Essen in the Hands of French Troops Today
Essen reports confirm French and Belgian forces entered the Ruhr city with German residents observing. Belgian and French units moved in with full equipment while crowds gathered at the Kaiserhof hotel. Berlin notes leaflets urging obedience and threats of deportation or death for interference. The wider unrest spans plans for a broader strike and potential shifts in reparations policy.
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Essen
Kaiserhof
Hans Luther
Cuno
Luther
Berlin
German ambassador lodges protest over Ruhr action
London reports Dr Stahmer, German ambassador to Great Britain, presented formal protest to the British foreign office against Franco Belgian action in the Ruhr, claiming it violated the Versailles treaty. A Reuters dispatch says martial law may be proclaimed in the city by French occupation forces soon. Berlin notes coal transport on reparations account paused at 9 this morning by German order. Brussels reports German minister Landsberg left Brussels without incident.
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Berlin
Jan
Cuno
Foreign Affairs’ Committee
Reichstag
Germany
Amsterdam
Associated Press
Essen
Paris
Wilhelm Mayer
France
Mayer
Foreign Office
Berdin
London
Stahmer
Great Britain
British Foreign Office
Ruhr
Reuter
Rasen
Brussels
Associatus Press
Belgium
Landsberg
Revolt in Memel district seeks Lithuanian union
A telegram from Kayno reports a revolt across the Memel district of East Prussia with citizens demanding the territory be incorporated into Lithuania. The message was sent to the Lithuanian legation in Washington on January 11.
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East Prussia
Washington
Memel
Lithuania
Kayno
Topeka to Act on Soldiers Bonus and Bond Depositories
Legislature to ratify the WWI soldiers bonus act with a November vote and introduce a joint resolution to bypass the normal bank depository process. The plan designates Kansas banks for bond sale deposits, with a $2,000 transfer from the interest fund to cover related expenses, and funds to the general revenue if unused.
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Topeka
Louis R. Gates
Wyandotte County
House
Butler
Yates Centers
Senate
Kansas
State Treasury
General Revenue Fund
Electric current to East Lawrence doubled project starts
The Kansas Electric Power Co. began rebuilding the East Lawrence wire system. When finished the current in the district will more than double as larger wires are strung from the light plant down Seventh Street to the alley between New York and Connecticut streets. The line will branch off south to Fifteenth Street. branch circuits will feed from the central line. Estimated time to complete is about one month.
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Kansas Electric Hower& Co
East Lawrence
Seventh Street
New York
Connecticut Streets
Fifteenth Street
Senator Fernald pushes bill to nullify packer act funding
Jan 11 in Washington Senator Fernald Republican of Maine introduced an effort in the Senate to strike the 410,600 dollar appropriation for enforcing the packer regulation act of 1921 in the pending agriculture supply bill. The move targets nullification of the act’s enforcement finance.
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Packer
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Fernald
Tep
Maine
Senator Reed's Partner Dies in Hot Springs
F G Harvey, a Kansas City attorney and law partner of United States Senator James A Reed of Missouri, died of pneumonia at a Hot Springs hospital. The body will be sent to Kansas City tonight for burial.
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Reed
Hot Springs
Ark
F. G. Harvey
Kansas City
United States
James A. Reed
Missouri
Weather Kansas Forecast Quiet, Colder Night Ahead
Kansas expected fair conditions tonight and Friday with easing winds. Temperatures show a drop tonight with lower minimums than yesterday and a possible cooler day today.
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Kansas
Poincare given votes of confidence in chamber
Paris Jan 11 The chamber of deputies voted confidence in Premier Poincare 478 to 86 after his Ruhr action statement. Interrup tions by communist Marcel Cachin sparked cries of traitor from right and center as Poincare outlined plans potentially to occupy Bochum, home to Hugo Stinnes iron and steel works.
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Paris
Associated Press
Chamber of Deputies
Poincare
Ruhr
Marcel Cachin
Puincare
Bochum
Germany
Buchu
Hugo Stinnes
Rhineland Army Ready to Return
Cobisens Jan 11 The withdrawal order reached Major General Henry T Allen and preparations to move were planned overnight The troops will depart Antwerp January 21 aboard the transport St Mihiel sailing from New York tomorrow Allen will remain to supervise disposal of material not taken The homeward move comes with no immediate withdrawal from the reparations commission despite congressional debate about Boyden Officials here expect Boyden to stay to protect American interests and aid settlement
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Commission
To Make Them Vote in Kansas Poll Tax Debate
Jan. 11 Topeka a poll tax proposal emerges from Senator Green aiming to compel voter turnout. He argues 40 percent of Kansas citizens skip statewide elections and proposes a $10 fine with sickness exemptions to fund public improvements. The measure targets nonvoters and faces legislative scrutiny.
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Topeka
Kansas
Huey
Moline
Green
Elk County
Bids Opened February 18 for High School Equipment
The Board of Education will open bids on February 18 at 2 o clock for contracts to supply equipment for the new high school under construction. The Equipment committee yesterday fixed the bid opening time. Fifteen settings include cabinet work furniture metal stacks lockers gym equipment kitchen gear seating cork carpet art tables shades curtains stone scenery electric fixtures amphitheatre seating and iron work. Plans may be obtained from architect William B. Ittner of St. Louis.
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Board of Education
William B. Ittner
St. Louis
Senior Advisers Meeting At University
All senior advisers at the university are asked to attend a meeting at 1 30 oclock on Friday afternoon in Room 199 east Administration building.
Twenty One Bills Introduced in Kansas House Session
The Kansas House opened with twenty one bills introduced within an hour. Bill 1 aims to implement a soldiers' bonus, similar to a Senate bill. Representative Mrs Jon M Walker of Norton County introduced the House version. L A Hasty of Wichita proposes repealing the Kansas anti cigarette law. C S Hulbrank of Wyandotte filed eight bills affecting local government.
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Topeka
Jan. Ibl
Kansas
Senate
Jon M. Walker
Noerten County
L.A. Hasty
Wichita
C. S. Hulbrank
Wyandotte
County
Ward lectures on wilderness life and Pacific salmon
Henry B Ward of the University of Illinois spoke to large audiences yesterday. In Fraser Chapel he discussed the struggle of man with wilderness life in North America and in the chemistry lecture room he explained factors directing Pacific salmon migration. He described Alaskan red salmon from the Columbia River and noted research prospects, aided by many slides.
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Henry B Ward
University of Illinois
Sigma Xi
Ward
Fraser Chapel
North America
Columbia River
County farm agents attend two day short course in Topeka
H. C. Colglazier county farm agent returned from Topeka where a two day short course at the YMCA for northeast Kansas county agents drew twenty participants. Karl Knaus led the conference with seven extension specialists from Kansas State College in Manhattan addressing poultry entomology and plant pathology to teach latest methods against plant and soil diseases and to train agents to relay guidance to farmers on poultry production.
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H. C. Colglazier
Topeka
Kansas
Karl Knaus
College of Agriculture
Manhattan
Home Demonstration by State Engineer in Lawrence
Mark Havenhill from Manhattan will visit Lawrence next week for a home demonstration in a southern county home. He will bring a slide machine to show latest farm conveniences and electric lighting equipped farm preferred. exact date and site to be announced later.
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Mark Havenhill
Manhattan
Lawrence
Mos
Haverhill
Rahn Confirmed Adjutant General of Kansas
Topeka January 11 Colonel H Neil Rahn of Clay Center was confirmed by the senate as adjutant general succeeding Charles I Martin late this month. Rahn served seven years in the adjutant general's office including World War I service he left about three years ago. A New Debt Funding Solution? Washington January 11 Chairman Mellon of the American debt commission was said to expect an agreement for refunding the British debt of over four million before the debt commission sails on January 20.
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Topeka
Davis
Senate
H. Neil Rahn
Clay Center
Rahn
Charles I Martin
Adjutant General's Department
Washington
Mellon
American Debt Commission
British Debt Commission
President Hopes for Agricultural Aid Legislation
President Harding expressed earnest hope for useful legislation at the current Congress session to improve the agricultural economy. In a letter to D John Markey of the Frederick Maryland Chamber of Commerce he explained he could not attend a farmers convention in session.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
D. John Markey
Frederick
Maryland
Former King Constantine of Greece Dies in Palermo
Palermo Sicily January 11 Former King Constantine I of Greece died suddenly at a local hospital of cerebral hemorrhage. At his bedside were Queen Sophie and their three daughters the crown princess of Romania and Princesses Irene and Catherine. Constantine had recently been exiled and restored twice amid Greece’s turbulent politics and the Allied postwar settlement. The death ends a long career marked by exile abdication and a plebiscite backing restoration.
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Palermo
Sicily
Constantine
Greece
Sophie
Romania
Trene
Catherine
Naples
Aosta
Constantine I
Greecs
Switzerland
Alexander
Athens
Turkey
Serres
Smyrna
Thrace
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Constantinople
London
Peace in Coal Field Amnesty Granted to Kansas Miners
Kansas coal miners suspended in the Kansas district union revolt against the international union receive amnesty from the new district executive board. A 15 fine for workers who quit last spring and summer will be waived, with a special dispensation to rejoin without payment. Refunds are ordered for those who already paid. District President William Bogartz said the move, approved by John L. Lewis, aims to restore harmony.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Kansas
Kansas District Union
International Union
William Bogartz
John L. Lewis
Hazen resigns 35 years at Watkins Bank in Lawrence
W E Hazen resigns as assistant cashier after thirty five years of service to the Watkins National Bank in Lawrence. His retirement ends a long tenure begun in 1888, with E F Huddleston elected to replace him. A bank meeting confirmed the retirement and election with no other changes.
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Lawrence
W. E
Hazen
Watkins National Bank
Watkins Bank
E. F. Huddleston
Eater
Journal
World
Huddleston
Courses to start in Bible training at Lawrence Church Institute
The Lawrence Church School Institute offers practical work in Bible study social psychology religious education and departmental work on Monday evenings from January 15 to March 17 at the Plymouth Congregational parish house under leaders in Lawrence. The institute, directed by Ernest Harper, gathers faculty from the Kansas School of Religion and Princeton Theological Seminary. Enrollment starts 6:45 to 7:36 Monday night for ten weeks with two periods per evening and ends with an examination and certificates for a three year sequence.
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Lawrence Church School Institute
Plymouth Congregational
Lawrence
Institute
Samuel Ff. Bracen
Ernest B. Harper
Forest BE. Witcraft
Kansas School
Rotary plans for Ardmore conference and Faulkner visit
Rotary club discusses sending a delegation to the district conference in Ardmore Oklahoma on April 12 and 13. Governor Albert Faulkner of the Twelfth district will visit next Wednesday, an event drawing strong interest. R A Kent gave an educational talk while attendance dipped to about 80 percent. Some members attended the Topeka Rotary meeting with guest Sir Harry Lauder, benefiting the local tally.
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Ardmore
Oklahoma
Rotary Club
Wiedemann Grill
Albert Faulkner
Lawrence
R. A. Kent
Topeka Rotary
Sir Harry Lauder
Douglas County Poor Department Sees High Call Volume
Mrs. T. H. Kennedy, commissioner of the poor, reports nearly four hundred calls for service last month at her office. A $340 expense bill, $160 for coal, and half ton coal allotments reflect county aid. She praises Lawrence residents for a generous Christmas with about three hundred packages delivered to those at the poor farm.
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T. H. Kennedy
Douglas County
Missouri to create state school book commission
Jefferson City Jan 11 A senate introduced bill provides for an eight member state school book commission with a nonpaid eight member panel and a secretary earning 2000 dollars yearly. Appointees include the state superintendent, the presidents of Missouri University and the teachers training schools at Cape Girardeau Kirksville Warrensburg Springfield and Maryville, plus Lincoln University Jefferson City. The bill would repeal parts of the old county text book commission.
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Jefferson City
Senate
State University
Cape Girardeau
Kirksville
Warrensburg
Springfield
Maryville
Lincoln University
County
YANKS German Wives Cause Worry
Coblenz January 11 reports many American soldiers in the area have secretly married German women. The army fears unapproved unions as troops prepare to return home. Officials have consulted Washington to arrange for wives and families to accompany or be processed under immigration rules.
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Coblenz
Ashington
Tonganoxie Man Dies in Cave-In
Oscar Warren aged 25 died after a sewer ditch in Tonganoxie caved in burying him for twenty minutes. Workers rescued him alive but he suffocated before ambulance transport to Lawrence could help. His funeral date is pending. Warren lived with his wife's parents north of town and had recently returned from Oklahoma. His parents reside in Oklahoma.
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Oscar Warren
Tonganoxie
Lawrence
Warren
Oklahoma
H. Overbaugh
Guarded Army Property Leads to Topeka Janitor Arrest
Faustino Domingo, a Kansas National Guard lieutenant, watched a state capitol basement store room where Qurio Finney, a Black janitor, was found with a pass key. Finney was indicted by a federal grand jury on stealing government property after eighty army shirts were located in his room. Domingo, longtime Lawrence resident and 137th Infantry veteran, reported the missing items.
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Faustino Domingo
Qurio Finney
State House
Topeka
Finney
Domingo
Kansas National Guard
Capitol Building
Filmpino
Lawrence
137Th Infantry
ICC to probe railroads maintenance and car service
Washington January 14 The Interstate Commerce Commission served notice that it will immediately investigate railroad expenditures on equipment maintenance and the methods used to provide freight car service. The inquiry follows informal petitions from the International Association of Machinists and other unions involved in the general shopcrafts strike which began last July.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
International Association of Machinists
General Shopcrafts
Bank Robbers Take 3500 At Virgil State Bank
Bandits entered Virgil State Bank in Emporia Kansas last night and stole three thousand five hundred dollars. A posse reportedly chased and surrounded them south of town. In Texas, a senate committee was assigned a resolution praising Louisiana Governor J M Parker for supporting law enforcement.
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Emporia, Kans
Virgil State Bank
Austin
Senate
Texas
J. M. Parker
Louisiana
Change of Road Sparks County Meeting at Pleasant Grove
County commissioners plan Saturday session at the Pleasant Grove cross roads to review a petition from 32 property owners seeking a direct southward Pleasant Grove road to the Santa Fe trail. Opponents say the current route works fine. supporters argue it would ease snow blockage and better connect to Ottawa. The process involves county action and possible state highway commission review, with further petitions likely if the change proceeds.
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Board of County Commissioners
Pleasant Grove
Worden
Ottawa
Santa Fe
State Highway Commission
Ie Neanty Board
Court House
Pressant Grove
Franklin County
Lawrence
Otawa
Baldwin Hill
Lawrence teachers oppose Fatty Arbuckle film show
Lawrence educators strongly oppose screenings of Fatty Arbuckle films. The education council met Tuesday to formalize the stance and decide delegates for upcoming state and national educational council meetings in Topeka.
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Lawrence
Fatty Arbuckle
Educational Council of
National Educational Association
Arbuckle
Misa Yons
J. Pp. Jensen
Kansas State Teachers
C. L. Salveson
Council of Administration
Topeka
Initiation of New Members at Eli Ferrell Dorsey Post
The American Legion Eli Ferrell Dorsey post staged a formal initiation of new members last night marking the first such event in the post's history. A membership drive report notes over 100 members paid dues for 1928 and about thirty new members joined the roster. Ed Miller, Eudora township clerk, was at the courthouse this afternoon on business. Cece Buya. Superior Chevrolet a bank the difference every dang tee Dr. Albright chiropractor.
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Eli Ferrell Dorsey
The
American Legion
the Post
Ed. Miller
Eudora Township
Cece
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