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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1915
Page
2
An excerpt discusses horses in the European war and claims about the hereditary impact of trauma on soldiers and future offspring. It mentions eugenics, prenatal study in Paris, and calls for larger state funding to improve livestock and animal breeding, linking war strains to broader public policy.
A late 1915 Lawrence Kansas clipping notes officials and associations, with U S postal matter details. It discusses Allied versus Central powers recruiting prospects, American views on Wilson's foreign policy, and Topeka health board findings on manure piles cesspools and insanitary conditions, reflecting wartime sentiment and civic concerns.
A local group centered at Rialliers' PB riqadsh in Sahavidle headquarters on Delaware street aims to expand citizenship through discussions on eugenics culture and corekillal subjects. The circulating Whewey standard works would influence the community and rally thousands to engage in civic life.
A few days ago the Chinese crime chief spoke on fortunes and fate, touching on the topic amid ongoing concerns. The remarks, reported at the time, reflected views on luck and destiny influencing events.
The article details the large scale financial links between the United States and Allied nations. It cites a June 30 trade balance of 11.23 billion with Britain, France, Russia, and others, plus gold holdings, government loans, and bank reserves. It notes foreign owned American securities repatriated and a potential credit expansion of about 2 billion dollars.
The Boston Globe describes the 1858 separation of Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine Wickens Wickens and their two children, noting public scandal and rumors. It cites Dickens’s friend’s letter denying prolonged unhappiness and mentions temperamental faults attributed to Dickens, with no evidence of formal reconciliation.
A clipping notes growing concern over transmissible disease linked to public baths and swimming pools. It discusses ensuring antistatic hygiene, proper construction, payment, water supply, and sanitation measures with calcium chloride as a recommended disinfectant. Policy advocates praise recent questions guiding facility hygiene.
An assessment of disinfectants for pools notes that calcium hypochlorite imparts odor and taste and requires high dosages, while copper sulfate shows promising results at Leh University gym pool. Copper sulfate avoids milky chemical charge, is gentler on eyes, cheaper, and may outperform calcium hypochlorite under similar conditions.
The fragment mentions fixing Etta Lower's bond at 300 dollars and a colored woman Pho Bonday Raa Lower. It notes she is held awaiting trial, with unclear details about a firing incident and a colored barker in a parade setting. Names and specifics are garbled.
A chaotic OCR fragment notes debate over Pamish house plans and the arch itects. It mentions a controversial future build for a church project and lists several named individuals from Missouri and Baldwin. The text references students enrolling in a business college and urges action on a new design. The overall sense is a draft record of planning disputes amid education and civic projects.
Lawrence, Kansas area report names Joe Howard as accused liaison partner in a case described as a mortgage of trust in a will conflict. The article notes Joseph Howard, a local vaudeville performer, and links to John Hillsbury, a Streator resident, with alleged meetings dating from December 25, 1914, to March 12. The piece references Mrs Hillsbury and a Mrs. Higgins, plus an unidentified second correspondent, within a sensational local court filing. The tone recalls early 20th century gossip columns and public notices of scandal in Lawrence and surrounding regions.
Missionary Sunday service highlights work in Porto Rico. Miss Nora Silva attended, presenting reports on missionary efforts and the church's outreach, reflecting a local Methodist celebration of global missions and Sunday school activities.
Secret McAdoo outlines recommendations from the Pan American Financial Conference held in Washington. He urges twelve Federal Reserve banks to form joint agencies in major South and Central American cities and calls for government steamship facilities to support Latin American trade relations. The plan includes funding for the International High Commission of Laws and a Pan American Humana Conference in Washington to extend credit and coordinate regional banking and shipping.
The first session of the national convention of the Friends of Peace opened with women speakers denouncing munitions shipping and war while attacking belligerent press. A bulletin misstated deaths from a German submarine torpedoing the Allan liner Hesperian, sparking applause and renewed debate on U.S. submarine warfare policy. Delegates, led by Mrs Anne Sebacdh and Miss Alord Kins, urged peace and criticized influential papers for fueling war.
The White Way issue will likely be discussed at the board of city commissioners regular session tomorrow. Arrangements for installation and related details are expected to be considered as part of the agenda.
Leavenworth society members including Miss Margaretta McCine and Miss Josephine Gaylord traveled to Junction City for a formal dance at Jelks hall. The event featured a two piece orchestra and attracted many local young people from Leavenworth and nearby towns in a spirited winter social.
The Haskell lecture program lists a series of entertainments starting October 1, with acts including a magician, cartography artist, and performers such as Mebius Lary Py Matin. The Brown County Fair runs September 6, drawing admissions and large crowds despite rain, while local notes mention phone updates and team members returning from Leavenworth to prepare for national shoots in Jacksonville, Florida.
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