Tennessee House Adopts Suffrage By Two Vote Margin
Nashville reports Tennessee became the thirty sixth state to ratify the federal woman suffrage amendment. The Tennessee Senate had ratified 25 to 4. An attempted reconsideration by Chairman Walker failed to overturn the result. Adjournment was set for the next morning.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Senate
Walker
West Virginia
Washington
Townsend
Delaware
Delaware Assembly
House
Wilson
House Committee
Bickett
North Carolina Assembly
Chas. S. Fairchild
New York
American Constitutional League
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Bainbridge Colby
Bailey
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Kansas Weather Forecast Calls Showers Tonight and Thursday
The Kansas forecast shows showers tonight and on Thursday with cooler air in the north portion. Temperatures expected around 88 degrees in affected areas.
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Kansas
Portion
Leaders Rejoice Over Victory for Women’s Suffrage
New York reports leaders of the women’s suffrage movement rejoicing after the adoption of the suffrage amendment. Carrie Chapman Catt notes decades of effort since 1869 and the National American Woman Suffrage Association’s long lobby in Washington. The piece traces the struggle through Congress and state ratifications, ending with a shift to the League of Women Voters and renewed emphasis on citizenship reform.
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New York
Carrie Chapman Catt
National American Woman Suffrage Association
National Suffrage Association
Congress of the
United States
Congress
Washington
National
House
Senate
League of Women Voters
Mrs HecAngevina and Miss Norothy Return from Summer Spent
Two women named Mrs HecAngevina and Miss Norothy are reported as returning after spending the summer in Michigan. The fragment notes their journey and current whereabouts.
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HecAngevina
Miss Norothy
Party Councils to Draft Platforms in Topeka
In Topeka on August 31 Republican and Democratic leaders will draft state platforms and organize for the November election. State chairmen will be chosen and party war houses built as rallies draw workers. Democrats expect speakers Burris Jenkins Amidon Davis and O Neill at mass meeting. Republicans aim to bring Gov Morrow and endorse industrial court and three constitutional amendments.
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Topeka
Kansas
Burris Jenkins
Kansas City
William G. McAdoo
San Francisco
Sam B. Amidon
Jonathan M. Davis
Ralph T. O'Neill
Edwin Morrow
Kentucky
H. H. Motter
Forest Luther
Gov. Allen
Navigation improves on Kaw river after dam modifications
Water levels rose about two feet above Bowersock mill dam allowing boats to pass around the west end of the sandbar. KU Aquatic Club and other boat owners had been nearly marooned from the main river before the dam was raised, previously forcing use of boats around the east end of the sand bar.
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Kaw
Bowersock Mill
K. U. Aquatic Club
Births Record Month in Kansas City
Kansas City reported 118 births in July, with 527 births for the month this year. Last year's figure stood at 490. Health board and state figures compiled by the city indicate a rise in birth totals for the period.
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Kansas
Gas rate case denies boosts for Wichita area cities
Industrial Relations Court in Topeka rules gas companies may not raise rates as leakage costs are deemed avoidable. Judge Clyde M. Reed says 80 cents per thousand could drop if distribution leaks are reduced to standard. The decision affects Leavenworth Kansas City Lawrence Topeka and other cities and notes a 30 cent monthly service charge in some actions.
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Topeka
Wichita Gas Company
Clyde M. Reed
Court of Industrial Relations
Kansas Natural
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Lawrence
Reed
United States District Court
Institute Schedules For Summer Teachers Institute
County superintendent C J Tame is preparing the schedule for the summer teachers institute. The program will start Monday and run for one week. Teachers will be allowed to keep a record of their own attendance.
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C. J. Tame
Rural teachers named for Crowner Fairview and Enterprise schools
Rural School Teachers Miss Allie Elder will teach Crowner school. Miss Pearl Smith will teach Fairview, and Miss Olive Lemberger will teach Enterprise, announced this morning by County Superintendent C. J. Lane.
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Allie Elder
Crowner
Pearl Smith
Fairview
Olive Lemberger
Enterprise School
C. J. ‘Lane
County ‘ Superitender
City Library Reopens After Complete Redecoration
The city library reopened after several weeks of redecorating. Six new reading room windows replace the old semicircle, walls are cream colored, woodwork polished, and reading tables refreshed. New fiction titles have been added, with extended hours in effect until September 1. No fines for late books until next Monday.
Legion Welcome in Pittsburg for State Convention
Pittsburg Kansas hosts the state American Legion convention August 23 25 with the town in holiday dress of flags bunting and welcome signs. Homeowners are urged to display service flags as many delegates need lodging arranged in private homes at 150 per day including breakfast.
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Pittsburg
Kans
Delerstes
The
American Legion
Sues Salina Bank Stockholders in Receiver Case
Salina Kansas August 18 suit filed by Fred J Fitzpatrick receiver against twelve stockholders of the defunct Salina State Bank of Salina. Judgment sought for $100 per share owned to cover a $200000 deficit cited in the petition.
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Salina
Kans
Bank of
Railroads to Seek Intra State Rate Increase
Topeka Kansas April 18 hearing on railroad applications for higher intra state rates aligned with recent inter state schedule gains set before the bank court of industrial relations for September 14.
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Topeka
Kans
Bank Court of Industrial Relations
Polish Counter Offensive Clears Danzig Corridor
Paris reports Thorn base Polish forces have cleared the Danzig corridor of Russian troops and push eastward, while Minsk talks on Russian peace terms proceed. Refugees describe a thin Bolshevik line with lines of communication broken, and Wrangel’s recent gains prompt Soviet concern.
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Paris
Thorn
Danzig
Poland
Moscow
Associated Press
Minsk
Yanishevisky
Danishevisky
Russia
Warsaw
Wrangel
French Will Protest Over Danzig Ammunition Ban
Paris reports the French government will protest Sir Reginal Tower allied high commissioner at Danzig after he forbade further unloading of French ammunition for Poland. Several French munition ships sit outside Danzig while Tower says he lacks sufficient allied troops to maintain order if more munitions are unloaded.
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Paris
Associated Press
Reginal T. Tower
Danzig
Poland
Tower
Summer Session to Close Friday
The final lap of the summer term at the University will end Friday with final examinations during the regular class periods. About 300 students are enrolled this week and many will return for the September 15 regular session. The university will be idle three weeks between sessions, with faculty taking vacations while preparation work is done for the new term. John M. Shea says the buildings staff will ready classrooms and facilities for the coming session.
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John M. Shea
Lawrence Guardsmen In Comfortable Camp
Lawrence National Guard units arrive at Fort Riley Kansas for two weeks of annual maneuvers and instruction. The Machine Gun Company and Company B establish camp with tents, a kitchen, a mess hall, and a picket line. Officers from the 20th M G Battalion supervise drills. notable recruits include young private Raymond L Sweet and youths Herbert M Jones and Arl Swisher. The mess fund funds foraging trips to Junction City aid ration supply.
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Kans
Lawrence
National Guard
20Th M. G Battalion
7Th Division
C. C. Westfall
F. A. Roberts
D. B. van Pelt
Raymond L. Sweet
Concordia
Omaha
Art of
Kansas
Herbert M. Jones
Captain Jones
Arl ‘Swisher
Sereant, Swisher
Frank W Dillon Named KU Journalism Assistant Professor
Frank W Dillon, Erie Evening Herald managing editor, is named assistant professor of journalism at the University of Kansas to fill the vacancy from W A Dill’s resignation. Dillon, Bucknell AB cum laude 1898, has broad newsroom and publicity experience, including time in England and on American papers. He and his wife and two daughters will arrive in Lawrence in early September.
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Frank W. Dillon
Erie
Evening Herald
University of Kansas
W. A. Dill
Chicago
Associated Press
Dillon
Bucknell University
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Erie Dispatch News
England
Gregg Transferred to Denver by Postal Service
Irven L. Gregg long time carrier for the post office has been transferred to Denver following an announcement this morning by postmaster Charles Finch. His wife’s health required the move and Gregg requested transfer during a Colorado vacation, a request granted.
Paving Commences Toward Lawrence on Fort to Fort Road
Workmen began laying concrete pavements on the Fort to Fort road near the Leavenworth line. Paving moves toward the south end of Section A to keep the road open for material.
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Lawrence
Fort To Fort
Leavenworth
Prowler Foiled At Metcalf Home By Quick Alarm
J. C. Metcalf at 127 East Twenty third street reported to police that a prowler frolicked around his house last night. He frightened the intruder away before officers arrived. See 183. Agency for insurance.
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J. C. Metcalf
East Twentythird Street
Mr. Metcalf
Gas well near Lawrence shows real gas flow in 20 day test
Hill area gas well north of Lawrence, operated by Gar Gompang, appears to be a genuine gas strike after twenty days of production. General field superintendent Ferguson reports steady gas flow, plans second inspection tomorrow, and partial removal of four and seven eighths inch casing to eight inch casing to prevent cave-ins. Aiming to complete the gas operation, officials monitor progress from Independence and Pittsburg Youngstown office.
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Hemphill
Lawrence
Gar Gompang
The
Kansas Natural
Ferguson
Cowell
Pittsburg- Youngstown Company
Independence
Missouri Pacific Passenger Train Wreck Near Warren
A Missouri Pacific passenger train No. 18 traveling from Kansas City to St. Louis left the track three miles west of Warren due to a broken rail. The wreck injured several people riding in a vedge car that overturned. Two Pullman cars remained on the track while main-line traffic between Sedalia and Warren is halted pending replacement. trains are being routed via the Lexington branch.
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Pacific
Kansas’ City
Sedalia
Warré
Lexington
Kansas City Records Show Cost of Living Leads
Kansas City records reveal the municipal loan agency maintains a steady volume of loans on furniture and diamonds. Miss M Power oversees the agency as it provides first payments for homes and other purchases, reflecting ongoing access for those with limited means despite cost of living pressures.
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Kansas City
M. Power
Clinic Screening Weighs Babies at City Hall
Four out of town attendees were presented for examination after noon at the city hall. Effie the Public Health Nursing led the weekly clinic held every Friday afternoon for babies of Lawrence County. All babies examined yesterday had no previous records.
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Itadciation
Lawrence Bo County
Unclear fragment from London report features Ambassador Davis
Fragmentary text from a London dispatch mentions Ambassador Davis and his family, with multiple garbled phrases about August, Great Britain, and sisters. The readable elements are insufficient to establish a clear event, date, or outcome.
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Davis
London
Jo Hy Vis
Great Britain
Py SN Mage
Rae Eet
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