Entente Plans Ultimatum as Weimar Delays Signing Peace
Paris June 25. By mid afternoon no official word on Germanys signing plans yet. Allies expect a ceremony delay with reports pointing to Monday. if no reply arrives, an ultimatum to appoint plenipotentiaries within hours will be issued. Maisons at Versailles prepare for the signing with pomp and guards.
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Paris
Germany
Weimar
Taris
Reuters Limited
Pleninot
Taniel von Haimhausen
Versailles
Clemenceau
Marshal Petain
Wilson
Margaret Wilson
Republican Guards
War contracts savings reach over a billion dollars
Washington report: as of June 1 purchase and storage contracts outstanding total 107 million, down from over a billion when hostilities ended. Of 17,000 contracts liquidated, more than half were settled at no cost to the government due to suspensions. Liquidation and future cancellations are projected to save over one million more.
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War Department
Washington
Department
Methodists Hear Plans for Spending 150 Million Centenary Fund
Col umbus Ohio June 7 A large centenary crowd gathered as Southern Day was observed at the Methodist celebration. A special train from Cleveland brought bishops and district superintendents who discussed how the 160 million dollar centenary fund should be allocated.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Hot Weather Speeds Kansas Wheat Harvest
Kansas City reports say continued heat and no rain ripen Kansas wheat and speed harvesting. Binders are working in central Kansas near the Oklahoma border and headers expected by week’s end. The employment service sent 2,500 workers today, with many registrations of negroes and openings for women cooks as harvest labor moves north from Texas.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
United States
Texas
County to reopen bids for Fort to Fort highway Monday
The county commissioners will open re advertised bids for the Fort-to-Fort highway next Monday with M. W. Watson, state highway engineer, present. They will also appoint a resident engineer to supervise the project, with several candidates including Mr. Lagerwall of Topeka. Board postponed bond approval for List & Gifford bid until Monday meeting.
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Fort-to-Fort
M. W. Watson
Lagerwall
Toneka
Lawrence
Fort
Douglas County
List & Gifford Company
Kansas City
Was Student Here Former Chaplain Ends Radical View
Press comment on Reverend Earl A. Glackwen of Chanute returning chaplain of the 10th Field Artillery and his radical ideas about church in worldly activities. It recalls former student years of Mr. Blackman at the university in 1812 14 and 814 15. Blackman was athletic director active in Y M C A work and delivered the K U Memorial Day address. His wife Eva M Blackman sang in local churches. Chanute congregation supports his dancing and card playing reforms.
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120Th
Earl A. Glackwen
Chanute
10Th Field Artillery
Lawrence
Blackman
University
Thnt
Eva M. Blackman
Advance Man Here Playwright Speaks At University
Frederick Horner of London lectured on The Spirit of Shakespeare at Fraser Hall during an 8:30 pm talk. He and the Devereux Players will present Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, She Stoops to Conquer, and The School for Scandal on campus July 1 2 and 3, with Horner interpreting the works for the audience.
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Frederick Horner
London
Fraser Hall
Horner
Devereaux
Devereux
Coburns
Shakespeariens
Goldsmith
Sheridan
School For Scandal
Quenemo Names Bert Logan Mayor in Push for Paving
In Lawrence the mayor is known as Bert Logan, elected months ago in Quenemo. He challenged the town to improvements as four blocks of paving were ordered at the latest council meeting. Quenemo, with a population of about 800, has a new modern high school reflecting local spirit.
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Logan
Bert Logan
Lawrence
Quenemo
Fraudulent Soldier History salesman preys on Lawrence buyers
A man used three addresses and three signatures to sell a so called soldier history of Douglas Jefferson and Shawnee counties in Lawrence. He misrepresented ties to the local Honor Roll and Journal World, with signatures from Irene SD Chicago SD and Sioux Falls SD. Purchasers paid for a book with threats of limited availability, while the seller offered a five dollar partial payment. Local authorities urge caution and require credentials from solicitors connected to honored rolls and backed by local business institutions.
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Lawrence
Douglas
Jefferson
Shawnee
Journal- World
Journal-World
Douglas County
Universal Supply Company
Francis Sir
Irene
Ss. D.y Hus
University Supply Company
Elks to Hear Reports on Salvation Army Drive
The Elks club executive committee, overseeing the Salvation Army drive, will meet with precinct and ward captains and workers at the Elks club rooms tomorrow evening at 8. Reports will cover progress to date, noting country areas may have incomplete details and the effort remains the top priority.
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Elks
LICENSE TAGS FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES LAW PASSES
Public vehicles including county city and university cars must display license numbers after July 1. Public owned vehicles receive free tags under a special exemption. Each vehicle will be tagged to prove compliance and ownership.
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Lawrence
University of Kan
Haskell Institute
Townley on Trial in Jackson County Court Room
The trial of A. C. Townley, president of the Non-Partisan League, and Joseph Gilbert, former organizer, resumed in Jackson county district court. Townley had not appeared. he was in Pagy yesterday and associates said he would leave Fargo for Jackson soon.
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Jackson, Minn
A. C. Townley
Non-Partisan League
Joseph Gilbert
Jackson County
Townley
Parga
Fargo
Jackson
Settlement Talks Begin In Long Dallas County Bond Case
Springfield Missouri June 25 A board of arbitration sits to resolve a 50 year old dispute over Dallas county bonds for Ft Scott and LaCrede. The $225000 issue grew to a total debt of about $2.85 million with interest and judgments. Members include Federal Judge A. Van Valkenburgh former State Supreme Judge Henry Laren and Circuit Judge C He Skinner.
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Springfield
Dallas County
A. 3
van Valkenburgh
Henry Laren
Sedalia
C. He Skinner
Bolivar
Red Cross Members Return From Wichita Regional Meeting
A group from the local American Red Cross returned yesterday from Wichita where the regional meeting was held. Lawrence attendees included Mrs Bessie Clark secretary, Miss Rhinehart headquarters secretary, Mrs Emma Wahl home service section, Miss Marcia Carter junior Red Cross secretary, and Miss Margaret Graham treasurer.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross Organization
Wichita
Lawrence
Bessie Clark
Rhinehart
Emma Wahl
Home Service
Marcia Carter
Margaret Graham
Lone Woman Foils Intruder At Massachusetts Street Tailor Shop
Mrs Shulz awakened at 2 am when a man cut a hole in a screen and opened the door to enter the rear of her husband’s tailor shop on Massachusetts street. She pursued the intruder, identified Alvin Owen, and he was arrested. Police seek two other men suspected as accomplices. The suspect’s story conflicts with Mrs Shulz’s identification and the car used by Owen was found and later disappeared.
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Alvin Owen
W.H. Shulz
Lan
Owen
Baldwin Eyeing Lawrence Fourth of July Homecoming
Mayor E J Inder says interest in Lawrence Fourth of July and homecoming grows with a big crowd expected from Baldwin. Julius Marks recently arrived from overseas and was discharged from military service.
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Baldwin
Lawrence
E. J. Inder
Kinder
Julius Marks
Cannie Miller Hevig
County Treasurer Prepares for Tax Rush in Icounty
County Treasurer J. M. Newlin and assistants preface the final four tax days with prewritten receipts filed in indexed envelopes to speed distributions. Assisting staffer J Stevenson notes aim to cut lines as taxpayers face a 5 percent penalty if payments miss July 1.
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J. M. Newlin
J. Stevenson
Rattlesnake Interrupts Journal-World Wheat Excursion
Journal-World Shock Squad No 1 took a field trip to the O Neal farm south of Lawrence and found entertainment beyond wheat shocks. They counted sixteen acres shocked in four hours then encountered a rattlesnake and blue racer. A farm supper interrupted the outing before the return trip ended with a gate collision and dimmed lanterns.
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Journal-World Shock Squad
O'Neal
Lawrence
Journal-World
RAD ROADS CLOSE HOME
Chuck Holes, a Lawrence resident and former Clinton area farmer, rode 300 miles through Johnson Otage Coffey and Shawnee counties and found no roads equal to the poor condition near Lawrence. He praised Johnson county roads as the best he saw, noted crop differences with Douglas soft wheat faring better than Coffey hard wheat, and said Douglas county looked better for fields despite the wet weather.
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John Tobler
Lawrence
Clinton
Johnson
Otage
Coffey
Shawnee
Johnson County
Douglas County
Douglas
Coffey County
Free hunting licenses for discharged soldiers in Douglas county
Discharged soldiers and sailors in Douglas county can obtain free hunting licenses, though processing takes longer than in prior years. Applications must be signed by the soldier and sent to the state game warden for approval, with service organization, army serial number, and discharge date provided. Applicants should apply several days before planned use due to state review.
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Douglas County
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Opens Two Day Membership Drive
A two day drive for Lawrence Chamber of Commerce membership yielded fifty five new applicants between 9 30 and noon as teams work to recruit 300 new members. A luncheon hearing and Pep Meeting highlighted progress and plans for the drive with talks by Will Biby and W C Simons praising community welfare focus and local business support.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Greater Lawrence
Guild
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton
jTence Chamber of Commerce
Business Ae
focal _ organi ES
Will Biby
Knights and Ladies of Security of
Topeka
W. C. Simons
Lawrence Ber of Commerce
Biby
Chamber of Commerce of
Two New 4% Short Term War Certificates Issued
The U S Treasury announced two new series of short term 4 percent certificates of indebtedness dated July 1. One mature September 15 and the other December 15, with taxes due on those dates. Certificates will be tax exempt except for estate or inheritance taxes and income surtaxes, with a limited issue. First Word in Four Years Prompts Family Hope A. Friedmann in New York learns from Poland that his relatives are safe after four years of no word. We Cannot Get Back Home In Buenos Aires many American businessmen are stranded due to shipping shortages and Trans-Andean disruptions.
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New York
Treauty Department
Lawrence
A. Friedmann
Poland
Chelm
Nowvislancski
Beunos Aires
Winnipeg Strike Ends After Six Weeks of Work Stoppage
Winnipeg returns to work as the general sympathetic strike is called off unconditionally. The committee set a restart for Thursday at 11 a.m., exactly six weeks from the strike’s start. Labor leaders met with Premier Norris but failed to secure concessions. a commission of investigation is expected after the pause ends.
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Winnipeg
Winnpeg
Norris
Manitoba
Wheat Harvest Sweeps North Kansas With Rising Surplus
June 24 report from Topeka indicates wheat harvest expanding across northern Kansas with a show of hands from Salina and Topeka U.S. Employment Service branches. Wichita reports no surplus as state director seeks guidance from Kansas City officials on fulfilling demand.
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Kansas
Topeka
Salina
Peka
U. S
Wichita
U. S. Employment Bureau
Kansas City
State Employment Service Office
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