Swift Revenge Falls on Huns as US Guns Hit Minewerfer Batteries
US gunners in France score direct hits on German Minewerfer batteries near Toul. Ground torn up, several German shells injure or kill. at least six German soldiers die from gas exposure. American photographers capture destruction while artillery pins Germans and disrupts observation.
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British Favor Japan Plan Tendon March
Washington debate over Japan's proposed military role dominates headlines as papers discuss Tokyo's view and urge trust in Japan's actions. Reuters and Associated Press dispatches frame the issue with opinion pieces and contributed articles outlining the Japanese position.
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Heria
Washington
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Demand He Abdicate German Peace Terms to Romania
A Berlin dispatch reports that Austria Hungary offers peace terms to Romania via King Ferdinand including his abdication in favor of Prince William or a referendum to choose a successor. The proposal was transmitted today by the Rychanie Telegraph correspondent from Amsterdam.
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London
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Berlin
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Afistoridam
Seniors Decide to Present Memorial Clock at KU
The senior class memorial committee votes to purchase a chapel clock for Fraser Hall. It will be placed in the chapel temporarily and moved to the Administration Building when completed. Last year’s graduates did not donate a memorial, directing funds to the Student Loan Fund instead.
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Fraser Hall
Record number of defendants in district court case
A district court session yesterday afternoon involved ninety eight defendants as noted by clerk Charles Moss. A P Miller and Zula Brovought are cited in connection with the case filed in the court.
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P.miller
Zula
Brovought
Charles Moss
Noted Lecturer Coming to Lone Star Institute
The Rev V2 C2 Pinnell, field director of religious education, will conduct a Sunday School institute at Lone Star March 4 to 7. Virgil C L Finnell, preacher and lecturer, will lead sessions March 1 to 7 and is expected to draw a large attendance.
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Lone Star
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Espert
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Finnell
Jhane Star
Censorship Debate Grows In Atlantic Theatre
Allied commanders defend wartime limits as American forces in Europe endure harsh conditions. General Jia or J. Mi ner explains morale remains high and troops are well trained despite mud and German shells as calls for stricter censorship regulations surface among officers.
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United States
Information Committee to Remain in Petrograd
The information committee will stay in Petrograd to continue its educational and informational work. Reports indicate the president's January address circulated across Russia with about 1,000,000 copies printed and distributed including in Vladivostok Odessa Rostov and Chita. Prisoners on northern fronts received copies of the subsidized version.
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Rostov
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British freighter Manhattan torpedoed in convoy
An Atlantic port report says the British freight steamship Manhattan was torpedoed and sunk while in convoy with warships within hailing distance of an American merchantman. The attack was confirmed on arrival of an American oil tanker.
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Manhattan
War Timber Bill Aims Aid to Army Work
March 1 report states President Wilson would be empowered to allocate timber or lumber needed for the army and other war services. The measure, favored by the Senate Military Committee, seeks to streamline supply for war effort.
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Wikson
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Lawrence High Grad Joins Undertaking Company
Ivan King, son of Mr and Mrs King of Vir a position with the Undertaking Company. He graduated from Lawrence High School attended the University one year and has completed the Will School of Anatomy at Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Cister County Gazette Reprints Privately Collected
J L Davis of Mississippi Street sells a copy of the Cister County Gazette claiming long family possession. Many reprints exist, with most not original. An original paper was printed on rag stock and one copy is in the Congressional Library in Washington DC.
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Journal-World
Cister County
J. L. Davis
Mississippi Street
Congressional Library
Washington, D. C
Lying in State for Mrs. E. R. Hess at Cross Chapel
The body of Mrs. E. R. Hess will lie in state at Cross Chapel until 2 tomorrow afternoon. Friends may call at Cross Chapel at any time.
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the Cross Chapel
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Cross Chapel
Russians Pull Back From Petrograd As Crisis Deepens
London reports say Bolshevik officials prepare defenses as the Petrograd population is moved out. The British and French embassies have left, the American consul and legation staff depart, and Red Cross representatives evacuate for Vologda amid scant dispatches on the capital’s status.
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University War Savings Society to be Founded Today
University students are to save through a War Savings Society founded today. Members will register this afternoon and receive application blanks as military drill and physical exercise classes meet. Prof. G. C. Shaad, chairman, expects near universal participation and stamps bought at the winter rate of twenty five cents for sixteen weeks, equaling a Baby Bond.
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University War Savings Society
G. C. Shaad
War-Savings Society
Japan Presses for Action in Siberia Shifts Focus to German Speech
Washington reports crowded stage as Japan advocates action in Siberia pushing Chancellor von Hertling’s speech to second place. Indications hint at an international arrangement to prevent Vladivostok stores and keep Trans Siberian control from Germans. President Wilson reportedly not replying yet as London and Paris await his view.
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Wes Iertling
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Germans Repulsed After Hand to Hand Fight Near Aisne
Paris reports Germans launched a night assault on the Aisne front east of Chivignon after a bombardment. A fierce hand to hand combat followed, and the French gained the advantage by throwing back the German attack.
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Veterans and Confederates to travel at special reunion rates
Director General McAdoo announced special transportation rates for veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic and Confederate veterans. Confederates will be accommodated for their Tulsa Oklahoma reunion this summer and the G A R for the Portland Oregon meeting. The announcement aims to remove transportation barriers and encourage attendance. Weather in Kansas shows rising temperatures with mild conditions continuing into Sunday.
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Oklahoma
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Ore
German Russian Invasion Press Update and Bank Merger
Dispatches report German advances in Russia with pushes toward Luga and Dyinsk. The Brest Litovsk front and Ukraine movement noted. Separately, Perkins Trust and Citizens State Bank consolidate to form Citizens State Bank. Board members remain, with no change to location or leadership structure.
Boy Working Reserve campaign announced by county superintendent
Superintendent Lane announces a county wide Boy Working Reserve drive from March 18 to March 28 aiming to enlist boys aged 16 to 21. Enrollees receive a button and a U S seal. work available on farms gardens and factory tasks. District superintendents named with enrollment sites listed.
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Lawrence Guards Triumph in First Quiz Under Captain Dinsmoor
Non-Coms of Lawrence Guards win their inaugural quiz led by Captain Paul A. Dinsmoor with no fatalities and few casualties. The new plan, praised by women, signals regular adoption as the corps eye top status among Kansas guards. Next week Lieut. J S St Chu directs Company Boistil in tougher trials as recruits seek the trophy for top individual score.
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Paul A. Dinsmoor
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Uomen
Dunkle
Lawrence
Kankas
St. Chu
County Tractor School Draws Large Attendance
More than 200 persons attended yesterday and today’s sessions at the city courthouse. Haskell Institute students and University engineers joined tractor owners as experts explained operation and care. Plow and oil men spoke as the National Implement and Inspection week, Feb 4 onward, was discussed to urge repairs and conserve steel for war needs.
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Cty Court House
Haskell Institute
Price appeals peace court case to district court
J. Or. Price appealed against Richard Jones in the peace court to the district court this morning.
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J. OR. Price
Richard Jones
University Circus Plans Burlesque Show in March
The University athletic association announces a thrice rayz burlesque circus to be staged in Robinson on March 6. The program includes a calliope start and side shows with burlesque features as part of a new WAL A era.
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Univer
Wormers
Robinson
Old State
Willard Family Children Headed for Lawrence School
Mrs. de Willard and her five children will enter Lawrence School as part of a planned move. Mr. Willard’s arrival is uncertain but anticipated. timing depends on travel arrangements.
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Champion
Lawrence School
Harmony School Applies for Red Cross Membership
Harmony School submitted an application for union Red Cross Society membership led by Superintendent 0. A. Lane. The school reports twenty two students currently part of the organization as junior Red Cross members.
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Union Red Cross Society
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Host Cross Society
Assessors Meet at Court Home in Lingovick
Deputy assessors from county and township held an afternoon meeting at Lingovick Court Home. Samuel Howe, chairman of the township common council, addressed the gathering.
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Teen Common
Theypeka
Garden Committee Meets Tonight at Warden Conference
The garden committee and the warden conference committee will hold a meeting tonight at six o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce. The session aims to coordinate community garden oversight and event planning.
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Chamber of Commer
Whittled World War I Miniature Gun Carved in Trenches
A French soldier, during spare moments in the trenches, carved a tiny gun that mirrors a full sized French artillery piece. He used the miniature as a pedestal, showcasing skill amid war.
District Title Bout Sparks State Basketball Tourney
Lawrence High and rival squads prepare for the seventh annual district tournament in Baldsin. More than twenty high schools are expected to enter as teams contend for the boys and girls titles amid college-style play and statewide interest.
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Lawrence High Sefions Basketsball
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Paris Club Poepelar Union Ten Students Attend Paris Union
Ten students from the University of fanzistenedd attended the eriewn Uni Union. They gathered at a campus venue to socialize and rest, with several individuals noted among attendees.
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No clear news event due to damaged OCR
Fragmented text from an old paper provides insufficient readable details. Key names and events are obscured, making it impossible to determine a coherent card with accurate entities or outcomes.
Senate Mlows President Wilson New Washington Mare
Alden Smith, Republican leader in the Senate, announced he would not seek re election and would leave the Senate when his term ends in March next. The report notes calls for special measures in mid military service skilled labor or agriculture.
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Wilson
New Washington, Mare
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Washington
Mazure
Alden Smith
ScatterGood Sunday Event at the Varsity Theatre
Readable fragments describe a Sunday event titled Friends in France at the Varsity Theatre. The note mentions an evening program and a secretary named Mertine, with unclear details about roles or outcomes.
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Friends
France
Varsity Theatre
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Divorce Suits Hover in Afternoon Docket
Two divorce actions appear in the docket naming Eliza Johnson and Nellie Leteher as plaintiffs against Thomas Leteher in a listed court session.
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Eure Yeats
Eliza Johnson
Nellie Letehers
Thomas Leteher
Five Candidates Tell Their Views On Lawrence Mayoral Race
Five candidates addressed an open Civic Improvement Association meeting in Lawrence pledging no pre election promises. They proposed ideas including a cleaner city, a municipal gas supply, a municipal market, a city coal yard, and a nonpolitical administration. Several speakers criticized the current commission government and urged strong leadership and accountability.
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Br. McConnell
Francisco
T Lawrence
Commission
Lawrence
Crellaml
Scouts to Hold Joint Meeting at Unitarian Church
The Foy Scouts and Campfire Guns of Lawrence will meet Saturday at 3 PM at the Unitarian Church. Mrs Herman Douthitt will present the first lecture in a series on "Binds."
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Lawrence
Unitarian Church
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