Hay freight rates curb Kansas City market and shipments
Freight rate increases slash hay movement in Kansas City and surrounding states. Dealers warn thousands of tons will not be cut this year as rail competition tightens and prices fall. Omaha and other exchanges report reduced tonnage, with water routes cited as cheaper alternatives.
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Washington
Onwha
Kansas
Mearingy
Huy
Erwin
Athens
Withens
West
Dow Liison
Kansas City
James T. Suttle
Transportation Department
The
Omaha Exchange
Nebraska
Lewis
Wlatieat
Germany to Sign Treaty as Washington Reviews Details
Germany will sign a treaty after fundamentals are agreed upon. A final document awaits Washington approval.
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Germany
Washington
Treaty prospect and war diplomacy across the Atlantic
The article surveys possible German American peace terms and the treaty framework under discussion. It notes parliamentary tests, key figures in favor of rapid settlement, and the influence of diplomats and allied leaders in shaping the evolving policy landscape amid wartime pressures.
Mexican bishop dies in New York visit
The Rt. Rev. Jose M. Ignacio Montes de Oea y Obregon, bishop of San Luis Potoni Mexico, died at Monsignor Michael J. Lavelle’s home near St Patrick’s Cathedral New York. He had come here recently en route to his diocese from a visit in Spain and fell ill while with the rector of St Patrick’s.
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New York
Jose M. Ignacio Montes de Oea Y Obregon
San Luis Potoni
Mexico
Michael J. Lavelle
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Spain
Greater understanding with Japan could end the war
The article reports British Prime Minister Lloyd George urging unity among Allies to resolve Pacific and Asia-Pacific problems with Japan. He argues such understanding would help end the war. Other items include shipping board vessel sales and a Minnesota airplane accident.
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Pacific
Three Black Men Executed in Tennessee Prison
In Nashville, Wil Allen Chesly Graham and Hamp Gholson, Black inmates, were electrocuted for killings tied to Harry Allen a Hardin county merchant and Isaac Levy a Memphis jeweler. Gholson prayed for the fatherless children of his victim as Prison Chaplain Moyers noted a request for forgiveness for harming six men.
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Nashville
Tenn
Wil Allen
Chesly Graham
Harry Allen
Hardin County
Hamp Gholson
Isaac Levy
Memphis
Gholson
J. C. Moyers
Bush Marines to Canal Zone award notice sent
A formal notice to the Panama government requests implementation of the White Award terms by the U S military units stationed in the Canal Zone. The communication emphasizes compliance with the specified award conditions.
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Canal Zone
Panama
Hughes Note Triggers Immediate Panama Zone Action
Reports say Hughes notes Costa Rica will assume immediate jurisdiction over disputed territory, prompting a sudden American military buildup in the canal zone. A Philadelphia Marine contingent was dispatched to the canal aboard the battleship Pennsylvania, while officials clarify Panamanian stance and keep details guarded. In unrelated items, reindeer meat shipments begin in San Francisco, a taxi driver is found murdered near Centerville, and an insurance clerk confesses to a $100,000 theft at Metropolitan Life.
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Frieno
United States
Pan Hy
Bee Hoon Tuauut
Costa Rica
Panama
Cote Rien
Hughes
Quantuico, Va
Maj
Thomas & Clark
Philadelphia
Canal
New York
Arthur BB. Olson
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
C. Fred Johnson
Olson
Stamford
N.Y
Fletcher
Castoria
Hold
New Vons City
Fragmented 19th Century Stories From Indiana and Philadelphia
A miscellaneous round of quirky anecdotes includes a Indiana storekeeper winning a checkers match against an opponent named Jones and sharing cigars, a Philadelphia ledger noting ominous fire events with local officials, and a tavern keeper quipping about governance during a near disaster. The items reflect social humor and small town dynamics.
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Indiana
Hunt
Missouri
Jones
Ledger
Palladelphia
It Hadn't Been Sunday A Society Row Story
A Western town workhouse dispute unfolds with infirmary nurses demanding a separate sitting room and Sunday dinner, a matron’s rebuke, and a cook’s quip about being called you. Other vignettes include courtship humor and an airplane aided survey note.
Have You Any Talented Summer Boarders
A quirky exchange in a Cousinity Manner piece questions whether a summer boarder named Wik has paid or contributed, while noting his free manners and rumors of distant relations as part of a local Birmingham Age narrative.
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Mr. Cobbles
Bilte
Birmingham Age
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