Barn Ruined by Storm Near Harwood Farm
K L Palmer of Schell City visited on business as a severe storm wrecked Mr Palmer's barn on his farm west of Harwood. The structure was newly built and loaded with hay and machinery. one five young stallions survived unhurt amid the falling timbers. A birthday dinner for Mrs Smith and Mrs Cross was hosted by Judge and Mrs Eetts Smith, with a small gathering including T F Staley family and others.
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Nevada
K. L. Palmer
Schell City
Bank Robbers Loot Cuba State Bank in Broad Daylight
Four men robbed the State Bank of Cuba Kansas escaping with between 6000 and 8000 dollars after a fight with citizens. They warned residents to stay away and later halted a Rock Island train, then boarded a band car and fled toward Belleville. John Tobler cashier lived across the street and alarmed neighbors.
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Cuba
Kan
State Bank of
Posees
John Tobler
Tobler
Rock Island
Belleville
Divine Urges Big Navy and National Guard
Bishop Fallows urged a large American navy and a greatly expanded National Guard in a sermon at St. Pauls Reformed Episcopal Church in Chicago. He argued the United States is a world power for peace and must be prepared for war to protect commerce and open markets abroad.
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Chicago
Bishop Fallows
St. Paul's Reformed Episcopal Church
United States
Globe
Bates County farming contest offers College Farmers Week trip
The announcement invites Bates county youths 14 to 21 to enter corn displays at the September Butler County Fair. Winners receive paid travel expenses for four youths to University of Missouri Agricultural College for Farmers Week and the state corn show, with top yellow and white corn premiums. Previous attendees are barred.
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Bates County
Agricultural College
Columbia
Missouri
Butler
Bess
Missouri State, Bank, Watron Trest Co
A Fight For His Eyes
Senator Thomas Gore of Oklahoma began a bid to regain sight lost nearly thirty years ago. He will undergo a week of treatment at Episcopal Eye and Ear hospital before a possible operation. Doctor Wilmer aims to restore vision but cautions success is not assured. Mrs. Gore influenced his decision and cautioned restraint.
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Washington
Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
Episcopal Eye and Ear Hospital
Wilmer
Gore
Fragmentary civic tale of blindness and resilience
A partial, disjointed passage describes a man accustomed to blindness, reflecting on starting life anew, visiting Chicago, and a senator who remains indifferent to his condition. The speaker notes the man could be moved to see an oculist, yet returns home without clarity and shows impertinence in asking how the affliction began.
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Chicago
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