Western Kansas faces clash over cattle range crops
Reports from Hamilton and surrounding counties warn of growing tension as Colorado cattle claims overrun homesteads destroying crops. Officials urge restraint while national guards or federal troops could be called if violence erupts. The piece also notes a mass roosters drive, a drowning accident in Galena, and local harvest wage plans amid wartime shortages.
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Kansas
Colorado Line
Hamilton
Colorado
Yaggy
Syracuse
Topeka
Stella
Germs on Telephones Report From Lawrence and Leavenworth
Miss Moody swabbed telephone receivers in a Leavenworth drug store, a Lawrence drug store, and a University of Kansas building. Broth drops from the University tube showed 240 germs and 430 from the Leavenworth phone after 24 hours. Diphtheria germs appeared on the Leavenworth device and tuberculosis on the University unit.
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University of Kansas
Miss. Moody
Leavenworth
Lawrence
University
Urges Fight on the Weeds as Kansas Girds for Food Drive
Governor Capper appeals to Kansas citizens to kill all weeds and keep gardens productive for next winter’s food. He urges city backyard plots and farm patches be kept weed free, praising farmers’ hoe-driven weed control and urging continued planting and multiple sowings this season. The piece notes backstories including weather, a check lost in a tornado’s path, and local public interest items.
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Capper
Kansas
Kansas Council of Defense
Wilson Proclaims June Recruiting Week For Regular Army
President Wilson designated June 23 to 30 as recruiting week for the regular army and urged unmarried men ages 18 to 40 with no dependents to enlist for war service. Army officials fear slow recruitment, with about 70,000 men still needed to reach war strength of 300,000. 121,303 volunteers enlisted since April 1.
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Washington
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Army
War Department
France
Mob wrecks suff banners at White House protest
Washington reports mob violence during a suffrage protest near the White House gates as three hundred government clerks on lunch break charged banners denouncing Wilson and Root. The banners claimed America is not a democracy and accused Wilson of opposing women’s rights, prompting cries of treason and attempts to tear them down.
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Washington
White House
Wilson
Envoy Root
Russia
America
American destroyers aid English waters reach ships survivors
After a swift dash in response to wireless distress calls, two American destroyers arrived at an English port with eighty survivors from two torpedoed merchant ships. One ship yielded thirty-one survivors, the other forty-nine, as the Mercy run covered several hundred miles. The Bay State liner Bay State sunk the Warren. Washington warns neutrals grabbing American wheat threatens shortages without July 1 controls.
Segstration Not a Bar to Enlistment in Military Service
The government urges men aged 18 to 40 to join the army navy marine corps national guard or naval militia rather than await the draft. Enlistees in these branches may later be detained for service with the new army as noncommissioned officers or to obtain commissions. New regular army regiments are forming offering rapid paths to NCO or officer roles.
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Ta Entist
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
Naval Militia
Armed Service
Regular Army
Munitions Makers Evade Tax Increase Probe
Washington June 19 Internal revenue agents report widespread attempts by munitions makers to dodge profits taxes imposed last September. Initial returns showed about 26.5 million in taxes. revisions and other adjustments push the expected government take to at least 36.5 million. Investigators note many firms filed partial or phased profits, with some deducting plant costs to claim lower net profits.
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Washington
Congress
Internal Revenue
Treasury
Commission of Internal Revenue
Nho
War gains Lord Northcliffe cites front experience
Slacker Elish Lampkin arrested at Pine Bluff Ark is identified. Charles Miller sought at Hardinsburg Ky for murdering an aged wealthy citizen. The article notes wartime controls and Liberty Loan drives with Red Cross fundraising in Tulsa Ok.
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Lord Northcliffe
Boothe United States
Elish Lampkin
Pine Bluff
Ark
Charles Miller
Hardinsburg
Caneer
Murmicese
Satan
Liberty Loan
Tulsa
Red Cross
Lesson for July 1 Isaiahs Call to Service
Reader guidance on Isaiah the prophet, his vision in the temple, and his call to service. It outlines Isaiah’s role as reformer and envoy, the two major book sections, and the divine vision that prompted cleansing and mission. It concludes with reflections on applying this call to present duties.
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God
Uzzish
Temple
Jehovah's
Heavenly Palace
Jesus
Uzsiah
Nineveh
Tyre
Gazing at a Hero and the Bowlegged Bull Pup
A witty Browning quotation depicts a crowd awe struck by a man known not as governor but as owner of a bowlegged bull pup that won the beach show prize. The remark highlights local pride in a remarkable animal.
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Browning
Cuticura Promotes Clear Skin For Everyday Use
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment and Soap as quick, daily skin care. Free samples and a book offer via mail from Cuticura Dept L Boston. The text includes a humorous exchange from an Indianapolis News item about a passenger offering a seat to a woman who prefers her husband.
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Dept. L
Boston
Monon
Mr. S
Indianapolis News
Tomb of Mohammed Looted Sparks Global Outrage
Intense indignation spreads through the Mussulman world as the Turkish government seizes jewels and money deposited on the tomb of Mohammed. Among the treasures is the renowned Shining Star diamond valued at more than one and a half million dollars.
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Mohammed
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