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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1919
Page
4
The piece contrasts Grass Roots critics and their moneyed clout with faith in the U S Constitution as a stabilizing guide during crisis. It notes sympathy votes for Boston firemen over police strikes, and questions whether Wilson would secede if reservations block peace.
Rushing and speeding thrill seekers race through streets during University rush week as a powerful engine seems to nullify a city ordinance aimed at regulating speed. Lawrence residents observe the spectacle and debate regulation amid the high powered vehicles.
A fragment from a 19th century page depicts Hood's Pills marketed as a laxative and cathartic amid campus chatter about rush week antics. The piece hints at student pranks, fraternity rivalries, and urban disruption affecting pedestrians and city streets.
The New York Independent announced a series on presidential possibilities starting with a piece on Secretary of War Newton D. Baker. Eight Independent articles complete the Presidential Impossibility series.
The report notes that nearly half of American tanks were knocked out on day one of the Argonne fighting. It cites Major and Minor Poffenberger and mentions a bank robbery case involving twin brothers. The piece also comments on writers going on strike and the risks of working for no pay.
A fragmented column by Wamba notes scattered local observations including price talk on milk, a likely monument artist mention, and casual jottings about a picnic advertisement in Douglas County. It references unclear health notes, matches scratched in former habits, a bowling game, profiteers, and a homeseekers’ turmoil with a drifting, unfinished closer.
Sir Alfred Booth of Cunard born 47 years ago today in Bishop Thomas F Gailar of the Methodist Episcopal Church South born 63 years ago in Jackson Mississippi. Sydney Anderson congressman born 37 years ago in Goodhue County Minnesota. Vivien B Small president of Lake Fire College born 44 years ago in Gardiner Maine. Hey Griffiths welterweight boxer born 26 years ago in Wadsworth Ohio.
One year ago today Czecho-Slovaks appealed for Allied help to speed relief as German forces massed in the Moselle area. United States troops established a new line on the St Mihiel front to slow the advance.
Fragmented 1919 era notes describe Kansas city league actions, municipal formation debates, and state and national policy context. Mentions Lawrence, January convention, population figures, and proposed schedules, with scattered references to anniversaries, elections, and public notices.
Fragmentary newspaper text discusses alleged wrongs in China and a political stance tied to the pact. Names and places are unclear, with many garbled phrases making specifics hard to confirm beyond general condemnation and debate.
The fragment hints at a local district overview of White House affairs and Washington state matters. It mentions relationships between officials and geographic references. Details are unclear due to incomplete OCR.
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