Labor groups push for single party platform in Chicago
In Chicago delegates from Labor, 48, and Nonpartisan groups seek a unified party with one platform and one presidential ticket. Talks name Robert La Follette as top possible nominee while exploring joint fundraising and cross group support for farmers and workers.
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Chicago
Labor Party of the
United States
Committee of 48
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Amos Dinchet
George
Conventiona Ws
LaFollette
F. P. Walsh
Kansas City
Charles H. In- Ingersall
Henry Foi
Tere
Wal
Poles Launch Offensive Against Bolsheviks on South Front
An official statement reports Polish forces advancing against the Russian Bolshevists along the South front near Rovno and along the Dnieper region. The Polis army asserts continued offensive actions north of the river as part of the push.
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London
Polis
Rovno
Rees
Riveiver
Vermont Governor blocks special session on women suffrage
Governor Clement announces no special session will be called to ratify the federal woman suffrage amendment. He cites constitutional conflict and lack of opportunity for Vermont voters to express themselves. Proposals favoring action arrive as national pressure mounts ahead of elections.
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Rutline
Percival W. Llement
Womin
Washington
Sena
Republica Legislatu'r
Vermont
Clement
Intensl
Warrar
Harding
Mic Ion
Germany Narrows Reparations Demand to 30 Years
A July 11 statement from Berlin outlines Germany’s plan to limit reparations to 30 years, warning that failure to base future engagements on financial capacity could trigger debt inflation and further weaken Germany’s political economy. The démarche was presented to Allied Premiers in Spa Belgium.
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Spa
Belgium
Germany
Berlin
Stete
Villa bottled up in Chihuahua after Parra clash
General Joaquin Amare claims revolutionary leader Villa is bottled up in Chihuahua after a battle near Parra in which rebels and 400 federal troops took part. War minister General Elias Calles announced the update.
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Mexico Ciy
Mex
Joaquin Amare
Francivcu Villa
Chihuahua
Parra
Elias Calles
Quiet July 12 Observed Across Ulster Towns
Reports from Felfast and surrounding areas indicate a calm July 12 with no signs of disturbances. Telegrams from Derry and other towns show normal commemoration activities and orderly conditions throughout the day.
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Ulster
Wheat crop improves despite car shortages in crops report
Topeka notes wheat yields better than expected while the state agriculture board cites car shortages as a key marketing handicap. Separately river men search Niagara Gorge for Charles Stephens of Bristol after a barrel attempt to mimic Annie Edson Taylor and Bobby Leach ends in tragedy.
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Topeka
Niagara Falls
Niagara River
Charles Stephens
Bristol
Eng
Annie Edson Taylor
Bobby Leach
Weather forecast update for tonight and Tuesday
Weather page notes generally fair conditions at night and Tuesday with continued warnings. Temperatures recorded include yesterday's high of 65 with a low of 67 today. 7 am and 2 pm readings are listed but not all details are clear.
City Hall housing meeting urged to ease student shortage
Mayor George Krieck announces a public meeting at City Hall to discuss University of Lawrence housing for incoming students. Dean Blackmar cites urgent room shortages, especially for women, with many listings undecided or unsuitable and calls for standardized rooms and proper facilities to improve accommodation.
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Kreeck
Perops
Lawrence
Wasedy Trean
W. Blacknar
Arkel
Blackmar
Mide
Che
Polish Forces Defeat Bolshevist Cavalry Leader
Despatches report Polish troops breaking Bolshevist forces in the Pist Region Volhynia and Warsaw July 12. Gere Rudenny is said defeated and fleeing toward Rovno as Bolshevist troops are pursued. Lake Chad is described as having no outlet despite many rivers feeding it.
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Pist
Volhynia
Gere Rudenny
Rovno
Lake
Chad
East Africa
Big Jess Tastes Joy of Farm Life on 250 Acre Grantville Ranch
The article profiles Jess Willard managing 250 acres near Grantville with a combination harvester threr cutting a nine foot swath and threshing on the go. A truck hauls grain to Grantville every two hours while Willard oversees the complex operation.
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Jess Willard
Grantville
Willard
Tina
Millionaire on Trial in Chicago Opening Speech
Opening statement in Chicago charges William Press Lloyd, millionaire smith, with aiding a revolutionary plot to overthrow the government by forest action and bank openings. Prosecutor says Lloyd and 37 Communist Labor branchers promoted these aims in Milwaukee Chicago and at a New York convention.
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Liewd
Lloyd
Ne Smither
Vonnnun'sthalon
Hoya
Communist Labor Party
Wil
Sperney
Milwaukee
Chicago
New York
Socialet Party
Mr. Tleth Dechaviel
High School Ratings and Motor License Totals
State superintendent reports Baldwin in B class Encora C and other high schools in Jass C or 1 rating based on equipment teachers and programs. County license office sees 1766 total car licenses after 140 Saturday applications. A fire near the university engineering building extinguished a car blaze without further damage.
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Euder
High Hoel
Lecompton Ami Cintar
Jass
Deau
University
Plans for Baby Week Shaping Up in Lawrence
Miss Nelle Kuhn public health nurse says Baby Week activities are being organized in Lawrence. The plan includes theatre slides on infant care and home demonstrations by Boy Scouts to explain the week’s purpose. Local doctors and nurses will examine babies at City Hall and weekly checkups will continue to support mothers and infants.
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Nelle Kuhn
Public Health Inurae
Lraith Nursing Association
Sooner Unionist Leader Denounces Sinn Fein Tactics
A Sinn Fein opposition statement claims unionists will resist violence during the conflict. The Ulster Unionist leader asserts Sinn Fein methods are intolerable and cites widespread support from Orangemen, with tens of thousands siding with loyalist ranks amid wartime strain and rising tensions.
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Toit Duiy
Aieet Todas
Ulster
Orangemen
Conference on transportation and living costs at state grange
Senators Cumming of Iowa and Barnwell of Ohio discussed transportation and living cost issues during a conference at the state grange. With limited time before July 2, they plan to defer final action until they can complete their work.
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Moran
Ole
Robbed Illinois bank in Plainfield after rifle battle
Five men in a touring car rode into Plainfield nine miles from Joliet and entered the Plainfield Estate Bank. They locked the cashier in the cellar and robbed the bank of about 19 000 dollars in cash and Liberty bonds. A rifle battle followed. three citizens were wounded.
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Judiet, AL
Plainfield
Plain Estate
City Library to Close for Rede decoration
City library will close for redecorating and will remain shut on July 15. Patrons should renew books before Thursday July 5. Welch and Welch, chiropractors, note the closure.
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City Library
Weeklong Boy Scout Camp Opens in Douglas County
Eight day camp at Lake View opens with Paul Gilmer as director and Phog Allen in charge of physical training. Fifteen boys have signed up. tentage for fifty. open to all Douglas county scouts. Activities include scouting swimming and drills led by Rev Mohler Frank Jennings and Leo Smith with Jack Naismith teaching swimming.
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Paul Gilmer
Lawgerre Council
Douglas County
Gilmer
Lake View
Lawrence
Lawrence Council
Phog’ Allen
Kansas University
German reparations debate delays Allied conference
Spa July 12 lengthy Allied German talks extended by another day or two as conferees fail to agree on deliveries and the German reparations plan. Ministers and press observers are not impressed with the plan and fear key financial details remain vague. The German side reportedly has a more significant amendment in reserve.
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Spa
Aprese
corres_pondent
Hig
Governor Caw Arrives in Columbus for Roosevelt Meet
Governor Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt arrive in Columbus from Dayton and San Francisco for a series of meetings. They plan to confer at the executive office with a lunch and a Washington-bound departure later this afternoon.
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Dayton
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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San Francisco
Parton
Kansas Aviator Killed in Independence Fireworks Flight
Lieut Frank Stanford was killed and deputy sheriff Homer Adama seriously injured when an airplane preparing a fireworks display over Independence fell 100 feet Saturday night. Stanford, an ex war instructor and county primary candidate, was among notable locals. Also note Harvest for Church in Concordia with wheat cutting continuing in Republican Valley and pastors adjusting service times.
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Liect
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Jana Homer Adama
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Republican Valley
Kansas
Warren Blodgett Chosen Head of University Y M C A
University Y M C A board elected Warren Blodgett for general secretary. Blodgett, a former Y M C A cabinet member and spring graduate, will lead the campus organization with university faculty support and student assistants. Andere candidates included E G Howe and O K Kendall, but neither could meet conditions or availability.
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Warren Blodgett
University Ymca
Blodgett
University Y. M. C.A
Conrad Hoffman
Europe
University
E. G. Howe
Chicago
Mllnois
Howe
O. K. Kendall
University Place
Nebraska
Y. M
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Kansas City Bulletin Reports 284 Potato Car Shipments
The Kansas City branch bulletin of July 10 notes 284 potato cars shipped to date with market strength and varied destinations. Shipments include Kansas City, Cedar Rapids, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, St. Louis, New Orleans, Omaha, Ft Worth, Des Moines and others, with prices around 5.25 to 5.50 and some loading-station shortages.
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United States Bureau of Markets
Kaw Valley
St. Paul
Denver
Cedar Rapid
Jonesboro
Waterloo
Minneapolis
Longmont
St. Louis
New Orleans
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Ft. Worth
Des Moines
Salina
St. Joe
Leavenworth
Teetor Returns to University as Clay Laboratory Head
Paul Teetor resumes duties at the State Geological Survey and will head the university clay testing laboratory. He previously left in 1917 to work for Guernsey Earthenware in Cambridge Ohio and later in Detroit in spark plug porcelain manufacturing. His diverse experience strengthens the Survey team.
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Paul Teetor
State Geological Survey
University
Teetor
Guernsey Earthenware Company
Cambridge
Ohio
Spark Plug
Detroit
Teeter
Kansas
Bowman of Kansas City Bids for Congress in August
Democratic candidate A Bowman spent the day in Lawrence canvassing the district. An attorney in Kansas City he served in France with the First Division spending twenty one months overseas. Also notes mention scout patrols planned for schools, Harold R Hall attending Harvard business school, the city commission meeting, jaydriving fines for A T Burgh and J W Haker, and visits from Winnie Finn and Dr Albright.
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A. Bowman
Kansas City
Kansas
Lawrence
Bowman
France
David Donnelly
City
William Docking
Donnelly
Morgantown
Commonwealth National Bank
Merchant's National Bank
Labor Shortage Halts Fort-to-Fort Highway Progress
A labor shortage stalls work on the Fort-to-Fort road section A and delays bridge work at Mud Creek. Cement is stored but stripping and surfacing are paused as workers shift to harvest, with bids failing to attract enough labor.
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Fort-To-Fort
Grant Town
A. C. Lagerwagll
H. E. Wolfe
Mud Creek
Lort-To-Fort
Reuter-Schwarz Organ company changes name to Reuter Organ
A stockholders meeting at the company offices beschlossen the firm name change from Reuter Schwarz Organ to Reuter Organ due to Mr Schwars retirement and transfers of his interests. Local notices also report a hospital operation for Dr L L Dyche in Montreal and various social visits and travels of residents.
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Reuter Organ Company
Schwars
L. L. Dyche
Dr. L. L. Dyche
General Hospital
Montreal
Canada
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