Shops Open as Guards Hold Parsons Railroad Shops
In Parsons today 150 strike breakers report for duty at M. K. & T. railroad repair shops amid drizzle as 300 National Guard troops assume guard over the town. Brigadier General Martin and officers order a ban on street meetings and firearms sales while U.S. marshals, district attorney Williams and deputies move to protect mail transport and railroad operations. Officials from Rock Island and Missouri Pacific seek injunctions to curb shopcraft interference.
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Rion
Martin
U.S
al Williams
F.R Fitzpatrick
F. B
Willianmis
Coal Shortage Forces Train Cancellations in Midwest
Omaha reports Missouri Pacific line cancels train 108 from Omaha to Kansas City and 107 in reverse due to a coal mining shortage. Officials cite fuel scarcity as the reason, signaling disruption to scheduled service across the route.
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Omaha
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Harding Into the Coal Mine Strike Settlement Plan
Washington July 10 The government prepared to present its plan for settling the bituminous coal strike to operators and miners as representatives reconvened in a conference called by President Harding. Secretaries Hoover and Davis assured that insufficient compromise would come from talks to permit settlement, while Harding drafted a pronouncement for immediate presentation.
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Washington
Associated Press
Harding
Miners
Hoover
Davis
Government to preserve order amid railroad strike
Washington July 10 The government through deputy U S marshals will preserve law and order protect property and life ensure mail transportation and keep interstate commerce moving despite the railroad shopmen strike Attorney General Daugherty announced after a conference with President Harding He said deputies have been authorized in the middle west and the policy will continue where justified to meet the situation
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Washington
U.S
Daugherty
Harding
Middle West
Attorney General Daugherty on Strike Talks in Washington
Attorney General Daugherty returned to Washington from Ohio and immediately began considering the railroad strike with Alfred P J Thom, general counsel of the association of railroad executives. He said he would have no statement at this time. Thom indicated he would discuss the visit only with the attorney general, with a statement possibly to follow from Mr. Daugherty.
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Washington
Daugherty
Ohio
Alfred PJ Thom
The
Association of Railroad Executives
Thom
Supreme Court upholds lower court rulings in two Kansas cases
The Kansas Supreme Court, in two Saturday decisions, affirmed the Douglas county district court rulings. In Lewis Tucker vs W D Lyons, Justice Burch wrote the opinion. in W E Martin vs George L Lown, Chief Justice Johnston wrote the opinion. The court held Lyons should have waited for safer road conditions before passing. Tucker sustained injuries and damages were awarded. It also ruled private dams causing inundation cannot be built or maintained, affirming the district court decision against George L Lown.
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Douglas County District Court
State Supreme Court
Lewis Tucker
W. D. Lyons
Burch
W. E. Martin
George L. Lown
Johnston
Kansas Supreme Court
Frances Tucker
D. W. Lyons
Lyons
Tucker
Kansas
Supreme Court
Machine Gunners Sent to Parsons for Strike Duty
Lawrence 137th Infantry Kansas National Guard machine gun unit of 49 men under Captain Sam P. Moyer entrained late last night for Parsons to guard railroad property during a strike. The detachment traveled via Ottawa and arrived this morning, deployed on Katy athletic field in rain, reporting all members in good spirits. This marks the fourth Parsons strike call for a Lawrence unit and follows past deployments to Pittsburg for mine strikes.
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114Th Cavalry
Yates Center
Earl Patterson
Coffeyville
Lange
Lola
Winfield Jones
127Th Infantry
Lawrence
Moyer
Charwee
Topeka
Goodland
Herington
Governor Allen
Rock Island Railroad
137Th Infantry
Kansas National Guard
Parsons
Sam P. Moyer
Bert Gish
Mahton Weed
Adjutant General’s Office
Sam Moyer
Katy
Lawrence National Guard
Pittsburg
Missouri Pacific to discontinue trains in Missouri and Kansas
The Missouri Pacific announces the discontinuance of sixty legal and mixed passenger and freight trains citing coal price increases from the miners strike. Kansas Governor H J Allen says the railroad must show cause before the Kansas Public Utilities commission why some Kansas passenger trains should be cut.
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St. Louis
Associated Press
Missouri Pacific
Topeka
Missouri | Pacific Railroad
Kansas Public Utilities Commission
Kansas
H. J. Allen
Extension nurse Pearl Martin to tour Douglas County
Miss Pearl Martin extension nurse for the state agricultural college will visit Douglas County this week for demonstrations on child nutrition. She will present at the Big Springs school house Wednesday afternoon and the Eudora opera house Thursday afternoon. Last summer she spoke here with demonstrations on home care of the sick. Meanwhile two Lawrence Twilight League games were called off due to wet fields and will likely be played next week.
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Pearl Martin
State Agricultural College
Douglas County
Miss Martin
Big Springs
Eudora Opera House
Lawrence
Crimson and Blue
Journal-World Nine
Thes
Whiz Bangs
Haskell
Miss Gladys Langley Taken To Mercy Hospital
Miss Gladys Langley daughter of Mrs Ella Langley was taken to Mercy hospital in Kansas City this morning for surgery on a fractured bone suffered when she was run over by a car two years ago.
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Mercy
Gladys Langley
Ella Langley
Mercy Hospital
Kansas City
Drowning Claim Ties To Liberty Family In Coffeyville Death
Word reached this morning of the death by drowning of Howard Alderman aged 1 year, son of Mr and Mrs D Alderman of Liberty. The tragedy occurred last night at Coffeyville. Mrs F J Keil of 1500 Mass street is the sister of the deceased.
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Coffeyville
F. J. Keil
Mass. Street
Howard Alderman
Frank W. Hamonitt
Maywood, Ill
Mrs. T.millers
Tennessee Street
Awning Fire Lit by Cigarette at Kaw Valley Station
A fire at the Kaw Valley interurban station Sunday morning was started by a carelessly used cigarette or cigar in the awning. The blaze was discovered at 10:05 a.m. and caused about 340 in damage.
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Kaw Valley
Marriage License Issued to Chester Finley and Jessie B Clutter
A marriage license was issued this afternoon to Chester Finley and Jessie B Clutter, both of Kansas City Missouri. They were married by Probate Judge pro tem C E Lindley.
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Chester Finley
Jessie B.clutter
Kansas City, MO
C. E Lindley
Weather Forecast for Kansas Showers Tonight and Tuesday
Showers expected tonight and Tuesday across Kansas with little temperature change. The forecast notes past temperatures at 7 p.m yesterday 7 a.m today and 1 p.m today with unspecified maximum and minimum readings.
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Kansas
Demands Patents Returned to Alien Property Custodian
A demand was made in New York on Francis P. Garvan, president of the Chemical Foundation Inc., for the return to the alien property custodian of all patents formerly enemy owned and sold to the foundation while Garvan was alien property custodian. Fred H. Wilson, secretary to the Alien Property Custodian, traveled to New York to pursue this action.
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Washington
New York
Francis Ply Garvan
The
Chemical Foundation, Inc
Foundation
Mr. Garvin
Mr. Garvan
Fred H. Wilson
Thomas W. Miller
Potato Harvest Halted by Rain in Kaw Valley
Nearly two inches of rain drenched Lawrence causing a harvest delay in Kaw Valley as transport and tugging slowed. producers warn every saved day matters for market prices. Power line work paused by morning showers with construction to resume if no more rain tonight.
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Lawrence
University
Kaw Valley
Kaw
Here
Linwood
Kansas Electric Power Company
Tom Skinner
Compat
Marnings
Illinois Troops Deployed to Break Bloomington Strike
July 10 Bloomington news reports state troops have been sent to maintain order at Chicago and Alton rail shops where 2000 workers are on strike. Acting Governor Sterling ordered mobilization of the 180th Infantry, with units in Springfield Peoria Canton Quincy Salem Cairo Mount Vernon and Decatur. Company YD from Danville left July 7 likely for Bloomington or Clinton.
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Bloomington
Cassociated Press
Chicago and Alton
Springfield
Cassociated T Press
Sterling
Black
Peoria
Canton
Quincy
Salem
Cairo
Mount Vernon
Decatur
Danville
Delavan
180Th Infantry
Bie
Clinton
Miss Arrasmith Fired by State Education Board
Miss Euna Arrasmith, secretary for the state board of education, was permanently dismissed by the board meeting here today after a temporary suspension. The auditor was not to honor her salary while absent superintendent Lorraine Fe. Wosia, and on June 24 she refused board access to records and declined to act as secretary.
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Jopeka
Euna Arrasmith
State Board of Education
Sind
Sal Wencer
Lorraine FE. Woasia
Arrasmith
French can come Nome Paris return to work freely
Paris July 10 The French ports at The Hague may return to Paris at any time if they believe they can no longer perform useful work there. The foreign office announced no formal surrender of cooperation with the commission on the Russian problem and no notice of giving up hope of cooperative work has been received.
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Paris
Asoviateil I'ress
Hague
Foreign Office
Strike Breakers Sent North From Bluffs Amid Tense Standoff
About fifty alleged strike breakers of the Missouri Pacific arrived at Poplar Bluffs Missouri from Hoxie Arkansas after a mob ordered them out of town. Strikers said the men would be sent north on the first train. There was no violence.
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Poplar Bluffs
Associated Press
Missouri Pacific
Hoxie
Arkansas
Rail strike at crucial stage across states
Chicago reports a pivotal rail strike day with troops on duty in Illinois and five other states. Marshals and National Guard mobilized, shops guarded, and violence feared as railroads plan to reopen with returning workers and imported labor. Deputies deployed to protect rails and mail. Slater, Missouri seen as quiet but strained by strike breakers and supply issues.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Ilip Ois Rand
United States
Illinbig
Clinton
Illinois
Bloominxton
Ilinois
Sterling
Alton
National Guard
Wer
Missouri
Kansa
Michigan
F R. Pitapatrick
Parsons
Kansas
Allen
Skater
T. K. Parshall
Kansas City
Slater
Chicago and Alton
Parshall
U. S
Flood Notice and Local a Picnic Supper Plans
A Maryville flood report cites 10.82 inches of rain from a cloudburst on the 102 river causing warnings downstream. Kansas and Missouri cities report heavy rain and strong winds with trees down. other items note church society picnic plans and residents traveling, including Frances Eleanor Hamillt entering Kansas University.
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Missouri
Ryes City
Vville
Maryville
Kansas
Kangas
Rabies Warning after Dogs Bite Residents in Town
The town issues a rabies alert after several dog bites. Miss Mabel Sheen was bitten July 4 by a dog later found to have rabies. she begins Pasteur treatment. Another boy, Dave Evans, was bitten in the 700 block on Main Street. the dog is to be observed for ten days then killed if symptoms appear.
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Clwrence
Ed Todaly
C. B. McClelland
Lr I. S. Gardner
Dave Evans
Frank Evans
Fvens Auto Supply Co
Winais Street
Carl Thomas
Carl Phillips
Memorial Campaign Mail Drive Reaches $1185 in Gifts
The Memorial Campaign at the University reports daily mail pledges reaching 1185 through a mail campaign aimed at salamad and farmer students unable to visit in person. The largest gift is 400 from Kersey G Williams of Memphis Maine.
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Memorial Corporation
Kersey G. Willams
Memphis
Penn
Me. Williams
William B. Sutton
Astland
Texas
Raymond
Hibwards
Pt. St. Michel
Alaska
Fast Land
Colin
Belwhards
Mexican bandit threatens to blow pipelines for ransom
Washington reports a Mexican bandit active near Tampico has threatened to blow all pipelines and pumping stations unless paid 45000 pesos by a stated deadline. A message from a Tampico correspondent cites a demand linked to the Corona company, with the bandit’s base at Pecuré camp.
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Washington
lGorogave
Tampico
Ojtresciou
Conant Shiw
State Department
Bri
Corona
Fair board meeting to discuss Douglas County fair
The Douglas County fair board meets tomorrow afternoon for a session described as important. They expect debate on stable facilities for horses during the fair as entries are high. Also, A. Stekdyk from the State Cultural College will visit to supervise cabbage tests at R. H. Rogers’ site and select cabbage loads.
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Douglas County
A. Stekdyk
The
State Cultural College
R. H. Rogers Place
Cases Continued in Police Court for Porter and Perkin
Gene Porter charged with being drunk and violating the bone dry law and Heinie Perkin charged with being drunk both pleaded not guilty when called in police court this morning and the cases were continued until Friday morning.
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Gene Porter
Heinie Perkin
Auto license boom lifts county revenue in McKone era
The county treasurer reports a strong intake of motor vehicle license applications. W H McKone oversaw sixty four filings last week, predominantly from new car owners, signaling a healthy auto market and rising local revenue.
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Gig
W. H. McKone
Topeka Couples Receive Marriage Licenses Saturday
Marriage licenses issued Saturday to Arthur S. Youngman and Laura M. White of Topeka, and to Herman G. Wehe and Genevieve E. Stach of Topeka.
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Arthur S. Youngman
Laura M. White
Topeka
Herman G. Wehe
Genevieve E. Stach
Hearing On Express Rates Across the Nation
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced a nationwide investigation into the reasonableness of current express rates. Hearings will be arranged after the order, with a plan of procedure outlined for the inquiry.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Colored men meet in session in Lawrence
Delegates from many Kansas cities attended the Protective Teague meeting in Lawrence focusing on colored interests. Cartwright a colored candidate for state superintendent of insurance was endorsed. The group urged wise voting for candidates aiding the country and colored people. The anti lynching bill was endorsed for Senate action after House approval. Rev. J R Ransom traveled to Washington with 5000 signatures seeking favorable action.
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Protective Teague
Lawrence
Cartwright
Kansas
Dili
Senate
Ai Oran
House
J. R. Ransom
Washington
Dana Townsend Lectures Set At Fraser Hall
Dana Townsend of New York City, noted lecturer on the relation of music with literature and history, will open a lecture series in Fraser Hall at the University tomorrow. Sessions will feature music, are open to students and townspeople, and cover topics such as Folish Literature and Music American Literature and Music History and Music. Each lecture lasts one hour.
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Dana Townsend
New York City
Fraser Hall
University Tomorrig
Afeloek
Tayensend
Pallie
Saarts
Carparty Wis
Masschusetts Street
Breezedale
Flaskell
Breezidate
Haskell
Court House
Basachusetts Street
Santa Fe
Woodland Park
University Line
Mississippi Street
Tennessee
Rhode Island Street
S Speare
Mas
American Legion Meeting Set At Dorsey Post Hall
The Eli Ferrell Dorsey Post of the American Legion will hold an important business meeting at the post hall Wednesday evening. The meeting will be called at eight o'clock. Miss Nannie Jordan and D. M. Gray visited Leroy Jordan and family yesterday, with Mr and Mrs Arthur Gray also present.
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American Legion
Eli Ferrell Dorsey
The
Post Hall
Nannie Jordan
D. M. Gray
Mrs
Arthur Gray
Leroy Jordan
Twenty Deputies Sworn In From Lawrence
A group of twenty Lawrence youths reported to United States Marshal Fred Fitzpatrick in Topeka to be sworn in as deputy U S marshals. Sheriff Will Joting coordinated the effort after a request from District Attorney Williams. The roster includes Emerson Norton of the University of Kansas and 18 others, with more volunteers ready if needed.
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Lawrence
Topeka
United States
Fred BR. Fitzpatrick
United ‘States
Will
Joting
United States District Attorney
Williams
Douglas County
Shop Crafts Union
Progre
Johns
Law students to submit papers on labor union liability
The University of Kansas School of Law selects a subject for an annual competitive paper. The winning paper will be read before the Kansas Bar Association in Salina in November. Any law student may submit. This topic explores the liability of labor unions for damages arising from violent strikes.
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School of Law
Kansas Bar Association
Salina
Rain Delays Santa Fe Trail Grading Project
Heavy rain stops county road crew from starting grading on the Santa Fe trail from the county line to Baldwin. Work planned to widen the road to thirty feet between ditches and gravel the surface. Equipment is on site and ditches prepared, but weather halts progress.
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Baldwin
Lansing Fire Sweeps Half Lansing Kansas Business District
Fire at Campbell & Sons grocery at 2 a.m. destroyed half the town’s business area in Lansing Kansas. Losses total about 45000 with Campbell & Sons stock and building 18000 W C Stafford grocery 7000 and Joseph Anethony stock and building 4500. Other losses were household goods and lodge items. Lansing lacked groceries and planned fresh stock from nearby.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Lansing
Kansas
Campbell & Sons
Fort Leavenworth
Camphbelt & Sons
W. C. Stafford
Joseph Anethony
Los
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Alberta Mack
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University of Kansas Athletic
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