Davis Proclaims Sugar Boycott Urging National Action
Topeka May 4 A public proclamation by Geb J M Davis urges a sugar boycott due to high prices. He calls for nationwide support, cites the Boston Tea Party as inspiration, and criticizes Washington federal action as ineffective. Raw sugar futures tumble as 25 000 women prepare a protest parade from City Hall led by Louise Reed Weltmiller.
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Topeka
Geb. J. M. Davis
Boston
Kansas
Washington
Washington Administration
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Justice
United States Senate and Tariff Commission
New York
Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Louise Reed Weltmiller
Public Markets
Typists to Compete in Northeast Kansas Event
The northeast section of the Kansas State Typist's association holds its annual contest at 11 am Saturday in the Chamber of Commerce. About 150 high school students from Sabetha Ottawa Argentine Rosedale Lawrence Kansas City Kans Denton Stilwell Leavenworth Horton Burlington Paola Baldwin Topeka and Effingham will compete for speed and accuracy. Contestants will type from copy for fifteen minutes under international rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State Typist’s Association
Chamber of Commerce
Association
Sabetha
Ottawa
Argentine
Rosedale
Lawrence
Kansas City
Kans
Denton
Stilwell
Leavenworth
Horton
Burlington
Paola
Cantata at Cordley by The Brownies Band Tonight
Cordley school's Cantata The Brownies Band will be performed this evening at 7 30 by one hundred pupils. Admission is twenty five cents for adults with proceeds aiding the children's concert fund deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordley
Brownies
Cordley School
Harding Considers Panama Canal Route for Western Tour
President Harding weighs plans for a Pacific trip with a proposal from Secretary Denby to return from Alaska aboard a naval vessel via the Panama Canal and Puerto Rico. A western swing may include this route option.
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Harding
Panama
Washington
Denby
Alaska
Panama Canal
Porto Rico
If All Bread of Average Person Were In One Loaf
A quirky estimate says the yearly bread per person if baked into one loaf would weigh 397 pounds. Three strong men could lift it and a horse could pull it.
Blythe California Odd Census Quirk Noting Smithless Town
Unique Blythe California stands out with a population around 1600 and no residents named Smith or Jones in the available records. Local officials highlight the anomaly as a curiosity of small town demographics.
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America
Blythe
California
Smith
Jones
Growth of Aviation: Wrights to Rockwell Field Record Flight
San Diego May 4 The Associated Press notes aviation progression from the Kitty Hawk crowd doubting flight to a Rockwell Field hangar lineal descendant. Lieutenants Oakley G Kelley and John A MacReady flew from New York to Rockwell, covering 2625 miles in 26 hours 40 minutes 48 25 seconds and already hold seven aviation records. They plan to push duration records and even a possible world circumnavigation.
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San Diego
Associated ’ Press
Kitty Hawkfield
North Carolina
Orville Wright
America
Rockwell Field
Hampstead
N. Y
New York
Oakley G. Kelley
John. A. MacReady
Marion Township Sees Decline in Personal Tax Valuation
In Douglas County four townships had personal tax assessments checked. Marion shows a drop of total personal property valuation from 570,980 last year to 558,900 this year due to residents moving away. Clinton Township rises by 14,300 to a total of 258,750 from 244,460.
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Douglas County
Marion Township
George Kahne
Clinton Township
Krupp Officials Trial Over Riots At Essen Works
Officials of the Krupp works at Essen were tried by a French court martial for inciting workers to riot against French occupation forces. The March 31 riot at the Krupp plant left fourteen workers dead and many injured during the requisition of automobiles. Dr Gustav Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach was questioned by Colonel Peyronel, the presiding officer.
Reservists Prepare for Record Summer Naval Cruises
Naval reservists in the Ninth Naval District plan six Great Lakes cruises plus a special Wilmington cruise. Ohio crews will bring the ship via the St. Lawrence and Welland canal. Mississippi river sub chase squadron at St. Louis will make seven cruises from May 1 to September 30.
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Great Lakes
Iil
Associated Press
Ninth Naval District
Middle Western States
Mississippi River
Wilmington
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Ohio
St. Lawrence River
Welland Canal
Paducah
Duluth
St. Louis
British Warships Scrapped Since Washington Conference
Britain has scrapped thirty five battleships and battle cruisers, two hundred eighty destroyers, and one hundred one submarines since the Washington conference, reducing fleet size and signaling postwar demobilization.
Chevrolet Advertisement Promises Daily Difference
A compact ad promotes Chevrolet with the slogan Buy a Chevrolet and enjoy the difference every day. The message emphasizes ongoing value and everyday satisfaction from the brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
Killing frost to visit Kansas farms predicted
Topeka May 4 A killing frost is predicted for tonight by S D Alora weather bureau chief says it may be especially destructive to early gardens but probably not severe enough to damage fruit crops
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
S.D. Alora
Rum fleet off shore again near Jones Inlet
The rum fleet circles off the coast after a government clash at Sandy Hook and Jones Inlet. The Istar and Warszawa ride in formation while the Seneca captures two motor boats linked to the fleet. Coast Guard units, including the Kickapoo, patrol the area to intercept liquor vessels.
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New York
Jones Inlet
Sandy Hook
Iris
Landig
Customs House
Camden
Coast Guard
Seneca
Istar
Berry
Coast Gun Service
Warszawa
Atlantic City
Missouri Files Receivership Against Housing Trusts
The state of Missouri filed receivership suits against thirteen housing trusts in St Louis with twenty one similar suits noted in Kansas City. Circuit court proceedings named Millspaugh as temporary receiver for the thirteen. Jefferson City notes the Whitecotton bill requires regulation for three percent loan and housing trust firms after June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Associated Preps
Missouri
Jesse W. Barrett
Business Grows Dull In Petrograd As Life Lags
Petrograd remains isolated with dull business life compared with Moscow. Population fell to about 700,000 after civil war and epidemics, then rose slightly under NEP. Housing is cheap and spacious but many buildings near ruin. Nevsky Prospekt shows life, others lie empty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Associated Press
Moscow
Nevsky Prospekt
County approves 300 Bonus Claims for state filing
The county bonus board announces about three hundred bonus applications have been received and approved by the board and sent to the state board at Topeka for filing. About fifty application blanks were handed out at the office this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Bonus Board
Topeka
Ou Ut
Bandits Hold Up Buckner Banks
Five bandits robbed the Bank of Buckner and Farmers Bank in Buckner Missouri around noon. They escaped in a car with about 6000 dollars in cash and 25000 in registered liberty bonds heading toward Independence. No shots were fired and deputies hunted roads to the city.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Buckner
Bank of Buckner
Farmers’ Bank
Independence
Farmers Bank
Wilfrey
Bank of
New Health Board May Remove Crumbine Tonight
Topeka May 4 The seven new members of the state board of health meet for the first time at the state house this afternoon. if they vote as instructed, Carl J Peterson will appoint board employees and local inspectors and may remove Dr S J Crumbine as secretary before his term ends.
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Topeka
State Board of Health
S. J. Crumbine
State House
Dr. Crumbine
Carl J. Peterson
Democratic State Central Committee
Peterson
Crumbine
Clearing of Roadway Near Lawrence and Vinland
County Engineer Trueblood says the county road force has nearly cleared the Law rece Baldwin road of brush and hedges from southeast of Lawrence to Vinland. The project, linked to J. D. Adams Co of Indianapolis, may be surveyed soon by engineering students. A Holt Tractor Co tractor will be supplied and roadway construction expected to start in early June.
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Trueblood
Lawrece-Baldwin
Lawrence
Vinland
School of Engineering
J. D. Adams, Co
Indianapolis
Holt Tracton Co
Spray Cherry Trees Advice From Plant Pathologist
E. A. Stokdyke of the K. B. A. C. told the farm bureau to spray cherry trees now after petals fall. Use one gallon lime sulphated to forty gallons water, repeat in two weeks, add one pound arsenate of lead to control insects.
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E. A. Stokdyke
Farm Bureau
April Motor Licenses Granted In County
County Treasurer W. H. McKone announced that 191 motor licenses were issued by his office during the month of April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. McKone
Fried Spring Chicken Dinner Ads Offer Sunday Set
A Sunday evening fried spring chicken dinner with all the trimmings is priced at $1.00. Reservations via Mrs. Eva Guffin at 643 R. 1 or by calling 637.
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Eva Guffin
Board of Health Names New Lead For Kansas Panel
Topeka May 4 Dr W C Patton of Fort Scott was elected president of the state board of health to serve until the annual meeting on June 27 He follows Dr J E Hawley of Burr Oak whose term expired last month Dr C A Laffoon of Easton Leavenworth county was chosen vice president to succeed Dr W M Ernest of Washington whose term also expired Dr Laffoon will also serve until the June meeting
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Topeka
W. C. Patton
Fort Scott
State Board of Health
J. E. Hawley
Burr Oak
C. A. Laffoon
Easton
Leavenworth County
W M. Ernest
Washington
Laffoon
Hoad to Deliver Alumni Address at Commencement
W. Hoad, KU 1898 graduate and Michigan sanitary engineering professor, will deliver the alumni address during commencement week in Fraser Chapel at 4 o clock. Alfred G. Hill says the invitation comes from the university alumni board. last year Thornton Cooke spoke.
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W. ©. Hoad
Alfred G. Hill
Fraser Chapel
Head
Sanitary Engineering
University of Michigan
K. U
Kansas State Board of Health
Henry Riggs
Thornton Cooke
Columbia National Bank of
Armour purchase sparks anti-trust battle claim
Kansas City May 4. Judge B T Hainer chief counsel for Secretary Wallace says the Morris and company purchase by Armour and company is the biggest attack on anti trust laws in this country. He attaches the warlike tone to the case and says this is a real battle despite Chicago skeptics who call it a sham battle.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Morris and Company
Armour and Company
B. T. Hainer
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Packers and Stockyards
Chicago
Howat Still Hopeful for UMW Membership Fight
Alexander Howat, barred by Canadian immigration from Glace Bay, Cape Breton, arrives in Houston Maine and plans to await Ottawa’s final decision. He says he will seek restoration to United Mine Workers of America on his merits and will not push a rival union.
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Houston
Maine
Alexander Howat
Glace Bay
Cape Bretton
United Mine Workers of America
McAdam Junction
New Brunswick
Kansas
Immigration Department
Ottawa
Howat
United Mine Workers
Ebright Elected President at Kansas State Medical Society
Dr E D Ebright of Wichita was elected president of the Kansas State Medical Society at the fifty seventh annual convention in Kansas City Kansas. He succeeds Dr M L Ferry who was named delegate to the American Medical Association convention in recognition of his service as president last year. Ebright a Kansas City Medical College graduate class of 1896.
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Kansas City
Kans
E. D. Ebright
Wichita
Kansas State Medical Society
M. L. Ferry
American Medical Association
Ebright
Kansas City Medical College
Southern China Victorious in Sun Yat sen Forces Victory
Southern Constitutionalists led by Sun Yat sen claim a decisive victory over rival armies near Canton. Outflanked, the foe is said to have been routed after a battle with severe casualties on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Hongkong
Associated Press
Sun Yat-sen
Canton
Fey Set
County Livestock Tour Promotes Pure Bred Stock
The Douglas County Livestock Improvement association announces a county live stock tour led by H. C. Colglazier for Tuesday. The event precedes a fall sale and visits multiple farms near Lawrence and Eudora including L. M. Walters Fred Ott William Lothhole Charles Achning R. C. Jackman George Votan I. D. Harris Walter Gerstenberger Morris Starr and Morris Starr hosts luncheon at Jacksman farm with C. G. Elling present. The western county tour may occur in fall.
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Douglas County Livestock Improvement Association
H. C. Colglazier
Farm Bureau
L. M. Walters
Lawrence
Fred Ott
William Lothhole
Charles Achning
Eudora
R. C. Jackman
Kansas
George, Votan
I. D. Harris
Walter Gerstenberger
Morris Starr
C. G. Elling
Colonial Soap Corp to Open New Plant in Town
The Colonial Soap Corporation has a state charter and will take over the planing mill building to manufacture Pollyanna soap dish-washing compounds rug cleaners water softeners and general cleansers. Incorporators include H F Walker M E Skofstad A D Weaver Otto Fischer Al Smith Arthur Marks and Charles Metcalf. Walker will run operations. the plant aims for operation in about two weeks with 20 to 25 employees and production of about five million pounds annually.
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Colonial Soap Corporation
H. F. Walker
M. E. Skofstad
A. D. Weaver
Otto Fischer
al Smith
Arthur Marks
Charles Metcalf
May Fete at University Esteems May Queen Crowning
The May Queen will be crowned at the university May fete on May 22 at 5 30 in the Stadium field. Senior women in caps and gowns lead the procession. Tau Sigma dancing sorority will perform solos duets and group dances with freshman and sophomore classes also featuring in gymnasium numbers.
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Stadium
Tau Sigma
Earthquake Detected 2995 Miles Southwest of Chicago
Weather bureau at University of Chicago logged a quake with first wave at 10 35 a m CST and final wave at 12 235 p m The event reached maximum intensity at 10 53 a m measured 2995 miles away from Chicago in the continental record.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
University of Chicago Today
Earliest Alarm Clock Appears in Milan 1420
In 1420 a Milan councillor owned the first alarm clock. His device rang a bell at a set hour and simultaneously lit a small candle automatically, marking an early intersection of timekeeping and automation.
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Milan
Drue Addicts in America Estimated at One Million Three Hundred Ninety Five Thousand Six Hundred
An estimate places the number of drug addicts in the United States at 1 395 600 with ages spanning from twelve to seventy five years, indicating a broad demographic impact.
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America
Rotary minstrels benefit for boys’ work May 14 and 15
Local event features Rotary minstrel show to raise funds for boys’ work with performances slated for May 14 and May 15. Proceeds support community youth programs and related activities organized by the Rotary Club.
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Rotary Minstrels
Corset Stay Saves Woman in Kansas Shooting
In Galen Kansas on May 4 19 year old bride Opal Shira was shot while waiting for an interurban car. A rifle bullet pierced her arm but the corset stay diverted the shot saving her life. Will Eakman held in jail claiming the weapon discharged accidentally while shooting at birds.
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Galen
Kansas
Opal Shira
Will Eakman
Eakman
County board processes nine hundred bonus applications
The county board has distributed about nine hundred bonus application blanks since Tuesday afternoon. Most blanks are not yet returned for approval, while about one hundred returned and approved forms were sent to the state office last night and fifty more sent this morning. The board warns applicants to avoid mistakes that could delay processing, as residency issues for veterans complicate determinations. The American Legion rooms offered help to about thirty former service men in completing their applications, with plans to stay open tonight for further assistance.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Missouri
American Legion
Two bishops to retire in 1924 from Methodist church
Wichita Kansas reports the board of bishops reveals two Methodist Episcopal bishops will retire in 1924. Bishop Will Burt of Buffalo and Bishop Frank M Bristol of Chattanooga will be released from travel and supervision at the close of the General Conference near their seventy third birthdays.
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Wichita
Kans
Methodist Episcopal Church
Board of Bishops of
Church
Will Burt
Buffalo
Frank M. Bristol
Chattanooga
Tong
Used Cars in Stock Rise in Nation Leader
In St Louis on May 4 Associated Press reports 400000 used cars valued at 152 million dollars held by U S dealers as of March 15. Estimated losses for the first quarter of 1923 total about 23.6 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Associated Press
United States
National Automobile Dealers’ Association
Trefz to Speak at Chamber of Commerce Tuesday
Edward F. Trefz civic specialist and organizer of the National Chamber of Commerce will address the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday noon on Our Civic Opportunities. He arrives through University courtesy for the Stadium Union fundraising drive and has spoken in major Kansas cities.
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Edward F. Trefz
National Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Trefz
Kansas
Harry A. Wheeler
Belvit
Midland College
K. A
Princeton
Europe
Herbert Hoover
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Chambers of Commerce
United States
Salina
Final Diploma Exams Set for Rural Schools
Final diploma examinations for nine month rural schools will be held May 11 and 12 in Lecompton and Eudora school houses and the Lawrence court house. Friday tests include reading arithmetic physiology civics geography Kansas history and seventh grade classics. Saturday tests cover U S history grammar spelling and agriculture. County superintendent O J Lane leads exams at the court house with Hawley Pardee in Lecompton and Deay Pfleger in Eudora.
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Lécompton
Eudora
Court House
Lawrence
Kansas
U. S
O. J. Lane
C. R. Hawley
Madge ‘Pardee
Lecompton
H. C. Deay
Esther Pfleger
Farrar Tellegen Divorce Suit to Be Re Tried by Jury
New York May 4 The appellate division of the supreme court ruled today that Geraldine Farrar and Lou Tellegen's divorce case, nearly complete before a referee, must be retried before a jury so that Stella Larrimore named by the diva may have a chance to clear her name in public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Geraldine Farrar
Lou Tellegen
Appelate Division
Supreme Court
Stella Larrimore
Bell Named Coach At Texas Christian University
Madison Bell, longtime coach of the Haskell Indians, accepts a new post as football coach for Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Bell, a Fort Worth resident and Center College graduate, will lead the TCU team next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Bell
Haskell Indians
Texas Christian University of
County Road Crew Clears Muddy Sutton Lane Conditions
County road workers drag been working on roads south of Sutton bridge where deeper rainfall has left rougher mud. Crews halted work due to mud but expect to resume later today once conditions improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutton Bridge
Lawrence
Mummies Exported to Make Paint for Artists
Historical practice shows mummies were shipped and sold to color manufacturers who ground them into a delicate brown liquid paint used as a favorite medium by artists. The decline in such exports reflects changing views and regulations on antiquities.
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TRY Krupp
Essen
Housing Trusts
Drs
Buckner, Mo
Agricultural College
Board OF Health
Packer
Canada
Dr. E. D. Ebright
Planing
Italy
Ida Sylvania
C. OF C
Orgaisers
National Chamber: “of Commerce
Food Administration
Hoover
Farrar
Bell
Haskell
Texas Christian University
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