Memorials for the Great War Spark National Debate
Communities consider memorial forms for fallen soldiers with Lawrence planning Memorial High School honoring local dead. Leavenworth debates building versus cheaper citizen memorials, while civic figures discuss art versus usefulness. Sculptor Borglum and George Harvey weigh in on lasting, universal meaning of monuments.
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Seldon
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Ansean
Rm Topaka
Leavenworth
Leavenworth Times
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Orial
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France
Shipwrecked Sailor Faces Desolate Island Ordeal
A marooned sailor treks a bleak island with a pile of driftwood while his last match fails to light. Nearby a stormbound pioneer family struggles with hunger as a hunter aims at a deer and misses. A thirsty pilgrim contemplates a final train to Kansas City to drown sorrow over a death.
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Kansas
City
John Bar
Merchants in Lawrence questioned over Salvation Army drive
Elks report city fund drive to support the Salvation Army work while merchants and businessmen are contributing small change instead of steady monthly gifts. The letter questions if donors understand the drive and notes Lawrence’s history of generous, well-oversubscribed campaigns. Community hopes for clearer explanations and better reports by week’s end.
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Salvation Army
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Lawrence
Lazarus tale aligned with modern sanitation ideas
Fragmentary note states the Lazarus story reflects contemporary sanitation concepts. It mentions dogs licking wounds and an implied afterlife contact, with a focus on moral or health implications rather than explicit religious detail.
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Lazarus
Von Bethmann-Holweg Pleaylan Not Change Kaiser Policy
Comment laments that Bethmann Holweg’s offer to die for the Kaiser cannot fix a policy causing many deaths. The piece argues the Kaiser’s choices have already cost many lives and criticizes the support for such sacrifice amid ongoing conflict.
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von Bethmann-Holweg
Fragmentary Warning: Paper Scraps Form a Noose to Hang
A historical remark notes that scraps of paper properly assembled can become a noose to hang a man, reflecting the peril of forged or misused documents in imperial Germany era.
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Imperial
Germany
Peace terms summarized by New York Tribune for Germany
The Tribune outlines unconditional acceptance of Allied terms. Germany would shrink Europe to 172000 square miles and 64000000 people, surrender colonial holdings, restore Alsace Lorraine, cede territories to France Poland Czechoslovakia Belgium and others, allow plebiscites in Saar and parts of Prussia, renounce rights outside Europe, demilitarize to 10000 army, and abolish conscription while reducing the navy from forty one to ten battleships.
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New York Tribune
Germany
Europe
Alsnce-Lorraine
France
Lope Silesia
Czécho-Slovakia
Poland
Posen
Upper
Iisein
Prussia
Dan
Austria
Hareb
Germany’s War Guilt Draft Terms Read by Kansas City Journal
The article outlines postwar conditions including disarming Germany June 1914 style proposals. It calls for dismantling forts east of the Rhine and opening Kiel canal to all ships. It notes Allied occupation up to fifteen years and full reparations, with Kaiser trial and responsibility for damages. France is urged to monitor Germany closely.
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Germany
Helgoland
Kiel Canal
Allied Reparation Commission
France
Kansas City Journal
Sputtering Musings on Alibis and Public Affairs
A column mocks legal alibis and critic practice while noting July 5 sport page chatter and lingering two percent alcohol sales. The writer derides bank schemes backed by the war effort and recalls Grace mysteries, questioning motives and value of journalism.
Fragmentary editorial notes mix weathered musings and local asks
A jumbled column notes wives meeting husbands patience with walking life a Flivver craving and market talk. It cites Brest riots blamed on a drunken navy officer and questions Topeka Chamber of Commerce entries. Fragmentary lines mention Nosiber and Hogat Ghueune Drag.
Law rence road bids and local property transfer noted
Lawrence officials report bids opened at the courthouse for road projects with high costs and labor shortages. A Woodward property transfer near the university is recorded with a fraternity association involved.
Fifty Years Ago Oddities and Town Projects Highlight Day
Bob Francis' big black dog involved in an altercation at Dailey's crockery store. A car load of 20 tons of fence wire arrived, selling out by Thursday. W C Tenney asked the city for 3500 bonds to remodel the old Congregational church for education. The old log house on Vermont street lot 39 must be removed in 20 days. Plans for culverts and bridges at Rhode Island street and Adams/Kentucky streets were requested. John Speer received 143.70 for city printing. Petitions seek 500 to build an observatory at the university for new astronomical apparatus. The business men's noon prayer meeting moved to the Lawrence Provident association room from library rooms, 11 to 12.
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Lawrence Provident Association
Today’s Birthdays Highlight Notable U S Figures
Hon Charles Marcil former speaker of the dominion house of Commons is hailed from Quebec as he turns 59. Dr Albert Bushnell Hart Harvard professor and publicist celebrates his 65th year in Clarksville Pa. George W Donaghey ex Arkansas governor born in Oakland La is 63. Edward J King Illinois Fifteenth district congressman marks 52. William A Ashbrook Ohio Seventeenth district congressman reaches birthday milestone.
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Dominion House of ‘Commons
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Toda
Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard University
Clarksville
Eorge W. Donaghey
Arkansas
Oakland
Edward J. King
Congress
Illinois
Springfield
Mass
William A. Ashbrook
Ohio
Johnstown
Today’s anniversaries reflect a century of U.S. history
A pasted list recalls events from 1869 to 1917 including New Hampshire ratifying the Fifteenth Amendment in 1869 and a South Carolina liquor law taking effect in 1893. It notes Harriet Beecher Stowe’s death in 1896, births of Joan Hays in 1905 and others, railroad issues in 1908, and World War I actions in 1915 1917, with scattered local notes.
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South Carolina
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Hartford
Conn
Base
Joan Hays
United States
Great Britain
Aes
Salem
Ind
Séugers
Salisbury
Norfolk and Southern Railway Company
Spa Merof
Marehe
Capt
Aleas
Pega
Somme
Galicia
One Year Ago Today in The War
American and British marines landed in Kola Russia as US transports ferried troops and material to support operations. The advance in Chateau Thi region marked renewed combat activity one year into the conflict.
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Kola
Russia
United States
Wre Teae
Harmony Supreme Among Republicans
A Washington dispatch reports that the 66th Congress Republicans have achieved harmony in both houses. Penrose becomes Finance Committee chair guiding new revenue laws. Cummins named Senate president pro tem. In the House, factionalism fades and steering committee reforms pass. the first Republican House in eight years backs the woman suffrage amendment and immediate appropriations.
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House
Senate
66Th Congress
Pennsylvania
Penrose
Finance Committee
Borah
Idaho
Gronna
Cummins
Iowa
Democrats
Longworth
Ohio
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Village Molasses Run Reveals Two Jug Rule
In a short exchange, a mother sends Willie to the Village to fetch molasses with two jugs claiming a second jug prevents him from dipping his fingers in. Willie questions needing two jugs but complies as the mother explains the safety idea.
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Willie
Mother
Cabbages and Sausages Diet Ad Claims Cure All Ailments
An advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a simple preparation that cleanses catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and relieves stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. It promises money back after one dose and notes availability at Round Corner Drug Co. and other druggists.
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United States
Mayr
Round Corner Drug Co
Ady
South Platte Hotel Ad Promotes Scenic Platte Canyon
A brief travel notice for the South Platte Hotel highlights Platte Canyon scenery, fishing, old trails, and auto roads. It invites readers to request free pictures and notes the hotel’s location near Chan Wallbrecht in South Platte, Cole.
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Beautiful Platte Canyon
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Chan Wallbrecht
South Platte
Cole
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