Robbers Hit Linwood State Bank in Daylight Vault Standoff
Four men and one woman staged a bold daylight holdup at Linwood State Bank taking about 1500 dollars. T W Martin and his son were locked in the vault but escaped as robbers fled in two cars, pursued by officers from neighboring towns. A Knox car and an Overland roadster were used. The bank carried burglar insurance. Authorities pursued the getaway autos and notified nearby towns.
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Linwood State Bank
Linwood
T. W. Martin
Murray
Knox
Mr. Martin
Linwood Bank
Towts
Fractured Left Arm After Park Stunt
Hugh Crawford assistant engineer in City Engineer Dunmire's office fractured his left arm above the wrist while attempting stunts at Woodland Park last night. The injury was dressed and he is recovering. an x ray is planned for tomorrow. Crawford, a Kik.,U. student in Engineering, belongs to Sigma Chi. The Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene plans its third annual game meeting in Bunn's Grove starting August 3 with Rev. Ira Stevens and Rev. Mark Whitney guiding services. Eugene Harris and C. B. Owen lead ground work. Clara Weidman is secretary.
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Park
Woodland Park
Hugh Crawford
Dunmire
Crawford
Kik
Sigma Chi
Church of the Nazarene
Railways in Kansas Fall and Rise in July News
In Oskaloosa the Leavenworth & Topeka Railway sold privately to Kansas City capitalists who plan to complete possession by August first and integrate with the Kansas City Leavenworth electric line to Topeka. A new interurban route may connect Joplin and Oklahoma mines, with Heim line competition and possible Southwestern extensions. In Kinsley crowds welcomed the Anthony & Northern Railroad opening, carrying 350 passengers, while high quality wheat from Eben Baldwin and Louis Buerman topped sales at $1.10 per bushel via Lake View shipments.
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Oskaloosa
Kasus
Leavenworth & Topeka
Kansas
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Kansas City
William E. Winner
W. A. Rule
C. Patterson
Howard Ross
Short
Ane
Kansas City- Leavenworth
Lansing
L &T
Boling
Topeka
Heim
Pittsburg
Kans
Southwestern “Electric
Joplin Field
Oklahoma
Columbus
W. A. Satterlee
Joplin
Commerce
Okla
J. J. Heim
A. H.rogers
Southwestern
Galena
Baxter Springs
Pieher
Rogers
New Kansas Railroad
Kinsley
Anthony & Northern Railroad
Pratt
New Road
W. C. Gwin
Lake View
Eben Baldwin
Louis Buerman
Villa Still Suffering and No Orders to Resume Torreon Campaign
Corroboration from General Pershing to General Funston states Villa personally directs a campaign to seize Torreon, though Villa remains wounded. No orders have been issued to Pershing to restart operations. Separately, officials in Washington acknowledge a note from Mexico's de facto government on July 11 proposing a border commission, but offered no comment on circulating text.
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San Antonio
Tex
Francisco Villa
Torreon
General Pershing
Funston
Columbus
Villa
Washington, D. C
State Department
Mexico
Mexico City
Last Lap Underway as Kaw River Bridge Track Rises
Overhead work on the second span of the old Kaw river bridge is being removed to clear the way for the final lap of track on the new interurban line. The bridge gains strength to meet public utilities demands while tracklays continue across the Kaw and toward the Santa Fe span. Regular service hinge on temporary bridge connection, but delays push south side operation past Monday or Tuesday. Bondholders will inspect but cannot ride into South Lawrence as planned. Wires light the crews, concrete pours continue, and arches dry as work shifts to the last pier and south abutment.
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Kaw River
Public Utilities Commission
South Lawrence
Santa Fe
Sixth Street
Lawrence Merchants Plan Spring Short Course at University
The seventh annual Kansas Retailers Association convention ended with votes for next year’s officers and Topeka chosen as the 1917 convention site. Lawrence delegates lauded the gathering while plans were set for a Merchants and Farmers Association course at the university and for legislation opposing trading stamps. Dr. A L Van Meter replaced an absent speaker and shared war zone artifacts and charts from his time with the British surgical corps.
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Lawrence
Kansas Retailers Association
Merchants and Farmers Association of
Topeka
Kansas City
Kan
Hutchinson
Hutchinson Vf
Pittsburg
A. H. Shafer
HH. ‘L. Winey
H. W. Brewer
Manhattan
L. W. Snepp
Clathe
J. D. van Meter
Parsons
J. PT. O. Graber
L. C. Jones
Ottawa
State Association
K.U. Af
Prof
Ingham
University Extension Division
Kansas
Law Committee
Credentials Committee
William T. Goffe
Chicago
A. L van Meter
Goffe
Eldridge Hotel
Association
Stauffer to Preach at Barker on Sunday Afternoon
Rev. Stauffer E E Stauffer will preach at Barker Sunday afternoon at 5 30 o clock. Mr and Mrs L H Corse of Fresno California are in the city guests of Mr and Mrs E S Meairs. For many years Mr and Mrs Corse were residents of Lawrence.
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L. H. Corse
Fresno
Calif
E. S. Meairs
Repairs At India School House Pace Ahead
Repairs at the India School House are under way as a new fence is installed and the roof repaired. Officials say the building, though in poor condition, will be fixed up before September 1.
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India
Kansas Weather Summary Brief Update
Weather report notes yesterday evening and today with a forecast through 2 PM. Conditions described as slightly warmer, with temperatures around 68 to 81 degrees and an easterly wind. Local timing and details are unclear due to OCR noise but indicate a mild, warm period into Saturday.
START AVIATION CORPS Number of Lawrence Boys Getting Ready to Fly
A group of Lawrence boys plan a civilian aviation corps aiming for 150 members before government flying equipment is released. Adjutant General Martin and Captain Bellard approve the plan, contingent on the $9,940,000 congressional appropriation being distributed. Regular drills and a fifteen day summer encampment are planned with Louis Fink at the YMCA building each evening to recruit prospects.
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Lawrence
Martin
Bellard
Topeka
Congress
Louis Fink
Salvation Army Welcomes New Local Officials in Lawrence
Lieutenant W Hill arrives in Lawrence to assist Lieutenant B T Stack who is expected Saturday morning. Hill is a Salvation Army training college graduate. A welcome meeting for the new officials will be held at the army hall at 8 o clock tomorrow evening after the open street meeting. All are invited.
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Salvation Army
W. Hill
Lawrence
B. T. Stack
Hill
Salvation Army Training College
Army Hall
Increase in Licenses Rates Prompts Change in Auto Tax
County Treasurer Stevenson urges altering the Kansas auto license law amid rising state revenues from licenses. The state accountant sent blank reports from counties to tally funds from school lands, interest, licenses, and inheritance tax, noting a two year window instead of one. Douglas county’s share rose from 782.75 to 578.25 over 1915-16, signaling a larger future total. Stevenson argues for proportional tax payments reflecting ownership duration, aiming to curb evasion and boost last month license sales. A legislative change is anticipated in the upcoming session.
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Kansa
Douglas County
Stevenson
Teachers' Examination Questions Published for Next Week
Superintendent Hawley announces teacher examinations for county certificates on July 23 and 29 to be held at the courthouse. A large turnout is expected as questions across subjects arrived from Topeka this morning.
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Hawley
Court House
Topeka
Last Registration Tonight For City Voters
Voters may register until 10 o'clock tonight at the city hall. Registration activity was heavy today, with final tallies pending once all names are in.
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Hall
Hughes Not Guilty in Ottawa Inquiry Findings
Sir Sam Hughes, minister of militia, is cleared by the royal commission of inquiry on charges of responsibility for government fuse contracts with American manufacturers. The commission announced its finding today, reporting innocence in the alleged undue profits from the deals.
Getting Ready for Full Term Board of Education Pro vides for Changes
The Board of Education outlines plans to modify city buildings as part of preparations for a full term. The move involves structural updates and reallocation of spaces to support expanded programs and services. Officials emphasize efficiency, safety, and accessibility in the forthcoming changes.
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Board OF Education
School board approves lighting and furnishing upgrades
The board authorized lighting the four middle rooms at Central and extra High School lighting, painting fire escapes, buying tools, lumber and bookcases, and replacing desks at two rooms. Domestic science and art reports will be printed in the annual publication. New drinking fountains, boiler work, and furnishings for three new school buildings were authorized with bids to be opened August 7 for next year supplies.
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Board of Education
Central
Gracber Brothers
Woodlawn School
C. E. Matthews Lumber Co
Eriksen Furniture Co
Lena Miller
Edith Cole
Miss Cole
Quincy
Woodlawn
Guarded dynamite and camp life from Eagle Pass
Private Cullen Stebbins writes from the border about guarding 36,000 pounds of dynamite with seventeen men on post duty. He describes long shifts, sleeping with belts and rifles, health shots for smallpox and typhoid, heat at 118 degrees, abundant wildlife, and daily baths, meals, and inspections while noting good food and hardy camp conditions.
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Cullen Stebbins
Eagle ‘Pass Oo
County Officials View Jones Road for Repairs or Closure
The county commissioners toured Kenneley Valley this morning to inspect Jones road. They plan to set a date to hear complaints about the road and decide whether to repair or close it.
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Kenneley Valley
Park Lawrence Young People Rally Ends With Shell Address
A Douglas county Christian Endeavor and Epworth League rally at Woodland Park drew over 200 attendees. J W Shell delivered the main address after Miss Leta Ellison and Gala Coffelt sang. Harold Mattoon presided as Lawrence youths hosted a cafeteria style picnic and burlesque athletic events. Shell plans further sessions in Leavenworth and Linwood with visiting out of town attendees listed.
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J. W. Shell
Lawrence
Union ‘Rally For Christian Endeavor
Epworth League Societies
Douglas County
Woodland Park
Leta Ellison
Gala Coffelt
Harold Mattoon
Shell
Executive Council of
Christian Endeavor Societies
Leavenworth
Congregational
Linwood
Baldwin
Helen Haynes
Bern— Ethel Minger
Eudora
Opal Eayles
Ruth Davis
Kansas City
Lecompton
Herman Banks
J. L. Banks
Lenora Caldwell
Nattie Caldwell
J. H. Grantham
Leroy Spangler
Lee Winter
Sarah L. Winter
Sabetha
W. L. Hiskey
Valley Chapel
Lillie Bond
Walter
H.boyd
Wellsville
Kansas Wheat Prospects Rise Above June Estimate
Mohler predicts Kansas wheat yield may exceed 90 million bushels amid 6.99 million corn acres with northern counties faring better. Oats could reach 21.6 bushels per acre, second alfalfa crop is cut, and drought-tainted weather delays rain across the state as threshing continues and yields prove strong in many counties.
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Topeka
J.C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Jewell
Mohlen
Kansas
Mohler
Toneka
United States
Eather Bureau
British Press On Continually Drive Germans From Four Eaux Wood
British press reports ongoing operations around Four Eaux Wood where troops push back German forces but a portion of the position was lost amid the fighting. Reports emphasize persistence and daylight advances by Allied units.
Germans Counter Tactics On Verdun Front In July 21 Report
London reports British lines north of Bazentin Longueval pushed to Foureaux wood but held after German counterattack with gas. French gains south of the Somme faced heavy German counterattacks near Soyecourt while Verdun artillery remained active. Berlin warns of air raids on French towns and notes Adriatic submarine losses. Russian front in Volhynia shows German pressure west of Zamnaczlowlands. Gugumuskhaneh taken near Trebizond as Russian advance under Nicholas III strengthens.
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London
Bazentin
Paris
Somme
Soyecourt
War Office
Chauines
Soissons
Rheims
Verdun
Chattancourt
Fleury
Champagne
Barleaux
Thiaumont
Berlin
Plack
Adriatic
Volhynian
Volhynia
Zamnacze
Petrograd
Gusumuskhaneh
Trebizond
Turkish Armenia
Treat Germans as Enemies in Italy Decree Issued
An Italian ministerial decree places Germans, Austrian and Hungarian allies on the same footing as enemies. It states that allies of Austria are to be treated as enemies and their subjects and goods may be seized. Prewar German assets in Italy were about 250 million dollars. Few German subjects remain and those could be placed in camps or sent across the Swiss border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iin Haly
Austria
Italy
Child dies of infantile paralysis in Viola Kansas
Bernard Stockman four years old died here this morning from infantile paralysis physicians say it is the first death from the disease in the country this past year the child became paralyzed just before death
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Viola
Kans
Bernard Stockman
Cchild
M Wolf of New York Visits Lawrence on Business
M Wolf, a New York-based businessperson, is spending several days in Lawrence on work matters. He plans meetings with local partners and potential deals.
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M. Wolf
New York
Lawrence
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Enser Springs
Citians
Leavenworth-Topeka
Pershing
Government Proposing Commission
STS
Kansas Weather Report
Start Aviation Corps
Christian Endeavor
Foureaux Wood
Gugumuskhaneh
Nicholas
Gusumuskahaneh
Baiburt
Petrograd War Office
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