Perjury charge shadows Arbuckle grand jury case
San Francisco reports district attorney Brady alleging perjury by Zey Provost also known as Zey Pyrron after she altered testimony before the grand jury in the Virginia Rappe death inquiry. Brady says influence and pressure may prevail on witnesses including Alice Blake who has vanished. The grand jury recessed after an evening session and will resume proceedings as Arbuckle faces the coroner’s inquest into Rappe’s death.
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San Francisco
Zey Provost
Brady Today
Virginia
Rappe
Roscoe C
Fatty" Arbuckle
Miss Rappe
Brally
Miss Provost
Zey Pyrron
Mathewson
Brady
Bambini Maude Delmont
Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Roscoe
Fatty” Arbuckle
Mathew Brady
Miss Rapre
Alice Blake
Miss Pyrron
Virginia Rapre
Antorney
T. W. Bleland
Mail Plan Lets KU Students Register Addresses
Postmaster Finch introduces a system at the University of Kansas to collect student addresses. Instead of waiting for students to call at the post office, registration cards are filled out by the university authorities. From Saturday's registration 1,100 cards were received, enabling immediate mail delivery and reducing previous delays.
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Finch
University of Kansas
Marshal Foch to Attend Iron and Steel Dinner in New York
Paris Sept 13 Marshal Foch has accepted an invitation from Elbert H Gary to attend a dinner by the Iron and Steel Institute in New York City. He will not sail to America with General Pershing on the Olympia for the return of the unknown soldier. He plans to sail October 22 on the liner Paris and will stop in Washington en route to Kansas City for the American Legion convention, missing the first convention day.
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Paris
Marshal Foch J
Elbert H. Gary
U.S. Steel Corporation
Iron and Steel Institute
New York City
America
General Pershing
Olympia
United States
Marshal Foch
Washington
Kansas City
The
American Legion
New Rate Reduction Affects Western Livestock Shipping
Washington September 10. The interstate commerce commission backs a 20 percent rate cut by western railroads on cattle and hogs, effective September 28. The measure aims to aid western live stock raisers hit by falling prices, with minimums set at 50 cents per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Western
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Dean of Men at K U Sets Broad Advisory Duties
John R. Dyer begins work as Dean of Men at the University of Kansas, signing as headquarters for the men of K U. He will advise vocational training students, outline courses, and resolve government department issues. He plans a filing system to track men students for in school and post graduation references.
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Kk. U
John R.dyer
Fraser Hall
Dyer
Bean Dyer
Sail
University of Kansas
Chamber of Commerce Okays Two Afternoons for Fair Visitors
The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce voted to close business houses Wednesday and Friday afternoons next week for the Douglas county fair at Woodland Park. A proclamation from Mayor Kreeck was requested to declare the holidays. Ottawa visitors will be welcomed Wednesday with decorated cars and a program including a band. Chancellor Lindley of the University of Kansas praised campus progress and the memorial spirit, noting improved facilities and the potential for Lawrence to become a top convention city.
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Chamber of Commerce
Douglas County
Woodland Park
Kreeck
Ottawa
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Chris Schaake
Fair Board
K. U
E. H. Lindley
University of Kansas
Kansas
Rosedale
Chanceilor Lindley
H. T. Ober
Chamber of Creamereee
Lawrence
Warning on Diphtheria Sent by State Health Official
A letter from Dr. A. J. Warren of the state board of health warns Lawrence officials about diphtheria risks. It urges prompt diagnosis and early treatment and stresses preventive care during the diphtheria season. Dr. Clark reports one active diphtheria case in Lawrence at present.
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A. J. Warren
State Board of Health
A. W. Clark
Lawrence
A. J. Warren Peinis
Enrollment at Tawrenes High School Reaches Six Forty Two
Enrollment at Tawrenes high school has reached 642 with late arrivals and yearly entrants this week. The school plans assemblies every alternate Monday morning starting September 26, though the assembly venue is not yet chosen. President Harding traveled to the navy yard at Brooklyn and planned to board the Mayflower for a cruise up Long Island Sound, with a golf stop anticipated. Dr Albright, Chiropractor.
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Tawrenes High School
New York
Harding
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Long Island Sound
Police clear up murders by church in Chicago
Chicago police say late confessions help solve the killings of B. J. Daugherty and Carl Ausmus. Harvey W. Church, 20, admitted he was aided by two accomplices, Leon Parks and Clarence Wilder. Parks described a plan to steal two cars worth about $5400, then split the profits.
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Chicago
B. J. Daugherty
Carl A. Ausmus
Harvey W. Church
Church
Leon Parks
Clarence Wilder
Parks
Daugherty
Ausmus
Telephone Company Sues to Block Higher Rate Interference
Toyoka Sept 13 The Kansas Telephone Co filed suit in Shawnee county district court asking the public utilities commission and the attorney general be restrained from interfering with a rate increase at Lawrence and Garnett. The company applied to the Utilities commission on September 14, 1920, but no decision has been tendered.
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Toyoka
The
Kansas Telephone Co
Shawnee County
Public Utilities Commission
Attorney General
Lawrence and
Garnett
City approves light free night parking for churchgoers
City commission granted Centenary Methodist Church parking on Fourth Street south of Elm without leaving car lights on. Residents from the country can attend services without draining batteries. Police warned youths to avoid church gatherings as dusk traffic risks rise. Health officer reported a sanitary basement on Illinois Street and nuisance notices will follow. Additional concerns cited at Connecticut Seventh and Mississippi Ninth canvases obstructing traffic.
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Centenary Methodist Church
City Commission
Fourth Street
Elm Street
Armourn
Hlinois Street
Connecticut
Seventh Streets
Ninth
Mississippi
Seventh
Tennessee
Austria Hungary dispute held in abeyance by league
Geneva report notes the League of Nations council will keep Austria request for intervention in the Hungary Burgenland border dispute in abeyance. President Van Karnebeek said court voting begins at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning.
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Geneva
Associated Press
Austria
League of Nations
Hungary
Bnurgenland
Council of the League
van Karnebeek
Escaped Prisoners Reported By Lawrence Police
Two trusties at the Kansas State penitentiary are reported as escaped today. Lawrence police department received a 40 word notice detailing the incident. Welch and Welch chiropractors are mentioned in the surrounding text with no further context.
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Kansas State Penitentiary
Lawrence
Limits on Divorces to Four in Independence Court
Independence Kan Sept 13 Judge J Holien capped D F Green 74 at four divorces though no law limits the number. Green sought a divorce from his sixth wife on abandonment grounds. After testimony the court recalled a prior decree granting No 2. You get no divorcee this time, ruled the judge. The sixth wife did not attend court.
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Kan
J. Holien
D. F. Green
Green
Benedict
Convicts Shoot Way to Escape at Missouri State Penitentiary
In Jefferson City three convicts attempted to escape the Missouri state penitentiary this morning by overpowering a guard and taking his pistol. All three were shot. Dick Kennedy and Dan Hogan were wounded in the legs, Joe Kenney was shot through the body and is listed as critically wounded. A fourth man, Sam Taylor, was captured unharmed. Guards fired as the group fled toward a switch engine, with one guard injured during the initial assault. Kennedy and Hogan had prior lengthy sentences, with Kenney facing additional charges.
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Jefferson City
Misouri State Penitentiary
Dick Kennedy
Kansas City
Joe Kenney
Dan M. Hogan
Kani City
Kenney
Keeney
Kennedy
Hogan
Sam Taylor
Cilied
Taylor
J. Tisiutovhckes
J. J. Tyssue
Leslie Gordon
Yar
H. B
Jon. Darmel
Logan
I Kennedy
Peas
EH Jenkins
Close Pictures Move to Halt Film Industry
Prof. McKeever of the national Presbyterian board of temperance urged closing the entire U S film business for at least a month and reopening only under intelligent management. He spoke during a discussion of the Arbuckle case saying motion pictures incite mob spirit.
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United States
McKeever
National Presbyterian Board of Temperance
Red Cross Reports Large Douglas County Effort in First Half 1921
A Douglas County Red Cross review for the first six months of 1921 highlights extensive countywide work led by M Emmi Wall, including health centers at Baldwin Eudora and Decompton, and Cree clinics at Ballwin. The report lists 1,055 information calls and 404 compensation inquiries, plus medical and dental care support, veteran services, nurse registration, and home hygiene instruction totaling broad community relief activities.
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Douglas County
Red Cross
M Emmi Wall
Bureau of War Tisk
Baldwin
Buidlera
Lecanmten
Ballwin
Br. H. L. Chambers
Governor Allen Urges Efficiency After Losses from Strikes
Governor Allen of Kansas spoke at a Philadelphia luncheon urging higher labor efficiency and less dominance. He argued a proposed system to adjuct labor issues in Pennsylvania could have prevented strikes and saved $27 million in wages in the first half of the year, noting 400 strikes involving 100,000 workers and about 4,186,000 lost working days.
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Philadelphia
Allen
Kan
Chamber of Commerce
Penns
Sacrifices Self for Sister to Send Her Home
Stefania Watrobska of Westport Connecticut sent passage money to Poland for her younger sister Karolina after Karolina’s late arrival prevented Ellis Island entry due to September immigrant quotas. Stefania then fled detention by posing as her sister, abandoning her own passport. she was charged with aiding an alien unlawfully entering the United States, her case postponed due to weakness. Immigrant officials say Karolina may be sent back to Poland if not found, though Stefania refuses to reveal her sister’s whereabouts.
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New York
Stefania Watrobska
Westport
Conn
Poland
Stefania
Karolina
Paroling
Ellis Island
Karoling
Perate
Nicarulina
Big Liquor Haul Seized in Northern California
Federal prohibition officers in northern California net liquor worth 250000 during the forty hours ending last midnight. E Forest Mitchell, prohibition director, announces the settlement of the haul in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
California
E. Forest Mitchell
Prohibition
Enroll in Classes at Robinson Gymnasium
Students crowded Robinson gymnasium to enroll or register as figures surpass 8 500 for the year. Registrars Foster and Klooz oversee with faculty help while Big Sisters guide new women students through course advice and navigation of campus buildings.
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Robinson Gymnasium
George QC
Foster
Carl Klooz
School of Education
School of Fine Arts
Wennesday
G. Il
Big Sisters Organization
Big Sisters
Ober Reassumes Chamber Post Amid Detour Concerns
H R Ober resumed as president of the Chamber of Commerce after a summer break and urged marking road detours caused by hard surface road construction in Douglas County. The meeting welcomed new visitors including J Cla Kelly and C P Williams, discussed the Kansas Military Academy, and noted next week’s plan to greet new KU and Tuskan faculty members.
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Chamber of Com Iercé
H. R. Ober
X. J. Kennedy
Douglas County
F. Bumgardner
J. Cla Kelly
Sentlish Rite Work
Kansas City
de Mobig Boys Heaton
C PF
Williams
Vinton
Frank Strong
Wild Jampbell
Dy. Forrest C. Allen
Fay
Moulton
Stanley Watson
Mr. Vickers
Nu-Fuel Company
Lawrence
W. J. Parker
San Francisco
Ray Nichols
Rel” Brown
Aormer
C. R. Hunt
Kansas Military Academy
W. C. Simons
Ober
University of Kansas and
Tuskell Institute
Zoological specimens added to Dyche Museum collection
H T Martin curator of Dyche Museum collected valuable zoological specimens in western Kansas chalk beds with help from Dr B M Allen. Most research occurred near Collier Kansas and will join the museum’s large collection. An aside notes India’s average daily income at one cent for rural workers.
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H. T. Martin
Dyche Museum
Kansas
Collier
Kan
Martin
B. M. Allen
Colorado
India
County Engineer: Job In New Hands
KE Trueblood will succeed B. L. Wolfe tomorrow as county engineer, marking a personnel shift in local government. Strong entities include Trueblood and Wolfe with the transition date noted.
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EB. Trueblood
B. L. Wolfe
County Engineer Appointment Faces Highway Board Veto
The Douglas County board names E. E. Trueblood as county engineer to replace RB Wolfe whose term ends today. The highway board has not yet approved the selection, prompting friction between the two bodies over road matters and future cooperation. Trueblood, a University of Kansas engineering graduate, spent 15 years with Missouri Valley Bridge Company and declined a higher salary to serve local schools.
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RB. L. Wolfe
Douglas County
E. E. ‘Yrueblood
Board of County Commissioners
Trueblood
Highway Board
Engineering School
University of Kansas
Misouri Valley Bridge Company
Missouri
Peck
Examinations First for Kansas Postmasters Ends Endorsements
Topeka report says thousands of candidates for Kansas postmasterships must pass eligibility exams before seeking congressional endorsements. Senator Arthur Capper announced the plan after returning from Washington. He also criticized Congress on agriculture measures under the Harding administration.
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Topeka
Kansas
Arthur Capper
Washington
Congress
Harding
Tax Ordinances Adopted for Street and Sewer Works
City commission last night presented paying tax ordinances for improvements on New Hampshire and Twelfth streets and for a lateral sewer district No 11. After passage Thursday morning, assessed property taxes will be certified to the county clerk and placed on the tax rolls. Also notes a campaign by the nonpartisan League to organize Kansas counties with an eight district executive committee led by A K Mills.
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New Hampshire Street
South Park
Eleventh Street
New Hampshire
South |Park
Thirteenth Street
Twelfth Street
Rhode Island Street
Eleventh
Twelfth
Oregon
Delaware
Nn. PB L
Salina
Kan
Nonpartisan League
Kansas
A. K. Mils
Emil Gall
Ford County
Frank Mclean
Concordia
A. K. Mills
Almena
B. N. Meade
Smith Center
Fred J. Fraley
C.J. Detriech
Seldon
John Fengel
Lost Springs
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge Convention at El Dorado
The annual state convention of the Grand Lodge I O O F and allied societies will convene October 11 to 13 in El Dorado Kansas. The Kansas public utilities commission approved reduced round trip fares at 1 1/2 times the one way rate between all Kansas points and El Dorado.
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Odd Fellows Grand Lodge
el Dorado
Kan
Grand Lodge
1. O. O. F. and Allied Societies
Kansas Public Utilities Commission
Kansas
EL Dorailo
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Craig
Foch
Gathering OF Steel Corporation
County Fair Chamber OF Commerce
Board of Health
L. H. 5S
Dr. Albright
Chiropractor
NEW Confessions
League
Hoboken
Gov
Rocky Mountain Club of
Welch & Welch, Chiropractors
Viikki Prisooners
W. A. McKeever
Eudora
Decompton
Home Service Department
France
Mark
Maude
C. of
Senator
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