Fury of Etna Still Unchecked in Sicily
Reports from Etna country describe lava streams threatening Linguaglossa as engineer troops dig trenches to divert flow. Refugees seek transport via roads from Catania while monks aid needy with food and milk. Mussolini welcomed Ambassador Child’s intended visit to devastated areas, appreciating American sympathy.
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Catania
Italy
Associated Press
Mount Etna
Linguaglossa
Tava
Sicily
Rome
Pisa
Java
Messina
Ambassdor Child
Mussolini
America
Board Urges Patience On State Bonus Claims
The county bonus board reports ongoing letters from former soldiers about claim numbers for state office. The state bonus board mails each applicant a postal card with the claim number and receipt of the application.
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County Bonus Board
State Bonus Board
Lawrence Couple Granted Marriage License
William B. Kirby and Doris L. Reeves of Lawrence secured a marriage license yesterday. Probate Judge Menger, Jacobi L. Qehlert, and Mary Gill of Lawrence were granted a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Kirby
Doris L. Reeves
Lawrence
Carl Allen Breaks Arm in Twilight League Fall
Carl Allen of Wikleat team breaks his arm last Sunday after a ladder fall and is out for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Allen
Twilight Baseball League
Allen
Wikleat
Kansas Forecast Shows Clouds and Local Thunder Possible
Partly cloudy conditions persist tonight and Thursday in Kansas with probable local thunder showers. Temperatures are summarized with values for yesterday and today, noting maximum and minimum readings.
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Kansas
Rabies Warning Triggers City Meeting in Lawrence
Two dogs showing rabies symptoms were shot and a Jersey heifer calf owned by Mrs Harriet Heath has behaved strangely. Mayor Geo J Kreeck called a 4 PM meeting with physicians veterinarians and humane society officers to discuss protective measures as rabies appears to be spreading to nearby cities. A small Ohio street dog was shot after showing symptoms and a large unknown owner dog that fought with Swede Wilsons Newfoundland was also shot. Wilson's dog is receiving treatment.
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Harriet Heath
Ohio Street
Geo. J. Kreeck
The
Humane Society
Lawrence
Benton Henderson
West End
Wilson
Harrit Heath
Buick Dodge collision at Ninth and Ohio streets
Dr H Reding oculist driving a Buick touring car and Dan Springer of Friend Lumber driving a Dodge coupe collided shortly after noon at Ninth and Ohio. Reding's frame bent and a Buick wheel broken while the Dodge suffered two smashed wheels and was turned about.
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H. Reding
Dan Springer
Friend Lumber Company
Ninth
Ohio Streets
Reding
Ohio Street
Springer
Farmers urged to form strong organization in wheat effort
Chicago June 20. Samuel Gompers addressing the national wheat conference urged farmers to organize as labor unions have done to influence wage demands. The meeting formed a national wheat council to unify and stabilize the industry with representatives from production and distribution. The conference ends tonight.
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Chicago
Vfarmers
Tabor
Samuel Gompers
A. F. of L
Myr. Gompers
Dust Barriers Touted Against Chinch Bugs Near Twin Mound
County agent H C Colglazier will lead a dust barrier trial at Bert Fogerty’s farm to block chinch bugs from moving from wheat to adjacent corn fields. A dust trench surrounds the field to trap insects and allow later destruction. Farmer Fred Kaptad also builds barriers to protect his corn crops.
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H. C. Colglazier
Bert Fogerty
Twin Mound
Fred Kaptad
Co operatives Clubs Tour Through Lawrence Topeka Visit
About thirty cars filled with Kansas City Kansas and Kansas City Missouri cooperative club members passed through Lawrence late yesterday afternoon with shrieking sirens. The clubs had motored to Topeka where the members were the guests of the Topeka cooperative club.
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Co-Operative Club
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas City, Mo
Lawrence
Topeka
Merchant's Bureau Dinner Meeting Tonight
Members of the Merchant's Bureau will hold a dinner meeting at the Chamber of Commerce at 6 30 tonight to discuss city merchants' problems and hear reports from the last sales day held in Lawrence.
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Merchant's Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Australian Tourists in Lawrence On 25 000 Mile U S Tour
Lawrence reports Australian tourists B Jones and family en route from England to Australia travel the United States in a touring car. They plan to cover about 25 000 miles before sailing from the Pacific coast for home. Their earlier overland journey included Germany France Belgium and England.
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B. Jones
Lawrence
England
Australia
United States
Pacific
America
Germany
France
Belgium
New York Brokers Fail In Wall Street Crash
Zimmerman and Forshay a leading New York stock exchange firm failed today amid a second crash at the exchange within a week. The firm, known for foreign exchange dealings in German marks, filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition in federal court. Leopold Zimmerman blamed persistent rumors about their credit while insisting the firm is solvent.
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New York
Zimmerman and
Forshay
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Ike
Knauth, Nachod ‘and Kuhne
Cromwell
Exchange
Wall Street
Sheky
Leopold Zimmerman
Douglas county fair plans laid out for fall events
Preliminary arrangements for the county fair were decided at a Douglas county fair board meeting in the Chamber of Commerce building. County agent H. C. Colglazier was named to recruit judges for agriculture and livestock sections. Two agriculture judges and two livestock judges will select prize winners, with a poultry expert to judge poultry. Routine matters and assignments for officers were discussed.
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Douglas County Fair Board
Chamber of Commierce
H. C. Colglazice
Agriculture Department
Manhattan
Gardner recalls early days in insurance at Topeka meeting
Theodore Gardner former member of the Monday Lunch club in Topeka spoke at the group yesterday. He related stories from his thirty two years as state agent for the National Fire Insurance Co with offices in Topeka noting that he had only six weeks of vacation during that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Gardner
Topeka
National Fire Insurance Co
Gardner
Students to Colorado for Practical Geology Field Work
Five geology students plus Dr. H Schoene depart for Colorado for five weeks of hands on study in the Garden Park area thirteen miles north of Canon City. The course covers detailed field study in Garden Park then inspection trips to nearby geologic sites. Participants include Hollis Hedberg Dwight F Schaub James Sinden Everett Weinrich and Charles Young.
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H. Schoene
Colorado
Garden Park
Canon City
Royal Gorge
Cripple Creek
Garden of the Gods
Cave of the Winds
Manitou
Pike's Peak
Morrigan
Golden
Idaho Springs
D. Schoene
Hollis Hedberg
Dwight F. Schaub
James Sinden
Everett Weinrich
Charles Young
Oldest British Miner Marks 75 Years at Holytown
Peter Stark, claiming the title of Britain’s oldest working miner, completes 75 years of toil at Holytown in Lanarkshire. He began work at age nine and remains hale and hearty, still employed in the mines.
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London
Great Britain
Peter Stark
Holytown
Lanarkshire
Stark, Hale and Hearty
Twilight League scouts seek top B division junior team
The Would Meet Twilight Team A scouts from Mer riam Kans have asked Lawrence to arrange a game with the best B division junior twilight league team. A match will be scheduled later this season.
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Twilight
Merriam, Kans
Lawrence
Test of Liquor Rule Sparks Transatlantic Ship Move
Washington reports the Olympic sails from Southampton with sealed liquor for a return voyage as a potential test case in American courts. British officials and Secretary Hughes seek reciprocal search rights for 12 miles off shore, while debates over ship liquor and diplomatic immunity unfold under the Sischo ruling.
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Washington
Associated Press
Olympic
Southampton
London
Hughes
Trench
Paris
New York
Cropp Verdict in District Court
Clarence Cropp won a verdict of 17.39 against BE T Raber in district court. Albert Brokmann seeks 10000 damages for permanent injuries to his left eye from an alleged strike by L Lawson on September 28, 1921. Weaver sues J A Winchell for 25000 over alleged alienation of his wife. Other cases appealed to the supreme court.
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Clarence Cropp
BE T. Raber
Albert Brokmann
Fred Brokmann
L. Lawson
O. O. Weaver
J. A. Winchell
Weaver
Winchell
Minnie Weaver
T. A. Frank Jones
Mary Perkins
Aimee R
F. M. Perkins
Citizens State Bank Et al
Supreme Court
New Law School Professor Joins Kansas in 1925
Maurice Taylor Van Hoecke assistant professor of law at the University of North Carolina accepts an assistant professorship at the University of Kansas starting next year. He will move to Lawrence after the first term of summer session and teach law and personal property, and equity and trusts during the regular term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Law School
Maurice Taylor van Hoecke
University of North Carolina
School of Law
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Leviathan Sails at 19 Knots on Trial Trip
The steamship Leviathan, described as Uncle Sam’s biggest liner, logged 19 knots on its early morning reading during its trial run to West Indian waters. The reconditioned vessel led a large yachting party aboard as wireless reports reached the A P.
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A. P
Uncle Sam
West Indian
Roads In Better Condition County Wide Say Engineer
County roads are in fairly good condition after a tour by county engineer E. E. Trueblood. Road graders tractors and planers are in use to clear rough spots and smooth surfaces across the larger portion of the county highways.
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E. E. Trueblood
Market Basket Winners of All Ages
Prize winners in the Market Basket weekly contest include all ages. This week Mrs. Mary F. Strong 89 years old won, though judges did not know her identity when selecting the winner.
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Market Basket
Mary F. Strong
Frank Strong
Bergdoll in Again After Leavenworth Release
Erwin R. Bergdoll, Philadelphia draft evader, completed five years and ten months in the disciplinary barracks. He was handed to U S marshal from Topeka and arraignment in a conspiracy to evade the draft laws was planned in Kansas City. He prepared a bond of $10000 for the arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Associated Press
Erwin R. Bergdoll
Philadelphia
United States
Topeka
Bergdoll
U. S
Kansas City
Kan
United States Disciplinary
Armstrong
John C. Pollock
Pleas Heard on Clemency Before Harding Departure
Washington reports one of President Harding's last official acts before leaving for the West was ruling on pleas for clemency for violators of war laws. The trip includes a ten car rail train and naval transport to Alaska. The itinerary also lists voyages from San Diego to New York on two ships with the main travel by train for the next two weeks.
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Washington
Harding
West
Alaska
Naval Transport
Henderson
San Diego
Cal
New York
Shipping Board
Tacoma
Question on soldiers bonus eligibility filed in Topeka
Topeka June 20 A quo warranto petition seeks a declaratory judgment from the state supreme court on whether Nicaraguan volunteers who served in the regular army during the World War and those who attended the first and second officers training camp are eligible to participate in the soldiers bonus filed today by Attorney General Charles B Griffiths.
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Topeka
Associated Press
State Supreme Court
Nicarisans
Charles B. Griffith
Lost and Found at Kansas Campus Reveals Wide Range
Lost items at the University of Kansas include fifty gloves twenty pairs of slaves three pocket books with money and check books eleven vanity cases some sterling silver umbrellas coats scarves and eyeglasses. Textbooks and note books are present along with a unique pair of men s socks and several handbags. Fountain pens are most frequently claimed but owners often do not return to collect items.
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University of Kansas
Lost and Found Office
Building a Bungalow on 1300 Block Site
W. C. Summers has begun excavation for a bungalow in the 1300 block between Kentucky and Tennessee streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Summers
Kentucky
Tennessee
New Pollyanna Soap Plant Opens in Lawrence
The Colonial Soap Corporation opened a Lawrence plant with stockholders largely local residents. A Pollyanna week kicks off with plant demonstrations, a Pollyanna window display, and free theater tickets for children at the Bowersock theatre.
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Colonial Soap Corporation
Lawrence
Claude L. Scott
Chamber of Commerce
Ray Busden
Plymouth Congregational Church
Arthur N. Marks
H. F. Walker
Wes
Besack
Besack-Sands Advertising Company
Kansas City
Kreeck
City Commission
HL FL Walker
M. EB. Skofstad
Lawrence Planning Mill
Bowersock Theatre
Mary Pickford
Walker
Deputy Mildred Lamb Injured in Court House Fall
Mildred Lamb deputy in the county treasurer’s office fractured her left arm after tripping on the north courthouse steps and falling on her wrist. An X ray checked for breaks, and she returned to work at the county treasurer’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Lamb
Legion Plans Fourth of July Celebration Meeting
The American Legion will hold a semi monthly meeting at headquarters tonight to set general plans for the Fourth of July event. Major Sam Clarke urges all members to attend to discuss several important business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion
Sam Clarke
Battle of Bootleggers on Niagara
Rival bootlegging gangs on the Niagara frontier clash as American and Canadian officials report multiple arrests from tips supplied by smugglers themselves. Authorities say seasoned criminals based along the Niagara river and Lake Ontario take to raiding each other’s caches amid prohibition enforcement.
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Toronto
Niagara Frontier
Niagara River
Lake Ontario
Scouts to Kansas City for ar silent parade
Scouts to Kansas City represented at Friday parade by Scout Master Lloyd Houston and twenty Boy Scouts. H J Hanna reports summer camp registrations nearing capacity with three camps for boys and camps for girls also assured. Several guests include Peter Christiansen new Ball citizen and LIEUT FRANCIS JOHNSON recent West Point graduate visiting uncle Carl Rarick.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
Rotary Club
Wiedemann
Ciill
Lloyd Houston
H. J. Hanna
Peter William Christiansen
Denmark
Mig Christiansen
Aera
Francis Johnson
West Point
Johnson
Carl Rarick
Engineers’ School
Virginia
Ray Gafney
Gaffney
J. Frank Jones
Lioyd Ware
R. C. Manley
St. Louis
Frank Jennings
Paul C. Rankin
Claude S. Scott
Carpenters Demand Above Scale Varies Across Kansas
Wages demanded by union carpenters differ by city with Topeka and Lawrence at 0.732 dollars per hour after a 12 1 2 cent cut, while Kansas City remains higher. Lawrence saw no rise during war inflation, and contractors fret that jumps hit unfinished contracts. Building boom at University campus and new homes drives demand for carpenters in Lawrence.
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Topeka
Kansas City
Lawrence
No Mexican Deadlock Report on Mexico Recognition Talks
An official report from American commissioners in Mexico City says negotiations on recognizing Mexico are moving forward in a generally favorable atmosphere, ending rumors of a deadlock. The dispatch, dated June 20, confirms continued talks.
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Washington
Mexico City
Mexico
Lecture at Baker University Summer School Attended
Prof. EF Baker, Fe Engel, and Dr. Edward Hislop attended a lecture by Prof. A C Knudson of Boston University in Baldwin. The talk was part of Baker University's summer school of theology activities.
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Baker
Fe Engel
Edward Hislop
Baldwin
A. C. Knudson
Boston University
Baker University
Robert Guntert Buys Chevrolet Special Touring
Robert Guntert purchases a Chevrolet Special Touring vehicle. Dr. Albright, a chiropractor, is referenced in connection with the purchase.
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Robert Guntert
Dr. Albright
Annual Wheat Harvest Starts in Douglas County
The wheat harvest begins in Douglas County with Wendlin Schehrer near Fadora starting today and eastern farmers to begin tomorrow. Weather and pests cut prospects, but labor supply looks adequate and most farmers expect the bulk of harvesting to finish by Monday if conditions remain favorable.
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Douglas County
Wendlin Schehrer
Fadora
H. C. Colglazier
Mr. Colglazier
On Model Road Demonstration Resumes Monday in Lawrence
The University of Kansas School of Engineering will restart the on model road demonstration on the Lawrence Baldwin road Monday morning if weather permits. J D Adams Co of Indianapolis supplies the grader and machinery and will have operators in Lawrence next Monday. Engineering students will survey the road and publish cost data later.
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Lawrence-Ballwin
School of Engineering
Lawrence
J. D. Adams Co
Indianapolis
W. C. McNown
Lawrence-Baldwin
The Reiffs Return Home from Fort Logan Visit
Captain and Mrs. Walter C. Reiff of Fort Logan Colorado conclude five weeks with Mrs. Mary Hamlin in Lawrence. They plan Arizona and California tours this summer and winter. Reiff, formerly Florence H. Jones, is a Spanish-American War and World War veteran and a writer of several fiction pieces.
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Walter C. Reiff
Fort Logan
Colo
Mary Hamlin
New Hampshire Street
Arizona
California
Reiff
Florence H. Jones
Lawrence
Captain Reiff
New York State
Penalty to Begin On Delinquent County Taxes Tomorrow
Tomorrow the county treasurer will start attaching penalties to unpaid second half taxes as of yesterday most taxpayers paid. The quarter saw the largest number pay, but only 28310.60 dollars were collected.
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Etna
Dra, Welch & Welch
the Chiropractors
Dr. WH. Reding
N. Y
Seale d Booze
Treasury Department
Pouchon
J. Lawson
Niagara
Ky C
Lloyd Houstonm
Wendlin Scherer
Eudora
Reiffs
Army
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