Subscriptions Rates and Office Details Apr 16 1926
Subscription rates listed for one week two or more weeks and yearly mail options with in advance terms. Chicago and New York representatives named. Local post office contact and Friday edition date provided. Associated Press rights noted. Lawrence Kansas publication details.
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Earrier
Mali
Chicago
A. R. Keater
Hartford
New York
Franklin YP
Alcorn
Marbridge
Associated Press
Apecia
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Sabbath Sign Quote Cited in Prohibition Hearing
Geneva Andrews, at a senate prohibition hearing, argues that legalizing government beer sales would aid enforcement by transforming an offense into a lawful act. She cautions that repealing liquor laws could remove enforcement needs, but notes the liquor problem requires a different solution.
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Geneva Andrews
Senate
Sunspot Causes Northern Lights Theory by University Astronomer
University astronomer Prof. Dinsmore Alter explains that a sunspot can trigger aurora borealis when its electron stream is aimed at Earth. He notes variances where sunspots in the same region miss the planet, and says ordinary people can observe the sunspot once he points it out, acknowledging the universe remains intriguing.
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Dinsmore Alter
Earth
Turkish order bars jazz dancing and underage entry
The Turkish government issued a ban prohibiting jazz dancing and restricting access to most amusement places for persons under 18. The move is presented as a prudent measure, echoing any tendency for the United States to encounter reciprocal controls.
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United States
Tractors surge on Kansas farms 1920 to 1925
The Department of Commerce reports Kansas farm tractors nearly doubled from 16,128 farms with tractors in 1920 to 31,171 tractors on 1925 farms. This shift reflects rising living standards and a move toward a commercial farmer economy as horses decline in use.
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Department of Commerce
Kansas
Lane
Fort Scott’s Trade Threatened by Loss of Tractors and Water Shipments
A market critique notes that losing tractors to overhead costs risks reduced production and broader economic hardship. Fort Scott relies on varied industries including local drinking water shipments. The town previously witnessed a mysterious disappearance of a large liquor shipment under federal court custody.
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Fort Scott
Senate liquor hearing exposes home violation methods
The chief outcome of Senator Tread's senate hearing appears to be informing the uninformed about all known ways to violate the prohibition law at home. It may be the purpose to educate on these methods.
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Tread
Senate
City manager resumes drive to fill jobs with Democrats
The new Kansas City city manager begins by replacing vacancies with Democratic appointees under a reform plan. The move aims to align city staffing with the new administration’s political stance.
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Kansas City
Mussolini Showed Human Side Driving Snotor Car Fast
An odd note claims Premier Mussolini occasionally relaxes his image and reveals a human side by driving a Snotor car at reckless speed, illustrating a rare personal moment amid his public duties.
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Mussolini
Editorial on Kansas editors losing local business
A Kansas editorial laments small town papers being deprived of advertising revenue as women’s clubs and other local groups press for yearbook printing outside the local job office. It argues editors need such business to fund free space for local causes and questions a campaign to move printing to larger markets.
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Kansas
Colleges
Chambers of Commerce
Woman's Federation of Clubs
Women’s Clubs of
Federation
the Gazette
Emporia
Topeka
Gazette
Emnaria Ganott
Lenroot Renominating Wisconsin Senator in 1922 Race
Irvine TL Lenroot announces his renominating bid for United States senator from Wisconsin. A veteran five term House member who joined the Senate in 1918 to fill an unexpired term and won a full term in 1920. Known as shrewd, courageous and independent, he led oil lease investigations and backed American World Court adhesion. From Starneria Wisconsin, he began in state politics in the Wisconsin legislature.
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Irvine TL. Lenroot
United States
Wisconsin
Washington
Congress
Senate
Hustine
Arbor Day Observances and Notable Birthdays
Arbor Day events are planned in Indiana and Colorado with school exercises. Clarence D. Clark marks his 75th birthday. The National Plate or Cotton Manufacturers meet in Boston. Brig. Gen. John B. Bellinger retires. The U S Holland, a tanker tender for submarines, is launched at Puget Sound. A lighthouse is described as every fourteen miles along the English coast.
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Indiana
Colorado
Clarence D. Clark
U.S
Rhee Wraniing
National Plate
Boston
John B. Bellinger
U. S. Army
U.S. Holland
Pitt
U. Navy
Eeding
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Hoover Warns on Raw Material Monopolies Global Trade
The editorial argues that government price fixing of raw materials disrupts world trade and harms consumers. It cautions against negotiations that legitimize price controls, urges independent supplies and better substitution, and highlights risks to future production and economic growth.
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Washington
United Press
United States
D&n
Brooklyn once thrived in Willow Springs township
Twenty five years ago residents in the 800 block of Louisiana street complained of manure dumping harming their neighborhood. The Willow Springs town of Brooklyn, once lively with saloons, stores, blacksmiths, a hotel, and residents, vanished after Quantrell’s raid.
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Louisiana Street
Helen Simpson
Jlow
Willow Springs
Oriental Railroad
Brooklyn
Quantrell
J. H. Cohn
Kentucky Street
Erna -Barteldes
Mary Monroe
Otis Perkins
Shireratty
Wilford ‘Gould
Argentine
Railroad
Clarence
Debt Talks Possible With Churchill This Summer
Paris reports that the Senate's rapid disposal of the budget bill may allow French finance minister Peret to start preliminary debt conversations with Winston Churchill, British chancellor of the exchequer, as early as next Monday in London. If desired, Peret could then plan a fluent trip to the United States, likely in June, for a similar mission.
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Paris
Senate
M: Peret
Winston Churchill
Excheqeer
London
United States
Lands Grants Bill Favorably Reported to Senate
An AP report notes the Public Lands Committee favorably reported to the Senate a bill confirming land grants in states and territories for public schools. The measure seeks to validate lands granted to support education across jurisdictions.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Highway bill before House as testimony proceeds in Washington
In Hutchinson Kansas April 16 AP reports a fatal gas explosion in a Nickerson home. Mrs Mary Thompson 27 died after ignition of clothing while stirring coal in the kitchen range. The incident follows earlier notes on prohibition testimony and current highway bill action.
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Mirs
Hutchinson
Kan
Mary Thompson
Baldwin News notes from Baldwin and surrounding area
Miss Vera Erskine and brother Harold of Edgerton visit Baldwin. Miss Janice Plant of Kansas Agricultural College spends days with sorority sisters at Delta Delta Delta. Dr G H Bretnall and anatomy class visit University of Kansas. Mrs J Howard Campbell and Miss Mildred Hunt attend Rose Marie in Kansas City. Little Gaylord Castle injured at school but improving. Mrs J Clark obituary and funeral at First Methodist, with Daughters of the King in attendance. Shakespeare club meets at Mrs L G Eakes home. Mrs A O Burton visits Lawrence for music supervisors convention. Miss Burton joins Kansas City by Miss Golda Marshall en route to Sabetha. Death notices for Mrs Isaac Hoover after accident. burial in Halton. Leisure Hour club hosts at Mrs F M Hartley home. next meeting with Mrs Harold R Harvey. Mrs W C Markham seeks Kansas City treatment. Dr Clarence E Holcombe to Topeka for Scottish Rite addresses. Mrs Evelyn Townsend promoting Christian Service League work. Mrs E F Knight of Kansas City visits Baker student Kenneth Knight. Baker University orchestra performs at Baldwin Community Music Festival with violinist Lorna Bailey. Mrs Harvey Roterman visits from Lawrence. Willam Potts and Miss Leota Geyer announce engagement. Potts a Baker graduate, Geyer a senior. Miss Mary Elizabeth Brown attends concert in Lawrence. Miss Anne Painter returns from Quenemo ill. Mrs Fred J Crossfield and Mrs A M Hibbard visit, then return to Glen Eliyn, Illinois. The third annual Baker relay carnival slated April 30–May 1. open to junior colleges and high schools. Andrew Hamilton and William McFerrin join friends at St Marys to golf. also at Washburn College. Record time for London to Paris air journey noted.
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Harold
Edgerton
Baldwin
Janice Plant
Kansas Agricultural College
Delta Delta Delta House
G. H. Bretnall
Lawrence
University of Kansas, Kin
J. Howard Campbell
Kansas City
Rose Marie
Mildred Hunt
J. H. Biddle
Gaylord Castle
Florence Casso
Mirs
J. Clark
Clycle Stewart
First Methodist Church
Convention of Supervisors of Music
Miss Burton
Golda Marshall
Sabetha
Galenh
Isaac Hoover
Bethany Hospital
Hoover
Halton
F. M. Hartley
Ninth
Indiana
J. M. Hyder
Genevieve
Salome Cunningham
Bernice Gorsuch
Harold R. Harvey
W. C. Markham
Clarence E. Holcombe
Topeka
Holcombe
Chester
Evelyn Townsend
Christian ‘Service League of
Wichita
E. F. Knight
Kenneth Knight
Baker
Birk Hughes
Pio Hughes
Willam Potts
Leota Geyer
Potts
Miss Geyer
Mary Elizabeth Brown
Courboni
Frazer Hall
Anne Painter
Quenemo
Fred J. Crossfield
A. M. Hibbard
Glen /Eliyn
Illinois
Woodhall
Elsa
Ruth
Thomas
A. Evans
Little San
Tommy
Emporia
Emil Luston
Andrew Hamilton
William McFerri
St. Marys
Theodore Bunyan
St. Marys College
Washburn College
Beginning of Sin in Christian Teachings
A 1926 Sunday school lesson discusses sin and its universal presence. It contrasts human conscience with doctrinal detail, notes numerous historical methods of atonement, and presents Christ as the sufficient remedy for sin and its penalties. The talk emphasizes personal response over theological debate.
Weather forecast and farm note from early 1900s column
Farmers warned oats sown now may struggle in cold wet soil while potatoes lie dormant. A January statement predicted March and April warmth would outpace winter, a forecast that proved true. A half inch of water froze overnight, fruit buds exposed to frost. Severe storms and cool spells likely late month and into May with possible frost and tornadoes as warm fronts threaten northward.
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Mar
Pexas
Canadian Line
John C. Evans
Purification touted as path to health with Calotabs
Physicians endorse purification as the foundation of health. A thorough Calotabs course, taken weekly for several weeks, is advertised to cleanse the system. A family package with directions is sold for 35 cents at drugstores.
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Nature
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