Journal World World Company News and Opinion Clippings
A collage of items from the Journal World dated Sept 21, 1923 includes notices on publication terms and distribution, mentions of the Associated Press rights, and editorials reflecting on farm problems, Al Spencer Ossage outlaw death, Klan tensions in Herrin Illinois, a Kansan attempt to broker foreign corporate blue sky, and commentary on the nations reparations policy versus France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Focal News
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Lawrence
Kansas
Gree
University of Kansas welcomes diverse student body spread across nations
The University of Kansas hosts students from thirty states and seven foreign countries, illustrating a diverse, multinational campus. This echoes a broader sense of international cooperation akin to a league of nations in campus life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eigh
University of Kansas
SELF STARTING SOLONS PRECEDENT FOR SELF CONVENING STATE LEGISLATURES
The piece argues that Oklahoma and two other states have used special sessions, hoping Congress may imitate. It warns against endless speeches and a perpetual Congressional Record, noting leaders seek constant output while the public bears the cost. The author hopes national lawmakers slow the spread of this idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Congress
la Kollette-Brookhart-Magnus Johnson
Congressional
Washington
Lawrence Residents Recall Quantrill Sack of August 1863
The text recalls Quantrill’s raid on Lawrence in August 1863, noting many residents did not see the attack coming but survivors will not be surprised to learn it was carried out by black forces.
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Law‘rence
Quantrill
Lawrence
Ned
Antiron
Bess
Rafyusal
Doomsdorf
Deomsdorf
Lenore
Fort to Fort highway named by tourists across Kansas
The Topeka Journal notes that the Fort to Fort road between Topeka and Kansas City is valued as a fast route for travelers, though it risks being seen as mere convenience rather than a lasting landmark. It contrasts tourist naming with historic military posts at Leavenworth and near the Smoky Hill junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort To Fort
Topeka
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Republican
Smoky Hill
State Journal
Missouri
Topeka Journal editorial on gold standard and Kansas governor
A Fort Scott Tribune reprints a Topeka Journal editorial criticizing the gold standard as German preference shifts to American paper dollars and lampoons the Kansas governor. The piece mocks “An Independent Newspaper” masthead and notes political tensions with playful, self-deprecating humor about state governance and public health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka Journal
Fort Scott Tribune
Journal
Tribune
Clark Nowell's 60th birthday and Georgia Democratic leader
Clark Nowell, Atlanta publisher and longtime Georgia representative to the National Democratic Committee, marks his 60th birthday. A staunch Democrat and true Southerner, he is described as American in spirit with no room for sectionalism. His career began after University of Georgia studies and journalism training in New York and Philadelphia, returning to Atlanta to join the Constitution under Henry W. Grady, rising to editor and publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Nowell
Atlanta
New York
Philadelphia
Henry W. Grady
The
Constitution
Autumn styles and quips from Tom Sims column
A breezy retrospective column weaves Autumn fashion notes with wry witticisms on dieting, dancing, politics, movies, and everyday life. It notes men in clocked socks, jokes about burglars, and tips from Olson Bros on warm winter care, ending with a trivia line about three U S women insured at over one million dollars.
Newsy Budget at Lawrence High School published
The second issue of the Lawrence high school Budget was distributed to students. The paper opens strong with a bright, newsy sheet praised for quality. Huberta Russell is editor in chief with an all-star staff including John Foster Eunice Harkey Marguerite Lescher Thomas McFarland Olive Weatherby Genevieve Herriott and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence High School
Huberta Russell
John Foster
Eunice Harkey
Marguerite Lescher
Thomas McFarland
Olive Weatherby
Genevieve Herriott
Penfield Jones
Agnes
Woodlawn PTA meets at church and local notices
The Woodlawn Parent Teachers Association holds its first meeting of the year in the church on Wednesday September 26 at 4 o'clock with emphasis on good attendance. The column also notes visits, club meetings, revival services, and community notices from North Lawrence including church events, school enrollments, and contributions for Bethany hospital and Deaconess Training School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodlawn Parent Teachers Association
J. J. Kram
Howard
Edward Lewis
Krams
Hot Springs
Ark
Chas
Dicker
Niotas Club
O. A. McGinnis
Josephine Dicker
Harry Dicker
C. B. Lowe
Wallace W. C
T. A
A.W. Lamb
Addison Conner
Idivision
Leavenworth
Douglas County
W. L. Harris
Esther
Christian Church
Virginia
Jthree Gardens
Eden
Gethsemane
Harris
Heaven
Glen Zimmerman
Topeka
Marl Dunn
Indiana
North Lawrence High School
Christian Sunday
Ed Bushey
Winkapp
Abilene
Emporia
Nathan Galton
Roy FE. Bushey
Boerne
K. U
Pearl Johnson
Genten Lary
M. E. Church
Bethany Hospital
Deaconess Training School
Today’s events mark commemorations and meetings across history
One hundred years ago Joseph Smith’s revelation founded Mormonism while Irish groups mark the 110th anniversary of Robert Emmett’s execution. An Advertising Affiliation Convention opens in Rochester with delegates from many states. The U S Post Office begins a mail-cost study to adjust rates or contracts. Rankin’s offers Flash Light Batteries and bulbs and poultry stock remedies at Barber’s drug store.
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Joseph Smith
Robert Emmett
Rochester
N.Y
U. S. Postoffice Department
Island peril escalates as Ned plans escape trap
Ned Cornet and Lenore Hardenworth face captivity on a frozen island with Doomsdorf looming as a sadistic captor. Ned secretly sets a powerful bear trap in a snowy pass to aid a possible breakout while Bess and Lenore cope with cruel advances and tense dinner encounters under fear and surveillance.
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Lenore Hardenworth
Namel Lenmsdorf
Ned
Bess
Lenore
Iwo
Bess Ghhert
Ned Cornet
Doemsdorf
Dux
Doomstorf
Doomsdorf
Lindy
Cort
the Squaw
Night under the Northern Lights at a remote cabin
A vivid scene follows a woman leading her group in a parka through a clear late winter night. The snow-swept world glows with shifting hues from the Northern Lights, leaving the senses mesmerized by nature’s endless display.
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Doomsdorf
Electric light aids sea angling at Sandown
Electric light as an aid to sea angling is being tested at Sandown Isle of Wight. A London merchant resident there takes an accumulator in his boat at night and lowers the light into about 24 feet of water near the bait. It attracts some kinds of fish.
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London
Sandown
Isle of Wight
Also Mentioned on This Page
Journal- World
the World Company
W. ©. Simons
Massachusetts Street Telephone
Chicago
Kenter
Hartford Guilding
Franklin
Alcorn
Marbridge
Lkely
Ottawa Herald
al. Spencer
Herrin
Tlinois
Kansas Blue Sky Board
Blue Sky
lJength of Nations
Fanin
White House
Tom Sims
Olson Bros
Johnson
Rankin’s
Mass
United States
North Lawrence
Barber's Drug Store
Episan Hrsa
Ram Satterfield
Standard Oil
New Hampshire Sts
Indiana Sts
West End
Red Ball Transfer Co
Vermont
Mitchell’s Grocery
Pennsylvania
Standard Oil Company
Lawrence, Kans
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