Rebels clash with federal troops in northern Honduras battle
Federal forces repulsed rebels at Chamelecon near San Pedro Sula in a fierce clash tied to the railway junction. The government claimed important victories with heavy losses reported in the area while communications to Puerto Cortes were restored and reinforcements sent.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Chamelecon
San Pedro Sula
Puerto Cortes
Washington
Lay
State Department
Tegucigama
Wso
Salvador
Canslea
Guaymas
Canales
Olanchito
Unseasonal Kansas Weather Forecast Rain Snow Freezing Temps
Topeka reports a chilly outlook with rain and possible snow across Kansas. Northern and western areas face another freeze tonight while temperatures dip to 25 to 30 degrees. Snow is noted in Nebraska and parts of Colorado and Wyoming as clouds linger north and west.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Mercury
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Fiera
Montana
Flora
Weather Forecast and Road Conditions Update
Kansas forecast calls for rain tonight and Friday with snow or rain in the northwest portion. Morning rain reported. dirt and Douglas county roads muddy. Temperatures shown for 7 pm yesterday 7 am today noon today with 7 am rainfall of .02 inch. See Hamilton for Fords. Adv.
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Kansas
Douglas County
Hamilton
British Air Chief Felton Holt Killed in Collision
Air Vice Marshal Felton Vesey Holt commander of Britain's air defenses was killed in a midair crash near Tangmere with his pilot Flight Lieutenant Henry Moody also dead. The other pilot survived. Holt is one of several RAF fatalities this year.
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Seahurst Park
Sussex
England
Air Vic
Felton Vesey Holt
Great Britain
Henry Moody
Tangmere
Sirdrome
Holt
Royal Air Force
Kansas University awards varsity letters in multiple sports
The University of Kansas athletic board awarded seven varsity basketball letters, one swimming minor letter, and two wrestling minor letters. Recipients included T C Bishop Forrest Cox Floyd Ramsey Lee Page Ted O Leary William Johnson Ralph Benny Banker Harlan Jennings Milton Sorem Mafion Spry. Doctor Allen cited Benny Baker for prior varsity football and basketball service and conference championships by KU squads.
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University of Kansass Athletic Board
E. H. Lindley
T. C. Bishop
Oklahoma City
Forrest Cox
Newton
Floyd Ramsey
el Dorado
Lee Page
Kansas City
Ted O'Leary
Lawrence
William Johnson
Ralph “Benny
Banker
Harlan Jennings
Lebo
Milton Sorem
Jetmare
Mafion Spry
Independence
Benny” Baker
F. C. Allen
Baker
Detroit Beats Browns In Open Day Pitchers Duel
Detroit defeated St. Louis 15 to 0 in the opening home game as Tom Bridges pitched against Walter Stewart. The Browns fell behind early with Detroit scoring in the first and sixth innings to secure the win. Rain also forced cancellations across the league, with only two American League games surviving.
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Detroit
Tapj
Tom Bridges
Walter Stewart
St. Louis Browns
Tigers
St. Louis
Stewart
Ferrell
Bridges
Vand Schang
Cleveland
Chicago
Berrell
Sewell
Braxton
Kaie
New York
St.Louis
Paderewski Views Lawrence and KU Campus
Taxi driver C E Kelley recalls pianist Ignace Paderewski touring Lawrence and the University of Kansas. Paderewski showed interest in Haskell Institute and Indians here, commented cars and student housing investments, and kept his taxi waiting during the recital while remaining largely calm though occasionally nervous.
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Ignace Paderewski
University of Kansas
Lawrence
State University
C. E. Kelley
Thte
Paderewski
Haskell Institute
K. U
Kelly
Attendance at Kansas Relays reaches 5744 turnout
A total of 5744 persons passed through K U turnstiles for the Ninth Annual Kansas Relays, with about 6500 estimated to have attended including visiting bands officials and competitors. Final paid admissions figures were not yet available.
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K. U
Ing
Paderewski Delivers Enduring Mastery In Lawrence Concert
The 71 year old pianist Paderewski finished a two and three quarter hour recital at the University auditorium with four encores and a flawless finish. The program featured Bach Liszt Schumann Beethoven Chopin and Paderewski with Beethoven Sonata Opus 2 3 in C minor noted as a highlight. Curtain calls at intermission and applause from Kansas City Topeka and nearby towns accompanied the event which drew a large regional audience and an estimated 4000 in attendance.
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Lawrence
Paderewski
University
Manship
Lindley
Worcester
Mass
United States
Bach
Listz
Schumann
Beethoven
Chopin
Paderlewski
Brahms
Schubert
Paderewki
Governor Veto Cuts Deep In Oklahoma Institution Budget
Oklahoma Governor Murray slashed 94,840 from the institution appropriation bill and vetoed the entire 75,988 for the University of Oklahoma theological survey. He filed a composite bill with 19,000,000 in state institution funding for the next two years, signaling strict economy. A Twilight League baseball managers meeting was held to name a czar for the league, with another session planned for Monday night.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
University of Oklahoma
Baseball League
Chilly Time for Bees Handicap to Fruit
Topeka reports from Charles A. Scott show fruit growers worry more about cold weather keeping bees active and improving pollination than frost damage. In Doniphan and Riley counties the outlook mirrors this. wheat damage remains minimal at about one percent, though jointing-stage wheat faces concern.
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Topeka
Charles A. Scott
State Horticultural Society
Doniphan County
Scott
Riley County
Doniphan
Ri F. A. Derby
Topeka Grain Man
Wool cooperative meeting in Roscoe discusses marketing plan
Douglas county wool growers heard R H Buchmann of the Midwest Wool Association explain a cooperative marketing plan. The group would collect wool for the National Wool Marketing Association, store it until sale, and pay growers advances of 15 cents per pound with six percent interest until sold. Total selling expenses and a reserve fund would be deducted from final settlements. contracts available at the Farm Bureau office.
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Douglas County
Roscoe School House
Eudora
R. H. Buchmann
Mid-West Wool Association
Kansas City
Reuchmann
National Wool Marketing Association of Boston
Tur
Farm Bureau
J. A. Terrell
Lectures at KU During Kansas Academy of Science Meet
Two public lectures tonight and tomorrow at the University of Kansas during the Kansas Academy of Science meeting. A. G. Lyons will discuss Grand Teton climate scenery and wildlife with moving pictures and slides at 8:15 PM in the Administration building auditorium. Dr. George K. Burgess will speak tomorrow at 8:00 PM on the bureau of standards operations in the same auditorium under Sigma Xi. Both talks are free.
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University of Kansas
Kansas Academy of Science
A. G. Lyons
Grand Teton National Park
George K. Burgess
United States Bureau of Standards
Sigma Xi
Doctor Burgess
Bureau of Standards
Ossie Solem Honored At Drake Relays Testimonial
Ossie Solem, a Drake University coach and developer of college athletes, is to be honored at a testimonial dinner in Des Moines. The event brings together coaches and athletic fans to recognize Solem’s decade of impact on Drake football and his nationwide reputation. Knute Rockne, fellow Norseman and former coaching peer, is not present for the first time in years.
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Des Moines
Drake
Officers return from Cairo trial in Whitney auto theft case
Officers Oscar Peterson and George Atkeson returned to Lawrence from Cairo Illinois where they testified before a grand jury in the federal case against Paul Whitney charged with stealing a car from Maroon Illinois Whitney was arrested here on March 3 2 The officers traveled by motor returning yesterday
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Oscar Peterson
George Atkeson
Lawrence
Cairo
Ill
Paul Whitney
Maroon
Whitney
Bankers group to hear Kansas governor address
George E. Powell announced that Governor Harry Woodring of Kansas has accepted an invitation to address the Kansas City chapter of the American Institute of Bankers Tuesday night. In San Diego California fruit and nut trees are urged for street beautification.
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Woodring
Kansas City
George E. Powell
The
American Institute of Bankers
Harry Woodring
Kansas
San Diego
Cal
City adopts traffic thoroughfare ordinance to widen streets
The city commission in a special session approved an ordinance designating five streets as traffic thoroughfares to widen and improve handling of heavy traffic. The measure, aided by a state law for second class cities, awaits planning commission approval before publication and start of work within sixty days. Sixth and Vermont to New Hampshire corridors and Oread avenue outlined.
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Vermont
New Hampshire
Oread Avenue
Thirteenth
City Planning Commission
Massachusetts
Seventh
Joint Meeting On Eleventh Street Widening Plans
The widening of Eleventh Street will improve traffic flow and provide more parking. A joint session of the commission and planning commission is expected on May 4 to discuss the proposal further.
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Commission
Planning Commission
Cordley Pupils Clean Dandelions in School Grounds Contest
Cordley school pupils organized a dandelion digging contest with 55 bushels removed and about 120 more awaiting hauling. Teachers report strong student enthusiasm and neighboring yard participation as rains ease. Parents joined effort with baskets and wagons, some humor arising from field plants and a lost pocket knife. Health officer Harry Burger will remove debris to the old dump and plans note seeds for future beautification.
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Cordley School
W. W. Curfman
Cordley
Lawrence
Ursula Hen ‘Jey
Nineteenth Street
Harry Burger
Kansas student dies as bus overturns near Greensburg
Ellis French 21, of Pretty Prairie Kansas, a Southwestern College student and choir member, died after a bus swerved to avoid another vehicle, wrecked near Greensburg Pennsylvania. Seven other Southwestern College students were injured but not seriously, as the Cappella choir continued its eastern tour without him.
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Greensburg
Southwestern College
Winfield
Kan
Peas Ellis
French
Pretty Prairie
Gene Strohl
Donald Pence
Nick~erson
Audrey Newlin
Win ‘Field
Ruth Garrison
Mt. Hope
Dorothy
Kherihill
Bentley
Vail Nicholson
Turon
Ruth Lee Esherman
Sedgwick
Southwestern ‘College
L. I. French
Jin Concert Town Hall
New York ‘City
Hadyn Owens
Probe Police Affairs in Chicago Police Finances
A special grand jury broadened its probe into police politics and crime by obtaining the name, address, and telephone numbers of all 6,000 Chicago police officers. It investigated 237 bank records of captains with reports of large withdrawals in late 1940s with family members used as account owners.
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Chicago
Charles J. Mueller
Mueller
University of Kansas Hosts Dr Sigmund Spaeth on Arts Day
The University of Kansas holds its annual fine arts day on May 7 with Dr Sigmund Spaeth of New York City speaking at a 10 1 o clock convocation. Spaeth, famed music lecturer and author of song collections, will present Commo Sense in Music in an illustrated talk appealing to all. He has served as music editor for Life and as a correspondent for the New York Times, and holds degrees from Haverford and Princeton.
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University of Kansas
Sigmund Spaeth
New York City
Spaeth
Haverford College
Princeton
Life
New York Times
Boston Transcript
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Mu Epsilon
Woodring to form probe of Fort Dodge soldiers home
Governor Harry H. Woodring announced by the Fort Independence meeting that he will appoint a committee to study conditions at the Fort Dodge state soldiers home and the Topeka boys industrial school. Donald Stewart will chair the commission, aimed at survey rather than investigation, with a plan to improve operations to federal-like standards.
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Independence
Kan
Harry H. Woodring
State Soldiers’ Home
Fort Dodge
Boys’ Industrial
Topeka
Third District Legionnaires
Soldiers’ Home
Ehief
Donald Stewart
Woodring
Modern young man deemed half ready for life by Cosmo critic
Cosmo Hamilton contends in a New York dispatch that the modern young man lags women by about half and may suffer from rickets or war era disillusionment. He cites a vacuous ego and weak drive, suggesting man should be dominant as women rise, reflecting a cycle shift noted from New York to London.
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New York
Cosmo
Hamilton
Heriece
London
Car seizure suit over KU students liquor arrest
County attorney Harry Frazee filed a case to confiscate a 1931 Model A Ford owned by Joe Klaner of the University of Kansas track team. Three KU students Morven Curran Haydon Tuke and H L McGuire were arrested March 21 with a gallon of alleged alcohol. District court charges against Curran Tuke and McGuire await the May term.
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Harry Frazee
Joe Klaner
University of Kansas
Morven Curran
Haydon Tuke
H. L. McGuire
K. U
Curran
Tuke
McGuire
Klaner
Atrést
France
Frazee
Cay
Questioning inevitability of business depressions
Philadelphia April 23 AP Chairman Arthur Woods of the Presidents Emergency Committee challenged the view that depressions are inevitable. He said future unemployment could be prevented and a practical insurance for workers may be found soon.
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Philadelphia
Arthur Woods
Wood
American Philosophical Society
Jayori
Woods
Patman to push full payment bill for World War veterans
Congressman Wright Patman announced plans to introduce a bill in the December session to provide immediate full payment of World War I veterans adjusted compensation certificates. He cited broad support as he had letters of assurance from colleagues and noted the prior law allowed borrowers up to 50 percent of the face value under a compromise. The Izaak Walton League reports 2,959 new members from May 1 to September at its national convention in Chicago. Herbert Gessner, a Kansas City clothing salesman, was found dead on Rock Island tracks near Leeds, death suspected as self-inflicted after prior attempts.
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Dallas
Tex
Wright Patman
Texarkana
Congress
Patman
Bs Gongres
Ess
Pullman
Izaak Walton League
Chicago
Izaak Walton League of America
Kansas City
Herbert Gessner
Rock Island Tracks
Leeds
Cooking school's appeal grows despite unsettled mood
The Cooking School's program facing rising interest as an appeal expands. Tomorrow's I program set for April 24, 1921, with renewed community attendance hoped for in the event.
Orpheum Hosts Record Crowd in Free Cooking School
The Orpheum Theatre filled to capacity for the third day of the Journal-World Free Cooking School led by Frances Troy Northcross. Attendance surpassed 1,800 after three sessions with final class tomorrow at 2 pm. Gifts and major prizes valued in the thousands drawn for participating housewives, with many merchants aiding the event.
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Orpheum
Journal-World
Frances Troy Northcross
Lawrence
Milwaukee
Dickinson Theatres
Nelly Don
Lawrence Maytag Company
Atore
Chicago Voters Seek Forty-Ninth State for Cook County
A group of Chicago voters asked Illinois lawmakers to petition Congress to create a new state by separating Cook County from the rest of Illinois. They argued downstate resistance blocks Cook County development and residents are taxed without fair representation.
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Springfield
Cook County
Chicago
Illinoia
General Assembly
Congress
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Peters
Deberry
Thompson
St. Paul Toledo
Oklahoma
Roscoe School
Academy of Science
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Drake University
Kansan
Pennsylvania
Republic
Madrid
Alejandro Lerroux
Japan
Vatican State
St. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
State Forestry Department
Lille
Fromelles
Bullene-Skinner Motor Co
R Adv
Cooking School
Orpheum Theatre
M. McCluggage
KE. C. Burke
Bert Dale
Alabama
Catherine Penner
R. W. Poillon
T. M. Stratton
Ohio
T. S. Major
N. H
J. M. Johnson
Indiana
Marie Bishop
Tenn
A. W. Rich
C. J. Overbaugh
Mary Springer
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