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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1927
Page
4
A 1927 World Company column covers opportunities, policy shifts, and regional growth. It weighs the Thompson library controversy in Chicago, Greenwood county highway funding, and Kansas political strategy for a Curtis aligned delegation. It notes highway plans on US 40 and 43, Douglas county progress, and calls for a representative GOP slate.
Six years ago in New Citseyge Jim Donnelly expected a new rag cab carriage. Streetcar traffic near G W Cooks show store worries drivers. James C Horton resigns as Wells Fargo express agent. New brick buildings near the depot on Locust street near completion. Jas Wakes to open grocery store. A R Smith to run a second story store. Leroy Cyandall to operate a grocery store in new block. Miss M B Craig offers photographic coloring and art lessons at studio 133 Massachusetts street. Massachusetts street loose stones scare carriage drivers. street commissioners awaited. Henry Street grading staking by engineers. Editorial Ball invites 500 invitations to the editorial ball. George Y Jones named Lawrence agent for London China Tea Co. Railroad bridge on Pier near completion. Contemporary newspaper adopts new dress resembling the Journal. Deacon Dixon farm sold to Hathorn of Elmira for 36000. Hathorn related to Thompson of McClellan & Thompson. Penhler and Brinkman drop bank plans. new bank site at Massachusetts and Warren in rentals. Editorial Convention gathers at Eldridge House. visit University. address by President Fraser. Henry King to speak at Fraser's Hall. reception at Liberty Hall. convention to Humboldt by special train.
Twenty five years ago obituary notes the death of W. C. Spangler at his home at 7 o clock this morning after a protracted illness. The community mourns the loss of a man who had endeared himself to all who knew him.
Ten years ago Lawrence scenes unfold with notes on Spangler and local officials, hitching posts demand, weddings, birthdays, and a mix of social events. The column lists marriages in West Lawrence, a 75th birthday, and community concerns while noting travel plans, university life, and Liberty Bond sales amid wartime signals.
O Connor of Buffalo, longshoreman turned marine engineer, has led the Shipping Board since 1921 and the Merchant Fleet Corporation since 1924. His career includes presidency of the Licensed Yugmen's Protective Association and the International Longshoremen's Association shown during World War I service on wage and working condition adjustments.
Five years after Barel Webster’s death the revered statesman orator is remembered as a key figure. The Independent Oil Men of America hold a three day convention in Chicago, while the YMCA National Council begins its fourth annual session in the city. Washington hosts a national exhibit on standard wood building methods, and 27 Western forest supervisors convene in Pueblo to address forest management issues.
Fragmentary text from a 1827 era note shows a speaker anxious about a payday and a mother who has not phoned to arrange a noon meeting. The content hints at personal plans and a request for contact, with unclear provenance and attribution to a print syndicate associated with the era.
Baldwin community news recounts visits by Mr and Mrs W M Clark and others, church events, and a long list of attendees at a Kansas University affair. Separately, Miss Beulah Baker plans missionary work in Africa while Baker University students hear Dr Seerley speak on manhood. A car accident on High Street injures two people, and local gatherings cover tea, fashion, and charitable efforts.
The Baker University campus in Baldwin Kansas was selected by the Carnegie Institute of Washington to host an ecological research project. The work, led by Professor Hoffentechter and associates, will study environmental effects on cells with neuro physics and neuro chemistry, using an automatic escostate and collaboration with Dr G W Goldsmith. Also noted is the naturalization of Prince Ahmed Seifed Dini as a Turkish subject, with claims to estates estimated at 20 million dollars.
Fire department report from Frell Wiltians apartments on Faber Street notes boiler smoke damage after a Saturday afternoon incident. No injuries reported. residents evacuated as a precaution. Firefighters extinguished flames and investigated for potential cause and safety updates.
A fragmentary notice describes a wagon accident in Great Bend where a wagon wheel crushed a child, causing injuries. The brief mentions Mr and Mrs Alvin Be and a wagon load of wheat, with unclear roles for others. The readable facts center on the accident and injuries.
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