Indians to Honor a Devoted Friend
New York reports on August 19 five thousand Sioux Indians will honor Rev Dr Edward Ashley, longtime missionary to the Dakotas and ally of Chiefs like Sitting Bull and Rain-in-the-Face, marking fifty years of service. He aided tribes, advised government relations, and earned an LL.D. from the University of South Dakota. The Niobrara Convocation of Christianized Indians will gather near White Horse for four days of worship, business, and celebration with a symbolic city erected at the site.
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South Dakota
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Roosevelt
Custer
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Ashley
Black Hills
Little Big Rom
Cheyenneiver Reservation
Wounded Knee
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Little Big Horn
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Washington
White Bear
Bad Lodge
Drifting Goose
Dull Knife
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White Horse
Avobiles
Valley Chapel Ice Cream Social Draws Local Crowd
Wealthy business men and residents from six neighborhoods gathered at Valley Chapel for an ice cream social hosted by the Young People's class. Prentiss of Lawrence supplied electric lights, and the porch was decorated in purple and white crepe paper. The program pleased attendees as ice cream and cake were enjoyed. several Lawrence visitors and local families were noted in attendance and daily activities surrounding the church and community were reported.
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Young Peoples
Church Lawn
Solon Markley
Columbia
William Puckett
John Dunn
Lawrence
Marie Schellhorn
Burton
Pauline Nemsing
Charlotte Mueller
Indianapolis
Ind
Elizabeth Dunn
Valley Chapel
Howard Longanecker
Charlie Banning
Betty Jane
O. P. McNegse
Winston
Arkansas
Tennessee
Walter Boyd
Ellis Bond
Hugo Schellhorn
A. E. Puckett
Leroy Puckett
Jim Anderson
Apple Pie
Schreel McNeese
W. M. Puckett
Hugo -Schellhorn
Rotary Campers Return After Cleanup Near Lawrence
A group of boys spent the week at the Rotary Club camp southwest of Lawrence then returned to Lawrence after cleaning the site by taking down tents and removing equipment. The camp will close until next summer when boys will have the chance to stay again at the camp.
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Rotary
Rotary Ry Club
Lawrence
Band Concert Draws Large Audience at South Park
The South Park band concert drew a well attended crowd last night with cars lining the sidewalk as residents gathered to hear the performance by the F A U band directed by Walter Rigdon. The note of local culture sits alongside a national trivia fact that the United States uses nearly two billion pounds of candy annually.
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South’ Park
Walter Rigdon
United States
Air ram designs to attack enemy planes from giant airships
London reports the Daily Chronicle cites British aeronautical experts secretly building armored airborne rams for leviathan airships. The rams, guided by a sole pilot, will dive on troop transports and battleships, using a knife like bow to pierce vulnerable surfaces, then recover to rejoin the mother ship for another deadly descent.
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London
Associated Press
Daily Chronicle
Rvc
Marriage ban on can Cupid in Eastern Europe
Moscow reports how new U S and foreign citizenship rules hinder postwar marriages between American relief workers and local women. A Near East Relief officer and a Polish nurse faced multiple bureaucratic hurdles across Poland, Moscow, and Russia, needing two passports and legal proof of marriage to obtain citizenship and entry. The tale highlights how automatic citizenship by marriage is blocked by shifting laws and visa rules, complicating hopes for a honeymoon.
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American Congress
Dan Cupid
Europe
American ‘Relief Administration
Near East Relief
Poland
Austria
Greece
Russia
Balkans
Baltic States
Near East
Armenia
Warsaw
Red Cross
Plae
Armerican
Rusia
Madison banker and revivalist charged in mail fraud
Victory H. Arnold, Madison financier and revivalist, faces arraignment in Federal court at Superior, Wisconsin, on August 7 to answer an indictment accusing him of using the mails to defraud. The case cites transactions where investors reportedly lost nearly $600,000 amid a backdrop of Madison Bond Co. dealings and his New York and Madison revival campaigns. Arnold contends he is a victim of a hostile Madison business circle and disputes the charges amid broad local concern.
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Madison
Wis
Associated Press
Victory H. Arnold
Superior
Arnold
New York City
United States
Wisconsin
Federal Grand Jury
Path of Arctic Traders Marked by Violence at Sea
Anchorage August 7 Associated Press report details Captain Andrew Predersen recounting a voyage from Nome to Siberia where traders ferried whisky for furs. An official was killed when forced to pay taxes, and predawn threats of murder and a revolver kept ready reflect the piratical Arctic traffic.
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Alaska
Ang. 7
Dpress
Siberian Arctic
Andrew Predersen
Predersen
Nome
Siberia
Labor conditions good over state report says
Topeka August 8 AP labor conditions across seven districts are good and expected to stay so until cold weather. July unemployed rise to 4040 from 1435 in June due to harvest completion and ongoing construction. Wichita shows potential unfavorable prospects. other districts report steady demand and ongoing projects including a Lecompton power plant and Santa Fe office building.
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John H. Crawford
Industrial Court
Crawford
Jude
Wichita
Hutchinson
Kansas City
Parsons
Sbalina
Goan
Lecompton
Santa Fe
Umder Way
Kansas
Workers Prosperous in May 1923 Real Earnings Rise
Washington reports the National Conference Board found American wage earners enjoyed prosperity surpassing the 1920 peak. Wages rose 10 to 15 percent in many plants, while cost of living declined after 1920, making May 1923 real earnings higher than the prewar peak and surpassing earlier inflation.
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Washington
A. P
National Conference Board
Cleanliness and Calves and the Empress Diamonds
Calves suffer from diseases caused by filth in pens pails and bedding. Use clean milk and sterilize pails daily. Dirt breeds bacteria and disturbs stomachs. The Empress Marie of Russia, living in England, reportedly has no funds after the revolution. Her past wealth included gowns jewels and a diamond tiara worth millions at a Winter Palace ball.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Marie
Russia
England
Alexandra
Petrograd
Alexander II
Winter Palace
Hedecked
Fraud allegations surface at court hearing for Arnold
Arnold faces charges of misrepresenting security values offered by his company and attempting to defraud investors with bonds and unsecured notes. He is also accused of causing false arrests of company officials. In December 1921 he funded a £25000 Madison Christmas dinner, then led revival meetings advocating Bible-based teachings before moving with his family to New York where meetings continued.
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Arnold
Madison S
New York
Millions Spent For Gem Chewing Gum
New York August 10 The United States now spends over a million dollars weekly on chewing gum according to figures compiled by the National City Bank. The habit is rising and production has doubled since 1914 with exports expanding to nearly every country.
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New York
United States
National City Bank
Prehistoric Graves Found by Ore Mountains Canal Dig
In Prague on August 10, workers digging a canal in the Ore Mountains uncovered tombs claimed by archaeologists to be over 4,000 years old. Skeletons lie prone and crouching, well preserved and notably large. Forehead recedes, frontal sinus developed, upper jaw protrudes, chin small. teeth worn but sound. Also noted are the first woman to preside over the United States League of Local Building and Loan Associations Miss Ann Rae of Niagara Falls and reports of Iowa teachers with curled hair addressed by school boards.
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Prague
Ore Mountains
United States League of Local Building and Loan Associations
Ann. &. Rae
Niagara Fails
Many New Motor Cars and Licenses Top 5000 in County
For the first time in county history motor licenses issued in a year exceed 5000. Last year 4766 licenses were issued, and since January first this year more than 5000 new licenses have been taken out with perhaps a thousand more by year end. Kansas leads the states in the number of women lawyers in proportion to population.
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Kansas
Mrs Lindquist Shares Recovery From Postpartum Illness
Mrs May Lindquist of Kansas City recalls severe afterbirth weakness and nervous insomnia after childbirth. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after two years of illness and sleep disturbances.
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Kansas City
Newsrad
Lydia E. Pinkholi
Mrs. May
Indquist
Independence Ave
Kansas City, Mo
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