Workers Demand Currency Reform Amid Crisis
Tertin Oct 18. A general meeting of the socialist Workers and Officials association passed a resolution demanding immediate currency and financial reforms to enable production growth. They pledged to resist eight hour day changes and to discuss overtime in some industries. They also called for seizure of the harvest to address food shortages. Mannheim Oct 18. Six to eight dead and many wounded as riots follow high food prices. Water, gas, and tram services were cut off during a general strike. Berlin Oct 18. The Saxony crisis prompts talk of sending extra troops as socialist communist government resists. Geisenkirchen Ruby Valley Oct 18. Women attacked Mannesmann iron works administration building over unpaid wages. currency shortage cited by officials.
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Tertin
Aganciated
Central Committee of the
Socialist Workers and Officials Association
Helemates
Mannheim
Germany
Berlin
Assated Press
Saxony
Dresden
Geisenkirchen
Ruby Valley
Mannesmann Iron Works
Four Men Entombed in Utah Apex Mine Cave-In Story
Four miners and the superintendent are trapped beneath rock and timbers at the Utah Apex metal mine after a cave-in. Six relief crews have labored for six hours but no sign of the entombed men has appeared, officials say it would be miraculous if any survivor is found. The near or far location of Rerapen Aden near the scene is noted in the report.
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Utah
Novace
Met
Rerapen Aden
Lloyd George Resumes U S Tour After Illness
Former British prime minister Lloyd George and his party left Chicago by train at 10 04 am for Springfield to visit Lincoln's tomb after two days in the city. He appeared in better health than the previous day and showed little sign of his cold.
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Chicago
Fruss
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Springfield
Lincoln
New York Seeks Democratic National Convention Host
New York officials report Cleveland and Chicago have withdrawn from contention for the next Democratic national convention leaving New York as the sole remaining hopeful city. Secretary John KR. Young of the host committee confirmed withdrawals and the status of the bid.
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New York
Cleveland
John KR. Young
Chicago
Young
Food Prices Rise in Fifty-One Cities
Washington reports that retail food prices rose about two percent on average from August 15 to September 15, based on BLS surveys across fifty-one cities. The gain reflects ongoing inflationary pressure in the food sector.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Teachers Gather in Topeka Today
Kansas teachers gather for the Kansas State Teachers Association convention with 16,000 public school educators in the state. More than 1,000 speeches across four cities Independence Wichita Salina and Topeka. Attendance last year reached about 14 thousand with Topeka hosting 6,500 and Wichita 4,000. Special entertainments include student performances and All Kansas musical programs by college and high school groups.
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Topeka
Kan
Associated Press
Kansas State Teachers’ Association
Frank B Pinet
Independence
Wichita
Salina
Kansas
Pinet
Pittahure
Hays
Tarsons
Kineman
McPherson
Newton, Anthony
Augusta
Wichita High Hoors
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Hays State Teachers” College
Heads and Hands in Community Progress Talk
A Kiwanis meeting featured Rev F Temegelist urging action for community advancement and warning against “dead heads” who do not contribute to civic growth. Rev Emerson urged church and education support, praising steady leaders who balance amid turmoil. Negro spirituals by E C Harding and a Moore quartet closed the program.
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Emerson
E. C. Harding
Harry Moore
Lawrence Merchants Gauge Muddy Sales Day
Yesterday's sales in Lawrence were fair for some merchants while others saw little trade as farmers stayed home due to muddy country roads. Stores reported shoppers bought specials, and merchants were generally pleased despite the weather. A Merchants' Bureau meeting at the Chamber of Commerce will decide future sales-day policy tomorrow night.
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Lawrence
Merchants’ Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Smack Crew Rescued After Being Tossed by Heavy Seas
An unidentified fishing smack with a fifteen man crew broke up off Caney Island in a heavy sea. Rescuers in small boats and launches aided by tugs battled waves as some liferafts foundered. A Chevrolet one ton truck chassis is listed at $650.00.
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New York
Caney Island
Governors Discuss the Farm Stipulation
West Baden Indiana October 18 delegates from governors across the nation met to address state and national questions on agriculture. Topics included the wheat price crisis with North Dakota governor Nestas speaking on wheat in the nation’s business and a general discussion of farmer relief and agricultural problems.
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West Baden
Ind
Nestas
North Dakota
Flood Is Passing Through Oklahoma City Relocating Sufferers
Flood waters from the North and South Canadian rivers moved toward Vian while receding at Eufaula and Henryetta. Oklahoma City crews cleared streets, opened Capital Hill and Packing Town routes, and planned a temporary bridge if the river cut a new channel. About 240 refugees remained and search for six missing continued after two bodies were recovered.
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Oklahoma City
Associated Press
Eufaula
Okli
Vian
Arkans
Hoenryetia
Hehryetta
Capital Hill
Robbison
Pers
Imperial Four Pleased Audience at Liberty Memorial High
The Imperial Male Quartet performed a capella before a small Liberty Memorial High School audience. Their varied program included English melodies, humorous pieces, and sacred numbers, earning enthusiastic encores. The concert reflected broad appeal and strong vocal harmony. The text also notes an Oct. 18 appointment for Walter Splawn to the Interstate Commerce Commission, endorsed by R. B. Creager, with Splawn identified as a Democrat.
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Imperial
Liberty Memorial High School
Old Church
Sks
Lawrence visitor to address state teachers meeting
E Brown Lawrence schools physical director for two years now serves Cha nute district. He was in Lawrence last night and this morning en route to Topeka for the state teachers association meeting. Mrs Davis as Channie, guest of Mr and Mrs Mitchell, returned home this morning.
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E. Brown
Lawrence
J. E. Brown
Mrs. A. M. Davis
Channie
A. B. Mitchell
Report on Walton Is Almost Ready
Oklahoma City October 1 The investigative committee of the Oklahoma House moved toward completion of a report on Gov J Walton. The document will be presented to the House tomorrow and could shape whether impeachment charges are brought before the Senate. A vigorous debate is expected as Rep Garner introduced a resolution about seating nine members who left their districts.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Garner
Johnson County
House
Senate
Legion Endorses Drive For Salvation Army Support
Officers say the American Legion elected on Nov. 14 endorsed a campaign led by Lewien and Fik’s members to raise funds for the Salvation Army’s yearly expenses. Drive teams begin work today and will distribute pamphlets to Lawrence businessmen detailing proper use of the American flag for flag displays aboard ships.
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American Legion
Legion
Lewien
Fik
Salvation Army
Lawrence
First appearance of high school band at assembly
The high school band staged its first appearance before the weekly assembly under director Gola Coffelt. The group received enthusiastic applause from students. Members included cornets Robert Young Stuart Hazard Keralf Erikson Robert Carey Morl Taylor. clarinets Robert Lind Ward Fowler Artie Simmons Thomas Papplewell. trembans Oliver Hobbs Karl Erikson Ariie Jacquamin Altos Harrison Underhill Harold K Benton Tenderson. bass Loren Naggard. bass drum Alexander Husten. snare drum Karl Graeber.
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Gola Coffelt
Ares
Robert Young
Stuart Hazard
Keralf Erikson
Robert Carey
Morl Taylor
Robert Lind
Ward Fowler
Artie Simmons
Thomas Papplewell
Oliver — Hobbs
Karl Erikson
Ariee Jacquamin
Harrison Underhill
Harold K
Benton Tenderson
Farn
Loren Naggard
Alexander Husten
Karl Graeber
Signs to Aid Traffic on Fort Te-Fort Highway
County Engineer inspected the fort te fort highway for curves and dangerous spots where signs are needed. Wooden signs announcing curves road crossings and school zones were prepared by county road workers during rain and will be placed along the highway soon.
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Fort Te-Fort
Wernsen Family Arrested Over Narcotics Charges
Willie Wernsen his wife mother and brother Ooly were taken into custody by police last night after a raid. Morphine was found on the Wernsen women, and they are held in the city jail pending charges filing.
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Hald
Willie Wernsen
Ooly
Wernsen
Inquest Opened Over Restaurateur Cummins Homicide
Coroner A E Morris of Wahiffield arrives in Arkansas City to conduct an inquest into the death of C E Cummins a restaurateur shot by E L Leach. Cummins died at midnight after making no statement. Leach is held on charges of larceny and wrongful conduct. The Journal World corrects a Tuesday error about a permit near Twenty first and New Hampshire streets stating the permit is for Twenty first and Massachusetts streets. Mr and Mrs C E Birch traveled to Topeka this morning.
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Arkansas City
A. E. Morris
Wahiffield
C. EL Cummins
E. EL Leach
Cummiins
Leach
Journal-World
Twenty-first
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Queens
Kansas Nebraska Football Play by Play Saturday
A special wire from Nebraska Stadium will deliver the play by play of the Kansas Nebraska football game to the Journal-World office. A reporter in the press box will transmit the sequence of plays as they occur and telephone inquiries on progress will be answered.
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Nebraska
Kansas- Nebraska
Journal-World Office
Journal- Workht
Legion resolutions report at San Francisco convention
The American Legion today prepared to report as debates over the Ku Klux Klan and child labor laws divided the convention. Candidates for national offices, including possible names for 1924, emerged as delegates debated policy on Soviet Russia and alien registration. Hockey classes attract 200 girls at Baker University and a debt commission meeting was scheduled for October 20.
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San Francisco
Ove
National Resoltions Committee
The
American Legion
AL Wshdon
Ku Klux Klan
United States
Child Labor Committee
Soviet Russia
the Legion
Plummer
Wyoming
Joseph H. T. Thompa
Pennsylvania
Deegan
New York
James Drain
District of Columbia
Edwards
Massachusetts
John R. Quinn
California
Ezra C. Clemans
Minnesota
Michigan
Coates Hearing Set for Monday Morning
Eddie Coates charged with possession of narcotics will face a Monday morning hearing at 16 o'clock. Coates did not post bond.
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Coates
Eddie Coates
Bond
Missionary Lectures Set At St Pauls Church Friday
Missionary Will Lecture Dr Genaehr and two missionaries from China will present lectures Friday evening at 7 30 o clock at St Pauls Evangelical Church 835 Illinois Street The public is invited Mrs Fl EL Lindley guest of Rosa C Lee departed for San Diego California Nettie Crowder returned to Lake View this morning.
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Genaehr
China
St. Pauls Evangelical Church
Illinois Street
Fl EL Lindley
Rosa C. Lee
San Diego
Cal
Fraternal Aid Union reports September life insurance gains
The Fraternal Aid Union shows September new business of 1,440,750 dollars, up from August, with central division led by Owen M. West at 872,7300. The southwestern division under OW. fan posted 5,330,100, the eastern division led by Frank E. Pleitner at 462,450, and state manager Fred Crokett added 115,500 from New Mexico and Arizona.
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Lawrence
Dvision
Fraternal Aid
FLA. UU
Owen M. West
OW. Fan
Frank E. Pleitner
Fred Crokett
New Mexico
Arizona
Fraternity Students Hurt In College Street Crash
Willard Woodford of Kappa Sigma sustained a sprained hip and bruises in a Tuesday evening auto collision in the 1800 block on Tennessee. Companions John McEwen and driver Howard Smith were uninjured. All three were Kappa Sigma members and students at KLUW. The Fort coupe struck a Ford speedster.
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Willard Woodford
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Tennessee
Cra
Wandford
John McEwen
Howard Smith
KLUW
Fort
Salvation Army budget drive starts in Lawrence
American Legion and Elks members canvass Lawrence door to door for the Salvation Army budget. Workers cover Massachusetts Street and other precincts, aiming to finish within a week and possibly extend the drive to next Thursday to cover all divisions.
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Legion and Elks
Salvation Army
Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
Elks Club
McDaniels Serves Out Full Time Ten Years
District court grants pardon for Edgar McDaniels who served the full ten year term after a 1914 conviction for check forging. He signed another's name on a $844.20 check and was sentenced to one to ten years, with the term ending September. State board reports total bonus checks paid and pending claims, while Lawrence schools close for teacher meetings with relocations planned for several teachers.
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McDaniels
Edgar McDaniels
Baldwin
D. W. White
Topeka
States Board
Quiet Title Suit Filed in District Court
A quiet title suit has been filed in district court by Henry Thorent against JH Dele Anton and others. Mr and Mrs J EB Benson and Miss Edith Benson are mentioned along with weekend plans in Kaity and Kansas City as Myra Jordan spends the weekend there.
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Henry Thorent
Dele Anton Et al
J. EB. Benson
Edith Benson
Kaity
First Kansas Freeze Hits Goodland in North Kansas
Topeka reports the last freezing temperature of the season occurred last night at Goodland and other northern Kansas points. The Weather Bureau says freezing temperatures will likely be general across the state tonight as conditions were mostly clear statewide, breaking a week of unsettled weather.
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Topeka
Kansag
Goodland
Kansas
Forte Flora
Weather Bureau
Merchants Bureau to Discuss Winter Policies at City Meeting
The Merchants Bureau will hold a dinner meeting tonight at the Chamber of Commerce building to discuss winter policies. Plans include improving Massachusetts Street for Dad's Day on October 27 and holiday decorations. The group will decide on monthly sales days and consider a flat anti profiteering advertising agreement to curb fake ads.
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Merchants Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Bureau
Wits
Schweigler at Topeka on individual education for low mentality
Dr J A Schweigler dean of the KU school of education addresses the State Teachers association junior high section at Topeka. He argues education should focus on the complete development of innate living power and its adjustment to the child’s environment, noting the “child of low mentality” is often complex and may mislead tests. He advocates individualized diagnosis and tailored stimulus to provoke growth.
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Tonoka
Kun
J. A. Schweeler
School of Education
University of Kansas
State Teaches’ Association
Sehwerley
Dean Lehne
Stinnes Refuses Coal Output Amid Reparations Controversy
Reading text notes Stinnes refuses to deliver 20 percent Ruhr coal output for reparations as proposed by France and Belgium while preferring Reich guaranteed reimbursement. The visit involved Dr. Peter Kloeckner and Dr. Albert Waegeler. absence of Di Franzen led to meeting with assistant director M. Nevejans in emphatic terms. Also mentions road conditions for trips to Lincoln for the Kansas Nebraska game and local officials addressing travel queries.
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Lorf
Mer
Hueo Stinnes
Acvom
Rene i
Peter Kloeckner
Albert Waegeler
Interallice Engineers
Haterday
di Franzen
M. Nevejans
Ruhr
Five KU men named Rhodes Scholars contenders
The University of Kansas announced five candidates for Rhodes Scholar selection. Final choice will be by the state committee led by Dr. Frank Strong on December 8, considering academics, leadership, personality, and athletic involvement.
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University of Kansas
AT. Walker
K. U
Kansas
Oxford University
England
Ben Hibbs
Brafford
Wallace James
Pratt
Gerald W. Smith
Pittsburg
Frank L. Snell
Lawrence
Frank Rising
Frank Strong
University
Kan
Fesmire Heard From After Two Weeks Absence
A letter from Albert Fesmire, missing from Lawrence for about two weeks, was received by his wife this afternoon. He wrote from Texarkana Arkansas and described plans to transact business in Kansas City. Police had assisted in the search as he had not reached his destinations and traces were sought until the letter arrived.
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Albert Fesmire
Lawrence
Fesmire
Texarkana
Ark
North Lawrence
Kansas City
Alps Toll Claims Many Climbers In Swiss Peaks
An Associated Press report notes unusually deadly Alpine climbs this year with several climbers perishing amid crevasses and ice. A Swiss waiter missing, a priest and porter helped recover bodies after a long descent. Also, Prof. G Goldsmith travels from the University to Kansas City to plan a million dollar court house project.
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Ceva
Associated Press
Alps
Eeery
Switzerland
Goetsch
Starchurs
University
Kansasity
Kans
Kansas City
Kan
Chamber of Commerce
Whiteside and Scott Obtain Marriage License in Lawrence
Walter C Whiteside of Case Missouri and Eva Rosella Scott of Lawrence colored secured a marriage license this morning from Probate Judge Meny. The ceremony details were not included in the report.
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Walter C. Whiteside
Case, Mo
Eva Rosella Scott
Lawrence
Colored
Menya
Water Outage Notice for South of 16th St and West of Tennessee
Water will be cut off Friday October 19 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon affecting all territory south of 16th Street and west of Tennessee. Wm S Henderson, Superintendent. Hot waffles and chicken served at Episcopal parish house at 4 20 to 7220 Saturday evening October 20.
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16Th St
Tennessee
Wm. S. Henderson
Episcopal Parish
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