May reopen coal mine wage award and plans to avert famine
The article reports President Wilson weighing a revision to reopen the coal wage award to include mine laborers. Labor dissatisfaction sparked strikes in Illinois and Indiana, reducing production. A New York conference with government departments and industry will discuss settlement, curbing profiteering, and preventing a coal shortage next winter. Indiana and Illinois operators rejected UMWA President Lewis's call for a joint meeting, promising to act only if government orders it. Other brief items note wheat crop earnings on a Sublette farm and Kansas road materials failing laboratory tests for federal aid highways.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Linois
Ndhina
Mlinois
Dintiana i
New York
Ames
Lewis
Chicago
Ill
Indiana
Authorities Halt All Official Communications in Mexican Territory
Mexican governor Esta ban Cantu orders stopping all official communication between the federal government and the northern district of Lower California. The move comes as a region-wide administrative action announced locally.
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Mexicata
Lower California
Sind
Estaban Cantu
Ehad
Weather Forecast for Kansas Tonight and Saturday
Kansas forecast shows generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. No significant precipitation expected.
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Kansas
Proletarian Triumph Means a Bloody War
A Moscow reply to twelve questions from the British Independent Labour Party warns that proletarian triumph entails civil conflict and that communism would sweep Europe, attracting eastern nations and pitting Britain and America against it.
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London
Great Britain
Europe
America
British Independent Labor Party
Third International
Moscow
London Times
Moscow International
International Labor Party
Ssocmiem
Mayor Kyceck Calls Election Board Meeting in Lawrence
Mayor George F. Kyceck called a meeting of the city’s newly appointed election judges and land clerks to be held Monday evening at city hall to discuss efficient primary conduct. County clerk George Wetzel and City Attorney Walter Thiele will speak on state law points. The city hall crew prepared booths and ballot boxes for Tuesday while polling places will display the American flag as at the recent election.
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Lawrence
George FE. Kyceck
George Wetzel
Walter Thiele
Reach
Governor calls conference on Kansas strike talks
Toneka July 10 Governor Allen called a conference to be held at 8 tonight with the judges of the industrial court and the attorney general to discuss the strike situation in the Kansas coal fields. Officials said no plans were announced yet for the conference topics.
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Associated Press
Toneka
Allen
Industrial Court
Kansas
Kanred Wheat Gains Ground With South Dakota Farmers
Brookings South Dakota July Kanred a winter wheat hybrid from Kansas Agricultural College proves popular with southeast farmers. Extension agronomist Manley Champlin notes Kanred survived winter better than other hard winter varieties and yielded 20 bushels per acre at the state station and nearly 30 at Highmore. He plans 5 to 10 acre trials on many farms with expected risks and potential gains.
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Brookings
S. D
Roberts
Kansas Agricultural College
Manhattan
South Dakota
Manley Champlin
Extension Agronomist
State College
Highmore
Champlin
Doesnt Like Jail Expresses Discontent at Joliet Detention
Chicago July 30 Confined in a cell with a private bath former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson complained about jail life at Joliet Illinois saying Sheriff Coole does not let him live in the style to which he is accustomed. Mr and Mrs Falley and Madeline Carter were noted traveling to Kansas City this morning.
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Jack Johnson
Geneva
Til
Joliet
Johnson
Coole
Falley
Kansas City
ETL Patna ” Agas
Madeline Carter
Polish Demands Rejected by Britain and France
London and Paris inform Warsaw they will not allow terms that disarm Poland or alter its government, accept a less favorable border than the provisional lines, or use Poland as a bridgehead between Germany and Russia. Armistice terms hinge on resisting Soviet demands and preserving Polish sovereignty amid ongoing fighting around Lemberg and Warsaw.
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France
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London
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Will Try to End Irish Disorders
London announces a bill to address disturbances in Ireland to be introduced next week in the House of Commons and passed in fall its stages. Dublin reports the assassination of Frank Brooks, a leading landowner and ally of Viscount French, in the Dublin and Southern Railroad directors’ room by three gunmen. eight shots fired, three hit, Brooks killed, attackers fled.
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Pointblank
Railroads ask higher borrowing rate from private capital
Washington on July 3 representatives of the railroads asked the interstate commerce commission for permission to borrow from private capital at a higher rate than 7 percent to participate in loans from revolving funds created by the transportation act. Missouri rent commission proposal would mediate between landlords and tenants
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Dayton Homecoming Parade Honors Gov Cox In Gas Inquiry
Dayton July 30 residents of Dayton and the Miami Valley acclaimed Governor J M Cox Democratic nominee during a non party home coming parade. Elaborate floats and bands highlighted the event while the State Geological Survey investigates gas supplies near state institutions to support heating needs with reports due next week.
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Geological Survey
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Guns Do Not Shoot While Moving on Rail Tracks
General W F Coe explains that heavy naval guns cannot fire on track mounted carriages. A concrete block supports the gun with a carriage and a 360 degree fire arc. Guns must be fired from prepared positions after moving the trucks from beneath the sun. The plan aims to place guns at strategic points as part of fortification.
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Oast
Yun
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Grasshoppers Threaten Local Infestation Says Expert
Brookings South Dakota July 30 grasshopper infestation is local this year says A L Ford extension entomologist at State College Farmers urged to survey fields for swarms and use poison bran mesh widely The trench method of checking worm advance is recommended by Ford involving dragging a log to create a dust trap for worms to fall into and be unable to escape
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A. L. Ford
State College
Ford
Orders Case Dropped in Kansas City Draf t Charge
Instructions from the office of Attorney General Palmer led to the dis Missal of the case against Albert J August of St Jacob Missouri. He had been convicted in EN18 on a charge of attempted bribery of draft board officials. The U S attorney Francis M Wilson announced the case had been formally dismissed.
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Kansas City
Palmer
Francis M. Wilson
United States
Albert J. August
St. Jacoob
Convietyl
Draft Board
Wilson
British General Escapes After Kidnap in Fermoy Clash
British general Lonton escapes after kidnapping by Sinn Fein in late June. C. H. Lucas, commander of Fermoy military area, reports Irish reports. Notes on Stoes, Meehan robbery in Indianapolis. Jackman and Frankan in Kansas City. various local movements in Missouri and Topeka.
Amarillo plans year round schooling experiment
Austin reports the Texas committee on classification and affiliations approved a two year Amarillo plan for three four month terms. Four thousand students would study eight months with four months of vacations optional. The plan aims to reduce teacher demand and includes criteria for high school term lengths and history course readjustments.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Committee On Classification
Amarillo
S. M. N. Marrs
State Department of Education
Brent Dow Allinson To Return Home Today From Draft Refusal
Chicago dispatch notes Brent Dow Allinson to return home today after two years of a five year sentence for defying the draft in 1918. He previously worked as a clerk at the American Legation in Berne and was recalled after sending a pacifist letter to Secretary Baker.
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Chicago
Brent Dow Allinson
Allinson
Berne
Switzerland
Baker
Parks and City Band Draw Big Lawrence Crowd
A large Lawrence audience gathered in South Park for a first ever combined outdoor film and band concert. Rev. Lee Sorrey spoke as films from McPherson Kansas and Kansas City Missouri showcased city parks. Mayor Kreeck announced educational films and a comedy would follow the show.
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Lawrence
South Park
Doc” Rigdon
Lee Sorrey
McPherson
Kansas
Kansas City
Missouri
Kreeck
Balfour Endorses Economic Blockade At League Council
In San Sebastian the British representative on the League of Nations council urged use of economic blockade against defying nations. He said such a penalty would not be often invoked as no civilized country would invite self destruction and the league would not frequently face defiance.
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Associated Press
San Sebastian
Spain
Council of the
League of Nations
Europe
United Press
Arthur J. Balfour
League of Nations Council
Council
League
Balfour
Boy Kills Bull in Indianaplis Stockyards Incident
A small boy threw a brickbat that struck a bull between the eyes as it charged an elderly Blackyard worker in Indianapolis stockyards. The bull collapsed instantly. the boy fled. Local workers could not identify him. Other brief items note residents traveling and farming purchases nearby.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Robert Williams
Elsie Brown
Edith Suttles
Detroit
Haskell defeats KU Summer Team in 2 1 win
Haskell hurler Dake Namintoby earns the win as the Indians fall to Haskell 2 to 1 on Haskell field. Hayes started for the Summers, Voorhees relieved, while the Gustafsons shut out the Elks 5 to 0 as darkness shortened their game.
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Nevitt
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Kiwanis Club Meeting At Elks Club Highlights Talks
The Kiwanis Club met at the Elks Club with Walter Johns as chairman. Members spoke on a fellow member’s business and improvement ideas. Craig Kennedy won a five dollar attendance prize that must be endorsed fourteen times before cashing. Guests O B Ecker Harold Hershey Homer Talbot George O Foster and Charles Elwell attended from Independence Kansas.
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Elks Club
Walter Johns
Craig Kennedy
O. B. Ecker
Harold Hershey
Independence
Kansas
Homer Talbot
George O. Foster
Charles Elwell
Employment of Teachers in Douglas County
O J Lane county superintendent announced the hiring of teachers for the coming term. Names listed include Miss Mary Schchrer at Vinland, Miss Inez Westerhouse at Black Jack, Miss Gladys Vaughn at Hopewell, Miss Edith Edmunds at Greenwood Valley, Miss Gladys Charles at Burnett, Miss Curd at Mound School, and Miss Annie Piper at Riverside.
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Douglas County
O. J. Lane
Vinland
Mary Schchrer
Black Jack
Inez Westerhouse
Hopewell
Gladys Vaughn
Greenwood Valley
Edith Edmunds
Burnett
Gladys Charles
Mound School
Curd
Riverside
Annie Piper
Automobile Licenses And Local Traffic News Update
Twenty seven automobile license applications were filed at county treasurer W H McKone office yesterday. Over 500 cars still operate under last years license tag as the open season for licenses and traffic fines approaches. Arthur Fritzer was found guilty of speeding and fined ten dollars plus costs in police court. M W Callahan and family moved into a new home on Ohio street. Mildred Olmstead will review work at the Swedish hospital in Kansas City. Mrs Mabel Williams and two children visit relatives in Lawrence from Omaha. Donald Dixon and his grandfather F H Dixon travel to Shenandoah Iowa for a short visit.
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W. H. McKone
Arthur Fritzer
C. GC. Stewart
Y.M.C.A. to Keep Activities. Finances Targeted
City committee votes to continue the Y.M.C.A. and its activities rather than turn the building over to the Lawrence Board of Education. A plan to coordinate Y.M.C.A. work with Boy Scouts and other youth activities aims to reduce operating expenses.
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Board OF Weeducation
Lawrence
Boy Scout Movement
Association
Boy Scouts
Star Gazing Parties At University Observatory
Prof Alter who runs the Wednesday night observations at the university observatory has adopted a new admission plan. Tall parties must send a postcard with the number of people and their names to receive an open date. Observations begin at eight. Wednesday night forty arsons were recorded at the observatory for planet viewing and the professor's remarks.
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Yepia
University Observatory
Dinsmore’ Alter
Alter
Kansas and Iowa faculty exchange and local visits
Prof William Hunter of the University of Kansas acts as head of the psychology department at the University of Iowa for the second summer term arriving in Iowa City this week. Numerous Kansas visitors arrive in Topeka and nearby towns for family and social visits.
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Iowa
William
Hunter
University of Kansas
University of of Iowa
Iowa City
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