Britain seeks fair settlement of wartime debt to US
London and Washington opened formal talks on funding Britain’s five billion dollar wartime debt to the United States. British Chancellor Stanley Baldwin said Britain seeks a fair, square deal and repayment of credits in full. American negotiators led by Mellon Hughes Hoover and Smoot will consider any British proposals when they are laid down.
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Washinston
Jan
Britain
United States
Stanley Baldwin
American Debt Funding Commission
Baldwin
America
Way
Chancelior
Exchequer
Norman
Bank of England
Mellon
The
Treasury
Hughes
State Department
Hoover
Department of Commerce
Smoot
Utah
Burton
Ohio
Murder Gang Suspected in Birmingham Slayings
Police in Birmingham report evidence of an organized gang of murderers likely composed of Black suspects after J. R. Turner 25 and a Black woman are found injured inside her home. They seek scientific proof on whether bindings preceded attacks as patterns match five similar assaults. One victim died en route to hospital. the other expected to die.
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Birmingham
J. R. Turner
Lillie Bell
Ruhr Occupation Planned For Thursday Morning
Paris reports that a small French force with engineers and customs officers will occupy Essen early Thursday, with Belgian and Italian specialists aiding. Belgians expected to contribute troops. Also, reparations talks examine German coal deliveries as a three hour hearing concludes, while diplomats seek Paris response to Hughes plan via official channels. The French government has not yet given a final decision.
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Paris
Dai
Associated Press
Essen
Fischer
German War Debt Commission
Ruhr
Poincare
Hugo Stinnes
Washington
France
England
Hughes
New Haven
Hollday
State Department
Tt O
Doughes
Directors Reelected at People's State Bank Meeting
Directors of the People's State Bank were reelected at a morning stockholders meeting held from 10 to 12. Absence of several directors postponed officer elections, with a new meeting to be called later in the week to complete the selection. Chosen were vice president T. J. Sweeney cashier A. Wood vice presidents L. N. Lewis George Innes Jacob Badsky C. E. Friend and S. D. Bishop.
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People’s State Bank
T. J. Sweeney
A. Wood
L. N. Lewis
George Innes
Jacob Badsky
C. E. Friend
S. D. Bishop
Trade Commission Denies Use of Spies
Washington reports Chairman Murdock of the federal trade commission wrote Senator Capper denying the commission uses spies in investigations. He said the agency does not maintain a secret service or send sleuths to harass business men, but limits its work to duties set by law or congressional resolutions.
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Washington
Jan
Murdock
The
Felerst Trade Commission Today
Capper
Republican
Kansas
Commission
Tobacco Trade Journal
Governor Allen In Valedictory In Kansas Inauguration
In Topeka Kansas after Jona than M Davis Democrat took the governor’s oath at noon 86 p.m today a Santa Fe shop whistle salute marked the moment. Henry J Allen delivered his valedictory noting four years of service and gratitude while praising the republic’s free government and checks and balances among executive judicial and legislative branches.
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Topeka
Jan
Jonathan M. Davis
Kansas
Santa Fe
State House
Representative Hall
Henry J. Allen
Davis
W. G. McAdoo
United States Treasury
Alen
Henry J.allen
God Speed
Commonwealth
Earth
Citizens Bank Elects Officers and Directors Again
Citizens State bank stockholders reelect officers and directors in a morning meeting. Returning leaders include chairman W. E. Spalding, president H. B. Peairs, vice president J. R. Holmes, active vice president A. F. McClanahan, cashier C. B. Holmes, and directors C. W. Sparr, M. A. Gorrill, W. H. Quaken bush, and J. H. Mitchell.
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Citizens’ State Bank
W. E. Spalding
H. B. Peairs
J. IR. Holmes
A. F. McClanahan
C. B. Holmes
C. W. Sparr
M.A. Gorrill
W. H. Quakenbush
J. H. Mitchell
Publishers Free to Contract as Exclusive Distributors
Washington January 8 Supreme Court rules publishers may contract with news dealers as wholesale distributing agents without violating the Clayton law in a federal trade commission case against Curtis Publishing company.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Federal Trade Commission
Curtis Publishing Company
Ferguson Family Visiting Has-Count The Chevrolets
Mr shd Mray Dunean Ferguson of Madison South Dakota is visiting Mrs Ferguson's sister Miss Had rat Small who teaches in Has Count the Chevrolets.
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Mr. Shd Mray Dunean Ferguson
Madison, S.D
Mrs. Ferguson
Miss Hadrat Small
Has
Fire at Delta II damages home on Bread Avenue
Fire likely started by shingles near a furnace damaged the Delta Up silon house at 1215 Bread Avenue, with losses estimated between 500 and 700 dollars. Discovered at 7 53, basement damage noted. five flames from a hot air pipe caused further harm to a pard one. No evacuation required. Also, a roof fire at Fourth and Etim streets from sparks at Salaam and an oil stove fire at 1514 Kentucky Street caused minimal or no damage.
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Delta Upsilon
Bread Avenue
Fourth and
Etim Street
Kentucky Street
E. H.menger
Lawrence Johnson
Booze Sleuths Watch the Embassies
Washington reports a federal probe has begun into liquor shipments to foreign embassies and legations to see if supplies exceed staff needs for personal use or official entertainment. If improper amounts are found the state department will notify the corresponding government.
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Washington
State Department
Sweezer Case Before Kansas Supreme Court in Topeka
State of Kansas v Sam Sweezer to be called in Topeka as an appeal from Douglas county after a guilty verdict for persistent use of intoxicating liquor. Arrest in Butler Sanderson garage with a bulge under coat. liquor spilled and partially absorbed as evidence. Judge Hugh Means sentenced to hard labor. Ed Riling represents Sweezer and A R B Mitchell the state.
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State of Kansas
Sam Sweezer
State Supreme Court
Topeka
Sweezer
Douglas County District Court
Butler-Sanderson
Johns
Hugh Means
Atwice
Ed Riling
A. RB. Mitchell
Chancellor Lindley Graces High School Assembly With Lessons From Henry Bates
University of Kansas Chancellor E H Lindley spoke to the high school assembly about the life of Henry Bates a shoemaker who became a philosopher and literature student while at his bench The talk highlighted perseverance friendship and time as key to attaining better things in life and noted David Starr Jordan visiting Bates daily The speaker praised Bates as an artist in friendship and urged students to value time and effort.
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E. H. Lindley
University of Kansas
Lindley
Henry Bates
David Starr Jordan
Pam
Retirement notice from Estelle Duffy with fee totals
Mrs Estelle Duffy retiring registrar of deeds announces that 7362 18 was collected in fees for handling legal instruments during the last quarter During six years in office the highest amount was 1122 80 in the first quarter of 1919 The highest amount before her term had been 689 The average quarterly elections have run a little over 800 making an average of almost 3500 yearly fees collected a total of 13682 instruments have been recorded in the last rs exclusive of the chad dexed and releases
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Estelle Duffy
Register of Deeds
City Management speech by Burns and McDonnell engineer
On Wednesday evening at seven thirty in the Engineering building McDonnell of Burns and McDonnell Kansas City will speak to the American Society of Civil Engineers on City Management. The meeting is open to the public and may interest anyone curious about civic leadership. The City Managers' association offices have been moved to Lawrence from Cleveland and John G Stutz, their secretary, is coordinating with the civil engineers in this event.
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Tt. BE
McDonnell
Burns and McDonnell, Consulting Engineers
Kansas City
American Society of Civil Engineers
County Board Organizes for Year at Courthouse
Dowelas county board of county commissioners organized for the year at the courthouse. G. Kretsinger of the second district was elected chairman and C. Basford of the first district chairman. The Journal-World was chosen as the official county paper. Honey Gillum was reelected custodian of the courthouse.
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Dowelas County Board of County Commissioners
Court House
C. Basford
Journal-World
Honey Gillum
Turks to choose on Near East treaty at Lausanne
London Jan 8 The draft Near East treaty will be presented to Turks at Lausanne within a fortnight. Official circles report that the Turks will be told to sign the document or tear it in pieces and accept the consequences.
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London
Associated | Pressj
Leusanne
Clinic to diagnose nervous cases in Lawrence tomorrow
The Clinic at city hall will open around 1 PM with Dr. Karl Menninger of Topeka to diagnose nervous patients in a second session. Those from the first clinic asked to return should arrive early. Meanwhile Rev N D Goehring departs for Chicago for a university church workers conference opening there tomorrow.
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Karl Menninger
Topeka
Lawrence
Chicago
N. D. Goehring
Trinity Lutheran Church
Marriage Licenses Issued From Judge Menger's Term
Sister A Sickinger and Mary G Wilson of Topeka received a license today from Probate Judge Menger and will marry in Topeka. Frank Oliver and Florence Myrtle Clanton of Ottawa were married this afternoon by Judge Menger, the first licenses issued in his second term.
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A. Sickinger
Mary G. Wilson
Topeka
Menger
Opeka
Frank Oliver
Florence Myrtle Clanton
Ottawa
Two Men In Halon Gas Incident On Train Car
Smoke was spotted in a refrigerator car arriving in Salina from the west. Railroad workers unlocked the unit and pulled two men, overcome by gas from charcoal burners inside. One man is fatally burned and not expected to live.
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Salina
Union Pacific
Kansas chemist Brice Evans dies in Arkansas City yard accident
Brice Evans Hammers, a chemist for the Santa Fe railroad and nephew of John C. Evans of Lawrence, was killed in a yard accident at Arkansas City on Saturday. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1902.
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John C. Evans
Brice Evans Hammers
Santa Fe Railroad
Arkansas
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Zuttermeister Letter From Riverside Details Hospital Stay
Mrs. Lou Zuttermeister of Riverside announces that Mr. Zuttermeister is in Loma Linda hospital but does not disclose the illness. The Zuttermeisters once lived in Lawrence. Ab Brewer of Platt City departed today after a visit with E. H. Moore of 726 Ohio Street.
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Low Zuttermeister
Lou Zuittermeister
Riverside
Cal
Ab Brewer
Platt City
Ohio Street
Kansas Supreme Court rules gas charge not to be collected
The Kansas Supreme Court decided that the Lawrence gas distributing company cannot collect a 50 cent monthly service charge and ordered refunds totaling about $18,000. The decision is not final, as a federal case and ongoing actions threaten further developments. Judge Pollock’s federal hearing notes futility of prolonged litigation, with a ruling expected soon though not guaranteed.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Lawrence Gas Distributing Company
Lawrence
State Supreme Court
Pollock
Kansas City
State Public Utilities Commission
Booth
Minneapolis
Clyde Reed
A. H. Russell
the Utilities Commission
Walter Thiele
Focal Gas Company
Public Utilities Commission
Lawrence High Debates Paola and Chanute Next Week
Lawrence High School prepares for its first interschool debate of the year scheduled for Friday January 19 at 3 o’clock in the study hall. The Lawrence negative team of Aleene Cartey Lawrence Baxter and George Daly will meet Paola, while the Lawrence affirmative team of Leland Barrows Tom Harley and Carleton Kent will go to Garnett for a debate the same day.
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Lawrence High School
Lawrence
Paola
Aleene Cartey
Lawrence Baxter
George Daly
Gote Garnett
Leland Barrows
Tom Harley
Carleton Kent
Westport Chancellor to Speak in Kansas City Assembly
Westport chancellor H Lindley travels to Kansas City Wednesday morning to address an assembly at Westport high school at IL o'clock. In the afternoon, he goes to Rosedale for a School of Medicine faculty meeting. Meanwhile Rev FE Bleck leaves for Topeka and western Kansas, and J Johnson is in Eudora on business.
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Westport
H. Lindley
Kansas City
Westport High School
Rosedale
School of Medicine
FE. A. Bleck
First Presbyterian Church
Topeka
Points
Kansas
Woman's Party Launches National Equal Rights Campaign
The National Woman's Party begins a nationwide drive for equal rights supervised by party leaders. Plans call for equal rights bills to be drafted and introduced in state legislatures this year in forty one states, with focus on Arizona Arkansas Illinois Kansas Missouri Nebraska New Mexico Oklahoma Iowa and Texas.
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Washington
Nationail Woman's Party
Woman’s Party
Arizona
Arkansas
Ilinois
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Iuwa
Texas
Post Office Employees Provide Big Evening at Hollo way Hall
A Saturday gathering in Hollo way Hall drew ninety nine attendees including staff and families. Speakers led by John Akers highlighted post office achievements during a busy holiday rush as plans for future twice yearly get-togethers were urged. Local officials and union secretaries spoke on legislative matters, carrier service, and station work while Orpha Harding entertained with comic readings. Dancing followed with cakewalk prizes and a committee served refreshments.
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Post Office
Holloway Hall
John Akers
C. S. Finch
Eric Conger
Clerk’s Association
Congress
I. F. Eberhart
R. C G. Abraham
Orpha Harding
Ben Rowing
Grant Mair
Sam [Iliett
Banks Crown
Lyman Wiley
W. BE. Canavan
Join Akers
Carl Blunzieker
Wilfred McClain
J. Mercer
Mar, Akers
Carl Hunnickery
Rural Carrier Route Changes At Lawrence Involves Multiple Appointments
The Lawrence rural carrier service saw a series of appointments today after Lew Hegeman's death left Route No. 4 without a regular carrier. Capt. Kendall A Walton served temporarily until military duty. Sam Wiley filled the post briefly. Glynn Kirby moved from Rural 10 to Rural 4. James H White was named Rural 10 carrier.
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Lawrence
Lew Hegeman
Pleasant Grove
Kendall A. Walton
Sam Wiley
Department
Washington
Glynn Kirby
James H. White
University Orchestra Concert Delayed by Basketball Game
The University orchestra of sixty, led by Prof. E F Kurtz, performs its first concert of the year in Fraser Hall this evening at 8 45 due to a basketball game. Soloists include Prof. F E Wurtz and Waldemar Gelich. Student activity ticket No 34 admits. Not Caught in Bridge Crash reports B J Babbitt receiving a telegram that her brother Clifford Reusch and Don Fordyce are safe after the Kelso bridge incident.
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E. F. Kurtz
Fraser Hall
FE. F. Wurtz
Waldemar Gelich
B. J. Babbitt
Nineteenth and
Haskell Avenue
Clifford Reusch
Long Belt Lumber Company
Kelso, Wash
Don Fordyce
Kelso
New Officials Take Oath At Court House
New county officers took oath of office this morning from retiring county clerk George Brune and started their duties at noon. Isa E Wellman becomes register of deeds, with BE. ¢. Bussing as county clerk and D F Smith as clerk of the district court. Several officials began second terms, while retirements included Estelle Duffy and Lucy Moss.
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George Brune
Chariton Insurance Agency
Douglas County Red Cross
Wellman
University of
Ilinois
State Normal At
Empéria
Kansas University
Etta Babbit
Register of Deeds
Estelle Duffy
E. C G. Bussing
Lawrence
Corning
Robinson Furniture Store
Midland
Farmer's State Bank of
Bussing
Farmer's Grange Organization
Douglas County Institute
Midland Grange
Tarkio College
Tarkio, Me
Lilsie Kuhne
Smith
Fort To
Fort
Lucy Moss
Lingenne
Baldwin
Lawrence Teachers Meet For January Session
The Educational Council of Lawrence Teachers will convene Tuesday January 9 at 4 15 in the junior high school music room. Delegates to the Educational Council will be elected in Topeka in June. A program featuring Voral Soto Martha Rayhill Visual Education Movements Mrs M J Posey and others will be presented with topics on primary and elementary grades science and more. County commissioners met at the courthouse this morning.
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Educational Council of
Lawrence
Educational Council
Topeka
Juney
Voral Soto
Martha Rayhill
M. J. Posey
Blanche Foy
Opal J. Kennedy
Jri H. S
Nettie Wismer
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Robingon Gymnasium
George M. March
High Point
Chanute
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