Democratic Deadlock Continues at San Francisco Convention
At the Democratic national convention in San Francisco delegates endure a twenty-two ballot deadlock with no dark horse in sight. Cox McAdoo and Palmer supporters clash as talks of adjournment begin while Wilson remains silent and Bryan absent.
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Cox
McAdoo
White House
Bryan
Wilson
Palmer
McArlo
Altho
Georgia
Dark Horse
Kansas
Cox Wet Wave Fails to Budge Dry States in Convention Map
The report notes Cox’s wet states failing to shift dry states as McAdoo leads a nine-state delegation including Texas. Davis appears next best after McAdoo, with Cummins cited as a possible option. William Allen White predicts Palmer’s near elimination and a convention clash with liberals and progressives.
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COX
Olin San
Kansas
Keralla
McAdoo
Texas
Palmer
Glass
Davis
Cummings
William Allen White
Max
White
Escape From Turks Reported In Paris
Mrs Richard Mansfield widow of the American actor and Colin Clements of New York playwright have returned to Paris after three months as prisoners of the Turkish Nationalists at Urfa Mesopotamia. They had been doing relief work among Armenians for a year and escaped to Jerablus on the Euphrates before being taken to Aleppo by friendly Arabs.
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Paris
Richard Mansfield
Colin Clements
New York
Urfa
Mesopotamia
Jerablus
Euphrates
Tom
Aleppo
Car Tracks Provide A Place To Nap In Independence
In Independence Kansas July drivers report youths using railroad tracks as a resting spot while waiting for a streetcar. Motormen say sleepers avoid missing the car and recall finding a boy asleep on the rails. One sighting had the boy jump startled as the car approached.
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Independence
Kan
Piersons
Delegates Arrive for Sigma Kappa Biennial Convention
About 150 delegates are expected in Lawrence for the 42nd annual Sigma Kappa convention. Delegates come from 25 active and 15 alumnae chapters nationwide. The University of Kansas chapter oversees the program, including routine business and social events such as parties dances teas and banquets.
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Lawrence
Sigma Kappa
National Social Sorority
Farmer shoots wolf near Manhattan
In a rural Kansas scene near the Kansas River bridge a farmer known as Bil Holbert encountered a full sized wolf in his dooryard. He swiftly retrieved a rifle and killed the animal, ending the wolf’s threat to his chickens.
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Manhattan
Bil” Holbert
Kansas River Bridge
Holbert
Directors to Attend Mary Ann Mining Directors Meeting
Registrar George VII reports university directors will depart tomorrow to attend a Mary Ann Mining Co meeting in Indianapolis. The Oklahoma mine near Baxter Springs, Kansas, yields lead and zinc in notable quantities.
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George VII
Indianapolis, Inc
Mary Ann Mining Company
Oklahoma
Baxter Springs
Kansas
Trusty Prisoner Flees Herd During Shawnee County Term
A prisoner from Shawnee county, serving one to five years for drawing a bad check, deserted his flock while a trusty in charge of the Leavenworth prison sheep herd and fled. He arrived here on September 19. July .
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Trusty
Leavenworth
Shawnee County
Sugar beet acreage to yield large Garden City district
The Garden City district in Kansas reports its largest sugar beet acreage this year with 9,000 acres under cultivation by the Garden City Co and hundreds of additional acres planted by individuals, promising a large yield.
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Kansas
Garden City
Kan
Garden City Co
Post Office Clerks and Carriers Meet in Topeka
LF Kingsbury and RC Abraham led Lawrence post office staff at the state convention in Topeka. Kingsbury represented clerks while Abraham spoke for carriers and rural carriers.
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W. Kingsbury
R. C. Abraham
Topeka
Mr. Kingsbury
Mr. Abraham
Lawrence
Old Home Towns Method Best Campaigning in San Francisco
Special correspondent reports that San Francisco campaigns use elaborate mass media and vivid billboards while simple local appeals remain preferred. He notes a Kellogg-like concern for reverence and mystery in politics, cites a Woodrow Wilson era sermon, and describes Kansas exiles at Stanford University debating platform priorities for the 1916 Democratic convention.
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San Francisco
Cal
Bill Smith
Jim Jones
Kansas
Toa
Fragmentary political musing on American voters and parties
A garbled excerpt questions whether a cross section of Americans aligns with progressive principles like stem and public policy. The speaker worries about Harding and Coolidge era troubles and wonders if the described group reflects thoughtful citizens or typical partisans.
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Vimir
America
Harding
Coglidie
HUNTING OFFICE EXPENSIVE SAYS GEORGE L. SNOW
George L. Snow of Oakland announced his Republican bid for Kansas governor and filed regular candidacy with the secretary of state. He pressed a news dealer at the Santa Fe station for a paper to the next Governor, citing campaign costs as justification. Snow traveled to Lawrence to repair his petition sheets amid ongoing filing and ballot placement talks.
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Roman
Santa Fe
Kansas
George BR. Snow
Oakland
Snow
Tame
Lawrence
Campaign Opens in Topeka for Kansas Republican primary
Topeka hosts a July Republican pre primary tour with Curtis running for the U S Senate nomination and Len Dan Anthony seeking the First District reelection. They meet crowds in Atchison and other towns while Harvey H Matter prepares to open Republican headquarters in the Central National Bank building and organize clerical staff. Matter plans weeks of campaigning to secure city votes and align after the primary.
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Kansas
Curtis
United States Senate
al Tony
Brown
Len Dan Anthony
Aly
Leavenworth
Congrr
Atchison
Harvey H. Matter
Republican State Committee
Central National Banke
Wh Wolf
State Committee
Matter
Headcuarter
Unclear OCR Patient Admission in Topeka Hospital
Fragmentary report notes an individual named in Topeka hospital for examination after stomach issues. Text is garbled with several name fragments and dates, rendering details uncertain.
Social visit among Kansas City guests at the Delta house
Miss Mary Smith and Mix Alice of Kansas City spent the Fourth with Miss Grace Coleman at the Aloba Xi Delta house yesterday.
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Mary Smith
Mix Alices
Kansas City
Grace Coleman
Aloba Xi Delta House
Independence Day Celebrations Readied at Woodland Park
Flags waved at dawn as 629 flagpoles topped the town for the Fourth of July event. Farmers in rain arrived for a Woodland Park picnic while the Chamber of Commerce serves coffee at 11 AM and a planned skyrocket display closes the day with sports and festivities.
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Town c
Observancy
Woodland Park
McAdoo
Chamber of Conmmerce
Woodland
Woman Injured in Car Smash Near Baldwin
Mrs Asborne of Enterprise injured Friday noon when a wheel burst on a speeding car caused the vehicle to overturn near Baldwin. Osborne was thrown free and bruised, the car top wrecked. They were taken to the Nank Hotel at Rabhein for rest before travel.
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Mro
M Oborne
Nank
Rabhein
Reynolds shrine party member reports San Francisco convention
J. Meade of Lawrence Shrine returns home with first hand details after attending the San Francisco convention. He witnessed the rolling of Tim Reed and noted the cool delightful weather. Mrs. Meade and daughter Martha stay on the coast until mid August. Mrs. Harland Russell of Kar City visits with Keeler family.
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I. J. Meade
Portland
San Francisco
Tim” Reed
Tarwart
Murphy
Meuel
San
Meade
threshing starts in Douglas County amid labor and car shortages
Farmers face a labor shortage as threshing begins in Douglas County with Pat Lanahan’s farm near Lawrence slated to start. Harvest labor wages have spiked to fifty to seventy cents an hour, deterring workers and prompting talk of industrywide wage caps. rains may further delay harvest, potentially completing by midweek.
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Douglas County
Pat Lanahan
Lawrence
R. 0. Smith
Tabor
Patasuone Wins Chicago Road Race in 20 10
Patasoni Haskell long distance runner and Harvard Stadium 10 000 meter finalist defeated a field of five hundred in Chicago Daily News four mile road race. He finished in 20 10, fifty seconds behind the amateur world record, and will stay in Chicago to train for Harvard tryouts under Frank Cayou former Carlisle athlete.
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Patasoni
Haskell
Harvard Stadium
Chicago Daily News
Chicago
Harvard
Frank Cayou
Carlisle Institute
Newton mother learns son killed on German submarine attack
Mrs. William Wollschlager of Newton receives official word that her son Glen Smith Allen was killed aboard the vessel Agamemnon when struck by a German submarine. Allen enlisted in the Navy August 8, 1916 at age 18. letters to him were returned and no definite word came. Despite comments through Washington and Red Cross agencies, no further information surfaced as Mrs. Wollschlager had moved from Detroit to Newton since his enlistment.
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William Wollschlazer
Glen Smith Allen
Agaraemnon
Bay
Navy
Washington
Red Cross
Wollschlager
Messenger Boy Hurt In Bicycle Car Crash
Merle Mouffies son of AL Mouffies residing at 728 New York street suffered leg injury when a Miller driven car struck a bicycle he was riding. Doctor A J Andersen treated the wound. A Western side street incident note relates to the crash and hospital visit. Farmers Rest Room in Manhattan town downtown offers travelers a place to rest and eat. funds raised by selling cream and cold drinks. City offices and school board meeting postponed for Fourth of July. mail delivery and courthouse closed. W FE Brown from Kansas City visited his parents Sunday.
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AL G. Mouffies
New York Street
Miller
Damvareel
A. J Andersen
Merle Alelineyint
Pias CIA' Es
Manhattan
University athlete makes Olympic team
Everett L. Bradley, a University crack all around athlete, placed third in the pentathlon tryouts in Brooklyn among twenty three competitors. His finish secured a likely berth for Antwerp with decathlon trials set for July 9 and support from teammates Patasoni Haddock and Sandifur, potentially giving four representatives from Lawrence institutions.
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Everett L. Bradley
Brooklyn
Bradley
Brutus Hamilton
University of Missouri
Robert Legendre
Legendre
Perrine
Hamilton
America
Patasoni
Haskell
Haddock
Sandifur
Lawrence
Man Who Banished Yellow Fever Dead
London reports Major General William C. Gorgas died early today. The former U S Army surgeon general led campaigns to eradicate yellow fever in Havana and Central America and directed medical work in France during World War I. He was decorated by France and knighted by King George for enabling the Panama Canal.
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London
William C. Gorgas
United States Army
Gorgias
Panama
Havana
United States
Rockefeller Foundation
Legion of Honor
George
England
Kaw River Toll Claims Three Young Lives
The Kaw River floods claimed three lives yesterday. Lawrence Klinow 11 of Lawrence John Ferguson 14 of Topeka and George Wadley 23 a Gorham resident and University student drowned while wading near the island and Cameron's bluff. Ferguson and Klinow were recovered this morning Wadley remains missing. The Furgison and Klinow families had been visiting in North Lawrence and a river party had boats for the outing. A second tragedy occurred near Cameron's bluff as George Wadley slipped from a river shelf and could not swim. his friends tried to reach him but he vanished. University activities continue despite the deaths with Dean Kelly noting the summer session cannot be stopped.
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Lawrence Elinow
Lawrence
John Farguson
Topeka
George Wadley
Gorham
Kansas
Ferguson
Klinow
Lee King
South Channel
Furegason
Henry Klinow
North Lawrence
Mildred Furgison
Doris Klinow
John Montgomery
Dolly Graeber
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Cameron’s
George E. Wadley
Verna Peacock
Ingo
Glen Banker
Wadby
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