Federal action eyed as strike disrupts rail shipments
Federal intervention possibly within 48 hours eyed as railroad strike halts food shipments. Officials say government can cope with disruption. Samu el Gompers heads to Cleveland for talks with Brotherhood leaders while 75 Sparks switchmen refuse mail trains. Coffeyville Missouri Pacific switchmen quit. embargoes and stalled express trains ripple across routes.
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White House
Chicago
Clyne
Palmer
Kansas Forecast Unsettled Weather Tonight and Sunday
Unsettled conditions across Kansas with possible local rains. Tonight warmer in the southeast, then colder Sunday with strong winds.
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Kansas
University Budget Discussed by Cabinet in Fraser Hall
University cabinet members met in Chancellor Frank Strong's office in Fraser Hall to discuss the University budget. Strong said topics mirrored those from the University assembly meeting. Red Cross nurse Lucy Dougherty of Kansas City will speak Sunday at Plymouth Church about her experiences in Czecho Slovakia, including time stationed in Prague. Public invited.
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Frank Strong
Fraser Hall
Strong
University Assembly
Red Cross
Plymouth
Plymouth Church
Lucy Dougherty
Kansas City
Kans
Czecno-Slovakia
Prague
Stolen Bibles Worth Thousands Reported From Prison Society
Chicago police search for thieves who stole 138000 Bibles valued at 37500 from the prison Bible society. The Bibles were loaded into a moving van. Election judge pay details reference a 7 am start and city hall clerk timing noted with figures, including Brooks and Frank D. drawn into a miscellaneous listing.
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Prison
Bible Society
Isome Mines Idle in Pittsburg Field Demonstration Planned
Pittsburg Kansas April 10 Four thousand miners were reported idle this morning from the headquarters of the mine operators at nine o'clock. About forty mines are involved. The report notes no definite indication that Friends of Mewat have planned any demonstration.
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ISOME
Pittsburg
Mewat
Kans
35,000 Men Idle in Rail Strikes Across Regions
Thousands are thrown out of work by fuel and material shortages as rail strikes spread. Governor Allen authorizes state power to enforce law. Officials report 5,090 workers out on twenty seven roads in the St Louis district while Chicago area claims 95 percent of switchmen off. Strikes extend to Kansas City and West, with 13 divisions in California and Oregon on walkout.
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Western Association of Railways
Chicago
St. Louis
Trking
California
Ore-gon
Pie sale and cake walk raise funds at South Lawrence event
At peak rates the ladies of South Lawrence turn over all proceeds to the hospital. Pie sales, cake walks, and novelty stunts drew a full hall with Walter Johns as auctioneer. High bids reached $2.50 per pie. Music was supplied by J. L. Newhouse and Edwin Schreiber. Organizing committee included Mrs on Akers, Mrs Albert Gracher, Mrs M C Karnes, and Mr Al Gracher.
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Walter Johns
J. L. Newhouse
Edwin Schreiber
On Akers
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Suit Filed Over Alleged Contract Fraud in Franklin County
A. A. Helwig filed suit in district court this morning against W. A. Dunn for 877.18 claiming he furnished funds to fulfill a contract in Franklin county. The petition says money advanced was to be paid before profits were shared, but the written contract omitted this provision to cheat and defraud. Helwig also seeks an accounting on 4100 in profits.
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W. A. Dunn
Helwig
Franklin County
Peace Resolution Passed by House Ending War Time Laws
The House adopted a peace resolution declaring the war with Germany at an end and repealing most war time legislation. The measure, 243 voting for and 150 against with 2 present, moves to the Senate as 22 Democrats joined Republicans in support while two Republicans opposed.
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Return to Work Among Rock Island Men and Yard Workers
Kansas City reports 125 Rock Island switchmen and 65 Kansas City terminal firemen back at work today. Six of eleven railroads in the area show no freight moving while five handle varying volumes. In California about 300 striking railroad yard men return to work per employer reports.
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Lecompton Minister Becomes Emporia Mayor After Campaign
Rev J G Brogan elected mayor of Emporia after a heated campaign. He was ordained a gospel minister of Grace Methodist church in 1912 with his first Kansas pastorate at Lecompton. Judge A Smart en route to Topeka visited in Lawrence between trains and may return next week to hear a court case if not settled.
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InGkues Engaged in Knge Fight at Massachuset Street
InGkues engaged in knge fight on Massachusetts Street in February. The incident involved unspecified parties and prompted local disturbance reports. Police records show no further details available in the fragment.
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Krause State Council Yesterdays Meeting Notes
Utility council and state figures met yesterday as A Krause State under Guse Custodian Lawrence Myt Cepr discussed local governance and projected budgets amid shifting oversight. The session focused on planning, staffing, and compliance with emerging state directives.
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Picture dispute ends in stabbing on Massachusetts Street
A dispute over a picture led to a knife attack injuring Hughes on Massachusetts Street near Seventh and Eighth last night. Edward White stabbed Hughes, who is expected to recover in about a week. White fled but was found later by police in the east part of town.
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Nvikir
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Senate broadens Navy probe to include department reorganization
The senate committee investigating the Sims Daniels row voted to widen its scope to include recommendations for reorganizing the Navy Department. A smoker for ex service men will be held at the American Legion rooms next Thursday evening. A committee is arranging entertainment for that event. Miss Elia Engle has returned from a visit with Dr and Mrs McCreight in Oskaloosa. Mrs Gaunt of Alton Kansas has spent a few days with Mrs J B Mack. Stanis Van Meusil was in Topeka yesterday. Major Albert H Krause of Lawrence was appointed custodian of the state house at Topeka replacing E McDougall of Sumner county. McDougall will run for the legislature next fall. Krause takes over April 15 and will spend next week in Topeka learning duties. The position pays 1800 dollars a year and the custodian oversees about 2 5 million dollars of state property. The custodian will not move his family to Topeka, keeping a residence elsewhere. Kansas Machine Gun Fire: a note on the Mexican border and a brief history of the unit formed earlier.
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Bicycle Crash Injures Man on City Street
Curd was struck by a motor car on Sixth and Massachusetts streets yesterday evening and dragged half a block. He suffered only bruises. his bicycle remained undamaged.
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Sixth
Massachusetts
O. ‘Curd
Mr. Curd
Kitchin Ends Stroke Recovery Progress Reported
Representative Kitchin of North Carolina Democratic leader in the last congress who suffered a stroke yesterday was improved today. The brief item notes other residents, including Jacob Hammig and Mrs. W. M. Chapman, spending the day in Kansas City and F. H. Harper going there yesterday.
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Representative Kitchin
North Carolina
Jacob Hammig
Kansas City
W. M. Chapman
Wichita Delegates Face Small Attendance at Convention
Fragmented OCR suggests a Wichita meeting where delegates are to be picked, with low turnout and scattered words referencing “Biz Dour” and “big four” amid unclear names and dates. The piece notes stress on choosing four delegates during a court gathering, but details remain muddled.
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Biz Dour
Plan New Way Out of Adriatic Tangle
United States did not seek advice on the latest proposal described as a plan to resolve the Adriatic deadlock. London dispatches note that the proposal was circulated with assurances and that U S officials were not consulted, leaving questions about support and implementation.
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George
French Allies Aims Discussed At Cabinet Meeting
An outline of a note on allied aims surfaced during a cabinet session as officials debated plans after a meeting in Frankfort. The discussion touched on strategic departures and banking concerns as authorities prepared for forthcoming actions and decisions.
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German-Soviet talks and Ruhr unrest reported
Reports from Paris and Berne describe allied diplomatic talks over German rearmament and the Rhine frontier while violence resurges in Germany. In Saxony, Plauen mob attacks police and Treichswehr, seizing posts and stations as order frays. Charles Carrier reportedly surrenders to county officers in an unrelated development.
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Hold Up Attempt Near Edson Stopped By Car Chase
A reported attempt to rob the Central Coal and Coke payroll near Edson, north of Pittsburg, failed as a motor car carrying the money sped past masked assailants. Soon after, several armed men in a separate vehicle were seen wandering the mining field south of Pittsburg.
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Central Coal & Coke Co
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French Troops Continue Arrival in Frankfort
Frankfort April 10. French troops kept arriving as Paul Tirard head of the Rhineland commission and General Henry T. Allen supreme commander in the American occupation met at Mainz with General De Goutte to discuss affairs in the occupied zone.
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Frankfort
Darmstadt
Europe
Associated Press
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Influenza Crowds in Tokyo Wear Various Respirators
Jape Wear Masks Tokio April 3 reports influenza crowds in Tokyo sporting respirators from celluloid to embroidered patches by aesthetic schoolgirls. Preventive serum inoculation is claimed to yield good results though in some cases it was said to be fatal. January deaths from influenza totalled 6 773. For that chronic condition consult Dr Albright Chiropractor Welch Welch 927 Mass.
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Carrier arrested for assault in morning incident
Charles Carrier was arrested on an assault charge against F. Fenstemaker after allegedly knocking him down and kicking him. He posted a $500 bond, surrendered at the jail, and awaits a preliminary hearing. Also noted: Jack Birmingham, a federal prisoner, was sent to Topeka for a United States commissioner appearance. In Topeka, J B Wilson argued a motion in The State of Kansas case over child support. Mrs E G Heck of Billings, Montana, arrived to visit relatives in the area.
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Jack Birmingham
Douglas County
Topeka
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Supreme Court
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Ceoff Brown
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E. G. Heck
Billings
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Robert Guentert
Croker Jr Seeks Defense Against Father in Court
In Palm Beach, Richart Croker Jr. tries to prove his wife dominates him and that he is mentally unfit to control his estate. He claims the proceedings are designed to shorten his father’s life, the former Tammany Hall boss.
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Richart Croker, Jr
Tammany Hall
Croker, Jr
Croker
Allied Differences with Germans Reported by Vienna Papers
Austrian papers report dissension in Germany over Allied differences and the Rhine frontier. British notes praise France’s actions while warning against chauvinism. Vorwaerts argues for German pursuit of neighborly accord and a future league of nations to avert crisis.
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Vienna
France
Illustrated lecture at First Baptist on oil survey slides
An illustrated lecture by Pastor Rev Frank Jennings will be shown at 7 45 tomorrow evening at First Baptist. The slides prepared by the Interchurch War Movement show world conditions revealed by the oil survey. Slides were shown at Congregational church Thursday. those who missed them may attend tomorrow night.
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Congregational Church
Welcome Ex-Service Men to American Legion quarters
Ex service men visiting town are welcomed at the American Legion quarters over Merchants National Bank. The local post will place pin cards in railroad stations and hotels directing ex soldiers where the Legion rooms are located. See 133 Agency for insurance.
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