Wheat Farmer Victim of War Highlights Relief Efforts
Washington reports testimony before Senate and House agriculture committees on spring wheat belt relief. PP E Miller of the University of Minnesota calls for ending the dockage system and promoting crop diversification. Dr. Coulter of North Dakota Agricultural College cites moral duty to aid wheat growers after wartime expansion and surplus machinery burdens.
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Washington
Northwest
Senate
House Agriculture
PP. E. Miller
University of Minnesota
House
Coulter
North Dakota Agricultural College
To Build Guard Camp at Pawnee Flats Kansas Fort Riley
National guard camp in Kansas to receive 207000 dollars from the militia bureau and war department to establish a new site at Pawnee Flats on the Fort Riley reservation. The project aims to be ready by the state troops encampment in August. The present camp at Republican Flats will be replaced for better rail access via Union Pacific near Fort Riley and the Pawnee City Manhattan interurban line.
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Topeka
Kan
Militia Bureau
War Department
Washington
Kansas National Guard
Pawnee Flats
Fort Riley
Rahn
Republican Flats
Junction City
Union Pacific
Panchee City
Diamonds Recovered From Tulsa Goldber g Holdup Case
Coffeyville police and a Tulsa detective agency recover 3000 dollars worth of diamonds from the December 26 Goldberg Loan Company robbery in Tulsa. Nathan Weinberg, the seller, says he bought the stones in good faith for 1275. He handed the diamonds to officers. Police name suspects as Harry Barnard and Ollie Platt of Sapulpa, arrested for complicity in the Goldberg holdup which netted about 30 thousand in cash and diamonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeyville
Kan
Dan
Coffeyville Police
Tulsa
Goldberg Loan’ Company
Okla
Nathan Weinberg
Weinberg
R. E. Simmons
Harry Barnard
Ollie Platt
Sapulpa
Goldberg
Boston Cleveland Trade Confirmed Without Cash Involved
Cleveland reports a straight trade: Cleveland Indians send O Neil Wambsgans Boone Connolly for Boston Red Sox ster Walters and Fewster. Barnard confirms the deal as an even exchange of four Cleveland players for three Boston players.
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Cleveland, O
E. S. Barnard
Cleveland American League
Boston
O’neil
Wambsgans
Boone
Connolly
Cleveland
Boston Americans
Fewster
Walters
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Stop W Z Foster Speech in Newark Delayed by Police
Wim Z Foster, noted strike leader and radical, was blocked from addressing a mass meeting in Newark New Jersey. He was to speak under Civil Liberties Union sponsorship but was escorted away by a police detective before he could start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Z. Foster
Newark
N. J
Wim. Z. Foster
The
Civil Liberties Union
Banished Klan Leader Accuses Group of Political Machine
Kansas City January banishment of John R. Jones, once Imperial Ambassador and organizer for Kansas City and eastern Kansas, charged the Ku Klux Klan with building a political machine. Jones says he was ousted by a sixteen grand council at Atlanta and served banishment papers by Frank Allison. He plans to push reform and asks public help to destroy the organization if unreformable. Jones organized 9000 in five months in 1920 plus 12000 in Jackson county and 25000 in eastern Kansas as an Evans representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Jan
John R. Jones
Ku Klux Klan
Kansas
Klan
Jones
Atlanta, Ga
W. S. Simmons
Imperial Enperor
Edward Young Clarke
Imperial Giant
Frank Allison
Robinso
Winfield
Kan
Jackson County
Evans
Shoe Dealers to Meet at Kansas Short Course Convention
The Kansas Shoe Dealers Association will hold its annual convention during the Merchant's Short Course at the University of Kansas on February 4. Secretary Schuler Jones Jr. of Wichita announced the event. The Kansas Display Men's Association will also meet in Hutchinson that day during the Short Course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Kansas Shoe Dealer's Association
Schuler Jones, Jr
Wichita
Hutchinson
Kansas Display Men’s Association
Riches Made in Alaska Bring Emslie Home
Thomas Emslie returns to his birthplace in Honolulu after nearly 30 years away. He arrived with his Eskimo wife and three children, wealth of about 200000 from a career built from a Whaling ship, schooner ownership, and expanding boat ventures in Alaska. He plans a home and easier life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Associated Press
Alaska
Thomas Emslie
Emslie
Hawaii
Liquor Plant Found on John Cherry Farm Near Parsons
deputies raided John Cherry’s farm 14 miles southeast of Parsons Kansas uncovering one of the county’s most complete liquor-making setups since prohibition. A 100 gallon still and 10 barrels of mash were confiscated along with a small power plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons Parsons
Kan
John Cherry
Here
Bandits Shoot Bank Cashier and Flee with Loot
Five bandits rushed the Brighton Park State bank in Chicago firing revolvers. Albert Tanczar the cashier was fatally wounded after he sounded the alarm. The robbers escaped with about 200 dollars and wounded two bystanders in a nearby street.
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Chicago
Brighton Park State Bank
Albert Tanczar
Seed samples invited at Chamber of Commerce office
County agent H C Colglazier asks farmers to bring corn alfalfa clover and other seed samples to the Chamber of Commerce office. Buyers may inspect stock and place orders through the county agent to meet seed demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Colglazier
Chamber of Commerce
World Race Plan Set For April Start From Seattle
The Army Air Service Board announced the around-the-world flight would be attempted on or about April 1, starting from Seattle Washington. The decision was announced in Washington on January 12. The plan centers on a cross continental loop with multiple legs and advanced air exploration aims.
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Washington
Army Air Service Board
Seattle
Wash
Professor Lane to Speak at Citizens Forum on Science and Religion
Prof H H Lane of University of Kansas will address the Citizens Forum at Ninth Street Baptist Church Sunday at 4 PM. His talk titled Science and Religion will explore the relationship between scientific and religious perspectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Forum
H. H. Lane
University of Kansas
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Page becomes father for eighteenth time in El Dorado
El Dorado Kansas Jan 12 William A Page aged 61 has become a father for the eighteenth time a local hospital reported an 11 pound boy born to Mrs Page. He now has ten sons and eight daughters with four children who died in infancy. Page said work keeps him young after learning of the newborn son.
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el Dorado
Kan
William A. Page
Page
Accuse Three Privates in Taxi Driver Attack at Fort Riley
Privates Frank J. Marshall Alfred M. Shore and George T Ward are jailed near Colony after being arrested while guests of honor at a party. They deny knowledge of the attack on taxi driver I T Clinkenbeard and claim they left Fort Riley without leave during the incident. James Moran, the fourth man, was not with them.
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Chanute
Kan
Frank J. Marshall
Alfred M. Shore
George T. Ward
I. T. Clinkenbeard
Fort Riley
Colony
Frank G. Ringland
Johnson
Caudell
Butler
Shore
Ner
Jola
James Moran
Clinkenbeard
Tola
Frank.j. Marshall
Alfred Shore
Ward
Junction City
Marshall
Topeka
Ottawa
John Scoville
Scoville
Moran
Uhls Bond Posted In $10,000 Release Case In Kansas
Dr Kenn B Uhls held in Hutchinson on a charge of larceny for 102000 dollars in stock of Uhls Clinic Corporation. He was admitted to bond of 10000 signed by J T Lyons former Wyandotte county official. A receiver was appointed for the clinic with bond set at 10000 to wind up affairs and manage the sanitarium. The clinic charter was cancelled for 1922 failure to file annual report.
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Hutchinson, Kans
Kenn B. Uhls
Uhls Clinic
William FE. Gibbs
J. T. Lyons
Wyandotter County
Kansas City
Kansas
Uhls
Olathe
Kans
George A. Nicholson
Uhls Clinic Corporation
Overlands Park
Kan
John C. Pollock
Federal Court
Nicholson
Pollock
Clinic Corporation
A.L. Berger
William E. Gibbs
Hutchinson
Gibbs
Topeka
Lawrence B. Powers
State Charter Board
Bodyguard Seeks Job After Service to Kaiser William
Hoquiam Washington Jan 10 An Associated Press report notes a man named William Howe who acted as personal bodyguard to former Emperor William for eight years is in Hoquiam seeking employment. Howe, educated in German military schools, claims five of his brothers fought in the war and that he served closely with the Kaiser from 1910 until abdication, including state functions and royal excursions.
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Hoquiam
Washington
Associated Press
William
William Howe
Howe
Germany
Kaiser
Wilhelm
Netherlands
Gunboat Sacramento Ordered to Surigao After Fanatic Attacks
Manila reports the gunboat Sacramento is ordered to Surigao province where several constabulary members were killed by religious fanatics. The vessel will depart tomorrow to reinforce security in the area.
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Constabulary
Manila
Associated Press
Sacramento
Surigao
Reroute Plan for Hard Road Near Ottawa Discussed
Ottawa delegates heard X. J. Kennedy of Lawrence outline a plan to reroute the Fort-to-Fort road from Johnson county to Lawrence then south to Ottawa. He noted costs and hills shaped the Douglas county road, and a petition drive may seek a road 16 miles south to the Franklin county line. Lawrence attendees included C. L. Scott, Kennedy, C. K. Fearing, Chris Schaake, and G. R. Shultz.
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Ottawa Herald
Red Star Route Association
Ottawa
Kansas City
Lawrence
Johnson County
Gardner
Edgerton
Wellsville
The
Herald
X. J. Kennedy
Chamber of Commerce Food Roads Committee
G. FE. Kret‘singerxt
Douglas County
Franklin
Mr. Kennedy
Fort
Doveglas
Franklin County
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
C. L. Scott
C. K. Fearing
Chris Schaake
G. R. Shultz
Oakley Jubilee to Honor New School Building
H Lindley will leave on Thursday January 24 to attend the Oakley school jubilee held the next day. The event celebrates the dedication of a new 125000 dollar school building in Oakley and extends to Wi nona and Colby.
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Oakley
H. Lindley
Winona
Colby
Police Find Knife in Abandoned Ford Coupe
Police hauled a Ford coupe in the 700 block of Massachusetts Street into a garage after two days parked there. A large knife was discovered inside the vehicle.
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Massachusetts Street
Speediest damage suit awarded in Kansas City
Five minutes after filing a damage suit in Judge James H. Austin's court, Joseph H. Jester of Wichita was awarded $5,000 in an agreed judgment against Jack Roth, manager of a Kansas City motion picture theatre, for negligence in a March 31 motor car crash that killed Jester's father, John T. Jester.
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Kansas City
James H. Austin
Joseph H. Jester
Wichita
Kan
Jack Roth
Motion Picture
Jester
Roth
John T. Jester
Merchants' Association elects officers at dinner meeting
G W Sulley of Dayton Ohio spoke on increasing sales without adding overhead at the Merchants' association dinner in the Chamber of Commerce building. He urged strong selling, proper training, and a balanced focus on overhead, advertising, displays, financing, and supervision. Executive board members named were Radcliffe, Metzler, Weaver, Fischer, Carl, Hunter, Green, and Smith. they plan a Monday luncheon to elect a chairman and officers.
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G. W. Sulley
Dayton
Ohio
Merchants’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Sulley
Merchant’s Association
C. P. Radcliffe
L. M. Metzler
A. B. Weaver
Otto Fischer
C. C. Carl
Lorin Hunter
Albert Green
Leo Smith
Harry Green
The
Real estate men discuss multiple listing plan in Lawrence
Lawrence real estate board members at Chamber of Commerce dinner reviewed a plan used in Hutchinson Salina Arkansas City and Topeka. A single agent holds exclusive listing for a period and shares commissions with buyers agents. the plan aims to prevent double commissions and ensure board service. No adoption action was taken, and further study will occur at next Friday's meeting focused on multiple listing.
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Lawrence Real Estate Board
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Hutchinson
Salina
Arkansas City
Topeka
W. B. Martin
W. W. White
W. A. McEllhinney
New Bell Memorial Hospital Opens March First
The Bell Memorial hospital at the University School of Medicine in Rosedale will open March first, announced doctors in charge. The new building is nearing completion as construction progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Memorial Hospital
University School of Medicine At
Rosedale
Real Winter Life Comes With Snow
Snow blanketed the ground after a Thanksgiving downpour, with heavy falls in the evening delaying travel home and triggering coal deliveries and brisk weekend trade. Some sidewalks remained uncleared prompting complaints and notices to residents. By afternoon melting began on sunlit streets, while sleighing plans emerged around town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Gasoline Price Up Two Cents In Lawrence
Gasoline price rose two cents at Lawrence filling stations this morning. Local pumps now charge eighteen cents per gallon, and truck deliveries increased from fourteen to sixteen cents. New prices took effect today.
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Lawrence
Plans for lights might pay half of cost
The Pinckney Parent-Teacher Association urges funding for electric lighting in older city school buildings. They propose the district cover half the wiring costs and, if needed, cut music and drawing programs for one to two years to finance the project. The group argues lighting is vital for health and school efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinckney Parent-Teacher Association
Journal-World
W. B. Dalton
J. J. Wheeler
Aviator Cobham Sets London Brussels Flight Record
London January 11 Alan Cobham flew from Croydon to Brussels in a light plane with a six horsepower engine, after a fog delay at Lympe. The four hour five minute flight cost about seven shillings and three pence for petrol and oil, with the engine consuming one gallon of petrol per hour at eighteen pence and oil for fifteen pence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
Alan Cobham
Brussels
Lympe
Croydon
Cobham
Large Gems Shown Now in Berlin Windows
Diamonds as large as hazelnuts and other precious stones appeared in Berlin show windows as the mark stabilized. Jewelers, once wary during the paper mark tumble, brought out gems from vaults, alongside canned milk and cheese, wine and delicacies, now valued by the renten mark.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Beggars Overrun Leipzig Add to Postwar Woes
Leipzig as of January reports a surge of beggars unseen before the war. Police fear street crowds as investigators estimate each house is visited by about 12 beggars daily, including many children. Some groups beg for food all day then sell it from push carts at night.
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Leipzig
Associated Press
Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested in Kansas City
Frank Merriwether, a Black man, was arrested and admitted he acted as lookout for four Negro accomplices who robbed the Main Street State Bank of $44,660 yesterday. Police say Merriwether had $1,450 in his possession at arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Frank Merriwether
Main Street State Bank
Merriwether
Poice
New Plant Extract May Replace Lime Juice For Scurvy
The British Admiralty tests Phyllosan a tablet form extract from watercress spinach and other greens as a potential cure for scurvy. Discovered by Professor E Buergi of Bern University Phyllosan uses chlorophyll linked to plant pigments. London hospitals report rejuvenation in several patients after treatment.
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London
Associated Press
British Admiralty
E. Buergi
Berne University
Buergi
Eighty Die in Bucas Island Clash With Colorum
Eighty members of the Colorum religious society were killed in a Bucas Island clash last week, with a number of constabulary soldiers also slain, according to official advices from Surigao disclosed today.
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Manilla
Associated Press
Colorum
Bucas Island
Surigao
National Defense League campaigns against narcotics
The National Defense League has launched a nationwide effort to educate the public about narcotics and toxicants and to support the Department of Public Health in fighting social diseases. The league argues that a physically fit population is the best national defense.
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Associated Press
National Defense League
Department of Public Health
League
Porto Rico Treasurer Found Dead at Desk
J W Bonner, territorial treasurer of Porto Rico, was found dead at his desk at eight o'clock this morning in San Juan. Police said no immediate cause is known and a preliminary examination is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
San. Juan
P. A
Associated Press
J. W. Bonner
Insular
Japanese Match Trade Shrinks Amid China Growth and India Duty
Osaka and Kobe factories close as Japan's match export trade suffers from China's development and India's heavy import duty. The Associated Press reports widespread closures across the region influencing the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osaka
Japan
Associated Press
China
Kobe
Experts to Help Pick Site for North Lawrence School
W T Bawden assistant superintendent Tulsa and Dean M G Neale University of Missouri education school arrived in Lawrence to assess sites for the North Lawrence school replacing Woodlawn. They will review all surveys petitions and data and report after a special board session.
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W. T. Bawden
Tulsa
Oklahoma
M. G. Neale
University of‘ Missouri School of Education
Lawrence
North Lawrence
Woodlawn
Board of Education
Dean Neale
Bawden
Frisch Signed as Giants Captain at $15,000 Salary
Frank Frisch receives a $15,000 contract with the New York Giants and is chosen by Manager John McGraw to be team captain succeeding Dave Bancroft who moved to the Boston Braves. Frisch, nicknamed the Fordham Flash, rose from Fordham College to stardom at the Polo Grounds while also helping in his family's linen business in the off season.
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New York
Frank Frisch
Giants
McGraw
Giant
Dave Bancroft
Boston Braves
Frisch
Fordham Flash
Harlem River
Fordham College
Polo Grounds
Lion on the loose aboard Santa Fe train
A lion gnawed bars and roamed two express cars early today on a Santa Fe passenger train bound for Kansas City. N. T. Clark of Swone Park zoo was summoned to cage the animal as it was confined in two connected cars near Argentaine yards. John Ralston, a messenger, fled fearfully before the lion was finally captured after a struggle in which Clark lassoed the animal and hauled it into a waiting cage. The lion was being shipped from Hutchinson to Floyd King in Louisville, Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Kan
N. T. Clark
Swone Park
John Ralston
Emporia
Ralston
K. C
Hutchinson
Floyd King
Louisville
Clarke
CITY STREETS UNSWEPT IN Jan 10 Berlin
The article laments Berlin streets unswept since wartime volunteers faded, noting civic pride waned as mark fluctuations and food lines kept households in hunger and thousands of men idle while cleanups halted.
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Berlin
Mrs Chamney Improves From Stroke at Memorial
Mrs Ellen Mary Chamney who suffered a slight paralytic stroke Wednesday has been at Memorial hospital. Her condition is somewhat improved and she will be moved to her home this evening.
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Chamney
Ellen
Mary Chamney
Memorial Hospital
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Pinckney Parent-Teachers Association
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New York Star
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