British Dirigible U-04 Heads for America
The British airship U-04 began its long voyage to the United States with minimal ceremony. Early observers noted its westward course from East Fortune with a small crowd watching including one American aboard, as the dirigible traveled at about 42 knots in fog toward its Atlantic crossing.
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East Fortune
Engg
America
Sind
Clifton
Minches
la Niles
Edinburgh
Zachy Lansdowne
Orly
Tule
England
Lansdowne
United States Navy
Coombes
Durant
Greenhard
Shotter
Pritchard
Cooke
Hunt
Scott
Resignations Withheld Over German Emperor Issue
German general staff officers withdrew their resignations on the condition the government not hand the former German emperor to the Allies. Field Marshal von Hindenburg, who resigned June 24, told Goettingen students that if the country needs an old man who has done his duty they would have me, but they would only send a disgrace upon themselves.
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Zurich
Germain
Berlin
The
Associated Press
Honor Roll Booth at Woodland Park July Fourth
A booth will be set up in Woodland Park’s large central building opposite the medal distribution for Douglas County boys returning from service. An Honor Roll compiler will be present all day to answer questions and show a prospectus of the book. Copies and portraits can be added now for future remembrance.
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Douglas County
Woodland Park
Pershing Orders Censorship Abolished Across Army
General Pershing announced at military headquarters that military censorship is to be abolished immediately. Censorship over army dispatches from correspondents and on soldiers mail and telegrams will cease tonight.
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Pershing
Paris
Coblenzuly
Associated Press
Rotary Pushes Boy Scout Movement in Lawrence Talks
At a Lawrence Rotary luncheon at the Elks club, leaders including A C Terrill James Naismith and M Forey discussed expanding Scout work. The club considered hiring a paid scout director to integrate Boy Scouts into city schools with leadership as the key need.
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Lawrence
Rotary Club
Elks Club
Hev. A. C. Terrill
Plymouth Congregational Church
James Naismith
Teo M. C
M. Fee Sorey
First Christian Church
Huovuteng Ween
The
University
McKinley Warren
First Methodist Church
H. W. Boltz
YOM. CG. A
H. E. Keper
R. A. Kent
Lawrence Public Health Nursing Association
Germans Expect Quick Ratification of Peace Pact
Paris July 2 The Germans expect to ratify the peace treaty early next week in line with allies demands. A note sent to the allies confirmed the blockade would be raised upon ratification and German war prisoners might be released at the same time.
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Paris
Two Juvenile Booze Cases From Barleycorn Funeral Night
A Kansas City police report lists Claude Triplet as leading a trio of booze cases linked to John Barleycorn’s funeral. Triplet received a $100 fine and 30 days in jail. Cristina Cadera, a Topeka native, was fined $100 and 30 days for weekly liquor runs. Zeno Carey, accused of drunkenness and disturbing his wife, was fined $25 and costs.
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Claude Triplet
John Barleycorn
Kansas City
Claude
Critina Cadera
Carranza
Topeka
Wilson Schneck
Clarence Stewart
Zeno Carey
Mitchell son of ex congressman opens law office in Lawrence
Lieut Baldwin Mitchell eldest son of the late congressman Alex C. Mitchell has been discharged from the army after twenty five months service in the 42nd Infantry and opened a law office in the Bowersock building beside his uncle James H. Mitchell in Lawrence. He was born and raised there and studied law, following in the family tradition of local prominence in law farming and banking. William Brooks returns tomorrow from a business trip to Olathe.
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A. B. Mitchell
Lawrence
Baldwin Mitchell
Alex C. Mitchell
Bowersock
Jas. H. Mitchell
Mitchell
School of Law
Regular Army
42Nd Infantry
Mr. Mitchell
Alex Mitchell
Eben Baldwin
Yank Soldiers Seek Whites to Marry Hun Girls
A wartime plea from American soldiers calls for marriage with Hungarian women as part of fraternization hopes. The request invites eligible young women to respond to the soldiers before they depart.
Allies reorganize Rhine occupation under new command
Major General Henry T. Allen will succeed Lieut. Gen. Liggett as commander of the Rhine forces at Coblenz in the newly titled army of occupation. The Rhineland commission will take civil control, with dates for full power still unsettled. Worries about marriages between American soldiers and German girls prompt extensive inquiries at army headquarters.
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Paris
Henry T. Allen
Liggett
Orees
Rhine
Army of Occupation
Coblens
Allen
Port Riley
Kans
Kentucky
West Point
Rhineland
Coblenz
Germany
Judge Advocate
Army
Occupiel
Third Army
Indians Puttting FY Over Street Railway Track Near Park Entrance
The street railway line will extend to the cemetery road area near the park entrance using Indian labor supplied by Supt. H. B. Peaks. Twelve workers served last Saturday and twenty-one per day the first three days this week. Track prep aims to be ready for the Fourth of July and the upcoming circus next Monday.
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East Lee Street
Cemetery Road
H. B. Peaks
Hundred Bushel Field Predicted By Fertile Soils
A stray cat seed in F. E. Deskin's wheat field sprouted into thick stalks over six feet tall with heads full of large grains. With fertile soil and heavy rains, Deskin predicts the field could yield one hundred bushels per acre, a remarkable outlook for the crop.
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F. E. Deskin
Mr. Desk
Commander of R34 heads British airship cross Atlantic voyage
The article describes the R34's commander as the key figure responsible for the first airship crossing of the Atlantic. It compares his role to an ocean liner captain, noting the ship's great length, high cost, and the navigation risks posed by new technology.
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Ausaife
Negro Soldiers Parade Plans in Lawrence Postponed
Indications point to reappointment of many Lawrence and Douglas county families as the 51st Pioneer infantry faces limited chances to stop in Lawrence when they pass through tomorrow or the next day. Mayor Kreeck reports no war department reply to telegrams seeking permission. Negro societies plan no special entertainment until after soldiers reach camp Funston and are discharged, with a Woodland Park Welcome Home picnic planned for the Fourth.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
S51n Pioneer Infantry
George L. Kreeck
War Department
Privilere Raed
Tay
Kanssis
Topeka
Fld
Cam Funston
Woodland Park
Sith
Town 70 Close on Fourth Business Day in Lawrence
Sparse downtown activity in Lawrence on the Fourth as most shops close. Exceptions include drug stores, restaurants, bakeries and garages staying open to serve the public. Harvest hands sought in Russell with wages of 38 to 39 cents per hour in wheat fields.
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Woodland Park
Lawrence
J. H. Kellew
Indiana Street
Russell, Kans
Russell
Fourth of July Homecoming at Woodland Park Planned
Committees finalize decor for Woodland Park as Lawrence welcomes returned soldiers. Colonel Means urges veterans to wear uniforms. registration opens at 10 AM with medals issued at the booth. Rest and first aid stations set, songs printed, and merchants asked to decorate downtown.
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Woodland Park
Lawrence
Hugh
Park
A. W. Clark
Elizabeth Bullock
Lawrence Public Health Nursing Asociation
Harvest Hands Can Pay R R Fares Later
Washington July 2 Emergency steps were taken by the railroad to rush laborers into Kansas to harvest bumper wheat. Director General Hines, after a talk with Senator Capper, ordered special trains from Chicago Kansas City St Louis and other western cities. Capper warned that without relief hundreds of thousands of bushels would be destroyed. Hines said laborers could pay fares after they earned them in the fields. Miss Helen Metcalf will soon depart for New York Boston and other eastern points.
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Washington
Tailroad Administration
Kansas
Hines
Senator Capper
Santa Fe
Topeka
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Capper
Hine
Railroad Administration
Fight Bulletin Plan for Willard Dempsey Bout at Park
Downtown fight fans hear Willard Dempsey details at Woodland Park as newspapers join the city committee to showcase bulletins at the regu lar program. The bulletins will not be AP and will not be published at the Journal World office to respect by laws of the press association and help the park picnic.
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Toledo
Woodland Park
Douglas County
Associated Press
Journal-World
Elks Target Full Salvation Army Quota by July Fourth
Elks volunteers renew efforts to raise 3750 in the county for the Salvation Army. Workers revisit last year’s routes urging larger subscriptions as the drive aims to meet the quota before July Fourth. Lawrence trails with about 1000 remaining while Eudora races to cover its shortfall.
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Elks
Salvation Army
Lawrence
Eudora
Devereux Players Impress in First Lawrence Showing
On the University campus the Devereux Players debuted outdoors after Coburns, earning warm approval from a critical audience. Miss Zinita Graf led with Miss Agnes Elliott Scott as Mrs Hardcastle, while Ralph Bradley’s Tony drew laughs. Tonight Romeo and Juliet, tomorrow The Taming of the Shrew, and final night The School for Scandal. Season tickets are offered for the three remaining performances.
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Devereux
Snow Hall
Coburn
Coburns
Lawrence
Goldsmith
Mr. Devereux
Zinita Graf
School For Scandal
Case 18 Continued Patterson Faces Police Court Charge
In police court this morning the city versus Ed Patterson was continued to tomorrow to allow defense witnesses. Patterson is charged with disturbance of the peace and indecent exposure following an arrest in the 700 block of Alabama Street prompted by neighbors at a vacant house.
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Ed Patterson
Patterson
Alabama Street
Hatterson
Move Started to Hasten Fort to Fort Highway
Lawrence businessmen press to accelerate the Fort to Fort highway link to Topeka, seeking grading this year on Sections D F and delaying paving until next year. County plans still call for paving Section C later, with Section 6 possibly finished by December. Engineering and labor shortages affect progress as Cook OBrien team works Shawnee County segments.
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Lawrence
Andrews
Fort-to-Fort
Topeka
A. C. Lagerwell
List& Gifford
Cook & O'Brien
Shawnee J County
Shawnee County
Local Flyers Prep Travel to Iola Tomorrow
Daisy Field hosts Test Flights and Passenger Runs as repairs complete on the local aeroplane. Paul Stewart and Ben Brown announced last flights will occur tomorrow afternoon before departing to Iola for exhibitions Friday. The flight to Iola is expected to take about one hour and fifteen minutes.
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Daisy Field
Paul Stewart
Ben Brown
Lawrence
Lieut. Brown
Woodland Park
Iola
Douglas County Aid Rises as June Assistance Increases
Twenty five families and individuals received aid from the Douglas County Commissioner office in June. Expenditure totaled 175.12, up from 119.88 last June due to higher prices and more disabled recipients. Joan Sugrue George Chambers and Roy Lawrence depart for Toledo for the Fourth. The piece ends with a note on cats and nuns.
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Douglas County
Offhhe R
Joan Sugrue
George Chambers
Roy Lawrence
Toledo
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Kent
WLL
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William ‘Brooks
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Entente
Weing
Major Scott
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Hugh Means
R.R
Helen Metcalf
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Boston
ELK
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