State finances show Kansas totals reach tens of millions
Topeka Kansas April 22 figures from state treasurer E T Thompson show Kansas state business in January February and March reached 14 851 799 24 with annual disbursements likely to exceed 50 000 000 quadrupling four years ago The state processes hundreds of millions in bonds and school funds with a turnover rate of about fifteen times per year and a cash balance rarely above three million dollars as the state eyes road construction and soldier bonuses in coming years.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
State of Kansas
E. T. Thompson
Thompson
Vsac
Fhomp
Wegieve
War surplus left Greece blamed for Asia Minor reverses
Dr. Barton W.Rush of Elmhurst says old second hand war material dumped into Greece after the armistice, sold to the Greeks in 1918, caused recent reverses in Asia Minor, according to Near East Relief veteran just back from the front.
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New York
Greece
Asia Minor
Barton W.rush
Elmhurst
S. I
Greek War Effort and Shortages Warned by Doctor
Dr Brush warns three years of Greek army shortages have left soldiers with no hospitals or adequate equipment. He notes Greece has few ambulances and care for the wounded relies on American Near East Relief. The Greek people remain enthused and eager to drive the Turks from Smyrna.
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Brush
Greece
Smyrna
Women Legion Auxiliaries Leader Plans 300 Mile Western Kansas Drive
Mrs R G Klein of Cimarron, national organizer for the Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion, aims to organize new units in the northwest part of Kansas' seventh district. After a 177 mile round trip to Liberal, road conditions forced long prairie driving and a tire change near the Oklahoma border. A week of medical care followed a poison ivy exposure. Liberal expects a unit of about 300 members, per state secretary M Izetta McCoy.
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Topeka
Kan
Oklahoma
Liberal
Trees Grow Larger in Late Afternoon Say Scientists
D T MacDougal of the Carnegie Institute told the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia that many species show daily growth variations with a larger trunk circumference in the late afternoon. He described using dendrographs to measure changes and noted growth depends on food supply, temperature, and moisture.
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Philadelphia
American Philosophical Society
D. T. MacDougal
Carnegie Institute of Washington Desert Laboratory
Tucson
Ariz
MacDougal
Kansas rate case heirs clash with federal control argument
Case appealed before Interstate Commerce Commission as Clyde Reed questions federal power to fix state intrastate railroad rates. He argues Kansas rates offer fair returns and reflect lower operating costs, while interstate increases would unjustly raise intrastate charges. Debate touches constitutional limits and state sovereignty.
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Awathington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Clyde M. Reed
Kansas Public Utilities Commission
Federal Commission
Kansas
Reed
A. E. Helm
Commission
Kansas Eommission
Court of Industrial Relations
Topeka
Kansas Commission
D. C
National Tribunals
Supreme Court of the United States
Arizona
North Dakota
Maine
Florida
United Ates
Memorial Day to Decorate Graves by Kansas Posts
Yopeka Kansas Anvil 21 reports Memorial Day plans by the state American Legion to decorate graves of Kansas soldiers overseas. The national commander asks states to contribute ten cents per member by March with Kansas totaling 1383.60. Public donations accepted via state headquarters by April 30.
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Yopeka
Kan
Anvil
Kansas
State Department
Frank E. Samuel
England
Ifrance
Belgium
Germany
Jewel of parents title applied in Wrigley office plan
Wrigley located a new office building in Chicago at Boulevard Link Bridge Michigan Avenue and the river. The design chosen by Mr. Wrigley is decorative for the Chicago lake front and harmonizes with the Chicago Beautiful plan.
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Wrigley
Chicago
Boulevard Link
Michigan Avenue
Nethigan Avenue
Mr. Wrigley
Chicago Lake Front
Chicago’s Enamel Faced Towered Building Earns Wide Acclaim
The 16 story main structure topped by a 42 foot square tower rises 398 feet, featuring a four sided 20 foot diameter clock and a 9 foot lantern. Enamel terra cotta clads the facades as locals hail the modern Chicago landmark, called a “link” to the city’s future. Wrigley also finished new factories in Chicago and New York.
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Chicago
German Steamship Lines Tighten Quarantine Checks
At Harburg a new system aligns with American health rules to prevent typhus. Emigrants enter an unclean section for health checks, clothing disinfection, and delousing before transfer to a clean area. Physicians monitor travelers twice daily, isolating the ill and those exposed until cleared for sailing.
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Himburg
America
United States
United American Lines
Elbe
Real estate transfers in Douglas County Kansas list numerous deeds
Sheriff Douglas County transfers property to M A Gorrill for 15 dollars and multiple other deeds record transfers to Citizens State Bank, George Irwin, Richard T Anderson, Clarence Joseph White, Alf Mikesell and others with nominal or stated sums. various lots and tracts in Lawrence Lecompton and West Lawrence appear, including streets New York Connecticut and Lane Place. notes mention E Petty in Topeka.
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Douglas County
M. A. Gorrill
Lawrence
Margarette L. Perkins
Citizens State Bank
West Lawrence
E. Otis Perkins
Lane Place
Anna G. M. Meiger
George Irwin
New York Street
May J. Andrew
Alf Mikesell
Lecompton
Lillie Raines Hartup
Lecompton City
Cor
4Th and Whitfield
Eddie E. Eastow
San Owens
East
Northeast
Geo
Orie Cooper
B. A. Dennis
Earl's Add
Doctor Hooper Rescues Princess Anastasia in Athens
Dr. Hoover, an American surgeon, arrived in Athens after retiring fromConstanthing He to operate on Princess Anastasia, saving her life. The scene shows Dr. Hoover arriving in the Greek capital with Princess Anastasia inset.
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Carol
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American Legion Auxiliary
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Loaon
Thompson Photo Studio
Mass
Newfoundland
Cabot
Canada
Oace A Aeeaseannes
JaNe
Case
Washington, D. C
William III, Prince of Orange
London
George Harvey
Uncle Sam
Dorothy Thompson
Haskell Institute
Pinckney Parent-Teachers’ Association
Wiley
E. Petty
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Dward .S . Williamson
Ohio River
John S. Hubbard
Cincinnnati
Louisville
Annwieget
RAW Valley Creamery
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Miss. Street
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