government and sugar officials reach an accord to ease Cuba’s financial stringency. Banks will buy bonds issued by the Cuban government to fund sugar operations and provide other relief measures.
Reltid Zeider announces his intent to retire as a player at season’s end and applies for appointment to the umpire staff of the Pacific Coast, signaling a transition from on-field duties to officiating roles.
Partial list from Lecompton fair shows premiums in Agricultural Horticultural and Livestock divisions. Winners include Harvey Glenn, Frank Wizer, C R Harrington, Fred Smith and Joe Smith among many, for ears of corn, tomatoes, squash, pumpkins, poultry, and farm exhibits. Continued next weeks.
In Salina Oct 18 Harlin Hawk son of THoenry Hawk a farmer was blinded by iodine while driving to town a stranger in an auto hurled the chemical at him. A separate note reports an alleged poisoning attempt on the Hawk family by placing strychnine in their fuel.
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