Ambiguous 1920s Clip Mentions Claims and Diplomats
A fragmented OCR item notes Hamonthas withdrawing claims to an estate and a young person reclaiming money. It mentions the new American ambassador C England presenting credentials, Lloyd George and George Harvey possibly bonding in weeks. Adolphus Busch protests beer being called medicine, questioning classification and medical status.
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Lara
Hamonthas
L. Hamon
C. England
Lloyd George
Wing. George
George Harvey
Germany Signs Preparations Agreement after Persuasion
The article reflects on Germany finally signing a preparations agreement after years of urging, notes the looming declaration of war, and comments on France’s anticipated role in occupying Ruhr issues while awaiting June 1 reparations payment. It also touches on Allied moves to declare Constantinople and the Dardanelles neutral amid Greco-Turkish fighting, signaling Turkish transportation and supply challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
France
Ruhr
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Constantine
Madame Curie Arrival Highlights Radium Cancer Hope
The article notes Madame Curie’s arrival in the United States and emphasizes her claim that radium treatment offers hope for cancer sufferers. It also mentions women contributing to a $100,000 fund to support Curie’s research efforts and the broader movement she inspires.
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Madame Curie
United States
Remembrance of Zamwalt in Kansas Affairs
Zamwalt, a young man of varied interests, printer, newspaper worker, and philosopher, is remembered for shaping life in Bonner Springs and the Kansas state capital. His spirited work touched many towns, with friends across the state noting his influence. University and public schools are cited as enduring legacies, while a colleague stresses patience as essential.
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Emr? Zamwalt
Kansas
Bonner Springs
Kansas youths prepared for life’s contests in pioneer days
It is evident that a large part of Kansas realizes that fact and is fitting its young people to meet the contests of life well equipped. The passage highlights a collective effort to educate and ready the next generation for practical challenges.
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Kansas
Lawrence Republicans Ticket From County Convention 1858
From the Lawrence Republican May 13 1858 the notice lists the county convention nominees under the Lecompton constitution for Kansas officers including Senators T D Thacher P H Townsend representatives L Whitney S J Willis Amasa Soule W D Blackford John F E Stewart J C Steele H J Caniff county judge K D Ladd attorney Edward Clark clerk S S Prouty.
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Kansas
Lecompton
T. D. Thacher
P. H. Townsend
T. L. Whitney
S. J. Willis
Amasa Soule
W. D. Blackford
John FE. Stewart
J. C. Steele
H. J. Caniff
K. D. Ladd
Edward Clark
S. S. Prouty
Devereux Blake Move To New Rooms And Local News
May 13 1871 report notes Devereux and Blake relocating from Second National Bank rooms to a small building between the bank and express office. Cattle arrivals reach 7200 at Abi lene and Solomon, 14000 statewide. Old Congregational church at Pinckney and Louisiana sold for 3200 to Judge Devereux. Kanwaka Schoolhouse hosts a teachers association on May 20 with a potluck dinner invitation to educators and supporters.
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Devereux & Blake
Second National Bank
Bank
Express
Abilene
Solomon
Texas
Old Congregational Church
Pinckney
Louisiana
Carris and Horton
Devereux
Kanwaka
Lawrence
Education
Twenty five years ago in Lawrence items cited
May 13 1896 notes report A P Gill appointed deputy grand chief templar to organize a Good Templar lodge on this side of the river. The cemetery rail is said to be young enough to wake the dead. Charlie Elwell joins Santa Fe ticket office in city, heads there to begin new duties. Dr A L Ashby moves into Eidmiller home at Berkley and Tennessee. Griffin Ice Co considers expanding plant capacity. H Fueming visits Kansas City to explore options.
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Lawrence Daily Works
Lawrence Daily World
A. P. Gill
Charlie Elwell
Santa Fe
A. L. Ashby
Eidmiller
Berkley and
Tennessee Streets
Griffin Ice Company
H. Fueming
Kansas City
War Declared With Mexico Marks National Event
Seventy five years ago today the United States declared war against Mexico. The American Academy of Social Sciences begins its anniversary meeting in Philadelphia. The Southern Textile Association opens its annual convention in Atlanta and continues tomorrow. A general conference in Washington will discuss freight rates reduction involving Interstate Commerce Commission members railway executives producers and shippers.
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United States
Mexico
American Academy of Social Sciences
Philadelphia
Southern Textile Association
Atlanta
Washington
Interstate Commerce .Commission
Railway
Census shows fourteen Japanese cities over 100000
The census indicates Japan has fourteen cities with populations above 100000. Tokyo leads as the capital with about 2,173,162 residents, marking a significant urban concentration across the country. A separate advert promotes Piersons Hand Made smoke products, made in Lawrence.
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Japan
Tokyo
North Lawrence residents oppose Harper nuisance near stables
In a letter from North Lawrence, Lyman T. Wiley denounces Chamber of Commerce and farmers who want Mr. Harper and his business out of Lawrence. He argues the nuisance comes from the smell around Harper’s property, urges relocation away from the city, and questions why private citizens should bear the burden instead of city health officials enforcing rules.
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Journal-World
Chamber of Commerce
North Lawrence
Mr. Harper
Lawrence
Harper
Busch
Lyman T.wiley
Milk Campaign Reaches Madison Citizens And Schoolchildren
A milk education drive in Madison Wisconsin, led by U S Department of Agriculture specialists, the Wisconsin College of Agriculture, and local welfare groups, aimed to inform all residents of milk’s food value. Over 5500 schoolchildren were reached directly and the campaign message was widely spread through meetings, newspaper notices, window displays, and posters.
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Madison
Wis
United States Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Still Seek Tax Credit In Coffeyville Kansas
Taxpayers who lost winter tax payments due to the defunct Peoples State Bank sue Weaver Reality Company for $325.89 paid to it, hoping a test case will validate similar claims. The bank’s failure meant $352,000 in taxes vanished, with penalties for delinquents awaiting supreme court outcomes. The article weaves in unrelated anecdotes and ads.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Peoples State Bank
Weaver Reality Company
J. F. Denison
Denison
Weaver Company
Peoples States Bank
Sparpuny Opyauvayy
Supreme Court
March Fire Toll Heavy in Kansas Reports Fire Loss
Topeka dispatch says Kansas fires in March caused 727,098 dollars in property losses per state fire marshal L. T. Hussey. Largest single cause 34,091 dollars from 33 chimney fires. broken down by several causes, including 469,324 dollars undetermined from 83 fires and 8,985 dollars from lightning. Buildings burned include 168 dwellings, 63 barns and stables, 21 stores. Eight autos and 13 grain and hay fires reported. A stray ad-like sentence about a Japanese beauty hair straightening follows.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
L. T. Hussey
First River Tunnel In America Finished In Chicago
A historic engineering milestone marks completion of the first river tunnel in America, finished in Chicago in 1868, signaling a major advance in urban infrastructure and civil engineering.
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America
Chicago
Growers urged to back U S grain corporation plan
Kansas farmers were urged to support the United States Grain Growers corporation at a Kansas Democratic convention address by C. F. Gustafson of Nebraska. He praised the plan as sound foundation and urged farmers to cooperate, control marketing channels, and act as salesmen to secure fair prices without disturbing existing farm organizations.
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Manhattan
Kans
Kansas
United States Grain Growers Corporation
National Cooperative Marketing Agency
Committee of Seventeen
C. F. Gustafson
Nebraska
Corpation
Gustafson
National Grain Sales Agency
Henry C. Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Mr. Gustafson
Grain Corporation
National
Farmers Gave Freely to Europe's Relief Corn Protest
Farmers in ten states donated 431 car loads of gift corn for relief of starving people in Europe and the Near East. Carl Vreeman estimates about 690000 bushels worth roughly 7200000 dollars, with South Dakota contributing 147 cars and Illinois 67. The Dakota gift alone is worth about 450000 dollars.
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Huron
S. D
Europe
Near East
Carl Vreeman
Gift Corn
American Farm Bureau
Vrooman
South Dakota
Illlinois
Ohio
Indiana
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Archduke in Cabaret Seeks Work in Berlin Nightlife
Berlin May 9 The former Archduke Leopold Ferdinand of Austria, now performing nightly in a Berlin cabaret, was forbidden by police to wear an admiral’s uniform and must dress as a private soldier. Bankrupted by the war, his income from Austrian properties totals 3,000 kronen a month, and a sketch was written for him to play a prince fallen from high estate.
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Berlin
Fomer
Leopold Fedinand
Austria
Library Gifts Add Four Fresh Works to Collection
The Lawrence public library received four gifts of interest. A book from Southern Pine Association on planning financing and building a home aids prospective builders. Venezuela’s government donated a Simon Bolivar life and works volume. Felt and Tarrart Manufacturing Company funded a book on the origin of the modern calculating machine. The International Committee of the YMCA contributed a summary of World War work by the Y M C A.
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Lawrence Public Library
Southern Pine Association
Venezuela
Guillermo A. Sherwell
Simon Bolivar
Felt and Tarrart Manufacturing Company
International Committee of the
Diamond Retrenchment in Jagersfontein Mines
Report from Jagersfontein South Africa on May 7 notes further retrenchment in diamond mines with underground work halted. Employment预计 to drop to about 600 Europeans and 800 boys from prewar levels of 900 Europeans and 8,000 boys.
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Jagersfontein
South Africa
Blocked Mouth of Ditch Raises Threat of Prosecution
Theodore Pine, chairman of Maple Grove drainage district, revealed someone placed wire netting at the ditch mouth to harvest fish during low water, stopping flow until removal. He warns any repeat will face full legal action by the drain board.
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Theodore Pine
Maple Grove Crainage District Board
Pine
Ahe Board
British surgeon performs cataract repair in Ohio
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Smith from Amritsar India, a British surgeon, removed cataracts from 42 patients in under five hours. The demonstration occurred before the Ohio State Medical Association in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Smith
Amristar
India
United States
Ohio State Medical Association
Columbus
Evangelical Church service with Rev Dissinger at 8
The Evangelical church will host a sermon this evening at eight o clock led by Rev. F. Dissinger, presiding elder. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised as an efficient tonic for the whole system.
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Evangelical Church
Dissinger
Ical Church
Hood
Freckles vanish with Othine double strength treatment
Advertisers claim Othine double strength removes freckles. Apply nightly and morning from any druggist, with money back guarantee if it fails to remove freckles. Even dark freckles fade, lighter ones vanish, often needing little product.
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Massachusetts Street
A. R. Keater
Hartford
New York
Franklin P. Alcorn
Marbridge
Associated Press
Focal News
Audit Bureau of Circulations
al-Weird
Bae
Ane
Ong
Mingo County
West Virginia
Upper Silesia
Adolphus Busch
Bsed. Ciem
T Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce
Times
Leaven‘worth
Paes
Chan“Findley
Rence
Lawrence Republican
Republican Daily Journal
Pierson
Armless Boy
Wermen Norrie
Wilmington
Del
Nerman
Napoleon
General Moreau
Moreau
Lowman
March
Archduke
Leopold Ferdinand
Eileen Soper
George W. Blossom, Jr
Antwerp
Lapland
City Institution
Sahara Desert
K. Lawrence & Co
Ound ‘Corner Drug Co
F. B. Mecallocn
Uruguay
John Stuart Mill
China
Buick
THE
Merchants National Bank
Lawrence, Nansas
the Merchants Nat'l Bank
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Policies
Hervey B. Peairs
Haskell Institute
Citizens State Bank
Lawrence Rotary Club
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Masonic Bodies
Methodist Church
Insurance Service
W.e.craig Kennedy
C.a.ramseyer
Kansas Municipals
F. We
Mar. Bond
Department T
Lawrence National Bank
Farmers State and Savings
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