City Considers All Night Street Lighting Renewal
Kiwanis members discuss all night lighting for Lawrence as city contracts near expiry. City commissioners have not acted yet and will weigh financing and existing contracts for general lighting, white way, water plant, and parks as burglaries peak between 2 and 5 am.
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Lawrence
Kiwanis Club
Electric Light Company
City Commission
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
I. C. Stevenson
Stevenson
Ki- Waris
Eagle Raced Mail Plane From New York to Cleveland
A U. S. mail plane piloted by J. T. Stevens reported being chased by an eagle for about 300 miles from New York to Cleveland. Spectators at the landing field saw the bird swoop above the plane and followed briefly, mistaking it for a second aircraft.
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Eagle
Cleveland
United States
J. T. Stevens
Bean
Stevess
New York
Allegheny Mountains
Pennsylvania
Third District Commissioner Vacancy Sparks Suggestions
Interest grows in the third commissioner district to fill the late Charles Eberhart seat. Names tied to the Republican county headquarters include Robert Steele Belvoir Link Petefish Clinton C D McCullough Clinton and Sam Burheim Stull. The county committee meeting at headquarters in Lawrence will discuss the vacancy and potential advisory primary per state law.
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Charles Eberhart
Republican l
Robert Steele
Belvoir
Link Petefish
Clinton
C.D. McCullough
Sam
Burheim
Stull
Tn Ie
Lawrice
Canada to Replant Timber Areas in Ontario
Ottawa Ontario September 10 three million pine and spruce trees planted in cutover and burned over areas of Ontario this year as part of a government campaign to restore forests. Dr J M De Acne deputy minister of lands and forests says two trees will replace every three burned and urges manufacturers to use mixed pine and spruce for print paper to ease shortages. New mills are being built in northern Manitoba and British Columbia to expand wood and pulp output.
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Ottawa
Deeheme
Canada
Manitoba
British Columbia
Kansas Reaches 54 County Agricultural Agents
Kansas State Agricultural College reports 54 county agents serving 56 counties in the state, with more than half of Kansas counties now supplied. In several areas activity has led to a noticeable decline in Hessian fly infestations.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas
Kansas State Agricultural College
Weather Forecast for Kansas Northwest Tonight and Saturday
Fair conditions expected across Kansas with a sharp drop in temperatures. The extreme northwest portion may see cooler winds tonight into Saturday with temperatures around 72 degrees at 7 p m yesterday.
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Kansas
Kiwanis Elvh Club Meeting At Elks Club Rooms
A garbled report notes a Kiwanis session at the Elks club rooms with a lively discussion led by Professor Downioe and W Owning as club officers. Mayor Frink Strenk is referenced with attendance prizes and a mention of flour shortages.
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Kiwanis
Elks Club
Piven
Professor Downioe
Milio
Frink
Kansas City Apologizes for Labor Day Parade
Kansas City Kansas city commission sent resolutions of apology to Governor Allen for a Labor Day parade incident. A banner reading To hell with Allen's industrial court law was carried in the event, prompting the submission of the resolutions.
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Ban City
City Commission
Kansas City
Kansas
Allen
President Wilson declines reconvening miners operators talks
Washington reports President Wilson refused to reconvene the joint scale committee of operators and miners to discuss wage terms. Spokane coverage notes Governor Cox calling for action and a penitent act to halt corruption. Chicago club figures and officials face a grand jury in a baseball gambling probe. Local report mentions Jay Wilcox pleading guilty to a jay driving charge and a small-town return from Morganville Kansas.
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Washington
Wilson
Chicago
Charles B Holmes elected Legion post commander in Lawrence
In the first year Eli Dorsey post grows strong with plans for winter activities. Charles J Holmes was elected post commander with Prof Dingmore Alter as vice commander and Julius Marks reelected adjutant. Other officers include Theodore Charlton finance officer TW Murray historian and Frank Skofstad sergeant at arms.
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Eli Dorsey
Ametican Legion
Charles J. Holmes
Dingmore Alter
Julies Marks
Theodore Charlton
TW. Murray
Frank Skofstad
Muads Lon Weed
Russell Fitzpatrick
el Veters
Pittsbute
Legion
Kansas
Mahlon Weed
Herbert Skiimer
Lou Eudiniston
Noted actress Olive Thomas dies in Paris
Olive Thomas a former Broadway and silent film star dies in Neuilly at Velvock hospital after ingesting a poisonous solution by mistake. Her husband Jack Pickford aided first at the hotel and doctors attempted to reverse the poisoning but she did not recover.
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Paris
Olive Thomas
Amorieta Hospital
Neuilly
Joseph Shehan
Pickford
Atchison Man Invited to Be Villa's Guest
Stenet Karl Heagelin, once of Atchison, was invited to dine with Francisco Villa in Mexico after a brewery official reported the invitation. Heagelin paid 19 000 pesos by check, and later returned mules Villa’s bandits had driven away. The note also mentions Mrs. Albert E. Fineham visiting Pratt relatives and Dr. Albright, Chiropractor.
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Atchison
Stenet Karl Heagelin
Francisco Villa
Mengelin Wy Ho
Sabinas
Coahuila
Mexico
Sica
Hearetin
Villa
Happelin
Hengelin
Heagelin
New crater opens after Italian quake near Spezia
Rome reports a new crater forming atop Mount Guevillo near Spezia as King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Yolanda tour affected villages. The royals brought aid and carried messages of endurance, offering calm to frightened residents and praising local resilience.
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Rome
Spezia
Florence
A. P
Victor Emanuel
Quevnelena
Veincess Yolanga
Yorsnen
Yolanga
Liston Starts Work at Baker University Football Camp
Coach Liston leads Baker University football as fifteen freshmen report for duty at Cavaness Field. Daily two a day practices and evening chalk talks aim to mold a strong squad for the opener against Haskell Institute on September 2, with Kinight Hletes and returning players like Delinger Green Johnson Cloukey and Shirk joining veterans from Baldwin and nearby high schools.
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Connecticut Wesleyian University
Anaterigh
Kansas
Dellinger
Green
Manag
Johnson
Cloukey
Cri Shirk
Larsen
Bellinger
Tola
Russell
Argentine
Hich
Kansaty
Hill and Griffin
Baldwin High
Cedar Bagworm Menace Reported at Clinton Cemetery
County farm agent reports a infestation of cedar bagworm worms at Clinton cemetery. Mr. Smith identifies the pest as a cedar bagworm feeding on cedar limbs and remaining largely within its shell. He notes it is highly destructive and advises manual removal and spraying as remedies this season.
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Clinton Cemetery
Mr. Smith
Si Jing
Shortage of Matches Strikes Portugal Markets Abroad
In Portugal shortages force buyers to pay high prices as a match strike stocks run out for about a fortnight. Shops report jetpeks exhausted and fires kept lit to obtain light, while match workers press for wage increases delaying government permission. Germany produced large beet sugar last year but far less was refined.
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Lisbon
Match Company
Portugal
Tuition Hike Dims Lawrence High Enrollment
Lawrence school authorities report only two students left Lawrence High due to tuition increases while overall enrollment nears 2000. Classes run with overcapacity as 162 pupils crowd a single teacher’s day and more part time staff may be hired to ease burden.
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Lawrence High School
Sehool
F. Fl. Olney
Que
Olney
Harry PL Smith
Visiting Nurses Record 173 August Calls
The Lawrence Public Health Nursing Association logged 173 visits in August per Miss Nell Kulm supervisor. Seventy five were nursing calls while the rest covered instructional and other association duties. Forty one patients were cared for that month. Monthly bills and routine business were approved at the meeting.
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The
Lawrence Public Health Nursing Association
Miyle
Nell Kulm
Prince of Wales Enjoys Ride and Rally in Miowera
The Prince of Wales mingled with hard riding ranchers in Miowera New South Wales and won five races, gaining respect with his friendly, informal manner. An amusing incident arose when he offered a round of drinks but discovered he had no money, prompting a lighthearted moment.
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Miowera
New South Wales
Prince of Wales
Ivalye
Nomenes
Admiral Sussex
Aveir
Haus
Three Divorce Petitions Filed in Douglas County Courthouse
Three divorce petitions were filed in the Douglas County district court this morning. Ada Haverkamp alleges desertion and cruelty in her marriage to Tales Haverkamp, seeking a separate maintenance decree with her attorneys Tiling & Riling. Other petitions include Ruth Harris seeking divorce from George Turtas Harris and James Wright seeking divorce from Mahalz Wright.
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Charles FE. Movs
Douglar County
Ada Haveerkam
Tales
Haverkamp
Attornpys, Tiling & Riling
Jide Joba
Ruth 1
George Turtas Harris
James Wright
Mahalz Wright
Teacher Shortage Nears Resolution Across Midwest
Reports from state education departments indicate a diminishing teacher shortage in the Midwest with Indiana noting a surplus of about 3 thousand teachers. Improved pay and recruitment campaigns are aiding the fill, while some classes are being drawn from normal schools to meet demand. A separate item from Luray Kansas describes a new 12 000 bushel elevator under construction, touted as modern and featuring concrete, steel, and a heavy lime coating.
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Chicago
Middle West
State Department
Indiana
University of Kansas Registration Opens Tomorrow
Lawrence students will register at Robinson Gymnasium with Registrar Foster and staff moving operations there. Early figures show 599 registered by noon, up from 444 last night, as peak registration days approach Monday through Wednesday.
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Lawrence
Robinson Gymnasium
Gvv
O. Foster
Foster
Dean Brandt
Marshal Wheeler
Methods to prevent accidents at ninth annual safety congress
Sept 27 to Oct 1 Milwaukee hosts the National Safety council meeting focusing on accident prevention. Speakers include Detroit police commissioner De J W Inches and Judge George P Mix of St Louis Municipal Court who highlighted traffic law enforcement and safety campaigns across 25 cities.
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National Safety Council
Milwaukee
de J. W. Inches
Detroit
George P. Mix
Municipal Court of
Windshield Slips Invite Students to Y M C A Information
Chamber of Commerce distributes windshield slips inviting motor car owners to help students reach the information bureau at the city Y M C A and the locations they must visit to enter the university.
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Sie
Chamber of Cammerce
Information Bureau
Actar
Univer
Kansas universities prepared for winter term finance
The Kansas board of administration expects to operate without enforced vacations as campuses stay well supplied with coal at fall start. James A. Kimball notes state institutions have adequate coal stocks and disks planned to sustain operations through February. A Thirty-fifth division veterans event in Tonka offers a chance to obtain victory buttons or medals with a recruiting officer present to handle applications. Discharge papers will be required.
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University of Kansas
Anl
Board of Administration
James A. Kimball
Tonka
Kansas City
Roosevelt Denies Links to Democratic Nominee
The Roosevelts deny any familial connection to the Democratic vice presidential nominee. Ted Roosevelt told a Wichita banquet that he and Franklin D. Roosevelt have no common ancestor since the United States formed. Harding resumes porch campaign as Negro delegations attend. Prohibition candidate Angror S Watkins says campaign fund figures matter little and labels the big issues as League of Nations labor and liquor extinction.
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Wichita
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Ted Roosevelt
American Legion
Post
Hamline
Minnesota
Angror S. Watkins
Prohibition
League of Nations
Grand Opera Back After Ten Years Returns to New York Stage
Grand opera returns to the Manhattan Opera House on September 20 with Bizet Carmen by the San Carlo company. New York will then host three grand opera groups the Metropolitan and Chicago companies being the others. Miss Alice Gentle resumes the title role after a decade, while Oscar Hammerstein’s widow regains possession of the house.
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New York
Grand Opera
Manhattan Opera House
Bizers
Carmen
San Carlo
Metropolitan
Chicago Grand Opera
Manhattan
Oscar Hammerstein
Alice Gentle
Manhattan Opera
Upham testimony on campaign funds and quotas in 1916 races
The Chicago hearings reveal Upham admitting full responsibility for a plan to raise campaign contributions from 1900 to 19000 dollars. He describes pre convention receipts and expenses exceeding 1 million for headquarters and other costs between 1918 and 1920, with much raised after the convention and shifted to joint campaign funds.
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Chicago
Fred*ham
Senate
Jim Republican
York
Ed “Blair
Harry
Upham
New
National ‘Committee
Chautauqua Bureau
Onder Ellis
National Treasury
National Committee
Pomerene
Seasmi
National Committees
Jeampaign
Auota
Chery
New York
If. Moore
Cox
Entative
Moore
Ali
Wayne Wheeler
Bryan
Kenyon
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