Fort Sheridan trench warfare drills for KU students
Fort Sheridan hosts trench warfare training for 500 University of Kansas cadets and other students as part of S A T C preparations. British and French officers supervise rifle, bombing, and night attack drills. A week of sham battles, barrage fire, and grenade attacks precedes return to KU around September 18. Army inspectors say camp compares well with Presidio and Plattsburg.
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Sheridan
France
Army
Presidio
Plattsburg
Fort Sheridan
Baptists Hold Picnic At North Lawrence Church Grounds
The Labor Day event of the First Baptist Church of North Lawrence drew about five hundred attendees. Folks spent the day visiting and discussing politics on church grounds.
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Firt Baptist Church of
North Lawrence
Chruch
Kansas Seeks Class One Recruits in September Draft
Topeka Kansas reports the September draft will call large numbers of Class 1 registrants. Kansas has about 225000 eligible for the new registration set for September 12 and faces exhaustion of Class 1 manpower from 1917 and two 1918 registrations. McCulloch's Drug Store promotes soldier comfort kits for troops.
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Kansas
Topeka Kan
Adjutant Géneral
Adjutant General’s Office
Attorney General’s Office
McCulloch’s Drug Store
Haskell Indians Rally To Defeat Town Team 6-2
Haskell Field saw the Indians pile up five runs in the eighth inning on two hits and numerous errors to pull away from the Town Team for a 6 to 2 victory. Through seven frames Lawrence held a slim lead before the late rally sealed the win.
Higher Rates Necessary for Newspapers Says Publishers
Kansas City Star and other Kansas and Missouri papers report a general subscription rate raise to sustain rising costs. Publishers expect higher advertising rates, tighter margins, reduced free notices, and stricter collections while maintaining news quality and government/public service duties.
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Kansas City
Lawrence
Kansas
Missouri
Ther
War labor crunch reshapes Kansas Missouri newspapers
The article notes printers are scarce and reporters hard to hire as Kansas and Missouri papers prepare for wartime staffing shifts. It says reporting favors young men and predicts many women will enter journalism, with papers in both states facing cost pressures and staffing challenges.
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Kansas
Missouri
Kan
Sabetha Man Arrested on Defrauding Landlady Charge
Edward Willis was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Charles Crowder on a Nemaha county warrant for beating a board bill at the Main Street Hotel in Sabetha. The $19.15 debt prompted the sheriff to detain Williams, who left the hotel June 22 without paying. The Sabetha hotel proprietor Anna Lureatine filed the case with county authorities.
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Sabetha
Edward Willis
Nemaha County
Charles Crowder
Williams
Main Street
Anna L. ‘Lureatine
Mrs Anna Dunlap Dead mother of university professor
Mrs Anna Dunlap 91 mother of Charles G Dunlap of the University died August 29 at her Chillicothe home age due to old age other surviving children include William C Dunlap Mrs John Taylor of Chillicothe and Frederick L Dunlap of Chicago Professor Dunlap has just returned from a visit to his home Fourteen volunteer registrars have filed names with George C Brune clerk of the local draft board as more registrars are sought for the September 12 registration day for men aged 18 to 21 and 31 to 45 several voting precincts will be used as in prior registrations
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Anna W. Dunlap
Charles G. Dunlap
Frederick L. Dunlap
Chicago
Professor Dunlap
George C Brune
Draft Board
Personal notes from Lawrence social circle and travels
A series of brief notices items list Miss Charlotte Cutter returning from Baldwin visiting Miss Margaret Allen, John H. Kahne traveling to Kansas City, Mod Toops returning to Hutchinson after two weeks with D. Montgomery, Geo A Rush going to Kansas City, Helen Reason spending the day in Kansas City, Geneva West heading to De Soto, Charley McCurdy Jr visiting Mrs. N West in Carbondale, RK Caldwell and spouse in Kansas City, Fred Rigby and Ray Beers from Topeka visiting Lawrence yesterday, Charles P Banker returning from Colorado Springs, A W Methwish in Lawrence on business, H W Keene couple weekend in Ottawa, and a stray remark about some men liking public speaking but lacking opportunity.
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Charlotte Cutter
Baldwin
Margaret- Allen
John H. Kahne
Kansas City
Mod. Toops
D. Montgomery
Hutchinson
Kansas
Geo. A. Rush
Kansasity
Helen Reason
Geneva West
de Soto
Charley McCurdy, Jr
N.west
Carbon
Ottawa
Rejection of Elderkin for War Work Questioned
A pacifist group linked to the Society of Friends faces government scrutiny as members and mailing lists are revealed. The Rev Elderkin, named on the mailing list, sought to work with the Y M C A in France but the organization refused pacifist members. The World Tomorrow periodical has published antiwar articles and denies Hull House founder Jane Addams presided at the meeting.
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Department of Justice
United States
Herman Newman
Prospect Avenue
Chicago
England
New York
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Society of Friends
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Shailer
Mary J McDowell
Mathews
Samuel Dickey
M. D. Hardin
Alice Hamilton
Noble Elderkin
Frank Lillie
Elderkin
France
World Tomorrow
Newman
Jane Addams
Hull House
Notice of Appointment and Missing Details
Notice announces appointment of an estate administrator for Adaline Tate of Dota Cont in Sept and August dates. The fragment references interested parties, heirs, and legal proceedings with unclear names and locations.
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Aournith
Adaline Tate
Dota
Lees
All Purpose Farm Fractor Promises Year Round Utility
The Cleveland tractor remains useful beyond plowing becoming efficient for disking harrowing and wheat drilling. Its weight distribution lets it operate where wheel tractors would pack ground. Mrs J B Watkins is visiting the Dr Orelup Eye Nose and Throat office in Dick Building. Mr FE Lopton travels to Topeka and Miss Margaret Pinnu spends the day in Kansas City. Mr J S St Clair also went to Topeka today.
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Cleveland
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A. Me
Haskell
Brord Bill
Anna Dunlap
Sethwestern
Florence Corpel Vis
Linwood
Witsen
Leo
Isle
Senda
Betweed
Beumberyach
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Meuckern
Kansas City Star Route
Sobus
Heen Wieker
John FP Johnson
Clinton
Stone
No. 6
Hosford Yivestment and Mort
Cu China Tdural
Skofstad
Phone 182
Wiedemann's
Mrs. J. B. Watkins
Misa Kate Caldwell
Eudora
Lawrence Optical Co
C. M. Gibson
Gibson
W.H. Irvin
Tittsburg
Ve ‘Entonie
City Drug Store
FE. H.lopton
Margaret Pinnu
Mr. J. S. St. Clair
Kahn Pure Milk Dairy
Farmers State and Savings Bank
Peoples State Bank
Citizens State Bank Perkins Bldg
Lawrence National Bank
J.D. Bowerlock
I. J. Meade
Irvings
F. H. Smithmeyer
F. W. Barthldes
A. Rentey
W. S. Metcalf
Geo. W. Kuhne
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