President Coolidge Urges Farm Board and Navy Build Up
President Coolidge asks Congress for a government funded farm board with a revolving fund to aid cooperative marketing and surplus handling. He defends naval construction for 16 vessels and one aircraft carrier, stresses defense needs without militarism, and opposes public funding for Muscle Shoals, Colorado River plans, and direct government nitrate production. He notes expected budget surplus and retention of prohibition enforcement.
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Farm Board
Federal Farm Board
Connecion
Colorado N
Coolidge
United States
Coolidge Addresses High Points of Annual Message
President Coolidge outlines priorities including construction of fifteen cruisers and one aircraft carrier, creation of a federal farm board with revolving funds, railroad consolidation for cheaper transportation, river and harbor improvements, irrigation projects on the Colorado, private power in the electrical field, Muscle Shoals lease for nitrates and power, oil and natural resource conservation, immigration limits, and federal enforcement of the eighteenth amendment with state cooperation.
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the Treasury
Colorado River
Muscle Shoals
Word to Wage Earners and Prosperity under Coolidge
President Coolidge addresses wage earners urging production as the limit to profits and wages, defining prosperity as tied to production. He notes peace in foreign affairs, praises the Kellogg pact, and warns that lasting prosperity requires unremitting toil and confidence in government.
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Coolidge
United States
Nicaragua
Ghili
Peru
Mexico
China
Man
God
Chicago School Payroll Delays Leave Teachers Unpaid
Chicago teachers went unpaid as the school board failed to raise enough funds for a 3.5 million payroll. President Wallace Caldwell said schools would stay open and pay would come in two or three days. Also: potato growers meet in Chicago to push price supports and standardized grades, while Dr DeWitt Clinton Tyler of Clifton Kansas died in Kansas City.
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Chicago
Wallace Caldwell
Tyler
Clifton
Kansas City
DeWitt Clinton Tyler
Kan
Frank ‘E. Tyler
Hattie Ringer
Ottawa
Kansas Weather Summary From Fragments
Forecasts indicate mostly fair conditions tonight with a cooler trend on Wednesday. North central areas may face colder afternoon conditions with light snow in select towns and varying road conditions across Kansas cities including clear in Kansas City and Dodge City area.
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Kansas
North
Rutral
Arkansas City
Congressmen-Elect Indicted in Texas Trading Charge
San Antonio, December 4 A P County Judge Augustus McCloskey a Democratic congressman-elect from the 4th district was indicted by the Bexar County grand jury over alleged irregularities in handling election returns in the race with Republican Harry M Wurzbach. Ramirez the secretary and Elmor Wernette of the city health department also indicted. McCloskey and Ramirez were arrested on charges including alteration of election returns.
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San Antonio
Tex
Augustus McCloskey
Bexar County
Grand Jury
McCloskey
Harry M. Wurzbach
Charley’ Ramirez
Closkey
Elmor Wernette
City ‘Health Department
Ramirez
Annual Farm Bureau meeting program announced in Douglas County
The complete program for the annual meeting of theDouglas County Farm Bureau was announced by county agent A I Gilkison. Principal speakers include Prof J B Fitch from Kansas State Agricultural College and Miss Marguerite Harper from K S A C home management. Events cover elections officer reports and an afternoon agenda with music and talks on dairying and home demonstration work. A cafeteria dinner is planned at 1130 hours.
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Douglas County Farm' Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
A. I. Gilkison
J. B. Fitch
Kansas State Agricultural College
Marguerite Harper
K. S. Aoc
Fitch
Paris
Harper
Gilkizon
Elizabeth Randle
J.R. Fitch
JK. A.C
Zees
Elizabeth
Baldwin Reply Prompts Naval Conference Debate
Washington December 4 AP The naval committee read Premier Baldwin's reply to Chairman Britten proposing a parliamentary discussion on naval limits. Britten said he did not claim executive prerogatives and sought to curb costly naval competition. The committee backed Vinson's call to extend the 5 5 3 treaty ratio to all warships.
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Washington
Baldwin
Britten
House Naval Committee
Executive Department
Vinson
Democrat
Georgia
Japan
Italy
France
England
United States
Nominations O Senate Recess Appointments Reported
President Coolidge sent to the senate a long recess nominations list led by J Reuben Clark Jr for under secretary of state. Other picks include H Theodore Tate as treasurer of the United States and Jefferson Caffery as minister to Bulgaria, with several more across diplomacy and finance. George McManus and three others indicted for the murder of Arnold Rothstein in New York. Delina Filkins, 113, dies at home in Richfield Springs, NY, born May 4, 1815.
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Coolidge
Senate
J. Reuben Clark, Jr
Utah
H. Theodore Tate
Tennessee
United States
Rds
John W. Pole
Ohio
William
Culbertson
Emporia
Kan
Chile
Sherman J. Lowell
New York
Tariff Commission
Colombia
Jefferson Caffery
Louisiana
Bulgaria
Arthur Schoenfald
District of Columbia
Salvador
Warren J. Robbins
Rumania
Charles S. 77Lson
Haine
Federal Farm Loan Board
John H. Guill
California
Ritchfield Springs
Delina
Filkins
Stark
Herkimer County
King Maintains Steady Hold as Council Named
London dec 4 ap king george holds gain as steps are taken to transact business through a commission of state councillors. The king allowed a privy council meeting in the sick room and named councillors of state including queen mary the prince of wales the duke of york the archbishop of canterbury the lord chancellor and the prime minister. a bulletin said the king passed a quiet morning with temperature 100.2 and slight improvement maintained. medical experts noted oxygen to ease heart strain though not a normal measure. queen mary left for a brief constitutional. cruiser enterprise with the prince of wales aboard rapid progress toward suez at about 29 knots. duke of gloucester to depart bulawayo for cape town to catch balmoral castle.
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George
Privy Council
Duke of York
Queen Mary
Mary
Prince of Wales
Archbishop of Canterbury
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace Groun Ss
Royal
Enterprise
Admiralty
Suez
Pretoria
Union of South Africa
Duke of Gloucester
Bulawayo
Cape Town
Balmoral Castle
Courtless Dissent on Drunkenness Prohibition Question
The Kansas Supreme Court was asked to decide if drunkenness constitutes a violation of the state prohibitory liquor law. Judge Keefe, Rawlins County, held that R. C. Smith, once convicted, could not be charged as a persistent violator for a second offense. The state appealed. Pickwick-Greyhound Lines wins charter to operate in Kansas, value of assets listed at 277000, eastern Kansas operation. One killed in crossing crash near Tishomingo Oklahoma involving Alexander Gillett, with husband injured. Alonzo Miller also hurt. Board of Indian Commissioners urges reorganizing Indian Bureau to grant more authority to reservation superintendents. Mexico opens doors to American investment under President Portes Gil. Bu Dorsey American Legion Post to meet December 5 at 8:00 PM. members urged to attend.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Kefe
Rite
Rawlins
R. C. Smith
Durant
Oklo
Decs
Alexander Gillett
Tiscomingo
United States
Territorial
Alonzo Miller
Tishomingo
Rende Legion
Bu Dorsey
American Legion
Motor Deaths Decrease In October Report
The National Safety Council announced that October saw a drop in urban traffic deaths offset by fewer rural fatalities. Through November 1, automobile victims reached about twenty thousand five hundred, only two hundred fewer than the first ten months of 1927.
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Chisago
Authent
United States
National Safety Council
Lawrence Board Reviews Health report and building plans
The Lawrence board of education met at Lawrence High School to discuss a detailed health report by Superintendent W S Curfman and student health findings including tonisils thyroids and accelerated hearts. The nurse’s activities show 94 home visits and 67 school visits with 24 student referrals and 181 readmissions. The Cordley school roof work is nearly finished and the board authorized Curfman to confer with Owen Saylor and Payson to assess building cost baselines and support for future building plans, to report at the January meeting.
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Lawrence Board of Education
Lawrence High School
W. W.curfman
Cordley School
Curfman
Owen, Saylor & Payson
Lawrence
Oar T
Congress Receives President Message On First Full Day
On December 4 Washington AP reports Congress opened with reading of the presidents message outlining recommendations for the remaining three months. Senator McNary introduces a new farm plan aligned with administration goals minus the McNary Haugen equalization fee. The day included naval committee actions and light banter in the Senate chamber as members awaited adjournment for deaths during recess.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Union
Senate
House
Iin
Isla
Boulder Dam
Dee 4
McNary
Oregon
McNary-Haugen
Britten
Baldwin
Great Britain
Reed
Missouri
Robinson
Arkansas
Smith
Opened New Oil Field Six Miles From Oklahoma City
Oil well six miles southeast of Oklahoma City blew in at 3 PM, pouring 5 000 to 4 000 barrels daily. The six thousand three hundred fifty six foot well sprayed oil over cars parked nearby as fishing for tools had cleared a bridge in the hole after gas blew them up. The event sparked field excitement as operations proceeded.
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Oklahoma_ City
Oklahoma City
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Kansas Balk Wins Blue Ribbon at International Stock Exposition
Chicago December 4 1925 Kansas Balk Rexford Kane awarded blue ribbon for best Hereford bull at the international stock exposition readers saw the top prize given today before a large crowd in Chicago Officials noted the award highlighted Rexford Kane Farms as lead entrants in the Hereford division with the winning animal described as sound and of high quality across the judging standards
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Kansas
Hicago
Épine Re ‘Oster Farms
Rexford
Kane
International
Holiday Dress Lights Up Downtown Lawrence
Downtown Lawrence blooms with Christmas trees lights and evergreen rope as nearly 100 trees are placed along Massachusetts street by the merchants bureau of the Chamber of Commerce. Kansas Electric Power company strings the lights and store fronts glow with festive displays as shoppers anticipate a busy stretch before Christmas.
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Lawrence
Merchants Bureau of
The
Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts Street
Kansas Electric Power Company
Massachusetts ‘Street
Tragic dynamite killing ends rejected suitor saga
Ameroid Sask December 4 AP reports William Lagan an 80 year old well digger killed himself Beatrice Barager 26 and her mother Beatrice had forbidden entry after Lagan’s renewed plea to win her. Lagan lit dynamite with a cigarette as he held the girl triggering a fatal blast witnessed by a neighbor wrecking the house portion.
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Ameroid
Sask
William Lagan
Lagua
Beatrice Barager
Iival
Barager
Air-Rail Line Transfers Named For Midwest Route
Chicago December 4 AP Col Paul Henderson announced the midwestern transfer stations for the planned air rail line to operate next spring. Dodge City Kansas will be the transfer hub with Wichita a stop where passengers switch to rail. Additional transfer points announced include Columbus Ohio and Las Vegas New Mexico.
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Chicago
Dodge City
Kansas
Transcontinental Air Transport
Santa Fe Railway
Paul Henderson
Wichita
Dodgeity
Colarabus
Ohio
Las Vegas
New England Society Plans Annual Meeting and Dinner
Arrangements were made for the New England Society annual meeting and dinner by the executive committee led by E. R. Learned. The event Friday December 21 at Plymouth Congregational church features a 6 00 pm business meeting and 6 45 pm supper with speaker Dr W L Burdk and music by Prof C S Skilton. Members and eligible New England descendants are invited with a $1 fee covering dinner and dues.
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New England Society
E. R. Learned
House of Plymouth ‘Congregational Church
Earler
W.L. Burdk
C.S. Skilton
New England
Edward Bumgardner
Tonight is expected to be coldest night of the season
The weather bureau forecasts Kansas will endure the coldest night of the season tonight with lows from zero in extreme northwest Kansas to 10 to 15 degrees in most areas. Snow last night was mainly in the northeast with about an inch. Wichita had a trace of rain. Moderate warming is expected tomorrow as snow ends and temperatures rise in the west and north central parts by midafternoon.
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Topeka
Dec
Kansas
Me Weather Bureau
Wichita
Cordley school opens new second story addition
The Cordley school addition is celebrated with a Thursday evening program and open house. The upper floor gains four classrooms a library a clinic room and a teachers' rest room. The lower floor is remodeled into a modern kindergarten with a separate entrance to the auditorium.
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Cordley School
Cordley Auditorium
Cordrey_ school
Woman testifies in $25,000 Mickens suit against Dr Nelson
The trial in district court heard further testimony in the damage suit by Bert J. Mickens, former Lawrence Paper Mill employee, alleging Dr W O Nelson performed an appendectomy without consent after an injury. Mrs Mickens testified about the incident while Nelson was cross questioned by defense. The case likely extends another day or two. River Volga overflows near Astrakhan, 25 villages submerged. residents seek refuge on boats and rooftops as houses destroyed and cattle drown.
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Bert J. Mickens
Lawrence Paper Mill
W. O. Nelson
Volga
Moscow
Astrakhan
Caspian Sea
Radio cuts down Big Six football broadcasts debate in Kansas City
Conference athletic directors meet in Kansas City to discuss limiting or halting radio broadcasts of Big Six football games. Dr. F C Allen urges selective coverage while others warn reduced exposure may boost streaming interest and affect alumni engagement. Scheduling and basketball rules will also be on the agenda.
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Kansas City
F.C. Allen
Tinane
Plas
Bandits Take Coat and Rings on Highway Robbery
Mrs. Hneh Pitzer of 192% Ohio Street reported being robbed by two men on US 40 opposite Lawrence Country Club. A sealskin coat a diamond ring and a wedding ring were taken from her Nash car by two armed men in a red coupe with no license plate. The pair, aged 25 to 30, wore a light tan overcoat and hid firearms on them. The diamond ring was valued at $1,000.
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Hneh -Pitzer
Ohio Street
U. S. Highway 40
Lawrence Country Club
Conference On Boulder Dam Protection By Coolidge
Senators Johnson of California and Phipps of Colorado met with President Coolidge to discuss the Boulder engine dam survey. Phipps said he was gratified with the engineers recommendations and noted the higher cost was not insurmountable.
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Washington
California
Phipps
Colorado
Coolidge
Ifornian
Sen
Tor Phin
Black Canyon
Stiffer Liquor Penalties Urged By Methodist Official
Washington December 4 Clarence True Wilson general secretary of the board of temperance prohibition and public morals of the Methodist Episcopal Church urged stronger penalties under the liquor law in a report to the annual meeting of the board of managers He backed the Staker bill as part of a broader anti liquor campaign and noted rising prohibition sentiment while noting bootlegging remains a problem though less severe than legalized alcohol in Europe.
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Washington
Clarence True Wilson
Board of Temperane Prohibition and Public Morals
Methodist Episcopal Church
Board of Managers
Hilt
Grensey Arc
United
England
Belgium
France
J. Commission
Doran
Montana Hit by Cold As Mercury Tumbles Across State
The AP reports Montana faced a deep cold wave with readings from zero in the west to 26 below in Lewiston as Arctic air lingered. officials warned temperatures would likely fall further. Ads mention car wash services and a Humprey Radiant fir for sale at the gas office.
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Lewiston
Helena
Mont
Montana
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