Strikers Seize Railroad Shops at Slater Missouri
Slater Missouri July 11 Associated Press strikers have seized the Chiggo and Alton shops driven out non union workers and are holding the shops this afternoon. Eighteen men were driven out today and twenty five yesterday. Sheriff Logsdon heads to Slater from Marshal as guards are jailed amid disputed accounts of non union workers leaving peacefully or being removed.
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Chicago and Alton
Slater
Associated Press
Chiggzo and Alton
John Logsdon
Marshal, Mo
Santa Fe shopmen return to work in Topeka
Topeka July 5 with 1249 Santa Fe shop workers at work today, up from 1167 Monday. Chief Leonard notes no picketing beyond casual observers near gates. John Purcell reports few new hires, but more men who missed Monday returned. W K Etter says all trains are on schedule. New York rail heads report threats against shopcrafts union men. In Springfield Missouri about 100 Frisco stationary firemen and oilers walked out at 8 am.
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Topeka
Santa Fe
Leonard
John Purcell
Pureel
Harding at Marton Marion Ohio July 5
President Harding tours Marion in his hometown as a private citizen after leaving office. He chats with family and friends at the Marion Star office and reviews a centennial parade at the fairgrounds. Chancellor Lindley returns from Topeka after a board of education hearing where he served as president.
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Marion
Ohio
Harding
Fair Grounds
Fairgrounds
H. “Lindley
Topeka
Board of Education
Dr Lindley
Kansas Forecast Shows Fair Skies and Southeast Warmth
Weather notes indicate generally fair conditions in Kansas. Tonight and Thursday look warmer in the southeast portion. Temperature readings include yesterday evening, 7 am today, and 1 pm today with maximum and minimum values recorded.
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Kansas
Interfere With Mails Reported Across Several States
Interference with the movement of the U S mails by striking railroad workers was reported to the office of railroad mail service superintendents. The report came from Marshal Texas St. Louis Chaffee Missouri Kansas City Missouri and Quincy Missouri.
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U. S
Railroad Mail Service
Marshal
Texas
St. Louis
Chaffee
Kansas City
Quincy
Striking railroad shopmen drift back to work in groups
Chicago July 5 The Associated Press reports striking railroad shopmen returning to their jobs in uncertain group sizes after a nationwide walkout by six shop crafts unions. RB M Jewell notes the strike remains 100 percent effective at all points while maintenance of way unions may delay actions. He insists autonomous union bodies won’t be dragged into broader conflict, and that the financial interests aim to crush unions.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Six Shop Crafts Union
RB. M. Jewell
Maintenance of Way Union
Jewell
Maintenance of Way
American Federation of Jabor Railroad Department
Tam
Railroad Labor Board
Associated Pre Treat
Smwess
Cave
All Quiet in Kansas Strikes Slow in Santa Fe Shops
Gov Allen reports widespread strike disruption as Santa Fe shops in Topeka show only 54 of 1,700 workers at work. Union spokesman says pensioners are being considered for rehire. overall staffing down from 2,476. In Parsons, M K and T shopmen forfeit all seniority and transport rights for not returning to work. A Kansas City-to-Butte rail line loss leaves trains dark as strike continues. J N Johnson returns from Washington trip after months away while rail service remains unsettled.
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Topeka
al- Ten
Kansas
Santa Fe
FF. W. Rausch
Purcel
Nob
F. Allen
Parsons
Kan
C. E B. Schaff
Wilapa ‘Arbor
Wash
Lewis Challenges Dempsey Wichita
In a Wichita radio broadcast Ed Strangler Lewis world champion wrestler reiterates his challenge to Jack Dempsey world champion boxer for a mixed bout.
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Lewis
Dempsey
Wichita
Ed “Strangler
Jack Dempsey
End of siege in Sackville street as insurgents surrender
Irish insurgents in Sackville street surrender to the national army after heavy bombardment and flames. Feathal Braza (Charles Burgess) captured. last holdouts in the Granville and Gresham hotels surrender to avoid entrapment. Fire and shelling continue as authorities plan further action and confirm Ramon De Valera’s uncertain whereabouts.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Sackville Street
National Army
Press Association
Feathal Braza
Charles Burgess
Tpress
Granville Hotel
Gresham Hotel
Gresham
Memorial pledges received for university fund
The Memorial Corporation of the University received 125 in pledges this morning. A 100 pledge came from Herbert C. Hansen of Warren Ohio and a 25 pledge from Chas W Kling of Waterloo Ohio. Hansen was a 1914 engineering school graduate and Kling a 1904 college alum.
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Memorial Corporation of the University
Herbert C. Hansen
Warren
Ohio
Chas. W. Kling
Waterloo
Hansen
University
Kline
Corwine's Trial Opens in Shawnee County District Court
Judge Shawnee County trial opens as Corwine faces ouster charges brought by the attorney general. Prosecution denies politicized proceedings while presenting alleged prohibition law violations and protection money claims.
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Topeka
H. J. Corwine
Shawnee County
Magi Mer Naster
R. J. Hopkins
Fred A L. Crable
Kansas Anti-Salem League
Stouffer Named Graduate School Dean at University
Prof. Th. Stouffer of the mathematics department will become dean of the graduate school, succeeding Dean Blackmar who resigns. Stouffer, a Kansas scholar since 1914, has chaired appeals and worked on differential geometry, invariant theory, and collaboration with state schools. Blackmar will retire from the post to focus on teaching and writing.
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Th. SteukFfer
Peraduate
Flw
Blackmar
HW. Lindley
Stouffer
Drake University
Univer 8 of Illinois
Drake
University of Illinois
Unive of Kansas
Stauffer
Shite Schoois
Floan Blis
Professour St
Dean Duckmar
Dean Blackmar
Tie
Dean Blackmannon
Lohvice Ever -Seing
Changollin
Lindley
Paraded Ku Klux Klan Parade Blocked Over Strike Tensions
July 5 reports from Topeka State officials say Governor Allen instructed the sheriff and city leaders to bar a Ku Klux Klan parade planned for Friday night in Arkansas City due to ongoing strike unrest. Major Thompson confirmed orders and the strike was described as quiet. The Cowley County sheriff also pledged to prevent any demonstration in the county.
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Mafjott Thowpasere
State Adjutant General's Office
Majdar Thompson
Allen
Thompson
Sher
McIntosh
Topeka
Jui
Sherif
Cowley
Arkansas City
Gov! Allen
Church members present car fund gift to Rev Henry Fitzgerald
Members of St John Cattle Church surprised pastor Rev Henry Fitzgerald with a check toward buying a car. Fitzgerald has served in Lawrence about two years, drawing praise from church members and residents who have grown to know him.
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St. John’ Cattle Church
Henry Fitzgerald
Wes Tentax
Iita
Father Fitzgerald
Lawrence
Got Nothing But Five Years C Mo Sentence for Russell Ewen
Russell Ewen received a five year term in state prison after pleading guilty to robbing a man of an expensive bill during a night incident. The court sentencing occurred today in the criminal court proceeding.
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Russell Ewen
Bill Fuld
Spectator killed at a sham battle in Pittsburg
A Fourth of July sham battle at Lincoln Park in Pittsburg left one spectator dead and two wounded. Green Parry of Pittsburg died instantly while a crowd watched, and Mrs. Charles Depugy and Officer Balward O’Connor were injured by bullets. Autopsy found a bullet in Parry’s jacket. authorities are unsure whether a participant fired it or if a single shot hit multiple people.
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Pittsburgs
Pitts
Green Parry
Yearself
Pittsburg
Lincoln Park
Charles Depugy
Balward O'Connor
Wittsburg
Rail strike tensions rise as workers resist return
Chicago reports a mixed response after the weeklong rail shopmen strike. Some unions warn of broader walkouts while officials push for a quick resolution. Striking crews warned they would be barred from future work if they do not return immediately as further disruptions threaten services nationwide.
Recruit Campaign Backed by Company Aide Credits Incentives
The Climber of Comareret reports that Company H of the 237th machine gun battalion backs a recruitment drive with prizes funded by the state and Chamber of Commerce. First prize 100, second and third prizes offered for top enlistment totals across all yards in the state. Captain Kendall A Walton leads Company H, famed for its World War I service. the unit’s strength is capped at eighty five.
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Comareret
R Repropegan
Chamber of Commerce Fund
Iis Alse
National Guard
Bomes
Wran
Tito
Kendall A Walton
de Aitous
Tillie
Rinks
Hix
Walton Iiss
Zimmerman at Rotary meeting stirred talk of crime and reform
A Rotary club gathering in Tul Ciervad was marked by discussion of murder and law and order, with attendees noting political pollution concerns and the week’s events. The event emphasized education and social engagement as members fostered community ties.
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le Dphyse
Silas Marner seminar at Fraser be Fraser Visual Institute
A community program hosted by Fraser Visual Institute and the department of education announces a series of talks and demonstrations on Silas Marner and related topics. Invitations highlight a pioneer in the field from Kansas City Missouri and note enrollment windows over the next weeks at the university campus under Joseph J. Weber’s supervision.
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Silas Marner
Fraser
Euthusion de Navinen
Joseph J. Weber
Feom
Kaneas City
Farmers Seek Threshing Help At Farm Bureau Meeting
Dozen farmers gather at the Farm Bureau meeting seeking threshing assistance as crews begin threshing season. Volunteers and local clubs mobilize to support those cutting a few fields while others finish long chores before dark.
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Farm Bureau
Leskine
Hielp
Senator Lenroot Warns on Tariff Bill Votes
Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin, leader of the progressive group, warned in the senate that unless some of the high standing provisions in the tariff bill are amended, he could reserve the right to vote against the measure. The remark signals possible resistance from Lenroot over tariff details.
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Lenroot
Farrtif
Jomlers
Senate
Wisconsin
Uphold Supreme Court Decree On Railroads Dispute
The Chamber of Commerce board approved resolutions backing the Supreme Court ruling that Central Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads are competing lines. They urged sending copies to federal and state officials. The resolutions claim the Central Pacific and Southern Pacific operate as a single continuous line from the Atlantic to the Pacific, with traffic allocation and route authority under the governing act. The memo notes implications for ports, ships, and regional commerce, and urges action to preserve traffic rights and avoid intercompany separations.
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Chamber of Commerce
United States Supreme Court
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Southern Pacific
Aml
United States
Sertors
B.C. Li
AM River
Daeefiy
Oxdon
Southern Pacifc Railroad Company
Portland
San Franchio
Galveston
New Orleres
New Geto
Ity
Supreme Court of
Seatherk Teeitie Company
Nes
Pacffie
Ordora Avhiel
Vie
Central Pacific Railroad
Southern Paertie Rathrond
Tibet
Bon
Cal Lantt
Oil Driller Harold Dick Killed in Wreck Near Baldwin
Harold Dick, a well known oil driller for Wick’s Horse company, was killed when his rig contact line failed near Baldwin and Wollaville. He had drilled several wells west of town and his family had lived in the Tawrence area for three years prior to the tragedy.
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Caseuworth
Harald
Tran
WiSupa Harker
Wick
Harold Dick
Tie Tisd
Baldwin
Wollaville
Mr. Dick
Wheat Hauling Reported From Wall’s Farm North Of Town
Iaval Jim Wheat to the Derby tira company today tested 80 pounds to the bushel. Travise ais began hauling from Mrs. Wall's Farm, north of town.
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Derby Tira Company
Traviseais
Big Fourth of July Celebration At Woodland Park
Thousands attended the Lawrence event at Woodland Park with free coffee and cold drinks provided by the Chamber of Commerce. The program featured Rev Frank Janninina, Col Tash Mean General Sears, and a parade of talks about Civil War memories, World War effort, and local veteran praise. Shoestring horseshoe pitches, prizes donated by Worden firms, and a radio demonstration in the agricultural building rounded out the day. The National Guard displayed weapons and drums while the crowd dwindled after the ball game and a crowded dance pavilion remained.
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Woodland Park
Lawrence Furs
Commence
Ernie
Frank Janninina
Theodore Gardner
Ander
Wishineton
Doysoyiiar
Petie Rive Monaminity Sinecine
Phyrire
Cortraf
Sears
Cel
Tellin
Lawrence
Charles Rubineau
I. A. Heblo
Chart Barton
Pottedey
Red Cross
Tolshevisni
Caesetdgeel Arenndi
Balshevisni
Seamenk
Romney
Journal-World
Worden
Oman
Firet
Haffner
Dasye Meffner
Roger Evang
Tawrones
Ralph Ulin
Ling Webster
William Lyeeh
G. F. Deskins
Lew Drees
Gop
Yaskins
Dave Heffner
Far
Reed
Llova Wabster
Springer
Pal Vout Tek
Alfeay
Smeeches
National Guard
Hsphiy
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