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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1914
Page
8
President Hackney and Wheaton led a large student rally on campus praising the university’s athletic program. About thirty men answered the call for football practice amid plans for two athletic departments and stronger coaching, with speakers stressing student sportsmanship and commitment to varsity teams.
The Methodist students at the University are invited to join the Special University Sunday School at the Methodist Church. Nine classes are listed under leaders Virol Engle O Clank Longetecker Mrs JRB Bechtel and others with a 12:00 class led by Prof FF Hamilton. Additional classes may be organized as demand rises.
The Fraternal Aid Union, formed from the Lawrence and Denver Fraternal Aid associations, will hold a July 1915 council meeting to decide headquarters. Until then two offices will operate in Lawrence and Denver with equal status and alternating monthly board meetings.
Engineers resume testing for the west town water supply after clearing weather. Twenty two wells have been completed with more on the way along a river side line from bluff to river, showing rock depth increases toward the river. Iron content appears higher on this side but awaits chemical testing. A pumping test will soon measure yield.
Charles Chandler grade master of the Kansas Masonic Lodge and state lecturer H E Davis arrived in Lawrence for an official visit to local lodges. Davis conducted instruction on degree work and Chandler praised the Lawrence lodges for their commendable conduct. Roe New Pimenta Cyhese and Blue Label Cheese are also mentioned in connection with a local dinner.
Fog shrouded the St Lawrence river as the Canadian steamer Mantmagny collided with the Dominion coal steamer Tawanima. Fourteen crewmen perished including Second Officer Tiv A. Vachance. Mrs Lavelle and her four children, lighthouse keeper’s family, were lost. University registration shows 2,097 enrolled, up from 1,897 last year amid expected semester growth.
The Additional Society gathered at Miss Charline Smith's home for a bridge afterno on and a seven course dinner at six. Pink basket prizes were handed to guests as the Imperial Quartette entertained. Theta picnic guests enjoyed a supper at Woodland Park. Miss Fern Edie sails to Woodstock, New York, to study landscape painting and plans to rejoin the New York Art League in November.
Miss Lillian Eyrehoff returns from Green Mountain Falls Colorado and Miss Farguerite Carroll visits from Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Brown attend the state fair in Topeka and Mrs. James Gilmore with daughter Certrude return from Colorado Springs. Butter Krust Bread promoted at Dunmire's with local tastings and regional shopping notes. Williamstown hunter Steve Welter reports eight wolves killed in Douglas County over the week.
J. H. Mitchell slipped on a floor and sprained his knee while in S. D. Bishop's office. He went home to rest for a few days. the injury is painful but not serious.
Kansas City and Chicago market data show cattle receipts around fifteen hundred and two thousand with steady to strong readings, hogs heavier and lighter price ranges listed, plus brief notes on butter hay and wheat futures. Local items include Sheriff Hutchinson escorting Price and Clanahan on robbery charges, and Mrs. Wm Brown with two children visiting Kansas City.
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