Kansas Bankers Meet in Topeka for Ninth Convention
Hundreds of Kansas bankers and wives gathered in Topeka for the ninth annual Kansas Bankers Association convention. Sessions opened at 10 a.m. with officers to be elected this afternoon. Breckenridge Jones of St. Louis was guest of honor delivering the principal address. Governor Capper, J. Frank Smith, and M. M. Light are among speakers. an experience meeting and musical program are on the agenda.
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Topeka
Kans
Capper
J. Frank Smith
Kansas Good Roads Asociation
M. M. Light
Winfield
Fifteen Sachems New Members Elected for K. U. Booster Organization
Fifteen new members were elected to the Sachems honorary senior society for next year. Edward Mason is president and officers include Robert Albach as vice president Farrell Lobbaugh as secretary and George DeVoe as treasurer. Other members named are Willard Hilton Herschell Washington Tom Pringle Roy Russell Joe Mahan Herbert Mee James Lynn George Bailey Howard Lassett Tracy Conklin and Lewis Foster. Buy Semi-Anthracite coal from Matthews Lumber & Coal Co by phone.
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K. U. Booster
Sachems
Edward Mason
Robert Albach
Farrell Lobaugh
George DeVoe
Willard Hilton
Herschell Washington
Tom Pringle
Roy Russell
Joe Maha
War Ads Government's Want Column Enlists Four Men
Douglas County war department drive to enlist skilled workers for government service. Twenty two applied. four accepted: Arthur W. Larson physicist Donald R. Harrison surveyor Herbert Atchison King railroad brakeman John Armstead Thompson wagon maker. Colorado entries send two to Washington Barracks D C and two to Ft Benjamin Harrison Indiana. Entraining May 17. Bring waivers for dependents.
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Douglas County
War Department
George Brune
Arthur W. Larson
Donald R. Harrison
Herbert Atchison King
John Armstead Thompson
Washington Barracks
Washington, D. C
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Ind
Brune
Interurban Railwork Resumes Despite Cistern Risk
Workmen renewed rail laying between the Interurban and city street lines to extend service north and south. The project paused last week over the Seventh and Massachusetts street cistern, which the city feared could crumble under traffic. The company agreed to reinforce the cistern with wooden stringer construction lasting twelve to fifteen years, promising replacement with permanent materials when conditions allow.
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City Street
Nineteenth Street
North
Lawrence
Seventh
Massachusetts Street
Massachusetts
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Lawrence Woman
Mrs. P W Ewing of 1119 Pennsylvania St testifies Doan's Kidney Pills eased her back pain and kidney symptoms. The ad touts a nationwide endorsement by 50 000 Americans and urges readers to buy for 60 cents at dealers, from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Lawrence
Dean
Doan
P. W. Ewiing
Pennsylvania St
Estelle Northrup's indexing plan alarms title industry
Miss Estelle Northrup, Douglas county register of deeds, has built a numerical index of lots and lands that lets any property holder determine titles with no prior experience. She proposes expanding back to 1854, asking the county to provide blank books, claiming a potential saving of 10 000 dollars.
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Estelle
Northrup
Register of Deeds
Douglas County
Jshe
Orce
Miss Northrup
Fragrant Canna Bed Epitaph On Kaiser Bill
A new canna bed in the park opposite the Santa Fe Depot bears a satirical epitaph mocking Kaiser Wilhelm. W. W. Burnett faces a vandalism mystery as investigators hint the Lawrence Paper Mfg. Co. may be linked to the graffitied stone and initials L. DP. M. appear as clues.
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Kaiser William
Kaiser Bill
Santa Fe
W. W. Burnett
Sexton
L. DP. M
Burnett
Lawrence
Mfg. Co
Absent Without Leave At A. W. O. L. Holiday Camp
Private Orville W. Murphy of Batery F, 128th Field Artillery, is visiting his family in Lawrence but is officially absent without leave. He left hurriedly one night, missing a handshake with friends, and has not yet returned despite a message that he would soon.
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Doniphan
Orville W. Murphy
Batery
128Th Field Artillery
Lawrence
Orville
Milk Producers Meet in Lawrence at Chamber of Commerce
Milk producers of Lawrence and vicinity will hold a meeting Friday night at 8 o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. T. E. Moore, new farm agent for the district, will deliver his first public address. The organization desires a good crowd and the meeting is open to all interested.
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Lawrence and Vicinity
Chamber of Commerce
T. E. Moore
Red Cross train flight from Jassy to London amid German bombardment
In a daring escape from Odessa pursued by German forces, the American Red Cross mission hired a mixed train from Jassy to London. The convoy carried French and Romanian officers, doctors and nurses in old Russian cars, with food for a month and repair gear. Their convoy narrowly avoided shells as Germans closed in within 300 miles of Odessa.
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London
Jassy
Red Cross
Rumania
Odessa
Ukraine
Black Sea
Romania
Do Not Get Careless With Your Blood Supply
Public health notice warns against impurities in the blood and urges vigilance for sluggish blood flow as a risk to health. It promotes keeping blood purified to ward off disease and offers free information by writing to Medical Director, Swift Specific Co., 25 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
Wanted: Folding paper job at Bindery
A girl or woman is sought for folding paper in the Bindery for 2 or 3 days work at the Journal World office. Tam a candidate for a second term as County Attorney, subject to Republican voters will at the Primary August 6 1918.
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Journal World Office
Tam
DeLuxe Dye Tablets Feature at City Drug Store
A compact ad note highlighting DeLuxe Dye Tablets as better and more convenient, with a brief, clipped reminder about energy and aging implied by the fragment, pointing readers to City Drug Store for purchase.
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City Drug Store
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McCormick
Kansas Bankers
T. J. Sweeney
State “Association
Castoria
Matthews Lumber & Coal Co
Arkansas
Logan-Moore Lumber
Interurban
Estelle Northrup
County Records of Deeds
HUNS
Jassey
Teutons
Singer
Care Journal World
St. Wall Z
J.b.whelson
FORD
Lawrence Buick Co
Lawrence Building and Loan
Jaedicke
Teitee
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Frank Wella
Anel A
Gatarrh
Bevere
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Knoles
Masa
Guy
Lawrence Business College
State Bank
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Lawrence Butterine CO
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Comus
Round Corner
Lawrence National Bank
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