Coolidge backs farm marketing plan amid talk of aid
Swampscott Mass Aug 4 President Coolidge will reveal an agricultural conference plan for a coordinated marketing program to aid farmers. The conference report previously failed to pass, drawing opposition in Congress. The President, citing improving farm prices, notes inquiry into export bills like McNary Haugen, while steering policy through his conference led by Robert D Gary of Wyoming.
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Mass
Coolidge
Pofére
Congress
Robert D. Gary
Wyoming
Ecretary of Agriculture
Jardine
Department of ‘Agriculture
McNary
Haugen
White Court
John Te Adams
Iowa
Indiana
Admiral Phelps declares Pacific armament limit settles peace
Williamstown Mass Aug 4 Admiral W W Phelps naval board member told the Institute of Politics the four power pact has insured the integrity of our possessions. He spoke during a round table conference on armament limitation conducted by Sir Frederick Maurice. Secretary Jardine enters Walter Reed hospital for stomach disorder not serious. long Western tour ended with recount in Iowa senatorial race shows Brockart Republican 116,983 and St Democrats 1747 in five counties tabulated.
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Mass
Washington
Pacific
W. W. Phelps
Naval Board
Institute
Sir Frederick Maurice
London
Frederick
International
Jardine
A. P
Iowa
AL Py
Brockart
Second federal bid to halt Scopes trial in Tennessee
Chattanooga August 4 Associated Press A second attempt to move the Scopes evolution case to federal court was filed by defense chief counsel D John R B Neal seeking to restrain state authorities from further prosecution. The petition argues the Tennessee anti evolution law is unconstitutional and that Scopes prepared for his teaching career at great cost, impairing his usefulness as a teacher. Neal says the move is not connected with the Dayton trial.
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Tenn
Associated Press
D. John RB. Neal
Southern “Division
Eastern ‘District
Pga
Scopes
John “T. Scopes
Tennessee
Neal
Gore
Cookeville
Dayton
Construction advances on KU Memorial Stadium wings
Rapid progress is reported on the Memorial Stadium additions at the University of Kansas. Excavation is complete and concrete has been poured for most footings. Work runs on both east and west sides with formations rising as carpenters finish forms. Completion is planned for the Missouri game on November 21.
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Memorial Stadium
University of Kansas
Missouri
Kansas
Amma
Baseball World Reels With Mixed Results Across Leagues
In a day of varied outcomes, St Louis and Philadelphia posted road wins while Chicago and Brooklyn faced defeats. Yankees toppled the Indians as Urban Shocker baffled Cleveland, and Boston rallied to a big third inning led by Jacobson’s homer. Dick Kerr was reinstated to organized baseball by Commissioner Landis. Athletics dominated the White Sox 9 to 3, with Zinnman homering in the fifth. Philadelphia took an early lead against Pittsburgh, but the Pirates fought back.
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Gaston
Dixon
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Jacobson
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Gvengros
Crause
Gray
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Coch
Simmons
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Karr
End
Matt
Shocker
Shang
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Whitehill
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Cullaton
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O'Farrell
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Greene ‘and Armsmith
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Associated Press
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Browns
Dick Kerr
White Sox
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MM. Landis
Missing Liberty Bonds Located in U S Treasury
Seventeen thousand dollars worth of liberty bonds in civil and criminal litigation in Arkansas courts were located in the United States treasury in Washington. The bonds, which were sold through a St. Louis stock exchange, are mostly impounded with only $5,000 unaccounted for.
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Ark
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United States Treasury
Washington
St. Louis Stock Exchange
Defense Hangs On Insanity Plea In Scott Case
The Russell Scott insanity hearing pauses as five alienists testified to insanity but the judge restricts evidence to post February 14. Defense seeks heredity and childhood factors, including a convulsing father, an alcoholic lineage, and family insanity, to bolster the insanity claim. Court sustains objections and limits mother’s testimony.
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Russel Scott
Associated Press
Russell Scott
Scott
Joseph David
Hi Hulbert
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Halburt
Charles F. Isaacs
Gan
Rand
Anthracite negotiations to be broken off at AC session
Atlantic City Aug 4 Associated Press high authority says negotiations on the anthracite scale will be definitively broken off on resumption of the session this afternoon unless unforeseen developments arise. Thirteen operators arriving for the meeting expressed resolve to uphold their scale committee’s dignity against charges raised by John L Lewis president of the United Mine Workers.
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M. d
Associated Press
John .L. Lewis
United ‘Ming Workers of America
Rate Conference Opens at Topeka Texas Sends Regrets
Topeka August 4 The conference of utility commission representatives from eight Middle Western states opened at the state house chaired by L J Hussey Kansas public service commission. Delegates from South Dakota Oklahoma Missouri Minnesota Iowa Arkansas Nebraska and Kansas attended with more expected. Texas declined to send a delegate sending regret noting a pending Interstate Commerce Commission application and delicate timing. Participants included H A Hansen C C Bee E Smart J H Tedrow E H Tipton Thomas Yapp F C Peterson Walter Condon A D Beale Thorne Brown and A G Powell Among topics was possible concerted action against railroads seeking higher rates.
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Statician
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Oklahoma Corpora
E. Smart
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J. H. Tédrow
Kansas City Missouri Chamber of Commerce
E. H. Tipton
Kansas City Hoard’of Trade
Thomas Yapp
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission
F. C. Peterson
Burdick
Kan
Enati unties gasoline tax fund knot in Topeka
Maj. William A. Smith, assistant attorney general, resolves a conflict between two gas tax laws that split funds for May and June and for the new fiscal year. May and June receipts of 483 105.06 are to be shared among 105 counties by prior rule. July 1 onward follow the 40 60 division. Douglas County gets 3 991.54. Also notes Pratt banker Thade Carver in Topeka and travel plans to Maine and California updates.
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Associated Press
William A. Smith
Ian Major Smith
Seth G. Wells
Douglas County
Arctic Radio Contact Reaches Polar Expedition
Arlington Heights dispatch notes a historic direct radio link with the MacMillan Arctic expedition at Etah Greenland. Reporters at station 9XN heard the team within minutes and answered a newspaper query despite rough weather.
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Arlington Heights
Ills
Associated Press
Arctic Polar Area
Lawrence Oskaloosa Honors Day at Twenty Fifth Old Settlers Reunion
Lawrence citizens and former Oskaloosa residents are urged to attend the two day event in Oskaloosa Thursday and Friday. A large delegation from Lawrence is requested to participate in the evening program and visit the town for the Lawrence Day celebrations. Local businessmen are asked to extend courtesy with a strong showing and family attendance for the pageant and events including a council scene by six Has Kell Indian students and the Gov Paulen address.
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P. Radcliffe
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Chamber of Commerce
H. TF. Phinney
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Paulen
de Luxe
Topeka Board Approves New University of Kansas Organ
The state board of regents authorized purchase of a new pipe organ for Fraser Hall at the University of Kansas. J T O'Neil directed to buy from the Newman theater in Kansas City. The organ, a fourth annual Austin instrument with 72 stops, reportedly cost about 27000.
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Fraser Hall
University of Kansas
State Board of Regents
J. T. O'Neil
Newman Theater
Kansas City
Tampa
B. Stouffer
C. 8. Skilton
University
Board of Regents
Lindley
New York City
Paramount Picture
Cars Park In Middle Of Street On Massachusetts Street
Mass street between Sixth and Eleventh will host temporary parking along a line parallel to streetcar tracks. Cars must occupy twenty foot squares three feet from the curb line with a white line painted by Wednesday night. Mayor Frank M Holliday announced the measure to protect asphalt surface and improve traffic flow with engineering guidance. Cars may drive in center but must avoid streetcars. The tactic is temporary, aimed at compressing the curbside area through traffic.
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Eleventh Street
Frank M. Holliday
Holliday
Rail mergers favored by Coolidge in transportation fix
President Coolidge hints support for voluntary railroad consolidation to solve the transportation problem. He cites the Van Sweringen plan awaiting ICC approval as a path to settle issues, enable other systems to consolidate, and fix rates for fair returns, reducing extreme profits and losses across lines.
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Swampscott
Mass
A. P
Coolidge
van Sweringen
Commission
Ati Sea
Steers Bring Highest Price in 56 Years at Local Yards
Kansas City August reports prime fed steers selling at record highs for the year. Forty hereford steers averaged 1503 pounds and brought 14.50 per hundredweight, 25 cents above the previous peak. Prices equaled the best since December, signaling strong demand in the stockyards.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Fed
Cornerstone Laying Set for New Eldridge Hotel
The New Eldridge hotel cornerstone will be laid August 21, the sixty second anniversary of Quantrill's raid on Lawrence. C H Parker chairs the committee arranging the ceremony with W E Connerley of Topeka to deliver the principal address recalling the old Eldridge hotel. The cornerstone has shipped to Lawrence and will arrive in time for the event drawing crowds from nearby towns.
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C. H.parker
T . W.E. Connerley
Topeka
The
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Delegates Named for Negro Education Congress in Kansas City
Mayor Frank M. Holliday announced Lawrence will send delegates to the Twenty Seventh annual Negro National Education Congress in Kansas City from August 25 to 29. The list includes W. C. Brown chairman and dozens of community leaders, educators, clergy, and professionals.
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Negro National Educations Congress
Kansas City
Frank M. Holliday
Holliday
Pemittes
Silas Harris
Congress
Educational Congress
T Therfore
Firine Lawrence
W. CG. Brown
L. M. Peace
Mamie Dillard
John W. Clark
Sherman Harvey
GN. Jackson
Arthur Hill
T. W. Green
Arthur Johnson
Sam Hines
George King
Carrie Gleed
Aubrey Cloud
E. Jones
H. N. Stone
J. J. Kenner
Hattie Sparks
Riley Rogers
Henry Gillum
George Showden
George Byrd
H. G. Cabell
S. J. Holmes
John A. Porter
James Bowers
Lwa Irwin
Adam Carter
Clarence Pierson
Ophelia Mitchell
Albert Salisbury
Fred Stone
Margery Tucker
H. G.davis
Fred L. Jeltz
Florence Kiser
King Adams
H.H. Dent
Wm. Logan
James: Jackson
W. A. Mitchell
W. LE. Wright
Sheriff Finds Three Youths Living By River Bank
Sheriff Cummings found Kenneth Wright aged 11, William Wright 12, and John Turvin 13 living rough on a river bank after their mother died. They said Geo Wright, father of two, had told them to fend for themselves while he worked. The trio, en route to Atchison, were returned to the county jail with Dr. Albright noting their neglect.
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William Wright
John Turvin
Sheriff Cummings
Lawrence
Atchison
Sheriff Cummingsby
Geo. Wright
Piather
Midland
Cummings
Douglas County to Get $19 000 Federal Road Funds
Douglas County will receive 19000 from the federal government for road building. The state has 1500000 released to Kansas for roads and Douglas County will get 26000 of 2074360 total federal funds allocated to the state. Funds distributed by assessed valuation among 104 counties, with additional state and county road funds from gasoline tax and motor licenses. Surveys completed on the Eudora to Johnson county line road. federal aid prioritized for first class dirt roads before hard surface work.
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Doulas County
X. J. Kennedy
Ford
Eudora
Johnson County
Harvest Home Picnic Planned at Lecompton High
Lecompton plans a Harvest Home picnic on August 27 and 28 at the high school grounds. Contests athletic events and a speaking program are scheduled daily with prizes for farm products and home economics displays. A minstrel show opens the celebration and a baseball game is set for each afternoon with Marshall Gray as president, George Bahnmaier secretary, and Mac Watts treasurer.
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Oocal
Lawrence Chamber of’ Commerce
Marshall Gray
Harvest Home Picnic
George Bahnmaier
Mac Watts
Theater to Re open After Three Week Renovation
The Bowersock theater will reopen next Monday after a three week closure for extensive improvements. The lobby is remodeled with new electric fixtures lounges and a black and gold marble base box office. Exterior displays and lighting enhance the building while interior decorative equipment was added. The Varsity theater will close next week for its annual renovation.
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Bowersock Theater
The
Theter
Fnt
Varsity
Salary Cuts Hit Douglas County Officers Except Huddleston
Douglas County officers salaries were reduced last month based on a population band shift from 25 000 30 000 to 20 000 25 000. A E Huddleston fights the cut with a temporary injunction, a test case on Lawrence Douglas County population figures. Salary reductions ranged from 25 to 40 dollars monthly as the commission approved last month’s bills while Curtis Strong returns from Colorado Springs where he briefly operated a restaurant.
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A. E. Huddleston
County Commission
Lawrence
Cummissin
Curtis Strong
Colorado Springs
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