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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1920
Page
4
An excerpt blends Bible verses about deliverance with a discussion of Republican campaign funds amid speculation on anti saloon and wet state politics. It notes the national committee insisting on small donations and questions about influence centers, plus a European earthquake aid anecdote contrasting royal indifference with common suffering.
The University plans to open next week with nearly 1000 students already registered at closing time. Officials anticipate crowded classrooms and a need to enlarge facilities as the state’s youth prepare for life work amid growing university activity and broader educational efforts. President Wilson criticizes coal miners for unlawful strikes undermining agreements.
A report suggests Democrats favor concentrating effort on a few states to win enough electoral votes with the solid South to secure the White House for Candidate Cox. The plan minimizes time on states deemed almost sure to go Republican.
Editorial notes Ohio State University is expanding a vast athletic complex funded by alumni gifts. The plan includes 92 acres with 20 baseball diamonds 5 football grids numerous tennis courts a polo field and an artillery parade ground. The stadium will hold 63000 spectators and 1700 boxes with a 107 foot tier rise and 88 arches. The piece argues the program aims to attract attention through facilities rather than only intercollegiate competition.
Major Dalrymple, a prohibition inspector for four Midwest states, reports smugglers fill torpedoes with liquor in Canada and launch them underwater toward Michigan shore. He says agents captured a boat crew taking a torpedo from water and that several torpedoes have been seized along the lake shore.
A St Louis Globe Democrat report quotes Commissioner Kramer urging a larger force of deputy duties to enforce law amid submarine threats. The article warns submarines loaded with bad whiskey could cause explosions as deadly as dynamite.
A garbled column satirizes naval and political topics. It laments an empty ocean view and criticizes officials including Governor Cox and Dempsey for perceived failures and corruption while noting casual remarks about mathematics by a governor.
One year ago Governor Coolidge took command of the police strike in Hoston. President Wilson spoke for the League of Nations at Bill ings and Helena. A shorthand class starts at the Business College on September 20 with ongoing enrollment for typing, penmanship, and related studies. Ride a bicycle for health.
Two candidates have been certified for the November ballot. Dann Beedy of Colby is the Socialist nominee for U.S. Senator replacing the deceased Wm Teardrap. Mrs. Mattie Toothaker Kirkbull of Manhattan is the Republican nominee for presidential elector succeeding A C Jordan who withdrew.
Former Tennessee governor and U S ambassador to Port is honored on his seventy fifth birthday. The piece notes historic events on this date and mentions European leaders meeting in Aix les Bains. Republican activists and Maine campaign plans are outlined amid national partisan activity. The Indiana and Alabama race details appear briefly along with local college enrollment news.
Lawrence notes the Sibley fair beginning with many locals in attendance. Kansas University signals the fall term opening with new physics building plans and faculty movements including Miss Diannah Miewraith and Miss Agnes Fiery. Rental offerings and shop interior changes at Abe Levy’s store are also described along with housing near the university.
The Emporia event honors the completion of a railroad to Wichita and Santa Fe. A county meeting on September 11 discussed expenditures for jail, poor relief, roads, printing, and interest. A five mill levy for county purposes and three mills for interest were proposed, totaling a five and three mill tax plan.
Disjointed items list anniversaries and historical events. Mentions Pih An and Sa Tingle roles, Jenny Lindy appearance, Castry Garden, Visrauntes, colonies in Britain, late 18th century birth, papal and royal notes, a 1797 coal strike, Laurier railway linkage, and a 1916 bridge collapse near Quebec with eleven deaths, all in garbled phrasing.
Today marks birthdays of notable figures including Baron Reng of Vimy a Canadian Western front commander and General Brieh a chief of staff in the early WWI period, alongside clergymen Dr Lanvess J Girney and Rt Rev Thomas J Shihan born in Ohio and Manchester respectively, with various public notices and ads embedded.
A fragmentary OCR reports special services and sermons across several churches including First Baptist, Trinity Lutheran, St Luke A.M.E., United Brethren, and an Episcopal church. Invitations and notices mention pastors, Sunday schedules, communion services, and community gatherings.
Readable fragments show morning worship and Sunday school notices at Trinity Episcopal, Second Presbyterian, and Unitarian churches. The items mention pastors including Ryan Edwards and Leeter, with references to morning prayers, Holy Communion, and church activities on a Sunday in Vermont streets area.
The Kansas State Sunday School convention will meet in Hutchinson May 3 to 5. Albert Thomson announces Hutchinson won the 1922 selection after rotations with Wichita 1919 and Topeka this year. The convention will use Convention Hall and three large churches to accommodate the crowd.
Two pulp and paper ventures are planned in Newfoundland under colonial grants. One British mill at Bonnet Bay aims to exploit spruce and fir forests with river water power. The Norwegian mill will be built at Konavista Bay on the east coast, amid cod fishing and wooded valleys. A pigeon service is set to replace mail routes in Dublin. A business college advertisement urges immediate enrollment and notes Dr. Florence Barrows moved to Barber's Drug Store.
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