Road to Topeka Route Questioned by County Leaders
The county commissions’ choice of the northern Fort to Fort highway to Topeka increases Western county travel with mud and hills between residents and the county seat. Critics note higher costs on two contract sections and question the timing of bids while hoping for better prices on the remainder.
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Topeka
Fort-to-Fort
Douglas County
Shawnee County
Stull
Lawrence
Mud Creek
County Road Plans Spark Tax and Wet Dry Debate
A local quarrel over road funding urges delaying western routes until the Lawrence area roads are finished. The congressional judiciary committee notes no fixed alcohol standard. drunkenness remains a matter of local custom with variations between wet and dry cities.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Congressional Judiciary Committee
Sahara
Governor Urged to Call Special Session on Farm Labor
The text urges Governor Allen to convene a special legislative session and deploy members to the wheat fields to ease the current labor shortage and reduce farm manpower tension.
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Allen
Letter Delivery Time Compared to Personal Visit
An old observation notes that sending a letter costs two cents now but saving time favors delivering the message in person if a longer wait would occur. The remark contrasts postal payment with immediacy of face to face communication.
Rainy season linked to higher bacteria in well water
University experts warn that ongoing rains have increased bacteria levels in local well water, raising concerns about safe drinking supplies. They urge residents to test wells and use treatment methods until quality is assured.
Atlantic Fleet Ordered to Escort Wilson Home
Widespread discontent with President Wilson over Europe actions is noted, but the Atlantic fleet’s mission to meet him and escort him home is attributed to other strategic reasons.
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Wilson
Europe
Atlantic
Bolsheviks Battle On Despite Peace Treaty
The report notes ongoing Bolshevik resistance after a peace treaty, portraying war and Bolshevism as diseases destined to run their course until the patient dies.
Germany eyes common sense hearing on treaty likely soon
A German newspaper notes growing signals that public opinion and political actors may push for a reasonable reconciliation of the treaty terms. The piece suggests pragmatic steps could surface in the near term.
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Germany
Tanlac credited with transforming Kansas City man’s health
John Mulcahey a railroad worker of 800 Lydia Ave Kansas City Missouri reports dramatic recovery after four Tanlac bottles Indigestion sour stomach gas nervousness insomnia and fatigue vanished He can now walk long distances sleep eight to nine hours and feels life is renewed He recommends Tanlac to others Sold in Lawrence by R R Hicksen and in Baldwin by T A Hitchcock Adv
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Taniac
John Mulcahey
Lydia Ave
Kansas City
Tanlac
Taniae
Tan'ac
Peace terms urged to be met with minimal disruption
An editorial argues the German people should accept the peace terms and focus on implementing them with the least distress to the nation. It notes resistance from those clinging to beliefs in invincibility but calls for a pragmatic shift toward productive compliance.
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Germany
Ford Sues Tribune for Libel Over Anarchist Claim
A lengthy libel trial in Mt. Clemens pits Henry Ford against the Chicago Tribune over an editorial branding Ford an anarchist. The case has cost both sides heavily, with lawyers and witnesses from Detroit Chicago and beyond, and hotel suites converting to trial offices as preparations continue.
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Henry Ford
Chicago Tribune
Ford
The
Tribune
E. G. Pipp
Detroit
Chicago
Ford Law Firm
Mt. Clemens
Mich
United States District Court
Clemens
Kola Register
Berkeley to Erect Memorial for Ambulant Nurse Hero
Berkeley California moves to honor Helen Crandall a volunteer nurse who died serving during the influenza epidemic by building a commemorative memorial in her memory.
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Berkeley
Calif
Helen Crandall
Local miscellany and humorous notes from the era
A jumble of short items satirize wartime life with quips about undertakers, milk price rises, farm finds, and a look back at 1860 petitions. It mentions Gabe Wisegood planning a tractor, a nurse’s remark on husbands, and telegraph editor jabs about Bolsheviks and Archangel.
Todays Anniversaries From History Notes
Key dates and figures listed include 1903 Christopher Gluck born in Upper Palatinate and died in Vienna 1737, 1767 Stephen Allen NY mayor and Tammany leader who died in 1852, 1811 Luccius J Knowles inventor in thread-making born Hardwich Alass died 1884, 1819 Father Mathew temperance leader welcomed in New York, 1867 Lord Monck oath as first Canadian governor general, plus 1915 Austro German drive on Lublin 1916 Somme front, 1917 Russian breakthrough in Galicia.
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Paris
Upper Palatinate
Vienna
Stephen Allen
New York City
Tammany Hall
New York
Henry Clay
Hudson
Luccius J. Knowles
Hardwich
Alass
Washington, D. C
Father Mathew
Lord Monck
Dominion of Canada
Cuba
United States
Isle of Pines
Lublin
Somme
Galicia
Birthday Announcements and Fourth of July Notices
Today marks birthdays of notable figures including Most Rev George Mundelein and Dr Grace Raymond Hebard among others. The July 4th schedule lists post office hours and special deliveries with local business ads and a note on Queen Marie of Roumania asking families to skip dinner one day monthly for child relief funds.
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George W. Mundelein
Chicago
Brooklyn
N. Y
William LeQueux
Baer
London
Crown Prince Olav
Norway
England
Frederick F. Keppel
American Red Cross
New York
Grace Raymond Hebard
Omy
University of Wyoming
Clinton
Town
Eugene Black
Congress
Texas
Blossom
C. C. Seewir
Marie
Roumania
Kingdom
War Chronicle One Year Ago in Finland and France
One year ago today German forces began moving toward Archangel in Finland. Berlin reported 15 000 machine guns captured as of that date. Secretary Baker stated more than one million American troops were in France or at sea.
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Paw
Chicago
A. R. Keator
New York
George H. Alcorn
West 31St Street
New York City
Archant
France
War Department
Archangel
Siberia
Goth
Berlin
Baker
Algerian Women Demonstrate Independence During War
The article notes that Algerian women in Algiers assumed control of their husbands' estates as men served in war or worked in France. It describes expanded roles for women and their strong engagement with government loans, reflecting new independence amid upheaval.
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Wie
Algiers
France
Coffee to Relieve Hernia Remedy Cited
A historic note reports that three patients with strangulated hernia improved after consuming cupfuls of black coffee administered at short intervals. In one case relief came after two cups, another needed four, and the third six cups before symptoms diminished.
Scientific humor exchanges on meat and temper
Doctor tells Mrs. Bloggs that meat causes temper as a scientific fact. She retorts that it happens when it is burned, highlighting a witty exchange about kitchen misfortune.
Jenner born 1749 remembered for smallpox vaccine
May 17 marks the anniversary of Edward Jenner born in 1749. Jenner pioneered vaccination in 1796 and received substantial grants from cities in recognition of his discovery.
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Jenner
Edward Jenner
Burglars Reward Poet Paul Verlaine
Sympathetic intruders woke Verlaine at night found him in poverty and left a franc apiece as a gesture of mercy from the Farisian poet's visitors.
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Paul Verlaine
Very Peculiar Nervous Start Awakens a Man
A nervous man experiences a sudden start that jolts his heart, an odd reaction noted as a peculiarly tense moment. The scene hints at a surprising medical or emotional response in a public setting.
No Such Thing as A Man’s Right To Suicide
London magistrate declares there is no right to take one’s own life. The judge notes the moral case but questions a law punishing failed suicide attempts and wonders about the justice of the statute as quoted by the Vancouver Sun.
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London
Vancouver Sun
War exposes greed and egotism in mankind
The remark notes that war reveals human greed, egotism, and folly as people kill not only fellow humans but other species as well, criticizing the waste and destruction of conflict.
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