Indiana Farmers threaten to withhold farm products over railroad strike
The Indiana Federation of Farmers Associations representing over 100 000 farmers condemns veiled threats and says members may hold farm products until the railroad strike ends. Officials say arbitration is sought and transport difficulties extend to food shipments. authorities investigate how the strike was called.
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Indianapolis
Wilson
Indiana Federation of Farmers Associations
Indiana
Lewis Taylor
Indiana Federation of Farmers Association
Strik
United Rail Unions Demand Immediate Wage Increases
Washington August 6 Representatives of fourteen railroad unions representing two million employees joined in a request to Director General Hines for immediate wage increases. It marks the first time all unions have acted in unison on this issue. Hines indicated he had not time to analyze the communication though it presents wage demands already public. Kansas City August 6 A complete tie-up in railroad repair work disrupted operations and hit live stock shipments hard.
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Chicago
Federated Railroad
A. R. Milroy
United States
Washington
Milroy
Hines
K. C
Kansas City
Budapest declares new government name and shift
The Hungarian people’s republic becomes official Budapest government title announced from Vienna after allied talks. Dr Peter Agoston says Budapest will move from Soviet system to social democracy amid policy program agreed with allies.
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Berlin
Kansas Livestock Group Plans Demonstration Meat Shops
Kansas Livestock Association officials said demonstration shops will show lower retail meat prices by bypassing middlemen. J H Mercer said plans include direct producer to slaughterhouse sales or carcass purchases by retailers, aiming to cut margins from sixty to one hundred percent. Demonstration shops are eyed for Kansas City Kansas Emporia and another site, with more to come.
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Topeka
Kansas Livestock Association
Kansas
Kansas City
J. H. Mercer
Mercer
Emporia
Schools Get Ready for Next Term with Summer Work
Prose reports to the board of education on summer improvements at city schools. Chimneys repaired at the high school and Quincey and Pinckney. Quincy gets a concrete platform and walks. New York School cisterns filled from Quinney dirt. Central school boiler being repaired for winter. Fire escapes at the high school upgraded. Trees at Quincey McAnaster and Pinckney to be cleared. Pinckney trees kept for anvil blocks.
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EF. Prose
Board of Education
High School
Quincey and Pinckney
Quincy School
New York
Qivney
Central School
Quincey
Mcanaster
Pinckney
Few Children At City Hall Clinic For Baby Week
Only three babies were taken to the weekly clinic at the city hall yesterday afternoon. In Baby Week 89 of 170 examined had physiological deficiencies. Miss Elizabeth Bullock, supervising nurse, says defects can be removed with care and treatment and urges mothers to seek help through the Nursing Association.
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Elizabeth Bullock
Six Hundred Women Executed for Witchcraft in France 1609
A historical account records that in 1609 France witnessed the execution of about six hundred women accused of witchcraft. The mass actions reflect early modern Europe's reliance on witchcraft prosecutions and royal authority in Alsace and surrounding regions.
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France
Fifty Rioters Face Murder Charges in Chicago
Fifty alleged race rioters will stand trial for murder and conspiracy to kill in Chicago as 19,600 soldiers police and deputy sheriffs patrol the black belt after the race violence that left thirty three dead and hundreds injured. A soldier was involved in a fatal bayonet incident and a white man died from his wounds.
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Chicago
Speedier
Supreme Court
Black Belt
Yast
Dealts
Megro
Edgar Moran
Co. F
4Th
Sinois Reserve
Geo. Fleming
Moron
Fleming
Teachers Institute Topics For Lawrence Session
Miss Martha Mae Hunter from the State Agricultural College will teach home economics and lunch prep while Miss Helen Toner of St. Louis speaks on Junior Red Cross peace work. Miss Elizabeth Bullock of Lawrence outlines tuberculosis prevention with the state health board program.
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Martha Mae Hunter
State Agricultural College
County Teachers’ Institute
Lawrence
Hunter
Helen Toner
St. Louis
Red Cross
Elizabeth Bullock
State Board of Health
Mrs Hooker Arrested in Cruelty to Animals Case
Mrs Sarah Hooker was arrested and brought into police court on a cruelty charge overloading under feeding and improper shelter for a small buy horse. Mrs Booker pleaded not guilty and trial set for August with seven witnesses called by both sides.
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Sarah Hooker
Booker
Coal Delivery Crackdown On Massachusetts Street
City police halt coal dust on sidewalks after edict warns coal haulers to keep sidewalks clear. Chief James Monroe orders shoveling stopped and coats whites urged to prevent police court cases for violations.
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Massachusetts
James H. Monroe
Three Arrested for Profiteering in Sugar Trade
Washington announces aggressive anti trust action against major profiteers. Attorney General Palmer orders immediate prosecutions of persons hoarding foodstuffs and labeling them for condemnation. Special Agent Speer cites evidence of price manipulation at the Hittshursyl Central Sugar Camp in Chicago and related firms.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Palmer
Federal Trade Commission
Lenore Kresel
Jerome
Randy Bre
Trimet
Department of Jist
United State
Seenditi Mery Padnowe
Buckles Plans Return After London University Visit
Doyle Buckles a Lawrence college junior from Sedan recently spent time in England after the armistice. He studied at Kings College London and credits the experience with strengthening ties between British and American youths. Buckles, a former member of the 35th Division with the 10th Sanitary Train, praised English hospitality and the campaign to foster friendship with the United States.
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Doyle
England
United States
Buckles
New Maple Floor Planned for Local Postoffice Workroom
Postmaster C C Seewir announced a maple floor will be laid in the post office workroom soon with newly varnished woodwork and new door jambs. The local firm with the best bid is expected to perform the work. Memorial service to Elizabeth Stewart set for Thursday at 3 pm at First Christian Church in connection with the C W E M meeting.
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C. C. Seewir
Elizabeth Stewart
First Christian Church
Federal probe cites excess profits in shoe industry prices
The Federal Trade Commission report to Congress accuses packers tanners manufacturers and retailers of unwarranted price increases on hides shoes and related goods. It cites inflated profits and monopolistic control across the supply chain and urges swift action to curb cost of living driven by the industry.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Los
Cmd
Far Beyar
Boy Drowns Near Eudora While Bathing
Alfred Bilor aged about 14 from Kansas City drowned while swimming in the Kansas River near Endora. He was with a crowd of boys in potato fields when he disappeared after stepping into a hole. The body was recovered but resuscitation failed. The remains will be sent to Kansas City for burial with Mrs. John Edler noted as a local contact.
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Kansas
Endora
Alfred Bilor
Kaheas City
Eudora
Kansas City
Herman Grei Ger
Kaw Valley
Krus
John Edler
Ara
Red Cross Seeks Women Candidates For Home Service Institutes
Douglas County Red Cross chapter seeks four women candidates to join the Institute program. Two institutes are now set up at the University of Oklahoma and University of Texas with courses to train home service workers. The plan includes expanding similar programs at Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas state universities in the forthcoming term starting September.
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To County
The
Red
Southwestern D Vision
Red Cross
Univerity of Oklahoma
University of Texas
Kansas
Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Fire at 806 Rhode Island Street Causes Heavy Loss
Fire Chief W. H. Reinisch cites matches as the cause of a morning blaze that nearly destroyed Fred Deane’s barn at 806 Rhode Island Street. Building damage is estimated at 200 dollars with contents at 275 dollars. total loss 375 dollars.
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Roy
W. H. Reinisch
Rhode Island Street
Fred Deane
League of Nations Plan Not Pressed at Versailles
Secretary Lansing told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the American plan for a League of Nations was not pressed at Versailles and was never presented to the peace conference. He questioned whether a copy of the draft existed and suggested it may have been drafted by Wilson with no copy in the President’s possession. He noted the open door reaffirmation with Japan arose from a secret treaty connected to Shantung transfers. Lansing also confirmed Wilson asked Clemenceau to keep the commission minutes confidential.
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Washington
Secreary
Lansing Tohd
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ntions
Versailles
Witon
Nocopy
Secetary
Lansing
Japan
China
Shantung
Provident Wilson
Clemenceau
Commission On
League of Nations
Othe Prench
Fragmented Note on DRG Rules and Famine Provisions
A damaged OCR fragment describes DRG rules and famine provisions affecting elderly and disabled persons. It references internal reasoning, possession terms, and drug necessity, noting violations of law and calls for legitimate action.
Four Die and Six Hurt in Ohio Storm's Toll
An electrical storm across northern Ohio killed four people and left six injured as Ashland County suffered about one million dollars in damage. Bridges and culverts were washed out, livestock and crops were destroyed, and many families were displaced as floodwaters and debris swept through farms and structures.
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Cleveland
Feo
Ohio
Ashland County
Bicycle Carnival to Highlight Douglas County Fair Programs
Lawrence bicycle clubs prepare a big fair feature with a handicap road race at Woodland Park on school day. A county wide parade will showcase top riders and floats. Prizes totaling nearly 140 dollars are pledged with plans to double the list before events begin.
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Woodland Park
Lawrence
Douglas County
Woodland Oie
Lawrence Ant
Woodland’ Park
Charles
H. W. Boltz
DD. Keilmann
Journal-World
Frank Krum
James Akright
High Cost Of Play Cited By Supt Kent At Board Meeting
Superintendent Kent warned the school board that playground equipment costs have risen since estimates a month ago. An original $1,500 budget is now stretched by price increases to perhaps $1,900 to $3,400, forcing reduced purchases as grade schools lack apparatus for physical training. Professor Arthur L. Corbin assumes acting head of UC law department for the summer, noted as Justus S. Hotchkiss professor at Yale and a Taft associate.
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Kent
California
Arthur L. Corbin
Alberta Corbin
University of California
Corbin
Justus S. Hotchkiss
Yale Univers
W. H. Taft
Yale
Order Chairs for Orchestra at High School
The board of education authorizes the purchase of two dozen folding chairs for the high school orchestra to avoid moving heavy chairs from classrooms during practice sessions.
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Board of Education
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