Democratic Ticket Named Friday Aight In St Louis
Delegates meet in St Louis to settle contests for seats from District of Columbia Hawaii and Texas and to set convention appointments. The platform drafts include foreign relations Mexico tariff navy preparedness and peace aims with President Wilson guiding selection of committee chairs and possible vice chair Homer Cummings. Suffrage protest led by Florence Upplegraft plans silent demonstration with white attire yellow sashes and parasols along the delegates route.
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St.Louis
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Texas
McCombs
Wo. Stone
Resolutions Committee
Stone
Washington
Wilson
Ivisers
Congress
Wilken
Rhoice
Homer Cummings
Connecict
St. Louis
Ma. McCombs
Golden Lane
Florence Upplegraft
New York
Pollen Lane
Suisse
Updugraff
Baker to Represent Wilson at Democratic National Convention
Washington reports that Secretary Baker will be President Wilson’s personal representative at the Democratic national convention. He departs for St Louis tonight with a draft platform and key planks written by the President for the platform committee to consider. He will coordinate with Senators Hughes Stone and James and Representative Doremus and Frederick Steckman among others to voice the White House desires.
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Washington, D. C
Heereliuy Baker
Wil
St. Lowis
Platform Committee
F. M. ‘McCombs
National Democratic Committee
National Committee
Homer Cummings
Convention selects Glynn as temporary national chair
National Committee meeting in St Louis names former New York Governor Glynn as temporary chairman to deliver the keynote. McCombs receives cheers and thanks as retirement prompts tributes. contest cases are referred to the incoming committee, with Taggart Millen and Talbot named to hear sides and rule on Hawaii and Wisconsin contests. Many party leaders arrive as delegates and guests gather for the convention proceedings and transit plans.
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St. Louis
National _ Committee
Glynn
New York
Wm. McCombs
Fobby
McCorhs
Tam
T Hive
Cato Sells
Thomas Love
William Poindexterfi
McCombs
McCambs
Thomas Taggart
Todiana
R BE. Mack
New Yor
FL Sapp
Kansas
Amittee
W. Dp? Garrett
Hawaii
John E. Wilson
Wilson
Indiana
Arthur F. Millen
Nebraska
J. Fred C. Talbot
Maryland
Parti
Fortification Bill Taken Up in House in Washington
Fortification appropriation bill carrying about 34 million dollars, one of three great national defense measures, was taken up today in the House in Washington D C.
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Washington, D. C
Start on New Bridge Arches Show Progress and Height Difference
Construction on the new bridge advances with the first arch poured and steel rods set. Eighteen laborers joined two shifts as engineers expect the initial arch to complete by morning, while workers prepare four more arches in the river’s narrowest section, aiming for September completion.
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LL Hodvick
City bids to open paving proposals at commission meeting
Contractors invited to present bids for three paving projects. Bids due by 5 PM today. Projects include alley paving between Indiana and Louisiana from Fifteenth to Ninth, Louis Street from Eighteenth North to Atkins Drive, and Sixteenth Street west from Louisiana to Indiana. The Baptist Brotherhood holds its year end meeting with Lee R. McComas speaking on The Laboring Man's Debt to the Church.
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Mostov
Indiana
Louisiana
Baptist Brotherhood Meeting
The
Baptist Brotherhood
Lee R. McCoim
Special Addresses at Summer School Weekly Features
The university summer session opens with three lectures by Dr. William T. Bowden of the federal bureau of education. Enrollment is up 50 percent from last year and townspeople may join with a $1 fee to use Potter Lake and tennis courts. Flag Day programs include a film about Lincoln and the Star Spangled Banner, plus community singing and a recital.
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William T. Bowden
Federal Bureau of Education
Washington
Fraser_hall
Dr. Bowden
F. J. Kelley
Potter Lake
Fraser Chapel
Abraham Lincoln
Philip Stevens
Goan Butler
Butler
Pr. Chapel
Aspenrnu
Hughes Campaign Praise by Dolley and Kansans
Hon J N Poltey of Tonckst praises Hughes for president in Lawrence interview. He notes Hughes unites party factions and would secure a great victory. Frank Hitchcock organized the Chicago campaign. Douglas County’s Tucl supported Hughes nomination. praises Kansas Progressives and Second District delegates.
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J. N.poltey
Tonckst
Lawrence Todanal
Hughes
Dalley
Logies
Republican
Mr. Hughes
Républican Party
Kansas
America
Gore Hughes
Charter
Frank Hitchcock
New York
Chicago
Taft
Kanse
Che
Hughee
Douglas County
Tucl
Kansas Weather Report Mentions Wet Conditions Next Two Days
A brief Kansas weather note reports yesterday evening as minus three, a wet Saturday morning, and drier by 7 pm today. It notes partly cloudy conditions tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change.
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Kansas
John Gleissner Heads to Cleveland Press Following KU Career
John Gleissner, KU class of 1916, departs to join the Cleveland Press after a visit with Gilbert Claston in Chicago. Gleissner was student editor of the University Daily Kansan, a former athletic board member, and held multiple fraternity roles. He hails from Abilene.
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John Gleissner
Ohio
Cleveland
Cleveland Press
Chicago
Gilbert Claston
Kou
United Press
Gleissner
University Daily Kansan
Pan-Helienic Association
Knights of the Golden Kand
Beta Theta Pi
Sigma Delta Chi
Abilene
Dean Green
Hughes Ticket Praised as Great Lincoln-Style Choice
Lawrence and Douglas county Republicans express strong approval of the convention nomination of Hughes. C A Tucker calls the ticket the greatest since Lincoln and expects broad support in the upcoming campaign. Governors and party leaders are viewed as potential national figures. Progressives also back the Republican slate.
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C. H. Tucker
Douglas County
Tucker
Othe Lawrence
Lamrence
Jie
Hughes
Lincoln
Chisago
Willis
Ohio
Lawrence
Roosevelte
Hackney Declines Attending Democratic National Convention
Lawrence news reports E. T. Hackney, president of the board of administration, will not attend the Democratic national convention though he would like to. He has been at numerous commencement exercises at State Agricultural College this week, a habit that keeps him away from the convention where Woodrow Wilson is expected to be renominated.
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E. T. Hackney
Board of Administration
Lawrence
State Agricultural College
Hackney
Woodrow Wilson
Convention's work united the party at Chicago
The Chicago Convention forged surprising unity between Republicans and Progressives as Roosevelt's name moved closer to a reunion. Delegates praised frank, respectful talks, with Hughes eventually emerging as the likely nominee after a long, tense balloting process and the conduct of party leaders.
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W. CG. Stimons
Chicago
Progressive Party
Jhs
Republican
Scussion
Teddy
Gar
Pinchot
Bonaparte
Robins
Prograne
Roosevelt
Delgates
Hughes
Republican Party
Hore
Nicholas Murray Butler
Henry Cabot Lodge
Brambaugh
Pennsylvania
Brumbaugh
Kansas
Wap
T Ke
Hughe
Goas
Reed Smoot
Republican Conference Committee
Aghes
Log jam delays removal of interurban trestle in river
A sharp log jam formed at the south end of the old bridge as river currents pushed driftwood into the area near the interurban trestle under construction. Workers cleared channels for three and a half hours while officials discuss a three-member board to manage future jams and possible trestle removal if needed.
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Beit
Interurban’ Company
Missouri Valley Bridge
Spoke on City Government at Baptist Meeting
Prof C U Talbot told a Young People's meeting at the Baptist church that city governance is a moral and religious issue. He urged more city power to frame charters and more efficient administration as keys to better municipal government in Kansas.
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C. H. Tate
C. U. Talbot
Baptist Church
Tto
Stronglaw
State of
Kansas
Daylight plan rejected by Lawrence merchants
Members of the Lawrence Merchants and Farmers association meet for their weekly luncheon and discuss the daylight saving proposal. No further action will be taken to move clocks ahead an hour as the Kansas City project failed and opening earlier is deemed inadvisable.
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Lawrence
Erchants
Farmers Association
H. B. Sparks
Kansas City
Local Alumni to Meet City Engineer for Organization
BE. H. Dunmire plans a local alumni group with the city engineer to arrange the new body. Dean and Mrs. L. B. Sayre will depart June 26 for Douglas Michigan to spend the summer.
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BE. H. Dunmire
University
Alummni
Dean
Hughes Launches Campaign Work Consultations In Chicago
New York June 12 Charles I Hughes arrives for first campaign conference in New York. He declines political remarks while seeking plans for the summer. George W Wickersham denies mediation talks with Roosevelt and says he anticipates Progressive support.
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New York
Charles I
Hughes
Public Service
Whitney
Wilcox
Robert Fuller
Goyd Vernon
Chicago
Washington
Colonel Roosevelt
Mr. Wickersham
Mr. Hughes
Tom
Roosevelt
Henry W. Taft
United States
H. J. Lippitt
Rhode Island
William Cary Sanger
Court orders joint repair of Kaw River Bridge at Eudora
Douglas and Leavenworth counties must share responsibility for Kaw river bridge repairs after the state supreme court ruling. Leavenworth to appoint a supervisor and raise funds. Lawrence received the order. The 210 foot gap existed since 1915 floods, halting complete repairs.
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Douglas County
Eudora
State ‘Supreme Court Ag
Leavenworth
Supreme Court
Lawrence
Leavenworth County
St Louis Delegates to Wear Lawrence Buttons
Delegates at the Democratic national convention in St Louis will wear Lawrence buttons. Each attendee gets an "Avengers First" style button distributed by T J Sweeney of Lawrence. Sweeney ordered extra buttons and sent them to the Kansas delegation with compliments for distribution at the convention.
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St. Louis
Lawrence
T. J
Sweeney
Kansas
J. Sweeney
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