Labor and Capital Platform Reflections in 1923 Letters
Lawrence Kansas September 3 1923 contains a page of letters and commentary on current events and public sentiment. It notes issues from the county fair weather to international affairs with references to Mussolini Greece and the League of Nations. The piece weighs public opinion on governance by law and by popular discourse.
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Massachusetts
Mall
Lawrence
Chicago
Hartford
New York
Franklin P. Alcorn
Marbridge
Associated Press
Mewa
Law Kansas
Lawrence Spirit and Mine Workforce Tension in Pennsylvania
The article praises Governor Pinchot and criticizes mine operators for resisting check off rules. It argues higher wages and lower output raise coal costs for consumers and glorifies the Lawrence Spirit as a longstanding Western heritage of unity, education, and national service. It highlights a historic 1917 volunteer response as evidence of enduring vigor.
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Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Johor
Lawrence
West
Prairies
Gifford Pinchot
John Hays Hammond
The
Coal Commission
White House
Viscount Uchida, Acting Premier of Japan, A Diplomatic Veteran
Viscount Yasuya Uchida, who has acted as premier ad interim after Takashi Hara's assassination, is a veteran diplomat with posts in Washington London Peking Vienna and as ambassador to Peking and Vienna. Born 1865 in Tokyo, he studied abroad and rose to vice minister of foreign affairs in 1900 before returning to Japan's foreign service. His wife Mara Dogura, daughter of Yamato’s wealth, studied at Bryn Mawr and the Uchidas were prominent Washington social figures.
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Yasuya Uchida
Japan
Takashi Hara
Count Uchida
Washington
Tokio
Legation
London
Peking
Baron Uchida
Foreign Department
Vienna
E Count
Mara Dogura
Yamato
Bryn Mawr
Sa de Ene
Rumorful Clippings Span Unlikely News Moments
A collage of quirky notes bits cite TOM SIMS SAYS Bandit politics on a train ride in Oklahoma. A reform-minded ex-politician. A shoplifter in St. Louis steals a fur coat for four months. Rockefeller and Cuba finances pop up amid war loan talk. Bootleggers, cigars, and prices surface with odd vignettes from Savannah to Petersburg.
Germans Want to Belong to League
Geneva reports the League assembly faces key issues including Germany's possible admission to the League and the reparations question. Delegates note Germany's bid could be helped by support if she applies, while opium policy and other matters promise heated discussion as the assembly opens in Geneva.
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Geneva
Associated Press
Germany
League of Nations
League Assembly
Eric Drummond
The
League
Temperance Billiard Hall opens in Lawrence era
From the Republican Journal of September 2 1873 this item notes Messrs Thompson and St Clair opening the Temperance Billiard Hall and concert saloon at the Globe Restaurant, with the first concert scheduled for Thursday evening. It also covers a river fire at the ferry engine house, travel plans of Mr and Mrs H W Baker to Maine, university term start in Lawrence, and a marriage of Frederick Eggert to Elizabeth Avery with a large local group in attendance.
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The
Republican Journal
Thompson and St. Clair
Globe
Frederick Eggert
F. Eggert and Co
Elizabeth Avery
H. S. Pike
Kentucky Street
Marshall
Capt. Hathaway
Capt. Garter
Rosseau
Ft. Leavenworth
Henry Eggert
Chas. Henry and
Chris Evert
C. F. Eggert
Wesley Duncan
Hornsby
L. Edwards
M. L. Miner
Col. Terry
Col. Rankin
E. D. Hammond
Eggert
Plan of Bay State Legislature To Turn Swampy Land to Garden Plots
Boston reports that Massachusetts lawmakers plan to convert swamp and submerged acres into pastures and market gardens under the 1928 drainage and reclamation law. John W. Plaisted says 800000 to 1500000 acres of wetlands could yield hay vegetables and pasture with district financing via assessments debt or county appropriations. The act aims to help people help themselves by privately supervised state support for irrigation and land development.
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Bay
Boston
Associated Press
John W. Plaisted
N Chhusetts Department of Agriculture
Massachusetts
Feminists urge amendment to Sex Disqualification Removal Act
London reports that women's groups plan to meet Home Secretary to press for act changes. They argue the act fails to ensure sex equality beyond juries and nullifies several barriers, including Civil Service equality, public servant protections on marriage, university admission parity, and a seat in the House of Lords. A Japanese university will establish an alcoholic research chair.
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London
Associated Press
Engsland
Home Secretary
House of Lords
Twenty Five Years Ago In Lawrence Chronicle
A Lawrence Daily World snapshot from September 1898 notes J D Bowersock speaking at Olathe, local visits by H J Alen, Emma Wallams, Mrs Lear nard and national encampment plans in Cincinnati. Cherlus Katherman departs for Howard as principal, Alt Greene visits, two week Excelsior visit, new student welcome at Wiedemann's, T H Gilbert to Hen shaw’s, and a fatal lightning strike near Brockersby in east Lawrence killing two boys about 12 years old.
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Ellet Bates
John Jennings
Brockersby
East Lawrence
Labor Day Observances Across Nations and Galas
Today marks Labor Day events across the United States and Canada amid official mourning for President Hariing. The League of Nations opens its fourth meeting in Geneva as major trade union and religious gatherings begin. State fairs launch in several states, while the British Trade Union Congress and the National Federation of Post Office Clerks convene with demands including higher pay and a thirty day vacation.
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United States
Canada
Hariing
Assembly of the League of Nations
Geneva
British Trade Union Congress
Minnesota
Indiana
Nebraska
West Virginia
Maine
International Convention of the Disciples of Christ
Colorado Springs
Congress
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Paso
New Bulgarian Refugee School Opens In Sofia
The Bulgarian and American refugee relief program announces a new course in house building electrical engineering and agriculture to start in October for Russian and Bulgarian refugees in Sofia. The school offers free instruction lodging and board with only a nominal 1000 lava fee for upkeep of equipment.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
FL Bf. C. AL
Color and Citizenship at N A A C P Conference
Kansas City Star editorial lauds the annual N A A C P gathering for highlighting that color has no bearing on citizenship. It urges cross racial cooperation to end mob violence and prejudice, affirming white and Black responsibilities and the city’s support for advancing racial equality.
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Kansas City
NASA. C. B
Godspeed
Kansas City Star
Columbus to Make First Postwar Voyage From Bremerhaven
Berlin dispatch reports the North German Lloyd steamer Columbus nearing completion at Danzig and slated to sail its first postwar voyage from Bremerhaven to New York on October 11. It is described as Germanys largest and fastest ship since armistice.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Danzig
Germany
Bremerhaven
New York
New Blouses Feature Almost Sleeveless Style
The piece surveys summer blouses with minimal sleeves, drooping necklines, ruffles, and wide collars. Many use Irish lace trim and ingetting. A new jabot blouse adds versatility with jackets and sweaters and may persist into fall and winter.
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