Fall of Kerensky and Russian Crisis in Petrograd
Nov 8 dispatches report Premier Kerensky arrested as Maximalists seize control of Petrograd and promise immediate peace and land to peasants. Trotsky and council leaders declare Provisional Government dissolved, with Lenin outlining war end, land reform, and economic stabilization as the army calls for broad delegate representation amid a growing civil war threat. The U.S. State Department and embassies monitor developments with caution.
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London
Kerensky
Aed
Thed
Immedia
Pemier
Petrograd
Council of Soldiers and Workmen’s
Council of Soldiers
Maxamalists
Military Revolutionary Committee
Constituent Assembly
M. Tropsky
Mans
Nikolai Lenine
Baltic
Washington
Kerenesky
Germany
State Department
Cis
Erad
Iabor Bakhmeteff
Pledged to raise fund for M C A meeting eyed for tomorrow
Major John T. Axton of Leavenworth to address the Lawrence gathering as Douglas County pledges to raise the $10,000 Y M C A goal. Local captains and teams named for county wide solicitations starting Monday in Kansas City district meeting.
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John T. Axton
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Kansas
Henry Allen
Red Cross
Clarence Foster
R. Ac Kent
W. H. Roltz
W. C. Simons
F. M. Perkins
R. E.barnes
Roy Burt
Lawrence
Frank Strong
Allen
Douglas County
Boltz
MEN STUDY AT NIGHT IN KANSAS FOR MILITARY EDUCATION
In Funston Kansas on November 8 the national army stations teach soldiers beyond military skills. Classes cover elementary subjects like reading and arithmetic and also topics such as wireless telegraphy and calculus. French language study attracts about 900 enlisted men. YMCA supports these programs with former educators leading sessions and Capt. Ingram D. Hook offering sewing and later knitting instruction, though knitting has not yet formed a class.
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P Funston
Kans
National Army
Jasges
G. C. Dottour
Lyons, Kans
Captain Hook
Eight Thousand Attend Kansas Teachers Meeting
Eight special trains and added railroad equipment bring teachers to the Kansas State Teachers Association gathering in Topeka. Attendance is expected to reach about eight thousand, a record, as the two day program opens with welcomes from State Superintendent W. D. Ross. The program features topics on education and the war, with leaders including Rabbi Stephen S Wise of New York and William McAndrew of New York.
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Topeka
Kansas State Teachers’ Association
W. D.ross
Stephen S. Wise
Free Synagogue
New York
William McAndrew
David Sned
den of Columbia
University
Ray Stannard Baker
David Grayson
Irving Bacheller
Leonard Wood
William Wirt
Gary
Alma Webster Powell
William Allen White
Cc. H. Juda
Chicago
Universit Genera
Wood
Henry J. Allen
Red Cross
France
Kansas Teachers Seek Four-Section Annual Meeting Plan
To unite about 15 000 teachers in Kansas the Kansas State Teachers Association proposes an amendment to the constitution creating four meeting sections instead of a single Topeka session. The plan would enlarge membership, improve unity, and cut expenses while allowing meetings to be held in multiple locations. The four sections would be chosen by teacher population, with members allowed to attend any section. a president would be elected at the January meeting under the amendment.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas State Teachers’ Association
F. L. Pinet
Pinet
Mendment
Association
Will. Com
Rochester Sinks After Torpedo Hit Off Ireland
The American steamship Rochester was torpedoed at dusk on November 2. Reports confirm multiple deaths from the sinking. The captain and 22 crewmen were landed, with one lifeboat containing 9 survivors reaching Rossport, Mayo. A boat with the second mate and others is missing.
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London
Rochester
Rana
Rossport
Troops in Mud Amidst American Expeditionary Forces in France
A letter from First Lieutenant Wint Smith of the 1916 E U football team reports mud clogged camps in France since Americans arrived. He and three fellow University men note German prisoners and surprise at Americans serving abroad, challenging belief the U S would stay out of war.
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France
Wint Smith
E. U
Smith
Roy Gress
Deane Adkers
John P
Saving on Books by State Publication
Topeka reports a major saving on school books as the state printing plant published 1.5 million bound volumes and 325,000 penmanship texts. Since inception four years ago saving for patrons has remained above 40 percent, with 1,166,162 volumes sold July 1 to Oct 1 this year.
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Topeka
Kansas
W. R. Smith
First Artillerymen Relieved of Duty in France
The first American artillery unit to contact the Germans returns to billets in France after a long march. Bands play The Campbells are coming as tired, muddy soldiers and horses reach a village and receive honors from locals. A gun shield bears The first gun for the Germans and a wreath is placed by children. The regimental band plays both nations' anthems.
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France
Associated Press
House Heads Mission to Allied Conference
London reports the special commission to the allied conference arrived at midnight led by Col. E M House as special commissioner with the honorary rank of special ambassador. Death of Mrs Frances E Butler, mother of Harold Butler of the School of Fine Arts, occurred in Valparaiso Indiana with funeral plans to follow there. Kansas weather notes appear garbled.
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London
E.M. House
Peta Pgp
Phreali
F. E. Butler
Frances E. Butler
Harold Butler
Offine Arts
Valiparaso
Indiana
Dean Butler
Rotarians Boost Warrensburg Normal Haskell Contest
Warrensburg Normal faces Haskell in a big game on Haskell Field tomorrow afternoon. Half proceeds go to the Rotary Army Camp and Recreation Fund, with tickets sold through Rotarians at Justice Mantey Western Union Journal World. The local club aims to raise $1,200 via events starting with this game and other entertainments.
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Haskell-Warrensby
Haskell Field
Army Camp and Recreation Fund
Office of Justice
Haskell Indians Hope To Avenge Last Year Loss
Coach Luho trains a strong line and backfield for Haskell football as they seek revenge for last year’s defeat at Warrensburg. Allen, a noted former Kansas athlete, leads a scrappy middle west group adapting to aerial football tactics and handling sprains and common injuries with his training methods. The team, after a 2 loss, 6 game season including Rice Institute and Marquette, readies for a Friday clash rescheduled to please Lawrence businessmen.
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Stus
Forrest
Allen
K. U
Thes
Middle West
Haskell
Rice Institute of Houston
Marquette
Michigan
Luho
Indians
Warrensburg
Lawrence
German American Alliance celebration barred in Kansas City
Police announced that the annual German American Alliance event in Kansas City Kansas planned for this weekend will not be permitted to take place. The decision comes amid local safety concerns and crowd control considerations.
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No Alliance
Kansas City
Kansas
Suppress Vice Threat Looms Over Kansas City
Nov eight report says Kansas City authorities must curb vice in all forms or face marred military zone status. Henry S. Burt of the North Central law enforcement district and a War Department operative warned local officials that soldiers from nearby military establishments may be barred from the city if actions aren’t taken.
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Kansas City
Kansas .City
Henry S. Burt
Law Enforcement Department
North Central District
War Department
Ohio Prohibition Carried In Ohio By Majority
Unofficial complete returns from 5756 precincts show Prohibition carries by a 2 vote. Prohibition 814,171 for and 516,219 against. The report notes a clear state victory in the ballot results. Also, the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Douglas County Horticultural Society is set for Saturday at the Chamber of Commerce rooms with fruit experts addressing the gathering. W E Barnes will speak on Fruit Growing in Kansas and a banquet is planned after the talks. An invitation extended to W R Stubbs to attend.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Prohibition
Douglas County Horticultural Society
Chamber of Commerce
W.E. Barnes
Kansas
W. R. Stubbs
Presses Warn of Crisis in Petrograd Papers
The Association of Managers and Editors in Petrograd issued a warning that daily newspapers may face a critical condition soon due to soaring costs for materials and labor, plus the threat of war and strikes in paper mills. In Copenhagen, fishery profits doubled and catches rose about 30 percent, with last year’s value near $16 million as Danish fishermen number climbed.
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Petrograd
Association of Managers and Editors
Ths
Copenhagen
Paul Laird named Kansas freshman football coach
Paul E Laird assistant in organic chemistry at the University of Kansas is appointed coach of KU freshman football, succeeding Jay Bond who becomes head coach of Jayhawker football. Laird brings seven years coaching CenOne Normal teams and knows Oklahoma plays well, aiding freshmen after 4 pm under new faculty ruling. Also notes bond exchange offer for liberty bonds and two distant earthquake shocks recorded by the university seismograph.
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Paul E. Laird
University of Kansas
K. U
Jay Bond
Bond
Jayhawker
Laird Kias
CenOne Normal
Kansas
Laird
Oklahoma
Sooners
Bennie Owen
Gas supply expansion to relieve shortages in Kansas towns
Testimony before Judge Booth in Minneapolis states that more than sixty miles of twin mains are under construction to link new Oklahoma fields with Kansas Natural and Dougherty gas systems. A 100 percent rise aims at 30 to 40 million cubic feet daily, with 1,000 workers laying 43 miles from Cambridge to Blackwell and feeder lines to Wichita, Newton, Hutchinson, Topeka, and Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Booth
Minneapolis
Oklahoma
New Kansas
Hurlbert
Kansas City Gas Company
Dougherty
New Kansas Natural Owners
Kansas Natural
Cambridge
Cowley County
Blackwell
Okla
Dougherty Gas Company
Wichita
Newton
Hutchinson
Elk City
Montgomery
Wilson
Allen
Anderson
Tas
Douglas
Topeks
Kansas City
Johnson County
Caney, Kan
Caney
Kansas Natural Mains
Topeka
Sndor Way
German Submarines Hit a Poort Week in War News
A battered war bulletin reports German submarines striking across the sea lanes and a bold note on Passchendaele captures near Ypres with British forces taking prisoners. In Petrograd the Bolshevik threat grows as Kerensky’s government asserts legality while troops rally. The preliminary Bolshevik parliament suspends sittings as the crisis deepens. February updates show limited vessel losses and ongoing naval actions.
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Berlin
Passchendaele
Ypres
Cro’ Rupprecht
Bavaria
Petrograd
Preamer Kerensky
Ilegal Organitary
Organie Bolsheviki Guttanie
Bolshie
Bankers Gather for Lawrence-Noyem Convention
A business session of the second district will be held in Lawrence Noyem C. W. McKeen is secretary of the organizing committee. The meeting aims to attract at least 150 representatives from about 13 counties and 187 members. Sessions open at 10 a.m. in the Bowersock theatre, with a banquet at night in the Fraternal Aid Hall.
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Tlawrence-Noyem
Bowersock
C. W. McKeen
Ei J. ‘Meade
J.D. Bowerstick
Lawrence
Merichan
MieKs
Rotary Meade
Cal Bankers
McKeen
Charity
William and
C. H. Tucker
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