Jess Willard Said to Be 26 at Marriage License
The letter asserts Jess Willard, later world heavyweight champion, disclosed his real age as 26 when obtaining a marriage license in Leavenworth Kansas on March 18 1908 to wed Hattie Evans of Ottawa County. Proponents argue the claim would refute rumors he is over forty.
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Jess Willard
Kansas
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth
Hattie Evans
Ottawatomie County
Willard
Journal-World sips praise with wheat shockers at Kanwaka farm
Five Journal-World wheat shockers toured Ralph Coleman farm in Kanwaka township for a celebratory meal after a hard harvest. Mrs Coleman led a piano serenade as the group praised the crew and pledged readiness for the next harvest while recalling a farm feast of fried steak, peas, potatoes, beans, cake, and ice cream. The squad, named Leatherman Newby Kingman Forney Parrish, returned to Lawrence singing of good eats and good wheat.
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Journal-World
Ralph Coleman
Kanwaka Township
Mae
Newby
Kingman
Forney
Parrish
Haskell Beats Chilocco In Track Relay Upset
In Arkansas City on June 27 the Haskell Indians lost the baseball series to Chilocco two games to one while Chilocco won the track meet by a single event. Lawrence Indians led the track standings until the final relay, when Chilocco edged ahead, though Haskell captured the relay by six feet as part of commencement week events.
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Chilocco
Arkansas City
Kans
Haskell and Chilocco Indians
Chilocco Institute
Lawrence Indians
Chilocco Boys
Chilocco Indians
Haskell
Samuel G Clarke Announces Tailored Clothing Line
Samuel G Clarke returns from overseas service and will take orders for tailored to order clothes from the Ed V Price line at his residence 916 Conn St Phone 1785 White.
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Samuel G. Clarke
Ed. V. Price
Conn
White
Heroes of the Argonne Thirty-Fifth Division History Announced
Topeka reports an authentic history of the Thirty-Fifth Division covering Camp Doniphan training and Western Front combat. The volume will recount Missouri and Kansas National Guard actions, Vosges raids, Verdun life with French peasants, and will be vetted by division officers and men. Editor is Charles B. Hoyt, with C. B. Lyon Jr. as manager.
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Topeka
Kans
Argonne
Camp Doniphan
France
Sepa
Missouri and
Kansas National Guard
Vosges
Notice of Sale and Final Bill Payment at Palace Market
H F Seafers thanks patrons of The Palace Market for liberal patronage during a brief stay and asks all who owe money to settle their accounts promptly on the date of possession, ensuring bills are paid at that time.
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Palace Market
Alyost
H. F. Seafers
Scrubby Laslett Visits Lawrence, Plans Return to Team
Scrubby Laslett, famed star end of the Eighty-ninth Division A.E.F. football eleven and captain of last year's university team, was spotted in Lawrence recently. He will return to school next fall and is expected to significantly bolster the squad.
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Laslett
Howard
Douglas County Blooming With Glaring Circus Posters
Douglas County bursts with color as Hagenbeck Wallace Shows promise two grand performances in Lawrence on Monday July 7. The merger brings 308 plus athletes and contortionists, fifty clowns, and Carl Hagenbeck’s trained wild animals aboard three trains. Performances at 2 and 8 PM with a three mile parade through downtown.
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Lawrence
Carl Hagenbeck
Zoological Paradise
Summer Session Baseball Team Prepares For Haskell Match
The first summer session baseball game will likely be against Haskell Institute on McCook field with one game possibly on July 4. Four varsity players are on the team: John Bunn, Lewis Foster, Marvin Harms, Una Vermillion, plus Dutch Wedell, Edward Bales, Ad Lindsey, Frank Linski, and Herbert Olmstead. Tryouts continue on McCook field, with an eleven-game schedule planned and more experienced players expected next week.
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Lawrence
Haskell Institute
McCook Field
John Bunn
Lewis “Stemn” Foster
Marvin Harms
Una Vermillion
Wedell
Edward S. Bales
Ad Lindsey
Frank Linski
Herbert Olmstead
McCookfield
Young Men Who Won Fame and Early Success
A historical note on famed youths, citing sixteen year old Bacon challenging Aristotle, Edward Landseer’s early fame from Dogs Fighting, and Dibdin’s first seaside comedy at Covent Garden. Also includes Advice From One Who Knew where a child scolds a sulking puppy, urging it to behave like family members.
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Bacon
Edward Landseer
Dibdin
Covent Garden
Power Pays and the Sewing Machine Motor Claim
A fragment notes a sewing machine with an individual motor averaging 1 600 stitches per minute, amid remarks on power and media operations. The garbled text limits clarity but indicates a claim about efficiency or speed tied to a powered device.
University art exhibits and market ads on Mount Oread
The article outlines tours of university museums hosted by assistants and professors in the fine arts museum and mentions upcoming talks on the Thayer and Woodward art collections. It also lists July stock sell prices at Palace Market with G.O.D. delivery terms.
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Mount Oread
T. Martin
H. B. Aungerford
Thayer and Woodward
W. M. Hekking
Korea's Rich Resources Noted in Report
Observers highlight Korea as rich in coal fields, abundant iron, and gold exports valued at 3,000,000 dollars annually.
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Korea
Jersey Milk For Sale Advertisment Farmers Market
Jersey milk for sale from our own herd with morning and night deliveries. Milk does not sour. License No. 1504. Also advertising several houses for sale or rent including a 14 room modern house on Tenn near K. LU, several 6 and 7 room modern houses with various cash payments and balance terms. J Eddy, phone numbers provided. Leader Building address.
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Jersey
Tenn
K. LU
K. UU
J, Eddy
Girls Wanted at Paper Mill in Stabbs Apartment Area
Formement-2 roomed sparement in Stabbs Apartment building by J. Eady bidg. Phone 1010 or 1510. Girls wanted at paper mill for loan work with good surroundings. Wages to start seven dollars per week, eight hours per day. Inquire in person at office, 6th and New Hampshire Street.
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Mass
J. Birch Real Estate
L. Wines
Stabbs
Alze & Stot
J. Eady
der Bidg
New Hampshire Street
Attend Church Evangelists Expect Strong Early Attendance
Ambiguous note indicates evangelists Fee, BITH AMIMUAL cane not el 5 Roberts to lead event. Attendees urged to come early as attendance is expected to be high.
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Fee
Amimual Cane
Roberts
Okia
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