Poison gas raid halts Rhode Island senate session
Providence June 19 A chlorine gas incident disrupted the Rhode Island senate as Republican members refused to attend and were arrested on a warrant. Four Republicans were hospitalized while Democrats claimed the attack was an attempt to force attendance. Sheriff Andrews cited doctors’ notes, and a probe followed alongside ongoing deadlock over a referendum measure for a constitutional convention.
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Providence
R. I
Senate
Felix A. Toupin
Jonathan Andrews
Toupin
Chamber
William S. Flynn
Hig
Andrews
Herbert E. Harris
Harry A. Sanderson
Johnston
Willian L. Sharpe
East Greenwich
John H. Powers
Cumberland
Sherman
Senanator Powers
W. 8. Flynn
General Store Burns in Williams Town Fire
Williams town suffered a morning blaze at Johnsons general store sparked by train sparks on the Union Pacific line. Fire Chief Reinisch of Lawrence said the flames were beyond control upon arrival and the store containing a full general stock of goods was destroyed.
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Johnson
Williamstwn
Union Pacific
Reinisch
Lawrence
Williamstown
Lawrence Chemical
Kansan Forecast for Partly Overcast Benefits City
Partly overcast tonight and Friday with cooler conditions in the east. Youth sports items noted in the forecast shorthand. Temperature readings include yesterday’s high, today’s noon, and today’s minimum alongside today’s minimum forecast.
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Kansan
Tam
Third Party Row Debates La Follette Endorsement
In St Paul on June 19 Associated Pros reports a Labor party debate on endorsing Wisconsin’s Senator La Follette. The quarrel centered on unity with the Communist faction and the push for principles over candidates. Ruthenberg Mills and others voiced opposition to radical programs and urged broader farmer and worker representation.
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St. Paul
Labor Party
W. J. Taylor
Nebraska
la Follette
Wisconsin
Ben Guttlow
E. Ruthenberg
Cleveland
LaFollette
Taylor
Walter Thomas Mills
California
la Pollette
Ruthenberg
Mills
Cooler Tomorrow in Topeka and Western Kansas
The weather bureau predicts cooler conditions tomorrow with temperatures dipping to about 80 in Topeka, while western Kansas remains hot with readings near the hundred mark. Liberal reports 108 for the national high, and Topeka saw a 96 during the day with an 80 degree low as a strong southwest wind persists.
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Topeka
Kan
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Liberal
United States
Taxpaying Deadline Nears As County Sees Crowded Office
Tomorrow is the final day to pay the second half of county taxes. Taxpayers who have not yet paid should visit the county treasurer’s office or mail in the payment with the first half tax receipt. Receipts for the second half will be mailed to the taxpayer. The treasurer’s office has been crowded all week and phone inquiries went unanswered due to high in-person demand.
Primary filings due by noon. trustees and precinct posts listed
Last day for filing declarations of intention for Palmyra township trustee and Vinland and Wakarusa precinct committeeman seats on the Republican ticket. Earl T. Black, W. S. Parsons, and GN. Russell are noted candidates with deadlines tomorrow. Also reports of daily filings and growing candidate announcements.
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Earl T. Black
Palmyra Township
W. S. Parsons
Vinland
Russell
Wakarusa Township
Odd Fellows to Institute New Encampment in Holton
The degree team of Encampment No. 4, Odd Fellows, traveled to Holton Kansas to establish a new encampment of the lodge in that town.
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Odd Fellows
Holton
Kans
Wheat Cutting Begins Near Newton Kansas on Steele Farm
Wheat cutting started in Harvey county near Newton on the A. H. Steele farm. Local harvest activity marks the season with workers moving through fields as the June work progresses.
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Newton Newton
Kan
Harvey County
Newton
A. H. Steele
Boy recovers from lightning stroke in Leavenworth
Leavenworth Kansas June 19 Scott Gobel ten year old son of Mr and Mrs E A Goble of Wallula ten miles south of here was struck by a bolt of lightning during a severe storm last Saturday and has completely recovered A rooster nearby at the time was killed
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Leavenworth
Kan
Scott Gobel
E. A. Goble
Wallula
Here
Goble
Candidates Bunch Files For August Primaries In Kansas
As the filing deadline nears, multiple candidates sign on for the August 5 primaries in Kansas. Gov candidates Stubbs Paulen Reed announce or expect filings. Sapper, Turner, Travis, Doerr join Republicans and Democrats in races for governor lieutenant governor attorney general and state offices across districts.
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Topeka
Kan
Frank J. Ryan
W. BR. Stubbs
Ben S. Paulen
Clyde M. Reed
Arthur Sapper
Norton A. Turner
Russell
Reinstatement of Two Rock Island Trains Authorized
The public utilities commission reversed its prior order and directed that Rock Island trains 33 and 34 between Belleville and Goodland Kansas be reinstated after patron petitions said to be inconvenienced by the annulment of The Jersey milk and mail service. Trains 35 and 36 from Kansas City to Herinm and 21 and 22 between Wichita and Caldwell were not changed. General Pershing to visit London during a three day stay includes meetings with British officials and a gravesite pilgrimage at Brookwood Surrey. Grace Ross visits as Rebekah memorial committee chair.
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Topeka
Kan
Public Utilities Commission
Rock Island
Belleville
Goodland
Kansas City
Heri Nm
Wichita
Caldwell
Pershing
London
General Pershing
Prince of Wales
Earl of Cavan
Stephen Walsh
Brookwood
Surrey
American Battle Monuments Commission
Ge Ees
Britain recalls Cummins and breaks with Mexico
London reports Britain has recalled H Cunard Cummins and abandoned a planned recognition mission led by Sir Thomas Nohler. The Daily Herald calls it a total breach with Mexico. Debate within government and semi official circles follows. Britain had not recognized Obregon, and the proposed mission would have considered such a step. Premier McDonald calls the Mexican attitude a grave breach of international courtesy.
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London
Great Britain
Mexico
H. Cunard Cummins
Thomas Nohler
Daily Herald
Organ of Labor
Britain
Obregon
McDonald
Cummins
Tornado kills two in Dickinson North Dakota
Two are dead and five severely hurt after a tornado hit Dickinson and nearby communities shortly after 4 p m yesterday. The storm, estimated at 90 mph, damaged virtually every business block, toppled power lines, and cut telephone service. Many barns were ruined and hundreds of trees were uprooted with extensive property loss across the region.
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Dickinson
N.D
Associated Press
KU to Hold Saturday Classes to Make Up Lost Time
W H Johnson director of the Summer Session announced that the University of Kansas will hold classes this Saturday to make up time lost by enrollments and registrations. Additional classes will be held Saturday July 18, the last day of the first six weeks term, to compensate for the Fourth of July holiday.
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University of Kansas
W. H. Johnson
Narrow margin sustains South African nationalist victory
Capetown June 19 United Press reports the parliamentary election produced a close result with nationalist labor forces winning by a narrow margin. The outcome tempers claims of a South African republic and tempers immediate secession plans by General Hertzog, the nationalist leader and prospective premier.
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Capetown
South Africa
United Press
Hertzog
Grants Dowers Divorce Granted After Revocation of Dismissal
In a case titled by Mrs. Lorena Dowers against Lilburn Dowers, the court revoked an earlier dismissal and reinstated the causes of action. Judge Hugh Means granted a divorce to Mrs. Dowers on grounds of extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty. Custody of two minor children awarded to Mrs. Dowers. husband ordered to pay $7 weekly alimony. A $250 judgment was entered on real estate. husband absent at hearing.
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Lorena Dowers
Lilburn Dowers
Ft Scott Sends Milk to the Near East
June 19 report from Ft Scott says the city will ship a car containing 1,000 cases of condensed milk to the Near East. The M K T tracks hold the car ready for immediate shipment to New Orleans with prominent banners declaring Milk for the Near East donated by Ft Scott. The конdensery will duplicate the car donation.
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Ft. Scott
United States
Near East
New Orleans
Fr. Scott
McAdoo Opens Campaign HQ for Democratic Nomination
William G. McAdoo takes charge of his bid at Vanderbilts hotel HQ listing allies Senator Carter Glass Homer Cummings Bruce Kremer Thomas Love and F H Paris as talks begin on plank drafting. David Ladd Rockwell says campaign work has started to organize convention committees and resolutions. Davis states he is not a candidate but will answer if the party calls.
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New York
William G. McAdoo
Vanderbilt Hotel
Carter Glass
Virginia
Homer Cummings
Bruce Kremer
Montana
Thomas B. Love
Texas
F. H. Paris
Missouri
David Ladd Rockwell
McAdoo
Rockwell
Chicago
Associated Press
John W. Davis
West Virginia
Great Britain
Davis
Bryan argues two thirds rule abolition if unit rule ends
William Jennings Bryan, en route to New York, urged at Pittsburgh that abolishing the two thirds rule should accompany ending the unit rule. He pledged support to McAdoo for the Democratic nomination, predicted a resolutions committee role, and criticized the Republican plan to let states instruct at large while districts instruct district delegates as fairer.
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Pittsburgh
William Jennings Bryan
Florida
Bryan
New York
William Gibbs McAdoo
Resolutions Committee
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Want Anti Klan Plank
The national negro Democratic conference forwarded a resolution to the national Democratic committee urging an anti Ku Klux Klan plank in the party platform. Titus Alexander of California, chaired the executive committee and introduced the measure at a meeting of Negroes last night. The resolution calls for a solid plank denouncing the Klan as lawless treasonable and un American.
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New York
National Negro Democratic Conference
National Democratic Committee
Titus Alexander
California
Negro Organization
Convention notes predict long balloting for nomination
New York reports out of town leaders expect to spend time at the convention after it opens next Tuesday. Many say they anticipate a record number of ballots before a presidential candidate is nominated. The current record is forty six ballots set in Baltimore in 1912 for Woodrow Wilson. The next highest occurred in San Francisco for James M. Cox.
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New York
Baltimore
Woodrow Wilson
San Francisco
James M. Cox
Night parachute jump by Lt MacReady astonishes Dayton
Lt J A MacReady made a first night parachute jump from a De Haviland plane over Dayton Ohio. With engine failure he crawled onto the wing at 1800 feet and deployed his parachute, landing unharmed. The plane crashed in flames but he was safe.
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Dayton
Ohio
John A. MacReady
MacReady
Columbus
de Haviland
Edward A. Watchet
Dayton Chamber of Commerce
Air
Mexico Orders Halt To Expulsion Of British Agent Cummins
Mexico City June 19 President Obregon halted proceedings to expel British agent Herbert Cummins after consulting Foreign Minister Saenz. The action follows Britain’s order for Cummins’ withdrawal tomorrow as Britain recalled him.
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Mexico City
Herbert C. Cummins
Obregon
Aaron Saenz
Great Britain
Cummins
Assassination at Victoria hotel shocks Shamen
Three people died when an unidentified armed assailant threw a bomb at a reception in the Victoria hotel in Shamen's foreign quarter. The blast occurred tonight. The bomber escaped. Democratic candidates filed for county offices, including Charles R. Topping for clerk, George T. Richards for Kanwaka trustee, and Rudolph Houk for Kanwaka treasurer, all on the Democratic ticket. Mrs D. K. Pollock of Baldwin visited Lawrence today.
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Canton
Associated Press
Charles R. Topping
Kanwaka Township
George T. Richards
Rudolph Houk
Chicago Swelters In Wave Of Heat
Chicago reports a sudden heat wave ending a cool central west summer. Temperatures rose from 64 at 6 am to 89 by 1 45 pm with forecasts of continuing rise to above 90 and cooler weather expected tomorrow. Record heat also listed in Arizona Texas Oklahoma and southwestern Kansas.
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Chicago
West
Weather Bureau
Arizona
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Supreme Court Hears Mandamus Suit Against City of Lawrence
In Topeka today June 19 the Kansas Supreme Court heard A B Mitchell Douglas county attorney seek to force Lawrence to petition Gov Davis to proclaim the city a first class municipality. Mitchell says Lawrence officials have refused to petition and declined a special election for reclassification. Lawrence’s population is listed at 15 119 and no ruling was made by late afternoon.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. B. Mitchell
Douglas
Lawrence
Supreme Court
Mitchell
I. M. Holliday
Davis
University City
Kid golfers lead in Kansas state championship semifinals
In Hutchinson Kansas two semifinals in the championship flight saw Waldo Crowder 19 of Lawrence five up on Judge L E Quinlan of Lyons after the first nine holes. Clarence McQuire Jr 18 of Leavenworth was two up on Alex Graham of Wellington, a former champion.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Waldo Crowder
Lawrence
L. E. Quinlan
Lyons
Clarence McQuire Jr
Leavenworth
Alex Graham
Wellington
Petition seeks 1924 municipal band funding in Lawrence
Residents business owners and property owners circulate petitions to compel the Lawrence city commission to levy a tax for municipal band support for 1924 while requesting continuation of the 1923 program through the current year. The city attorney found no legal provision for band funds, cutting off aid this year.
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Lawrence
City Commission
Baseball Scores From National And American Leagues
National League results show New York 4 Boston 3 and Chicago 2 Philadelphia 1 as Mays May and Wingo led Brooklyn to an 8 to 1 win along with other box scores. American League features Cleveland 16 Detroit 5 with Shaute L Sewell and Whitehill contributing, and Chicago 40 St Louis 10? McWeeny and others mentioned amid a page note about Mrs Ardrey and son leaving for Stafford county and Dodge City.
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National League
New York
Boston
Barnes
Snyder
Stryker
Cooney
O'Neil
Chicago
Philadelphia
Jacobs
O'Farrell
Ring
Wilson
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Mays May
Wingo
Sandberg
Vance
Deberry
Cleveland
Detroit
Shaute
L. Sewell
Whitehill
Holloway
Woodall
St. Louis
McWeeny
Crouse
Vangilder
Pruett
Fourth of July Picnic At Woodland Park Planned
Civic groups and local American Legion posts plan a full day at Woodland Park with activities from morning till night. Senator Arthur Capper will speak. events include bicycle races, baseball, boy scout demonstrations, old fiddlers concert, minstrel show, fireworks from the track, and dancing with free coffee and water. Concessions coordinator Daugherty. All attractions except the minstrel show are free.
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American Legion
Woodland Park
Ed Klein
JT. J. Sweeney
Chamber of Commerce
David McGreath
Harry Gregg
Arthur Capper
Topeka
Oskaloosa
C. R. Holmes
Colored American Legion
Topeka Boys Industrial School
Afd
Daugherty
The
Legion
Orpheum Will Not Reopen Until in August
The Orpheum theatre at 1107 Massachusetts Street will stay closed for the summer and not reopen until early August. The venue, under new management by a Manhattan firm, will feature building changes and new oversight by C. F. Hards tarfer and A. T. Hatfield who recently took over.
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Orpheum
Orpheum Theatre
Massachusetts Street
C. F. Hardstarfer
A. T. Hatfield
Manhattan
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Attres
Chevrolet
Dodge City
Mable Hopper
Miss Hopper
Marie Mitchell
Miss Mitchell
Capper
Stubbs
Pavlen
Clyde Reed
Frank L. Travis
Tola
A. A. Doerr
Larned
Rev. E. H. Gibbon
Pittsburg
Sedan
Elkhart
W. W. Parker
Emporia
Wallace H. Anderson
Iola
John W. Young
Reeder
Karl Miller
Ed Clemans
Neoshé Falls
Quinlan
C. T. Atherton
Etyra
W. T. Foster
Charles A. Deardorff
Overbrook
Chester
I. Long
Justus Nathan Baird
Clarence R. Sowers
Therman Hill
Independence
Lou Ernest
J. A. Mahurin
Burlington
Fred M. Brown
Onaga
Rock Island Trains
Rebekah
Grace Ross
Yates Genter
N. D
Eer
Delno Stoddard
Eversonville
Stoddard
Kansas Harvest Field
Fay Gray
Dorothy Hanks
Kansas City, Mo
M’adoo
McAdoo Forces
Negro Democratic Conference
J. A. MacRready
Cummings
D. K. Pollock
Baldwin
Sam Moyer
F. ‘Asu. Band
RB. C. Ardrey
Robert Clair
Stafford County
Civic Organization
Capper the Speaker
Evelyn Nesbit
Evelyn Negabit
Harry K. Thay
Tolay
Jack Culitford
Vergil James Montani
Florence
Ponder
William Ponder
Fritz Meyn
Man Heads Kiwanians
Denver
Victor Johnson
Rockford, Ills
Kiwanis Club International
St. Paul, Minn
Chepstone
England
Avon
Coventry
Bill Street
Birmingham
Ala
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