Russia backs Turkish claims at Lausanne talks
At Lausanne the Russian Foreign Minister Tchitcherin urged closing the Dardanelles to warships except Turkish and granting Turkey the right to fortify the straits. Ismet Pasha pressed for absolute Turkish control with no demilitarization as the great powers began preliminary exposition. The dispute centers on open access versus Turkish sovereignty and the fate of Greeks in Asia Minor.
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Lausanne
Preas
Turkey
Tchitcherin
Russia
Ismet Pasha
Tchitcherin and Rakovsky
Europe
America
Sevres
League of Nations
International Committee of Control
Asia Minor
Nine new SACHEM members announced at university
Chancellor Lindley announced nine new members of the Sachem honorary Senior Society at the University this morning. The new inductees are Levert Higgins Ben Hibba Carey Rogers August Lauterback Barney Bucher Floyd Dillenbeck James Wilson Lee Weidlein and John Wetzel. The spring inductees included Joseph Bloomer Andy McDonald Paul Endacott Hilary Makin Armin Woestemeyer Coy Patterson Ernett Treat Wallace James Louis Miller John Wulf Waldo Bowman Milton Cummings Ted Hudson William Brehm and Paul OLeary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. H. ‘Lindley
Levert Higgins
Ben Hibba
Carey Rogers
August Lauterback
Barney Bucher
Floyd Dillenbeck
James Wilson
Lee Weidlein
John Wetzel
Whs
Joseph Bloomer
Andy McDonald
Paul Endacott
Hilary Makin
Armin Woestemeyer
Coy Patterson
Ernett Treat
Wallace Jamaés
Louis Miller
John Wulf
Waldo Bowman
Milton Cummings
Ted Hudson
William Brehm
Paul O'Leary
Pupils Gain Weight In City Elementary Schools
Weighing at term’s end shows two percent fewer underweight pupils than after the first six weeks. Overall underweight rate is 8.63 percent with several schools listed, including Cordley 3.16, Lincoln 2.66, McAllaster 40.52, New York 8.29, Pinckney 9.3, Quincy 8.83, Woodlawn 9.10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordley
Lincoln
McAllaster
New York
Pinckney
Quincy
Woodlawn
Texas Ports Plan Seeks 4.29 Million for Ports Work
Washington December 4 Appropriations totaling 4 294 000 dollars are asked for Texas ports development and maintenance for the year starting July 1 1921. Army engineers in charge submitted the estimate to Congress. The Houston channel project to bring Houston into Galveston harbor tops the list with 1 1 million dollars.
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Washington
Texas Rts
Congress
Army
Houston Channel
Houston
Galveston Harbor
Texas
Dynamite Explosion Hits Pittsburg Railroad Home
Pittsburg December 4 police had no arrests this morning in the dynamiting of a house occupied by Kansas City Southern railroad shopmen. The blast on the porch last night damaged the rear of the dwelling and slight injuries were reported to one of four men nearby.
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Pittsburg
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Special Session Ends and Regular Session Opens
Washington reports Congress closed its two weeks of extra work and resumed the regular session at noon after a ten minute interlude. The Senate adjourned briefly and the House prepared to begin formalities, with nominations and bills on deck including the shipping bill and appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Federal Coal Commission
Pan American meet opens with US hosting role
The Pan American conference opens in the Pan American Union with the United States acting as host sponsor and full participant. Secretary Hughes presides and welcomes five Central American delegations headed by Francisco Sanchez la Tour for Guatemala and Francisco Martinez Suarez for El Salvador, among others, as hopes for regional peace are voiced.
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Washington
United States
Conference of
Pan American Union
Hughes
Harding
Francisco Sanchez Latour
Guatemala
Francisco Martinez Suarez
Salvador
Don Alberto Ucies
Honduras
Emiliano Chamviro
Nicaragua
Jose Andyas Coronado
Costa Rica
Budget Bureau figures show U S finances in billions
Washington December 4 budget bureau figures compare estimated government receipts and appropriations for fiscal year 1924 with those for the current year 1928. Totals reach 3,274,238,690 for receipts and 3,074,238,690 for appropriations, with detailed allocations across departments and programs and notes on war savings stamps.
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Washington
Budget Bureau
Inter
Legis
Man
Penare Ag
Justice
Navy
Treas
War Department
Panama Canal
Colum
Ebughon
Savacant R
Committee After Daugherty Papers in Impeachment Fight
Washington reports that the House Judiciary Committee moved to authorize subpoenas for witnesses and papers in Rep Keller’s impeachment charges against Attorney General Daugherty. Keller demanded access to department documents, but Daugherty’s reply argued disclosure could harm public interests and stressed readiness to cooperate where proper.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
House
Representative Keller
Minnesota
Daugherty
Judiciary Committee
Keller
Fulton topeka exhibition bout with Topeka Jack Johnson
Fred Fulton the New York heavyweight pugilist sails for Topeka to box exhi bition with Topeka Jack Johnson in the city auditorium tomorrow night. A wrestling bout between Clif Binkley of Ohio and John Pesek of Nebraska is set for the same card. Fulton heads to Tulsa to meet Carl Morris the Sapulpa fireman as his next opponent, with Morris and Johnson named as sparring partners in the plan.
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Fred Fulton
New York
Topeka
Jack Johnson
City Auditorium
Clif Binkley
Ohio
John Pesek
Tiger
Fulton
Tulsa
Carl Morris
Sapulpa
New York Popillat
Johnson
Morris
States control Klan acts under state police power
Attorney General Davy informed Senator Walsh that illegal acts attributed to the Ku Klux Klan fall under state police power. The United States has no jurisdiction over such matters, as the Department of Justice has not found a case bringing the organization under federal law. If a case arises, the government would vigorously prosecute the organization or individuals involved.
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Washington
Davy
Dem. Mass
United States
Department of Justice
Daugherty
Senator Walsh
Individu
Ols
Blooming Shrub Sparks Kansas Yard Dispute
Straggler reports from the Kansas area mention a yard shrub named Fowery in bloom and a Bailey joke about an unusual plant. A stray group from Columbia and Lawrence gathered early this morning, taking up a scholastic issue amid rumors and misprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Kansas
Orcishrub
Britain denies meddling in Greece republic move
London December 4 Prime Minister Bonar Law told the house of commons no British influence, direct or indirect, was used to stop Greece from becoming a republic or to keep the current king on the throne.
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London
Associated Press
Bonar Law
House of Commons Today
Great Britain
Greece
Lawrence Business Leader Urges Unified Support for New Hotel
Mr. A. D. Weaver, a prominent Lawrence merchant, urges civic backing for a forthcoming hotel project. He says the venture offers civic cooperation and a fair investment, noting the need for a modern hotel in Lawrence’s business district and praising the selling organization and stockholder interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Weaver
Lawrence
Eroejeet
Her of Commerce
Angit An
Six New Graft Suits Filed Over Wartime Camps
Six additional civil suits seek recovery of 29 million dollars alleging misspent wartime cantonment funds. The actions, filed in eight cities, bring government claims against Stone and Webster, Rhinehard and Bennis, Porter Brothers, James Stewart and Co, Charles Weitz and Sons, Irwin and Leighton, totaling over 50 million dollars. Camps named include Camp Travis San Antonio Camp Lee Petersburg Camp Custer Battle Creek Camp Pike Little Rock Camp Dodge Des Moines Camp Dix Wrightstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Department of Justice
Camp Travis
San Antonio
Texas
Stone and Webster
Camp Lee
Petersburg
Rhinehard and Bennis, Inc
Camp Custer
Battlecreek
Michigan
Porter Brothers
Camp Pike
Little Rock
Arkansas
James Stewart and Company, Inc
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Iowa
Charles Weitz & Sons
Camp Dix
Wrightstown
N. J
First Kids Concert by Guy Maier at Robinson Gym
Pianist Guy Maier will give a Tuesday afternoon concert at 3 30 in Robinson gym as the first in a series of children's concerts organized by schools. The program includes Orientale Amant The Cricket and the Bumble Bee The Erl King On Wings of Song and other pieces. County Engineer Trueblood is compiling the annual funds report for road upkeep and highway construction. Mrs C S Andrews returns from Hays Kansas after Thanksgiving with her son Theodore R Andrews and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Maier
Robinson Gymnasium
Trueblood
Rosda
Civil court session hears multiple cases today
The court opened with Dennis State Bank v Hughes where the jury sided with the defendant after a half hour deliberation. Trials for Service Motor Truck Co v Oliphant and Frank Hardesty v Nearguard were under way or starting late today with more suits set for tomorrow, including Nancy Shaw v Brotherhood Accident Co and George Bryant v Eudaly Brothers. The larceny case State v Brown and Hayman was postponed to February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis State Bank
Charles Hughes
Service Motor Co
F. R. Oliphant
Frank Hardesty
Nearguard
Nancy Shaw
Brotherhood Accident Co
George Bryant
Eudaly Brothers
District Court
Charles V. Hughes
Service Motor Truck Co
Prank Hardesty
W. FE. Brown
Vernon Hayman
Hughes
Lawrence
Oliphant
Lucas Clark Co
Neargpard
Carbondale
Hardesty
Dennis State Bank Vs. Hughes
Tiger at Baltimore
Georges Clemenceau, praised by Maryland historical society official Henry Stockbridge as a defining figure of the era, told a brief audience in Baltimore that he would take a message to France: do not fear. America stands firm, with gratitude rooted deeply. He spoke after a ceremonial drive through streets Lafayette once taxied, amid modest crowds and sporadic cheers.
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Baltimore
Associated Press
Georges Clemenceau
Henry Stockbridge
Maryland Historical Society
France
America
Historical Society
Lafayette
Mount Vernon
Ashington
Couple Married in Probate Court at Nelson Springs Kansas
A Saturday afternoon marriage occurred at the Probate Judge Menger's office with Rita Gri ete Ky and Nelson ae ae prings of Kansas listed among those joined in wedlock.
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Nelson Ae Ae
Jardine Speaker Here Tomorrow at Chamber Luncheon
William M. Jardine president of Kansas State Agricultural College in Manhattan will address the Chamber of Commerce at the noon luncheon tomorrow. He will discuss farmer problems and cooperation with city merchants. Reservations for guests should be made at the Chamber office today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Jardine
Kansas State Agricultural College of
Manhattan
Chamber of Commerce
President Jardine
New Course of Study Aims to Modernize English Education
The English departments at the high school and junior high, guided by Mrs Trah Barrett Miss Leta Harper and Mrs Edith Salvesen Miss Ida Lyons with University input, spent the past year shaping a flexible broad program. It seeks integrated spelling, speech, writing, silent reading, logical thinking, and literature appreciation to unfold a unified junior and senior English curriculum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trah Barrett
Leta Harper
Edith Salvesen
Ida Lyons
Louise MacDonald
Department of Education
University
Community groups urge support for Haskell Institute band
The Rotary Kiwanis and Chamber of Commerce appeal to Lawrence residents to attend the Haskell Institute band concert at Bowersock Theatre tonight. They urge personal attendance or sending a representative to back the band as a civic celebration, noting only about 200 tickets sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Haskell Institute
Bowersock Theater
Haskell
George
W. K. Bruner
C. of, C
P. A. Dinsmoor
Rotary
H. W. Hutchinson
Kiwanis
Schools Close Early for Children's Concert in Lawrence
Supt H P Smith of the city schools announced early closure tomorrow so pupils may attend the Guy Maier concert at Robinson Gymnasium by 3:30 PM. He collaborated with Miss Mabel Barnhart to bring the Lawrence concert series to foster music appreciation. season tickets may be replaced with single tickets.
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Supt
H. P. Smith
Robinson Gymnasium
Guy Maier
Mr. Smith
Mabel Barnhart
Lawrence
Gexelop
Junior High Boys Enjoy An Outing
More than a hundred junior high school boys returned from a multi day trip to Leavenworth after a Thursday game at the stadium where the junior high midget team lost 21 to 0. They visited prisons mines and the Soldiers Home and on Saturday the Lawrence midgets beat Leavenworth 33 to 0. The outing was organized by J E Brown with support from Durland Fisher Young Clark Shultz Francisco Graeber Moore Welch Moran Gish and Coulson.
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Lawrence
Leavenworth
J. E. Brown
Junor High
Haskell
Chamber of Commerce
Messers
Durland
Fisher
Young
Clark
Shultz
Francisco
Healy to Head Irish Free State Governor General
London reports Timothy Healy is seen as certain to become the first governor general of the Irish Free State. The Irish cabinet backs him, with Rovin O'Higgins, Healy’s nephew, among supporters. The Lords are near passage of the Irish bill as the provisional parliament meets for the last time.
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London
Timothy Healy
Irish Free State
Rovin O’higgins
Mr. Healy
Healy
Dail
Provisional Parliament of Ireland
Dublin
Free State
Justice nomination to Supreme Court blocked in senate
Washington December 4 The nomination of Pierce Butler St Paul attorney to be associate justice of the Supreme Court failed of confirmation by the senate closing extra session and renominated in regular session. Lafollette and Norris objected to immediate confirmation and demanded hearings for statements filed with judiciary committee regarding Butler's connections with railroads and other corporations. Leaders postponed action today. Also notes: County Commissioners met for December session to audit bills. Weekend visitors include Miss Katherine Fulkerson of Pittsburg Kan and Miss Nona Perton of Minneapolis Kans visiting Mrs F G Fulkerson and Frances Carter.
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Washington
Pierce Butler
St. Paul
Supreme Court
Senate
la Follette
Rep
Wisconsin
Norris
Nebraska
Butter
Judiciary Committee
Lafollette
Butler
Irish Constitution Bill Passes Third Reading at House
London December 4 The Irish Constitution bill cleared its third and final reading in the House of Lords today. Only royal sanction remains to enact the measure into law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated _Press
House of Fords
Railroads and farmers warn on costs at Douglas County meeting
Charles Dillon of the Association of Railway Executives told a Douglas County Farm Bureau gathering at the court house Saturday that rail wages and materials may rise, freight rates unlikely to fall without lower operating costs, and private versus government ownership debates will affect taxes and deficits. He noted a car shortage and cited 92 BC cars bottlenecked in transit, while Farm Bureau plans for livestock, soil care, seed selection, and shows underlined ongoing efforts. Officers were elected and dues set for 1928 as the group urged attendance at upcoming Chamber of Commerce events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dillon
Dillon
McAdoo
Dil Jon
Dilion
Ford
Henry Ford
Lane Ae
H. C. Colglazier
Officara
Ficer
Dent
I. D. Harris
Press
R. Lee
B. A. Stevens
L Harris
State Farm Buréau
George Bahnmaier
State Board Agriculture
Fareau
Chamber of Colunche
Gies William. Dine
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Tehitcherin
Drs. Welch& Welch
Chiropractors
Uncle Sam
House Committee
Department
States Control Klan
Columbia
Kingdom
Robinson Gym
Andrews
Hays
Kans
Wawith
Theodore R, Andrews
Clemenceau
Jardine Speaker
C. of C
Jardine
Kansas State Council of Defense
Agricultural College of
Board of County Commissioners
Katherine Fulkerson
Kan
F.G. Fulkerson
Dread Street
Nona Perton
Minneapolis
Frances Carter
Farm Bureau
Bae
W. ©. Elia
Dr. ‘Albright
Chi
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