War debts notes sent as reminders and Congress near end
The U S government will send notes to France Belgium and eleven other war debtors reminding them of June 15 payments. Congress is nearing adjournment as campaign priorities overshadow remaining measures. Kansas Regents vote to keep military drill at agricultural college citing defense and federal aid. Bristow doubts NRA AAA will fix farmers and warns of possible government insolvency while Italy sticks to the gold standard.
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United States
France
Belgium
Congress
Clif Stratton
Washington
Kansas Board of Regents
Agricultural College
Kansas Regents
Menace in Strikes Raises Plant Repair Costs
Negotiations drag as Toledo area strike tensions grow and the owners of the key industrial plant face estimated repair costs near 150000 dollars for damage caused during the disruption.
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Toledo
Nation Faces Strike Epidemic Hurdling Industrial Recovery
The piece discusses ongoing strikes harming economic rebound, noting management must tackle numerous complex problems to revive business. It also mentions a western film figure’s alleged deal with June Robles’ kidnapping case, and Burlington’s new speed train setting a record between Denver and Chicago.
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Burlington
Denver
Chicago
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Old Home Town Recital Delights At Bowersock Theater
A large crowd enjoyed a varied recital by Miss Beatrice Abrams at the Bowersock theater in Lawrence. The soprano impressed listeners, supported by Prof. Whitlock on piano, with Mrs. Arthur Owen and Miss Ednah Hopkins also contributing. The evening included a dance by Carolyn Rob House and additional performances by Miss Anna Sweeney and Mrs. Evans.
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Bowersock Theater
Beatrice, Abrams
Abrams
W. W. Whitlock
Miss Abrams
Arthur Owen
Lawrence
Ednah Hopkins
Carolyn Rob House
Anna Sweeney
Hopkins
Arthur Evans
Leta Maude Harper
Helen Rose
Aliss Cora Davenport
Harris
Martha Mackie
Helmer
Klock
Pauline de Woody
McAllaster
Okla
St. Louis
W. W. Russ
Phoenix
Ariz
Erna Corey
Robert
Two Boys Return From Kemper Military Academy
Bayne Wilson and Foster Lam ing returned from Kemper Military academy last evening after a year away. Mrs. Frank Evans will entertain at cards this evening. Miss Grace Russell is entertain-
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Bayne Wilson
Foster Laming
Kemper Military Academy
Frank Evans
Miss Grace Russel
Local Socials And Moves From Indiana to Mass Street
A social afternoon hosts and receptions abound as Miss Agnes Ahrlayb is honored by Misses Bessie Raymond Margaret Cone Martha Stough and Charlotte Hodgson. The 8th A class at Central school enjoyed a party at Miss Josephine Mackey’s on Ohio Street with about seventy five attendees and several staff members. Mrs F H Snow and daughter Edith plan moving from 1345 Louisiana Street to a new cottage at Indiana and Quincy streets, ending years at the chancellor’s residence and signaling Chancellor Strong’s upcoming move. E Friend relocates to 1644 Massachusetts Street. Co S Crum of Beloit moved to Lawrence, buying 230 Mississippi Street for a new modern home.
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Louise Fitch
Miss Fitch
Bessie Raymond
Margaret Cone
Martha Stough
Charlotte Hodgson
Agnes Ahrlayb
Central School
Josephine Mackey
Ohio Street
Miss Barnes
Miss Lyons
Miss Winship
Strong
Friend
Massachusetts Street
Co. S. Crum of
Beloit
Lawrence
Mississippi Street
Forty Years Ago May 28 Highlights in Lawrence
Forty years ago on May 28 the community noted Ernest Robinson’s summer in Lawrence, visitors from Topeka for a Kappa party, and picnics at Horseshoe Lake. Prof. E. H. S. Bailey worked on his Ohio Street home while Miss Joe Russell moved to Kansas City, Kan. Guests included Mrs. George McGovern and Nie. Mail Agents Trasher and Dave Smith visited H. C. Popenoe. old cannon fired on University hill to mark a fraternity. Missouri and Kansas Telephone Co celebrated long distance lines in Kansas City with a Commercial Club room concert. The system now operates 1300 miles of toll lines linking Lawrence with major towns in Kansas, Missouri and southwest Iowa.
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Ernest. Robinson
Philadelphia
Lawrence
Annie James
Bessie Gibson
Kittie Dolman
Edith Isabel
Topeka
Vermont
Horseshoe Lake
Vester
E. H. S. Bailey
Ohio Street
Joe Russell
Kansas City
Kan
George McGovern
T. J. Sweeney
Trasher
Dave Smith
H. C. Popenee
University Hill
Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company
Missouri and Kansas Company
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
1849 Kansas Telegraph Rates Injunction Case
This date in Kansas history notes the Western Union Telegraph Company receiving a federal injunction to stop the court of visitation from forcing the company to implement new Kansas rates.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Kansas
Greeley’s Kansas visit echoes Republican beginnings
Horace Greeley spoke at the Kansas convention in May 1849 then stayed one night in Baldwin before reaching Lawrence. In a letter he recalled not needing many words, noting the Lawrence settlers had practical illustrations of the country’s great issues and would not soon forget them.
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Horace Greeley
Kansas
Republican Party
Thrace Greeley
Baldwin
Lawrence
Flashes of Life and Oddities From Around the World
A string of brief clips reports strange incidents and local quirks. A Vienna driver survives a cat attack after a road scare near Klagenfurt. In Wichita a police sergeant loses autographs to pranksters on his plaster cast. Bucharest vaudeville star Mihail Gherlaschi dies after a dangerous sword swallowing act gone wrong. Milwaukee pension officials question Charles Mather’s listed ages across documents. A short Chelsea Record jab ends the item with a cheeky note from The Boy and his mother’s potential scolding.
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Wichita
Kan
Carl Adams
Bucharest
Mihail Gherlasch
Gherlaschi
Milwaukee
Wis
Charles H. Mather
Judith Lane by Jeanne Bowman P Judith Lane
Judith Dale fights to prove there is no oil on Scoggins land needed for the Rio Prablo dam. Storm damage blew up the dam site. Judith, backed by funds from Mrs Bevins, confronts obstruction by Morton Lampere and her husband Sorman Dale as efforts to recover Boy and Money proceed.
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OTS
Judith Dale
Scoggins
Rio Prablo
Judith
Tob Bevins
Sorman Dale
Morton Lampere
Huditt
Delphy
Cha
Miss Judy
Delahy
Gabriel
Mamie Scoggins Janetine
Dalphy
Norman
Judy
Hill and Dell
Mrs. Scoggins
Tommy
Arkansas
Clia
Callers Come Chapter 39 Drama at Judith Dale's House
Judith Dale hosts the Scoggins family after a stormy night of explosions and fear. Delphy cares for Judith, who faces pressure from Big Tom’s entourage and a tense contract reveal, ending with a burned document and uneasy reconciliation.
Willy Nilly Knows in Mars Graham Bonner Story
A fragmented scene features Mars Graham Bonner and Jupiter in a bucket in a well as Blacky, Po, and Toor Honey Bear react to a frightening incident. The frightened crowd worries about saving Jupiter while the beating heart sounds echo through the countryside.
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Willy Nilly
Mars Graham Bonner
Jupiter
Blacky
Toor Honey Bear
Jupiter Bear Falls Down the Well at Galumps Place
In a chaotic rescue scene Hon ery Bear calls for Willy Nilly as Jupiter Bear falls into a well. Christopher Columbus TOW flies overhead shouting for help while Willy Nilly hurries from his house to assist, followed by Top Notch, Jelly Bear, the rooster, and the ducks.
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Christopher Columbus
Willy Nilly
Jupiter
Christopher
Honery Bear
Galumps
Jupiter Bear
Rooster
Jelly Bear
Honey Bear
Ice Hazard in Icebox Refrigeration Questioned
The article notes that bacteria can survive very low temperatures but ice rarely carries disease. Water purification during freezing and storage weeks reduce bacteria in natural ice, and artificial ice is often boiled before freezing, making both generally safe. Tomorrow The Outcome of the Case.
What Is the Policy Letter to the Editor
A reader laments unclear government farm policy and criticizes the wheat and corn hog programs. He cites misused funds, red tape, and misrepresented farm income while urging truth about national agricultural problems and broader transparency.
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Journal-World
S. Harvey
Farmer's Institute
State College
Varn Bureau
Sam
Buddy
Iaw
Harvey
Frank Harrell Vinland
Puff and Friend Rest Under a Tree After Fast Flight
Puff and his friend race ahead in their flight and soon the truck driver vanishes from view. They pause beneath a tree, feeling happy and free as they rest together.
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Puff
Puffy
Province of Poetry and Science Programs at KFKU
Miss Helen Rhoda Hoopes presents a poetry segment with Angel Pavement reviewed by Robert Gaynor Braden Jr in Wichita, closing a series led by Miss Alice Winston. Later, Power Production in the United States by Stanford Household er and an athletic question box by Prof. E. R. Flbeh accompany the program.
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Helen Rhoda Hoopes
Robert Gaynor Braden, Jr
Wichita
Alice Winston
United States
Stanford Householder
Uae
Isbure
E. R. Flbeh
Cable News in Brief Dispatches from Havana Paris and Geneva
Havana reports the government mounted a major search for four gunmen who failed in an assassination attempt on U S ambassador Jefferson Caffery. Geneva awaited a Russian disarmament proposal at the world conference. Barbour explorer William A Robinson moved 1000 miles by navy for appendicitis care and neared recovery. Paris sources denied America reports that Princess Barbara Hutton Mdivani and her husband are estranged. Paris officials said France Britain and the United States would confer soon in Geneva on the war debts issue.
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Associated Press
Havana
Jefferson Caffery
United States
Cuba
Geneva
Russia
Balbour
William A. Robinson
United States Navy
Paris
America
Barbara Hutton Mdivani
France
Great Britain
Washington Daybook Capital Ins and Outs
Huey Long and President Roosevelt clash over tariff policy as Long claims a vote trading tactic shaped copper duties. Senator Robinson of Indiana urges clear leadership for the GQP chairman race in Chicago on June 3, stressing organizational skill and business backing. Arthur backs re-election and outlines desired qualifications for the next chairman.
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Robinson
Soustor Robinson
Kidiana
Republic
Shoul
G. Q. P. National Committee
Chicago
Everett Sandera
Sil Arthur
Builders Booming Republican group rises in New York
The Record notes a New York based Republican organization named Republican Builders gaining attention in Washington after James Wadsworth and Ogden Mills spoke at its founding celebration. The group, mainly newcomers, started in New York with branches in New Jersey and Rhode Island and plans expansion across states.
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New York
Republican Builders
Washington
James Wadsworth
House
Ogden Mills
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Deaths and incidents bat Kansas brief fire and tragedy
Kansas brief reports detail Capt W F Pride found dead in a burned chair at Fort Riley with heart disease suspected and smoking cited as possible fire cause. Ottawa University to host Dr George Combs for commencement, with baccalaureate sermon by Rt Rev James Wise. Fire at Winfred lumber yard and barber shop from air compressor explosion. Wichita incident links death to fight over evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson service attendance. Emma Turney dies after shooting husband and wounding herself.
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Assorrated
Function City
W. F. Pride
Fort Riley
Army Post
Bangor
Civilian Conservation Corps
Ottawa
George Hamilton Combs
Kansas City
Ottawa University
James Wise
Episcopal Diocese of
Kansas
Topeka
Winifred
Wichita
Aimee Semple McPherson
Emma Katherine Turney
Simons Addressed Baptist and Christian Meeting in Iola
Mr and Mrs W C Simons drove to Iola where he spoke at the Baptist Temple to a Baptist and Christian churches gathering on the topic Wherein Are We Brothers The event was hosted by the Baptist templeMen s class It followed a visit with Mrs HK Hayles and the Simons at the Spencer home for dinner
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W. C. Simons
Iola
Simons
Baptist Temple
Hk. He Hayles
M Simons
GB. Spencer
Spencer
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