Russians Across the Carpathians Threaten Hungary
London dispatch reports Russians crossing the Carpathians and marching into Hungary, threatening Austrian rear areas as Letchitzky’s forces resume activity after a lull. German war office notes recapture around Delville Wood and Longueval as Verdun progress continues. In Somme, a French victory over a key field fort at Abbechy was achieved with a daring assault by nine men. Berlin reports Albanian activity and renewed fighting near Riga, with Russian efforts suffering heavy losses. Italian gains in the upper Posina valley are announced amid Austrian attacks repelled near the Subio sector. Revel bombardment by German naval air forces hits Russian ships in the Gulf of Finland. In Portland, a German Red Cross milk fund raises 300 dollars for German babies, aided by the Robert Emmett Society.
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London
Carpathians
Hungary
Letchitzky
Delville Wood
Longueval
War Office
Paris
Abciches
Berlin
Albania
Lonfnaval
Riga
von Hindenburg
Woman in the Case Denies Knowing Mrs Gunning
Mrs Robert I Gunning of Lawrence Kansas says a young Chicago woman caused her husband s desertion and arrest for desertion. The named woman denies knowing either party. Sheriff Cummings is expected to bring Mr Gunning from Chicago tonight. Mrs Gunning was formerly Miss Leora Strahl of this city.
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Gunning
Chicago
Robert I. Gunning
Lawrence
Kansas
Sheriff Cummings
Mr. Gunning
Mrs. Gunning
Leora Strahl
Peace program at Friends church ice cream social
A pleasant gathering is planned for tomorrow evening on the lawn of the Friends church. The event will feature an ice cream social with speeches on peace by Rev. E. P. Haworth and Henry Albach.
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Friends Church
E. P. Haworth
Henry
Albach
Rescued After 41 Hours In Mine Near Joplin
Four miners trapped since 2 PM Monday at the Babcock mine near Joplin Mo were rescued alive at 7 15 AM after a 41 hour vigil. Rescue workers spoke to them through the barrier at 4 AM and the men said they planned to walk home once freed.
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Joplin
Babcock
Light Rains Bring Cooler Weather Across Kansas
Light rains fell overnight in northern and western Kansas bringing cooler temperatures. Reports indicate cooler conditions prevailing in many areas with readings around noon at 84 degrees, seven degrees below yesterday. Rain was recorded at Nanattan, Belleville, Concordia, Dresden, Hanover, Hays, Phillipsburg, Scott City, and Utica.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kans
Kansus
Nanfattan
Belleville
Concordia
Dresden
Hanover
Hays
Phillipsburg
Scott City
Utica
Excellent Border Reports On Military Border Mobilization
War department reports to Congress deny charges of rations shortages and transport gaps for National Guard troops deployed to the border. Letters from Lawrence, Kansas, and New York depict healthy camps, adequate meals, and positive sanitation. Soldiers describe meat car messes, good weather, and ongoing typhoid and smallpox inoculations with minimal sickness.
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Washington
War Department
Department
Thos
Darlington
New York City
National Guard
National Civic Federation
San Antonio
Kansas
Lawrence
H. E. Reyer
Fort Riley
Reyer
J. R. Holmes
H. L. Cheney
Gwen
Wart Plank
Delegates Show Strong Interest on First Day at Kansas Retailers’ Convention
Delegates gathered in Kansas for the retailers’ convention marked by notable enthusiasm and engagement. Attendees from multiple firms observed the opening day, signaling broad interest in the event’s agenda and discussions.
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Kansas
Kansas Retailers Convention Opens in Lawrence Clubrooms
Delegates from the Kansas Retailers Association gather in Lawrence for the seventh annual convention at the Lawrence Merchants and Farmers Association rooms. Officials welcome visitors, register credentials, and discuss, with a late start, the program while noting a balance of 251 dollars in the treasury.
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Kansas ‘Retailers’ Association
Lawrence Merchants and Farmers Association
Lawrence
Kansas
Otto B. Gufler
Merchants and Farmers Association of
J. D. Bowersock
H. L. Windy
Guiler
George Darsie
First Christian Church
Lawrence Avas
Irving Hill
New England
The
State University
West
Hills
A. H. Shafer
Association
Shafer
Thes
Kansas Weather Report Morning and Afternoon Outlook
Partly cloudy with likely thunder showers this afternoon or tonight in the southeast. Cooler tonight. Thursday for the extreme southeast region promises fair and colder conditions.
Kansas Retailers Association session boosts pep and plans
The Kansas Retailers Association held a bustling convention with talks on trading stamps and legislation. Secretary A L Oliger and assistant Fred Bower energized delegates from Lawrence and Pittsburgh as sessions outlined credentials, laws, resolutions, and future plans for 1917.
Young People Rally Planned at Woodland Park
Lawrence Christian Endeavorers from many points in Douglas county will meet at Woodland Park in Lawrence tomorrow for a pinion rally and a day of morning, afternoon, and evening sessions featuring several interesting special features for the youth groups and attendees.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Woodland Park
City union plans picnic and talks for Endeavor day
The executive council hosts visitors with a park picnic and music as Rev F W Ainslie presides at morning and afternoon meetings. J W Shell leads afternoon conference and delivers an evening address. The program includes devotionals, exams for a diploma, and special music with a surprise finale.
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The
City Union
J. W. Shell
State Organization
F. W. Ainslie
Baptist Church
Cats May Spread Disease Warns Professor Baumgartner
Professor W J Baumgartner of the University warns that cats may spread infantile paralysis and other diseases. Reports from Ardmore Pennsylvania cite local owners destroying dozens of cats to prevent disease transmission. Cats are killed by painless strychnine injections as fear of contagion grows.
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W. J. Baumgartner
Ardmore
Pennsylvania
William Mulvaney
Women’s Party Calls National Convention in Colorado Springs
The National Woman’s Party issues a call for a convention in Colorado Springs on August 10 11 and 12 to decide measures for the coming elections to win national women’s suffrage. It notes suffrage states’ electoral votes rose from thirty seven to ninety one and that these states control one fifth of the electoral college, boosting women’s influence in choosing the next president.
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Colorado Springs
National Woman’s Party
Millions Lost in Floods Leaves Carolinas Reeling
Flood waters in the Carolinas and nearby states receded this day, with property losses estimated from twelve to fifteen million dollars and a rising death toll. Railroads, plants, and farms suffer extensive damage, while transportation cleanup may take weeks. thousands of cotton spindles begin to spin again.
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Asheville
N.C
Carolinas
North
South Carolina
City Commission Sets Paving and Sewer Assessments
The City Commission this morning named election officials for the coming primaries and transacted three routine items. Paving was ordered in the alley west of New York Street between Tenth and Eleventh. Assessments for paving Locust Street from Second to Eighth were fixed. Assessments were fixed in sanitary sewer district No. 2 University Place.
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City Commission
New York Street
Locust Street
University Place
Kansas Natural Plans Immediate Reorganization to Raise 4 1 2 Million
Stockholders from Kansas Natural proposed a plan at Topeka to dissolve receivership and issue 4 1 2 million in new stock to raise 4 1 2 million for gas expansion. The plan aims to pay bonds, fund improvements, and add two years of earnings for capital upgrades, with 300 000 000 in new pipelines and additional gas fields soon after funding.
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Kansas Natural
Topeka
Governor Capper
Public Utilities Commission
Kansas
Wel
Capper
S. M. Brewster
The
Gas. Company
Pennsylvania
Texas
R. A. Long
Mat Weightman in Town for State Treasurer Race
Mat Weightman, a Shawnee County candidate and former Topeka Avenue pharmacist, seeks the Republican nomination for state treasurer. He is described as friendly, well-liked, and a strong fundraiser with broad local support. Weightman previously ran a drug store and plans campaigning in Lawrence where Mrs. Weightman, formerly Kate O Reilly, is known.
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Mat Weight
Topeka Avenue
Capitol
Shawnee’ County
Weightman
Kate O'Reilly
Lawrence
Interurban Tracks Near Crossing On Bridge Project
Work on the interurban line across the Kaw River advances with tracks laid in both directions toward meeting on the second span of the old bridge. Regular service to follow as crews race to connect the Santa Fe span and the third span, with car barns and waiting rooms nearly ready in Lawrence and Kansas City.
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Kaw River
Seventh
Massachusetts
the Utilities Commission
Santa Fe
Sixth Street
Baw
Two Old Settlers Dead in Lawrence Rites Pending
Prominent Lawrence residents Joseph Sullivan known as Uncle Joe dies at 84 after a paralytic stroke five weeks earlier. Survived by four sons Charles John Joseph and Nick, and his daughter, with funeral plans not yet set. Lydia Pearge dies at 96 after sixty one years in Lawrence. four sons George Leonard Wills and Harley survive. funeral tomorrow at 2 30 from home with Rev E B Backus officiating. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Joseph SuLlivan
Lawrence
Joe
Lydia Pearge
Kentucky Street
George
Ottawa
Leonard
Wills
Albuquerque
New, Mexico
Harley
Winfield
E. B. Backus
Oak Hill Cemetery
Senate Naval Bill Faces Two Key Amendments
Washington July 19 The senate advanced the naval bill with the largest funding package approved earlier. Two amendments are seen as likely to face opposition: one to have the federal trade committee investigate armor plate supplies and another to bar a United States warship in Latin American waters from collecting private debts. Leaders aim to pass the measure and send it to conference.
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Senate
Washington
Federal “Trade Committee
United States
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Paschendaal
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Paezzy
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Revel
Gulf of Finland
Portland
Ore
Koenig
German Red Cross
Society of Portland
Robert Emmett Society
War . Department
Lawrence Boys
Kansas Weather Report
J. BD. van Meter
Parsons
G.W. Kidder
Pittsburg
Kansas Secretaries Association
Sparks
J. A. Fansler
Kansas Retailers. Association
BE. J
Fischer
Wamego
von Auded
Tanwbene
FL R. Hamilton
KK. A
Good of the Order
Kansas Retailers Association
John Cogan
Omaha
Neb
Wm T. She Chiesgo
Sheldon School
Geo. S. Knox
Garden City
Convention City
A. L. Oliger
Fred Bower
Ites
Pep
Stewart Lichty
Wellington
Oliver
L. C. Jones
H. L. Winey
Lawrence Association
H. B. Ober
Pittsburgh
Woodland
NPW
Endeav
Lawrence Endeavorers
J. W. Shel
Benedi Lotion
Pamerrow
Woman's Party
Governor
Capper and Utilities Commission
Mat Weightman
Tenth
Main
Lydia Pearce
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