Templeton’s Oxford hopes fade as health fails Washburn star
Topeka reports Washburn College student Merrill Templeton, who passed the Rhodes exam and was set to study in England, cannot represent Kansas in Oxford next year due to deteriorating health. Frank G. Bristow will take his place. Governor Stubbs defends administration and attacks corporate influence amid a heated political clash.
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Topeka
Merrill Templeton
Washburn College
England
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Lawrence
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Inney
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Vmnes
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Oxford
Frank G. Bristow
Senator Bristow
Baker
Stubbs
Jackson
Kansas Day Club
Standard Oil Company
School Book Trust
Anthony
Bela
Wichita
Pollock
William L. Nelson
Kansas City Star
Lisgowri Valley
Senator Thompson Resigns and Ottawa visitor noted
Washington reports Senator Thompson resigns after recent appointment from South Dakota. Mrs. Day Carpenter of Ottawa visits, and Lawrence shows military film at Aurora with Leavenworth maneuvers. Classifieds note housing, lost items, and local ads amid weather and market mentions.
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Thompson
Washington
Fountain Ll. Thompson
South Dakota
Waupiton
Aurora
Lawrence
Pt. Leavenworth
Jackson
Twenty Four Bodies Recovered After Primero Mine Blast
The Primero mine explosion in Colorado released twenty four bodies to the surface with seventy nine dead known overall and one survivor Dio Mardino. About one hundred forty miners were inside at the time and fears remain for others. Rescue efforts center on the blocked main shaft as families watch in sorrow.
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Primero
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Colorado ‘Fuel and Iron Company
Dio Mardino
Amin
National Humane Alliance Leader Visits Lawren ce Fountain Bid
Louis Meade Seaver secretary treasurer of the National Humane Alliance in New York City visits Lawrence to meet local Uniane Society members and inspect conditions as Lawrence seeks one of the society’s drinking fountains. Seaver plans to visit all applicant locations and favors Lawrence receiving a fountain.
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Louis Meade Seaver
Humane Society
National Humane Alliance of New York City
Lawrence
Oday
Uniane Society
Alfianes
Mr. Seaver
National League
Seaver
Seine Fells Fast Leaving Paris in Normal Aftermath
The Seine receded at about three fourths of an inch per hour, easing street flooding in Paris and signaling a return to normal as relief efforts and food distribution continue in affected outskirts. Many residents face hardship with hunger and loss, while aid efforts persist across the inundated regions.
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Paris
Seine
Theta Nu Epsilon party actions stir campus
Fragmentary notes recount Theta Nu Epsilon and Theta Iota Epsilon, faculty, and regents debating a large party linked to Greek letter societies. The piece mentions potential sanctions, campus tensions, and a forthcoming event with dances and a masque ball while detailing student and faculty involvement and a subsequent funeral notice.
Local weddings surprise Lawrence with two ceremonies
Quick and Scott wed at the Congregational parsonage in a sudden ceremony witnessed by close friends. Scott departs for Altus to start life with his new wife, while Mrs. Scott leaves Lawrence for Oklahoma in-laws. Separately Miss Wilhelmi and Mr Floyd Doubleday plan a St Valentine engagement event with 400 invitations.
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Altus
Alough
Scott
Uauy
Ron
J. W. Scott
Ily
Hay School
Altis
Okla 1
George Thorpe
Oklahoma
Lawrence
Lies
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M. Wilhelmi
Floyd Doubleday
Wilhelmi
Vena F Tug
Kansas City
Lvidesmaid
Elizabeth Pliens
Ivbeeca Moody
Max Wilhelmtci
American Aviator Mortimer Fr. Injured in Seville Balloon Accident
Cairo reports American aviator Mortimer Fr. was injured after a balloon crash near a railway station in Seville Spain and earlier incidents included a near scare in May 4 with a damaged craft. A separate note mentions a May divorce and a nineteen year old girl involved in probate court matters.
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Cairo
Egypt
Mortimer Fr
Duger
Seville
Spain
Guint
Singer
Moormelon
France
Nicholas Dain[luting
Emna Cain
Beau
Lawrence Airdome to Stage Summer Entertainment Plan
Carpenter, proprietor of the Airdome, announces changes including a new summer program in Lawrence. A 12 company rotation will bring different acts nightly, with individual tryouts and selected plays to prevent monotony. The scheme aims to improve the local theatre scene and benefit Lawrence through better entertainment.
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Awe
Carpenter
Iing
Lawreier Wil Pen
Lawrence
Allrae Lions
wUrelve Airdowen
Thein
Organi|zation
Mies
Thommely Ly
Airdome
Fale
Elvan
Swope Case Quiet After Sensations Yesterday
Report from Kansas City notes a lull after sensational events yesterday in the Swope case. Mrs Eyde and attorney CordesWat Johnson arrived from Chicago as the coroner considers an inquest date for Cole Swope, with experts expected to testify next week.
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Cordes Wat
Johnson
Chicago
Cole
Copertier
Gustafson’s wager stirs debate over trade and slang
Fragmentary notes reveal heated discussion about a bet and a trade scheme. References to Gustafson, Doug las, and a walnut comparison hint at a tense local issue. The text mentions selling quickly and several wary fellows, with a seared mark suggesting a failed plan.
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