Class War Threat Sparks Labor Defense Corps Plan
London August 23 The call by John Wheatley former health minister in Ramsay MacDonald’s government for enrolling 10 million workers into a defense corps to resist attacks on living standards draws attention in newspapers alleging a Communist push in labor. The Daily Mail reports Wheatley in Glasgow urging pledges from labor organizations and warns of a “class war” backed by special constables amid coal and railway unrest.
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London
John Wheatly
Ramsay-MacDonald
Defense Corps
Wheatley
Glasgow
South Side Standard
Britain
the Mail
Coal Commission
John Wheatley
Ramsay MacDonald
Glascow
Snorkers Defense Corps
State cancels boxing license in Topeka incident
The Kansas state athletic commission announced the cancellation of Gordon Patterson Post boxers license pending an adequate bond and an inquiry into the financing of last Tuesday's boxing card featuring Topeka Jack Johnson and Tut Jackson. About 2,000 attended the event, with gate receipts of 1,808 but reportedly only 26 netted to the negro post. Edmonds, executive secretary, assigned two inspectors to probe post finances and possible promoters profits.
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Topeka
Kan
State Athletic Commission
Gordon
Patterson Post
Jocal
Negro American- Legion Organization
Jast
Jack” Johnson
Tut Jackson
Negro Post
Desire Ed“‘monds
State ‘Commission
Edmonds
County garage near completion in Connecticut Street
The county garage in the 700 block on Connecticut Street is taking form with walls completed and workers installing an asbestos roof. The new structure will house the county motor vehicles and other gear.
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Connecticut Street
Cworkmen
Kansas Weather Forecast From Fragmented Text
Fragmentary weather note describes partly cloudy conditions tonight with warmer temperatures in the east and south areas. Saturday expected similar warmth, roads mostly clear though Ottawa and Kansas City may have rough patches.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Kansas City
Man claims ownership of liquor in car linked to Dixon case
Lewis Fredericks, of Kansas City, signs an affidavit asserting ownership of a car and ten gallons of liquor seized in a Douglas County hunt for the source of the alcohol. He states Tommy Dixon, a vocational student, and Jerry Scott were unaware the liquor was aboard when Dixon drove the vehicle to the University. Prosecutors expect Fredericks to plead guilty, potentially leading to the dismissal of Dixon and Scott's charges, while Fredericks admits responsibility for the transportation of the liquor.
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Lewis Fredericks
Kansas City
Tommy Dixon
Dixon
Fredericks
Jerry Scott
Frederick
George Melvin
Scott
Jerry Scotts
Ibove
Kansas [City
Lawrence
Tommy ‘Dixon
Tnt
Tommy Dixon v
Mr. Dixon
Tommy Dixorr
Tommy Dison
Motor car industry output rises in July production
Washington reports July production of automobiles totalled 346,728 passenger cars and 37,431 trucks. Year to date output stands at 2,208,219 passenger cars and 263,643 trucks, compared with last year's 2,010,459 passenger cars and 217,606 trucks.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Prohibition Army Heads Unchanged New District Appointments
Washington fugitive report notes the prohibition enforcement plan expanding with 24 district administrators named by Assistant Secretary Andrews. Many come from existing enforcement, with Walton A. Green named chief investigator to uncover international and inter-district conspiracies. Former army officers Halsey Dunwoody, Herbert White, and others assume district leaderships, as Hawaii and Pittsburgh posts join the new structure.
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Prohibition Army
Sdme
Uncle Sam
Andrews
The
Treasury
Iim
Aina Forca
Walton A. Green
Boston Journal
Ste
General Andrew
Halsey Dunwoody
Tampa
France
Herbert H. White
Fort. Worth
Texas
Ronset-El Frith
Los Angeles
A. J. Hanlon
Porto Rico
John T.barrett
Frederick Baird
Chhosen
Pittsburgh
Elbert H. Gary
E. ¢. F. Crabbe
Hawaii
General Andrews
Administrators Named For Prohibition Enforcement Districts
Washington August 21 new staff of 24 federal administrators will oversee Prohibition enforcement in multiple districts with headquarters listed from Boston New York Buffalo to Chicago St Louis and Omaha Acting officials include R B Sams J A Foster B Q Merrick Frederick Baird William G Murdock Elmund Budnitt and others with district heads in Roanoke and St Paul among assignments.
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Washington
A. P
Prohibition
The
Treasury
R. B. Sams
Boston
J. A. Foster
New York
Ib. Q. Merrick
Buffalo
Frederick Baird
Pittsburgh
William G. Murdock
Philadelphia
Elmund Budnitt
Baltimore
B. E. Ewing
Chicago
A. C. Townsend
McAmpbell
Omaha
W. PD. Moss
St. Louis
HL Wile
Prohibition District Chief Moss Named Acting Head
A. P. J. W. D. Moss was named acting head of the sixteenth prohibition district, with jurisdiction over Missouri Kansas and Southern Illinois. He has served as divisional prohibition enforcement supervisor at Kansas City. The district spans Kansas City Missouri, Aug. 21.
Plan for Transatlantic Flight by French Veterans
Paris Aug 21 Lieut Francois Coli and Paul Tarascon announce a near term plan to start a Paris to New York flight in a 420 horsepower nine cylinder plane. Tarascon will pilot with Coli navigating. They aim to tackle wind altitudes and magnetic deviations, after a successful Villacoublay test. New York Aug 21 French aviators Anton Moore and Georges Kirsch plan a Paris to New York flight for the Orteig prize, with takeoff hoped this fall or spring depending on weather.
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Francois
Coli
Paul Tarascon
New York
Excelsior
Tarascon
Atlantic
Villacoublay
Anton Moore
Georges Kirsch
Rochambeau
May Cut Ruths Salary If Slump Persists
A Cleveland dispatch to the New York Evening World reports Babe Ruth will forego his $52,000 annual salary when the contract ends if batting slump continues. Ruth plans to travel to Canada to regain form and avoid a pay reduction, hoping to restore his hitting.
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New York
Cleveland
New York Evening World Today
Babe Ruth
Dispatch
Ruth
Canadian Woods
Sei Pasates
Ashlee
Mary Aston
Mary Beatty
Fewer Range Cattle Expected From Western Territories
Estimates by the United States Department of Agriculture indicate about 250000 fewer cattle from the range territory will be marketed this fall compared with last year. The decline centers in the Southwestern states with forecasts showing around 077000 head to be marketed, based on conditions reported as of August 1 from North and South Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas and western states.
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Denver
Calo
United States Department of Agriculture
North Dakota
South
Dakota
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas Guard’s 187th Infantry Demonstrates Invasion Defense
At Fort Riley Aug 2 the 187th Infantry of the Kansas National Guard fought a mock invasion, using real bullets on hillside targets. Major General George B. Duncan praised the regiment for upholding Kansas military traditions as howitzers and mortars routed the imagined attackers. Two Kansas state military committee members observed, traveling from Iola for the event and meetings.
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Fort Riley Military Reservation
187Th Infantry
Kansas National Guard
George B. Duncan
Omaha
Seventh Army Corps
Kansas State Military Committee
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137Th Infantry
Argonne
Kansas
Tora Hills
Iola
Bandits Abandon Ford Near Stull
Three gunmen who robbed the Lecompton bank are linked to a Packard car theft in Kansas City and the Ford found hidden near Stull. Authorities, led by Sheriff Cummings, search the area while Oklahoma City officers recall a fire on state police pursuit. No trace of the bandits remains in the Stull vicinity.
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Stull
William Damm
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Clinton
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Talley
Stull Vicnity
Fieinity
Harvey P.everest
Oklahoma City
W. N. Robberson
Oklaoma
Kansas City
Cummings
Oklahoma
Everest
Hy County
Mr. Everest
Probe Bribery Action In Crawford County
Sheriff Turkington heads to Topeka for a conference with federal and state officials on bribery charges against Crawford County peace officers enforcing liquor laws. The meeting with Attorney General Griffith and aides aims to discuss case steps before district court action. Three Croweburg officers were bound over after arrest for soliciting bribes and other charges.
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Yorpeka
Associated Press
John D. Turkington
Crawford County
Topeka
C. B. Griffith
William A. Smith
George Hi. ‘Wark
Kansas
Smith
Wills Buck
Col. Wark
Turkington
Croweburg
Griffith
Girl 17 Ends Life Over Bobbed Hair in Chicago River
The body of Rose Sallon, 17, who disappeared after a hair change, was found in the Chicago River. Police believe she jumped from the Evanston drainage area after expressing distress over her bobbed hairstyle. The mother reported the girl cried over her altered appearance, lingering at a mirror.
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Chicago
Rose Sallon
Evanston
Investigation May Be Sought On Removal Of A.G. Taylor
New York Aug 214(4, P) John D Miller president of the National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation says Congress may investigate to decide the grounds for removing Dr Henry C Taylor head of the Bureau of Agricultural Economies. Dr Taylor resigned at the request of Secretary Jardine.
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New York
John D. Miller
National Cooperative
Milk Producers Federation
Sai
Henry C. Taylor
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Taylor
Secretary of Agriculture
Jardine
Resume Work On Big Hill Road Over Baldwin Hill
Work has resumed on the new Baldwin hill road after rain delays. Crews at the rock cut below the hill and a bridge crew at the hilltop advance the project. The road nears completion but likely opens to traffic mid September, with the old route to be closed when finished.
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Baldwin Hill
Disapproves Verdict In Naval Nurse Case
Washington reports that the verdicts of not guilty by a court martial board against Miss Ruby M. Anderson and Miss Catherine Glancey for violation of the Volstead act were disapproved by Secretary Wikbur. Commander D W Fuller and Lieut C W Baker were also found not guilty. Miss Mabel Gerry Engaged to F S E Drury of London announced by her father Eldridge T Gerry in Providence Rhode Island.
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Washington
Associated Press
Ruby M. Anderson
Catherine Glancey
United States
West Indies
Wikbur
D. W. Fuller
C. W. Baker
Syere
Mabel Gerry
Providence
R. I
A. P
Newport
F. S. E. Drury
London
Eldridge T. Gerry
Freight Traffic Shows An Increase In 1925 First Half
Washington reports freight traffic for the first six months of 1925 totals 212,509,796,000 net ton miles, up 7,782,000,000 from the prior year by 3.8 percent, while remaining 5.8 percent below the 1923 level. The Bureau of Railway Economics released the figures, based on carrier data.
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Washington
A. P
Bureau of Railway Economics
Petition Seeks Four More Firemen Before City Board
The city commissioners heard a petition to hire four additional firemen. Mayor Holliday warned taxes would rise, while Chamber of Commerce leaders Rankin and Rowland endorsed the request, urging more staff for efficiency. Rankin argued shorter hours could boost service. Rowland urged approval.
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R. G. Rankin
Chamber of Commerce
R. Rowland
Mr. Rankin
Rowland
Best Rifle Shots Named For Camp Perry Team
At Fort Leavenworth on August 21 the five best rifle shots from 1700 attendees at a Citizens Military Training Camp were chosen to form the seventh corps area C M T rifle team. The five left for Des Moines to join peers from Fort Snelling and Fort Des Moines for regional competition. Named shooters are Edward L. Wood and Joseph L. Woodbury of Joplin Missouri John Courtney of Great Bend Kansas Arthur A. Edwards of St. Louis Missouri and Manley Duston of Washington Kansas.
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A. P
Citizens Military
Seventh Corps
Camp Perry
Ohio
Des Moines
Ft. Snellside
Tour to southern Kansas and Oklahoma trip notes
Mr and Mrs Wm A Fine Me and Mrs Wilbur Pine and son Richard began a tour of southern Kansas on August 9 choosing Oklahoma routes due to good roads. They visited the world’s largest tilled field at Burbank, saw refineries in Coffeyville Tulsa and Arkansas City and met friends in Chanute Bartlesville Tulsa Wichita Hutchinson and Salina. They noted lush cotton fields in bloom, heavy rains, and a pause at the Harding Monument in Hutchinson. Betty Marie Mooneyhan, 17 months, was struck by a Union Pacific train in Lincoln and died. her family feared for recovery. News from Fez reports a French offensive against Moorish tribesmen being prepared. Pawnee Rock forms a new Business Men’s Club acting as a chamber of commerce.
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Wilbur Pine
Richard
Kansas
Oklahoma
Burbank
Pawhuska
Ponca City
Chanute
Bartlesville
Tulsa
Wichita
Hutchinson
Salina
Coffeyville
Arkansas City
Harding Monument
Fort Riley
Kan
Associated Press
Betty Marie Mooneyhan
James Mooneyhan
Lincoln
Union Pacific
Cornerstone laid for new Eldridge hotel project
The Eldridge hotel cornerstone ceremony planned for this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock marks major progress on a $150,000 building. Work began May 18 to salvage the old Eldridge, with concrete for the frame poured, brick walls rising, stone front being laid, and plumbers installing the heating plant. Fred Trigg of the Kansas City Star will deliver the main address, and the cornerstone will hold numerous historical and local items including copies of The Kansas City Star and Journal World from 1924, and other Lawrence papers and programs.
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Eldridge
Kennedy Plumbing Company
Fred Trigg
The
Kansas City Star
New Eldridge
Lawrence
Richard Cordley
FE. F. Caldwell
Kansas City- Star
Journal World
Cal. S
Thomas Ewing
Robert Morrow
W. G. Hutson
Mont. J. Green
Gas War in Kansas City Trims Gas Prices
A price war among independent gas dealers in Kansas City drives rates from 19.5 to 23.9 cents per gallon, with one operator cutting across six stations to under the prevailing price. Several independents follow with similar cuts, all taxes included at three cents.
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Kansas City
Painting Instructor Karl Mattern Joins Faculty Shuffle
Prof Karl Mattern, a Fine Arts School faculty member, relocates to Lawrence. A Chicago Art Institute alumnus, he taught at Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, then Denver Academy, and has painted along the coast and in Arizona. He will teach painting half time and devote the rest to his own work.
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Karl Mattern
Lawrence
Mattern
Chicago Art Institute
Chicago Academy of Fine Arts
Chicago
Denver Academy
Denver
Eer Mattern
Arizonas
Organize Navy Yards By Electrical Workers
Seattle August 21 The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers nearing its eighteenth biennial convention decided to intensify efforts to organize workers in American navy yards and push for better pay. It condemned the open shop and employer fostered organizations. Workers and the public were warned against organizing hydraulic interests into a super power trust.
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Seattle
Wash
A. P
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Avere
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