National equal suffrage moves amid peace talks and Soviet critique
The article notes the coming push for national equal suffrage from Washington as Tennessee certifies legislative action to the secretary of state, while discussions on peace terms with Poland reveal Soviet government tensions. It also mentions Britain and Italy warning Russia that recognition will be withheld and comments on Republican campaign fundraising affecting Cox’s public profile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tennessee
Secretary of State
Colby
Minsk
Poland
Lawrence Faces Higher Taxes With Fire Dept and Park Upgrades
Lawrence voters confront a 27.27 mill total levy up 2.35 mills for schools and small increases for county city and state. The funds will strengthen fire department staffing and gear and improve park care amid a period of broader price pressures. A stray note warns of unrest abroad linked to a vanished ransom.
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Lawrence
False Alarm Cox and Political Strain Across Nations
The piece mocks Governor Cox's warnings against Republican campaign funds while recalling Democratic promises that failed to materialize. It notes Russia's Red Army gains and shifts in Poland, with concerns about Soviet governance and British Italian wartime posture.
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Cox
National Park to Park Highway Opens Across Nine Western States
Thousands of acres of desert lands in half a dozen states are summoned to a Denver conference as the National Park to Park Motor Highway is officially opened today. The project forms the longest scenic boulevard in the world traversing nine Western states.
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Denver
Notable anniversaries span births deaths and historic events
The list recalls Elizabeth Pole founder of Taunton Massachusetts born in England and died there. It notes key events from 1758 Frederick the Great defeating Russia at Zorndorf to 1918 Roosevelt distributing Nobel funds. Also mentioned are John Stanford’s birth, Franklin era traces, Faraday’s death, Humbert assassin sentence, and Workmen’s Compensation Act passage.
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Elizabeth Pole
Taunton
Mass
England
Frederick the Great
Zorndorff
Jene Lathrop Stanford
Leland
Stanford, Jr
University
Albany
Sir John Franklin
Michael Faraday
London
Surrey
Bresei
King Humbert
Italy
U. S. House of Representatives
Theodore Roosevelt
Today’s Birthday Headlines From Coast to Coast
A variety of notable births mark today with Blanche Bates in Portland and Yvonne de Treville in Galveston among others. Henry James Ford of Baltimore and Charles Grimm of St. Louis share today’s birthday nostalgia with regional figures from Alpena and Pittsburgh.
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Blanche Bates
Portland
Ore
Henry James Ford
U. S. Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore
Yvonne de Treville
Galveston
Texas
Frank D. Scott
Congress
Michigan
Alpena
Mich
Charles J. Grimm
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Liberty Bonds and the Victory Loan Act Debate
The piece argues that Liberty bonds have depreciated in the market and condemns the Democratic Victory Loan act for giving the Treasury secretary autocratic power to redeem bonds at unfavorable terms. It endorses Mr Harding’s plan to fund all Liberty issues into a single higher rate issue with no extra total cost to the people and better legislative control over debt liquidation.
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Ieze
Harding
Promi
Democratic Party
Wilson
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Kansas City Journal
Noted events mark a day in history across fields
On this date 150 years hence Thomas Chatterton is recalled as an English poet of genius. The American Bar Association meets in St Louis with addresses by Sir Auckland Geddes and Charles E Hughes. James M Cox launches a week long Democratic campaign tour from Evansville toward New York and New Haven. The Iowa State Fair opens at Des Moines as a major Midwest agricultural event running to September third. An Imperial Press reception and entertainment program is also described.
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Thomas Chatterton
American Bar Association
St. Louis
Auckland Geddes
Charles E. Hughes
Evansville
James M. Cox
New York
New Haven
mid-West
Des Moines
Imperial
Outbursts of Everett True in Bathroom Scramble
Everett True confronts a chaotic scene as beauty items lie scattered around the bathroom inviting cleanup. The panel records a humorous domestic moment and the narrator notes the messy aftermath.
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Everett True
Deportation urged for insane aliens in New York
New York medical examiner Dr Spencer L Dawes urged increased appropriations to deport insane aliens, noting 290 were deported last year while 39 000 insane in state institutions cost the public 11 500 000 annually. He described methods of repatriation with relatives consent and said New York, as a busy port of entry, bears costs until deportation can occur.
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New York
United States
Spencer L. Dawes
New York State Hospital Commission
Dawes
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Ohio
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Washington
Pacific
Better Babies Crusade Spreads Across America
The movement for healthier mothers and unborn children gains traction nationwide. It warns that maternal illness can affect an unborn child and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long standing remedy for related pains and mood issues.
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Lydia HK. Pinkham
Wilson Entangles Rail and Labor in Eight-Hour Shift
One year ago today President Wilson ordered eight hour basing for railroad workers and machinists while the Peace Commission assumed control of telegraph lines in Central Europe from Mr. Hoover. The notice mentions water glass savings and city drug store slogans.
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Wilson
Peace Commission
Mr. Hoover
Central
Europe
City Drug Store
July Bank Clearings in Lawrence Rise 9.2 Percent
The August bulletin from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reports Lawrence July bank clearings at 1,975,843 dollars, up 9.2 percent from July of the previous year.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Lawrence
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Risvarice
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Kansas
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Oes
Toibe
Forlding
Tansac
Correr Drug Co
Rankin’s Drug Store
the Great Desire
Alexander Black
Harper & Bros
Harper & Gros
Oie
Black
God
W. CG. Simons
Hanna
Book Review
Mrs. True
New York Medical Examiner
General Assembly
The
Congregational Church
Tanlac
Round Corner Drug Co
Putnam's
Rankin’s
Dr. Reding
Round Corner Drug ‘Co
BaLans Bell Lans
America
Merchants National Bank
Lawrence, Kansas
Goodyear
Ford
Chevrolet
Dort
Maxwell
Goodyear Air Caparies
C. W. Smith
Ford Sales
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