Riots, strikes, and clashes amid Chinese turmoil abroad
Rioting and killings erupt as eight Chinese die and workers strike at Han and Hankow amid British armory clashes and renewed Japanese concerns. Waterside strike paralyses Shanghai shipping with thirty five vessels idle while foreign concessions brace for further attacks. Canton battles between rival armies continue with no ground gained.
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Han
Aozen
Shanghai
Hankow
Hopeh Street
Canton
Associated Press
Will Plan Campaign Meeting by Douglas County Democrats
Harbour announces a mass Democrats meeting at the court house at 3 o clock Friday after moon. Robert Good of Topeka and Congressman C B Little will speak. The aim is to unite Douglas County Democrats and plan next year’s campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbour
Court House
Moon
Dame
Robert Good
Topeka
Little
Douglas County
Two Bandits Shot After Robbery Near Sulphur Springs
In Sulphur Springs Ark on June 12 two possemen were shot while pursuing five bandits who robbed the Hank of Sulphur Springs yesterday afternoon. Farmers Mosier and Elmerison were nearby when Hart and L. N. Sulphur Ark reported. One bandit died early today. the others fled after a brief exchange of gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esterday
Hank
Gulphur Springs
Joplin
Baseball scores and homer hits across leagues summarized
The report lists multiple games with homerun shots by players Gowdy Smith Grantham Burrus Weis Jamieson and Speaker among others. It records team lines for Boston Chicago Brooklyn Cincinnati Philadelphia St Louis Boston Cleveland New York Philadelphia and Detroit with various pitchers and run totals across innings.
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Rixey
Hargrave
Philadelphia
St. ‘Louis
Ring
Wilson
Shetdeland
O'Parrel
Apiericain
Detroit
Washington
Dauss
Woodall
Gachary
Ruel
Giants turn rare triple play against Pirates in opener
June 12 Pittsburgh witnessed a rare triple play as the New York Giants halted a Pirates threat in the first inning. Cuyler and Carey were involved in a sequence that saw Jackson knock down a smash, and Groh, Kelly, and Terry made the decisive outs to complete the play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
New York Giants
Pirates
Jackson
Cuyler
Carey
Gandy
Groh
Railings
Grok
Kelly
Terry
Man Robbed While Lodging In Vacant Fall Leaf House
A 65-year-old man appeared at police, bruised and robbed of 524 near Fall Leaf. He said another man entered with a flashlight, offered lodging, and a scuffle followed as the robber produced a revolver. Money vanished, and the victim, who had drawn funds in St. Louis to buy Arkansas land, left for work in Kansas after treatment at the city health department. Police report later linked a man seen roaming the area to a 78 o'clock sighting with the White Turkey camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Pplice
Fall Leaf
Maffies
Rence
City Health Department
St. Louis
Arkansas
Kansas
White
Turkey
Warren S. Stone Dead in Cleveland Hospital
Warren S Stone, head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, died in a Cleveland hospital late today after a prolonged illness. The longtime railroad official, known for leadership in the engineers' union, had been hospitalized since Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers
Cleveland
Ed Press
Warren S. Stone
Mr Stone
Defense Day Observance Planned Across Kansas
Adjutant General Milton A. McLean announced the state will participate in Defense Day on July 4 as part of a national defense test. Full cooperation will be given to the War Department with state patrols and peace guards prepared to demonstrate nationwide muster. Governor Paulen is expected to issue a proclamation calling on citizens and patriotic societies to observe the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Udba
Milton A. McLean
War Department
McLean
Weill Bel
Paulen
Summer session at Kansas opens with 1350 enrollment
The twenty third annual University of Kansas summer session opens this morning with 1350 students enrolled. The curriculum features over 200 courses across graduate, liberal arts, education, law, medicine, engineering, fine arts, and business.
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University of Kansas
W. H.johnson
Summers
College of sLiberal
School’ of Business
Millard F
Fale
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Hugene A. ‘Bishop
Columbia University
Edu
Maryland State.Normal
Ira J. Bright
A. M. University
of Kansas
Leavenword
Kan
Phid
Columbia
University
Flag Day observance by Elks lodge at Sikes club
Elks lodge No 95 plans a Flag Day service Sunday afternoon at the Sikes Club auditorium. Officers of the lodge lead a program including flag history, prayers, music, and an address by Judge Hugh Means. Public invited to attend the patriotic ceremony.
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the Elks
Boltlock
EB. E. Rsplander
E. B. Alekatder
E. W.W. McDonald
G. A. Hunter
W. W. Clelari
Car Kelley
Solo
B. Downing
Paul A. Dinsmoor
Cle Todd
Elks
Ed Petergon
Hugh Means
America
Benediction
Ray
ROA
Usden
Looting Follows Yesterday's Riot in Nova Scotia
Toronto dispatch reports Royal Canadian Dragoons ordered to Glace Bay as looting and arson followed yesterday's mine riot. At New Waterford and nearby towns a miner was killed, dozens injured, and hundreds of stores looted or destroyed. Power plants damaged, and several coal company stores stripped of goods valued in the thousands. Police beaten. rail and ship service disrupted amid the unrest.
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Toronto
Royal. Canadian’ Dragoons
British Empire Steel Corporation
Dominion Coal Company
Nol 12
New Waterford
New “Aberdeen
Glace Bay
Waterford
New Aberdeen
Reserve
Fear for missionaries in Hu Peh province prompt returns
Reports from New York say American missionaries and families in Hu Peh have been ordered to Haakow port due to a serious situation. The cable also notes many missionaries were scattered across the province and that women and children are among those ordered to return. In Henrvetia Oklahoma, a petition with more than a thousand signatures urged Governor Trapp to recall troops amid mining disturbances tied to wage disputes dating from 1917 and the 1924 scale. The situation sparked potential strikes and a deployment of three companies of the Oklahoma National Guard under Colonel E L Herd.
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New York
Associated Press
Hu- Peh
Haakow
Episcopal Mission
Henrvetia
Okla
Trapp
Eda
E. L. Herd
Oklahoma National Guards
Goal Company
William Ple
Miners’ Union
Crowe ’ Compas
Kangas
Henryetta
Wichita buys first of 1925 wheat crop headline
A garbled report notes Wichita bought the first 1925 wheat crop of the year at 1.66 dollars per bushel on the Kansas City basis. The sale, described as the first in the country for the new market, involved a car from Yéwed Okig with a test showing 59.7 Sher and 13 percent protein content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kapesas City
Okig
Dedication of Red Star Route Aims at Lawrence Caravan
The Chamber of Commerce plans a Tuesday luncheon to discuss dedicating the Red Star route from St Joseph Missouri to Fort Worth Texas. A caravan of cars will travel from St Joseph to Lawrence with stops and welcoming committees to be set up for Lawrence’s dedication events June 30 to July 4. Governor Ben Paulen may join the trippers and a formal car from Lawrence is planned to carry literature about Lawrence as the educational center and home to the University of Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
St. Joseph
Fort Worth
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Claude Scott
C. of
Scott
City Bacteriologist Vacancy Stays Open
Lawrence remains without a city bacteriologist since April as Mayor Frank M Holiday delays filling the post. Walter Schreiner, interim bacteriologist and engineer, continues in the role while the mayor says he has contacted several candidates with no satisfactory result.
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Lawrence
Frank M. Holiday
Walter Schreiner
W.S. Henderson
Schreiner
Halliday
First Union Service Set at South Park Sunday Evening
The union church revival begins at 8 o clock Sunday at South Park with Rev R A Budefi preaching. Lawrence Oneley chairs music with a male quartet as seats are built for a large crowd and plans are made for a stormily service at First Methodist church until September first.
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Union
South Park
Rey. R. A. Budefi
Lawrence
Oneley
Union Church
South
Par
County Hearing Set by State Board of Equalization
The state public service commission will meet as a state board of equalization to hear assessments from various counties with problems. Douglas County hearing before the board is set for July 7 at Topeka. Immigration quotas for the next year remain unchanged from the prior year. A. U. General Offices state manager of Aid Union lodge of Alabama is visiting Lawrence today to tour the general offices.
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State Public Service Commis
Sion
Douglas County
Board of E Aization
Sily
Topeka
Washington
A. U
Aid Union Lodge
Abama
Lawrence
Rain Boosts County Potato and Corn Crops
Rain today greatly aids crops across the county with about 0.19 inches by noon. Potatoes are expected to benefit, and if cool weather lasts the year’s harvest could improve. Harvest of wheat in Douglas county will begin mid next week, with fields ripening and ready for cutting if conditions hold.
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Douglas County
H. C. Colglazier
County Farm Bureau
Kansas City Deluge Hits With Heavy Rain and Hail
Kansas City and surrounding towns reported a sudden downpour with 0.62 of an inch in twelve minutes, accompanied by high winds and light hail. meteorologist P Connor forecast more showers today, as rainfall totals across Topeka Manhattan and Hutchinson ranged from 1.14 to 1.4 inches, with experts praising the rain for crops and delaying wheat ripening.
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Kansas ‘City
Kansas
City
Kansas City
P. Connor
Topeka
Kan
S. D
Manhattan
Wichita
Goneordia
Kaw Valley
Flora
McPherson and
Hutchinson
State Board of Agriculture
Newton
Arkansas City
Kans
Junction City
Burma girl student attracts attention at university
A Mandalay Burma girl named Ah Ma is a rising figure at Ottawa University. She earned a bachelor of science and is now pursuing graduate studies in the University of Kansas summer session, drawing notice for her native costume and accomplishments.
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Mandalay
Burma
British India
Ah Ma
Ah Me
Ottawa University
K. U
Bull Charged Boy After Helped Rider Scene at Sudora Farm
A bull owned by Bob Rush escaped its enclosure and fought with a neighbor’s bull near Sudora rame. The 11 year old son rode to drive the Rush bull home and was knocked from his pony but escaped injury. Older brothers stoned the bull while a brother-in-law used a pitchfork to subdue the animal and drive it back to pasture.
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Boh Hush
Sudora Rame
Bob Rush
O.e
Mr. Rush
Typhoid Case Trial In Chicago Dr McNally Testifies
In Chicago on June 12 the trial of William Darling Shepherd focused on alleged typhoid fever as the cause of death. Dr W D McNally testified no poison appeared in the youth Willison Netsor McClin tock, despite extensive tests. An autopsy on the exhumed body yielded a concise finding: a typical typhoid case.
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Chicago
Willison Netsor
McClintock
William Darling Shepherd
W. D. McNally
Coronet
Missing Witness Appears in Shepherd Trial
Robert White, long missing witness in the Shepherd trial, unexpectedly walked into the courtroom in Chicago on June 12. He reported to assistant state's attorney Joseph Savage and said he would fight the case to a finish, leading his wife and two children into the conference as the doors closed.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Robert White
Shepherd
Joseph Savage
Savage
White
PLAN ANNUAL OUTING FOR KANSAS CITY POSTAL EMPLOYEES
The second annual picnic for postal workers in Kansas City Missouri Topeka St Joseph Atchison Kansas City Kansas Tonganoxie and Lawrence will be held at Tonganoxie Sunday June 14. About 1000 people expected to attend. The program opens at 10 20 a m with blacksmiths for athletic contests. Fifteen races for men women and children are scheduled in the afternoon. At noon a basket dinner will be served. The committee in charge includes W Kane dyba E B Kennedy Robert Gorman R S Stowart and W S Freeman.
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Postal
Kansas City
Topeka
St. Joseph
Atchison
Kans
Tonganoxie
Lawrence
Jeommuittee
Kanedyba
E. BE. Kennedy
Robert Gorman
Topera
R. S. Stowart
Topelay
W. S. Freeman
Tonzanoxie
Legion Plans Fourth of July Celebration in Woodland Park
The American Legion post in Lawrence plans a community picnic at Woodland Park on the Fourth of July with an afternoon speaking program featuring Fred Vailand as representative for Governor Pawlen. Boxing bouts, old fiddlers contest, and evening fireworks are planned with boxing matches starting at 8 pm. Concessions will be available and plans may adjust to National Defense Day observance.
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Fat Woodland Park
American Legion
Fred Vailand
Topeka
Lawrence
Paulsen
Vgiland
Pawlen
Woodland Park
Eday
Char
Oservan’g
Wedgeland Parks
No Tax Statements Sent. Second Half Taxes Due June 20
County treasurer announces that full 1925 tax statements were mailed at year start, but second half notices have not been mailed. June 20 is final payment date. taxpayers are urged to pay now and include a statement identifying the property taxed.
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Huddledton
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