Pioneering Kansas Wheat Leader Bernard Warkentin Dies in Syria
Bernard Warkentin of Halstead Kansas, a key promoter of hard winter wheat in Kansas and surrounding states, was accidentally killed on a train near Beirut when a pistol discharged in the adjacent compartment. His efforts helped import and distribute seed that transformed Kansas into a leading wheat producer.
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Bernard Warkentin
Halstead
Kas
Beirut
Syria
Kansas
Mr. Warkentin
Warkentin Life and Mennonites Pave Kansas Mill Luminary
The article recalls Carl B. Warkentin's death and plans to move the body to Newton Kansas. It details his prominence as president of Newton Milling and Elevator, Halstead Milling and Elevator, and other ventures. It traces his family Mennonite roots, emigration from Russia to Crimea, and movement to Kansas aided by his role in attracting Mennonite settlers to the state. He arrived in Kansas in 1870 and helped build a wheat growing community, turning to hard winter wheat and robust farming across several counties. The piece notes his age, wealth, and influence among grain traders and bankers.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Mr. Warkentin
Warkentin
Russia
America
Newton
Carl B. Warkentin
David Goertz
New York
Naples
Italy
Kas
Memedeas
M. L. Alden
Kansas City
Newton (Kansas
Atchison
Missouri River
Prussia
Crimea
Catherine II
Catherine
Peninsula
Bernard Warkentin
Germany
Atchison Railway
Retrial Won for Kansas Slayer Moore
John C Moore, convicted of murdering his wife in Cowley county two years ago, wins a new trial by supreme court order. The court barred evidence of fits of temper years before the murder that was admitted at trial, reversing a lower court ruling and remanding for a new trial.
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Torexa
John C. Moore
Cowley County
Supreme Court
Moore
Masonic Revision Committees Close Three Day Meeting
The state grand lodge of Masons St Louis assembly committee to revise the laws and code ends a three day session in Boorville. Members include past grand masters A S Houston of Mexico A M Hough of Jefferson City and Attorney W F Johnson of the city.
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Boorvillle
State
Grand Lodge of Masons
St. Louis
Long range weather forecast tested by Washington bureau
The weather service in Washington announced the first long range forecast covering next week based on two years of data and experiments. Local observer Patrick Connor notes its potential, with hopes for more precise regional forecasts and benefits to farmers and gardeners in upcoming planting and harvest seasons.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
Patrick Connor
United States
Rocky Mountains
Connor
Ex-Kansas treasurer Kelly suit moves toward trial
In Leavenworth on April 11, T T Kelly former Kansas state treasurer faced a district court hearing on a Miami county case. Judge Gillpatrick overruled demurrers and ordered county attorney Lee Bond to gather testimony and review books in Miami county. The case alleges Kelly took about $1500 while county clerk and repaid under political pressure.
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Kansas
Eix
Leavenworth
Kas
T. T. Kelly
Miami County
Gillpatrick
Lee Bond
Kelly
Boy Injured While Disc Harrowing Near Downs Kansas
Roy Williams a 17 year old resident west of Downs was badly mangled and bruised after being thrown under a disc while discing alfalfa for neighbor John Nunn. The accident occurred April 11 near Downs Kansas.
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Downs
Kas
Roy Williams
John Nunn
Hood's Sarsaparilla praised as spring purifier
Mrs J F Gee of Stoneham Mass testifies after 25 years using Hood's Sarsaparilla. She says it cures spring humors purifies blood and treats scrofula and eczema. The ad notes SARSATABS tablets in liquid form with 100 doses priced at 1.
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J. F. Gee
Gold Street
Stoneham
Mass
Hood
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John C. Mooure
Tom Kelly
J. Homer Williams
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Carthage
Cramers
Boots
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Red Cross
Ladies’ Home Journal
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Fine Clothes
Grand Avenue
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