Harding Opposes Versailles Covenant in Des Moines Speech
Senator Harding declared he would forever stay out of the covenant written at Versailles and urged rejecting the league of nations. He said the proper course is to reject commitments, not clarify obligations, and accused Democratic leaders of stalling Senate ratification. He pledged a new world association after election and pressed voters to support his anti‑league stance. Walter Johns made a business trip to Bonner Springs. Temperatures at 7 p.m. yesterday.
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Little Will Speaks at KU Next Week
The Young Republican club at the University of Kansas plans a political event next week featuring Little Will, Second District congressman and KU alumnus. The meeting will be at the university with invitations extended to students and local voters.
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G. O. P. Cinte
Eudora
University of Akuagg
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Republican Central
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Chet
Vinland Fair Trip Planned by Chamber and Citizens
Tomorrow the Chamber of Commerce plans bus trips to the Vinland fair and Lecompton. The Vinland departure will start at 1 PM after a 12 44 meeting time for participants. The Haskell band provides music and banners decorate the cars. volunteers will assist riders without cars.
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Lecompton
Ines Organization
Len Cil
Chamber of Commerce Reonts
Haskell
Vinlands
Lower clothing costs forecast amid industry price cuts
Ort. T Bertram J i Cuba, president of the Wholesale Clothiers Association of Chicago, predicts lower clothing prices with more noticeable declines in prints. Mr. Cahn says manufacturers will take small profits this fall and many clothiers will sell at cost. Woolen mills announce 0 to 24 per cent spring reductions, labor cooperation could bring further price cuts by spring. Colin’s statement, issued by the national association, marks the first authentic report on the recent clothing situation.
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T.bertram J. iCuba
Waelesale Glothiers Association of
Cahn
Colin
Seniiation of Clothiers
Markham to Speak to Kiwanis Tonight
Kiwanis meeting in Chamber of Commerce rooms will feature Alaykhant, state road official, speaking on the proposed November amendment giving the state authority to incur highway improvements. Supper at 6:20 with Markham addressing shortly after 7. Public invited.
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Chamber of Cone Merceerooms
WUC
Alaykhant
Goad
Markham
Chamber of Commerce
Flectioneer By Airphine Airplane Campaign Over Hill Campus
On the hill this morning factions in the senior sophomore and freshmen classes chartered the Jackman plane to drop campaign literature. Much of it fell on the University campus as students hurried between classes. Pilot Doc Hyde of Kansas Chey performed tail spins and Immelmanns while Ray Theis aided with aboard propaganda.
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Doc Hyde
Kansas
Chey
Ray Theis
President Wilson Promise Report Denied By Tumulty
Washington October 7 A White House statement denies a stenographic record of a session at which President Wilson allegedly promised aid to Serbia and Romania. Secretary Tumulty says there is no such record, and Senator Spencer calls for release. The matter is tied to the peace conference and campaign claims.
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League of Nations
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Big Growth of U S Shown in Figures
Washington reports the continental United States population at 103,685,108 with a 14.9 percent rise. The census projects total including possessions near 117,950,000, with 105,700,000 in the U S and 12,250,000 in island possessions. State figures: Pennsylvania 3,667,222. Iowa 2,400,640. Virginia 2,056,251. Arkansas 1,750,996. Florida 66,296.
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Florida
Rebuilding of Louvain Amid Ruins and New Facades
From the ruins of Louvain now rising modern buildings replace the old. The city, damaged by German torching in 1914, aims for an up to date appearance yet preserves a stark contrast between new five story structures and surviving ancient walls. The library remains unrebuilt though efforts seek to recover manuscripts looted by Germans.
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Louvain
Belgium
Germany
Brooklyn Reds Clinch First Inning Win in Cleveland Contest
Brooklyn defeats Cleveland 2 to 1 in a rainful first inning leg of the series as Olson, Smith and Wheat drive the decisive early runs. Smyth and Sewell deliver solid relief pitching, while errors fuel the tense matchup. The teams move to Cleveland Saturday for the fourth game. no game tomorrow.
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Eell
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Able
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Olsen
Men De Housework A Want Ad For Students
Classified notice describes male students sought to assist with housework in exchange for room and board. The brief lists the employer as a university resident, with wording indicating only men were considered and referencing student involvement at an institution.
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Tance
Miiverity
Explosion Kills British Sailors Aboard Tanker G B Crowe
An oil tank aboard the British steamer G B Crowe tied at Shewonsily dek in Brooklyn exploded during repairs. Ten men worked on deck when the blast occurred. early reports listed a dozen killed and many injured. Ambu lances and Red Cross workers aided victims as crews searched the wreckage and held alarms about rescuing trapped workers. Confusion hampered exact tallies, with figures varying as rescue continued.
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Duck Company
Dohe
Crewe
Hale
Spalding Heads Annual Red Cross Roll Call in Douglas County
W. El Spalding has been appointed county chairman of the Red Cross roll call for Douglas county and will direct member enrollment this fall. The roll call begins after a meeting with Wichita and St. Louis representatives of the Red Cross and the county Red Cross annual session in Tanwrenee where future organization activities will be set.
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W. EL Spalding
Aun
Douglas County
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Tanwrenee
Giare
Typhus Threatens Petrograd's Life
The Finnish Red Cross describes a dire typhus situation in Petrograd with a hospital and city health collapse. A Beidler memo notes Petrograd's population estimates and a capital that has shrunk to a fraction of its prewar size. The report warns winter will worsen typhus, with filth, hunger, and rising abdominal typhus cases.
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Apsociatet Press
Petragitul
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Paris
Amman Red Cross
Petrorrad
Enar
Deaths and Funerals Miss Ruby Whitcraft
Miss Ruby Whitcraft died in Las Vegas New Mexico after traveling from Lawrence Kansas where she was known as a singer. Burial is in Florence Kansas. Frank Thrills Funeral Services conducted morning at Hyrire Oklahoma, with Rev J S Kine of the First Methodist Church presiding. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Ruby Whiteroft
Las Ve
Mexico
Frank ‘Thrills
Hyrire
Oklahooa
3. S. Kine
Oak Hill Cemetery
Second Gasser Drilled In Today On Mackey Farm
A second gas well was completed on the Mackey farm northeast of town, reaching depth and yielding gas and oil sand across a wide stratum. Officials praised the formation as promising and plan to move the Elliott rig to Stoutemore farm while the Dick rig relocates to Mackey for further development.
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Hill
Mackey Farm
My. Hall Toélay
Sce
Elliott
Stoutemore
Chancellor Lindley urges freshmen to pursue confidence and health
Chancellor BR Lindley spoke to university freshmen emphasizing definite aims and persistent thinking. He urged students to accept defeat without bitterness and to engage in athletics or sports as part of college success.
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BR. H.lindley
Challcdnor Smniles
Cellege
Notable University Figures Listed in Who's Who Volume
A fragmented list from the Thirty-fifth yearbook highlights KU faculty and administrators named in Who's Who. It names deans, professors, and chancellors across chemistry, philosophy, entomology, physics, Greek, engineering, and education, noting recent departures or affiliations with other institutions.
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K. Voieducaters
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Urat
F. H. Turtle
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R.U
Wee Gres Blows
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Marduck
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Frank Dinery
Penh
W. L. Eikenberry
Visits in Lawrence VW and San Iexa barber plans
Peesehel, owner of a San Iexa cigar store, returned from a two month Midwest vacation visiting relatives in Iowa before going to Lawrence. He was proprietor of the Palace barber shop in Lawrence and will bring a big tractor for pulling a Linch howitzer to the Q.U. university area. more equipment expected soon by Captain Burdick.
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Saeepeeet
San Iiexa
Carneoda
Midwest
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T. C
Dayane
H. D. Burdick
Ex-Service Men Smokers Tonight At Legion Hall
Ex service men in town gather for a smoker at Eli Dorsey Post hall organized by Charles Holmes. Kansas University students stage boxing bouts and a wrestling match, plus a battle royal. Veterans bring discharges to apply for victory medals and then depart with ones returned at Kansas City.
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Charles Holmes
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Legion Post
Statements on Lawrence School Segregation At Issue
Superintendent Henry P. Smith reports a Shawnee inquiry about a Democratic speaker who left the supreme court. The speaker, in Kansas, claimed racial seating in Lawrence schools with whites and blacks in one room. Smith’s correspondent notes there are no double seats and explains school methods for children.
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Henry P. Smith
Ase
Shawnee
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
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Aed
Lawrence
Anti leaguer Hardwick wins Georgia governor nom
Complete unofficial returns from yesterdays Georgia primaries show former United States senator and anti league of nations candidate Thomas W Hardwick leading with 100 counties and 236 county unit votes, while Clifford L Walker trails with 54 counties and 48 votes. Nomination requires 194 votes. Other notes include Republican women meeting in Douglas county, a cancelled speaking date for Mrs Severance in Lawrence, a bad check incident at Peal Clothing, and recent marriage licenses issued by Douglas County probate court.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Constitution
Thomas W. Hardwick
United States
Anti-League of Nations
Georgia
Hardwick
Clifford L. Walker
Pate
Severance
Lawrence
Remodeling Bazement To Ease Parcel Post Congestion At Lawrence Post Office
Temporary relief may come from remodeling the basement and adding an addition to the Lawrence post office. Geovernment official Collyer plans to seek congress approval for an addition while recommending temporary basement remodeling with partitions artificial lighting and other conveniences to handle parcel post rural carrier business. He notes the ground is available for expansion and that a temporary expedient may be funded from annual lamp application for repairs and improvements. Collyer travels widely with the government and warns that wider construction is blocked by funding and policy decisions.
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WN. Collyer
United States
Geovernment
Congress
Lawrence
Post Office Department
Collyer
Wil
My. Collyer
Department
Post “Office
Kansas City
University Concert Course Opens With Mme Matzenauer
The opening concert announces Mme Margaret Matzenauer of the Metropolitan Opera as headliner with Louis Meslin at the piano. The program spans Bach to Chausson, includes Saint-Saens and Meyerbeer selections, and notes future performances by Sascha Jacobinoff and Olga Steele on November 9.
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Margaret. Matzenauer
Robine
Ion
Gluck
Brahms
Schumann
Gretchaninoff
Saint-Saens
L'heure Silencieuse
Staub
Lineure Deficiense
Papillon
Chausson
Carneval
Font
la Forge
Harriet Ware
Meyerbeer
Sascha Jacobinoff
Olga Steele
Smiley Makes Offer To Pay Fine In Lawrence
Smiley, a longtime resident near the fire department, appeared in Lawrence after a lengthy absence caused by a heavy fine. He greeted the police chief and police judge and offered to pay the fine, which is under consideration. Otto Elston, 14, fractured his wrist after a fall during an event at the Evangelical Church.
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Cisyence Smiley
Fire Department
Lawrence
Smiley
Otto Elston
Evangelical Church
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