Earl Reading Named New Ambassador to United States
Earl Reading formerly Lord Chief Justice will serve as direct representative of the British government in Washington mainly handling financial and business matters. Col. E D Swinton will accompany him as attache while Viscount Northcliffe remains in England directing the American mission offices.
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London
Earl Reading
U. S
Col
E. D. Swinton
War Cabinet
Viscount
Northcliffe
United States
Lord Northcliffe
England
Crewe House
May Fair
Lord Crewe
Barl Reading
Rufus Isaacs
Lord Alverstone
Pushing Tonga Road Petitions Near Completion This Week
After nearly two years of effort for a hard surfaced Kansas City to Lawrence road via Tonganoxie with a spur to Leavenworth, Leavenworth County aims to finish petitions by week’s end. J Frank Smith leads the movement and will discuss facts at a Bleakley schoolhouse meeting 6 12 miles northeast of Lawrence tomorrow evening.
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Kansas City
Lawrence
Tonganoxie
Leavenworth
Leavenworth County
J. Frank Smith
Good Movement
Kansas
Douglas
Shawnee
Bleakley School House
Smith
American Ship Harry Lutkenback Sunk in Torpedo Attack
New York dated Jan 7 reports the American steamship Harry Lutkenback torpedoed and sunk with eight crew missing. The vessel carried thirty crew members plus a naval guard. loss of life confirmed by owners who received the word today.
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New York
Harry Lutkenback
Naval Guard
Denial on Packers Probe and City Mayor Appointment
Washington dispatch reports Francis J. Heney denies claims that the United States plans to appoint receivers for meat packers. In Michigan City Indiana Fred C. Miller, labeled an enemy alien, becomes mayor with no opposition amid pending injunctions. A University of Michigan building fire in Medic Building causes $4600 damage as phosphorus stored in attic ignites, sickening students.
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Washington
United States
Philadelphia
Francis J. Heney
Federal Trade Commission
Henry
Department of Justice
Michigan City
Ind
Fred C. Miller
Valparaiso
Medic
University
Jurors Named for February Term District Court
The February term juror list was announced with a Lawrence majority. Names include E Worth Marion Emil Johnson Waker Edward ner Sprin F Mikesell John Tarpy L Dodder W Schehrer Charles Royal G Plank J R Baker Penn el J F Sugrue J W Bank C H Kruntze Charles Duncan Sr Lecompton F L Moeris Paul Rudiger Frank Williams Palmyra and Jerry Lyons from Wakarusa.
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District Court
Romaine
John Ae Ee Ergered
Bolshevik Will Strengthen Front in Probe
A terse wartime dispatch asserts Bolshevik support bolsters the front amid ongoing tensions. Details remain sparse, with emphasis on morale and unity rather than strategic shifts.
Bolsheviki Reject Allied Help as Strength Lies in Weakness
M Radek declares Bolshevik stance against Allied aid, saying strength comes from a stripped homeland and that accepting help would undermine their position. He emphasizes a democratic peace and predicts German actions would reveal their true nature to Germans. He notes plans to repatriate those unwilling to fight.
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London
Petrograd
Daily News
M. Radek
Ggrmans
County Area High Schools Form Basketball League
Lecompton Eudora Vinland and Lawrence high schools formed a county area basketball league with H W Boltz stating the Y M C A secretary. Boys' Club meets Tuesday at 6 15 for a business session. Ladies gym classes begin today at 2 30 and run Monday and Tuesday afternoons. Eudora beat Wellsville on Wellsville court as the boys won while the girls lost. the Eudora first team remains undefeated this season.
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Lecompton
Eudora
Vinland
Lawrence
H. W. Boltz
Wellsville
Eudora High School
Three Deaths in France Reported by Pershing
Gen. Pershing announced the deaths of Lieut. Wm. S. Ely of Rochester New York Sars Gen FE Houdek of Chicago in a French airplane accident. Also reported is the death of Capt. Wm. E. Hard from pneumonia. He resided in Joliet Illinois.
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Washington
Wm. S. Ely
Sars
FE. Houdek
France
Gen. Pershing
Ely
Rochester
N. Y
Hodek
Chicago
Wm. E. Hard
Joliet, Ill
Freight Clearance Week Urges Unloading Freight Cars
Washington January 7 Next week has been designated by director Gen McAdoo as freight clearance week to unload freight cars nationwide and relieve railroad congestion. He will appeal to governors state railroad commissions city officials and others to assist in the effort.
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Washington
Gen. McAdoo
McAdoo
Food Administration to Control Binder Twine Supply
The Food Administration arranged to control the binder twine supply in 1918 to aid farmers, especially in the granger states. Prices will be reasonable though not as low as prior. Rev and Mrs Doty and three children left for Waynoka Oklahoma after holidays with Mr and Mrs R T Crew.
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Food Administration
Washington
Granger
Ese Agene
Mrs."Doty
Waynoka
Okla
R. T. Crew
Tax time drives active aid in Lawrence for Douglas County
Lawrence hosts two Internal Revenue Department deputies to help Douglas County residents file income tax blanks before March 1. The office, open 8 to 12 and 1 to 5, will operate until January 19. Tax rates vary by status and income. surtaxes apply beyond $5,000.
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William P. McCool
E. C. Post
Lawrence
Douglas County
W. H. L. Pepperell
Internal Revenuements
McCool
Mr. Post
County Commissioner of the Poor
Collector of Internal Revenue
Red Cross falsehoods debunked by Marshall Field letter
A Lawrence report alleges Red Cross selling sweaters and socks to soldiers. Marshall Field replies that no Red Cross sell or buy occurs, only hand knit garments from volunteers to meet demand. The letter labels circulating stories as false and urges branding them as misinformation.
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Red Cross
Lawrence
Marshall Field
Louis la Beaume
American Red Cross
Garnett, Kans
D. M. Yates
Mer
Be gan Work Today on Eudora Bridge Repairs
Materials arrived after a sixty day transit delay and work began today to place them on the Kaw River bridge. The joint repair needed by Douglas and Leavenworth counties proceeded only after a court action compelled Leavenworth officials to fund their share. Mr and Mrs Will Kennard traveled to Brapa City for the day.
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Eudora
Kaw
Douglas
Leavenworth
Leavenworth County
Will Kennard
Brapa City
Attempted dynamite plot targets Bowersock plant in Kansas
Police report a dynamite charge found in a coal car bound for the Bowersock power plant in Lawrence. Authorities caution that while an accident by a miner is possible, the intention may be German-directed sabotage aimed at the mills and city utilities, with closer vigilance promised.
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Lawrence
Bowersock
United States
Lawrence High School rated poor in equipment and buildings
Superintendent Raymond A. Kent told Cordley PTA last Friday that Lawrence High ranks low in equipment and building quality compared with other Kansas high schools, though enrollment remains high. A good crowd attended the meeting. Next gathering is the first Friday in February.
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Supt. Kent
Lawrence High School
Raymond A. Kent
Cordley Parent- Teachers Association
Weather Update for Kansas Tonight and Tuesday
Generally fair and warmer tonight with increasing clouds Tuesday. Possible light snow in the northeast portion. Warmer conditions expected in the east and south. Data notes show yesterday evening readings around 7 p.m. with 19.5 units.
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Kansas
Ia. Miy
Farmers Organize to Check Cholera in Hogs
Farmers gathered at the Chamber of Commerce and formed the Douglas county Hog Cholera Control Association. Officers named include Fred S. Vowles as president and D. F. Smith as secretary. Government aid covers inspector travel and vaccination costs, with farmers paying vaccination expenses. Thirty-five Kansas counties have similar groups and a deputy livestock commissioner will be appointed.
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Chamber of Commerce
Douglas County
Hog Cholera Control Association
J. H. Mercer
Kansas Livestock Sanitary Commissioner
B. W. Murphy
Kansas
H. E. Graippe
Bureau of Animal Industry
G. E. Potter
Kansas State Agricultural College
Doctor Murphy
Opeka
D. C. B. McClelland
Kansas Veternarians’ Association
Sanitary Livestock
Fred S. Vowles
Lawrence
J. D. Henry
Lecompton
D. F. Smith
Lone Star
C. c. Schaake
Clinton
J. M. Flory
Marion
H. C. Metsker
Willow Springs
Geo. Markley
Wakarusa
R. M. Williams
Palmyra
Bert Stevens
Eudora
William Lotholtz
Kanwaka
Howard Brass
Grant
E. C. Bussing
Approval in London Press for Lloyd George War Aims
London papers widely praise Premier Lloyd George for his Saturday war aims statement. While details on terms and Africa’s disposition may vary, the essentials are considered satisfactory. Interest turns to reactions in Germany Austria-Hungary and Russia. Only the Bellicose Morning Post partly disagrees, others back the thesis.
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London
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Morning Papers
Oil Firms Seek Amendment to Excess Profits Tax
Representatives of oil gas and mineral industries met in Washington to press Congress for an amendment to the war excess profits tax bill. They argue current taxation is inequitable because reductions are based on capital stock rather than invested capital.
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Oil
Minoz
Congress
Vinland School Enlists 17 In Red Cross Drive
Miss Adelia Dean reports Vinland District No. 9 has 17 of 31 pupils enrolled in the Red Cross society. Most members joined during the Christmas drive, as notified to QO. J. Lane, county schools superintendent this morning.
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Vinland
Adelia Dean
QO. J. Lane
Red Cross Society
Hendricks Adjudged Sane Taken to State Hospital
George C. Hendricks was declared sane by a probate court physicians committee last week and was transported to the state hospital in Topeka yesterday. Sheriff J. R. Wood and Deputy Sheriff George accompanied the transfer.
War League aims to educate on war work in colleges
Dean Olin Templin, founder of the War League of American Colleges, plans a two week college tour from Washington to rally support. He will visit Lawrence and consolidate alliances with six associations to promote war knowledge via lectures and campus notices. The movement seeks broader student awareness of wartime needs and activities.
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Dean Olin Templin
War League of American Colleges
Washington, D. C
Lawrence
Washington
George Creel
Bureau On Public Information
Dean Templin
Association of American Universities
The
Association of State Universities
Association of American Colleges
Association of Agricultural Colleges
Catholic Educational Association
Association of International Colleges
Wareague of American Colleges
League
League of American Colleges
Condensary Feasibility Discussed By Kaw Valley Dairymen
Dairymen from the Kaw Valley Association met in Kansas City to weigh establishing a Lawrence condensary. W C Flory and Vanney Miller argued conditions here are more favorable than northern Wisconsin, noting longer feed seasons and higher local milk prices. A district meeting at City Hall next Saturday will urge plans with Lawrence representation.
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Lawrence
Vanney Miller
Kaw Valley Milk Producer’s Association
Chamber of ‘Commerce
W. C. Flory
Wisconsin
Berlin
Kansas City
Kansas
Elected W R C Officers At Patriotic Order Meeting
The Washington Post No. 12 and its auxiliary the Women's Relief Corps along with the Ladies of the Circle met at the G A R Hall for officer installations. Post Commander Hunnicut installed the Post officers, Miss Hoskins the W R C officers, and Mrs Addie Brown the Ladies of the Circle. Officers named include President Mrs Nielson Senior Vice President Mrs Dunn Junior Vice President Mrs Armstrong Secretary Miss Hoskins Treasurer Mrs Bailey Chaplain Mrs Charine Conductor Mrs Reynolds Guard Mrs Talman Assistant Conductor Mrs Wright Assistant Guard Mrs Huddleston Past Instructor Mrs Sanders Press Correspondent Mrs Criss Pianist Mrs Swadley Color Bearers Mary Wndelhoffer Mary Keeny Mrs Kuhn Mrs Robinson.
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Patriotic Orders
Washington Post No. 12
Women’s Relief Corps
G. A. R. Hall
Hunnicut
Nielson
Dunn
Armstrong
Miss Hoskins
Bailey
Charine
Reynolds
Talman
Wright
Huddleston
Sanders
Criss
Swadley
Mary Wnndelhoffer
Mary Keeny
Kuhn
Robinson
Mailing Nearing End as Questionnaires Go Out
The last list of questionnaires will be sent Wednesday according to George Brune clerk of the local draft board. Since starting, the board has received 600 to 700 changed addresses of people in the country. By errors in the questionnaires the board did not classify registrants Saturday, spending the day correcting mistakes.
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George Brune
No Trace of Bandits After McCartney Killing
Topeka Kansas January 7 no trace of the bandits who killed H W McCartney principal of Overbrook high school after blowing safes in two stores had been found. Belief grows that the men eluded officers and armed farmers and escaped. Bloodhounds arrived late and failed to find a trail. Sheriffs led posses all day seeking the assassins believed to have fled toward Kansas City. No description available hindered capture chances.
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Topeka
Kans
H. W. McCartney
Overbrook High School
Concoredit
Osage Douglas
Shawnee
Kansas City
Smallpox vaccination not required for KU students
Dr John Sundwall reports University Health Service will not make smallpox vaccination compulsory for KU students and Lawrence schools. He notes local cases exist among Lawrence residents while KU Hospital has none. Citizens urged to vaccinate if immune and seek care for illness to protect campus. John H Duggett returns to Lawrences after summer, visiting his parents.
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K. U
Wall
University of Kansas
Lawrence
John Sundwall
University Health Service
Weet Dotelee County
J. Adolph
Tion
City
Universit
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