Senator Harding and Governor Cox Move to Records
Senator Harding and Governor Cox have begun making phonograph records. Canned music houses plan to release discs titled the Marion Vie and the Juyton Blues on the other side of the record.
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Associated Press
Associated’ Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Postoffice
Lawrence
Kansas
Journal-World
Senator Harding
Cox
Marion Vie
Kaw Valley Farm Sells At Five Hundred Dollars An Acre
Senator LaPoullette rejects a third party nomination citing the misfit platform. A Kaw Valley farm sold for $500 an acre in a single deal this week, bought by a longtime valley resident familiar with local expectations.
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LaPoullette
Ron
Kansas authoress balks at Topeka age rule
A Kansas authoress refuses to register in Topeka as the city clerk demands her exact age. Lawrence is praised as an atmosphere favorable to authorship and a simple age claim of over 21 satisfies clerks. The piece notes daylight saving debates and related scheduling confusion in eastern cities.
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Kansas
Topeka
Lawrence
Legion members debate state HQ move at August Pittsburg convention
The American Legion plans a state convention in Pittsburg in August where a fight is expected over moving the state headquarters from Topeka to Wichita. Most local posts in this region favor keeping the offices in Topeka, where they have been located for the past year.
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American Legion
Pittsburg
Topeka
Wichita
Legion
Germanys Delicate Standoff Over Postwar Demands
A German finance minister warns Germany stands between invasion and civil war as allies press reparations. German envoys slow gains, while exploiting leverage to ease terms. Hope and resentment grow as postwar penalties appear harsher than expected.
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Germany
Dictators Shift Tactics In Peace Talks After Defeat
The victors insist on dictating terms, while Germany cannot renew war against the Allies. Allied populations show unwillingness to resume hostilities to enforce the peace. German representatives, though defeated, leverage remaining advantages in negotiations.
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Germany
Wakarusa Flood Devastates Douglas County Farms
The 1903 flood in the Wakarusa valley caused by heavy rainfall overwhelmed farms in Douglas County and caused widespread crop losses worth thousands of dollars. Backwater from the Kaw increased flooding near Lawrence, while upstream areas were less affected. The event, though severe, is described as a rare occurrence in the valley's history.
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Kaw
Wakarusa
Igo
Lawrence
Douglas County
St Swithin Day Events and Global Notices
Centenary of Charles H. Hardin birth and Manitoba entry anniversary noted. Canada postal rate rises to ten cents as registration increases. Third Division reunion in Chicago marks anniversary of the Second Battle of the Marne. Helen Taft and Frederick Manning wed at Murray Bay Canada. U S Army Air Service pilots plan a round trip flight from Garden City L I to Nome Alaska covering 8690 miles.
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St. Swithin's
Charles H. Hardin
Missouri
Manitoba
Letver
Canada
Marne
Society of the Third Division
Chicago
Helen Taft
William H. Taft
Frederick J. Manning
Department of History
Yale
Murray Bay Church
Point A Pic
Fou
U.S. Army Air Service
Garden City
L. L
Nome
Alaska
Today’s Anniversaries and Notable Dates Through History
A compact list of historical milestones and birthdays including Almira L. Phelps the second woman AAAS entrant born in Berlin Connecticut died in Baltimore 1884 Henry Edward Manning cardinal in England date of death London 1896 abolition of whipping for women offenders 1820 Chartist riot damages 250000 pounds Birmingham 1839 Tope temporal authority restored 1849 Northwest Territories transition 1870 Salvation Army 25th anniversary 1910 Spanish influenza outbreak in Spain 1915.
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Almira L. Phelps
Secon
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Berlin
Baltimore
Henry Edward Manning
England
London
Birmingham
Rome
Northwest Territories
Manitoba
Salvation Army
Spain
Today's Birthday List from the British Isles and America
Viscount Northcliffe, noted London publisher, born near Dublin 55 years ago today. Mme Schumann-Heink, famed soprano and concert singer, born near Prague 58 years ago today. Rt. Rev. William L. Leonard, Episcopal bishop of Cleveland, born at Southport, Ct., 72 years ago today.
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Viscount Northcliffe
London
Dublin
Mme. Schumann-Heink
Prague
William L. Leonard
Cleveland
Southport
Berlin Tramway Strike Ends A Year Ago In Berlin
One year ago today the tramway strike in Berlin ended. General Pershing was welcomed in London as a guest of the city. An advertisement urges readers to buy swim caps at McCulloch's Drug Store and to ride a bicycle for economy.
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Berlin
General Pershing
London
McCulloch's Drug Store
History of the America Cup races recap through 1905
The America Cup, first offered in 1851 by the Royal Yacht Squadron, evolved through years of challengers from James Ashbury to Sir Thomas Lipton. It tracks defenders from Columbia to Hypothetical lines, with notable boats like Cambria, Magic, Mischief, Mayflower, Thistle, and Reliance battling for the perpetual trophy amid changes in rules and challenges across multiple wars and competitions.
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Isle of Witht
America
Commodore
New York Yacht Club
James Ashbury
Cambria
New York Club
Magic
Columbia
Franklin Osgood
W. P. Douglas
United States
Gifford
Royal Canadian Yacht Club
Countess of Dufferin
Iit
Madeleine
J. S. Dickerson
Avadieste
Alesander Cuthbert
Atlanta
Mischief
J. R. Rusk
George L. Schuyler
Contest
Club
Sutton
Paine
James Bell
Thistle
Sloon
Gen
Httle
Dunraven
Vigilant
C. OL Tsetin
Ulkstie Li
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Iselin Syndicate
Witleh
Ailover
Lipton
Colut
Outbursts of Everett True Suffering Cat 11
Cartoon caption shows Everett True’s reaction to a demand from Mrs Trug to dress fashionably. The scene humorously critiques vanity and overbearing clothing demands with a sharp, comic tone.
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Everett True
Plant louse pest threatens crops in Indiana
Reports from across Indiana warn of a soft bodied plant louse pest damaging flowers trees and garden crops including tomatoes and potato vines. State entomologist Frank O N Wallace urges timely control with spraying and notes honeydew secreted by the insect harms bees and colony products.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Nice
Department of Donatron
Frank O N. Wallace
State Entomolotret
Hoover relief operations transferred to American Friends Service Committee
July reports that all teeing operations in centresh Europe currently run by Hoover through the American Relief Administration will shift August 1 to the American Friends Service Committee of Philadelphia. The move, arranged at Hoover’s request, assigns American headquarters to Philadelphia with central ties at Berlin.
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Ind
Europe
Hoover
American Relief Administration
American Fhends Service Committee
Philadelphia
Pillnds
Philadelph
Ean
Berlin
Campaign notes and local agrarian debate in Dakota region
A fragmented report notes July activity in Dakota DC involving agricultural policy and county districts. It mentions the Meuse river valley district facing issues while another area opposes the Kew Valley Batter. A sale at a grocer is hinted at.
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Dakota
Hase
Trentee
North Dakota
War Museum Planned in Great Bend Kansas
Great Bend announces a war museum opening July 17 with trophies from overseas. Mayor Dawson received several war instruments from the French embassy in Washington, including a captured German machine gun, to be housed in a court house room with guarded safety. Individuals may contribute trophies and join the collection.
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Great Bend
Kans
Dawson
Washington
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