Relief Funds Redirected to Asian Destitutes in Near East
At the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief annual New York conference on January 22, $1,200,000 was allocated for relief among Armenians Syrians Greeks and other distressed peoples in Western Asia. Funds will support refugees in the Russian Caucasus Syria Mesopotamia and Southern Palestine with surveys by leaders including Amb. Elkus and Consul-Glazebrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Committee For
New York City
Western Asia
Russian Caucasus
Syria
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Abram J. Elkus
Constantinople
Glazebrook
Jerusalem
William T. Ellis
Chas. F. Beary
Near East
Edwin St. John Ward
William H. Hall
Hamlin's Wizard Oil and Wizard Liver Whips Ad
An aged advertisement promotes Hamlin's Wizard Oil as a remedy for rheumatic pains lumbago sprains and injuries plus relief for earache toothache croup and colic. It notes a 30 cent price and money back guarantee. Also advertises Wizard Liver Whips for constipation and headaches at 30 cents with guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlin
Ice Horse Racing Spreads From Canada To U S Tracks
Trotting races on ice gain popularity in Canada with Jong noted as a winter pro sport. The format moves into the United States as crowds grow. In northern cities like Cleveland tracks flood evenly and leave a glaze of ice for racing on compact half mile ovals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jong
Canada
United States
Cleveland
Jayhawkers Rated Contenders in Valley Race
Manhattan farmers believe Kansas will challenge for the Valley title as the Jayhawker basketball team shows sharp shooting against Drake. Uhrlaub led with ten field goals, Matthews added seven, and guards Bunn and Mandeville anchored defense. Kansas hosts Kansas State on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons due to a county order banning night games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jayhawker
Drake
Kansas
K. U
Uhriaub
Matthews
Miller
Kansas Guards
Bunn
Mandeville
Varsity
Hawley
W. O. Hamilton
Laslett
Uhrlaub
Kansas Aggies
Personal notices and obituary from Lawrence and Kansas City
Local notices list residents visiting relatives in Ottawa Emporia and Kansas City. Obituary for Nannie Elizabeth Ford of LawrenceKansas born 1857 died 1918 details include marriage to J M Connely and children. Funeral held at the home of her sister in Lawrence with burial at Oak Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. McKeene
Spot Cash Shoe Store
Ottawa
Ethel Peterson
J. H. Peterson
George Rorgandorf
Dickenson County
Rorgandorf
Charles Roher
J. H. Munford
Fort Sill
Lawrence
St. Louis
Dale Shafer
Kansas City
Howard Norman
Nannie Elizabeth Ford
Owenton County
Kentucky
Kansas
Melvern
Baptist Church
J. M. Connely
Sterling
Allie Connely
Bert Connely
Chas. Howard
Joe Williamson
New Jersey Street
Rev. Young
Evangelical Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Steamship Cork Torpedoed With Loss of Passengers and Crew
The steamship Cork was torpedoed without warning and sank within five minutes. Seven passengers and five crew members are reported lost, while survivors were brought to a western English port. The 1279 gross ton vessel, 260 feet long, built in 1899 at Port Glasgow, was owned in Dublin.
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London
Cork
England
Port Glasgow
Dublin
Snow Flurry Aids Wheat Belt Across Kansas
A light snow event hit the eastern third of Kansas, with depths of four to six inches reported. The middle third saw diminishing snowfall, while the western third endured mainly flurries, offering some moisture relief to drought areas as reported to the weather bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marti
Topeka
Wheat Belt
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Riots in Prague Over Flour Ration Cuts
About three thousand people rioted in a Prague suburb Friday to protest flour ration reductions. Shops were looted and windows smashed before police intervened and dispersed the mob, according to a Vienna dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
Prague
Reserve Officers Training Corps Forming Two Sections
K S A C officers school at Manhattan Kansas announces the ROTC will be two sections the ponies section for newer trainees and the senior section for students with more than two years of training cadet officers and non commissioned officers will be chosen from junior and senior classes and post graduate students a senior student who has two academic years in service and is selected for further training and signs an agreement may receive subsistence commutation about nine dollars a month.
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Manhattan
Kans
Reserve Officers Training Corps
The
Agricultural College
W. P. J. O’neill
Secretary of War
Burglar case leads two to district court direct
Tommie Ferguson charged with burglarizing Bennett's store waived preliminary today and will go directly to district court. John Wey also waived preliminary and will go directly to district court. Bennie Carmon of Camp Doniphan visits, Alvin White returns home. Mrs. Augusta Miller dies in Pittsburg and funeral set for 2 pm tomorrow at 917 Rhode Island Street with Rev. A J Ross officiating. burial at Oak Hill. John Wey preliminary hearing held at 2 this afternoon. Sgt Nelson LeSner of Camp Doniphan escorted Max Brown’s body to Lawrence for burial tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Cook
Junction City
F. A. Cook
Lawrence
Ed Brass
Alvin White
Camp Doniphan
Foster van Neste
Uenois
H. G. van Neste
W. J. Bush
Excelsior Springs
Vera Okeson
State Normal
Emporia
Leslie Haynes
H. W. Keene
Marion Westlake
Kansas City
Charles Buckle
K. A
Stafford
Shirley’ Chase
Kappa House
E. C. Cabilton
Tommie Ferguson
Bennett’s
John Wey
Miller
Augusta Miller
Pittsburg
Kansas
Anna Menger
Rhode Island Street
A. J. Ross
Topeka
Oak Hill Cemetery
Nelson LeSner
Max Brown
New Food Regulations For Wheatless Meatless Days
President Wilson and food administrator Herbert Hoover urge Americans to observe wheatless days Monday and Wednesday, meatless Tuesday, and porkless Saturday. Emphasis on sugar economy and waste elimination. Clarence Hall, county food administrator, reports grocers must enforce flour substitute rules, though stock timing delays may affect immediate compliance. Walter P. Innes confirms directive. grocers await stock.
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Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Clarence Hall
Walter P. Innes
Hall
Mr. Innes
Water The necessity of life for sale by McNish Bottling Works
Washington D C Jan 28 General McAdoo told allied representatives including Sir Richard Crawford Andre Tardieu Count Di Cellere and others that adequate railroad cars will be provided to sea ports for food shipments to Europe The talks covered the food shortage and the need for prompt delivery with plans to route traffic through gulf ports and work out routing details with Ward F Chambers traffic director of the food and railroad administration
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNish Bottling Works
Washington, D. C
McAdoo
Richard Crawford
Andre Tardieu
Count di Cellere
Europe
Gulf Ports
Ward F. Chambers
The
Food and Railroad Administration
Stubbs enlists in base hospital corps in Kansas City
Roscoe Stubbs son of Governor and Mrs W R Stubbs enlisted in the base hospital corps last Thursday in Kansas City and awaits call to active service. Quarantine at 911 Massachusetts street for smallpox a mild case. no other local cases. Over seventy dollars in thrift stamps sold at Cordley School indicate no slackers there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Stubbs
W. R. Stubbs
Base Hospital Corps
Kansas City
Loren Starr
Massachusetts Street
Lawrence
K. U
Cordley School
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American Committee
America
Teheran
Persia
Grant
Cairo
Port Said
Caesarea
Asian Minor
Arabian
Tiflis
Wirth
Bagdad
Tabriz
Beirut
Executive Committee
Wiedemann’s
Water Department
J. K Young
Collins
McNish
Hamilin
Kansas Electric Utilities Co
Jayhawkers
Aggies
Manhattan Farmers
Macoubrie
C. E. Merwin
Whit Sutton
Bennie Carmon
McCulloch’s
Foley
D. Enterkin
Winatos
R. R. Hickson
City Drug Store
Allied
Teries
Fehareties Tite
Pebrage
Vinty Neste
Lanerenge
Rint Henden
North Lawrency
Thomas
Olickr
Pam Cocker
Whitymters
Bert
Fred Tobler
East End
American Cement Plaster Company
Sora
Universal Car
Ford
C. W. Smith
Schulz
Vermont
Anil Fitewes
Bao
Shewsiy
Jaedicke
State Bank
W. Weber
LAW
Lawrence National Bank
Lawrence, Kansas
Hog Cholera Control Association of
Douglas County
F. S. Cowles
C. T. Clark
Lone Star
H. M. Graefe
U.S. Department of Animal Husbandry
Robert E. House
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