Kansas U Graduation Fest Opens In Tent On Hill
Registration for the fifty first annual commencement at the University of Kansas began as thousands arrived on the hill. A mammoth tent north of Marvin Grove will shelter 4000 for baccalaureate services and the commencement exercises amid a day of alumni events, football fans, and a full four day program concluding Monday with the graduation address by Herbert S. Hadley.
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Marvin Grove
Mississippi Street
Flora
Richardson Colman
L. D. L. Tosh
K. U
Tomorry
School of, Engineering
School of Pharmacy
Phi Beta Kappa
Torch Alumni Association
Museum
Robinson Gymnasium
Irving F. Johnson
Diocese of
Colorado
Herbert S. Hadley
Missouri
Actress Wins Seat in House of Commons
Miss Mabel Russell actress wife of Captain Hilton Philipson won a by election for the Barwick Upon Tweed division of Northumberland. The seat was previously held by her husband who lost it over irregularities by his election agent. She becomes the third woman to sit in the Commons.
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London
Associated Press
Mabel Russell
Hilton Philipson
House of Commons
Barwick-Upon-Tweed
Northumberland
Miss Russell
Commons
Big Ram Scandal in Chicago Over Missing Whisky
June 1 report says $14,000 worth of confiscated whisky vanished from a government warehouse at Twenty-ninth and Wood streets. Internal Revenue agents and prohibition officials probe the loss after a conference with Federal Judge J. H. Wilkerson who urged action and hinted an order to seize custody of all seized liquor.
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Chicago
Twenty-ninth
Wood Streets
Internal Revenue Department
J. H. Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Prohibition Force
Priest Fires Three Shots At Boy Amid Sudbury Robbery Claim
In Detroit Rev. Father Michael G. Esper shot Harold Smith, 14, of Sudbury Wis, after the youth allegedly robbed church poor boxes at St Boniface. The priest awakened by an alarm entered the church and fired as the boy fled toward the parish house. The youth was wounded slightly as he tried to escape.
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Detroit
Michael G. Esper
St.Boniface Catholic Church
Harold Smith
Sudbury
Wis
Harold
Millerant Criticizes British Policy on Reparations
In Strasbourg on June 1 President Millerant, touring France, reiterated French charges that Germany dodges her just debt and criticized British policy of blindness on reparations. He said Germany cries poverty yet pays not by choice, and diverts funds from creditors.
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Strasbourg
Associated Press
Millerant
France
Germany
Seizes Brokers Books In Chicago Bucket Shop Probe
Investigators from the state's attorney office served subpoenas and raided Geo. L. Myer at 166 West Jackson Boulevard and G. H. Milton and Company at 209 West Jackson Boulevard seizing their books as part of an inquiry into bucket shops and brokers.
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Chicago
Associated Press
State’s Attorney’s
Aviators Fly From Dayton to Washington in Flight
Lieutenant John A. MacReady and Oakley G. Kelly took off from McCook Field at 10 38 in the T 2 monoplane bound for Washington where they expect to land about 3 p m President Harding will greet the fliers on arrival according to officials
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Dayton
John A. MacReady
Oakley G. Kelly
McCook Field
Washington
Harding
Governor calls July 10 bonus bonds election in Missouri
Governor Hyde orders a special election in Jefferson City on July 10 to approve additional bonds of 34.6 million for paying 25.5 thousand unpaid soldiers bonus claims. No other ballot measures will be included.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Hyde
Two Children Die in Fire Near St Charles Cottage
Fire at the frame cottage of Frank Oberle in St Charles Missouri kills two children and seriously burns another child and severely burns the mother during rescue efforts. The blaze damaged the home on June 1.
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St. Charles
Frank Oberle
Kansas Weather Forecast Looks Quiet for Weekend
Kansas forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Historical data show daytime highs around mid 60s and early morning temps near 70, indicating a mild weekend ahead with light winds and no significant storms expected.
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Kansas
Pests Threaten Douglas County Crops This Year
Douglas County crops suffer from chinch bugs and Hessian fly per county farm bureau agent H G Colglazier. He warns early preventive actions are needed as damage progresses in wheat and corn. A June 7 Ottawa conference will discuss control methods with Kansas State experts.
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Douglas County
H. GC. Colglazier
Farm Bureau
Gert Fogerty
Colelazier
Colglazie
Colglazier
Mr. Colglazier
Kansas County
Ottawa
Kansas State Agricultural College
Manhattan
Patrolman shoots laborer in Kansas City
Jacob J. Winnegar, 51, a laborer, was shot and killed by patrolmen W. G. Cooper and Robert Treadway after resisting arrest at his home. Police say he broke away, grabbed a club, and threatened officers before gunfire ended the incident.
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Kansas City
Jacob J. Winnegar
Winnegar
Elizabeth Winnegar
W. G. Cooper
Robert Treadway
German Mark Falls Sharply in Exchange Market
Berlin reports the German mark sliding from about 69 560 to the dollar in morning trading to 72 650 by noon. The collapse drives price hikes across daily necessities by 50 to over 100 percent since May, leaving Berliners dizzy as depreciation worsens.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Seven Babies at Clinic in Rainy Afternoon
A brief note reports seven babies delivered at a local clinic yesterday afternoon despite ongoing rain. The short item notes nothing further about the births or families.
Kansas Alumni to Hear Hoad Address Tomorrow
Professor William C. Hoad will speak at the University of Kansas annual alumni address in Fraser Hall at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. The talk titled What the State Wants From Its University reflects his diverse experience in Kansas and Michigan. The KU band will open with a 15 minute concert at 10 45 o'clock.
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K. U. Commons
Lewellyn White
Milton Cummings
University
F. N. Lindley
Fraser Chapel
William C. Hoad
University of Kansas
Michigan
Hoad
K. al Band
Milton
Cummings
H. Lindley
Memorial Corporation
Board of Directors
William Co. Head
Westminster Hall
Snow Hall
Engineering
Dean
W. C. Hoad
Kansas
Fraser Hall
Tomorrrow
School of Engineering
Kk. UL
Kansas Board of Health
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Kansas and Nebraska clash in final home game
The Kansas baseball team and nine Nebraska players began play shortly after 3 o clock. This is KU's final home game and the valley champions look ahead to a rematch at Lincoln tomorrow. Davis started on the mound for Kansas with Joe Bloomer lined up to relieve him.
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Kansas
University of Nebraska
Umps
Jayhawkers
Lincoln
Lawrence
Clark
Davis
Joe Bloomer
Bloomer
Small bridges under construction in county progress
Several small bridges in the county are now being completed. Three bridges known as the Sullivan bridge Nos. 1 2 and 3 are under construction. No 1 and No 2 have been completed and workers are at work on bridge No 8. The bridges lie within a mile of each other.
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Sullivan
Five killed in Oklahoma shooting near Arkansas River
Mrs Earl Metcalf, 32, mother of five, and Earl Tilton, 25, are dead after an early morning shooting near the Arkansas river. Police search river bottoms for Earl Metcalf, Metcalf’s divorced husband.
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Powca City
Okla
Earl, Metcalf
Earl Tilton
Arkansas River
Earl Metcalf
Forest Fire Threat Rises North of Lake Superior
Report from Algoma Central Railway officers warns nearly the entire forest north of Lake Superior could blaze unless significant rain arrives soon. Authorities in Sault Ste Marie Maine Ontario note the urgency as heat and drought persist.
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Deanger
Maine
Ontario
Lake Superior
Algoma Central Railway
Village article notes Kappa Sigma farewell party guest
Hudson Gilbert, former University student and Journal-World employee, attended the Kappa Sigma farewell party last night. He is now employed by Hogan Advertising Agency in Omaha.
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Hudson Gilbert
The
Journal-World
Kappa Sigma
Gilbert
Hogan Advertising Agency
Omaha
Ship Dream Faces Washington Bid For Merchant Fleet
The Shipping Board and allied agencies concluded John W. Slack of Silver Creek N M floated a billion dollar bid for a merchant fleet as a summer dream. Chairman Lasker announced no prospect of execution if accepted and the special committee in New York will be informed. Slack may appear to present further details and backing.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Slasker
John W. Slack
Silver Creek
Slack
Lasker
New York
University exhibits feature mammal and bird displays across campus
Special exhibits attract townspeople alumni and visitors as museums open during commencement. Dyche Museum showcases 45 North American mammal groups and 2500 mounted birds while Haworth Hall hosts rocks minerals fossils and a seismograph. Bacteriology labs open 9:30 to 12 and 1 to 4 Saturday and Sunday.
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K. U
Dyche Museum
America
Geological Museum
Haworth Hall
Haworth Hall Museum
Department of Architecture
Beaux-Arts Institute of Design
New York City
Marvin Hall
Classics Museum
Fraser
Astronomy
Spooner Library
Journalism Press
Mast Administration
Chemistry
Morgan Sentenced to Die for Kidnapping and Slaying
Wylie N. Morgan convicted of kidnapping and killing six year old Lillian Gilmore last February was sentenced to die in the electric chair. He was denied a new trial and plans to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Morgan
Philadelphia
Wylie N
Texas
Lillian Gilmore
Supreme Court
Episcopal Picnic Postponed For Church Sunday School
The Trinity church Sunday school picnic is postponed due to bad roads and many attendees being at the Young People's Camp in Topeka. It may be rescheduled for September.
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Episcopal
Trinity Church
Young People’s Camp
Topeka
Judge and Mrs Owen to Attend University Commencement
Judge and Mrs James Owen of Denver Colorado will arrive tomorrow afternoon to participate in the university commencement exercises as guests of Mrs S J Churchill.
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James Owen
Denver, Colo
S. J. Churchill
War veterans to gather tomorrow for state convention
Alfred C. Alford post No 852 of Veterans of Foreign Wars hosts the annual state VFW convention at the local post headquarters 384 Massachusetts street. About seventy five delegates from posts across the state will attend with F D Strickland of Kansas City Mo seeking state commander.
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Alfred C. Alford
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V. FF. W
Olson
Massachusetts Street
F. D. Strickland
Kansas City
Naas
Lawrence
V. Fr. W
Memorial Hall
Topeka
F. P. Strickland
Oliver Daniels
Harry Abramson
Kan
Secretary Weeks Arrives in Lawrence for Leavenworth Tour
Secretary of War Weeks arrives in Lawrence on the 8:08 Union Pacific train to begin a nationwide tour of military posts. He is greeted by Mayor George L. Kreeck and local business leaders, then escorted by a Leavenworth delegation on a special train to Fort Leavenworth with officials including former Mayor Alford and Congressman D. R. Anthony Jr. and local chamber leaders.
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War Weeks
Lawrence
Union Pacific
Leavenworth
George L. Kreeck
van Bruner
Chamber of Com
Stringing banners on Massa chusetts street scene
Workmen for Kansas Electric Utilities and Kansas Telephone Co. were busy this morning stringing KU banners on poles along Massachusetts street, reflecting a municipal celebration or event.
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K. U
Kansas Electric Utilities Company
Kansas _ telephone company
Massachusetts Street
Wife Could Not Drive, Gets Alimony in Divorce
Chicago, June 1. Mrs. Wiley testified in her divorce action that her husband Gilbert Wiley forbade her from driving and insisted on operating the family car. She charged cruelty and said she had no chance to drive or assist at the wheel. The decree granted alimony.
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Chicago
Gilbert Wiley
Mexican Riot in Mexico City Over Clergy Limit
In Durango City dispatches report ten killed and seventeen wounded when a mob stormed the provincial palace in protest against a law limiting clergy to twenty five per denomination. Military patrols and troops were deployed as Catholics leading a 3000 strong delegation demanded the measure be rescinded.
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Mexico City
Durango City
County Machines Misused Without Proper Requisition
County Engineer E. E. Trueblood reports ongoing issues with residents borrowing county road equipment without requisition papers. Machines are taken from county sheds without consent from the county commission or engineer, causing inconvenience when tools are needed by road crews.
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E. E. Trueblood
Rmathinge
Wihout
Formal Negotiations Move to Treaties With Turkey
Washington reports that informal talks between Joseph G. Grew and Turkish delegates at Lausanne have advanced to formal negotiations. On May 29 full powers were cabled to Grew to negotiate and sign treaties of amity and commerce, with success depending on resolving remaining questions.
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Washington
Joseph G. Grew
Switzerland
Lausanne
State Department
Mr. Grew
Turkey
Department
Mex American agrarian talks in Mexico City
In Mexico City on June 1 the Mexican and United States recognition commissioners met to discuss indemnification for lands expropriated by Mexico for division among small growers. Obregon leaders support paying American owners with bonds, while U S commissioners demand monetary indemnification under the 1857 constitution.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Obregon
Mrs R O McGee Called To Lawrence
Mrs R O McGee of Kansas City is summoned to Lawrence due to illness of her mother Mrs P S Newby.
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R. O. McGee
Kansas City
Lawrence
P. S. Newby
Pocahontas Hunt Enrages Natives in Gravesend Dig
In Gravesend June 1 Associated Press reports strong resentment among townspeople at Edward Page Gaston and colleagues digging up remains in St George's churchyard seeking Pocahontas bones. Gaston explains no disrespect was intended. Indignation meetings were held and sent to church authorities.
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Gravesend
Fug
Associated Press
Edward Page Gaston
St. George’s Church Yard
Model road work to start Monday in Lawrence Baldwin road
Final arrangements are in place for a seven mile demonstration by the J D Adams Co of Indianapolis on the Lawrence Baldwin road with a grader and Holt tractor. Engineering students under Prof W C McNown survey the route and cost data will be published later. The project aims to show modern highway construction methods to visitors.
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J. D. Adams Co
Indianapolis
Lawrence-Baldwin Road
School of Engineering
W. C. McNown
J.D. Adams Co
Santa Fe Crossing
Vinland
Holt
National Lime Association
McNown
Lk. E. Cristina
Lawrence
Adams
Columbia
Massachusetts Street Car Fire Rush Near Noon
A Scripps Boath touring car owned by Ray Snow of Lawrence leaked gasoline and caught fire on Massachusetts street near the Weaver store. Curtis Strong raised the alarm, Marcel Cohn used a hand extinguisher, and the car was moved away as firefighters arrived. the motor pan and engine were sprayed and the scene was made safe.
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Kansas City
Massachusetts Street
Scripps-Booth
Ray Snow
Lawrence
Weaver
Curtis Strong
Strong
Fair
Marcel Cohn
J. H. Cohn
Two June Brides Get Licenses at Probate Court
James H. Potts and Ineta A. Neal of Baldwin obtained licenses to marry in Baldwin, as did Harold H. Ashcraft of Quenemo and Helen M. Taylor of Ottawa. The items come from the office of Probate Judge Menger. Drs. Welch Welch, The Chiropractors.
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Menger
James H. Potts
Ineta A. Neal
Baldwin
Haroldh. Ashcraft
Quenemo
Helen M. Taylor
Ottawa
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George “Patsy” Clarke
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Detroit Lad
Millerand
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MacReady
Kelly
Ceer Cece
Professor Hoad
Prof
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Chamber of Commercce
Nebraska
State Convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars
T. H. Wagener
John Barker
Frank H. Bennett
Carl D. Kelley
F. B. Dodds
Milton Dye
War Department
Ore
Lawrence Baldwin Road
Massachusetts
Drs. Welch& Welch
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