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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1912
Page
8
The Lawrence Kansas campus news notes the University of Kansas Student Council considering raising pay for Lin, the Jayhawker editor, to a formal salary level. Formerly underpaid, he contributed to university publications as part of church paper work, with support from the community acknowledging the effort.
Florence Yart and Faye Marshall announce the opening of their beauty parlor on Massachusetts Street. Bell phone 1197.
In Leavenworth Kansas on September 27 Theresa Bizsomshany, daughter of Mare and Sohn Birmingham, died from burns after her clothing ignited from a lit candle she placed on the foyer. Parents extinguished flames but could not save her.
In September 27 session in Angeles a wife refused to cook for her husband and sought alimony. The court heard tales of mismated marriages as several women applied for divorce. Judge Monroe issued the order after testimony from wives who said their husbands demanded meals they refused to provide.
Philadelphia Rapid Transit tests women conductors on the elevated line. The experiment involves new devices and safety switches at the station, with women handling fares and inspections. Officials report the trial aims to improve service and record-keeping, while noting the need for careful operation and public awareness during the rollout.
Obscure archaic verse surveys public grievances over taxes costs and water, urging reform and a shift in leadership. It mocks special interests and calls for unity at the polls to restore the nation’s fortunes and lessen burdens on workers and families.
A public auction offers farm stock and equipment west of De Soto along the main road on Wednesday October 2. Sales include horses, mules, cattle, hogs, breeding stock, farm tools, implements, and corn in the field. Auctioneers and clerks listed, with additional vendor notices for remedies and mail-order ads interspersed.
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