Peace talk proposals and war updates across Europe
Teutonic Allies offer to discuss peace while warning they will fight if talks fail. Reports from Berlin and Vienna on front-line gains, Russian and Romanian movements, and new crossings in Wallachia. Washington debates budget and diplomacy, with protests over Belgian deportations and U boat questions. Domestic industry and public safety notes, plus court, naval, and political shifts across wartime nations.
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United States
Spain
Switzerland
Vatican
Cologne
von Stein
Wallachia
Berlin
Cerna
Teutonic
Ploesci
Ploeohti
Bureau
Darrube
Tehernavoda
Silistria
Forty Die In Kansas Coal Mine Disaster At Stone City
In a gas and powder explosion at the Reedy and Ryan mine near Stone City Kansas fifteen miles southwest of Pittsburg today twenty miners were killed and seven injured. Most victims were foreigners and many residents of Stone City. Rescue teams worked five hours to reach the trapped. Forty children were left fatherless. The list of dead includes W H Windsor Lud Windsor Frank Windsor Mat Roth Charles Roth William Hey Lyrt Hey Rudolph Triez J W Paige John Lantrosc Domino Calzo John Frye A H Roycroft Carlo Tavertiaro Gregoire Burgy Paul Konatz Tony Kroshel Mike Urisk Frank Jerino Paul Lefevre.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Reedy & Ryan
Stone City
Here
Kansas
Frontenac
Mineral
Victmns
Floyd Brezovoir
Joseph
Rudolph Trier
W. H. Windsor
Lud Windsor
Frank Windsor
Mat Roth
Charles Roth
William Hey
Lyrt Hey
Rudolph Triez
J. W. Paige
John Lantrosc
Domino Calzo
John Frye
A. H. Roycroft
Carlo Tavertiaro
Gregoire Burgy
Paul Konatz
Tony Kroshel
Mike Urisk
Frank Jerino
Paul Lefevre
Allies To Take Their Time In Peace Proposal Response
London reports indicate Entente Allies will not rush to answer Central Powers peace proposals. Consultation among nations under treaty could take two to three weeks, delaying a joint reply past year end. Some fear opening talks would trigger an armistice, though no specific pledge exists in the unofficial accounts.
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London
Paper mills plan distribution remedy meeting moved to New York
American and Canadian paper manufacturers proposing distribution of news print by the federal trade commission will meet in New York Friday to name a four member committee. A Saturday conference is planned with publishers, jobbers, and trade commission representatives to discuss the plan.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
New York
Trade Commission
Frisco Mead
Banks Break Records as Deposits Surge in State and National Banks
The report shows state banks besting previous records with deposits rising by over 20 million in nine weeks while national banks added about 19 million. Total resources reach 350 million with state banks holding 165.6 million and loans and discounts at 130.7 million. national banks report 125.2 million in deposits and 83.9 million in loans.
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Kansas
Kansas Laws NEEDED and Local News Snapshot
The Kansas conference of charities and corrections at Wichita urged legislation on mothers pensions for juvenile courts, fair wages for dependents of state inmates, public-funded medical care for needy schoolchildren, marriage restrictions for the insane and feeble-minded, and protections for marriage from disease. Also proposed were three state farm houses for prisoners and a female facility. Officers were reelected. next meeting in Emporia in October. A hospital fire in Arkansas City caused about 5000 in damage. Obituaries note deaths of Christian Stiegtel, John Peters, J D L Waddie, Magill Peters, and Charlotte Frances Wilder. A miner, Floyd Hart, was shot in Emporia in a self-defense incident. Chanute pawnshop shooting victim J F Jersey died. suspect Arenas captured near Petrolia.
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Kansas Conference of Charities and Corrections
Wichita
H Bowman
Newton
Emporia
Floyd EB. Hart
A. L. Wright
Hart
Charlotte Frances Wilder
Mahattan
Too Many Courts Spar Over Kansas System Reform
Russell county judge J C Ruppenthal urges Kansas to reform its court structure in a letter to Governor Capper, condemning too many courts and judges, complex procedures, and wasteful handling of court funds. The report also notes a securities case against Prairie Pipe Line and other local items including a revival in Utica and a Kansas educator’s death.
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Kansas
J. C. Ruppenthal
Russell County
Capper
Ruppenthal
Judicial Department of Government
Hidden Force in Bicycle Becomes Lesson in Class
A country schoolteacher demonstrates compressed air by leaning a bicycle inside the room. Students guess rubber and air, but a keen pupil finally reveals the hidden force is wind after sticking a knife into the tire.
Made a Mess of It In Social Evening Farce
During a social evening a woman sang for guests. A guest asks about the singer and learns the performer is the speaker's wife. The meek man at his side reveals he is the song's father, sparking a brief comic exchange.
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Argonaut
Modern Child Taffy Tale Quieted By Headache
A family scene shows children asking to make taffy and a headache keeping peace. Tom suggests they will still make noise if forbidden, while mother and papa constrain play and option. The vignette captures a domestic moment with childlike humor.
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Tom
Say the Right Thing at the Right Time Note
A pithy adage on timing and wit suggests that words well chosen can outshine wealth in achieving success, warning that money does not guarantee victory or progress.
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Christian Stiegtel
Westphalia
Twentieth
Missouri Regiment
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Wear Coa Company
J. D. L. Waddie
Weir City Journal
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Long Lane
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P. H. Peters
Marshall County News
Magill Peters
Hanover Democrat-Enterprise
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Chanute
Stain—J. F. Jersey
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Arenas
Petrolia
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Rifle
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U. 5
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Sod
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Atchison County
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Paleontological Museum
University of Kansas
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Lima
Peru
Mr. Martin
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Deering Marshall
Harry Heimple
Augusta
Purcell Farm
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Marshall and
Helmple
George W. Kentrick
Junction City
Amar Fegarai JoJb
Skinners
Horner Mfg. CO
Omahalla
Defiance Starch
Defiance Starch Co
Nebrasks
Mevienrvicue
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