President Coolidge Speaks to Congress on Big Problems
President Coolidge addresses a joint session, outlining administration policy on major issues. He backs the world court with reservations, tax reform, army and navy strengthening, immigration limits, veteran hospital care, and agricultural policy while opposing Russian recognition and a soldiers bonus. His one hour, three minute address signals a proactive yet cautious legislative stance.
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President’s direct, clear message on key questions
The President presents a straightforward, blunt message on all major issues, aiming for utmost clarity and simplicity. He asserts a strong, decisive stance, signaling firm leadership and confidence in his positions.
Death of Joseph Eder near Eudora attributed to accident
A letter from Fred Eder of Eudora corrects a mistaken report that Joseph Ader died by his own action. The account says Ader, 51, fell into an uncovered well after a horse mishap while riding home from business. The note asserts the death was an accident and notes the community is unsettled by a prior published version.
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Joseph Eder
Red Eder
Eudora
Joseph Ader
Tdara
Fred Eder
Joseph Fder
Ife
Peter Nei
Hhem
Mr. Eder
Peter Neis
Eder
Fred
Vienss
Tuberculosis Christmas Seal Sale Opens Strong
The tuberculosis association reports over 800 dollars raised on the first day of the Christmas seal sale in Douglas County. Officials note many stamp returns from donors who did not purchase, continuing a four year tradition to fund the county's free monthly TB clinic.
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Committee India
Tuberculosis Se Itinn
Douglas Cconix Oligens
Tuberculosis Association
Dowelas County
New oil well near Wichita strikes 75 to 100 barrels
A new oil well about 15 miles south of Wichita has been brought in by the Champlain Company of Enid. It reportedly yields 75 to 100 barrels in two days from a depth of 3,538 feet. The sand resembles that found in Black well and Tonkawa fields. The site is on the gate of John Hitchcock near Peel.
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Wichita
Kan
Here
Chammalin Company
Enid
Blackwell
Tonkawa
Okla
John Hitchcock
Peel
Reichstag Vote on Full Power Bill Debated
Berlin dispatch reports the Reichstag voting on two articles of the government's “full power” bill. A debate followed over delaying the final vote before the full bill is considered. The session featured rationalists urging a postponement and discussions on procedure amid the crowd.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Livestock Officers to be Elected at County Meet
The Douglas County livestock-improvement association holds its annual meeting Saturday at 1 PM in the county agent H. C. Colglazier's office. Officers will be elected and plans made for another big spring session.
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Douglas County Livestock - Improvement Association
H. C. Colglazier
T- Wood
Hat in Ring but Has a String to It in Topeka
Governor J M Davis signaled his passive candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination after returning from the Great Bend Harmony Meeting. He told reporters there are no factional differences in Kansas Democrats and that whatever the party desires will guide his actions. He emphasized his hat is in the ring with a string attached.
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Associated Press
J. M. Davis
Great Bend
Democratic “Harmony
Harmony
Kansas
Davis
Ministers Protest Birth of a Nation at Kansas meeting
The Ministerial Alliance of Lawrence Kansas unanimously protested the film The Birth of a Nation. They petition Governor Davis to ban the showing, arguing the movie stirs prejudice, class hatreds and Civil War nostalgia, and departs from race equality norms. Edward U. Wilson and Jaber Howard signed as president and secretary.
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Lawrence
Davis
Kansas
D -Ee
Gils
Edward’ U Wisson
Jaber
Howard
Lutheran Students Set Regional Conference at Trinity Church
Kansas Nebraska and Colorado Lutheran students will attend a regional conference at Trinity Lutheran Church starting tomorrow evening and running through Sunday. About thirty delegates are expected and a dinner will close the gathering. Rev N I Goehring, the regional Lutheran student secretary, will open with the address on Student Loyalty.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Trinity Lutheran Church
N. 1. Goehring
Neosho Rapids football sets unique season record
Neosho Rapids finished the season by defeating the Americas Eleven 9 to 0 in a post season game. The team played seven games without using a substitute and had no injuries. Coach J. W. Wallace led the squad.
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Emporia. Kan
Neosho Rapids
Americas
Neosho Rauids
J. W. Wallace
Bandits Burn Chinese Town Likwankia Honan Province
Associated Press report says bandits sealed the walls of Likwankia in southwestern Honan and looted and burned the town. Advices from a mission station confirm two thousand dead and wounded left behind after the bandits abandoned the smoking ruins near Lachakow in Hupeh province.
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Associated Press
Likwankia
Honan
Lachakow
Hupeh
Protest Over Release of Political Prisoners
A protest against releasing political prisoners has been sent to President Coolidge. The Military Intelligence Association of the Sixth Corps Area condemns any amnesty as harmful to good government.
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Chicago
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Plotted to Get Life Insurance in Wisconsin Case
Dorothy Anderson and Edward Sailstad admitted complicity in the arson at a Wisconsin cottage to cover Sailstad's crime and enable Anderson to claim insurance. Sailstad confessed to exhuming Allan MacPhee’s body, moving it to a cottage, burning it, and staging his own death to mislead insurers and leave his wife with the policies.
Grave Robbery Report Shocks Wisconsin Town
Officials say Allan McPhee's grave near Lake Nebagamon has been robbed of the body as District Attorney Kennedy in Eau Claire reports. Meanwhile Edward Sailstad, captured in California, is dismissed by his former wife who refuses to see bigamy as real and questions the insurance angle.
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Superior
Wis
Associated Press
Allan McPhee
Lake Nebagamon
Kennedy
California
Ross T. Richardson
Coolidge to Broadcast Memorial Week Eulogy
Washington reports President Coolidge will deliver a radio eulogy for Warren G. Harding as Secretary Hoover orders all stations to remain silent from 5:50 to 8:45 p.m. Eastern on December 10. Navy wireless operations will suspend except for emergencies. The event marks Harding Memorial Week with nationwide broadcast via long distance telephone and radio.
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Coslidge
Warren G. Harding
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Navy Department
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Harding Memorial Association
White House
Hoover
United States
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Legion Campaign Progress and Sale for Douglas County Fund
A Douglas county home service fund drive by the American Legion shows limited success as workers report scheduling conflicts. Those still active will continue soliciting, with funds to support former soldiers’ aid through Red Cross activities. Emma Wall will persist in handling claims. The KU men’s glee club debuts at the annual Owen House Legion event next Wednesday, with Dave MacCreath leading a short program for Legion members and families.
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American Legioon
Douglas County
American Legion
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Red? Cross
Emmma Wall
K. U. Men’s Glee Club
Légion Owen House
Legion Auxiliary
Dave MacCreath
Hunting Victim Dies After Accidental Shot Near Midland
Charles P. Simon, 18, died yesterday at Simmons Hospital from a shotgun wound received Sunday afternoon while hunting near Midland. An aunt provided blood for transfusion in a vain bid to save him. He was conscious until shortly before death and the funeral is set for 10 AM tomorrow at the Catholic church with burial to follow.
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Charles P. Simon
Censon
Simmons ‘Hospital
Pathe O
Plead With Davis To Bar A Picture
Kansas City and Topeka reports describe a 1915 effort to block D. W. Griffiths The Birth of a Nation. Governor Davis, Attorney General Griffith, and the Kansas Motion Picture Censor Board weighed recall and changes as a delegation of about twenty Black residents urged a ban.
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Topeka
Kan
J. M. Davis
State Board of Review
Kansas City
Kansas
Coffeyville
Salina
Wichita
Emporia
Thomas Dixon
Davis
C. BR. Griffith
Tooio
Review Board
Kans
Dee
G. Charles
B. Griffith
Kansas Motion Picture Censor Board
Civil suits settle before Judge Means in day’s docket
Several civil suits were settled yesterday afternoon before Judge Hugh Means. Hearing set for Dec 17 in district court. Judgments quieting title to residence with conveyance within five days for Henry Thoren vs Frederick Anton et al, Oscar White and Beatrice White vs Henriett Schane, M G Bowersock vs Guy Filley et al, Samuel Scott vs William A Simpson et al. Schick vs Ralph H Schick dismissed on motion. McCarty vs M A Anderson: judgment for plaintiff for 449.63 and costs after leave to withdraw. Lawrence Building and Loan Assn vs Robert Hammigal sheriff’s report affirmed. redemption six months. Farmers’ State and Savings Bank dismissed as defendant in Goldtrap vs Glidden et al.
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Hugh Means
Resi Estate
Henry Thoren
Frederick Anton
Oscar White
Beatrice White
Henriett Schane
M. G. Bowersock
Guy F. Filley
Samuel Scott
Wiliam A. Simpson
Phillip Schick
Ralph H
M.A. Goldtrap
J. W. Glidden
Free Lecture on The Child and the Camera at Baptist Church
Miss M Beryl Buckley will present a dramatic entertainment at the Baptist church this evening and will give a free lecture tomorrow afternoon on The Child and the Camera all interested are invited to attend.
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M. Beryl Buckley
the Baptist Church
Kansas Center of Population Shifts in 14th Census
The 14th census places Kansas center of population at latitude 38 27 33 north and longitude 95 50 9 west. It lies about 7.3 miles southeast by east of Lincolnville, Marion County, with a 1910 to 1920 movement of 2.5 miles in a direct line and a primarily southward and westward direction.
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Marion County
Charter Will Be Presented To Local Republican League
Penglas county branch of the National Republican League meets tonight at 8 in the new high school auditorium to receive its charter from national headquarters. Phil Zimmerman will make the presentation and US District Attorney Al FL Williams will address. Charles B. Holmes leads the Lawrence branch of the National Republican League. Terry Gaskill was named Douglas county district organizer to continue the campaign for members.
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National Republican League
Phil Zimmerman
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United States
Kansas
Williams
National Republican, League
Charles B. Holmes
Lawrence
Terry Gaskill
Douglas County
Tax Measure Battle Looms in Washington
Washington December reports draft treasury bill reflecting Secretary Mellon's tax top plan. Ways and Means Committee to study the measure before formal introduction. Parties dispute strategy with Republicans and insurgent Democrats eyeing alternative programs as months pass before final action, committee membership to be decided.
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Kansas Ice Men Meet at Pratt Convention
Sixty members of the Kansas Tee Men’s Association gathered at the Chamber of Commerce in Pratt for their seventh convention. Delegates from multiple Kansas cities attended as discussions covered advertising, industry trends, and university tours, with election of officers and a scheduled visit to the University and Haskell Institute.
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Beattie
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Caney
Kansas City
Independence
Alo
Griffis on Trial Claims Prime Motive in Bergdoll Plot
Lieutenant Corliss Griffis of Hamilton Ohio testified in a German court about a plan to capture the American evader Bergdoll and return him to the United States. He asserted he was the principal mover, acted with other Americans, and that Bergdoll betrayed his country by fleeing. Bergdoll was not in court, while others waited in an ante room. The Midland Grange will elect officers Friday at 8 PM in EP hall.
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