German Pact Signers Set to Sign in Paris Tomorrow
Berlin and Paris report the German delegation led by Herman Mueller will sign the peace treaty Friday afternoon in Paris. Demonstrations erupt across Germany as rumors spread over the fate of former leaders and the Kaiser. The Army officers’ association asks the Dutch government to refuse to hand the ex emperor to the Allies.
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Paris
Orrene
Herman Mueller
la Liberte
Versailles
Germany
Weimar
von Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Eampire
Old Officers Association
City Commission Holds Short Session After Sightseeing
City commissioners met briefly to receive motor license applications from several youths with one 1 year old granted a license and one girl refused. A special session will consider sewer construction specs and park drive improvements. An ordinance will adopt a standard electrical code limiting inspectors discretionary edits.
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City Commission
Kansas City
Commission
South Park
Talk On Vice Problems At Christian Church
Mrs. Jennie Sharples national field secretary of the World Purity Federation spoke to women at the First Christian church last night. She argued ignorance among the public parents and children fuels vice and urged eliminating vice through public education and moral standards citing dance halls bad literature and movies as contributing factors.
Huns Burn French Flags Violating Peace Pact
Paris reports German burning of French battle flags, a clear breach of the peace treaty which required Germany to return trophies and works of art to France within six months of the treaty taking effect. The flags referenced date to the 1870-71 Franco-Prussian War.
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Paris
France
Germany
Boxers from Thirty-fifth Division to headline Woodland park Fourth
Ex soldiers will witness an exhibition bout between Sergt Tommy Murphy and Harry Malls at Woodland Park on July Fourth. Murphy, former U S amateur lightweight champion, fought in France and drew first then won second bout with Grasia. Malls, 135 lb champion in the Thirty-fifth, boxed for the A E F in France. Both are in the 129th Field Artillery. A wrestling match between Nocela Soffa of Haskell and A E Messenheimer also to draw crowds.
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Sailiers
Sergt
Tommy Murphy
Harry Malls
Woodland Park
United States
France
Grassia
Asd Murphy
Belgium
Murphy
Malls
129Th Field Artillery
Battery D
Battery C
130Th Field Artillery
H. B. Bolts
Greater Lawrence Chamber Dinner Set For Tonight
Final arrangements for the Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce dinner were made today with more than 106 guests to attend. Speakers include William Riley from Topeka with A L Oliver and John M Guild of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. A new membership drive follows. team members meet at 9:39 am, lunch at 12:80 pm, and fresh assignments are issued Thursday morning.
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Greater Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
William Riley
Topeka
A. L. Oliver
John M. Guild
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Girls frightened burglar enters Missouri Street home
A man possibly a burglar entered Joe Roper’s home in the 300 block of Missouri Street last night. The young daughter alerted her parents and returned with her father to find the intruder gone after the girl’s noise frightened him. Officer McCrary resigns as north side patrolman to work in Western Kangas harvest fields leaving a vacancy.
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West Side
Joe Roper
Missouri Street
George McCrary
Lawrence
North Side
Kangas
Merger Talks Between Fraternal Aid Union and Knights and Security
Young of the Fraternal Aid Union disputes reports of a merger with the Knights and Ladies of Security of Topeka calling it a tentative proposal not board approved. Attorney General Hopkins questions proposed fees totaling 350000 and demands proper funding and member approval before any merger proceed.
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Knights and Ladies of Security
W. A. Young
Fraternal Aid Union
Topeka
Dr. Young
Journal-World
Young
Topeka Dispatches
Attorneyeneral of Kansas
John W. Breyfogle
Olathe
Richard J. Hopkins
Big Lawrence
Breyfogle
Frank L. Travis
Hopkins
County approves bond for Fort-to-Fort highway project
The Board of County Commissioners met to approve the bond of List & Gifford Construction Co of Kansas City for Section C, nrdect No 7 of the Fort-to-Fort highway. A. L. Cox, elected to fill the late W. R. Green’s vacancy, filed a $5,000 bond and was sworn in yesterday.
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Board of County Commissioners
List & Gifford Construction Company
Kansas City
Fort-to-Fort
Fort-to- Fort
A. L. Cox
W. R. Green
George C. Brone
Cox
Pennsylvania Battle Over Beer Law Advances in Senate
Harrisburg June 24. Ramsey House bill allowing brewing and sale of beer with 234 percent alcohol passed the senate 29 to 19. Marriage license issued to H. C. Wright and Lola F. Maple of Kansas City Kansas by Pro Tem Judge C. E. Lindley yesterday.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Ramsey
Senate
H. C. Wright
Lola F. Maple
Kansas City
Kans
C. E. Lindley
Yestern
City Water So Clear at YMCA Pool Sparks City Officials
The YMCA pool, holding 25 000 gallons, shows remarkable clarity with a visible pin at the bottom seven feet deep. City water superintendent L A Quigley and Secretary H B Roltz confirm the test, while onlookers note the scene as men report post hoc.
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H. B. Roltz
L. A. Quigley
City Water Department
Janl
Shearsay
Coed Prisoner Mistakenly Locked In Snowhall Classroom
Miss Esther Miller, a summer session student, entered the wrong room in Snowhall and was locked in by a janitor. The door was secured for about thirty minutes until passersby heard a request to be released and the prisoner was freed.
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Esther Miller
Snowhall
Miss Miller
Mother of Cyclops Seaman Receives Telegram About Rescue
In Columbia South Carolina a telegram from New York claims Otis Ramsey a Cyclops crewman is safe in the United States and says the lost vessel is in a German port. Navy records list Ramsey as lost at sea and officials regard the message as a possible hoax while pursuing leads. Mrs EL Caldwell heads to Washington state to visit her daughter.
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Columbia
S. C
Cyclops
Otis Ramsey
New York
Navy
Elks Drive Fund for Salvation Army in Lawrence
Sixty three Elks employees and officers in Lawrence contribute 125.50 toward the tambourine fund for Salvation Army home service work. The drive began yesterday with 63 local members assigned to blocks and districts and aims for a 4200 quota.
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Elks
Elks Lodge
Lawrence Girl in Peru Violent Uprising Described in Letter
A Lawrence teacher in Lima, Beryl Lovejoy, recounts a brutal South American uprising. She describes mob attacks, martial law, looting, curfews, and gunfire from midnight through dawn as civilians huddle indoors and aid workers struggle to reach hospitals and post offices.
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J. C. Lovejoy
Lawrence
Beryl
Lima
Peru
Farm outreach drives 97 mile trek and hopeful response
Mr Parnell traveled ninety seven miles yesterday to organize his territory. He reports farmers responding generously to appeals though the largest season presents difficulty in meeting demands.
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Parnell
Blight Epidemic Cuts Kaw Valley Potato Crop
J W Blechly of the federal bureau of plant industry and E H Ptacek county farm agent toured Kaw Valley potato lands on Saturday. Early blight has damaged vines and reduced expected yield to 25 to 100 bushels per acre. Some growers fear losses up to 450 bushels per acre. Blecly says early potatoes are beyond help but later crops could benefit from Bordeaux mixture spray.
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J. W. Blechly
Federal Bureau of Plant Industry
E. H. Ptacek
Kaw Valley
Mr. Blechly
Summer Session Enrollment Falls Short of Last Year
The university reports 623 students in this summer session, 49 fewer than last year, with late enrollment possible for some courses. Officials cite war timing and a late close of the winter term as causes, hoping next summer will rebound to higher numbers.
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Flo Shanklin
Kansas Miners Strike Shuts Five Crowe Mines in Kansas
A walkout called by Alexander Howatt of United Mine Workers District No. 14 will close all five Crowe Coal & Mining mines and two shovel plants in Cher okee County area. More than 1,000 workers affected as operators must revert to prior conditions per union leaders.
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Jack Parnell
Waakarasar
Minnie Kanle
Riverside
Pittsburg
Kans
J. R. Crowe Coal & Mining Company
Alexander Howatt
District Board of District No. 14
United Mine Workers of America
Cherokee County
Crowe
Shotgun attack at Hawkerville leaves five injured
Mrs. Carrie Brooks, about 40, is jailed in Ottawa county on four counts after she shot a group of callers at her Hawkerville home near Miami Oklahoma. The assault happened about 7 PM Monday when a delegation seeking relief over a beating of Brooks's three year old prompted her to open fire with a shotgun.
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Miami
Okla
Car_ tie Brooks
Ottawa County
Hawkerville
Go to Work or Go to Harvest Fields Order Issued
Kansas City chief of police Scott Godley declares men idle in the city must work or be sent to harvest fields. Lodging houses saloons pool halls and hangouts are to be cleaned up and loafers wearing silk shirts may be arrested for vagrancy. A heavy fine and possible parole offer are outlined for those who cooperate.
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Kansas City
Scott Godley
Godley
Cigar Dealer Cole Hendrickson Rides Plane to Joplin
June reports that Cole Hendrickson a Hutchinson Kansas cigar dealer left early this morning in an airplane to visit his wife in Joplin Missouri. The flight was to take about two hours with no further details available.
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Hutchinson
Kans
Cole Hendrickson
Joplin
Neocles
Arrivi 8
Supreme Court Way Decides Rural High School Tax Issue
Conflicting opinions from two attorneys general marked a Topeka review of Rural High School District No. 1 in Eu-dora, where a 4.64 mill levy faced Santa Fe railroad protests. The state tax commission upheld the railroad, saying only 4 mills may be used, with excess refunded. County officials argue the 4 mill cap must cover sinking funds and maintenance, endangering school standards.
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Supreme Court
Douglas County
Wits
Oowie
Eudora
State Tax Commission
Brewster
Hospins
Rural Shock Board
O. J. Lane
Eudora Ig
Ool
Vinland
City Provides Clinic Room For Nursing Association
Elizabeth Bullock arrives in Lawrence as supervising nurse for the Public Health Nursing Association. A Red Cross motor car will aid her work while the city hall water office rear room is prepared as the clinic space. Plans include a baby clinic tuberculosis clinic and venereal clinic led by Dr. Eugene P. Sissen.
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Lawrence
Elizabeth Bullock
Public Health Nursing Association
Association For Health Work
Miss Pullock
City Hall
Nursing Association
Miss Bullock
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Red Cross Chapter
Eugene P. Sissén
Fiancee Sees Army Aviator Die In Rye Beach Crash
Army aviator Lieutenant Sheley Watson of Texas and his civilian mechanic from Westbury died when their plane crashed near Rye Beach while circling the house where his fiancée was staying. The craft fell at about 200 feet after the motor failed, and flames enveloped the wreck as witnesses watched. The incident follows Watson's 18 months at sea and marks a fatal aviation accident witnessed by his fiancée.
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Rye Beach
White
Ieut
Sheley Watson O
Tex
Mi Ireland
Westbury
Watson
Roy Mone
Minsole
Lawyers Seek Larger Fee in Ferrio Case
Attorneys for Farmers J H Mitchell represent George A Anderson and Means Rice contesting fees. Whipple, two seat… unclear context, seeks larger fee in the Ferrio matter.
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J. H. Mitchell
George A. Anderson
Means & Rice
Whipple
Ferrio
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Kaiser
Holland
Kansas
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Mother OF
EL. F. Caldwell
Washington State
Mrs. Lawrence
Salvation Army
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Callao
Miss Lovejox
Ziola
Miss Lovejoy
Douglas
Supreme Court Way
Santa FE
Railroad
Pat Hopkins
The
Red Cross Society
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