Wilson Returns to Big Job in Washington
Wilson returns to his major role in Washington as he plunges into the work, resuming duties and responsibilities at the capital.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1919
Page
1
First Signature Makes National Capital Day
President Wilson arrived in Washington from Boston aboard the George Washington earlier today and signed the six billion dollar war revenue bill aboard the train. He held a cabinet meeting this afternoon and planned talks with Congress on the League of Nations while preparing for a possible extra session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Boston
George Washington
W Ilson
White House
District of Columbia
Paris Ten Yee
Secretee
Marehi
Paris
Senate
House
Foreign Affairs
League of Nations
New York
Brest
Theodore F. Burton
League of National Union
Congress
Marshall
Gregory
Gut
Europe
Department of Labor
Will Beee i Tate
President to lead DC troops in homecoming parade
The president agreed to march at the head of a District of Columbia parade honoring homecoming soldiers and sailors. He will lead along Pennsylvania Avenue and review troops from a stand before the White House after meetings with state executives. He also cabled from France to join a testimonial for military services, stressing the parade honor is for the forces, not himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
France
Wilson
Scheid Named Bavarian Premier After Eisner Assassination
Copenhagen reports Herr Scheid has been named Bavarian premier succeeding Kurt Eisner who was assassinated last week. Herr Serit, a Socialist, becomes interior minister replacing Herr Auer who was shot in Munich amid disorders.
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Herr Scheid
Copenhagen
Kurt Eisner
Herr Serit
Herr Auer
Munich
The
Politiken
Taft Challenges Senators Over League Covenant
Former president William Howard Taft spoke at the midcontinent congress for a league of nations in St. Louis urging Senators Poindexter Borah and Reed to identify constitutional clauses they fear. He warned against rejecting the covenant, arguing it could lead to rival alliances and another war unless a constructive peace plan is offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Wiliam H. Taft
League of Nations
Poindexter
Borah
Reed
United States
Conference
Taft
Senate
League of the Fourteen Nations
Paris
Paris Packers Strike Over Meat Supply Rules
Three thousand Paris slaughterhouse workers have walked out demanding abolition of the Saxon meat and the end of clandestine markets. They seek direct transfers of meat from slaughterhouses to retailers.
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Paris
Campbell in Race for House Speaker in GOP Conference
Kansas Republicans nominate Campbell of Kansas to run for speaker as conference riders expect a nomination. Campbell faces Manan and Gillette, with western backing shaping the contest against Manan and Gillette in a two way fight already anticipated. Governor conference planned with March 4 in Washington, and Prague clashes reported as national guard moves to clear occupiers.
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Kansas
Pittsburg
Washington
Representative Campbell
House
Gillette
Massachusetts
Mann
Ilinois
Campbell
Manan
Ninois
Pennsylvania Senate Ratifies Prohibition Amendment
The Pennsylvania Senate approved the house joint resolution ratifying the Prohibition amendment by a 29 to 16 vote. Pennsylvania becomes the forty fifth state to ratify after the House adopted the resolution three weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
State Senate
House
House of Representatives
Mayor Kreeck Denies Police Arrests for Revenue or Publicity
Mayor George Kreeck denied reports that the Lawrence police arrest farmers to enforce city ordinances or to generate revenue. He stated officers arrest only for ordinance violations and sometimes warn individuals before taking action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
George Kreeck
Chamber of Commerce
Kreeck
Vinland Court Hears Land Dispute In Front of Neighbors
A Vinland district court session aired the case of Ella M. Allen against Delbert Hart Allen over a deed to farm land. Mrs Allen seeks cancellation so the land remains with her husband and can be equally divided. The suit is ongoing. A separate case, John Ri. Garrison versus Nathaniel C. Lord, began but not settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinland
District Court
Ella M. Allen
Delbert Hart Allen
Ella Allen
John Ri. Garrison
Nathaniel C. Lord
Congress approves uniform retention for discharged soldiers
The House adopted a conference report on a bill letting soldiers and marines keep their uniforms after discharge and pay five cents per mile for travel home. The measure goes to the President. The House also approved the rivers and harbors bill totaling $23,000,000.
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Congress
Washington
House
Senate
Wilson
Imperial Army to Vanish Under German National Guard Plan
Berlin reports the old imperial army will disappear as the Weimar assembly weighs a national defense bill creating a national guard with one brigade per former corps Conscription ends and voluntary recruitment is overseen by a central bureau Unofficial stations now recruit soldiers funded privately These units will join the new army promised to be built on democratic lines with strict discipline The size of the new guard remains uncertain due to voluntary enlistment being experimental
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Berlin
Weimar Assembly
National Guard
Coney Island Night Show Draws Big Crowds
Lawrence spent a day at Coney Island with a full house last night as the Bower sock theater overflowed the doors. Two hundred performers, trained in five days by Miss Caroline Staley, presented a musical extravaganza for the Social Service hospital fund with strong audience support and a profitable result.
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Lawrence
Coney Island
Bowersock Theater
Caroline Staley
Social Service League
Social Service’ Hospital Fund
Revenue bill signed as tax plan takes effect nationwide
President Wilson signed the revenue bill en route to Washington, triggering new taxes starting today on luxuries including automobiles, pianos, sporting goods, chewing gum, cameras, firearms, and more. Other taxes on incomes, estates, theaters, liquor, and rail and steamship tickets become effective April 1 or May 1 with specific deadlines for returns by March 15.
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Washington
Wilson
Internal Revenue Bureau
Labette County Lets Two Hard-Surface Road Contracts
Labette County commissioners let two road contracts totaling about twenty miles of gravel roads in two federal districts. One contract covers ten miles from Oswego to Chetopa awarded to Juke Construction Co. of Sapulpa Oklahoma for $81,000. The other spans ten and a half miles from Parsons to Altamont awarded to Elliott & Vance of Parsons for $112,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labette County
Oswego
Chetopa
Juke Construction Co
Sapulpa
Okla
Parsons
Altamont
Elliott & Vance
Coast Artillery Unit Planned For Students
War Department asks the university to survey how many students would enroll in an RO T CG coast artillery unit if authorized. Eligible men would be transported to the coast this summer for six weeks of training with the big guns.
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War Department
Entet
Coast Artillery Unit
Rv O. T. CG
Coast Artillery
Eighteen U S divisions to sail from France by July first
General Pershing's chief of staff announces eighteen national guard and national army divisions will sail from France before July 1. The move aligns with reports that the expeditionary force may be reduced to about 3.2 million by the end of the fiscal year.
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National Guard
National Army
U.S. Washington
General Pershing
France
General Metcalf to Head Kansas National Guards
In Topeka February 24 5 the senate confirmed Wilder S Metcalf of Lawrence as brigadier general of the Kansas National Guards and J W Watson of Pittsburg as judge advocate general amid moves in the senate to revive a constitutional convention with a minority report backing a convention empowered to enact up to ten changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toneka
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Allen
Wilder S. Metcalf
Lawrence
Kansas National
City lights blamed on public not company
Mayor George L. Kreeck told the city commission that taxpayers have a right to know why street lights fail. He pressed the electric light company for accountability and public notice of the reasons for the outages. The firm cited a breakdown at the Bower sock plant as the cause, shifting blame to Powersock management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Light
George L. Kreeck
City Commission
Electric Light Company
Liver the Woods
Kreeck
Bowersock
Powersock
City Mediation Fails to Secure Interurban Streetcar Talks
North Lawrence confronts stalled plans as the city seeks a conference between the Interurban and local street railway to restore service. Commissioners note both companies refuse to attend until the ongoing court case concludes, delaying any mediation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interurban
North Lawrence
City Commission
Public Utilities
W. W. Cleland
W. W. Holyfield
Ithe
Fine Arts to Move Into West Wing at KEU
The school of fine arts at KEU will occupy the west wing of the new administration building starting with the summer session. Dean Retler says crowded in the current wooden building on Tennessee street with more than 200 students in eleven rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Finests Ait
University
Dean Retler
School of Fine Arts
KEU
Tennessee Street
Dea Batier
University Objects to Moving Med School
University of Kansas officials oppose relocating the Bell Memorial Hospital and medical school from Rosedale to Kansas City Kansas. The plan, backed by Sen. James F. Getty, stalled after a $200,000 appropriation was rejected, with discussions about the future site and impact on existing facilities continuing.
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K. Ll. Medical School
Kansas City
University of Kansas
Bell Memorial Hospital
School of Medicine
Rosedale
Kansas
Frank Strong
James F. Getty
United States
McVed
Walter F. Wilson
Ways and Means
Getty
Two Road Measures Target County Officials and Jurisdiction
In Topeka two senate bills aim to speed road building by county commissioners within sixty days and require action records. Appeals possible to district court on adverse decisions. One bill sets a thirty day limit on road building injunctions and shifts dams and bridges on navigable streams to the state highway commission. The piece notes the American Road Builders Association gathering in New York City for a three day session.
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Topeka
Senate
State Highway Commission
Public Utilities Commission
American Road Builders’ Association
New York City
City Commission Declares Former Alley Official
The city commission passed an ordinance repealing a 1882 measure that closed the alley between Indiana and Louisiana streets from Fifth to Sixth. The action followed a petition from majority block property owners and reflects long informal use of the alley by residents. Colonel Hugh Means
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Indiana
Louisiana
Fifth
Sixth
Hugh Means Soul
Fifth Street
Spring primaries draw few candidates in city race
With three days left to file, only three candidates have announced for city offices in the March primary. G N Jackson and B L Griffin seek the board of education, while Mrs Whit A Churchill seeks re election as treasurer. Four men run for commissioner of finance but none have filed petitions. Voter registration closing Friday. city clerk F D Brooks moves offices during repairs. Voters who did not cast a ballot last November must re register to vote. Eligibility requires 21 years old, six months in state, and ward residency of 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Hunnicutt
Charles Starkweather
Lynne FE. Mason
F. D. Brooks
Lawrence
Lawrence Seeks New Aerial Truck Fire Chief Addresses Merchants
At a Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Lawrence Chief William Reinisch explained the need for a new ladder truck for the city fire department detailing costs and how it would aid fires in larger areas. A Lawrence native, William M. Randolph, shared his World War I service in France near the Swiss border. A Washington milk specialist discussed the milk situation and war-time handling. Lawrence mothers attended as part of the delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
William Reinisch
Chamber of Commercce
William M. Randolph
Tventeen
France
20Th Engineers
Department of Agriculture
Washington, Dct
Chamber of Commerce
Profiteering Bill Is Law In Topeka
In Topeka the anti profiteering measure passed both houses and was signed by Governor Allen. The law grants the attorney general broad powers to investigate trusts monopolies and unfair trade. It is billed as the first major act of the current legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Barrier
Greenwood County
Montee
Allen
Fire alarm calls demand accuracy says Kansas telephone rules
Fire Chief William Reinisch urges citizens to ensure correct addresses are given when reporting fires by telephone. Kansas Telephone general supervisor FE Kepler issues strict lines for operators to keep callers on the line until the address is confirmed, with extra checks and full reports to prevent fruitless runs and protect lives and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Reinisch
Kepler
Supe
Kansas Telephone
Reinisch
Sava
Weftinig
Eal
Perse
Whiskey runners with contraband liquor seized in Lincoln
Federal authorities in Lincoln report women smuggled large quantities of liquor from Wyoming into Nebraska. Several women are charged with bringing liquor into the state using cars and mobile routes. The case notes a shift in suspects as male numbers declined. A novel method involved shells claimed to hold a gallon each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Wyoming
Slen
United States
Allen
Omaha
Rifles For Company in Fourth Regiment K N G Shipped
One hundred ten Ii field model rifles for the Fourth Regiment K N G were packed yesterday and shipped today. Capt Dinsmoor supervised the arms shipment from Topeka, with expected arrival too late for tonight's drill but likely ready for issue at the next session. A wireless operator at Lawrence is noted among the personnel involved.
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K.N. G
Paul A. Dinsmoor
Dinsmoor
Topeka
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