Woman governor candidate in Kansas first to file
Mrs. W. D. Mowry of Kansas City Kansas becomes the first woman to file for the August primary for Kansas governor a pioneer role in state politics. She urges greater admin efficiency higher salaries for officials and less idle talk as she promotes public service and women’s participation in government.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Mra
W. D. Mowry
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Mra. Mowry
Kanana
Ma. Mowry
New Yorker 100 Years Old Claims Lafayette Handshake
Thomas Joseph West, turning 100, says he is the only living person who shook hands with Marquis de Lafayette in New York City in 1844. The brief item notes his birthplace and a reminiscence of the city’s early days.
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New York City
Thomas Joseph West
Marquis de Lafayatte
New York
West
Conference saved as German exclusion clarifies talks
Genoa April 9 The Genoa conference appears saved after leaders balked at Germany secret talks with Russia on delicate points. Delegates now proceed with work with Germans barred from deliberations on the Russian question.
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Amonarad Pree
Genoa
Itly
Germany
Russia
Drowned in Big Mine Cave Near Joplin
Five people feared dead after a car plunged into a large mine cave near Joplin Missouri. The cave holds 46 feet of water and the vehicle has not been removed, complicating the count of survivors or victims.
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Associated Prey
Joplin
Portuguese Aviators Abort Rio Flight After Carriage Damage
Portugee aviators attempting a Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro flight divert to 58 Paul Rocks area after engine damage. They landed safely last night after what was deemed the most dangerous leg of the journey.
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Rio Janeiro
Portugal
Brazil
Paul Rocks
Railroad builds hotel on wheels in New Orleans
Chicago dispatch reports a mobile hotel for 6 000 guests to serve during the Grand Commandery Knights Templar conclave. The 250 sleeping cars will form a moving hotel with dining, club facilities, water, light, and warehouse space on adjoining tracks. Also noted is William George's recovery at Casper hospital and Albert Tweed Jr.'s expected return home.
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Chicago
Casper
Wiliam
George
Albert Tweed, Jr
Casper Sa
Fatty Arbuckle Contracts Cancelled in Motion Picture Shakeup
Los Angeles April 19 Fatty Arbuckle contracts have been cancelled and all finished screen plays withdrawn as Will Hays announces a policy awaiting developments. Gosh Fatty exclaimed upon hearing the news. A separate item notes a birthday party for Eloise Amoretti with dancing and refreshments at her home.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Patty Arbuckle
Will H. Hays
Motion Picture Producers’ Association
Gosh
Fatty
Hays
Eloise Amoretti
Mr. and Mia
Harry Baldwin
Jack Clark
Missea Marie Shannon
Alice Welle
Beatrica
Kiva Beaton
Uhire Savage
Margar
Mewrs Bar
Ed Paine
Harold del Monte
Geo. Fock
Frack
Grand contracts for big picture releases for Fox Film
Traveling representative reports Fox Film Corporation will show the latest superb specials and star series, including Queen of Sheba and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, with Tom Mix and William Farnum in town soon. He urges exhibitors and patrons to support future screenings to ensure reasonable profits.
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C. M. Reeder
Box Picture Corporation
Thin City
Pox Company
Mr. Reeder
Tom Mix
Wm. Farnum
William Russel
Jin Gilbert
Sheba
Revder
Fox Film Pleture Corp
Two Engineers Killed in Train Wreck Near Plana
Two engineers, Chase Wilaman and G2 Wriek, were killed when two passenger trains collided on Renk Island 100 miles east of here. Officials investigated the wreck as several others were injured in the crash.
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Pratt
Kaus
Apel
Wilaman
Wriek
Thre E Bty
Paaenger
Ploina
Witor
Here
Poune
Belfast
Ireland
Legion Dcn McNider seeks 160000 man army
The American Legion led by National Commander Havfall McNider urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to restore an army of 160000 men, criticizing reductions in the army appropriation as undermining military policy.
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Washington
House
American Legion
Havforl McNider
Senate Appropriations Committee
Detroit aims for vast industrial center near Pontiac
Detroit plans speak of a large industrial hub near Pontiac to house auto and parts plants from across the country. The Grand Trunk Railway readiness to lower Dequindre street grades to enable fast interurban links is cited as a trigger for a major midwest railway and manufacturing expansion.
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Detroit
Mich
Pontiac
Aye of Commerce
Thin City
Tifa
Pontac
Tt la
Music Section for Libraries in Public Libraries
Peoria April 10 a music section in every public library in the United States is planned by the General Federation of Women's Clubs and the National Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs Hirsch of Orlando Florida proposes this department of library extension to provide accessible music information through local libraries.
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Peoria
United States
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Women's Clubs
Damon H. Mirsch
Orlando
A Clairman
Hirsch Ould
Local Trade Notes and Personnel Movements
Fragmentary local item reports flour shipment by Lander Milla, 44 000 pounds Wyoma flour, plus multiple names and places including Tom Davin and Cour We Alene Idaho, linked to Bywkane Wyoming Oll Company and other unclear business movements.
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Lander Flour Milla
Tom Davin
Tanderlawt
Cour We Alene
Idaho
Bywkane Wyoming Oll Company
President Endorses Drainage Plan For Western Reclamation
President Harding approves the creation of a 3500000 revolving fund to back western and southern reclamation and drainage projects, a measure presented to the congressional delegation at the White House. Also: Lavera suggests Lenin may attend forthcoming Russia talks amid Husinn-German treaty complexities.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harding
White House
Associated Presa
Genoa
Italy
Lavera
Lenine
Yusin
Russia
Dr Abrahams quits societies over paternity test
Dr Abrahams, a San Francisco physician credited with developing a blood test for paternity, resigns from the American Medical Association and the San Francisco Medical Society amid opposition to his work.
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San Franscosco
Dr. Abrahams
San Francisco
American Medical Association
San Francisco Medical Society
Russian Money a Great Joke
Moscow dispatch reports Russia’s new State Bank floundering as lending at two percent monthly outpaces private exchange values. With ruble depreciation and unpaid loans, the bank contemplates higher rates and seeks extra funds to bolster capital.
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Moscow
Russia
Dizey
State Bank
Joan Shark
Economic Life
Commissariat of Finance
Ite
Levees Threaten River Town As Storm Rises
Storm winds from the west batter Moretuda Ul as a high gale threatens levee defenses along the river. Authorities report withdrawal of troops from the MeGen-crook Aratmuge district and barges crowding the rising water near the levee protection area.
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Moretuda
Vitacls
Vetrvetion
MeGen — Crook Aratmuge
Long radio message heard from sea station near Honolulu Times
Radio communications reached Boise high school station from a distant sea area at 2,755 miles away. The message was sent and received using spark methods with Clifford Dow on Little Island receiving it.
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Mrvas
Boise
Idaho
Honolulu
Boise High School
Spark
Sid
Clifford Dow
Little Island
Two Babies Reunited After Hospital Mix Up
In Montreal on April 18 a couple of two year old twins were returned to their rightful mothers after four months of being raised in the wrong households. They had been separated from their mothers upon recovery from diphtheria and mistaken for each other.
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Montreal
Quebec
West Virginia Mines See Drop in Production
West Virginia report shows 473 of 1,356 mines in operation. Production last week fell by 83,463 tons below normal, according to the West Virginia Coal Association.
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Sy Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
West Virginia Coal Association
German export trade grows despite long firm contracts
American commercial representatives in Herlin report German manufacturers are sold out for a year ahead and hold long contracts with British, French and Swiss buyers. About 500 American buyers at a recent German exhibition found few purchases possible beyond toys, novelties and implements due to delivery uncertainties. Interests shift to looms art objects paintings and artistry from finically troubled princes.
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Herlin
America
Mayour
Amoretti Hotel and Camp Company Incorporation
Articles filed with the Secretary of State on April 14 182 outline the Amoretti Hotel and Camp Company to operate hotels stores camps and facilities for tourism in Fremont and Lander Wyoming with capital stock 100000 and 1000 shares five directors B Amoretti Jr Hy O Durber Bloom Amoretti J Vy Gratint and Wt J OConnor to manage the company year’s affairs. principal office in Lander while counties Fremont and Laucols host operations with P C Coolidge named to act.
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Wabd Company
Stork
Oxistones
B. Amoretti, Jr
Hy O
Durber
Bloom Amoretti
J. Vy Gratint
J. O'Connor
Fremont
Lau
P. C. Coolidge
Lady Astor Arrives in New York En Route to Baltimore
Vivacious Lady Astor arrived from England in New York today en route to Baltimore to address the Pan American Conference of Women. She chatters with onlookers aboard as the steamer pulls away, making remarks on prohibition and her six children.
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Tay
Prem
New York
Lady Astor
England
Baltiimore
Pan American Conference of Women
Lord George
Aid sought for Mississippi flood defense by Arkansas governor
Governor McRay telegraphs Washington for an emergency federal appropriation to fight the Mississippi floodwaters. Arkansas reports show levee breaks threaten thousands of square miles of farmland and several towns. Also noted are bar silver gains in London and rioting deaths in Belfast.
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Little Rock
April
Washington
McRay
New York
London
Ark
Arkansas City
Fragments Describe Local Water Aid Efforts and Calls
A noisy fragment references aid and water issues with unclear names and places. It mentions a phone contact and possible involvement by groups or residents seeking support. The exact location and actions remain unreadable in the OCR fragment.
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le Rane
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Boge
Wotior
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Lady Kotor
Harling
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Meredoria
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