Signing of Versailles Peace Treaty Ends World War
The peace pact with Germany was signed in Versailles with 15 enlisted guards. Delegates from the United States Britain France Italy and Japan led the signing process. Chinese delegates initially refused to sign while crowds cheered as leaders Clemenceau Wilson and Lloyd George left Versailles.
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Paris
Versailles
Germany
Hermann Mueller
Bell
Wilson
Rhine
Alghahatinal
Clemenceau
Lloyd Charge
Lloyd George
Clementéau
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Paria
Hubert Lansing
Henry White
Amihor
Rome
Colmal M. House
Take Bite A
Lloyd, George
Orlando
Allied Nelegations
England
Prince's Islands
Europe
League of Nations
Council of Ten
International Labor Legislation Committee
Grasshoppers Threaten Western Kansas Crops Warned
Farm agent Ernest Ptacek cautions that grasshoppers are already heavy in western Kansas and may reach the eastern part of the state before summer. He notes alfalfa and corn could suffer once wheat is cut and urges use of poisoned bran mash to control the pest.
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Kansas
Ernest Ptacek
Ptaecek
Educational orchard tour planned for Kansas growers
A group of Douglas county horticulturists will join an educational tour of Kansas orchards during the first week of September. The itinerary includes major cherry and orchard areas with specialists in entomology soils and diseases. The trip starts September 1 from Hutchinson visiting Wichita Ottawa and Douglas county farms before continuing to Lawrence Atchison and Manhattan.
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Kansas
Douglas County
Hutchinson
Wichita
Ottawa
Baker
Wheat shock squad breaks in rain after long fieldwork
Journal-World Shock Squad No. 1 ends a week of heat and rattlesnakes as rain drenches Charley Cooper's farm nine miles south of town. The crew fights mud on the return trip and plans to resume fieldwork tonight and tomorrow led by Leatherman Kingynan Newby and Parrish. Also notes the 125th anniversary of America's first negro church dedication in Philadelphia.
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Journal-World Shock Squad
Charley Cooper
Lawrence
Leatherman
Kingynan
Newby
Parrish
America
Philadelphia
World's Ten Greatest Peace Treaties overview
An overview lists major peace treaties including Cambrai 1678 known as the Ladies Peace with France and Austria, Belgrade 1789 between Turkey and the Holy Roman Empire, Aix-la-Chapelle 1748 ending the Austrian War of Succession, Paris 1783 ending the American Revolution, Paris 1815 ending the War of 1812, and 1871 processes that shaped Alsace Lorraine with Germany.
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France
Austria
England
United States
Sia
Germany
Alsace
Three Leaders Who Shaped Paris Peace Pact
The article honors Clemenceau Wilson and Lloyd George as modern, transparent leaders who involved the people in peace talks. It credits them with drafting the Paris treaty around the wartime ideal of freedom for all, emphasizing their contrasts with old-style diplomacy.
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Clemenceau
Wilson
George
Paris
David Lloyd George
Cities Won't Unite On Lawyer For Gas Cases
Lawrence Mayor George L. Kreeck and City Attorney Walter G. Thiel note little chance Kansas cities will hire a single lawyer for gas matters. The Kansas City meeting drew few large cities and yielded mainly brief talks. Officials expect the Public Utilities Commission to handle the issue, with Lawrence limited by court injunctions preventing gas litigation.
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Kansas Cities
Lawrence
Kansas
Kanes City
George L. Kreeck
Walter G. Thiel
Kansas City
Topeka
Conmectinas
Public Utilities Commission
Thiel
Public Health Nurse Association Seeks Ethel Peacock
The Lawrence Public Health Nurse Association plans to abolish Miss Ethel Peacock as assistant nurse on July 1. Miss Peacock trained in a Topeka hospital and served last year at the University of Kansas hospital. Miss Elizabeth Bullock, supervising nurse, began duties this week and will work from the mayor's office during the city hall renovation.
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Ethel Peacock
Star of Public Health Nursing Association
Lawrence
Miss Peacock
Topeka
University of Kansas Hospital
Elizabeth Bullock
City Hall
Miss Bullock
Taxpayers urged to avoid 5 percent penalty
Douglas county residents risk a five percent tax penalty for the second half if they fail to pay by Monday. County Treasurer J. M. Newlin urged mailing if needed and offered to enter amounts from a signed blank check to save penalties. Taxpayers should act promptly and not delay beyond Manifax. Few auto licenses processed as owners delay applying for tags for the coming year.
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Douglas County
J. M. Newlin
Tressurer
Lawrence Elks rally to boost Salvation Army drive
Lawrence Elks push a city wide effort this week to fund Salvation Army relief as ward captains finalize plans. Baldwin City reports over 200 dollars, and John C. St Clair and J Ab Mitchell will lead tonight’s parade wearing red hats to show Elks support.
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Elks
Lawrence
Salvation Army
de. V. O A. Young
Elks Organization
Dr. Young
Acerni
Moon
Beldwin City
C. A. Storey
Per‘sims
Storey
Baldwin
Ees
John C. St. Clair
J. Ab. Mitchell
Lodge of Elks
Walter Thiel
Missouri River Bridge Company Starts Eudora Bridge Repairs
The Missouri Valley Bridge Company has approval to repair the north end of the Eudora bridge. Materials are on site and work has begun. The long unused crossing over the Kaw will be back in service soon.
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Missouri River Bridge Company
Hasi
Missouri Valley Bridge Company
Eudora
Kaw
Rainfall Varied Across County Last Night
Rain fell in many parts of the county with showers and downpours. Reports mention rainfall near Eudora and Baldwin. W. J. Cummings from Clinton noted roads alternated between muddy and dry along parts of the route.
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Eudora
Baldswin
W. J. Cummings
Clinton
History solicitor unmasked as fraud in three counties
A Kansas man posed as a war history book solicitor, using multiple names in Lawrence and Douglas county seeking 14 dollars from residents. Universal Supply Co. of Sioux Falls disavowed the operation, warning authorities the con artist used the company name. The man disappeared after quelling local charges. authorities warn other counties of similar scams.
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South Dakota
Lawrence
Douglas County
Wets
George C. Bradley
Permont Street
Universal Supply Company
Sioux Falls
France Firr
F. Sir
Chicago
Liswrace
Douglas
Jefferson
Shawnee
narkWorld
Sivas Palle
Sioux
Bradley
Montana
Wyoming
Kansas
University Supply House
Univ
William Moore Died in Wheat Field Near Lecompton
William Moore died in a wheat field on the Brass farm near Lecompton this week. His family plans to move to California and his burial occurred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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William Moore
California
Lecompton
Great Welcome Home Picnic Plans At Woodland Park
The committee finalizes plans for a Fourth of July homecoming for returned soldiers at Woodland Park. General Wright’s speech will be scheduled to avoid clashing with athletic events. Officers and Red Cross helpers organize medals and meals in the pavilion, with invitations to be sent and reminders issued to missing invitees.
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Woodland Park
General Wright
Douglas County
L.N Lewis
R. C Rankin
C. P. Radcliffe
George Kirchof, Jr
Paul Dinsmoor
Red Cross
Gen. Wm. Wright
Judge C. A. Smart
Judge Smart
Lawrence
Sultant
Tourists barred from France until next year
Washington reports tourists will be unable to travel to France before next year. Businessmen may send agents to Europe after the peace treaty, but return trips remain restricted to free space for soldiers and war department staff. Restrictions on travel to Great Britain continue due to transport and economic conditions.
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France
Washington
State Department
War Department
Great Britain
Gia
Britain
Douglas County Wheat Yield Hit by Plant Diseases
Federal plant pathology expert W. W. Wood and county agent Ernest Ptaeck inspected Douglas County wheat fields finding seven diseases in one plot, including stem maggot and black rust. They sought traces of the take all disease from Australia but found none. no outbreak yet in Kansas. Additional survey work by C C Lagerwell and J Hallecy noted.
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Douglas County
W. W. Wood
Department of Agriculture
Ernest Ptaeck
Wood
Woods
United States
Australia
Kansas
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List & Gifford Construction
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