Fairbanks Campaign Tour Draws Big Douglas County Crowds
Charles Warren Fairbanks Republican vice presidential candidate spoke at Baker University chapel in Baldwin and addressed crowds in Lawrence and Douglas County. He praised Republican policies, defended Roosevelt, and urged support for Hughes in the November election. The tour included a reception, motor trip, and remarks on democracy, with plans to continue to Kansas City that evening.
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Fear at Chihuahua Attacked as Rally of Defacto Forces
San Antonio report says General Funston announced messages from General At Paso about fears of an attack on Chihuahua City. Treated as a defense rush from the south, de facto government transports were entering the city as a precaution. President Wilson’s sister Mrs. Annan Howe in New London is reported gravely weaker with no improvement expected.
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Fires Threaten California Giant Redwoods Coastline
California officials and hundreds of volunteers battle fires along the central coast as reports say most blazes are under control in towns like San Jose Monterey and Santa Rosa. A major effort is underway to defend the giant redwood stands at the Santa Cruz mountains against the largest blaze in the region.
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Tennessee Infantry Regiments Ordered to Border Duty
San Antonio reports Gen Funston was advised by the War Department that two regiments of Tennessee Infantry have been ordered to the border for duty. They are to be stationed at Fort Clark north of Eagle Pass, several miles back from the border. Tennessee is the fourth state called for troops since mobilization, following Ohio Kentucky and a few Vermont units sent to El Paso.
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Illinois Campaign Heats Up In Gubernatorial Race
Illinois politics amid a hard fought campaign as Dunne and Lowden compete for governor. Dunne defeats Brinton. Lowden defeats McDough and Le Sonith in GOP primaries. Lorimer loses bid for Congress. women voters turnout small with 2201 Democratic and 16 00 Republican women casting ballots.
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Merchants to close two fair days in Kansas town
Cobn, chairman of the Merchants association committee, reports a general closing of businesses on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for the Old Trails Convention. Dry goods, clothing, shoes, hardware, jewelry and banks will close. grocers and others may join. In Hevington, 8,000 persons and hundreds of motormm soared in a parade as the Suh National Convention opened, launching a drive to improve road travel in Kansas.
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Oldest Man in State Dies at 101 in Teabody
Abel Cartwright of Teabody Kansas died at his home age 101 on September 14. He would have turned 102 on November 1. Cartwright, likely the oldest man in Kansas, fell ill after a day of good health and left behind his wife of 88. He attributed his long life to never worrying and entertained family with Revolutionary War stories learned from his grandfather who served in the continental army.
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New Attractions for County Fair at Woodland Park
Douglas County Fair announces two major acts, a Lawrence Brothers Circus with educated elephants and a Pearson Wild West Show. Exhibits fill Woodland Park as merchants back the fair, with livestock pages and ticket drives aimed at boosting attendance and worker participation.
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Merger Plan for Lawrence Telephone Plants Discussed
Lawrencr moves to merge two local telephone systems led by W P Hemphill who unified Ottawa’s network. He met with city commissioners and residents to discuss details with Home and Bell representatives and a petition to consolidate, pending public utilities commission review.
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Rannas Telephone Company
Ottiwa
Ottawan
Kansas Weather Report Summary
A brief Kansas weather notice notes fair conditions this evening with cooler readings in the east and south. Frost is expected tonight in lowlands, with somewhat warmer temperatures anticipated Friday across the region.
Good Roads Drive Aims At Kansas Constitutional Change
Lawrence men report broad support for a statewide drive to amend Kansas constitution to permit state road building. Delegates at Topeka meeting favor pledges to pro road loving candidates and plan county led construction while state funds back connecting routes. A NovemberTopeka convention in Lawrence will lay groundwork, with progress expected in about three years.
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Jaedicke Funeral Held at Home on Indiana Street
Frederick W. Jaedicke funeral to be conducted at 2:30 PM tomorrow from his home 748 Indiana Street with Reverend F. L. Strutter in charge. Burial follows at Oak Hill cemetery. Active pallbearers include Tartledes, Fy Hy Smithmeyer, HY. Albach, J. W. Shaw, Ben E. Wilson, and R. Carter. Honorary pallbearers listed as J. McHenry, John Buch, J. Ketels, J. P. Rewer, OW. Tt Green, and Pant Roo.
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President at Work in Cabinet Meeting Amidst Ill Health
President at Work in Long Branch discusses political situation with Secretary Meadow. Signings and other papers fill several hours during his stay while his sister lies ill in New London. Mission includes trip details and office business.
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New London
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Slavery Charge Trial Involving Mennonite Girl Witness
Kansas City date Sept 4. Lares Roppenhayer, an 18 year old Mennonite girl, identified Wore H. Hamilton in a federal proceeding charged with Vickey Lion of the Mann white Shire act. The hearing ended as deputies seized her mother amid her attempted flight. She testified Hamilton lured her to sell a car and promised $100 monthly to help education for a medical mission. She recounted trips to Lawrence and Kansas City where she was later found at a hotel. It was asked if she had experienced theaters or dances. she said she had not, and denied loving any beaux.
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United States
LIVES LOST IN FIRE AT DETROIT SALVATION ARMY
Four men die trapped in a Detroit Salvation Army industrial building fire. About seventy people were inside the two and three story structure, most on upper floors, when the blaze swept through. One man who jumped from a top story window may have died. A marriage license was issued this afternoon for J. Crook and Jessie Payner of Calhan. The body of Mr. McGee Katie McGee arrived in Lawrence from Junction City and burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery direct from the line.
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Teutons Plot Balkan Offensive At Central Powers Conference
Fragmented dispatches from Sept 14 report Teutons planning Balkan offensives at a central powers conference in progress in Berlin. Other items note French advances north of Teronne, Serbian Bulgarian fighting on the Macedonian front, Greek Kavala depredations, German attempts near the Somme and Meuse, and talks in Budapest over Tisza’s government.
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Robbery Charge Stuns Saloonkeeper in Canadian Case
Chicago police arrested Cateage Saloonkeeper in a bank loot case tied to a decades old Toronto Bank branch robbery. The suspect Martin T. Mannigan, named Hon Keeper, allegedly looted a safety deposit box with Canadian notes. Details remain unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
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Indians to sue Chicago for lakefront claim
The Vitwatomie Indians announce a Chicago lawyer will file suit to gain possession of the lakefront from Michigan Avenue to the Edge, arguing the Partawatonles lived on the site a century ago and accretions have extended the shore. The suit follows a tribal council meeting and cites Grant P as connected with the case.
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Open Door Policy Assurance Clarified in Tokyo and Petrograd
Washington reports both Japan and the United States have affirmed that the new Russo Japanese treaty does not repeal or alter the Open Door commitments in 1907 and the earlier agreements. Ambassadors Guthrie in Tokyo and Frances in Petrograd conveyed the assurances in response to inquiries from Department officers.
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Patterson to Return from France after War Assignment
Professor Patterson, associate in European history, is due home from France aboard a steamer at land. Head of the history department F T Hodder announced the return after Patterson left Bordeaux September 2 and reached New York midweek, delaying briefly before resuming his teaching duties. He previously served as newspaper correspondent during the six week summer leave.
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City Urges Owners to Cut Weeds Fast
City commissioners have sent many notices asking owners to clear weeds on their properties. If ignored, orders will follow to cut the growth and charge the cost to the property on the tax roll. Officials prefer owner action as weeds obstruct sidewalks and create complaints.
Pioneers Remember Early Days at Veterans of ’46 Reunion
The seventeenth annual Veterans of ’46 reunion met at the court house with a large turnout of old settlers. Colonel E C Little of Kansas City gave the main address, praising early settlers, Kansas institutions, and the state’s growth. He urged pride in the past and noted the role of past generations in Kansas’ prosperity and reputation.
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First Frost Predicted Tonight in Midwest Regions
A sharp cold front from the northwest is forecast to drop temperatures to near 40 degrees tonight across Kansas, Nebraska, and surrounding areas. Frost may form in some locales as the cold air sweeps in, with lingering cooler conditions expected into the daybreak hours.
Mandamus suit to decide water bonds validity
The Kansas State Supreme Court in Topeka will hear a mandamus suit brought by the Lawrence Water Company seeking to compel the city commissioners to issue bonds for purchasing the Lawrence water plant. The case, set for October 2, aims to resolve the bond validity dispute sparked by divergent opinions from bond attorneys Wood and Oakley, and to confirm that Chapter 14 Section 88 authorizes bond issuance after a majority vote.
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Beta fraternity pledges Vanderschmidt in secret plan
Willis Vanderschmidt of Leavenworth arrived in Lawrence from Leavenworth on the Union Pacific motor and a short car ride. Beta alumni led a staged pickup at Six Corners and escorted him to the Beta house to complete pledging after a staged station delay.
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Atchison Reunion Marks Lawrence Pioneer E W Morgan
E W Morgan formerly of Lawrence now in Kansas City Kansas spent the day in Lawrence for the Boers reunion. A pupil of C L Edwards long ago he is among the city’s oldest settlers and has attended many reunions. He traces his move to Missouri as circumstance while noting his Yankee birth and Kansan choice.
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