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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1914
Page
8
Readers learn how agencies struggle to place hundreds of children in schools as demand jumps. Officials note a shift from sending pupils first to collecting applications, with transportation and funding constraints shaping who gains entry.
Associated Press Kansas report shows hog receipts softening as market mirrors lower wheat and corn prices. No. 2 hard wheat ranges around 1.00 to 1.01. corn futures show mixed and steady values with September at 74 1/2 to 75. Dec around 5 1/2 to 5 3/4. Receipts total 487 for wheat with near months closing at showings of 1.08 to 1.34 for May.
Hubert Gunning studying medicine at the Weibe University will lead the chemistry department at Fort Worth High School this year. He and Mrs. Gunning spent a day in Wichita en route to their new home. The usual company of students bound for the University of Kansas will leave for Lawrence. Names include Miss Blanche Mullen Miss Margaret Mess Hai Elwain Miss Ktinek Miss Helen Moors Miss Alice Duvall and Miss Joyce Sifers. The young men include Max Wyan Sam Fairchid Harold Brainie Henry Pepues John Martin John Moore Stewart Simmons Myrone Booth Rishel Rex Diveley and Flutchinson Gaxzeliv. Mrs. J. la Buchanan and daughter Marie arrived in Lawrence to spend the winter with Mrs. Buchanans. Adna Buchanan, a former principal at Kansas Central High, is mentioned in passing context.
Personal notes list Miss Caroling West of St. Louis teaching English in Lawrence Kansas area this winter. Several locals and former students, including Prof and Mrs I Wieto Helleberg and Victor Lednicky, travel, study, or work. mentions travel, family health news, and social updates among Lawrence residents.
A French accusation is attributed to German wires claiming Paris used Dum Dum bullets. The report notes a cable from the French president to President Wilson replying to Kaiser Wilhelm’s protest, suggesting Germany’s war aims and responsibility shift remain a central issue as the war proceeds.
Fragmentary wartime note claims German forces captured forts to the south of Verdun. Details are unclear in the unreadable OCR segment. No verifiable dates or names confirmed.
Dispatches report German forces withdrawing to Strasbourg and Metz as the Allied push intensifies. Acknowledges German navy weakness in France while the enemy redeploys fresh troops. Also notes personnel moves including Lee Cohn taking charge of theatres in Ottawa and Roughahleh. Local school staffing corrections follow. Car gin -Car- details and insanity case for G W Brown discussed.
A large party including County Attorney Amie Shiveyar and Leavenworth officials met in Eudora today to assess the Eudora bridge over the Kaw River. They will conduct a personal investigation and determine necessary repairs, with officials confident the conference will lead to proper fixes.
In a letter to the Journal World Con Squires writes as Sollows that they have had a fine trip this summer covering Kansas Colorado and Wyoming. He mentions Kansas as the preferred state and notes that Mr and Mrs Obes Mrs Squires and himself have ridden together in their car during the entire journey.
The excerpt notes an eight week period in Moraine Park with plans to depart Colorado Springs this morning. A document dated the 10th mentions that “She Telter” would be home by the 10th, indicating a move or return timeline tied to that date.
Copenhagen dispatch reports Generals Bencksdorff and von Hindenburg defeating the Russian left flank in East Prussia. The victory opens the way for an attack on the enemy rear as German forces gain strategic leverage.
Copenhagen dispatch reports Berlin declares prewar agreements with Austria-Hungary and Germany to pursue separate peace with the Triple Entente. The note states Hungary also seeks peace separately, reflecting a split among allied powers as the war progresses.
The Social Service League will hold a meeting Monday at 3 o clock in the Social Service Hall.
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