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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1919
Page
8
The piece argues the presidency is weak under Wilson era strains with labor troubles and harsh handling of dissent. It cites Bolshevism fears, the Winnipeg strike, and calls for leadership to restrain disorder and defend law and order amid national turmoil.
A noted conscientious objector held a wedding at Fort Riley last week. The event drew 800 guests, including 17 objectors, with the bridegroom hosting and many guests from the Men fit colony at Than. The ceremony and attendance reflect a notable social gathering within the objector community.
The text notes teens at Camp Funstott warned about early antiwar sentiment and recalls guests who approved of a course refusing to use skin with other men. It mentions immigrants to the United States seeking safe, prosperous living and ponders the bloodshed and sacrifices that built the country.
Report notes the First Division relieved the Thirty-Fifth and suffered heavy casualties in action. No criticism of leadership is offered for the First Division in the account of the engagement.
The piece argues that heavy Argonne losses stemmed from defense in depth and the valley pass, not solely officer changes. It credits bravery of the Thirty-Fifth Division and notes poor leadership, yet asserts no plan could have prevented the toll while forcing a passage into the German position.
The Leavenworth Times argues that Leavenworth County and Douglas County bear high costs to ease cross county trade and travel to Topeka and Leavenworth, while Lawrence hopes to profit and maintain neighborly links. The piece contrasts English wartime rationing with unions using power to profit, harming all classes.
Officers generally resist promotions by selection in peacetime. The idea is to reward the exceptionally able while leaving ordinary officers behind, but graft, self interest, and influence claim the chief benefits, implying concerns that promotion by selection is corrupted by politics.
Union Pacific is urged to install a watchman and gates at the North Lawrence crossing after a fatal accident. Advocate A. Ay Hicks had long worked for safeguards, noting the community and railroad both stand to gain when proper safeguards are established.
A Kansas City minister criticizes newspaper coverage amid unrest while in Belgium the press was gagged for years and readers showed little difference in satisfaction. the piece notes no clear record of heightened contentment there versus elsewhere.
Fragmentary text notes that most people who ordered army rations relied on other resources until the government accumulated sufficient interest and their money. The source mentions post office involvement as part of the aid network.
Fragmentary local item recalls General Thomas Jordans birth centenary and a Confederate figure linked to the Cuban insurrection. Mentions Johnston’s chocolates and Ratkin’s Drug Store in the City District as part of the digressive notes.
The ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as effective against general ulcers and gland swelling, warns of lung involvement if untreated, and cites air, diet, water, climate, and exercise as factors. It claims three generations have trusted the remedy and also offers Hood's Pills for constipation and biliousness.
The Dars weather forecaster predicts terrible storms December 1 through 22 due to planetary conjunctions. Sun spots and electric disturbances are expected, with potential tidal waves, volcanic eruptions, extreme cold, and unprecedented hurricanes. If none occur, he claims he warned the public.
A garbled column notes job searches and unmet housing promises in an Ames coach’s search for an assistant. It mentions Henry Ford financing a Mount Clemens News Bureau, a San Francisco mayor warning of stalking, and curious tidbits like a Human Fly act in Ottawa, a poet railing against open covenants, and odd science claims about blue nitrogen. The piece closes with local ads for Kennedy Plumbing and Coca Cola.
The fragment lists historical entries for dates and figures: Matthew S. Quay birth and death, Nicholas Wiseman cardinal nomination, Farragut funeral, Vienna suffrage demonstration, visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Vancouver, British ambassador Michael Herbert, Italian torpedo boat destroyed, Serbian or Macedonian siege, British losses in 1916, German air raids on London, and Cyrus Northrop birthday.
Forty years ago Number 40 for the Blood conquered many cases of specific blood poison in its worst force which have not returned. This disease shows patches ulcers running sores hair loss glandular swellings pimples and dyspepsia. Insist on Number 40 in a blue carton signed by J C Mendenhall Evansville Ind and sold by Round Corners Drug Co.
Reported British forces surrounded Da Mascus in Palestine as Bulgaria capitulated under terms of the Allies. In Germany Prince Maximilian of Baden replaced Count von Hertling as premier, signaling shifts in wartime leadership.
Today marks anniversaries for several prominent figures. Pr Cyrus Northrop of University of Minnesota fame born in Rodgefield Contt 85 years ago, Pierre B Mignault Supreme Court judge born Worcester Massachusetts 65 years ago, Thomas W Lamont prominent New York banker born Claverack New York 49 years ago, Wilton Lackaye noted American stage actor born Loudon County Virginia 55 years ago, Dr John Henry MacCracken Fayette College president born Rochester Vermont 44 years ago, and Rt Rev Joseph G Anderson Catholic bishop of Boston born in Boston 54 years ago.
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