University allows optional attendance for Billy Sunday address
Chancellor Strong said Kan sas university will let faculty decide if classes are dismissed Thursday morning for Billy Sunday. Some faculty oppose the evangelist and Darwin evolution being linked to eternal brim. A zoology professor urged students to attend while criticizing Sundays stance and urging a modern science viewpoint.
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Chacellor Frank
Strong
Kansas University
Billy Sunday
Darwin
Huxley
Byatt
Allen
Complaint Heard On Temporary Interurban Bridge
Colonel J F McIndoe heard a drainage district complaint in Kansas City about allowing the Naw river bridge. The engineers of the army and district attorneys presented their statements. decision to be announced later. Only district representatives appeared.
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McIndoe
Kansas City
Naw River
J. F. McIndoe
Engineer Corps
Army
North Side
W. FE. Etmimick
Melndoe
Selson
MeIidoe
Debates Leave Deficit For Local High Schools
The school board discussed deficits from recent debates noting Perkins fund aid was requested to cover shortfalls. Officials questioned the Lawrence Kansas City and Leavenworth Lawrence debates about financial success, with remarks that losses were not as high as feared.
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Perkins Fund
Olney
Leavenworth-Lawrence
Boy's Club Tonight Endorsement Promised By Tobacco Dealers
Lawrence tobacco dealers present an almost unanimous endorsement of an anti tobacco campaign to the high school boys club. The dealers have gathered signatures for petitions over the past week and pledge cooperation to discourage tobacco use by minors. Plans for advancing the campaign will be announced at the meeting tonight.
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Lawrence
Missteps in Awake Efforts Spark News Debate
A remark on the failure to awaken prompts discussion about reporters overreaching in covering events. Some call it feathering news while others term it butting in, reflecting differing views on journalistic intrusion.
TO SISTER S FUNERAL Rev and Mrs Haworth Called Topeka
Rev and Mrs Haworth went to Topeka Sunday to witness the closing hours of a sister. The message notes the ill health of Mrs fat ton, spending winter with her daughter Mrs Bowers in Topeka, and her death Monday morning at 32d oclock. The remains will be taken to Vermillion county for funeral and interment. The Rev Haworth accompanies his sister for the week.
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Topeka
Ater
Parton
Ridgefarth
Fatton
R. Bowers
Pace
Vemmilion County
A Flier Dumped Guard Captured Frenchman
Paris May 2 A dramatic wartime report tells of Major de V a French aviator captured behind German lines who was tied to his seat and ordered not to signal. He escaped by looping the loop causing the German to lose his passenger and count. Also from Madrid May 2 Spain endures war strain with strikes, price rises, and food shortages as coal and sulphate for wine crops become critical.
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Paris
Major de V
Aerophile
Madrid
Spain
Cordoba
Santon
Trin
Town Tales and Evangelist Visit Spark Kansas City Interest
Rines promotes a Kansas City evangelist tour drawing Lawrence crowds. Officials face street games amid youth unrest while Stauffer attends the Kansas State Sunday School convention. Health improves for Prof. S J Kanter after Colorado trip. Tennis buzz grows. Topeka hosts a marksmen shoot May 10 11. Carter returns from a student trip to Kansas City reporting fevered excitement and crowded tabernacle.
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Topeka Gunchil
Lawrence
George K. Akacki
CL. 4. Schulz
Angie Horn of Kansas Dies After Long Life of Service
Angie Horn born in Esaders Missouri September 28 T811 died April 29 1016 at thirty six years seven months after long moves with family to Kansas California Burr Oak Jewell Lawrence and Mankato She graduated from Mankato High School 1908 earned a Master’s Degree and joined Phi Beta Kappa at the University A Methodist Episcopal Church member since 1068 her life described as pure and devoted to family and friends Survived by a mother and brother body sent to Mankato for burial
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Angie Horn
Esaders
Manskato
Kansas
Lawrence
California
Burr Oak
Jewell, Chy
Kasas
Mankato High School
Mankato
Import of Luxuries Vetrngrad Duma Proposes 3 Year Ban
A draft bill introduced in the Duma seeks to prohibit importing luxury articles for three years starting June 14. The measure targets nonessential goods and aims to curb conspicuous consumption.
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Luxuries
Vetrngrad
Hill
Duma
Pawnee Automobile Club Route Date Shift To May 22
The Pawnee Automobile Club has changed its run from Rawnee to Kansas City to May 22 and is expected to pass through Lawrence en route to Kansas City. Otto Rost attended a meeting of the Missowi-Kangeas Turn-Verein directors held Saturday and Sunday in Leavenworth. The Merchants and Farmers associations luncheon, postponed to tomorrow, will precede the regular business session, with arrangements to avoid conflicts with the Farmers institute.
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Pawnee- Automobile Club
Rawnee
Kansas City
Lawrence
Otto Rost
Missowi-Kangeas ‘Turn-Verein Inhieshavas
Leavenworth
Merchants” “and
Farmers’ Association
Farmers Institute
Baldwin May Day Festival Opens School Observances
The Baldwin public schools observed May Day on Monday with no afternoon sessions. Under the Child's Welfare movement, a May Day pole was donated by the erades ruiler children directed by Miss Barker. Dances followed, then a high school and parades A large crowd of townspeople attended the festivities. WY. W. Junkins celebrated his 1st birthday with a family reunion.
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Baldwin Public
Erades Ruiler
Miss Barker
Baker University
WY. W. Junkins
W. W. Junkins
John Jankins
Lawrence
Emma Napp
Walter Jankins
Humboldt
Jankins
Jenkins
Kansas
Ohio
Baldivia
Juniors Entertain Seniors At Alderdice Home Reception
H S Juniors hosted the annual Junior Senior reception at Mr and Mrs J H Alderdice home Friday night A few act comedy on the front porch provided laughs A five course luncheon followed Pete Alderdice president of the Junior class acted as toastmaster Toaster Robert Kennedy president of the Senior class and Miss Carolyne Lisherness and Miss Grace Wiley offered toasts The house featured decorations in high school colors and class colors
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Robert Kennedy
Carolyne Lisherness
Baldwin News Roundup Hits Farm Life and Local Names
Waldo Jones visited Concordia and returned to Kansas home folks. Mrs. Mabel Patterson came from Kansas City after her father Samuel Afemonth’s illness and death. L. C. Baker serves on a Lawrence jury. Miss Mary Saunders joins Kappa Theta pledges. Prof. Frank Allis to head Great Bend high, formerly Baldwin high. J. Butell shows a lemon on a homegrown tree born four years ago. Miss Willian Hunseicker from Osage City visited. Rev. Fred Bailey visited his parents. Anna Given from Waverly stayed with Rev. Flickinger. Hog day in Baldwin with A. L. Miller and others shipping hogs. Mrs. Winona Labaugh visiting Baldwin. first Baldwin visit for Mrs. Labaugh. Wm. Hutf completed Baldwin census showing 1207 residents. Robt. Holloway of Tulsa visiting with Kappa Sima. Robert Holloway formerly in Baker, now in Tulsa as an engineer.
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R. F. Thorn
Leavenworth
S. A. Thorn
Waldo -Jones
Concordia
Mabel Patterson
Kansas City
Patterson
Samuel
L. C. Baker
Lawrence
Kappa Theta
Mary Saunders
Frank Allis
Great Bend
Allis
Baldwin High School
J. Butell
Butell
Baldwin
A. L. Miller
Jim Liggett
Herman Butell
J. A. Benjamin
Labauch
Washington
Kansas
Winona Labaugh
Robt. Holloway
Tulsa
Kappa Simna Boys
Robert
Baker
Kk. U
Sos
Edinfield
Local Notes From Baldwin and Nearby Towns
Scarcity of supply reported around Baldwin as Mrs M Conklin, a trainee nurse, returns home to Topeka. Marion Leach visits Lawrence for a day of shopping. Herman Pehl of Worden district heads to Lawrence to serve on a jury. W J Wrede returns from Mercer Missouri. Mrs Wrede travels for her father’s illness. W E Hobbs and A Burton in Lawrence serving on the jury. Frank Tupper visit from Topeka. Mrs and Mrs J Haveard drive to Ottawa Bridge, rain forces car to be left there. New Hudson Spas attract attention at Smith’s.
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Baldwin
M. Conklin
Topeka
Conklin
Dixon Hospital
Mrr
Als. J Haveard
Ottawa Bridge
Lincoln to England for Trial on Forgery Charge
Washington May 2 The supreme court ruled that Agrathus Lincoln former member of the British parliament and confessed spy must be extradited to England for trial on forgery charges.
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Lincoln
England
Washington
Supreme Court
Agrathus Lincoln
Millennium arrival amid eight hour day shift change
A fragment notes the millennium aligning with the eight hour day transition for harvest hands, implying time of change and labor shifts in a historical setting. The sentence hints at broader social reform affecting workers around the new era.
Found Young Wolves Near Eudora Farm
Ten young wolves about one week old were found in a nest under a stack on Godfrey Gerstenberger's farm five miles south of Eudora and brought to Lawrence. The wolves were taken to the coat house and the county was alerted. Gerstenberger notes wolves are common locally with few chicken losses this spring.
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Godfrey. Gerstenberger
Lawrence
Godfrey Gerstenberger
Eudora
Mr. Gerstenberger
Real Estate Transfers In Lawrence Area Kansas
J J Ferrell single to Walter W Poor Lot 3 Addition 2 North Lawrence Douglas county Kans. Walter Kennedys and wife to J C Hitzemann 500 and other valuable considerations All NW 1 4 15 14 20 Woot ALT S PL Ry and Stand BB acres NW corner SE 1 4 208 140 201 Fannie A Varnum and husband to M A Corrill All undivided 1 14th interest In southwest quarter 3 14 20 MW Brown and wife to Fred J McWinney and wife 3000 Northwest corner of Southeast quarter 22 13 18 Bishop and wife to Hamer S Myers 1 00 and 1500 Lots 95 96 Fair Grounds Addition Lawrence Kansas
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Douglas
Kans
North Lawrence
Walter Kennedys
Vinland
Douglas County
J.C. Hitzemann
Alt
Fannie
A. Varnum
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M.A. Corrill
MW. Brown
Fred. J. McWinney
Bishop
Lawrence
Hamer
Myers
Fair Grounds Addition
Kansas
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