Bolshevik Fleet Ordered to Fight in Baltic Sea
Leon Trotzky reportedly orders the Baltic fleet to sail and attack the Allies with threats of shooting disobedient crews. American detachments bound for Murmansk aboard cruisers reinforced by British icebreakers expected to reach soon, while President Wilson may land sailors with Marines if needed. Southern Russia faces worsening food shortages impacting Allied positions near Odessa amid speculative evacuation.
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London
Leon Trotzky
Cand Mirrine
Murmansk
Russia
Seattle Physician Named Epidemic Control Leader
Seattle physician Dr. T. D. Tuttle of Brea tte Washington appointed successor to Dr. J. J. Sippey as state health board chief in Helena Montana. Tuttle will oversee epidemic surveillance and infection disease control as governor Henry J. Allan fills vacancies. Captain Goarhart of the army engineering corps resigns as state highway engineer after leave.
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Seattle
Topeka
Kane
Henry J. Allan
T. D. ‘Tuttle
Mucces
J. J. Sippey
Beant of Health
State Board of Health
Helena
Mont
Tutth
Will Register Memorial Trees at Washington
Eighteen memorial trees are to be officially registered by the American Forestry Association as memorials to Lawrence high school boys who died in World War I. F. H. Olney announces the project at the high school as transplanting and placement near the $280,000 Memorial high school building on Massachusetts street nears completion. W. S. Griess donates the trees to shade the grounds surrounding the memorial school.
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American Forestry
Lawrence High School
F. H. Olney
Massachusetts Street
W. S. Griess
Great Memorial High School
Dead Henry Parsons Seen Alive in Wichita and Kansas City
A Wichita sighting by Howard Gwin and a Kansas City sighting by W E Hazen claim Henry Parsons, long thought dead, is alive. Gwin says he identified Parsons in Wichita on March 31, while Hazen reports a recent sighting in Kansas City. The case links to Mrs Hattie Parsons, acquitted in a liquor shipment trial, and to a past death notice in Douglas County records.
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Tenry Parsons
Wichita
Howard Gwin
Yates Center
Gwin
James Monroe
Parsons
Lawrence
James Culver
Kansas City
Lawrence Henry Parsons
Y M C A Man Reports Quick Return From France
Lloyd Russell of J B Russell firm in Lawrence says Y M C A workers returning from France may come home faster, citing 26th division moves and shattering schedules. Russell, who served nine months in France with Y M C A, mentions Chateau Thiery Verdun and St Mihiel and notes no major complaints from Y M C A workers abroad until returning home.
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France
Lawrence
Lloyd Russell
J. B. Russell
Ohio Street
Rosewell
Chateau Thiery
Verdun
St. Mihiel
New -England
Russell
Chanute
Ssth
Edward Pedroja
Sth
Argonne
Rumsell
K. U
Petition for a new rural high school at Ghobe
A petition for a $20 000 rural high school building at Ghobe in Douglas county was filed with the county commissioners at noon today. It seeks a brick brick tile or stucco building to house up to fifty high school students on forty three sections near Globe, with 199 names supporting out of 321 district residents. The county board will decide Monday and residents will vote in about a month. Paris April 5 President Wilson slightly better at noon today, a bulletin said, though his cold persisted.
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Ghobe
Douglas County
Globe
Paris
Wilson
Eee
Birds to be housed to attract songsters in Lawrence
April 15 Chamber of Commerce meeting will focus on orthinological questions and a campaign to encourage permanent residence of song birds. High school boys in manual training will build bird houses to be displayed in city parks with prizes for the best designs and tickets required to participate.
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Chamber’ of ‘Commerce
T. J. Sweeney
Chamber
Herman Douthitt
University
Lawrence
Kreeck
Fire Alarms Hit North Lawrence and Kansas City Scene
Two alarms answered last night with total losses of 15 dollars. The first call went to the South Third Street dump in North Lawrence at 5 47. No damage reported. A later blaze at 646 Connecticut Street caused 15 dollars in losses. Mrs E A White shopped in Kansas City today.
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South Third Street
North
Lawrence
Connecticus Street
Millerand Named France's First Socialist Minister
The report notes Millerand as the first socialist appointed to a French government post, serving as minister of commerce in Waldeck-Rousseau's cabinet, with prior roles as minister of public works and briefly minister of war in Alsace Lorraine Governorship context. He is described as a strong figure in the country.
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Millerand
Rot
Alsace
Lorraine
Strassburg
Waldeck-Hoseeda
Memorial stadium planned at K U to honor fallen students
University Senate approves a memorial complex estimated near 250000 dollars to replace McCook Field with a new athletic stadium seating about 15000, to be funded by athletic association, alumni and public subscriptions. Plans place the stadium south of Robinson Gymnasium, with improved baseball diamond and a quarter mile track.
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K. U
Board of Alumni
Alumni Association
University Senate
Robinson Gymnasium
Senate Memorial Committee
W. O. Hamilton
Athletic Association
University
Hamilton
McCook Field
McCook
McGook Feld
War Savings Drive Starts In City Schools Tuesday
Plans call for the first War Savings Stamp campaign of the year to begin Tuesday at 9 am in Lawrence schools, led by Miss Katharine Edie. Last year the city schools excluding the high school raised 28118, and this drive aims to surpass prior efforts by teaching thrift while aiding the government war work. Stamps cost 25 cents, Baby Bonds as low as 4, with bells and whistles sounding at the start. Also noted is Walter Hall leaving the University of Kansas to serve as state chemist in the Water and Sewerage Laboratory, and Professor Lindsey accompanying a class to Topeka.
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Katherine Edie
Lawrence
Edie
Washington
Moway
Fivery
Walter Hall
University of Kansas
State Board of Health
Hall
Fourteen Year Old Faces Murder Trial in New York
Felippa, aged fourteen, is reported as perhaps the youngest girl to face a life case after shooting Topasaa Troia who attacked her in her home. She surrendered to police and the case is expected to be dismissed with the child placed under care.
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Felippa
Topasaa Troia
New York
la Ety
Medical Jokes Too Practical for Janitors
William Jighter, city hall janitor head, missed a joke about pills. Hayter fell ill, visited a Lawrence physician who gave a bottle of drinkable fluid. He drank most of it and was advised to rub it on two or three times daily, then left unsure of the future.
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William Jighter
Hayter
Lawrence
France demands firm reparations from Germany at peace talks
A Havas dispatch reports France will not yield on German reparations, warning it may withdraw from the peace conference if Fiume and Dalmatian coast claims are ignored. The Matin notes progress on territorial issues, but gaps remain on reparations and France fears bankruptcy. Italian delegate Salvatore Barzaili says no decision yet, but Italy may follow public will.
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Fiume
Dalmatian
Paris
Havas
France
Germany
Matin
Wilson
Lloyd George
Fiume Salvatore Barzaili
Noted scientist dead inventor of Crookes tubes
London reports Sir William Crookes a renowned chemist and physician died yesterday aged 71. Born June 7 1832 in London he studied at Royal College of Chemistry and became assistant professor in 1851. He discovered thallium in 1861 and turned to research on electrical discharge in exhausted tubes forming the electronic theory of radiant matter.
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Crookes
London
William Crookes
Willian Crookes
Royal College of Chemistry
Wool Growers Unite to Form Douglas County Association
An association of wool and mutton growers in Douglas county is being formed. Growers will be invited to meet in Lawrence this month to organize a county unit. Initial plans were discussed at Sibley last Thursday with E. H. Ptacek present to advise on the situation. The aim is to simplify marketing by banding together at a common collecting point and possibly a bidding point in the county.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Sibley
E. H. Ptacek
City Chief Election Yields Tight Races Across Posts
Official counts show no change in results from Tuesday election for city finance commissioner and board of education. Libery Memorial high school bonds passed by 986, while bond totals stood 1864 to 878 against. Finance commissioner winner I C Stevenson led 1579 to 1110. Board of education elected W A Grieas S B Holloway C W McKeen with tallies 1670,1740,1478. Treasurer Mrs W A Churchill received 1917 votes.
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Board of Education
Liberty Memorial High School
J. C. Stevenson
W.A. Grieas
S. BR. Holloway
C. W. McKeen
I. C. Stevenson
Lyne E. Mason
T. H. Chalkley
J. R. Good
W. A. Griesa
S. R. Holloway
G. N. Jackson
Soviet Moon Spa Proclamation Reported in Munich
Soviet announcement reaches Munich with unconfirmed claims of a seven-blie event. Report notes April 16 date and sparse details, citing fragmented coverage from a Moscow source and limited corroboration from Western observers.
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M Spa
Munich
Strength of American Army On April Five
Washington reports the April five status shows allied forces at about three quarters of their November strength while central powers stand at roughly fifteen percent. Demobilization has reduced German and Turkish forces to around 1.3 million, with 820,000 German soldiers in demobilization figures. Embarkations from France in November 1918 reached 627,000 with April expectant returns around 320,000. officers and enlistments for overseas service remain active as plans for further reductions continue.
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Washington
Europe
Hieventher
Fe Wat Department
France
Hom
Hipmenta
Rae
Neues
March
Cronlee
Salt Boulevard project in Ellsworth County Kansas progress
Ellsworth County engineer reports a 5 mile salt boulevard between Kanapotie and Ellsworth. County commissioners approve the use of TM material with cinders and salt from Kanapolis salt works at minimal handling cost. Storey backs the experiment noting prior inserts highways using the materials proved satisfactory and a hard, water shedding, fast-drying surface is expected.
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Ellsworth
Kans
Kanapotie
Board of County Commissioners
Kanapolis
Coun
Storey
Complete Outfit Rules For Discharged Men
Washington April 6 Every enlisted man on discharge will be allowed to retain a personal set of uniform equipment including overseas cap for long service and hat for others O D shirts woolen coat and armor woolen breeches shoes leggings waist belt one alter and overcoat two pairs of underwear four pairs stockings one pair perm one talet and barracks go mask and helmet Over seas only Soldiers may repurchase if already turned in by applying to the storage office It is unlawful to wear a uniform without proper insignia or connection with military establishments as required by law War Board abolished Washington April 6
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Washington
Unife
O. D
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Haskell Institute
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