Germany declines to sign the protocol at Paris
Germany decides not to sign the allied protocol required to activate the peace treaty. Baron Von Eisner informed Secretary Dutast in Paris that Berlin rejects indemnity for the Scapa Flow sinking and resists officers' trials, signaling a shift after the U S Senate failed to ratify the treaty.
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Paris
Germany
Baron Kurt von Eisner
Dutasts
United States Senate
Senate
Scapa Flow
France
Belgium
Want 75 A. E. F. Men Within 24 Hours
Governor Major Samuel G. Clarke received a letter from adjutant general C. I. Martin promising discharges for all men enlisting in the provisional duty company for the mining district once the strike ends. Clarke plans immediate enlistment of 75 veterans from Lawrence within 24 hours, with Wichita already formed. G. J. Hunt named lieutenant. noncommissioned officers to follow as strength grows. Physical exams waived. self supplied uniforms preferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel G. Clarke
C. I. Martin
Special Provisional Company
Major Clarke
Lawrence
Clarke
G. J. Hunt
Wichita
Conference planned to solve Kansas teacher shortage
Five state schools organize a conference at Emporia next Friday to address the teacher shortage. Dean Frederick J. Kelly of the University of Kansas School of Education notes the event will include superintendents and principals from Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Colorado, with Professor W. H. Johnson representing the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Emporig
Frederick J. Kelly
Missouri
Oklahoma
Colorado
W. H. Johnson
Sewer Contract Referred By City Commission
The contract for constructing a sewer in North Lawrence and the bond of the contractors were referred at the city commission meeting Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Lawrence
City Commission
Seven Vessels Burned At Canton Lumber Wharf Fire
In Baltimore on December 3 a blaze destroyed seven vessels including the State Oyster steamer Governor McLane and six other ships at Canton Lumber Company wharves. One man is missing, about a score escaped. nine aboard the McLane jumped overboard. Several men survived with exposure while a large lumber stock burned. Cause undetermined, suspected to have started near a dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Canton Lumber Company
Governor McLane
New Englanders Skip Annual Feast Programs Set
Forefathers Day dinner canceled this year as the New England Society plans a Sunday December 21 program at the Congregational Parish house. Members to meet at 3 PM to conduct business and elect officers. instead of the dinner, contributions will fund Christmas dinners via the Social Service League. Dues set at 25 cents. Eligibility includes birth or lineage from New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Congregational
New England Society
A.D. Weaver
Social Service League
New Englar Society
Eight Women Named to Cooperative House at University
Eight University women have been chosen for the new cooperative house after many applications. Selected are Nellie Barney Seneca Grace Truesdale Bernice Grimsley Burlington Harriet Williamson Preston Ruth Williams Preston Ruby Tolland Kansas City Kanaas Ruth Romi Topeka. Miss Luella Warner will act as social head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-Operative House
Nellie Barney
Seneca
Grace Truesdale
Emporia
Bernice Grimsley
Burlington
Harriet Williamson
Preston
Ruth Williams
Ruby Tolland
Kansas City
Kanaas
Ruth Romi
Topeka
Luella Warner A. B
Alberta Corbin
First Baptist Ottawa Hosts Student Night Evangelistic Services
With unfavorable weather, First Baptist church meetings in Ottawa draw strong attendance as Rev. W A Elliott leads daily sermons on discipleship from Peters call. Tonight is student night hoping many university students attend. Dr H B Kibler visited Bismarck to inspect local schoolchildren's teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
W. A. Elliott
First Baptist Celreh
Ottawa
Elliott
Peter
Temperatures Record Partially Readable
A fragmentary weather note shows temperatures with yesterday evening and today afternoon readings. It mentions 7 p.m. yesterday and 2 p.m. today with maximum and minimum values only partially legible.
Mayor wires War Dept over use of army trucks for coal haul
City weighs coal sourcing options as Mayor Georgy L. Kreock lobbies Secretary Baker to authorize army trucks for hauling coal and wood. Four cars arrive amid fuel shortage. city wool yard planned at 1000 Massachusetts Street. University d aides receive coal to supply student houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgy L. Kreock
Camp Funston
Lawrence
Baker
Ietty
Secretary of War
Lawrence Wager
Kreeck
War Department
Washington
Yourlis County
Massachusetts Street
Cleland
Logan-Moore
Griffin
Ito Smith
Matthews Company
Pennsylvania Coal
St. Louis
Kansas City
Red Cross Christmas Seals Sale By Lawrence Group
The Lawrence Tuberculosis Association urges immediate support as Christmas Seals go on sale at many business houses. Headquarters are at University Book Store run by Mrs. J Gordon Gibb with local agent Mrs. J Gordon Gibb handling buyers and sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Tuberculosis Association
Red Cross
University Book Store
J. Gordon Gibb
Reserve Commission Awarded to C B Holmes Engineer
C B Holmes assistant resident Fort to Fort engineer yesterday received a reserve commission as captain in the Engineer Corps. Under current law reserve officers must spend 15 days a year in service. Holmes is experienced as an army engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Holmes
Engineer Corps
Holmes
Army
Lawrence High Enrollment Reaches 644 Total
The Lawrence high school reports a total enrollment of 644 to the city superintendent, with the senior class at 109 students and only 37 boys among them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence High School
City Needs Firemen Across the Department
City fire chief Reinisch warned the city commission of vacancies in the fire department and the strain of long hours. He urged recruitment to full strength, noting that many young firefighters quit after about two months for other jobs despite satisfactory conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinisch
City Commission
Fire Department
Carlisle Wounded Train Bandit In Douglas Hospital
Wyoming police recount Carlisle the outlaw shot by Sheriff Roach after a cabin pursuit. He lies in Douglas hospital with a bullet in the right chest guarded by armed officers. He faces possible death penalty or life sentence on new charges as weary pursuit ends near Laramie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Dee
Carlisle
A. S. Roach
Wheatland
Los Angeles
Medicine Row
Laramie
Penling
Wyoming
Miss Evadne Laptad Recalls France Hospital Service
Miss Evadne Laptad of Lawrence spoke to the University W C A about her World War I hospital work in France. She described the hospital as a vital link between wounded soldiers and families, easing the chief source of worry for many Americans. Dean Kelly urges students to enroll promptly for the 1920 summer session to secure preferred courses and scheduling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laptad
Y. W
Evadne Laptad
Lawrence
France
Frederick J. Kelly
Dangerous Wall Near Sinclair Oil Site Raises City Alert
Chief Reinisch told the city commission that the filling station at Tenth and Massachusetts creates a dangerous wall condition and he is authorized to take precautions. Police campaigns reduce reckless driving with only a few speeders fined recently. Melvin Gordon of C H Hunsinger Livery was fined five dollars plus ten fifty in costs. Midweek services at the First Methodist Church are canceled tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinisch
Sinclair Oil Company
Tenth
Massachusetts Streets
Melvin Gordon
C. H. Hunsinger
Andy
Massachusetts Street
First Coal Moves From Kansas Pits Amid Labor Stand
Railroad workers at Frontenac refuse to handle coal from Kansas volunteer miners as eight to ten train cars are readied for shipment. Governor Allen defends calling out troops while a Pittburg audience questions the cost of state action. Arrests over dynamite theft at a Frank mine expected today as state troops patrol the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Kansas
Pittsburg
Frontenac
Pttsburg
Henry J. Allen Manneunceil
Pittburg
Aveme Company
Mulberry
Oscarthopan
C. D. Sample
Coldwater
Brotherhoods of Railway
Railway
National
Organiz Aation
Oto
Henry J. Allen
Pittsburgh
J. On. McDonald
First Presbyterian Church
McDonald l
Frank
Win
Deaths and Births in City Records for November
City clerk records show seventeen deaths and sixteen births in November. Most deaths involve white residents over 70. one man, Robert Carpenter, was 91. There were three stillbirths and two infant deaths. tuberculosis and self-harm are noted as causes. Seventeen births were recorded, all but one of the newborns were white, nine girls and seven boys. Hugo R. Baker faces Missouri trial on a Lawrence car theft charge. extradition details place him to be tried there, with potential transfer if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Carpenter
Baker
Missouri
Kansas
Hugo R. Bake
Lawrener
Schaake
Holmes Receives First Lieutenant Commission in Kansas Infantry
Word reached here yesterday that J C Holmes, who volunteered as a miner in Pittsburg, was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the Fourth Kansas Infantry. He is the son of J R Holmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Holmes
Pittsburg
Fourth Kansas Infantry
J. R. Holmes
U P Officials Discuss Douglas County Road Change
Union Pacific officials met with Douglas County commissioners to discuss rerouting the Golden Belt road to remove four railroad crossings. County engineers will review the survey so bids can be advertised. Only the North Lawrence crossing will remain, as fatalities at crossings have been frequent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. P
Douglas County
Union Pacific
UL. P
North Lawrence
County to Appeal Road Damage Case Rulings
County Attorney J A Wilson said he will appeal two district court rulings awarding George Anderson and Henry LoR Buahnmeier damages for depreciation of land caused by a hard surfaced Fort to Fort road. Anderson received 1800 and Buagnmeier 1600, with total county judgments near 2400. Motions for new trials were denied by Judge C A Smart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. AB. Wilson Lhis Nerning
District Court
George A. Anderson
Henry Lo R Buahnmeier
Fort
Anderson
Bannymeier
Wilson
Serge McCarty
C. A. Smart
Armistice Day for Domestic Warfare Court Decree List
Eight couples were granted decree by the district court in a morning session resolving domestic disputes. Judge C A Smart handed down rulings including a $1 704 judgment in A Schwartz vs Aaron Lavin, several divorces granted, custody and alimony awards, and attorney fees in Ethel Meadows vs Charles Meadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Smart
A. Schwartz
Aaron Lavin
Oscar G. Rockland
Minnie Ellis Rockland
Glenn Bailey
Bessie Bailey
Oliver T. Ulrich
Gertrude Ulrich
Eva D. King
Herbert King
Birdie E. Loomas
Frank M. Loomas
Ethel Meadows
Charles Meadows
Jennee Payne
Jesse Payne
Ellen Steffy
Oran Steffy
Steel Plant Closes as Coal Shortage Hits Gary
Eight thousand steel workers were laid off in Gary Ind as the American Sheet and Tin Plate Co shut all mills due to a coal shortage. Reports said the Elwood plant, employing 4000 to 6000, also banked its fires. R E Protch was in Kansas City on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
American Sheet & Tin Plate Co
Elwood
City Hospital Project Seeks Funds for Opening
Trustees urge funding to prepare the building for hospital use. They say money is needed now to convert the facility and begin operations as a city hospital.
City Civic Bodies Urged to Aid New Lawrence Hospital
Lawrence trustees appeal to civic bodies and clubs for funds to open the new city hospital. They note six wards including two women's, two men's, a maternity and children's ward, plus an operating room and essential facilities. The Lawrence Comedy Club recently raised about one sixth of the needed sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivfe
Lalorence
C Ity
R. C. Bankis
T the Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Comedy Club
City Hospital Fund
Bowersock Theater
Board of Trustors
Douglas County ‘Forucal Society
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Masonic Vodies
the Elks
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
New City Hospital
Social Service League
Lawrence Public Health Nursing Association
Joel
American “Red Cross
Geo. Barker
Amif
Bowersock
Lawrence
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H. B. Kibler
Bismark
Ures
Haue Wood
Tealers
Leo
John Shea
University
Sheriff Roach
Carin
M. E
First Methodist Church
Brotherhood
Bulletin
R. E. Protch
Open City Hospital
Uospital
Lares Rence
Haskell
S Kell Institute
Tomorrary
T. J. Sweeney
L. N. ‘Lewik
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