Episco pal Convention Opens In Topeka With War Program Hinted
The fifty eighth annual Kansas Diocese Episcopal convention opened in Topeka with an organ recital by the Kangas Guild of Organists at Grace Cathedral. Bishop James A Wise delivered the principal address on religious education, with other talks on womans work in the church. He will formulate the war program for the diocese in tonight's address and outline business topics for Wednesday. Delegates from Lawrence include I M Perkins Fred Stimpson Dean J Sayre R B Wagstaff and Evan A Edwards rector of the local church. A complimentary banquet closes the event with Irving P Johnson as principal speaker.
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Episcopal Church of the
Kangas
Topeka
James ‘Wise
Wise
Kansas
Women’s Auxiliary
Grace Cathedral
Irving P. Johnson
ENLARGE ARMY STAFF New Manuals To Be Prepared In France
Washington May 22 A board led by Brigadier General Kernan selected majors and captains for general staff duty. The army bill loosens staff limits and eighty eight officers will be kept in Washington. Thirty two camps require staff officers to support training and preparation of manuals incorporating new warfare developments. Some staff officers may be sent to the French front with Pershing’s forces to aid in manuals after short deployments.
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France
Washington
Kernan
National Guard
Pershing
French Seize German Trenches in Champagne Moronvilliers
French forces captured several lines of German trenches in Champagne near Moronvilliers last night. About 500 prisoners were taken and German shelters were found wrecked with many dead. The Germans conducted heavy but ineffective counterattacks. London reports British troops seized a support trench behind the Hindenburg line, following a morning breakthrough.
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Champagne
Paris
Moronvilliers
War Office
London
Hindenberg
Mob Free Swiss Prisoner Chaux Yefonds
A mob in Switzerland released socialist national counsellor Paul Grave yesterday after he had been sentenced to eight years in jail. The incident occurred in Chaux Yefonds with sympathizers gathering in support of the imprisoned official.
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Chaux Yefonds
Switzerland
Paul Grave
Socialist National
Corns Pool Right Off With "ets-It" Corns Pool Right Off With "ets-It"
Fragmentary OCR text appears to discuss a product or slogan about corn removal or care. No clear events, people, organizations, or locations are identifiable from the readable portions.
Relief for corns and a libel conviction note
An advertisement touts Freezone as a quick remedy for corns with a Cincinnati author backing it, claiming a quarter-ounce bottle is cheap and effective. The text switches to a court case: Graves convicted of libel for content in his own newspaper, with a mention of potential martial imprisonment. An Aunt Hunsucker letter praises Foley Kidney Pills for relief from rheumatic and kidney symptoms.
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Cincinnati
Graves
A. M. Hunsucker
Foley
O. P. Barber & Son
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
Leavenworth Firm Likely Paints Eudora Bridge
County commissioners of Leavenworth county awarded the bridge painting contract to the Leavenworth Bridge Company, subject to Douglas county approval. The firm bids two coats for $1050 as the lowest offer, with Douglas officials to review soon. Tob Hoover chaired meetings in Leavenworth Tuesday.
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Leavenworth
Eudora
County Commissioners
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth Bridge Company
Douglas County
Douglas County Commissioners
Tob. Hoover
Hissavenworth
Indictments Expected On Price Fixing In Chicago
May federal grand jury may hand up a score of indictments charging price manipulations in Chicago. Assistant Attorney General Oliver Be Pagan said the grand jury has seen extensive evidence on butter and egg price fixing and a suspected combination of coat dealers.
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Chicago
Oliver Be
Pagan
San Francisco Woman Faces Alibi Trial by Photographs
Mrs Rena Mooney wife of execution convict Thos J Mooney stands trial for murder tied to the preparedness day blast of May 1916. She seeks to prove an alibi with photographs showing her on a distant reef. Other defendants await trial as first juror convictions and sentences unfold.
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San Francisco
Phoot
Rena Mooney
Thos. J. Mooney
Mooney
J. Weinberg
Edward Nolan
Io Machinist
Blame for Coal Shortage Blames Roads and Railroads
Federal Trade Commission links bituminous coal shortage to railroads and producer price hikes. Report notes sufficient coal in mines to meet demand, accusing railroads of causing scarcity and price increases.
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Federal Trade Commission
Washington
Slacker Procession Enroute To Canada
Spokane May 22 American citizens of conscriptive age are crossing the border into Canada in large numbers. There is an equal movement of young Canadians into the United States, according to the immigration inspector here.
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Spokane
Canada
United States
Sailors Will Buy Bonds Great Lakes War Report
Sailors at the Great Lakes Naval training station expected to buy about 1,000,000 dollars in Liberty bonds. Captain Moffat stated recruits will be asked to purchase a 100 dollar bond for a mother or family member. Women Doing Men's Work notes women in Europe taking on heavy roles as men enlist. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound promoted as a remedy for female ailments.
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Great Lakes
United States Naval Training Station
Moffat
Europe
England
France
Lydia RB. Pinkham
Protection Against Typhoid For Kansas residents under forty urged
Dr. F P Billings of the University of Kansas calls all Kansas men and women under forty to vaccinate against typhoid especially for summer travel. He cites cream and milk as common typhoid sources. County commissioners hear tax roll complaints this week as board of equalization for Grant Kanwaka Lecompton Clinton townships, with hearings likely to extend beyond a week. Missouri statutes from 1909 restricting railways from higher short haul freight rates are upheld by the Supreme Court.
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Kansas
FP. TE Billings
University of Kansas
Board of Equalization
Grant
Kanwaka
Lecompton
Clinton
Washington
Supreme Court
Allen's Foot-Ease Relief Powder Ad
Wartime ad claims Allen's Foot-Ease relieves corns and tender feet as powder shaken into shoes. It promises instant relief from burning and swelling and notes wartime use by Allied and German troops front lines. Product marketed nationwide at 2c per package.
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Allen
Qlei
Cers
Soll
Ady
Marriage License Issued to LeRoy Puckett and Ruth Bond
A marriage license was issued Saturday to LeRoy Puckett and Ruth Bond, both of Lawrence.
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LeRoy Puckett
Ruth ‘Bond
Lawrence
D D D Skin Remedy Ad and Local Death Notice
Uplifting skin relief claims for D D D Prescription for Eczema with money back guarantee. Warned by a Kansas City diphtheria and scarlet fever death of Marceline Porter, daughter of Mrs. Orville Hunt, at age ten, in Kansas City Kansas. Also notes camera supplies and a prayer for merchant ships.
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Marceline Porter
Orville Hunt
Hunt
Kansas City
Kansas
Mr. Hunt
Frank Hunt
Lawrence
County expenditures and warrants issued detailed 1917
A long list of county road, bridge, jail, and public works payments from May 1917 includes road crew, bridge, dragging, bounty, and labor costs. It records salaries, supplies, postage, and various services, culminating in total warrants issued of 14,224.71 with refunds of 3.88, and notes County Clerk George C Brune as issuing official.
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Slavens, R. B
Morris
Geo
Gillum
Fincher
Hosford
Flw
Stevenson, J. C
Green
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Schultz
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Woodward
J. R
Walton
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Northrup
Estelle
J. Us
Ghee Brown
Lerienl
Moss
Chas
Royal
Howe
W.T
Bert
Metcalf
Ig Ae
Watchins
Stebbins
E Iner
Pippert
John
Ralph
Beck
R. L
Gilliland
C. B
Howe, W. 'l
Kincaid, J. Cy
Gilges, I
Wacker, Frank H
Hansen, J
Brane, Geo, G
James, A
Pugh, J
Horrell
John W
Johanning, Dan
Kannanseg, Carl
Martin, R. C
Demeritt
Fred
James
Round Corner Drug Co
Rudolph
John C
Grinter
Josephine
Schehrer
Mary
Perryman
L. W
Bowman
Ruth
Carter
F. L
Nelson
Dale
B. HL
Theadley
Wol
Fetty
Bounty
Ward
Trowe
Win
Mater University Book Store
Weaver
A. D
Kansas Electric
Richards
G. T
Pontius
W.D
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Flory
J. H
Rothberger
Watchman
Eudora Bridge
Mitchell
Hood
Eugenia
Edward
Gentry
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Loyd
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O. W
Waters
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Deskins
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Wilson
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J. C
Asher
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Ausesame
Wise
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Falmyra
A. E
Huff
Baldwin
Peters
C. R
City Crane & Co
Dalton
Ulrich
Elden
Meisenheimer
Satary Carey
A. L
Lawrence
Monk
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Paupers Us
Wiley Bros. Groceries
Ac- Court
Silyl Mass
Kee Anne Ty Winter
Jeannie
Kalb
A. V
Hammond
Stephens “Co
Ham M. F
Hay
Emery
Solon T
Wheadon
Grosdidier
Crane & Co
Heflin
Sam
New Bridge
Lawrence Transfer Co
Citizens Light
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Lee
A. M
Eagle Bros. Groceries
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Lawrencr
Dicker
A. J
Fiddy
D. L
Sneezas
Frank
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Kansas Telephone Co
Hardtaker
G. W
Willow Springs
Glenn
Ruth M
the World Co
Cox, Lee
Dragging
Mohler, B. H
Houk
Geo. W
Schalbar, Julius
Neis, P. J
Colman, M. L
Hillyard Dis. Co
Aldrich
Hazel
Westerhouse, A
Marshall
Sarah R
Menger, L. H
Neal
Ewing
Noller
Albert
Groeries
Perett
Reo F
White
R. G
Fisher Gro. Co
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Pilla Dept
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County Home
the Gazette
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Hoover
Tiemery
Alrich
A. G
Arnett
Bernice
Vital
Kansas Electric Utilities Co
Friend
Jai Ehop
Murphy
Howard
Underwood
Clifford
Smith
Haas, F
Hiss
Stancliff
J. HW
Wolfson
Abe
Ackers
Daugherty, Ci. H
Street
Wolfson, Abel
Andrew Allison
Geo. J
Hatfield
O. T
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Jones, H
Ti Dik Jones
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C. Gallion
Jackson
C. W
Wickersham
Pr. H
Oeets of Capen
H. T
Weise
Tidrow
McCurdy
Kennedy
Oroner
Royle
BF. T
Fein
Fred Wj
Holcomb
Chambers
Henry
Dean
Schell
Belle
Gals Arps
Otter
Bate Courtimrock
Kate Court
Kacker
Vifford, A
Cou Pintle Ae Ens Pals
feConnell
R. M
Jofford & Arnold
Charlton &Melton
Charlton & Melton
Q Court House
Janks
State
Nickman
The
Kansas Rel. Co
Ianley
R. C
Justice Fees
Jacobs Fitzgerald
Unfaniey
Shaft
Hailey
Manley
Eee We ‘Smith
Bemaes Manley
Ce Gusti Jones
J. P
Davis
Er Dunaway
Wiley
Theodore
Thornton
Joks
Owin
F. A
George C. Brune
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Dick Building
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National War Service
Frank Strong
Kyou
Kareos Agricultural College
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College of Emporta
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F. J. Kelly
University of Kansas School of Education
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Dean Kelly
New York
Spain
James F. Case
Heinze
Arthur P. Neinze
Heinze Copper
Amalgamated Copper Co
Levisohn
Wm. Rockefeller
Montana
Squire’s
and Dormer Drug Co
Squires
Archbishop of Canterbury
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
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Clark
John Wa
Myers
Carroll
Sheriff Johnson Co
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Edelbrook
Minnie
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Houck
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Reed
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S. A
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Wakarusa
Watts, L
W. M
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Fey
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Groves
Mrs. B. O
Cheney
Tarr
Smith, J. E
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Williss
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Lurber
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Steele, Rob. A
Hack
Otto
Lawrence Land Co
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Hawley
Amick
J. S
Fadora Bridge
Watts
Dietz, Earnest
Schellhorn, Floyd
Patterson, J. E
Even
Albach, Henry
Maxio Ross Co
Amick, J. S
Legal Service
Barton
W.H
W. H
Coleman
M. L
Clarence
Whedon
County Farm
Warren
M. A
Chessoe, Wm
Burch, C. E
Geboe, James
Eclipse
Jaedicke
Robinson Gymnasium
Railway and Light Company
Massachusetts
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