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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1920
Page
4
An item from Lawrence Kansas dated Sept 20 1920 notes a household still in a closet starting a fire while the owner was away. It comments on postwar government staffing and argues for administrative change to reduce government employee excess.
Outlaw strikers return to work in Chickgor yards amid car shortages and wheat shipments. Silent figures like W J Bryan draw attention as Cox lags in support. New York financiers push for government purchases, while France forecasts six years to rebuild with labor and materials scarce. A coming era of uncertainty looms as conditions slowly improve.
The fragment hints at a stockyards issue involving a packer. Without full context, the readable portion mentions a problem labeled zhing affecting both parties, suggesting a dispute or blockage in trade or operations at the stockyards. Further details are unavailable in the snippet.
Farmers and stockraisers weigh forming a cooperative stockyard system while packers resist. The government pressure for genuine divorce from stockyards weakens packers and widens fears that high cooperative costs will yield little benefit for producers and sellers.
Editorial notes Cox’s haste in praising the World Court as proof the Covenant is essential and the League indispensable. While Article XIV is cited, Article XVI stands out, offering a method to elect judges, yet risks reducing the League to a mere polling body if not revised to protect national rights.
War veterans of the List Division gather for the annual reunion set to be hosted in July, with activities including a ceremony at Cane and a national show in the Empire tent. Aiton hosts activities tied to the event, highlighting formerly serving members and community participation.
A fragment from the Lawrence Tiny Journal of September 20 1495 notes no early KU students this year and describes fraternity origins. It mentions football practice on McCook Field and a bicycle club planned to meet at Miss Head’s home on 85 Rhee Tshind Street while Knights of Pythias members attend a ball event.
A survey of Lawrence history notes free bridge talk by Topeka style and public spirit, plans to buy bridges for company use, Captain Oliver Barber of Kaawaka shows large seedling peaches selling to Frank Danvers for $7 a bushel, Henry Tisdale introduces six Concent store locations, Ken Pits Hae aims to improve Kansas travel conditions, a petition to city council seeks Massachusetts access via Winthrop streets, signed by most block property owners with hope of full street repair, Lawrence water praised as best in the state based on wells backing the claim.
Frayed text notes birthdays and notable figures across Canada. Names such as Rev Samuel Matheson Archbishop Ripert and Dr L Clark emeritus are mentioned with scattered affiliations in varying places like Kildonan and Bethel. The fragmentary item references anniversaries and celebratory events without full context.
A scrambled wire of anniversary notes and brief historical items references Carrollton and Annapolis births, a London theater fire, early American theater, a duke’s death, French troops capturing a city, a monument view in New York, and a health bicycle ride.
Leading educators announce four Kansas teachers conventions with events in Topeka Independence Hutchinson and other cities. Attendance projected around 16 000 with Topeka 6900 and Hutchinson 400. Speakers include state and national educators and university figures. meetings planned in October and November at various venues.
Sept 12 report shows the number of rural secondary schools in the state at a high level, with about 7 a percent of all public schools. Counties such as Morris and Stafford rank high for student numbers while others like Kiowa and Jackson show smaller counts. The article notes statewide expansion of standard tenure and lists several counties and towns affected by public instruction policy.
Kansas veterans from the Sixth Cavalry, many recruited at Fort Scott, gather for a reunion. Franklin A. mto of Arendia and Cop. Lewis R.B. Jewell of the Sixth Cavalry are noted among attendees, reflecting the unit’s Civil War legacy and its members’ recollections.
One year ago today ENI IRE in Les Tresilents r is at the 1. e Arveins in bh ron to hundvert American troopy United States. Water will be shut off from Sth St Connecticut to New York 9th St Massachusetts to Pennsylvania Connecticut Street on 30 Conn to 10th New York 7th to 10th New Jersey 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Tuesday September 21 1920. LEWIS A A. QUIGLEY mln rome Bia Notice to Water Consumers.
Douglas Fairbanks has surrounded himself with a large company for The Mollycoddle, the third in his Gig Four line from United Artists. Ruth Renick, a Texas-born newcomer, plays a leading role alongside veteran Wilace Berry as the villain. Carrie Clark Ward also stars in Out of the Storm at the Varsity, while The White Circle, directed by Maurice Tourneur, screens next Friday and Saturday at Bowexsock with Spottigwoode Aitken and Janice Wilson among the cast.
A joint meeting of the Boy Scout Council the Order of DeMolay advisors and the M C A directors will discuss boy work in Lawrence. The session is set for tonight at 7:40 in the Y M C A building.
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