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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1920
Page
8
The prolonged wage hike dispute at the mines concludes today after a three week strike. Union leaders and management reached a settlement, averting further work stoppages and restoring production.
Frank Hodges of the miners' executive says terms from the government are to be put to a ballot of the union for judgment. The executive body recommends adoption as a temporary measure until a national wage board is established, with the plan to operate by the end of March.
State agent L Gaither promotes inoculated vetch as a cover crop in Topeka county to improve potato yields and soil fertility. Trials by Paul Laptad and John Moe will test inoculated vetch beside unseeded ground. February sowing and plowing under same season as wheat boosts wheat yields.
A local controversy arises at Hess Drag Store as a candidate labeled Wet stirs discussion among shoppers. community members voice opinions on public behavior and store policy amid the incident.
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Berlin October 23 Food Controller Hermes opposes admission of 5000 bushels donated by American farmers and resists imports said to be offered by New York bakers. Critics argue the move would aid German shortages while transportation across the Atlantic remains disputed and fodder limits loom.
Boston reports a state boxing commission now legalizes professional bouts open to the public for the first time in 25 years. Bouts are ten rounds of three minutes, held by licensed clubs with $5,000 bonds. Decisions are by a referee, a reserve judge, and another licensed judge.
Death notices report Mrs Kate Jenkins funeral at 2 pm from the Unitarian church with Rev Mark Mehler officiating and bearers W F March Irving Hill D Asher O Learnard Geo W Hackman. burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Also noted is Mrs Sophia D Richards death near Eulora with funeral plans for 2 pm tomorrow. A separate item mentions Lawrence Studio showing Haskell players images and Hess Drug Store updating lighting and December Elite styles from Thompson Photo Studio.
Disclosures link policemen federal officials and mayors of small cities to a Chicago booze ring. District Attorney Charles Clo questioned leader Heiter and discussed a $100,000 whiskey robbery involving police aided theft. Alleged confessions hint at widespread involvement by officials across the region.
Rail traffic in Rurumia is so heavy that hundreds ride on train roofs as trains lack sufficient locomotives and cars. Passengers cling to bumpers and frames, paying the same fare for rooftop travel, while accidents occur in tunnels. German actions and Allied shortages worsen the rolling stock crisis. an American locomotive firm has contracted to ship engines in payment with oil.
In Fairview, absent Mr Lack wool, Mr Harry Coker delivered a splendiferous sermon at Sunday service. Thursday evening gatherings at the Leary home included Mr and Mrs Walborn, Mr and Mrs Welker and Leonard Walker, Mr and Mrs Wells and Alfred, Mr and Mrs Koehler and Ana, and Mrs Ellen Leary. Mil de ed Walborn and Virgil Walburn left for Teneka and Burr Oak before heading to St Francis. On Sunday morning Mr Brownlee and family found their car tires cut or damaged as they prepared for church. The Walborns hosted at Teury and Koehler homes and visited at the Sehaul.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Ewing and Chase homes in Lawrence moving to Topeka and Burr and St Francis Tuesday. Names Floyd Walborn Chas Wells Mrs W Fells Mr Clifford Pine, Grace Moulton Lasswell funeral attendance from Topeka, Mrs Ora Liss, Louis Seele Alm Alfred Linwood visitations, Chas Devirisdas Myo Whelan Leary.
Lena California hosts a flow of visitors and neighborly calls as Santa Fe reunites families and repairs tracks in the Wakarusa Valley. Residents, including the Shirar family, Dreher and Wells households, Lawrence visitors, and Baker University speaker Lam, attend church events, lectures, dinners, and teachers meetings with extended kin and friends across Perry, Baldwin, and Salina areas.
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