Avihur Riddle. Local Names Highlight Historical Figures
A fragmentary notice lists individuals including Carl Young and Harry Kemp along with others such as John Jones Roy Douglas and Katheryn Amsden. The text references Minott Mil wd and Hemenway and Withers in a source-saturated line of names from a historical page.
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Avihur Riddle
Carl Young
Minott Mil Wd
Harry Kemp
John Jones
Roy Douglas
Frank Henry
Cph Hemenway
Katherynes
The Model Country Daily and The Journal at University
A fragmented editorial recalls a joint university effort to publish a mock newspaper titled The Journal and the Model Country Daily. It notes staff shortages, inexperience, and ongoing corrections as the two groups attempt a single issue amid wartime pressures and campus newsroom upheaval.
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Uuive Denis
Mt Bed
Mare Lothis
Univer
Savaig
The Liquor Situation in Lawrence
The article urges renewed vigilance by city and county authorities against illegal liquor sales in Lawrence Kansas. It notes Lawrence as a state university town and stresses constant law enforcement to sustain prohibition era goals despite repeated political administrations.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Suppression of Liquor Sale Fails in East Bottoms Says City
The article argues past administrations improved conditions, but current efforts to curb liquor sales in East Bottoms lag. It notes rumoured cases in district shacks and weekend student excursions, cites police and staffing shortfalls, and urges the city government to raise police strength to enforce law. It warns that laxity may persist without decisive action.
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East Bottoms
State Senator Brads Urged Against Candidacy In Editorial
An editor speaks to Chicago Press Club arguing against J L Brads for state senator, warning his past as a newspaper rival and urging voters to prevent his candidacy. The piece critiques press influence and calls for journalism free of lobbyist dictation.
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Bill White
Press Club of
Chicago
J. L. Brads
Brady
Prince Albert
Kansas
Sper
Students Seek Self Rule At University Fight Obedience
The Independence Tribune reports a student movement at a state institution urging student control over certain affairs. Faculty demand obedience and the paper notes early radical plans were trimmed to a conservative approach as students prove fitness to manage their own matters.
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Kansas
Rolletes
South Carolina
New York
Strong
Guy
Independence Tribune
Tarbell reception in Lawrence signals strong militant press sympathy
The Lawrence reception for Miss Tarbell yesterday and the attention to her remarks indicate she is a writer aligned with the militant West. Ken gas has long shared a close sympathy with Miss Tarbell through the.
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Miss Tarbell
Lawrence
West
Kengas
Tarbell Ends Visit Urges Naturalization for Kansas
The text notes Miss Tarbell’s approval of a movement and the state's readiness to grant her request to become a naturalized citizen of Kansas, following her visit and favorable opinion.
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Standard Oil Trust
Tarbell
Kansas
Secretary Taft Opens Fresh Panama Canal Talks
The report notes Secretary Taft plans another push toward Panama with hints of renewed efforts to widen the canal, signaling a revival of the campaign to expand the waterway.
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Taft
Panama
Ministers Wage War on the Merry Widow Hat in Lawrence
The latest form of higher criticism in Lawrence targets a fashion item as ministers attack the Merry Widow hat. Clergy leaders condemn the style as immoral and unsuitable for city life, sparking local debate over cultural standards and religious values.
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Lawrence
Miss Tarbell Makes First Appearance on Kerosene Circuit
Miss Ta M Tarbell known as the Coal-Oil lady appeared publicly this week on the kerosene circuit marking her debut.
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Ta M. ‘Tarbell
Simmerings by A P F Riddle exposes quaint social vices and oddities
A. P. F. Riddle collects assorted quirks and provincial missives from a mid century scene. The piece riffs on reform, editorials, local politics, theater anecdotes, misadventures, and odd crimes, noting public figures and everyday foibles with ironic wit. It wryly critiques newspapers and public fuss while tossing in humorous vignettes about births, elopements, and bungled disguises.
The Bottoms Now Ising A cautionary tale of vice
Harry H. Kenr recounts a night in The Bottoms depicting whiskey and gambling in a white precinct near negras shanties, a colored officer confronts four young men, and a moral rebuke echoes through a police court. The narrator vows to abandon the costly indulgence after a dawn shiftless hangover and a chastening sermon.
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Lacy
Harry H. Kenr
Post Lent Social Whirl Spins into Easter Season
A memory of the spring social scene unfolds with references to the Sophomore dance, a dinner with Ida Tarbell, the Phi Psi party, an opera Masque club outing, and upcoming Junior Prom. The narrator revels in the post Lenten gaiety and the lively student social calendar.
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Ida M. Tarbell
Phi Psi
Will
Sam
Sure Cures For Nosebleed Pranks End In Humorous Escape
A man with a nosebleed near the Y.M.C.A. last night attracted a crowd as practical jokers pressed for unorthodox cures. Suggestions ranged from holding a key behind the back to sticking paper under the upper lip, or even standing on his head, before the injured man retreated, blue in the face and nose bleeding.
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Nam
Pardner
How History Made Lincoln Beard Mystery
A Delphos woman recalls a girl asking Lincoln why he lacked a beard. Lincoln reportedly kissed the child and said he had grown whiskers for Grace. The tale, cited by the Emporia Gazette, ties beard legends to a July Fourth reform debate in Lawrence with marching crowds.
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Lincoln
Delphos
Statie
Emporia Gazette
Bronze tablets proposed for Green Hall in Judge Green’s memory
In honor of Uncle Jimmy a movement by the Law Alumni Association aims to place four bronze tablets at Green Hall to memorialize Judge Green. Circulars were sent this week by President W Blood of Wichita. The Milwaukee Sentinel notes Roosevelt’s push for four battleships with Hobson’s assistance.
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Law Almini Association
Mark Green Hall
Judge Green
Pres. W. Blood
Wichita
Roosevelt
Hobson
Milwaukee Sentinel
Lawrence Lieutenant Chases Army Dream at Fort Brady
Roy Hill, inspired by soldiers, earns a West Point appointment and begins duty with a regiment. Lieutenant Re A leaves his Lawrence home to report to Fort Brady, starting a military career.
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Roy A. Hill
West Point
Fort Brady
Roy Hill
United
Nilimay
Hgh
Re A
Law
Tomenth
Fragmented obituary fragment with scattered honors
A damaged text fragment references a person named Deters with military ties and medals in horsemanship and artillery. It mentions a twenty three year old individual and an association with Albany or a University of Worth, but the details are incomplete and garbled, leaving the exact identity and events unclear.
Plants Thousands of Acres at Caenine Factory
The Caenine factory plans spring planting of corn and beans with about 200 acres of pens, and 500 acres of ties to be set in corn. Seven workers now employed will grow to around 200 by mid June, with many students hired in summer. A large silo will cut canning costs, and canned woods output remains steady. Wages for contracts rise from twenty and a half to twenty cents per unit, boosting profits for Douglas County growers.
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Jey
Douglas County
New Botany Book From K A Botany Dept
Leslie A. Kenoyer, a Kansas university botany fellow and former Montgomery high school pupil, is nearing completion of a Spring Flora manuscript for Kansas. The work aims to cover the state and be ready for next spring usage. Kenoyer, an alumnus of Lane College and Sigma Nu at KU, has been offered remission of tuition by the University of Chicago to pursue a doctorate next year.
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K. A
Leslie A A. Kenoyer
Kausisk
Montgomery High School
Independence
Vn Kans
Lane Unier Campbell College
Sigma Ni Society
K. U
University of Chicago
Police staffing demands rise in small town debate
The town faces calls for more police officers with arguments that one officer per five hundred residents is insufficient. Critics say crime could occur between patrols, while officials defend current coverage as typical for towns of its size.
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SN le
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Lawrence Daily Journal
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Lawrence Journal. Company
Cuniversol Kansas
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A. FP. Riddle
Stee
Yeone
Harry Tur
Anothf
Thierry
Tu Company
Meek
Tiabel
New Yorke
William Host
Kang
Allen White
London
Wet Pacific
Hutchinson News
Central Branch
Ben
Beloit
Hhouse of Representatives
Fort Sent
McCarthy Doiehman
the Royal
Chet Cherry
Abilene
Ile
Philadelphia
Hutchinson
Mr. Raffles
Ottawa
Roy
Paris
United States
Uncle Jimmy
Law Alumni Association
A Lawrence
Uni S
Kaw Valley
L A. Kenoyer
Charley Prentice
Force
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