Refugees flood East Prussia as border troops strain
Berlin reports border guards overwhelmed by a large influx of Soviet soldiers seeking internment. Polish officials claim 63,030 prisoners, 200 cannons, and 1,000 machine guns captured. Trotsky allegedly aided by a German ammunition pact using the Soviet crown jewels.
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Berlin
Warsaw
London
Lomza
Bialystok
Brest-Litovsk
Moscow
Brest-Litovek
Germany
Soviet Russia
London Times
Leon Trotsky
East Prussia
Trotsky
Bolshevists
East
Great Britain and Italy Stand Against Moscow Demands
Sonecon Aug 24 Great Britain and Italy will refuse recognition to the Russian soviet government if it does not withdraw its demand for a proletariat army in Poland. Premier Wood-George and Giolitti, meeting at Lucerne, said they will defer resumption of diplomatic relations until Moscow withdraws the "sinister proposal."
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Sonecon
Great Britain
Italy
Minsk
Poland
Wood-George and Giolitti
Lucerne
Switzerland
Moscow
Intra state rate hearings set for Illinois railroads
The Interstate Commerce Commission under the transportation act orders hearings in Chicago on September 6 to review Illinois railroads requests to raise intra state freight and passenger rates in line with state increases recently allowed. Illinois state commission denied 20 percent passenger rate hike and only 33.3 percent freight rise, below the 40 percent sought. The ICC may intervene in other states where similar applications were denied.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Illinois
Illinois State Commission
Grasshoppers Cut-Twine Moose Jaw Harvest Menace
Grasshoppers hinder harvest in Maple Creek country by cutting the twine on winter rye stocks, reports say. Advices reach the field crops branch of the provincial department of agriculture in Saskatoon.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
Maple Creek
Provincial Department of Agriculture
Kansas Weather Forecast Update
Generally fair conditions expected tonight and Wednesday with slightly warmer readings in the west and north and in the southeast on Wednesday. Temperatures show a 70 degree reading yesterday and a 66 degree morning today with 2 pm around 80.
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Kansas
Raised a Million for the Campaign in New York
New York reports that since the Chicago convention the Republican national committee treasurer Aws 24 Fred W Upham said $1,090,000 had been raised for the national presidential campaign. He noted the exact sum on the books was $944,363.82 and that Mr Hays claimed $4,000,000 was needed to carry on the campaign. Upham clarified that over $700,000 was raised in Illinois, but that amount covered state and county campaigns as well as national efforts.
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New York
Fred W. Upham
Republican National Committee
Saud
Chicago
National Fund
Upham
Hays Vesterday
Coy
Ilinois
Eight couples marry in courtroom in overalls
Eight couples in khaki overalls appeared before Judge C E Lindley of the probate court this morning. He issued marriage licenses to Ray R Stark and Anna Bretta, who wed in his court. The Kansas City party was en route to Colorado for an outing, and the scene marked the first time in the judge’s many years that he married a couple wearing overalls.
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C. EL. Lindley
Ray R. Stark
Anna Bretta
Kansas City
Colorado
Hutchinson Wins Legion Meeting Convention City for 1920
Pittsburg August 24 Hutchinson was chosen as the convention city for the Kansas American Legion next year. Four Kansas cities sought the honor with Hutchinson receiving 255 votes while Manhattan 134 Ottawa 65 and Fildorado 6. A motion to make the result unanimous was adopted and the 1920 convention will be held August 22 23 and 24.
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Pittsburg
Hutchinson
Kansas Organization of the American Legion
Kansas
Manhattan
Ottawa
Fildorado
Primary in Montana heats up party battles in Helena
In Helena on April 24 seventy three candidates vie for Montana's twelve elective offices. The Non Partisan League pushes to place its nominees on the Democratic ticket, aiming to shrink the influence of the anti NPL factions.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Bridge on Fort to Fort road approved after inspection
State highway engineer F W Epps inspected the recently built Mud Creek bridge over the Fort to Fort road and accepted it as up to standard. The structure spans two 45 foot girder sections and cost about $22,000 to construct.
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F. W
Epps State Highway — Agineer
Mud Creek
Fort To Fort
Mrs Brewster and Mrs Ackerman Headed to Chicago for Week
Mrs Maude M Brewster and Mrs F Ackerman departed today for a week in Chicago, traveling together to visit friends and enjoy the city.
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Maude M. Brewster
F. Ackerman
Chicago
Cox accuses Harding campaign funds in Pittsburgh address
Governor Cox Democratic presidential candidate announced he will prove charges about a large Republican campaign fund in a Pittsburgh speech next Thursday night. He said Senator Harding knows little of the alleged fundraising and plans to transmit information to the Senate investigation committee as talks continue. Cox departs for a four-state tour, with stops in Indiana Pennsylvania Connecticut and New York, while Roosevelt will visit Columbus August 31.
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Dayton
Cox
Pittsburgh
Hardings
Senate
Senate Campaign Investigation Committee
Reed
Missouri
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
New York
Princeton
Ind
Evansville
New Haven
Tomorres
Democratic National Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Columbus
Ohio State Fair
Pat Harrison
National Democratic
Fargo
Bilinvs
Mont
Butte
Helena
Missoula
Spokane
Wash
Tdcome
Seattle
Wm. G. McAdoo
City Takes No Action On Damages Claim
Walter Thiele city attorney urged rejection of R H Wagstaff and Company claim for 1872 after a recent heavy rain alleged sewer repairs caused damages. The city commission, meeting last night, took no action and adjourned to discuss the budget and tax levy. Dr A W Clarke noted five dead rats were presented for a five cent reward offered by the health department.
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Walter Thiele
R. H. Wagstaff and Company
Wagstaff
A. W.clarke
Journal-World foreman Robert Muzzy injured in accident
Robert Muzzy veteran foreman of the Journal-World pressroom sustained a painful injury in an accident yesterday He was reported as feeling as well as could be expected and hoped for steady improvement though full healing may take time
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Robert Muzzy
Journal-World Pressroom
Laborer Pleads Guilty to Statutory Charge in Topeka
In Topeka on August 24 Ed Casner a laborer pleaded guilty to a statutory charge filed by his 17 year old daughter Naomi Casner. He admitted fathering one of his daughter's babies and received a seven year prison sentence.
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Topeka
Ed Casner
Naomi Casner
Casner
Kansas Wheat Crop a Wealth Producer in 1919
Kansas farmers reap sudden wealth from volunteer wheat and normal crops while transport limits hinder movement to markets. Officials estimate 1.5 million acres of volunteer wheat yielding about 40 million bushels worth roughly 100 million dollars, with total wheat at 156 million bushels. Corn, oats, barley, alfalfa, and sorghums also show strong yields across the state.
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Topeka
Kans
Kansas Wheat Belt
Kansas
Union
Oakley
Colorado Line
Logan County
State Board of Agriculture
Kansas Weather Bureau
Kaw Valley
Western
Lawrence golfers reach Topeka Championship Flight final
In the Topeka Country Club Invitation, Lawrence players Owen Carl and Otto Barteldes made the championship flight and will face off in the finals. Barteldes posted 86 and Carl 94 as four players tied at 94, with Carl paired with Lovelace of Hutchinson in the draw.
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Lawrence
Topeka Country Club
Owen Carl
Otto Barteldes
Lawrence Country Club
Lawrence “Sharks
Barteldes
Carl
Carl and
Lovelace
Hutchinson
Preaches in Jail in Salina Amid Revival Efforts
In Salina on August 24 Rev Robert Williams a colored preacher jailed awaiting bigamy trial holds nightly revival meetings for inmates gaining several converts. He was arrested after preaching in a local church and testified his first wife was a bigamist when he wed her, making his second marriage legal. Welch and Welch Chiropractors.
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Salina
Robert Williams
Americanism Urged by Senator Harding in Ohio Visit
Senator Harding urged Americans to drop a one lead mindset and actively participate in democracy. He addressed actors and actresses from the Harding and Coolitize league and argued against global citizenship. Earlier he conferred with Carlos Evans Hughes and Col. George Harvey about issues.
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Marion
Ohio
Harding
Harding and Coolitize Theatrical League
Carlos Evans Hughes
Col
George Harvey
Berlin abandons porcelain coin plan for 60 million marks
The German republic shelved a proposal to mint porcelain coins totaling 60 million marks. Some coins had already been produced at the Meissen manufactory as terra cotta disks with flawless artistic imprint. Reichsbank experts opposed adoption due to pocket unwieldiness, touch indistinguishability, counting difficulties, and risk of imitation detectable only by porcelain hardness tests.
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Berlin
German Republic
Meissen
Reichsbanks
Portcelain
Herbert Hoover to Speak in Kansas Farmers Meeting
Topeka August 24 Herbert Hoover accepted an invitation to address Kansas farmers in October on cooperative marketing. The state board of agriculture announced a meeting of farm organizations where Hoover will be the principal speaker.
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Topeka
Aus
Herbert Hoover
Kansas
State Board of Agriculture
Mr. Hoover
Strike in Des Moines Grounds City Street Cars
Des Moines union members walk out as 400 motormen and conductors quit work under the executive committee's order. Officials demand $84,000 in back wages from the spring fare increase and vow not to return until paid.
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Des Moines
Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Damaged in Columbia
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter house in Columbia Maine was partly destroyed by an early morning fire of undetermined origin. The historic home, regarded as the finest in the west, housed hundreds of Missouri University students and suffered damage estimated at over 25,000 dollars.
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Columbia
Sigma’ Alpha 9 Epsilon
Missour University
Army Planes Reach Nome After Long Flight
Four U S airplanes flying from Mineola New York to Nome Alaska arrived from Ruby Alaska yesterday afternoon 823 percent after a flight time of 55 hours from New York. Captain Sinclair Street head of the expedition said the return flight to New York will be made in a few days.
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Nome
Alaska
U. S
Mineola
N.Y
Ruby
New York
Sinclair Street
Professor Engel to Attend Y M C A iConference
Prof E F Engel of the University Y M C A Board will leave next week for Forest Lake Illinois to attend a conference of student Y M C A secretaries and advisors. Warren Blodgett, secretary of the University Y M C A is already at the conference. Eng will join for the sessions scheduled next week.
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E. F. Engel
University
Forest Lake
Illinois
Warren Blodgett
Judge J W Clark Elected Commander In Hutchinson Lodge
At a meeting of the Princes Hal Grand lodge in Hutchinson last week Judge John W Clark of Lawrence was elected commander.
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J. W. Clark
Hutchinson
John W. Clark
Lawrence
A. T. Pipes and son visit H. E. Pips in Lawrence
A. T. Pipes and his son Paul of Appleton City Missouri are visiting the family of H E Pips in Lawrence.
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A. T. Pipes
Paul
Appleton City, Mo
H .E. Pips
Lawrence
City vote sets levy at 9.085 mills for next year
City commission agrees on a general levy of 9.085 mills for the coming year, a .77 mill increase over last year. The budget funds include fire, parks, library, and interest, with no two platoon fire system and room for a rest room decision later.
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General
Park Contingent
Library
Fire Department
White Way
Commission
Reinisch
Burglar Alarm Demonstration At Lawrence National Bank
A factory representative of the QOBL McClintic Co burglar alarm system will demonstrate the installed device at 1:50 PM on Saturday August 28 at the Lawrence National Bank. Out of town bankers are invited to observe the gong ring and learn how the system works during a bank attack drill. A luncheon for directors follows the demonstration and contestants for the Tall Corn contest may enter stalks by 2:00 PM the same day.
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Qobl McClintic Co
Lawrence National Bank
Birthday Party Honors Mrs Chester Howard Family Event
A birthday celebration honored Mrs Chester Howard with a two day gathering at her home. Guests included Mr and Mrs J P Moore Mr and Mrs A W Yolke Mr and Mrs Jack Hoke and Mrs FLOES Chilus. The weekend featured informal meals a roast and conversation a water melon feed on the lawn and a birthday dinner with a white candle centerpiece cake.
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Moore
Chester Howard
J. P. Moore
A. W. Yolke
Jack Hoke
And
Mars
Floes Chilus
Women eligible for Victoria Cross recall historic gift
The note recalls that in 1869 officers of the Royal Munster Fusiliers presented the commanding officer's wife with a gold replica of the Victoria Cross. It honored her conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty while nursing regiment troops during a cholera outbreak.
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Royal Munster Fusilere
Former Ambassador David R Russia Meets President Wilson
David R. Russia, longtime ambassador to Russia, is photographed on the White House steps after a conference with President Wilson on Russian problems. The encounter underscores ongoing diplomacy and policy concerns shaping U.S. oversight of Russian affairs.
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Washington
David R
Russia
White House
Wilson
Amendment Certification Sent to Colby
A federal suffrage certification amendment was certified today and forwarded to Colby. The action confirms the amendment's approval and moves the document to Colby for formal processing. The filing reflects ongoing nationwide certification of suffrage measures.
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Colby
Injunction Vacated In Tennessee Suffrage Case
Nashville reports Chief Justice Lansden granted a writ of certiorari and supersedeas shifting the Tennessee suffrage injunction case from County Chancery to the state Supreme Court. Attorney General Thompson claimed certification to Washington followed the vacating of the lower court injunction. The hearing date remains undetermined as suffrage and anti suffrage leaders prepare legal arguments amid ongoing court action.
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Nashville
Frank M. Thompson
Fennessee
A. H. Roberts
Tennessee
Colby
Lansden
State Supreme Court
Langford
Langford In the County Chancery Court
Supreme Court
Chancery Court
Washington
Thompson
Atorney
United States Supreme Court
Hoare
Decatur
Alabama
Soho
Women workers in California gain minimum wage relief
Thousands of women employed in California industries begin receiving the new minimum wage of 16 dollars per week, effective under the Industrial Welfare Commission. The implemention marks a major wage standard change affecting numerous female workers across various sectors.
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California
Industrial Welfare Commission
Dry Hole Stock Scandal In Lyndon Kansas
Angry Lyndon farmers accuse Rev W W Holyfield of Lawrence of selling $15000 in Osage County Oil stock to church members without proper blue sky approval. The Lyndon Oil Co. failed to find oil after a drilled well, sparking legal questions and accusations of stock misrepresentation. Civil action discussions unfold in Topeka and Lawrence as investors seek accountability.
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Lyndon
Kansas
Frank Organ
Topeka
Blusky
W. W. Holyfield
Lawrence
Holyfield
George Gray
C. E. van Liew
Pet Paulson
Lyndon Oil Co
Kansas City
Wildcatters
North Lawrence
Mr. Holyfield
Dean Messenger Visits University of Idaho
Dean Messenger, a 1895 University of Vermont graduate and head of its education school, conferred with Chancellor Lindley yesterday. He assumes leadership of Idaho’s newly created School of Education starting September 1, having been appointed by Dr. Lindley during his tenure as Idaho president.
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Dean Messenger
J. F. Messenger
University
University of Vermont
School of Education
E. F. Esgel
E. H. Lindley Yeterday
University of Idaho
Lindley
Elks Merchants seven back tournament scores
Graeber team edged Strong 3 of 4 games last night on the Elks alleys. Beal led Graeber with 225 while Carder topped Strong with 227. Final scores show Graeber 279 269 308 266 and Strong 294 283 268 291. Berger and Hartig scheduled to bowl tonight on the same alleys.
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Strong
Graeber
Elks Merchants
Elks Alleys
Beal
Carder
Berger and Hartig
Prospective Corn Yield Report in Douglas County
The state board of agriculture reports a prospective corn yield of 39 bushels per acre in Douglas County based on August 14 correspondents. The county has 39,373 acres of corn. Kafir corn condition is reported at 88 percent.
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State Board, of Agriculture
Douglas County
Marriage License Issued by Judge Lindley
A marriage license was issued yesterday by Judge C. E. Lindley to Lyle Wilcox of Des Moines and Kathleen Asher of Kansas City.
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C. E. Lindley
Lyle Wilcox
Des Moines
Kathleen Asher
Kansas City
Mile. Lenglen Keeps Fit With Early Bedtime Swedish Exercises
The French tennis champion Mile. Lenglen says she stays in shape by going to bed early, watching her diet, and doing Swedish exercises for fifteen minutes each night and morning. Mrs. T. G. Fitch and Miss Margaret Fitch spent the day in Kansas City.
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Mile. Lenglen
T. G. Fitch
Margaret Fitch
Kansas City
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