End of Coal Tieup Near as Union Reaches Settlement
Cleveland reports a virtual decision by union leaders to settle the soft coal strike with operators gathered for a joint peace conference. The agreement aims to restore the wage scale of the pre April 1 contract, with final approval by the union policy committee and potential ripple effects in Ohio Illinois Indiana and Pennsylvania. Southern Illinois operators begin resuming work as confidence grows the dispute will end within forty eight hours.
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Cleveland
Associated Press
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Pennsylva
John L. Lewis
Lewis Tigelinds
Membe
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Michigan
Lewis
Marion
Ilinois
Warrisburo
Williamson County
No Coal For Schools In Lawrence This Winter
Lawrence schools face a coal supply of about twenty to thirty tons for heating this winter. Normally 650 to 700 tons are used during a school year. Board members say fuel is available now and expected to become cheaper in coming weeks, with replenishment planned before coal runs out.
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Lawrence
Kansas Forecast Reflects Warmer Western Region
Weather notice shows generally fair conditions for tonight and Thursday with warmer temperatures in the western portion. Data indicates yesterday's temperatures with followed readings for early today including maximum and minimum values.
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Kansas
West
Ley
Inter-City Picnic Plans All Made For August 22
The Lawrence Topeka inter-city picnic will be held August 22 at the Kirkpatrick Farm near The Elms. Transportation, basket lunches, and 40 cent chicken dinners are arranged. Speakers will note paved road benefits. athletic contests include K U and Washburn baseball and possible horseshoe games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort To-Fort
Kirkpatrick Farm
The
Elms
Here
Topeka
Lawrence
van Bruner
Chamber of Commerce
Topeks-Lawrence
F. A. U. Bank
Quantrill
Legionnaires
Elks
K. U
Washburn
Journal-World
Topeka Merchant's Association
T. J. Sweeney
Topekans
Picnic Traffic Advisory Near Lawrence
Sheriff Will Johns urges motorists in Lawrence to keep speeds to twenty miles per hour for the half way picnic day. He warns of heavy traffic and possible accidents and says officers will be stationed along the highway to enforce safe driving.
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Will Johns
Lawrence
Anti Rat Drive Starts Here Late Saturday Night
Lawrence initiates a midnight anti rat campaign led by D. B. Manning the rat exterminator. He has spent days in Massachusetts street selling his eradicator to merchants claiming it smells like butter and will kill rats roaming nightly along city streets. He says 75 percent of solicited merchants have bought in and urges bakers to prepare extra bread for the campaign of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
D. B. Manning
Manning
Massachusetts Street
Wagon Cover Theft Reported in Barn
Bill Ganavan of 700 Rhode Island street reported to police that a wagon cover was stolen from his barn last night. HB Peairs returned yesterday afternoon from Washington after several weeks away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Ganavan
Rhode Island Street
HB. Peairs
Washington
Wilkinson predicts near coal strike settlement at Cleveland
Sees Coal Peacy Muskogee Aug 9 telegram from M Iahn Wilkinson president of district 22 UL M West declares a settlement seems near and that the minimum wage scale renewed to March 1923 will be readopted. Wilkinson attends union officials conference in Cleveland.
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Peacy Muskogee
Miahn’ Wilkinson
Distret
UL M. West
Alistrict
Amt
Wilkinson
Cleveland
Death sentences at Soviet trial of Socialist Revolutionaries
Moscow reports fourteen of the thirty four Socialist Revolutionary defendants were sentenced to death by the revolutionary tribunal for high treason. Three were acquitted, others given prison terms from two to ten years. The trial, held amid bayonets and khaki guards, featured interruptions and political speeches by the prisoners as they argued with the presiding judge.
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Moscow
Socialist Revolutionary Party
Buwin
Revolutionary Tribunal
Emil Vandervelkde
Amsterdam
Germany
Herr Rosenfeld
Herr Whters
Socialist Internationales
Third Or
Communist Internationale
Missouri women oppose Reed bolter label in Senate race
Still Against Reed notes its continued fight against United States Senator James A. Reed after his nomination over Breckenridge Long. The group says Reed will accuse Democrats who oppose him of bolting and calls him a betrayer to Woodrow Wilson and the party’s ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Associated Press
Association of Missouri Women
United States
James A. ‘Reed
Breckenridge
Bolt” Reed
Wootlwpe Wilson
Diamonds missing after bus heist in Lawrence Topeka route
A $5,000 jewel heist from a Lawrence to Topeka bus remains unresolved as police seek a man who picked up a black bag on Michigan Street Monday evening. Three witnesses, including Prof. Olin Temple and Mrs. Gregory, reported seeing a man in a brown palm beach suit lift a bag from the roadside near Michigan and Fourth, and return toward his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Topeka
Michigan Street
D. M
Gregory Sand
Olin Tomplitt
Palm Beach
Olin Temple
L. de Rothschild
Kansas City
Rothschild
Meier & Rothschild
Newark
N. J
New Plan for Autos Abstracting Cars for Clear Title
Richard E. McIntosh leads a plan to abstract auto records similar to property abstracts. The system would track a car from purchase, list all liens or mortgages, and note every ownership transfer to prove title, avoid theft claims, and ensure no repair bills or chattel mortgages remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watemo
Richard E. McIntosh
Supreme Court
Cor Pner
Kansas Automobile ‘S
Yand
L. St Mobs
Rural schools to reopen in September say county officials
County Superintendent D J Lane announced nearly all rural schools will open in full on the first or second Monday in September. He has not yet received opening dates from every school. Repairs completed over the summer include modernization at Globe district No 23 with new furnace installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D J. Lane
Lane
Awood
Globe School
New Hospital Policy Plans for Disabled Veterans Revealed
President Harding and Director Forbes will consider new hospitalization policies for World War I disabled veterans. Forbes announced an inspection of nearly all U S hospitals and said tubercular and mental patients need different institutions. About 65 percent of tubercular inmates are working patients who, with mental cases, would be better off outside hospitals.
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Harding
Forbes
Veterans
Kates
Hospital
Prospects Bright for Big Fall County Fair
Prominent officials voiced optimism for a large fall fair. A new racing barn is planned at the fair grounds west of the old track, to be built by F. MM Walters and RB K Nicholson, funded by popular subscription. A drainage ditch near the arena neared completion after earlier delays, and auto races are planned at the park tomorrow.
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Chris Sch Viny
F. MM
Walters
RB. K. Nicholson
The
Fair Association
Weekly Jant Concert Promised by Fraternal Aid Union Band
The Fraternal Aid Union announces its weekly concert in South as tomorrow evening led by Walter Hiedon. The program includes works by Marely PAG Conduegar Verdi and other composers, featuring marches, solos, and orchestral pieces.
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Fraternal Aid
Junie Union
South Park
Frternal Aid Union
Se Jen
Walter Hiedon
Manhattan Outfielder Sinderson Chosen 1923 Aggie Captain
In a mail election at Manhattan Kansas Sinderson, a 1922 Aggie outfielder and senior, was chosen captain of the 1923 Aggie Diamond artists. He is a strong hitter and can relief catch, with 1922 talent Bar th and Atkins also available in the outfield and 1923 squad.
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Manhattan
Kan
Awe
Leland Sinderson
ASCL
Hull Tems
Sinierson
Erginowrap
Aggie Diamond Artists
Aggie
Gic Jinedo
Cumiingham
Roms
Harris
Enim
Barth
Atkins
Sinderson
Rotary Club Luncheon Discusses Ottawa Delegation Plans
At the Wide Mann grill room the Rotary Club talked Rotary matters including plans to take a large Lawrence delegation to Ottawa for a Franklin County fair day. The aim is a day that avoids conflicts with Chamber of Commerce Kiwanis and Rotary meetings to maximize representation. The note closes with a cue to count new Chevrolets.
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Rotary
Rotary Club
Widemann
Lawrence
Ottawa
Franklin County
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis
Kansas National Guard Companies Set to Leave for Fort Riley
About 120 National Guardsmen from Kansas will depart Sunday for the Fort Riley encampment. Company H has ~50 men, Company D ~70, with some units not relieved. The group will bring full field gear and prepare for nine days of drills, schools, and parades, with Governor Allen likely to review the contingent.
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Kansas National Guard
Fort Riley
Frank Fi.Jones
Lawrence
Parsons
Missouri
Nevada
Fke
Alien
Port Riley
Field
Forts St
2Th
Frank ©. Jands
137Th Infantry
Kendall Walton
Julius Holmes
Frank Dunkley
Cape
Dinsmore Aller
Funds Stile Come In and News of KK Memorial Drive
Contributions to the KK L Memorial association include Dr Ewing G Scott of Pekin China now in missionary work sending inner funds. A $100 gift from Dr Thomas W Scanton of Polo Missouri and a like pledge from Robert Kydahnatun of Pauls Valley Oklahoma, with daily global donations mentioned. Former Jayhawkers across distant locales are joining the fundraising drive.
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KK. L. Memorial Association
Ewing G. Scott
School of Medicine
Tractor
Scott
Pekine
China
Syke II
Mob Moves on Jail After Tragic Killing in Vinita
A mob of more than 820 stormed the Craig county jail at Vinita Oklahoma last night in an unsuccessful bid to seize Njias Ridge a young negro captured after he stabbed and beat to death Mrs George Adair at her Pensacola home Ridge used a plow share and crowbar in the attack on Mrs Adair who died within minutes after the assault On the same day reports note lower coal pricesprompting the United States to supply Italy with its main coal needs for five years and that the world’s highest post office is Pharjiang Tibet at 14 800 feet above sea level
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Vinita
Okla
Craig County
Njias Ridge
George Adair
Pensacola
Adairs
Adair
Pharjiong
Tibet
Ana
Officials warned over enforcing federal injunctions in Missouri
Federal Judge Emelish denounced states attorneys who permit injunctions to be violated and sheriffs who use strikers as deputies as plotting against the United States. He told prosecutors and sheriffs of Washington Clinton and Marion counties that if they lack nerve to enforce the law he would appoint men to take charge of your civil government.
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St. Louis
Associated Press
States
United States
Emelish
Washington
Clinton
Marion
Police raid nets whiskey and fines in local court
Police and a liquor squad raided Erwins home at 61 Lyons Street finding two large containers of corn whiskey. Fred Erwin was fined 200 dollars and sentenced to six months for violating the bone dry law. Maggie Whitfield received 90 days and 200 dollars for possessing a pint. Ed Raines faced vagrancy charges with a 200 dollar bond and was later released after posting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Erwin
Irwin
North Lawrence
Murat
Hunter
Erwit
Erwitt
Perkins
Huater
Calhoun
Silverthorn
Hirewin
Lyons Street
Erwin
Polive Court
Maggie
Whitfield
Pennsylvania
Ed Raines
Raines
Church Union Nearer Amid Global Faith Conference
A World Conference on Faith and Order report to the Episcopal Church foresees a May 2025 Washington meeting of delegates from nearly a hundred denominations in Chicago and Geneva talks. The goal is unity, with questions on creed form and the role of a confession guiding future church union efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Church Union
Youf Ath Christendum
Commission On the World Conference On Faith and Order
General Convention
The
Episcopal Church
Portland
Ore
Washington, D. C
von- Viner
Washington
Geneva
Vaith
Local woman seeks entry in Woodland Park auto races
Here with racer Mrs. Elfrieda Mais of Salina to see if she can enter a Dade racing car at Woodland Park tomorrow. Mrs. Mais and her husband own two Dodge racers and travel to races across the state seeking competition.
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Elfrieda Mais
Salina
Woodland Park
Men of Big Four Join the Strikers
Joliet Aug 9 about 1300 engineers firemen conductors and brakemen from the Elgin Joliet Eastern union walked out at midnight in protest to troop stationing around Jay yards no discontent among strikers reported six guard troops en route Chicago Aug 9 guardsmen entrained for Joliet to guard yards. workers refused to operate under troop protection.
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Joliet
Elgin
Cleveland
Associated Press
Big Four
Warren S. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood
Stand
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
D.B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Stone
Cincinnati
Associated i Pressj
Brotherhood of Railroad and
Chicago
Nw York
Washington
Harding
Mandel
Ben. W. Hooper
U.S. Railroad Labor Board
Elgin, Joplin & Eastern
Doilet
Tel
New York
Wiliams
B. M. Jewell
Railroad Labor Board
Shopcraft Federation
Railroad Tayhor Board
White House
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Hlinois Field
Reed
R. EL McIntosh
Renson
Drs, Welch & Welch the
Chiroprnetars
Fair Board
Shearling
Ene
Leland Singerson
Kansas Infantry
Fort Sill
K. VU. Man
Italy
Hootch
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