Fascisti Organization Reported in France Stirring Royalist Ties
Paris June 2 Reports that a complete Fascisti machine has been set out in France to wage a campaign like Mussolini in Italy circulate after yesterday's debate on fascism in the chamber and royalist organizations were exposed. Police say each department has officers under Paris headquarters with a central command, while royalists claim the government has known of the structure. An L Action Francaise official called the disclosures a mare's nest and said the government will likely move to dissolve the royalist paper.
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Paris
Associated Tress
France
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
L’action Francaise
Ku Klux Klan Initiates 400 to 500 in Wichita Open Air Meeting
In Wichita on June 2 an open air ceremony initiated between four hundred and five hundred Klansmen. Eight hundred Klan members from Wichita and Hutchinson plus others from nearby cities attended, gathering from 7 30 p m with a bomb signal at 8 o clock. Spectators lined the Houard lines as the first large initiation in Wichita was conducted.
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Wichita
Ku Klux Klan
Wichita Klan
Hutchinson
Oll
Houard
Lineman Sustain Severe Burns In 11 000 Volt Incident
El Dorado Kansas June 2 apprentice lineman N F E L Claire of El Dorado suffered severe facial hand and right hip burns after touching a live 11 000 volt wire while stringing wires from a distribution rack to the Potwin substation He fell five feet from a ladder and was brought to El Dorado for medical care
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el Dorado
Kan
N. FE
L'Claire
Kansas Gar & Electric Co
Potwin
Four Marriage Licenses Issued Today by Probate Judge
Four marriage licenses were issued today in the courthouse by Probate Judge Menger. The couples include Erwin Burgess and Margaret Raybourn of Lawrence, Earl A. Owen of Viiets Kans, and Ida May Tilley A rankfort Kans, Julius H. Valdes of Lawrence and Annie May Spoul of Kansas City Mo, and Guy R Blackburn and Grace Stucklik of Topeka.
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Menger
Post Office Reports Lightening Mail Volume After Vacation Rush
Postmaster Charles S. Finch said the local post office saw a heavy mail surge as students sent packages before summer vacation, but today marked the first appreciable drop in parcels and letters handled.
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P.O
Chas. S. Finch
Weather outlook and Kansas forecast for the coming week
Washington dispatch notes a weather outlook for the week starting Monday across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with local showers, then generally fair skies and normal temperatures. It adds Kansas will be largely fair tonight and Sunday with little temp change, and provides temperatures from yesterday evening and today.
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Washington
Mississippi
Missouri
Kansas
New York Enactment Repeal Shocks Prohibition Enforcement
Governor Smith's signature ends the Mullan Gage act. Arrests and bail set as authorities react. Officials weigh federal enforcement plans while state and local police discuss next steps amid repeal. Pennsylvania Governor Pinchot supports upholding federal law.
Ohio Helps Enforce Prohibition Says State Leaders
Ohio attorney general C. C. Crabie sent a telegram to Federal Prohibition Commissioner Roy A. Haynes asserting confidence that state, county and municipal officers would enforce prohibition in Ohio and that federal officers in the state could be redeployed to New York if needed. He noted Ohio’s stance against secession and referenced the repeal by New York of a state enforcement act.
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Columbus
C. C. Crabie
Roy A. Haynes
Washington
Ohio
New York
Volstead comments on New York liquor enforcement act
Granite Falls Minn June 2 A J Volstead former U S representative declined to comment on Governor Smith of New York signing repeal of the Mullin Gage prohibition enforcement law. He said I would have vetoed it but would say nothing further.
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Granite Falls, Minn
Volstead
Congress
Smith
New York
Two Children Killed by Lightning in Dallas District
Two children were struck and killed by lightning this afternoon in a Dallas residence district. A soft drink stand near a tree where they played was also hit, leaving three others injured.
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Dallas
Tex
Miss Lulu McCanles Plans Year Abroad Travel
Miss Lulu McCanles a Law rence has applied for a passport to England France and Belgium for travel and study. She will stay a year and depart from Quebec on July 3.
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Lulu McCanles
Lawrence
England
France
Belgium
Miss McCanles
Quebec
Dairy Farmer Shot and Killed by Wife in Kansas Home
William Hampton a 42 year old dairy farmer was shot to death in his Kansas City Kansas home during a family quarrel authorities said his wife 38 claimed he walked into her bedroom threatening to kill her she then retrieved a revolver from under her pillow and fired until it would not shoot Hampton died from five bullet wounds Two children aged 17 and 14 were in the room during the incident
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Kansas City
Kans
William Hampton
Here
University of Kansas Prepares for Baccalaureate and Commencement
A giant tent for KU baccalaureate and commencement serves 4000 attendees. Alumni arrivals continue as the Senior class breakfast and various department reunions occur. The program features the band, Phi Beta Kappa, speeches by Governor Davis and Hadley, and a baccalaureate sermon titled Charity and His Caricatures.
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University of Kansas
Kansas City
Marvin Prove
K. U
University Commons
K. U. Band
June Judy
Paul Endacott
Melba Parker
Milton Cummings
Phi Beta Kappa
University
Frank Jennings
Duke Street
Edward Hislop
C. A. Richard
Ilijah
Louis Miller
Charity
Irving PP. Johnson
Hygmn
Eeymour
John Howard
Priests of Arkalia
University Orchestra
the Prophet
Ray Eusden
J. M. Davis
Herbert S. Hadley
Herol
Red Cloud Scruggs Indian Bandit Shot by Coffeyville Posse
Coffeyville officials kill 60 year old bandit Red Cloud Scruggs after a night of robberies on a highway south of Coffeyville. Two companions flee, wounded, as posses from Coffeyville Independence Nowata Bartlesville and Miami scour the hill district twenty miles south for the others.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Red Cloud” Scruggs
Oklahoma
Red Cloud
Independence
Nowata
Okla
Bartlesville
Miami
Scrugeg
Woman Escapes Jail Sentenced to San Quentin
Mrs Blats Phillips, who escaped the Los Angeles county jail after being convicted of the hammer slaying of Alberta Tremaine Meadows, arrived in San Francisco en route to San Quentin where she is bound for a sentence from ten years to life.
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San Quentin
San Francisco
Blats Phillips
Los Angeles County
Alberta Tremaine Meadows
Los Angeles
San Francisco Bay
State University Duty and Alumni Obligation
Prof. W C Hoad, head of sanitary engineering at Michigan, spoke at the University of Kansas on what the state expects from its university. He urged keeping curricula current, building leadership, and alumni support while preparing youth for civic life and societal relations.
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W. CG
University of Michigan
University of Kansas
Hoad
Professor Head
Head
Text Book Purchases Signal Change in School Attitudes
A bystander remarks on a shift in student engagement after the semester. The speaker notes that several fellows bought books this term and that a few were expelled, contrasting with earlier behavior on the hill.
Washington fights Armour Morris merger faces hearings
Walter L Fisher of Chicago former secretary of the interior under Taft has been hired by Secretary Wallace as special attorney in the agriculture department effort to block the Armour Morris packer tie. Hearings resume in Chicago June 18. Fisher bridges meat packing experience with public antitrust aims. Armour and Morris have already merged despite Wallace warning that the deal would create a monopoly restraining interstate and foreign commerce and enable price manipulation in livestock markets.
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Washington
Walter L.fisher
Chicago
Interior
Taft
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Armour-Morris
Armour and Company
Morris and Company
Bonus Board Hours Limited For Applicant Inquiries
The county clerk will close at 5 PM on board meeting days to avoid delaying after hours. Few bonus applications arrive now as the county board forwards Liad applications to the state board in Topeka. Former soldiers who have not applied are asked to appear only on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday from 3 to 5 PM, the board’s regular meeting time, due to inconvenience from daytime inquiries at the county clerk’s office.
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Bonus Board
State Board
Peka
County Bonus Board
Three Junior Towns Planned For Lawrence Next Week
Lawrence will organize three tiny junior towns for supervised daily play starting next week led by Miss Kathleen Davis. Children aged six to fourteen will elect a mayor, city commission and officers while playing, attending meetings at Woodlawn New York and South Park playgrounds, with a Friday parade and summer athletic events planned.
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Lawrence
Kathleen Davis
Woodlawn
Miss Davis
Bny
New York
South Park
Caty
Redpath Hornet
New York Playground
Regular Army Men in Kansas Bonus Protest
Walter Ulrich leads Leavenworth regular soldiers in a protest over the ruling that pre World War I regulars are not eligible for the Kansas bonus. Ulrich will appeal to Secretary of State Frank J. Ryan, who has pressed for a test suit in the state supreme court to decide eligibility. Representative L A Hasty will file the action, with possible further protests from Fort Leavenworth if the suit is not filed.
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Leavenworth
Walter Ulrich
Kansas
Ulrich
Frank J. Ryan
Ryan
State Bonus Board
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
L. A. Hasty
Kilbane Criqui Featherweight Bout Opens With Local Card
About 15 000 fans filled the Polo Grounds this afternoon for the preliminaries to the Kilbane Criqui featherweight championship. The opening four round bout matched Jackie McCoy of Jersey City against Davey Jones of New Jersey in a match of featherweights.
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Polo Grounds
Johnny Kilbane
Eugene Criqui
Little Fellows
Jackie McCoy
Jersey
N. J
Davey Jones
Bombs Tear Up Ruhr Main Line Rail Traffic Halted
The main line railroad used by the French to move coal and coke from the Ruhr district was cut early today by bomb explosions. Both tracks were torn up for a considerable distance and traffic will be interrupted for some time.
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Ruhr
Duesseldorf
Associated Press
Professor Hess to Teach at Kansas Teachers College
Prof J A Hess of the Romance Language Department at the University and his family leave Monday for Emporia. He will head the modern languages department at the Kansas Teachers College this summer.
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Emporia
J. A., Hess
Hess
Kansas Teachers College
Hudson Damaged Traffic Jam At 7th And Massachusetts
A touring car driven by a group described as Gypsies struck a heavily loaded car in Hudson this morning at 7th and Massachusetts. The other car belonged to John Foley a University student from Jetmore Kansas. Damage estimated at 100 dollars.
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Massachusetts
Hudson
John Foley
The
Uniersity
Jetmore
Kansas
Hottest June Day In 52 Years At Chicago
Chicago records show June 1 reached about 86 degrees at 3 pm, the hottest since 1873. The prior June 1 record was 84, with 90-degree readings occurring earlier in May on multiple occasions.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Two Men Shot to Death by Federal Officers Near Madison
Two men were shot to death near Madison Georgia on June 1 by federal officers during an attempt to seize a car believed to be carrying contraband liquor. The confrontation occurred as agents attempted to stop the vehicle and a gunfight ensued resulting in the fatalities. The incident prompted an investigation by federal authorities.
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Madison, Ga
Here
Four more captives freed from Suechow bandits
On June 2 at Tsaochwang relief camp four more foreign captives were released unconditionally. The group included American Jerome A. Henley and Mexican Manuel A. Verea along with two British subjects Edward Elias and Theodore Saphiere. An international military commission reached Tsaochwang and sent an airplane to reconnoitre the bandits' position.
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Tientsin
Associated Press
Tsaochwang
Jerome A. Henley
Commodore Hotel
New York
Fearon Daniel Company
Shanghai
Edward Elias
Theodore Saphiere
Manuel A
Fire Damages Canaan Village in Concord Report
Aid rushes to Canaan New Hampshire as flames devastate the village. Fire at the Boston and Maine Railroad offices and station. business district, two churches, hotel, an overall factory, stores and multiple homes destroyed or damaged. Fire believed under control late afternoon.
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Concord
N. H
Canaan
Boston and Maine Railroad
Barnard
Wisconsin wets push to repeal Severson enforcement law
In Madison on June 2 the wets in the Wisconsin legislature announced plans to revive the Tucker bill to repeal the Severson prohibition enforcement act. Assemblyman H. G. Tucker of Milwaukee said the measure would be taken up next week after gains from New York's repeal of the Mullan-Gage enforcement law.
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New York
Jung
Smith
Jit
Gennaro Celonginoni
Goodman
Celonginoni
Harrisburg
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
United States
Madison
Wis
Associated Press
Wisconsin
H. G. Tucker
Milwaukee
Postage Regulates Handbag Mail as Students Face Higher Rates
A University student paid 6.90 for mailing a small handbag fifty miles by parcel post after including written material in the bag. Postmaster Finch warned ongoing violations of fourth class rules raise first class charges. violators may face fines and names turned to Washington.
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Chas. S. Finch
Finch
Washington
Thirty-Eight to Finish Haskell Institute Class
Commencement exercises for the thirty-ninth graduating class of the Haskell Institute begin Sunday at 3 30 p m in the Haskell chapel with the bac calaureate service. Thirty eight seniors will graduate this year. The program includes Congregation Lord s Prayer Anthem from Lucia di Lammermoor Festival Te Deum Dudley Truck Choir Sermon Rev Elmer Fi Tights Superintendent of Indian Work for the Methodist Episcopal Church and Hymn 248 Congregation Mizpah Choir.
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Haskell Institute
Haskell Chapel
Dudley Truck Choir
Elmer Fi
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Congregation
Mizpah
School Commencement Week Parades Drills And Music
A sequence of events outlines a busy school commencement week with dress parade at 4 45 Sunday, band concert 6 15, union meeting at 7 30, girls and boys drills, athletic demonstrations, a musical by united school societies at Haskell chapel, gymnastic exhibitions at 11 Tuesday, a class baseball game at 6 15 Tuesday, moving pictures in the evening, exhibits Wednesday morning, and the commencement address by Prof R A Schweigler followed by dinner and a closing program featuring a band concert a lawn social and a farewell campfire.
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Elmer E. Higley
United Musical Societies
Haskell
R. A. Schwegler
Talk Lawrence Week Plans By Douglas County Board
Realtor O H Stugard told the Douglas county real estate board that Lawrence residents overlook city development opportunities and that land prices are reasonable compared with nearby towns. The board outlined a Talk Lawrence week with pamphlets highlighting industries and Douglas county facts to boost local progress and attract Enchened citizens.
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O. H. Stugard
Lawrence
Douglas County Real Estate Board
Stugard
Douglas County
Near Accident at Stadium Avenue Causes Swift Turn
A Ford coupe traveling south on Alabama street swerved to avoid bars across the road near the stadium last night. The vehicle struck the roadside and sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported to the occupants.
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Stadium
Alabama
Eleventh Street
Alabama Street
Free tuberculosis clinic set for Douglas County Tuesday
The regular monthly tuberculosis clinic for Douglas County will be held Tuesday at City Hall. The clinic doors will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Douglas County
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