Europe Sees Hope in Security Pact
London reports Germany's proposals for a security pact welcomed by major London papers. Austen Chamberlain announced a German British framework to guarantee Western Europe frontiers and renounce attempts to alter eastern borders. The Times Morning Post Telegraph and Liberal Westminister Gazette praise the move as hopeful for lasting peace, with Germany perhaps paying a constructive role. Paris notes Chamberlain's speech shows Britain holds the key to the problem and expects rapid discussions with Germany to clarify security proposals.
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London
Associated Press
Germany
House of Commons
Austen Chamberlain
Great Britain
Europe
Rhine
Morning Post
Luther
Bismarck
The
Daily Telegraph
Hd Liberal Westminister. Gazette
Paris
Herriot
M. de Fleurian
Exench
Lillian Gish Counters with Carrots Diet in Court
New York March 25. Lillian Gish revealed raw carrots calm nervousness in a federal court trial over a contract dispute with Inspiration Pictures Inc. Duell alleges contract jumping. Gish’s side argues she lacks reading ability and understanding of documents. Duell claims she earned 253000 dollars in little more than two years in salary and royalties.
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New York
Lillian
Holland Duell
Max Steur
Miss Gish
Tor
Charles Duell
Topeka Lawyer Clay Hamilton Dies at 42
Clay Hamilton prominent Topeka attorney and banker died in Topeka hospital after appendicitis. A KU law graduate of 1904 he served as Central Trust Co. vice president and former district manager for Southwestern Bell. He had worked with Justice Henry F. Mason and later with his brother Col. Clad Hamilton.
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Clay Hamilton
Topeka
University of Kansas
Law School
Hej
Hamilton
Central Trust Co
K. U
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Henry F. Mason
Col. Clad | Hamilton
Central Trust Go
Railroad head dies in New York hospital
Newman Erb president of the Ann Arbor Railroad died in Roosevelt Hospital New York after an operation. He aged 175 years, had been a Kansas City rail executive and builder of the Kansas City Wyandotte and Northwestern line. He served as a director of several firms and was once a Western Telegraph Company president. He lived in Kansas City before moving East.
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New York
Newman Erb
Ann Arbor
Roosevelt
Western Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph , Company
Kansas City
Middle West
Greatest Bombardment in Western Ocean Reverberates
Aboard the U S S Concord at San Pedro eleven U S battleships staged a six minute naval force practice blasting the Pacific with flame and steel in a display described as the most powerful floating fortress act yet. Funeral honors for Curzon fill Westminster Abbey with monarchs and dignitaries.
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Westen Ocean
S. S. Concord
San Pedro
Cal
Associated Press
America
Pacific Ocean
Fewer Kansans Pay Income Tax Says Collector
Wichita March 25 Three and a half million dollars has been collected by the internal revenue office for Kansas 1924 income taxes H Motter collector said today He noted the amount is 250000 less than by March 15 last year Tabulations show only 80000 returns filed this year against 101000 last year
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Wichita
Kan
Internal Revenue Office
Kansas
H. . Motter
Bandit Gang Foiled at Hidden Ranch Hideout
Kansas and Oklahoma officers identified Ralph White of Cowley County among four men arrested at a secluded ranch thirty miles southeast of Winfield. They face bank robbery charges in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Evidence links the site to a rendezvous for car thieves and mechanics who altered engine numbers and rebuilt stolen vehicles. Two cars found at the cache were traced to L. L. Vaughn of Langdon Kansas and G. W. Weaver of Gravida Oklahoma. Investigators retrieved a truckload of loot, and the four men were to be arraigned this afternoon.
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Winfield
Kas
Here
Ralph White
Cowley
White
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
William Bonnell
Everett*Bonnell
Tack Mite
J. W. Jackson
Jackson
L. L. Vaughn
Longton
Kan
G. W. Weaver
Gravida
Oklo
Oklahoma DA nomination mix up prompts White House talks
Senator Harreld of Oklahoma visited the White House to discuss an initials error in the confirmation of John W. Goldesberry as district attorney for the northern district. Officials say the correct name is John M. Goldesberry and he may qualify with corrected documents. a recess appointment could be possible if needed.
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Washington
Senator Harreld
Oklahoma
White House
Senate
John W. Goldesberry
Goldesberry
John M. Goldesberry
Goniga
Baltimore conference votes against church unification
Washington report says the Baltimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South voted against unifying the Northern and Southern churches. The joint commission report was adopted for ratification by constituent bodies, requiring a three fourths favorable vote in the South. Start work on a new dam noted with $50,000 for surveys and preliminary tasks to irrigate lands near San Carlos Arizona. A grass fire in the 400 block of Ohio Street was extinguished by the local fire department with no damage reported.
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Washington
Baltimore
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Maryland
Cal
Coolidge
Gila River Canyon
San Carlos
Ariz
Ohio
Argument Over Oil Leases Opens At Teapot Dome Case
Defense counsel contends Fall kept news of Teapot Dome leases secret to time announcements with Pearl Harbor storage tanks project. The trial in Cheyenne proceeds with lengthy arguments from Hoover Littleton and Roberts as government witnesses are challenged. Des Moines a pardon denial reported for youth linked to a bank robbery.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Associated Press
Ibert B. Fall
Teapot Dome
Pearl Harbor
George B. Hoover
Defense Counsel
Stearns Sails For Europe Two Month Tour From Washington
Frank W. Stearns friend of President Coolidge sails from New York with Mrs Stearns for a European tour lasting two months. He denies political aims, saying the journey is private.
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Washington
Frank W. Stearns
President Coolidge
New York
University asks campus drivers to follow traffic rules
Chancellor Lindley issues statement urging all drivers on and near campus to obey speed and parking regulations. Growing traffic congestion and disregard for rules are described as a serious danger, prompting calls for strict compliance or campus driving restrictions. Violations include speeds over twenty mph, parking on grass plots beyond curbing, ignoring no parking signs, and irregular alignment. Cooperation of all drivers is urged.
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E. H. Lindley
Seventeen Play Promises Boost to Memorial High Summer Fund
Seventeen will be staged at the Memorial High School auditorium tomorrow evening as part of a recreation project. Organizers report 500 to 350 reservations, aiming to fund a $2,500 budget for Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls Twilight League and Knot Hole Gang activities next year. Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls are selling tickets to support the effort and improve town recreation on an economical basis.
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Memorial High School
Fire Girls
Knot Hole Gang
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Relief Workers Sweep Into Storm Areas For Flood Aid
St Louis reports disaster relief teams are moving into Southern Illinois and Indiana to aid refugees as reconstruction plans begin. Henry M. Baker, a national relief organizer, said 750 to 1000 workers would enter Southern Illinois and stay until recovery advances. The Red Cross oversees the entire relief effort. Evansville reports Wabash and Black rivers menacing Griffin Indiana as floodwaters rise and rain continues, threatening further damage.
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St. Louis
Illinois
Indiana
Henry M. Baker
National Disaster Relief
Red Cross
Evansville
Ind
Griffin
Humane worker and teacher Miss Sarah Jacobs dies in Kansas City
Miss Sarah N. Jacobs, renowned humane worker and author, died at her home in Kansas City Kansas March 25 192? She was born 1862 in Council Bluffs Iowa and spent over twenty years advancing humane causes in the Midwest Her reforms included kennel and animal welfare and advocating humane treatment in prisons with pens for dogs as a reform model The Maine state penitentiary is applying aspects of her ideas in practice
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Kansas City
Kan
Sarah N. Jacobs
Middle West
Jacobs
Council Bluffs
Hannibal
Maine State Penitentiary
Bail fight still on in McClintock case in Chicago
Chicago reports at noon that arguments on bail for William De Shepherd, jailed for the alleged murder of his foster son William N. McClintock by typhoid inoculation, would likely fill the day. Judge Jacob Hopkins prepared to deliver an oral decision if the hearing continued late.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Baillior
William de Shepherd
William N. McClintock
Jacob
M. Hopkins
Shepherd
City Election Nears With Close Finance Commissioner Race
Registration books open at City Hall tonight as voters prepare for April 7 city election. The finance commissioner contest between I C Stevenson and George Wetzel is expected to be tight, with many unregistered voters and campaign activity underway. School board races feature several candidates including Mrs W A Churchill for treasurer and others such as Irving Hill and W H Quakenbush. Frd Lawrence, city clerk, announced night registration to aid those unable to register during day.
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I. C. Stevenson
George Wetzel
Wetzel
Stevenson
Stevenson and Wetzel
C. Hamilton
Irving . Hill
Quakenbush
Frank’ Whipple
L. A. Pine
W. A. Churchill
Floyd Lawrence
Slain Deputy Sheriff Murder Sparks Oklahoma Search
Authorities across southwestern Oklahoma joined in a manhunt for Ernest Hughes and Howard Love, escaped from custody after allegedly killing J.A. Sewell, a Tulsa County deputy sheriff. Sewell's body with two gunshot wounds was found beside a road southeast of Chickasha. The pair fled in the deputy’s car after breaking free while en route to Granite State Reformatory. Hughes faced burglary charges and Love faced auto theft.
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Chickasha
Okla
Oklahoma
Ernest Hughes
Howard Love
J.A. Sewell
Tulsa County
Granite
Couty
Sewell
Hughes
Winners named in Willow Springs scholarship contest
The Willow Springs township scholarship contest held last Saturday announced winners. Velma Fisher, Pearl Brohammer, Clara Johanning, Vista Diver, Bennie Brohammer topped fifth and sixth grade spelling. Fred Disque, Helen Heaston, Frances Heaston, Lloyd Beaghley, Florence Postma led seventh and eighth grade spelling and arithmetic. Writing titles went to Florence Postma, with Heaston and others in listed order. The winners proceed to the county contest in Lawrence on April 4. Also noted, eleven jurors were chosen in the Gerald Chapman murder trial in Hartford, Conn, as part of a court session.
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Willow Springs
O. J. Lane
Velma Fisher
Pearl Brohammer
Clara Johanning
Vista Dyer
Bennie
Brohammer
Fred Disque
Helen Heaston
Frances Heaston
Lloyd ‘Beaghley
Florence Postma
Violet Barton
Florence’ Postma
Lloyd Beeghley
Helen Flory
Mae Pippert
Elsie Pippett
Lawrence
Does Kansas Grow the Biggest Eggs in History
Mrs. H. A. Sibley brought four eggs totaling one pound to the Journal-World office. The largest egg measured about 6.1 inches by 8.5 inches and claimed Jersey Black Giants as the laying breed, surpassing a prior eye-sized example described in another paper.
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H. A. Sibley
Journal-World Office
Jersey Black Giants
the Mail and Breeze
Sibley
Petition drive seeks federal aid for dirt road from Kansas City to Lawrence
Farmers along the Eudora road and counties between Lawrence and Kansas City circulate petitions asking federal aid for earthwork and culverts on a dirt road from Kansas City to Lawrence via Shawnee Zara and other Kaw river towns. De Soto residents push paving Johnson county segment.
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Eudora County
Johnson County
Eudora
Lawrence
Kansas City
Zara
Kaw River
DeSoto
Baldwin Music Week Promises Busy Festival Schedule
Baldwin hosts the Community Music Festival at Baker University with concerts by the Baker University orchestra led by Prof. H. R. Harvey and the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra. The program includes school child acts, a Song of Thanksgiving performance, cantatas, a choral union, and soloists. A memorial plan for Bishop William Alfred Quayle seeks $100,000 for a Baker University English literature chair and library.
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Mar
Baker University
H. R. Harvey
Kansas City Symphony’ Orchestra
Baldwin “Choral Union
Choral Union
Louis A. Rowland
Maunder
Baker
Kansas City Symphony Orchestra
N. de Robertis
Helen Brown
Read
Plan Quayle
Kansas City
William’ Alfred Quayle
FE. L. Waldorf
Kan
St. Paul
Minn
St. Louis
Oklahoma City
Quaylere
Waldorf
Flowers in Winter in Kansas and Texas contrasts
C M Senor from Port Arthur Texas contrasts winter climates noting six degrees below freezing in Kansas versus forty degrees in Texas. He observes geraniums violets and roses still bloom in Kansas gardens, yet acknowledges Kansas pride with a Jayhawker's passion. Reports from Jerusalem say Arab stores closed during a strike against Lord Balfour's visit in Jaffa and Haifa. Highway Engineer Captain L N Tillotson visited Lawrence this afternoon noting quiet state highway affairs awaiting federal aid allotment. Miss Nannie Garvin traveled to Bansaz City Missouri.
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Balfour
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Haifa
Palestine” Arab Executive
Lord Balfour
L.N. Tillotson
Lawrence
Tillotson
Lawrence Music Week Plans Include Requiem Event
Tentative second annual Lawrence Music Week set for April 26 to May 2 under Dean D. M. Swarthout of the University School of Fine Arts. Highlights include a Messiah anniversary performance, Verdi's Requiem with the Lawrence Choral Union, city church services, university and high school concerts, and band appearances by KU and Haskell.
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Swarthout
Lawrence
D. M. Swarthout
University School of Fine Arts
Tay
Dean Swarthout
Jchild
Speteen
University Women’s Glee Club
Lawrence Choral Union
Robinson Gymnasium
University
Kansas City
Rotary Club
Chamber of Cammerce Inhcheon
University Men's Glee Club
Lawrence Music Club
Lawrence Choral“Union
University Symphony Orchestra
Kiwanis Club
Minneapolis Symphony
Marie Vhitfany
Etropolitan
Haskell Institute
K. U
Haskell
Peter Rabbit Operetta Draws About 100 Local Children
About one hundred students from New York schools will perform a Peter Rabbit operetta Thursday afternoon for schoolchildren and Friday for the public at Liberty Memorial Auditorium. Proceeds fund music supplies. cast includes Peter Rabbit Paul Becks Flopsy Ray Corn Mopsy Elia Peters Cotton Tail Arthur Peters Mother Mildred Reuter Mr McGregor Gaylord Schneck and a chorus of garden vegetables. Mrs G Beck to present plot synopsis Friday evening before the curtain. Second Grade Folkl Play Entweets Cordley School. Charles Husted travels to Kansas City to attend a flower show at Convention Hall.
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New York
Liberty Memorial Auditorium
Peter Rabbit
Paul
Becks
Flopsy
Ray
Corn
Elia
Peters
Arthur Peters
Mildred Reuter
Mr.McGregor
Gaylord Schneck
Cordley
Reg|ular Parent Teachers’ Association
Charles
Husted
Kasas City
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