U5 Pays Mexico Bandits for Two Seki
U5 pays a Mexican gang fifteen thousand dollars for two Seki lieutenants. They are forced to land on the other side of the border and are held for ransom.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1919
Page
1
Call on Carranza for refund of money demands
State Department orders immediate action to secure the release of American aviators Lieutenant Paul H. Davis and Harold G. Peterson held by bandits near the border. ransom set at 15909 dollars with unclear payment method. Consul Dow at Juarez drafts Spanish note to General Gonzalez to press for swift liberty of the two officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Washington
Mexico City
Sta:.department
Paul H. Davis
Harold G. Peterson
Candelaria
United States
Juarez
Mexico
A. E. Dow
American State Department
Francisco Gonzalez
Ojinaga
Gonzalez
Kansas Weather Forecast Brief
Fair tonight and Tuesday with likely Wednesday. Warmer in northern portions tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures show modest rise from yesterday across the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
North
Ransom Money Taken Toward Mexican Bandit Holdups
Vice President H N Fennell of the Marfa State Bank with a military guard left for Candelaria to deliver 15000 dollars to Dawkins Kilpatrick for the ransom of Lieut Paul H Davis and Lieut Harold G Petersen, aviators held by bandits in Mexico. The patrols and sendoff indicate plans to watch the border for the aviators return and recross into the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marfa
Nearugust
H. N. Fennell
Marfa State Bank
Big Bend
Candelaria
Texas
Dawkins Kilpatrick
Paul H. Davis
Harold G. Petersen
Mexico
Fennell
Counties See Streams Lose Population and Fisheries
Law officials report streams statewide face depopulation as illegal fishing with nets disrupts habitat. Farmers complain about decoys and gear, while authorities urge enforcement and a campaign to curb unlawful fishing. Brooks, city clerk of Lawrence, notes the state eyes the problem east of Livin and warns nets threaten streams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sereen
Co Fisher
Brooks
Lawrence
Livin
Living Costs Up 86 Percent Since December 1914
Washington August reports from the department of labor show living costs rose about 86 percent from December 1914 to June 1919 across major cities. Clothing and house furnishings led the increases, with food rising as the third largest factor. Chicago saw a 157.7 percent jump in total food and clothing costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Labor
Chicago
Harbord Likely To Lead Armenian Administrative Forces
General Harbord, once Pershing’s chief of staff in France and Armenia, is believed to be in line to head administrative forces if Armenia comes under American protection. The report notes his prior service and role as a top aide during wartime deployments in Europe and the Near East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Harbord
Armenia
General Pershing
France
Coaaille
Uncle Sam Bargain Day Food Sale At City Post Office
Rural carriers and clerks handle a bargain day sale with bacon and other goods offered through the post office. Postmaster says Lawrence in zone two will see issued postage reductions and sales end tomorrow night by government order. Carriers cannot take orders. customers must visit the post office to place purchases as stock runs out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Chester Brown
Mace Seturtey
de- Hyery
Lawrence
St. Louis
C. C
Nan
Baron Stork
Wei Neler
Carri
Journal-World
Smiley Hopes for Freedom After Jail Bar Escape Attempt
Clarence Smiley, jailed for liquor fines, were close to freedom at midnight when a steel bar broke from his window. He had sawn five bars and worked on a third before officers stopped the attempt at the city hall. A saw was said to have come with shoes from his sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acack
Clarence Smiley
Stewart
Smiley
Kansas
J. H. Monroe
Subpoenas Issued to Grocers in Perishable Food Profits Inquiry
County authorities pursue six subpoenas to grocers as they probe profits on perishables like meats and produce. Attorney General’s list omits some profit details while Wilson aims to map prices and markups. Grocers resist sharing private data. officials anticipate action on backroom pricing and standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil
Renee
Wilson
Wilie
Oman
Property case and job move loom in old county records
In Hensworth county a petition seeks to revoke a water right and dam permits for a mill site arguing the project is no longer functional after 25 years and poses flood risk to adjacent farms. Separately Warren Reding, son of Dr H Reding, leaves Lawrence to rejoin General Electric in Atlanta after leaving in 1917 for teaching service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McRill
Hensworth County
Norwine
Warren Reding
H. Reding
Lawrence
Atlanta
General Electric Enmany
Pervedl ‘Iin
Wheat yields high on Eriksen farm near Brackett schoolhouse
The Eriksen Farm near Brackett school house west of Lawrence posted a wheat yield of 27 bushels per acre, far above the county average of 17. The farmer, Mr Richardsen, threshed 864 bushels of wheat, with Wis merchinn handling the grain. The bystander Be hnsbel bought spring and made improvements this summer. Fr has thirty years in the turn re business and previously served seven years as a Denmark farm superintendent before relocating here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wracket
Leats
Eriksen Furre Cempany
Brackett
Lawrence
Eriksen
Richardsen
Wismerchinn
Behnsbel
Denmark
Will Get Rebates As State Agency Announces August 1 Deadline
A state bureau announces rebates due under its policy orders with an August 1 effective date. The notice outlines that refunds will not be available immediately but will follow after review and processing by the agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arehargeeness
Eeley Beilers
Furance
Heer
Ceelicon
Gre
Ieeal
Teomatbud
Hearing on Postal Salaries Prompts City Meeting
A tentative hearing on postal employee salaries is planned with a date in Kansas City. The act governing the authority to legislate is unclear, while a study will compare current postal workers to other staff. City attendees expect cost estimates and regional references toward possible wage discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Omy Toyes
Hun i . Chhotites Weel
S. Colorado
Paci
Local events mix with global headlines in a dated dispatch
A muddled report notes varied items from Olathe social events to mentions of Mexico City drug concerns and Germany blockade context. Names and places appear fragmented, with references to Victoria L Or iz and Lots Espin amid a jumble of unrelated phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorena
Texas
Wites
Victoria L’or
Espin
Constitution Day Celebration Planned Here
A local notice announces Constitution Day events led by Justice Marshal of Votweka and Tom Harley. Speakers include Henry Allen and a featured orator lineup from national groups and youth organizations. Toasts, parades, and patriotic ceremonies mark the anniversary of the Constitution’s ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Harley
Marshal
Votweka
Henry Allen
Republic
Ran Mins
Cenrinis
Shearsgaiger
Hoyts
County Wall
Dante
National Security League
American Defense Society
Sons of the Revelation
American Rights Langue
Boy Scouts of America
American Society For Constitutional Government
Drangsters of the American Revolution
PrecepTERESS Marion Johnson Heads to Lincoln Post
Will be preceptoress Marion Johnson daughter of Rev and Mrs A F E Johnson left with her mother Sunday for Lincoln Alaska. Mrs Jolyon has accepted a position of preceptress at a denominational school near Lincoln. Johnson will move from Lincoln to Madison Wisconsin where he was recently elected journalism instructor at a state university. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1910 and was business manager of the Jayhawker that year. He taught in Topeka and Hutchinson high schools for three years before entering the army and serving in France with a hospital unit for a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Johnson
Tola
Autchinson
France
Memorial steel Turkey dium August 18 plan announced
An athletics council announces a memorial steel structure to honor war service. The project, cost estimated at £40000, aims to mark a path between the University of Tees and AL & ML Cille Thanksgiving Day. The 200 foot long and 65 foot wide steel frame is expected to be completed in time for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Dium Agust
Ahmni O
Agricul
Colletaton
Kyle
Thilanse
W. Ta Driv Yeeter
Tibet
Athletic Council
University of Tees
AL & ML Cille
County approves petition for paving road in North Lawrner area
In a Saturday session the county approved a petition to create a new public road project named for the North Lawrner area. The action paves the route from Daverwall toward the town’s west, with funds set to cover construction and related work under Section C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conn Inners
Gy Petitvon
Fort
Fle Faa
North Lawrener
Daverwall
Dent
Canadian Liberal Leader William L. M. King Emerges
A Toronto report identifies William L. M. King as the new Liberal party leader in Canada. King, age 43, educated at the Universities of Toronto Chicago and Harvard, has fighting stock and Scotch father with a mother who is a granddaughter of a Katala rebellion leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Unitario
Liberal Party
Canada
William L. Mking
King
Chicago
Harvery University
Ite
Laurier
Fort Riley maneuvers entice Lawrence and Kansas City units
The Fraternal Aid Union Band and the machine gun company with Company D of the Fourth Kansas Infantry entrain for Fort Riley for two weeks of training. Crowds gathered at the Union Pacific station as units departed, with visitors planned for next Sunday and a post-maneuver inspection to welcome Lawrence participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Riley
Union
Fourth Kansas Infantry
Ninth
Rhode Island Street
Union Pacific
Woodland Park
Camp Funston
the Park
Kansas City
Lawrence
Atchinson
Topeka
County Institute Sees Few Men Among Attendees
Dougas county teachers institute enrolls sixty one teachers this week reflecting a 50 percent rise from last year. Only three men are listed among the attendees with names including Vera Breithampt Phoebe L Bigsby Lerma Blackwell and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Institute
Dougas
Vera Breithampt
Phoebe L. Bigsby
Lerma Blackwell
Mary Buchheim
Helen F. Buck
Josephine Bergtorf
Dena May Calkins
Mabel Casebier
Gladys Charles
Mac Correll
Irene Cree
Ada F. Davis
Howard O. Deay
Etta Elswick
Mary _ Gill
Berths Lee Glenn
Ruth M. Glenn
Hazel Hamilton
Gladge Harding
Emma M. Hartley
Madge Hill
Fern G. Hunt
Nellie Hyland
Ethel Kalb
Lydia Kanzig
Carl Kelsey
Tela Kirby
Ethel Kindred
Clara Ki
Mary Landon
Mildred Malemey
Ruth Mann
Julia F. Mc Mac.McClelland
Rhoda Vida Meinke
Ellen F. Mel- Pederra Miller
Ethel Lillian Overbaneh
Louise
Aimee
Marie Piper
Adna “Aster
Grace Preston
W. S. Price
Hallie’ Pearson
Mabe
Reees
Gladys Reeves
Emma Rohinzen
Myrtle Russell
Edith Schwa
Ida Steele
Lillian Stover
Lena Su
Peaches Given Away in Ardmore and Lawrence
Mrs. C. E. Washington reports Ardmore warehouses overfull with peaches and fruit men declaring peaches free to anyone who would carry them home. The note says Oklahoma peaches sold for half price in Ardmore versus Lawrence during the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Lawrence
C. E. Washington
J. C. Lovejoy
Kentucky Street
Washington
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