Charity and religion as a reforming force at a baccalaureate
A bishop criticizes religion focused on mere absence of vice, urging charity as the core virtue. He warns against preaching virtue without supernatural renewal and notes the need to become new creatures through charity. University orchestra and several ministers participate in baccalaureate services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Johnson
Anacme
Edward Kurtz
Tannhauser
Athalia
Frank Jennings
First Baptist Church
Edward Hislop
First’ Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles A. Richard
Christian Church
John Howard
Friends Church
Wholesale Specials Aim to Echo Retail Markets Nationwide
The piece notes wholesale day sales expanding in major centers as a retail style trend. George Innes recalls attending a St. Louis sale last week with buyers from across the nation including New York and Chicago drawn by bargains offered by St. Louis wholesalers.
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George Innes
St. Louis
Lawrence
Innes
New York
Chicago
Deaths and Funerals for Dr. Cornelius Lowe and Minnie Pasewark
Dr. Cornelius Marshall Lowe died in Bern Kansas on Sunday May 27 formerly a pastor in Lawrence and resident 1904 to 1908. Mrs Minnie Pasewark died at her Linwood home this morning at 5 20 funeral Tuesday at 1 30 at the home with burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
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Cornelius’ Marshall Lowe
Lawrence
Cornelius Marshall Lowe
Bern
Kansas
Minnie Pasewark
Linwood
Oak Hill Cemetery
Ida Smith Dies at Home West of Lawrence
Ida Smith wife of Al E Smith died this morning at their home two miles west of Lawrence on the fort to fort road. Funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 from the home with interment in Oak Hill cemetery. Rev Ray Busden to conduct services.
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Ida Smith
al E. Smith
Lawrence
Fort
Oak Hill Cemetery
Ray Busden
No One Fainted at University Graduation Amid Cool Breeze
For the first time in years no one was carried out of the University graduation. Exercises had been held in the gymnasium with crowded doors and windows restricting air. A large tent cooled by a breeze from the sides kept the crowd comfortable despite the heat.
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Ben
Hyde prefers keeping Missouri dairy law as is
Governor Hyde said he did not think the Missouri dairy law should be repealed in reply to a question about repealing state laws like New York's. He declined to comment on Governor Smith's action. The page also advertises McNish's soda wafers and a Bend over a wash tub ad from Green Bros. on the back page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Missouri
Hyde
New York
Smith
Green Bros
Dempsey Training Ground Echoes Lewis and Clark Tales
Great Falls Montana May 31 Spirits of Lewis and Clark seem to haunt Jack Dempsey's training quarters. The tale ties the champ's camp to the era when explorers camped a mile below on the Missouri where White Bear Island earned its name. The piece notes local history from Brewer Volk to Charles Volk and describes the building's evolution into Dempsey Ville with Jack and his brothers John and Bernard.
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Great Falls
Mont
Lewis and Clark
Jack Dempsey
Great Northwest
Missouri
Cascade County
Dempsey
Lewis and Clarke
White Bear
Dempseyville
Volk
Charles’ Volk
Jack
John
Bernard
Kansas Defeats Nebraska 5-3 to Close Season
Kansas beat Nebraska 5 to 3 in Lincoln to finish the season with eleven wins and two losses in the valley. Joe Bloomer started for Kansas, scattered ten Nebraska hits as his finger injury limited his curve. Price starred for Kansas with a walk a single and a double, while Lonborg was elected captain at a banquet later that night in Lincoln.
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Kansas
Lincoln
Nebraska
Cornhuskers
Nebraskans
Clark
Kansans
Mount Oread
Joe Bloomer
Lawrence
Jayhawkers
Bloomer
Price
Wenzel
Frazier
Kennedy
John Lonborg
Lonborg
Lincoln Hotel
Winfield High Paper Wins First in State Contest
The Winfield High School publication has won first prize in Class A at the Kansas State High School Association annual newspaper contest. Thirty two high school papers competed in the event under official association oversight.
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Winfield
Winfield’ Oracle
Winfield High School
Kansas State High “School Association
Lawrence Athletics Defeat Heart of America 5 to 1
The Lawrence Athletics beat the Heart of America baseball club at Woodland Park with a 5 to 1 score. Bernau of Tanganoxie pitched for the local aggregation in one of the season’s best games.
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Lawrence Athletics
Heart of America Baseball Club
Woodland Park
Bernau
Tanganoxie
Elks Bowling Scores Highlight Pierson High Scores
Pierson rolled 260 280 298 286 for a four game total of 1124. Hetzel added 288 309 801 289 as high men with 801 series. Tonight Beatz and Newby meet in ten pins while Haglund and Pierson duel in seven back.
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Pierson
Hetzel Eee
Charles Achning
Beatz
Newby
Wallace case to jury in murder trial at Wichita
Dewey Wallace, a Wichita barber, faces a district court jury over the slaying of Dave Wilson of Minot, South Dakota, on November 12. Wallace contends self defense and the unwritten law after Wilson invaded his home and pursued his divorced wife, Sylvia Wallace. six bullet wounds were found in Wilson.
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Wichita
Kans
Dewey Wallace
Dave Wilson
Minot
South Dakota
Wallace
Wilson
Sylvia Wallace
Ponca City
Oklahoma
County to Use Prison Labor for Wood and Aid Poor
Rice county commissioners plan a county wood farm at Lyons to employ prisoners who will wield axes and push saws. All wood cut will be apportioned to the poor next winter replacing coal purchases previously made by the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
Rice County
Green Bros Ad Teases Wash Tub Offer On Back Page
A back page notice from Green Bros promotes a wash tub deal with bold phrasing. The compressed item hints at home laundry gear and a sales pitch aimed at shoppers browsing the issue.
Fisher to Run Rotary Boys and Girls Camp Near Lawrence
Raymond Fisher of the Kansas University track team will direct the Rotary club camps at the Morton farm eight miles southwest of Lawrence this summer. Four one week boys camps begin July 12, plus a one week girls camp. Fisher will supervise athletic activities and schedule events with involvement from boy scout troop leaders. Over forty boys have signed up and forty more seek to join. a $1 registration covers costs, others paid by the club. Registrations are requested via Hovey Hanna at his bicycle shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Fisher
K. U
Rotary Club
Morton Farm
Lawrence
Fisher
Boy Scouts
Rotary
Hovey Hanna
Poison Ivy Forces Cancellation of Classic Dance Date
New York June 4 Paul Popolous cancelled an engagement with his sixteen dancers for a moonlight performance at Westchester country club. He cited poison ivy on the dress rehearsal stage as the cause with dancers blistered to the knees and more extensive injuries reported.
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New York
Paul Populous
Westchester Country Club
Popolous
New Principle in Washing Machines Ad Highlight
A back page feature promotes Green Bros. washing machines with a new principle cited as improving efficiency and performance. The brief note points readers to the advertisement on the reverse side.
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Green Bros
Personal notes on travel and visits among local residents
Mrs. Ina Axling departs this week to visit her mother Mrs. Ida Putnam in Richmond then heads to New York for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis T Johnson with guests Mr. and Mrs. L N Walsh of Independence MO drove to Manhattan for the Rebekah Odd Fellow home commencement where Mrs. Johnston gave the address. J and Constant of Oklahoma City left for Chicago after visiting his mother Mrs Harriet Constant at 1024 New Hampshire Street, traveling with sons Edwin and Earl who will stay until his return. Miss Helen Campbell returned home after teaching home economics at Beloit High School. C Vincent Jones of Clay Center attends commencement. he graduated from the University in 1904. Miss Helen Gragg goes to Belle Plaine for the summer to visit her sister Mrs L L Goheen. Mr and Mrs Willard Brown continue...
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Ina Axling
Ida Putnam
Richmond
New York
Ellis T. Johnson
L. N. Walsh
Independence
Manhattan
Rebekah-Odd
Johnston
J. &. Constant
Oklahoma City
Chicago
Harriet Constant
New Hampshire — Street
Edwin
Earl
Helen Campbell
Beloit High School
C. Vincent Jones
Clay Center
Jones
Helen Gragg
Belle Plaine
W. R. Brown
Kansas City
Dora Lupher
Topeka
D. M. Rankin
Harold Brownlee
University
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
J. R. Ulrich
Brownlee
Quaker Oats Company
Ferne Bauersfeld
Coffeyville
Business and
Wiedemann’s Grill
Miss Bauersfeld
B. and
P. W
Eileen Axling
Roberta Axling
Marlin McCreight
Askaloosa
5. Engle
C. W. Long
Majorie
Brown
G. BE. R. White
S. S. Lord
Ft. Worth
Texas
C. G. Goff
Indiana Street
J. W. Kanaga
Kenneth Rossman
Hillsboro
Ilinois
E. L Kokanour
Doris Bell Eno
Siloam Springs
Ark
Forrest Eno
Ray Kokanour
T. B. McElhiney
W. A. McElhiney
Marion
Marion Goff
Lawrence
The
Social News Notes from Topeka and Nearby Residents
Local social column lists visits and travel among Kansas City Cedar Rapids and Topeka families. W. R. Brown and Dora Lupher visited Rankins in Topeka. Harold Brownlee returned to Cedar Rapids after a Quaker Oats assignment. Fern e Bauersfeld arrived for Business and Professional Women meeting. Families and individuals from Coffeyville Richmond Okla City Siloam Springs and Manhattan noted.
Derby Betting Heavy at Epom Downs as Derby Nears
London reports record betting surrounding the Derby at Ep som Downs on June 6. Estimated $25,000,000 being wagered including sweepstakes like Calcutta Sweep offering about $450,000 and London Stock Exchange Sweep with $125,000 first prize. Ticket prices range from $2.50 to $5.00 and are quickly snapped up.
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London
A. P
England
Epsom Downs
Calcutta
London Stock Exchange
Dublin Hospital
Premium Lottery Tickets Fetch Huge Sums Worldwide
The text notes tickets go on sale quickly and now command premium prices. Americans abroad are buying for friends in London and beyond, with one woman reportedly securing access to all major sweepstakes. If fortunes align, she could win nearly $1,000,000.
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England
London
Murdered by tramp theory surrounds local grain man
Kansas City police supported a tramp murder theory in the case of Guy A. Moore a prominent grain man found killed near railroad tracks. Fishermen John Gross and Isaac Carver reported seeing Moore with a roughed dressed man on the tracks Saturday. Detectives found a railroad tie with a dark red stain and a weed spot suggesting a struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Guy A. Moore
John Gross
Isaac Carver
Moore
James Orford
W. S. Hutchinson
Monroe
Veteran bureau official transferred to Kansas City district
W. F. Ragle, sub-district manager of the Wichita office, moved to Kansas City to oversee all Activities of the veterans bureau sub-district office for that district. The Kansas City office is the second largest among the bureau's nine districts, covering Kansas Missouri Iowa Oklahoma and Nebraska.
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Kansas City
W. F. Ragle
Wichita
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Veterans’ Bureau
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Poland Reaches 30 Million Population Mark
Poland shows a population tally over 30,000,000 residents, driven by repatriation immigration and natural growth. The note places the current figure around Warsaw dated June 4, from A. P. reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Warsaw
Republic
Swedes to Visit Mexico for Trade Study
Stockholm reports Sweden will send 15 merchants and trade experts to Mexico for a month long fact finding tour. Mexico offers to cover travel costs. The party aims to buy petroleum jute precious metals and tropical products and sell wood pulp cement electrical equipment cutlery tools and salted fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Mexico
Tanlac credited with curing grip and restoring strength
Mrs John A McCord of Kansas City praises Tanlac for relief from weakness, poor appetite, indigestion, and sleeplessness after the flu. She reports increased energy, renewed appetite, and no further distress. Tanlac sold by druggists with over 87 million bottles sold.
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Tanlac
John .A. McCord
East 10Th St
Kansas City
Taniac
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McNish
K. A
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Sammary
Russell
Collins
Frazicenland Price
Janda
Black
Price Wenzel
Campbell
Carman
Marman
Gloomer
Lips
Petty
Leweller
Uv Volz
Smaha
Sas Caranitn
Ixansas
Lanbor
Staplin
Nur
Kennedy Uz Totus
Neb
Heart of American Club
Hittin
ELKS
Hig
Bulletin
Missouri Valley
W. L Pet
Ames
Kansas Avgies
Washington
Poison Ivy
Ladies Aid Society
First Methodist Church
Country Club
Eighth
Mississippi
Massachusetts
Randolph
William Mark Randolph
Mr. Randolph
B. H. Gragg
Mr. Gragg
Ruby Welch
Western Electric Company
Ince
Gertie K. Johnson
Ora Ince
Rebekah
B. A. Gillispie
Phunphinders
Mildreddist
Opail Lynn
Ed Provost
Ruby
Vernon van Scoyk
Goodland
DERBY
Singer
New Home
Sinode
Dixon
Mass
Nature
Ralph Ward
Dorothy Dalton
Fog Bound
Newmark
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