University of Kansas gains for maintenance in budget talks
Legislative conference committees capped salaries but awarded KU an extra 50 000 for maintenance in the two year appropriation 2 721 000 including 250 000 for a new auditorium Chancellor Lindley praised the Regents bill and auditorium while noting no teacher pay increase will challenge service levels and enrollment. Public support for higher education remains strong amid economy concerns.
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Legislative Conference
University of Kansas
House
Thes Senate
Senate
E. H. Lindley
Dr. Lindley
Lindley
Bandits Capture One After $1700 Payroll Robbery in Kansas City
Kansas City March 14 police chased a motor car after three bandits robbed a Carr ie Goudie manufacturing payroll. One man Raymond W Ritter 27 confessed involvement and yielded $185.50 in silver. A second robbery near Cardin Oklahoma yielded $4700 to two bandits who stopped a grocery owner on the highway. In Wichita a 50 degree temperature drop damaged fruit crops apricots and cherries while rain aided wheat. Hoffman Phillips of New York named minister to Persia by President Coolidge.
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Kansas City
Carrie-Goudie Manufacturing Company
Raymond W. Ritter
Cardin
Okla
Miami
C. E. Stalnaker
Here
Stalnaker
Picher
Wichita Wichita
Kap
Persia
Washington
Hoffman Phillips
New York
Coolidge
Weather forecast for March week across regions
Weather outlook for the week begins with lower Missouri valley snow or rain and cold throughout most of the period. Unsettled conditions in the Southern Rocky Mountain and Platte regions with rain or snow early and late week. temperatures near normal overall. Kansas forecast indicates fair tonight and Sunday with rising temperatures Sunday and in the northwest tonight.
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Washington
Mont
Lower
Missouri Valley
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Kansas
Northwest
Senate Row Over Couzens Charges Sparks Senate Turmoil
Washington March 14 The treasury department dispute over Senator Couzens charges triggered a Senate bedlam as heated exchanges followed. Senator Ernst of Kentucky pressed to call another senator a liar under the rules but lost his chance amid confusion and name calling.
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Washington
Couzens
Treasury Department
Senate
Bedlam
Ernst
Kentucky
California Press Agent Claims Lawrence Inheritance
A Los Angeles Examiner clipping reports Joe E. Howard, composer and adopted son of William Moke, inheriting Lawrence Kansas properties after Moke’s death. The tale ties Howard to the city’s opera house, livery, taxicab company, two blocks, and a Kansas City apartment, with Eva Sharpe named as Moke’s sister in the will.
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Joe Howard
W. E., Moak
California
Howard
Moak
Lawrence
Los Angeles Examiner
Joseph E. Howard
Kansas City
Mcke
Ella Sharpe
Moke
Wire
Anita Case
Chicago
Royal, Northwest Mounted Police Orchestra
Kansas Town
President Coolidge Pursues Delayed Vote on Warren Nomination
Washington March 14 President Coolidge announced a possible recess appointment for Charles B Warren if Senate confirmation fails He urged delaying the vote on Warren until Monday after a White House briefing and talks with Republican Leader Senator Curtis The move aims to allow more time to consider qualifications and counters against charges while not withdrawing the nomination
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Washington
White House
President Coolidge
Charles B. Warren
Michigan
Senate
Coolidge
Charles B.warren
Capitol
Curtis
Kansas
Warren
Father Kills Four Children Then Self in Missouri
Maurice L. Gibson of Prather Hill Missouri killed his four children with an axe early today while his wife was elsewhere in the house. He then attacked himself with the axe and slashed his wrist. He is expected to live. No evidence of motive naming Noireson has been assigned for the quadruple killings.
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Kansas City
Maurice L., Gibson
Prather
Hill, Mo
Noireson
Latrasse Noted Bandit Captured Near Eldorado
Wichita Kansas reports William Latrasse a notorious bandit captured near Eldorado after a posse attacked a house sheathed with guns. Accomplices E J D B Hodge and Claude Henderson fled. Henderson was killed. Latrasse, paroled 1924 for six months with his ailing mother, had disappeared for years until today. A cache of stolen items and weapons was found at the scene.
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Wichita
Kan
William Latrasse
Eldorado
Latrasse
E. J. D. Hodge
Hazel Henderson
Latonia Henderson
Claude Henderson
Claude
J.M. Davis
Strasse
Sherife E. B. McKnight
E. J. DB. Hodge
Kansas City
Henderson
Hodge
Welcome Paper Inspires Local Pharmacist Memory
F L Sourbeer, recently hired as pharmacist at Hess drug store, recalls first seeing the Journal-World in a southeastern Texas cottage, far from Lawrence. He had lived in Kansas City and felt the paper was a message from home, expressing delight upon reading it.
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F. L. Sourbeer
Hess
Journal-World
Texas
Journal World
Lawrence
Kansas City
Statuta Finish
Kansas House boosts Senate figures for state school budgets
Topeka March 14 The Kansas House increases in final school budget allowances by boosting Senate figures in the biennial budget. Institutions like University of Kansas, Emporia State Teachers College, Pittsburgh Teachers College, and Hayes Teachers College see raised maintenance, salaries, repairs, and new facilities as the conference committee settles the numbers.
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House
Senate
Kansas
Topeka
Kans
University of Kansas
Emporia
U.ui
Pittsburgh
Parette Eines
Hitt
Ptt
Hayes Teachers. Co
Lawrence Man Is Nominated As Commissioner Of Pensions
President Coolidge named Wilder Metcalf of Lawrence Kansas as commissioner of the Bureau of Pensions to succeed Washington Gardner. Metcalf has long pension experience, served as pension agent at Topeka from 1912 to 1920, and held high rank in the Philippines and World War I. He presides over Liberty Life Insurance, founded in 1919.
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Senate
Bureau of Pensions
Washington
Wilder
Metcalf
Lawrence
Kan
President Coolidge
Washington Gardner
Ile
Topeka
Ohio National Guard
Philippines
Twentieth
Kansas
Frederick Funston
Philippine
First
Kansas Infantry
Camp Beauregard
General Metcalf
Liberty Life Insurance
Final plans for spring window unveiling in Lawrence
Final plans for the spring window unveiling and style show in Lawrence will be decided at a Tuesday meeting of Merchants' Bureau members after the Chamber of Commerce lunch. Posters announcing the event have been completed and caps placed in display windows along Massachusetts Street.
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Openin
Massachusetts
Rural education meeting and obit in Douglas county
County and district school boards and teachers met at the court house for annual rural education conferences. Over 150 attended a round table on improving schools led by Mrs. Lucille McCreath and discussions on music in schools. A dinner followed hosted by G A R ladies. Dean Swarthout spoke on rural music value. Prof. Euler substituted for Ill or unavailable Mendenhall. O. J. Lane chaired. Mrs. Mary Owen, 83, died in Waverly Kansas. she earlier lived in Douglas county since 1855. Funeral services set for Clinton. burial in Clinton cemetery. Radio parts and batteries sold at Hanna’s.
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Court House
Lucille McCreath
Mary Qeblert
Ellen Melville
Dean Swarthout
University School of Fine Arts
Euler
State Teachers’ College of Pittsburg
Edgar N. Mendenhall
Mendenhal
Lawrence
O. J. Lane
Mary Owen
Waverly
Kans
Farm Women Hold County Meeting at Chamber of Commerce
About 100 of the 300 Douglas County Farm Bureau Women attended a daylong session in rain and mud. Miss Maude L. Finley led the millinery critique, noting improvement and 83 hats brought for review. All fourteen clubs were represented.
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Douglas County Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas State Agricultural College
Maude L. Finley
Farm Bureau
Finley
Farm Bureau Clubs
Mildred Smith
Ralph Colman
W. Pearl Martin
Miss Martin
Cordley School
Violin Recital by Francis Macmillen Tuesday Council Meeting
Good seats remain for Francis Macmillen on the University Concert Course Monday night at 8:20 in Robinson Gym. Tickets sold at Roan Corner drug store Bell's music store and School of Fine Arts office. Macmillen praised as a leading American violinist with a tour across the United States and abroad. His program includes pieces by Sinding Pignani Kreisler Lalo Faure Schubert Wilhelmj Saint Saens and others. Kriegshaber accompanies. Council meeting Tuesday.
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Francis Macmillen
Robinson Eympasium
Roan Corner
Bell
School of Fine Arte
Macmillen
United States
Pignani- Kreisler
Symphonie Espagnole
Lalo
Faure
Gigue
Rust
Schubert-Wilhelmj
Saint-Saens
Wieniewski
David
Lawrence Council Plans Seventeen Ticket Sale Benefit
A brief meeting of the Lawrence Council on Young People's Activities is set for 2 30 Tuesday at the Chamber of Commerce to plan ticket sales for Seventeen a benefit performance by the Lawrence Drama League at the high school auditorium on March 25 and 26. The session was moved from Monday night 7 oclock due to council members being out of town. In Chicago W E D Stokes praised his acquittal after a five week trial on charges of conspiring to defame his wife Mrs Helen Ellwood Stokes was not present in court during the verdict.
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Lawrence Council
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Drama League
Germany May Enter League on Equal Terms
Geneva March 14. The League of Nations council adopted the reply text to Germany regarding entrance, stating Germany may join on absolute equality with other members and without special favors. The decision follows principals agreed March 10.
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Geneva
Associated Press
Germany
League of Nations
League of Nations Council
North Lawrence Woodlawn School Dedication Ceremony
A formal dedication Monday evening at 7:30 for the new Woodlawn elementary building in North Lawrence. Dr Edward Hislop will give the principal address. W A Pine and W L Biggs will present and accept the structure. The building will be open before and after the program for inspection by the public.
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North Lawrence
W. A. Pine
Lawrence School Board
North Side
W. L. Biggs
Gelock
Edward Hislop
Methodist Church
C. del Manzo
Souveniir
Emma Mary Mayer
George Julius Mayer
B. Braden
Woodlawn
M. C. del Manzo
Schubert
W. H. Dunn
Warren Wood
Mary Preyer
Kullak
Jesse J. Krum
W. L. Shuler
Walter Camp Dies in New York Hotel Belmont
Walter Camp, noted football coach and rules authority, died of heart failure at the Hotel Belmont in New York. He had attended a meeting of the football rules committee the previous night and retired to his room. when he failed to appear this morning, Princeton coach Bill Roper was sent to check on him. Camp was found dead in his bed. funeral arrangements were expected after Mrs. Camp arrived from Atlantic City.
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New York
Walter Camp
Belmont
Princeton
Roper
Camp
County to not list school bonds under new law
County clerk E C Bussing says municipal and Kansas school bonds will not be taxed under the new law. Clarence Smith of the public service commission reports bonds listed before the order will be removed from tax statements. Bonds issued after March 1 remain taxable and next year new taxable bonds will be listed.
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Kansas Municipal
Kansas
E. C. Bussing
Clarence Smith
Public Service Commission
Bussing
Lawrence High School Wins A Class A Championship
The Lawrence high school basketball team won the class A championship at the Baldwin tournament this afternoon, defeating Osawatomie 20 to 9 on the Baker University court. Endora High School won the class B championship. Note Geo T Wetzel's statement on page 22 Listen in with Hanna.
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Lawrence High School
Baldwin
Osawatomie
Baker University
Endora High School
Geo. T. Wetzel
Legislature Ends Work After Smooth Kansas Session
Topeka March 14 The 1925 Kansas legislature dissolved after a cooperative session with harmony between branches and broad agreement on budgets. Senate backed the Klan bill and cigarette ban repeal while House resisted new expenses. Conference committees trimmed $609,624 from House budgets and reduced attorney general and special funds. Gov Patten faces a brief window to approve bills before adjournment.
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House
Syfstem
Bank Guaranty
Aetna Insurance Company
County General Fund
Torney General
Friends of Liquor Law Enforcement
Adjutant General's
Patten
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