Democratic leader candidate rises amid party shifts
The piece highlights a prominent party figure showing courage and rising influence, possibly becoming chief leader and a strong Democratic ticket contender in four years. It notes Kansas City facing water supply strain, muddy water, and boiling requirement, urging an adequate system like Lawrence. Delegates in San Francisco likely missed Monday morning papers and substitutes for Bryan’s endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Lawrence
Editorial Comment A Land of Cities
The Census shows the United States will urbanize massively in the twentieth century. American cities will grow beyond Europe and China, with New York second and Chicago fourth, while Cleveland Akron and others expand. Municipal administration must advance to manage growth and avoid rings or machine rule, adopting sound finance and planning. Roger W. Babson, famed statistician and MIT lecturer, forecast consolidation and growth in rail, trade, and diplomacy.
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Europe
China
London
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Petrograd
Budapest
Constantinople
Moxcow
Peking
Canton
Hankow
Nanking
Tientsin
Shanghai
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Teresbury
Hoston
Cleveland
Detroit
Saint Olkuns
Baltimore
Ovey
United States
Ceveland
Akron
Minneapolis
Journal
Various National and Local Gatherings Mark Notable Dates
Readable items note a New York convention of the National League of Masonic Clubs, a Colorado Springs city manager referendum, Harvard theology summer school reopening, and a New York conference on municipal issues. Also listed are several birthday anniversaries for British and American figures.
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United States
Canada
New York
National League of Masonic Clubs
Colorado Springs
Harvard Summer School of Theology
Jamestown
National Federation of Miners
Leamington
England
Lake at Woodland Park Could Save Kaw River Bathers
Sunday tragedies on the Kaw river highlight the need for a Woodland Park lake for bathing and water sports. A controlled, uniform depth with on site guards could prevent drownings, unlike the river which changes depth and treacherous holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaw
Lawrence
Woodlums Park
Woodland Park
Calfifornia Climate Product Stuns Local Natives
A new climate product in California surprises residents, breaking expectations amid a tense stalemate. The item draws curiosity from locals and officials as it shifts daily routines and discussions about weather and utilities.
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California
Senator Reed Warns Against Wilson League of Nations
In San Francisco Democratic leaders seek to distance from Wilson control and oust Senator Reed the longtime critic of the League. Reed refused a convention seat in exchange for dropping attacks on the Wilson league warning against subservience to an international super state. His stance risks party rifts as Democrats face defeat and he remains a persistent voice for warning Americans.
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San Francisco
Reed
Missouri
Wilson League of Nations
Con- Democrats
League of Nations
Wilson League
British dirtgible lands safely after transatlantic flight
One year ago today the British dirtgible completed an 8200 mile transatlantic voyage to Mineola New York in 108 hours. Miss Helen Sehon marked the day by staying at her home in Lecompton.
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Mineola
L. 1
Helen Sehon
Lecompton
Today in History and Anniversaries Highlights
Entries note key events from 1801 sinking of the Hannibal in Gibraltar to 1918 the death of John Purroy Mitchel in a plane crash at Lake Charles Louisiana. Also marks early Michigan land auctions in 1818 and political shifts such as Derby becoming British premier and Lloyd George's wartime appointment.
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Hannibal
Gibraltar
Michigan
Detroit
Texas
Thomas Davenport
Salisbury
Williamstown
David Lloyd George
Great Britain
John Purroy — Mitchel
New York
Lake Charles
Prince of Wales to Visit Jamaica for Two Days
The Prince of Wales will arrive in Kingston on September 23 aboard the Renown and visit Knutsford Park for a grand agricultural fair in his honor. He tours parish beauty spots, then returns to Kingston for a large ball at King's House, marking a major two day royal visit with Anglo American welcomes.
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Kingston
Sched
Prince of Wales
Knutsford
Kyngston
King’s House
Jamsaica
England
French Race Fixing Sparks Push for Capitol Reform
Baron Maurice de Rothschild urged the French Chamber to outlaw bookmakers in Paris and major cities, proposing pari mutuel booths to replace bookmaking. He cited massive government revenue losses and alleged crooked races, including a jockey named Brother barred for life after pulling a favored horse. The call focuses on curbing fixed races and raising state take.
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Paris
Baron Maurice de Rothechild
France
Pau
Baron de Rothechild
Baron de Totheefild
England
America
Brother
Zizanie Tan
Baron de Rothschild
Presson
Notable Women Across Nations Make Strides in Law and Society
Miss Gwendoline Farrar heiress to a Rand fortune remains secretive about her identity. Washington College of Law plans a Belva A Lockwood scholarship to aid women law students. Miss Harris Smith becomes Britain’s first and only woman Chartered Accountant after delay. Indian cities see women protesting educational discrimination. Chicago police gender integration faces marriage-driven turnover. A Paris bride’s canary wedding bird sings during the ceremony. Osford University will grant degrees to women after years of agitation.
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Gwendoline Farrar
Sir George Farrar
Rand
Miss Farrar
London
Washington College of Law
Belva A. Lockwood
Supreme Court of the
United States
Harris Smith
Institute of Chartered Accountants
British Empire
Hines Opens Paris Offices for River Shipping Arbitration
Walker D. Hines former Director General of Railroads has set up offices in Paris to arbitrate river shipping under German Austrian and Bulgarian treaties. He will assemble delegates from involved nations to decide Danube Rhine Elbe and Oder shipping allocations under reparations and distribute shipping among Allied powers.
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Paris
Walker D. Hines
Hines
M. Brice Clagett
Danube
Rhine
Elbe
Oder
Germans Keep Guns Amid Rural Resistance in Berlin
Minister of Agriculture Braun told a Tageblatt reporter that many German farmers hesitate to surrender firearms to protect homes from marauders. He noted some farmers store arms for subversive ends, but he believes such cases are not as common as thought and urged people to keep calm to avoid organized outbreaks.
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Berlin
Braun
Tageblatt
Herr Braun
Hogs on Tour to South America Exhibition
The National Swine Growers Association ships hog herd to Montevideo for exhibition at the National Live Steck Show, with the voyage now underway from Chicago.
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Chicago
South America
National Swine Growers Association
Montevideo
Steck
Uruguay to Buenos Aires Hosts Arpentene Livestock Exhibition
The report notes a journey from Uruguay to Buenos Aires for the International Live stock Exhibition of Arpentene. Hogs will be sold, and the herd was assembled with several frogs collected in the estuary.
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Uruguay
Buenos Aires
Arpentene
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Victoria Alexandra
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Rephnald McKenna
Gerald Vo White
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Ont
Katherine Trigley
Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society
Newburyport
Mass
John Shelton Williams
U.S
Wuuuland
Senator Reed
Schtitor ‘Reed
Wales
Island of
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Ans
Miranda Steele
Claremont
Kryptok
Lawrence Optical Co
Everett True
Rustache
Tripoli Desert
India
Windy City
Qsford University
Tour
I. C
Hank
Washington
Sual
Edison Laboratories
Edison
Talking-Machine Company
Ipgnea
Thomas A. Edison, Inc
Los Angeles
Marie Morrisey
Lawrence, Kansas
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