Journal-World price rates and notices 1923
The page shows subscription rates for the Journal-World with in advance pricing, a note on distribution and post office delivery times, and a 1923 reference date. It also includes a Bible verse, a report about a Swedish delegate to the League of Nations warning Italy’s stance has damaged the league’s prestige, and a question of how the league will regain status after that demand.
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Lawrence
Chicago
New-York
Alcom
Marbridge Bull
Associated Press
Associated
All News
Jocal News
Gursau
Kansas
League of Nations
Italy
League
Friends of the League
Safety First contest urged to curb traffic accidents
A Kansas Electric Power contest seeks public ideas to boost caution on throughfares and utilities. The piece stresses shared responsibility between drivers and pedestrians to reduce crashes and notes the prize aims to spread the safety first idea as much as financial reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Electric Power Company
Lnokert
Spain vows Morocco campaign as new regime asserts control
A new Spanish government pledges a renewed campaign in Morocco to subdue rebellious tribes, blaming past inefficiency on the prior regime. Despite years of effort and funds, tribesmen have largely held the field, prompting claims that proper military application could alter outcomes. The piece compares imperial methods to Cuba 1898 while warning of limited peaceably profitable control. Also noted is a Kansas City lawyer murder case solved through clever detective work and a surprising confession.
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Spain
Mororco
Morocco
South America
Cuba
Kansas City
Meri
Death penalty debate echoes in Kansas City murders
The public prosecutor will seek the death penalty in the Kansas City case, likely reigniting debate over its justification. Southern leader Oscar Underwood of Alabama emerges as a serious Democratic presidential hopeful, with supporters circulating campaign material and endorsements from Alabama’s governor and former governors.
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Ted
Kansas City
Oscar Underwood
Alabama
Underwood
Wm. W. Brandon
Iff
Journal World
United States
Democratic Party
Editorial Comment on Marriage and Intelligence Examinations
A collage of satirical observations on marriage, education, and social norms. It critiques the idea that opposites attract, notes jokes about money, cooking wives, and entertainment, then parodies university cognitive testing and faculty cooperation. The piece riffs on intellectual profiling, exams, and the allure of gifted students, ending with local ads and classifieds.
Brigadier General McCoy Led American Relief in Japan
Brigadier General Frank R. McCoy, director general of American relief work in Japan, is a veteran U S Army officer honored for service in peace and war. He served as aide de camp to General Wood in Cuba and to Presidents Roosevelt and Taft. His career included combat in France and missions to Armenia and the Philippines, where Wood recommended him for vice governor. He is fifty and a native of Pennsylvania.
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Frank R. McCoy
Japan
Leonard Wood
Cuba
Wood
United“ States
Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
France
Armenia
Philippines
McCoy
Pennsylvania
New York News Mix Toasts and Trials in Septembers
A New York appeals court ruled a cake biting damages claim against a cake maker had no contract, while a Texas steer roaming a rodeo route led to a humorous arrest. An actor renamed Potash as Gilbert after a court allowed the surname change, and a postal insult drew letters to the postmaster. Tea rooms thrive oddly in the city as a new trade trend, with a feature on Milk delivery and Work Commissioner Gallatin.
Curious farm exhibit opens in Central Park for city children
A miniature farmhouse and barns are set up in Central Park inviting children who have never seen cows or pigs to view the curios. A Brooklyn girl was among the first to attend, recognizing a porker from pictures she had seen, asking her father if it was real ham.
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Central Park
Brooklyn
Angil
Quantrill Murrell identity mystery in Indiana dispatch
An Indianapolis Daily News piece suggests highwayman John A. Murrell and Civil War raider William Clark Quantrill may be the same man. It cites a detective link through Quantrill’s Lawrence residence and Hart aliases, noting Murrell’s demise and Quantrill’s death in Kentucky. The letter also mentions a 1859 Illuminated Quadruple Constitution and Prince Edward Island liquor export prohibitions alongside a Market Basket Friday item.
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Quantrill
Journal-World
Indianapolis Daily News
GAR
John A. Murrell
Evansville
Ind
Louisville
William Clark Quantrill
Eldridge ‘House
Lawrence
Charley Hart
Hart
Prince of Wales Arrives in Quebec as Empire Ship Passenger
The Prince of Wales was recognized aboard the Emp Frauie while arriving in Quebec, despite adopting a traveler’s alias and costume. Report notes he presented as a distinguished traveler, drawing attention from onlookers and officials during the port arrival.
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Lord Renfrew
Prince of Wales
Quebec
Mar
Million Dollars Hid in France Amid War-Era Smuggling
Across France both men and women hoarded American currency during and after World War I. Estimates span from 1,000,000 to 60,000,000 francs, though the exact sum left by American soldiers remains unknown. A Chaumont candy seller claimed a strong box with over $12,400 would be traded when the franc fell to 20 per dollar. Localities like Brest and Bordeaux are cited as potentially holding millions in escape funds. The note ends by mentioning Japan’s pioneering quake research.
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Associated Press
France
Republic
Chaumoent
Tours
Chaumont
Aixles-Bains
Vichy
Dinard
American Movies Liked by Germans
Munich reports Europeans prefer American films with Harold Lloyd over Chaplin and other stars. European audiences seek lively comedies and pep, while European cinema offers slower, sorrowful fare. Despite critics, German crowds flock to American comedies, paying to laugh at beloved American favorites.
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Munich
Associatal. Press
Harold Lloyd
Charlie Chaplin
Douglas Fairbanks
Tom Mix
Harold
Yoem
Europe
United States
Italy
Germany
Spain
France
Spreden
Russia
National Library Aim Emerges in New Turkey Scene
Turkish intellectuals push for a national library in Constantinople as mosques hold ancient manuscripts. Prank G. Carpenter notes many collections in mosques, with Santa Sophia housing an illuminated Koran page worth its weight in gold. Manuscripts span Greek, Persian, Latin, Arabic, and possibly Egyptian origins. Some scrolls may trace back to the Alexandrian library and earlier lost Livy volumes.
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New Turkey
Constantinople
G. Carpenter
Santa Sophia
Dhess
Alexandrianibrary
Omar
Hig Bath
Livy
Seraglio
Parisienne Quest Fails as Americans Dominate Fashion Scene
Paris columnist Marian Hale notes August in Paris shows few true Parisiennes. American women fill smart shops, attend openings, and shape style trends, while local sellers sell high priced outfits. She cites French staff using English and predicts the true Parisienne will be found in the United States this winter.
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Paris
Topera
United States
Opera House
France
America
Hoboken
N. J
Curious Manuscripts and Global Looting Mentioned in Literary Notes
A Russian scholar sent six ancient Bible books to St Petersburg. Manuscripts trace back to Turkestan, Khiva, Bokhara, Damascus, and Arabia. Turbulent looting of Mediterranean centers complicates cataloging for a future government library. In Madagascar locals fear a striped partridge nesting curse. Danin lists fourteen cities over 100,000, Tokyo the largest with over two million residents.
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St. Petersburg
Turkestan
Khiva
Bokhara
Damascus
Arabia
Mediterranean
Danin
Theapital
Tokio
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A BY the World Company
W. G. Bimons
Massachusetts Street
Yeader
Tom Sims
Association of American Universities
Columbia
Utopia University
University of Iowa
New York Times
Chamber of Commerce
Journal- World
Olson Bros
Parker, Duoford, Waterman and Conklin Fountain Pens
Rankin’s Drug Store
Joe Walker
Marion
Citizens’ Military Training
Camp Custer
Mich
Walker
New York
Emitt of Appeals
West
Texas
Feward Moran
Festmaster
Pastoffy
Eighth Ave
Yorkusite
Jorgin
Post Office
Pullman
Battle
Thew
Abe
Potash
Munruss Terlinutier
Montague Glass
Gallatin
Prince Edward Island
Chaplin
National Library
Marian Hale
Parlezychus
Madagascar
Responsible Trust Service
Merchants National Bank
Lawrence, Kansas
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