National Peace Congress Draws 25000 to Chicago
The sec ond National Peace Congress opened in Chicago with 25000 delegates including statesmen and diplomats from many nations. Though Taft and Dickinson could not attend, opening sessions featured speeches by Gov. Deneen Mayor Busse Rev A Eugene Bartlett and Dr Benja min Trueblood along with notes from Taft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
America
Taft
Dickinson
Congress
Schurman
Cornell University
Jenkins Lloyd Jones
Emil G. Hirsch
Robert Treat Paine
Boston
Hamilton Club
Charles 8. Deneen
Fred A. Busse
A. Eugene Bartlett
Trueblood
Organized Peace Party
International Peace Bureau
Berne
Switzerland
David L. Dodge
New York City
International Tribunal
Movement For International Justice
Count Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff
Germany
Herman de Lagercrantz
Sweden
Wu Ting Fang
China
Alfred, Mitchell Innes
Halvdan Kant
University of
Norway
Editor Politician George W. Jones Dies in Osage City
George W. Jones educator editor and politician died at his Osage City home from rheumatism of the heart. He edited Osage City Public Opinion and earlier ran Linn county schools and a newspaper. He served as Linn county superintendent, assistant state superintendent, and four years with the internal revenue service. He was document clerk of the state senate last winter and was popular across political factions.
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George W. Jones
Osage City
Jones
Kansas
Linn County
Internal Revenue Collectors Office
Leavenworth
State Senate
Land allocation for State Agricultural College lands
Commissioners appointed to select land for the State Agricultural College visit Dodge City to file and select 7 080 acres. The state had no more acres but the search failed to find a full tract. Estimated value at five dollars an acre would yield about $40 000 for the college. Areas include Greeley 1712 acres Gove 820 Norton 4000 Sherman 207 Cheyenne 1120 Rawlins 320
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State Agricultural College
Dodge City
Land Office
Greeley
Gove
Norton
Sherman
Cheyenne
Rawlins
Optometry Board Elects Leaders for Kansas
The Kansas state board of optometry elected Thomas Cowenlock of Clay Center as president F. W. Hunt of Burlingame as vice president and J. A. Mosher of Burlington as secretary and treasurer Walter Starcke of Jonction City was named corresponding secretary The board will meet here May 26 and 27 to hear all applicants for certificates.
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Kansas State Board of Optometry
Thomas Cowenlock
Clay Center
F. W. Hunt
Burlingame
J. A. Mosher
Burlington
Walter Starcke
Jonclion City
Kansans Strike It Rich in Mexico Gold Mines
Reports reaching Topeka say placer gold mines in the Agua Fria tract, Mexico, are proving rich beyond precedent and landholders there are confident of wealth. Kansan men among the investors include H. G. Alexander and S. C. Houck of Council Grove, Alex King, W. N. Patton, and J. S. Gibson of Americus.
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Topeka
Agua Fria
Mexico
H. G. Alexander
S. C. Houck
Council Grove
Alex King
W. NI Patton
J. S. Gibson
Americus
Vandalism Strikes East Salina Cemetery Two Cedar Trees Missing
Reported vandalism east of Salina where two prized cedar trees in the Grand Army burial plot were dug up with roots. Two holes remain. this is the second incident in the cemetery after previous flower thefts.
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Salina
Grand Army
Missionary Convention Held in Wellington District Four Churches
The Kansas Christian Missionary Society conducted a three day convention in Wellington for churches in the Fourth district. It covered Butler Chautauqua Cowley Harvey Greenwood Elk Sumner and Sedgwick counties. Rev. O N Roth of South Lawrence Avenue Christian church Wichita presided.
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Wellington
Kansas Christian Missionary Society
Fourth District
Butler
Chautauqua
Cowley Harvey
Greenwood
Elk
Sumner
Sedgwick
O. N. Roth
Lawrence Avenue
Wichita
Dry Leader Moves From Salina Pastor to Eureka Charge
Rev. D. H. Shields, longtime Christian church pastor and Salina mayor, resigns and moves to Eureka Illinois to take a church charge. As mayor he led anti saloon campaigns and spoke in several states. He aided in shaping the Oklahoma constitution for prohibition.
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Kansas
D. H. Shields
The
Christian Church
Salina
Eureka
Ill
First Kansas Regiment Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The First infantry Kansas National Guard held its annual meeting with Brig. Gen. Drew presiding. About 75 officers attended as Wilder Metcalf of Lawrence was elected colonel and Chas. Flanders of Paola was elected lieutenant colonel.
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Kansas
Infantry
Kansas National Guard
Wilder Metcalf
Lawrence
Chas. Flanders
Paola
K U Gets Picture of Dr Snow
At the board of regents meeting Mrs Frances Snow presented the State University with an oil painting of the late Chancellor Snow. The artwork will hang in the library until the new administration building is completed, then a room will be dedicated for prominent alumni and professors.
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K. U
Snow
Board of Regents
Frances Snow
The
State University
Fowler to Build Large Machine Shop in Fowler
Fremont McCauley has just purchased 14 lots in Fowler where he will erect a large machine shop for manufacturing farm machinery and appliances.
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Fowler
Fremont McCauley
Paint Every Year For Lasting Home Paint Jobs
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National Lead Company
Trinity
New York
Dorothy Drew Recounts Bible Lesson on Rising Early
Miss Dorothy Drew, granddaughter of the late W E Gladstone, recalls a childhood tale in court. She refused to rise early, citing Psalm 1272 and the Bible saying it is vain to rise up early, a point she pressed upon her grandfather.
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Dorothy Drew
W. EE. Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
Dorothy
Judge Pritchard Deliberates Mercy for Twin Father
Attorney Charles Pettijohn pleaded leniency for a client who pleaded guilty to larceny, arguing the man is father of twins and stole to feed them. Judge Pritchard quipped that he would consider Pettijohn’s proposition when he becomes father of twins, in a Indianapolis News report.
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Charles Pettijohn
Pritchard
Criminal Court
Lir
Mr. Pettijohn
Old Soakers: Coffee Removal Ends Stomach Ailments
A Huntsville Alabama woman who drank coffee for about forty years reports severe stomach trouble for two decades. After stopping coffee she switched to Postum, which she says greatly improved her health and sleep. She attributes her recovery to eliminating coffee and endorses Postum.
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Huntsville
Ala
Wellville
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Great Congress OF Peace Workers
Benjamin F. Trueblood
American Peace Society
Peace Society
Hague
International Court of Arbitration
W. P. Rogers
Cincinnati Law School
Hirsch
Paul S. Reinsch
University of Wisconsin
H. T. Kealing
Nashville, Tenn
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford, Jr
University
Music Hall
Jane Addams
Joseph B Burtt
Graham Taylor
Chicago Commons
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor and Peace
John Spargo
Yonkers
N. Y
Commerce
George E. Roberts
Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Women and Peace
Ellen M. Henrotin
Belton Gilreath
Birmingham
W. A. Mahoney
Columbus
James Arbuckle
Spain
Colombia
St. Louis
Marcus M. Marks
National Association of Clothiers
Philip N. Moore
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Lucia ‘Ames Mead
Orchestra Hall
William J. Calhoun
William I. Hull
Swarthmore College
James Brown Scott
State Department
Charles Cheney Hyde
Mandelhall
University of Chicago
Louis P. Lochner
Madison
Wis
Richard Bartholdt
Missouri
Interparliamentary Union
Edwin
D. Mead
Mead
Great Britain
United States
Washington
Jefferson
Franklin
Republic
Optometry
Stole Trees Front Cemetery
Gladstone
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