Wilson Won't Yield One Extra Session
Washington reports the final hours of Congress as Republicans wage a persistent filibuster against the general deficiency bill including $70 million for the railroad administration. President Wilson remains determined to avoid an extra session and works with leaders amid stalled action on key measures and a House vote urging Ireland's right to self determination.
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Ireland
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League of Nations
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League of Peace
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New Compromise
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Columbia
Weather report fragment from yesterday and today
A brief weather notice lists temperatures and times with scattered data. Reads like a fragment showing morning and afternoon entries with a missing numeric value and unclear location. Data appears incomplete, with stray words and indecipherable formatting.
President Wilson Triple Purpose Visit Planned at Opera House
President Wilson will address about 5,000 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York on the league of nations, confer with former President Taft, meet Irish delegates seeking self determination for Ireland, then sail to France on the George Washington. Governor Alfred Smith and Enrico Caruso will also appear as seats sell out.
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Metropolitan Opera House
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France
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Opera House
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Ohio
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Enrico Caruso
Wilson Lays All Blame On Senate At Peace Table
Ambitious report states Wilson declares duty and insists he must go to France for peace talks. He places sole blame on the Senate for stalled plans, signaling resignation from his role amid a critical moment in diplomacy.
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Wilson
Senate
France
Wilson Blames Senate Filibuster for Railroad Bill Standoff
President Wilson denounces a Senate filibuster blocking rail road legislation as Congress adjourns. He cites obstructive Republicans and vows to pursue peace conference duties while appointing nominees who failed confirmation. Lodge offers guarded remarks as the party split over the stalled bill and personal motives surface among a few Republicans. Unclear line about Venezuelan minister Jose De J. Paul noted from Guatemala City message.
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Hoboken
Paris
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Guatemala
Kansas City Lieutenant Dies in Italy
News reaches father, former Kansas City mayor, of the death of Lieutenant George E. Edwards Jr. in Trieste Italy. A KU former student and member of Phi Kappa Psi and Sigma Delta Chi, he had served as secretary to his father before entering the service. No details of his death were released.
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George E. Edwards, Jr
Kansas City
Edwards
Trieste
University of Kansas
Phi Kappa Psi
Sigmia Delta Chi
Governor Allen to Speak at Lawrence Banquet
Governor Allen will deliver his first address in Lawrence since taking office at the Brotherhood Banquet Thursday evening at the Methodist church. The event marks the formal opening of new social rooms funded by several thousand dollars with debts paid, boilers to be installed next summer, and a charitable drive that raised about 14,000 dollars. W F March will preside. the pastor Dr S Kings lauds the work of church members. The notice also notes the Supreme Tribe of Ben Hur’s silver jubilee, marking 25 years since its Crawfordsville founding.
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Lawrence
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Methodist Church
Brotherhood of the Church
W. F. March
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Supreme Tribe of
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Crawfordsville
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Raise Minimum Teacher Pay Ordered by Superintendent Kent
Superintendent Kent mandates no less than 900 dollars per year for teachers as the new minimum pay level. The move aims to raise salaries across the district and attract qualified staff amid ongoing budget considerations.
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Kent
Better Salary Better Instruction He Says
Lawrence teachers demand higher pay as Board of Education backs 900 minimum for next year contracts. Grades teachers now earn as low as 675 and high school 750. Kent argues wage should enable savings, growth, and better service. He cites living costs and compares salaries with other professions. Additional funds would support training and proportional raises for current staff.
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Raymond A. Kent
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Rent
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Shoul
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Jlawyers
Freshmen May Enter Home Economics Courses
University officials pursue changes to allow first year and sophomore students to enroll in preliminary home economics courses within one of the first eight groups. Regents require at least five semester hours in six of the eight groups for degree eligibility. board action expected soon.
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State Board of Administration
Kh. ‘U
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Board of Administration
Would Overthrow HUN Republic by Strikes
Berlin reports that the National Spartacus League and Greater Berlin Communists urge a general strike to topple the republic. They call followers to halt work and avoid street protests to prevent government suppression. Meetings at factories weigh response to the appeal as Munich troops march on the radical government.
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National Spartacus League
Greater Berlin
Taris
Munich
Zurich
Petit Parisien
Auto Business Booms in Douglas County Licenses Rise
County treasurer reports a sharp increase in car licenses issued from July to March, 1919, with 2,421 licenses this year versus 1,879 last year. February saw 39 licenses and January 36, reflecting a countywide auto boom in Douglas County.
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Dovelas
Douglas
Hi Y Club Talk On Sex Hygiene Tonight
The Hi Y Club meets at Ye Mil CG A on sex hygiene with speaker R A Schwegler. The session starts at 7 o clock tonight.
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R. A. Schwegler
Pinckney School to Buy $100 Worth Library Books
The Pinckney Parent Teacher Association and the school board advanced plans for a reference library costing 100 dollars. Funds from food sales and events had raised most of the sum, and an extra 20 dollars was approved to complete the purchase. Superintendent Kent was authorized to buy the books.
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Parent-Teache Association
Board of Education
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High School Students Plan Memorial Campaign Week
Memorial High School students win board approval to spend 270 dollars from the student council fund for publicity on a April election bond issue. They will host Liberty Memorial week from March 2 to March 28 with Mr and Mrs Vater of Lawrence guiding lobbying efforts. The funds come from past entertainments and council activities with plans to raise another similar amount for a permanent memorial to be housed in the new building.
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Board of Education
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Lawrence
Lawrence Boy Electrical Inventor Shines in Washington Exhibit
Captain Ernest Weibel of Lawrence and a University of Kansas engineer graduate drew notice at a Bureau of Standards showcase in Washington. The wartime sound ranger device used three front line stations to triangulate German artillery positions, allowing allied shells to strike within minutes.
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Standards
Washington
America
Ernest Weibel
Lawrence
France
Weibel
Revenue stamp sales surge as Douglas county land trades rise
February at the Lawrence post office saw a record volume of revenue stamp sales tied to shifting Douglas county lands, with totals near 14,000 dollars in property deeds reported. Postage stamps remained strong at about eight thousand dollars as parcel post business grew, while a large crowd attended Minnie Grinstead's Sunday address on What Next at the local church. The Intes-Allied Co operative conference in London aims to plan reconstruction and co operative stores in liberated areas.
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Crvinstead
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Intex-Allied Co-operative Conference
London
Lawrence Kansas board seeks 230000 bond for high school
The Lawrence Board of Education votes to seek 230000 bonds payable within twenty years to build and equip a new high school on city property between 14th and 15th streets near Massachusetts and Hampshire. The plan calls for a yearlong study before any construction contracts, with election set for April 1919.
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Hamnshire
Board Education
Dean Kelley to Speak at Edgemont Banquet May First
Dean F Kelley head of the school education at the University of Kansas to deliver the main address at the annual meeting of the school boards and rural teachers of the county. Banquet reservations accepted until March 15. Clarence Stewart, a high school student, lost fingertips when his hand was caught in a machine during practice at the manual training high school. Today is Shrove Tuesday. Town meeting day.
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Fll Kelly
University
Kansas
Rcasons
Clins
Clarence Stewart
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