Fight to finish in shop strike now
New York Aug 25 The railroad shopmen strike nears stalemate as separate settlements fail and mediators walk out. Leaders say negotiations collapsed after executives rejected seniority concessions. Union vows renewed, nationwide fight to finish while President Harding remains firm in backing the conference approach.
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New York
Associated Press
David Williams
Eastern Strike Committee
Brotherhood
B. M. Jewell
Mr. Jewell
AL Labor
Pen
Harding
Washington
Quiet at Herington as guard shoots fireman
In Herington Kansas conditions around the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific shops were quiet after a railroad guard shot Belmont Locke a fireman yesterday. Kansas National Guardsmen stood by while railroad guards did not patrol yards and shops as workers walked out the day before. Rail service was crippled though passenger trains ran. Locke remained in a hospital.
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Herington
Kans
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacifie
Belmont Locke
Kansas National
Lacke
Explosion at Haskell drug store kills one in Oklahoma
An early morning explosion at a Haskell Oklahoma drug store killed 22 year old Bera Dickey and caused extensive damage over $50,000. The blast lit the building near the roof where gas fumes were present and spread to adjacent structures. A Muskogee fire unit aided the scene as hotel occupants fled in their night attire and a wall collapse injured several guests. Dill Brazwell, Dickey’s brother in law, was burned while attempting to rescue him.
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Haskell
Okla
Bera Dickey
Dickey
Flontes
Muskogee
Buiding
Dill Brazwe'l
Health index to measure business in fifty industrial cities
The Post Office Department will issue a monthly business health index based on postal receipts from fifty industrial cities, joining the long running fifty leading cities index. July receipts rose 10.45 percent for industrial cities and 11.62 percent for the leaders, with Albuquerque showing the largest gain at 40.59 percent and other notable increases in South Bend Trenton Pueblo and Tampa. A separate note reports a smoke-filled basement at Merchants Tank, no damage. County jail inmates receive ice water boards as standard morning refreshment. The county institute closed today with teacher supplies distributed. sixty six teachers attended and county superintendent O J Lane called the session a success.
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Washington
Associated ‘Press
Post Office Department
Mount
Glover
Albuquerque
New Mexico
South Bend
Ind
Trenton
N. J
Pueblo
Colo
Tampa
Fla
O. J. Lane
Lane
Hot Spell Broken in Missouri as Temperatures Fall
The heat eased across Missouri today with temperatures dropping from 87 to 65 degrees between 1 30 and 7 o'clock. The hot spell is breaking across many points in the state.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Weather Kansats Forecast Promises Fair Skies and Cooler Southeast
Generally fair conditions forecast for tonight and Saturday with cooler readings in the southeast portion. The report notes temperatures from 7 p.m. yesterday to 7 a.m. today and 1 p.m. today, with a maximum yesterday at 106 and a minimum today recorded as unspecified.
Heat Wave Grips Kansas With Record Temperatures
Topeka reports relief scarce after a brutal five day heat spell. Kansas stood in the nation's hot zone as Manhattan records 110 degrees, marking one of the state's most severe temperature bouts.
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Topeka
Forest
Kansas
United States
Manhattan
Coal strike settles as dealers brace for shipment delays
Local coal dealers report the strike ending “in the nick of time” with reserves depleted and no nonunion coal likely to arrive for about ten days. Colorado supplies have been used, production resumes, but rationing and order lists will govern access until the cold snaps.
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Imp
Colorado
Lawrence
Grand Jury Chosen For Herrin Massacre Probe
Chicago Aug 25 C W Middlekauff special assistant to Attorney General Harry M Daugherty will lead the grand jury in Marion County Illinois to probe the Herrin massacre of non union miners last June He leaves for Marion with Brunage of Illinois tomorrow and his services were requested by the United States Attorney General.
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Chicago
C. W. Middlekauff
Harry M. Daugherty
Marion County
Ilinois
Herrin
Marion
Middlekauff
United States
Edward J. Brunilage
Illinois
Middlekanff
Demand for engineers and technical men rises nationwide
The American Association of Engineers reports a sharp rise in demand for engineers and technical staff across the country, led by building, highway, and municipal work. Architectural and structural draftsmen with plant or building experience are in strong demand as supply tightens, with overall conditions improving but irregularities noted. Washington also signals that renewed negotiations on the anthracite dispute should resume promptly after a week of stalled talks between operators and unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chienzo
American Association of Engineers
Delinquent Taxes Turned Over to Sheriff for Collection
Eighty nine tax warrants for unpaid personal taxes were turned over to the sheriff today by Miss Mildred Lamb deputy county treasurer. The sheriff will proceed at once to collect the delinquent taxes. Drs Welch Welch The Chiropractors.
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Mildred Lamb
Conference Opens Business Session of Free Methodist Meeting
The Kansas Conference of the Free Methodist church in Woodland Park resumes with Bishop William H. Clark presiding. Elders JL Dya, B R Parks re-elected. J P Dowd elected to replace John Walton. Ministers report circuits. musical instrument policy discussed. campus and youth events noted. Lawrence community invited to attend evening services.
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Kansas
Free Methodist Church
Woodland Park
William H. Clark
Hs, Dye
Wichita and Emporia
Ottawa
John, Walton
Manhattan
Solomon
General Conference
Plow Lots for Hogs Improve Pasture and Pest Control
Washington reports United Taxyhriae of Apriculture advises hay raisers to plow barn lots yearly to provide hogs with juvulent pasture and protection from parasites. Rye suggested as best crop for hog feed. sowing can run Aug 20 to Oct 1, or later in warm climates, with successive plantings every two to four weeks for continuous pasture.
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Washington
Associated Press
United Ta'thyristae
Corn Belt
Aetna
Kids Compile Bible Verse Booklets at Sunday School
Booklets by the intermediate department of First Methodist Sunday school showcase week’s Bible verses clipped from the Journal-World. The small yet varied works display industry and ingenuity by young compilers under superintendent Mrs. George Maffet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Sunday School
Journal-World
George Maffet
Ruy a Superior Chevrolet and t hank the Savings every day
A garbled message thanks a Chevrolet dealer named Ruy and expresses daily gratitude for savings. The text appears incomplete, with broken capitalization and misspellings, obscuring a clear event or date.
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Ruy
Oklahoma Coal Operators and United Mine Workers Reach Peace Pact
An agreement between Oklahoma coal operators and United Mine Workers was reached at a conference in McAlaster Oklahoma and will end immediately the billuminous coal strike ongoing since April 1. The deal became known authoritatively about 1 oclock this afternoon.
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Okahoma
Coal Peace McAlaster
Okla
Oklahoma Coal Operators
United Mine Workers
Santa Fe offer rejected by striking rail shopmen
Topeka Aug 25 The strikers reject the Santa Fe railway offer. A L Wells vice president of the Santa Fe says workers to be re employed only as ten men and only as needed. The federated shop crafts refuse to yield. Local publicity chairman Rausch says no retreat on seniority and no one to be placed back beyond the current ranks.
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Topeka
Santa Fe Railway
A. L. Wells
The
Santa Fe
Federated Shop
Wr. Rausch
Klan Issue Rises in Texas Politics This August
Dallas reports the Ku Klux Klan remains a central political issue in Texas through the final November elections. The Democratic party debates its impact in nominations for state offices while Republicans campaign on opposing the Klan in their Fort Worth platform. Analysts see a potential anti Klan vote split, with Republicans fielding a full state ticket for the first time in years.
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Dallas
Tex
Ku Klux Klan
Texas
Noveber
Republican State Committee
Fort Worth
Aus
Beorns
Motion pictures blamed for crimes in Honolulu case
three Honolulu youths confessed to highway robbery and assault with intent to murder after being inspired by lurid motion picture serials. two received life imprisonment at hard labor. they said films influenced them to imitate depicted actions during the crimes.
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Honolulu
Free Motion Picture Shown by the Legion Drawing Good Crowds
More than 30 people attended the showing of Flashes of Action, the official army motion picture shown free at the Bowersack by the American Legion this afternoon and to be repeated at 7:45 tonight. Filmed overseas by Signal Corps photographers, it shows closeups of fighting and features men from nearly every combat division with Colin Brothers Orchestra providing music.
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Vof
Bowergook
American Legion
Signal Corps
Legion
Colin Brothers Orchestra
Coal Talks to Resume After Miners Operations Halt
Washington reports that negotiations between anthracite operators and United Mine Workers officials to end the suspension of minium operations are expected to resume within a week. The move follows overtures made on behalf of the Harding administration.
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Washington
Associated
United Mine Workers
Harding
County Democrats to Elect County Central Officers Tomorrow
Douglas County Democrats will meet tomorrow afternoon in Chamber of Commerce rooms at 2 o clock to elect a chairman and a secretary for the county central committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Democrats
Chamber of Commerce
National army seizes Kinsale and Dunnaway in Cork combat
National army troops today captured the towns of Kinsale and Dunnaway in County Cork, the last Irish regulars positions held there. Advices received here report the advance as part of ongoing operations against irregular forces.
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Cork
Belfast
National Army
Kinsale
Dunnaway
County Cork
Eight New 10 K Faculty Appointments Reported
The chancellor announces eight additional ten thousand dollar faculty appointments for next semester, raising total university staff beyond three hundred. New hires include Dr. H. H. Lane in zoology, Edmund P. Learned in economics, Kathleen Doering in entomology, J. M. Wainscott in chemistry, and Keeler, Stevenson, Martin, and Ritehie in various administrative and clerical roles, with backgrounds at KR and Southwestern College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Lane
B. M. Allen
University of California
Lane
Depauw University
University of Indiana
Princeton
Edmund P. Learned
Learned
Kathleen Doering
J. M. Wainscott
Mr. Wainscott
Southwestern College
Winfield
Ussis
Guy Vernor Keeler
K. A
Bureau of Extension
Keeler
Lartier
M. Stevenson
Bureau of Correspondence
Miss Stevenson
Lils L. Martin
Bureau of General Information
Miss. Martin
Flvanella Ritehie
Miss Ritehie
Record Heat Scorches Nebraska with Triple Digit Readings
Nebraska endurees an extreme heat wave as Beatrice hits 106 degrees, Lincoln 104, and Omaha 102 after a stretch of 100 plus highs in August. Officials warn residents to stay hydrated and limit outdoor activity while the heat persists across the state.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
Beatrien
Lincuin
Canadian Miners Agree to 15 Percent Wage Cut
Ottawa reports that Western Canada miners and operators have signed a pact under which miners will accept a fifteen percent wage reduction from the 1921 level. Operators had sought a twenty percent cut, and the agreement was announced by the department of labor today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Department of Labor
Birch's Method Praised At California Summer Session
C E Birch, Lawrence high school commercial department teacher, has gained high praise for his keyboard approach in typing instruction. At Berkeley he trains teachers who then guide junior and senior high students in this method. The Califorian notes notable results in his typewriting class with beginners now producing simple letters and emphasizing accuracy over speed.
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C. E. Birch
Lawrence High School
University of California
Berkeley
Birch
Californian
Bireh
Vinland Chautauqua Draws Record Crowds
Crowds and keen interest mark the Vinland chautauqua opening week with the largest attendance yet last night. Kenilworth players performed song hits and sketches, Hugh Bertin delivered The Dam of Carelessness, and a mass program plus a three act play 8 Big Joy Night are on the slate. Music by the Collins family is set for tomorrow as the event closes with a grand finale.
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Vinland Chautauqua
Kenilworth Players
Hugh
Bertin
Collins
Chantauqua
Question Who Died First in Palm Estate Dispute
A Denver estate dispute over Willam de Palme and his wife centers on who died first after a murder suicide in their apartment. Samuel J. Sackett petitions as public administrator claiming Palm’s heirship to a $10,000 estate, while Brenda Palm Greenwood opposes, arguing Mrs. Palm's heirs prevail if she died first. The case hinges on whether Mrs. Palm died before or after her husband.
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Willam de Palme
Denver
Pater
Work
Palm
Mas. Data
Astate
Samuel J. Sackett
Sucbeth
Brenda Palm Greenwood
Lake Mills
Potatoes Shipments Reported From Kaw Market
Twenty four cars of potatoes were shipped from the Kaw on by according to yesterday's market report from Kansas City. Suckwel Dish Cobblers sold for 60 cents and sack Early Ohios brought 40 to 45 cents. Demand for Early Ohios was nearly nil. Total shipments now stand at 2,060 on the corresponding date last year. The lotyl was 1,585? uz.
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Kaw
Kansas City
New Church of Christ Opens Next Sunday Services Set
The Church of Christ at the corner of Ninth and Tennessee streets has been completed and will hold formal services next Sunday morning Evangelist RC Yaden of Blockton Wh will deliver the opening sermon at 1:80 wetock.
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Church of Christ
Ninth and
Tennessee Streets
Evangelist Rc, Yaden
Blockton
Second Victim of Treacherous Kaw River Drowns Child
A four year old named Phillip Hildebran drowned in the Kaw River near the bridge yesterday afternoon. At 8:44 p.m. searchers recovered the body after an hour of frantic effort by three men and several boatmen. The Gulley boy was saved despite swift currents. Phillip’s father, Phillip B. Hildebran, a traveling salesman, was summoned from Sedalia. He arrived in Lawrence today. Funeral plans have not been made.
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Kaw
Phillip Hildebran
Otto Gulley
Carrie Qguiley
Adelbert, Brown
Phillip
Dudley Brown
Phillip B. Hildebran
North Third Street
Sedalia
Lawrence
Funk
Visiting National Parks in a Ten Week Trip
A party led by Professor Ise visited nine national government parks in ten weeks starting near June 1. The group included Trot, Aunt Mes, John Ise, and Frank Ise of Tanwrenge, traveling from California to Utah and the canyon region, then north to Seattle and Portland before returning via Spokane, Montana, and Idaho. Professor Ise aims to study oil fields and plans a book on United States oil and gas land toffey, while the trip gathers geological notes.
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Mes
John Ise
Frank Ise
Tanwrenge
California
Ise
Wyoming
Dle
United States
Toffey
Potter accuses coal holders of price gouging in Michigan
Lansing says state fuel administrator William W. Potter returned from Washington claiming priority relief for Michigan and announcing the public no longer controls coal distribution. He asserts coal operators dominate the federal fuel administration and denounces rising prices while urging action to change federal personnel.
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Lansing
William W. Potter
Washington
Michigan
Potter
Federal Fuel Ministration
Totter
Valera Returns to Lead Rebels After Collins Death
The Evening News reports Kanima Dy Valera, the Irish Republican leader, has emerged from seclusion with a large rebel force following Michael Collins's death, and is believed to be returning to lead operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ie Valera
Kanima Dy Valera
Michael Collins
Hoe
Evening News
Lenyne
Rotary Youth Camp Talk Prompts Camp Activity
A dean from Kent University spoke to boys at a Rotary camp about their outdoor program. The remarks highlighted camp activities and the boys’ engagement during the session.
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Roa
Kent
University
Toylay
Qwsta
Rotary
Chil
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