Journal World Uniform State Laws Plan Meeting
The Thirty second annual conference of commissioners on uniform state laws opens in San Francisco with discussions on aviation guardianship illegitimate children and extradition. Delegates from all states plus Alaska Porto Rico and the Philippines consider model statutes and potential uniform acts adopted since the conference started.
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San Francisco
Calif
Associated Press
National Conference of Commissioners On Uniform
Tegislature
Alaska
Harrah
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Nation Congress
Conference
Say
Eee
Tom Sims Reports Man Loses Two Fingers
Tom Sims notes a man losing two fingers amid a sensational claim. The piece hints at an ex-kaiser turning to talk back, while a daughter smoking cigars signals household power dynamics and moral time versus money, framing a provocative social tableau.
International and Domestic News Roundup of Today Events
A wide array of items dated today includes anniversaries such as Germany’s invasion of France and James Grant’s birth, Canadian stamp tax implementation, and Swiss independence day. Primary elections sweep Oklahoma Virginia West Virginia Missouri Kansas. US women athletes depart for Paris. society notes on travels, prose, and local curiosities.
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France
James Grant
Switzerland
Colorado
Robert T. Lincoln
Abraham
Canada
United States
Paris
New York
Oklahoma
Congress
Virginia
Claude A. Swanson
Westmoreland Davis
Howard Sutherland
West Virginia
Sutherland
United States Senate
Missouri
Have a Long Ballot Sedgwick Co Sheriff Race
Aug 1 Wichita coverage notes a crowded race for Sedgwick County sheriff in Kansas primaries. Nine Republicans and four Democrats compete for a $4,000 salary with rewards and fees, including former officials and Wichita’s chief of detectives among the contenders.
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Wichita
Sedgwick
Kansas
Ens
Chester A. Canner
J. B. de Vier
Frank L. Fisher
J. H. McPherson
D. P. Moran
C. A. Richards
J. M. Rush
T. F. Sarver
S. W. Zickelaose
W. W. Garety
W. Gosney
James Hamilton
H. G. Yeagey
Autodidactic advice on Wichita street scene
In Wichita on August 1 a passerby who stopped to help a stalled driver learned his helper asked questions about his background before offering further tips. The driver revealed John W. Briggs, former president of the American Association of Automotive Engineers and a wartime superintendent of construction at a Detroit automobile factory.
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Wichita
John W. Briggs
American Association of Automotive Engineers
Detroit
Ee Fanare
West Virginia Primary Bold Candidate Sutherland
Howard Sutherland, a Elkins resident and coal and timber entrepreneur, seeks re-election in West Virginia's primaries. Former Missouri native and journalist turned census clerk rose to senior posts in Washington, later shaping politics and reform before moving to West Virginia. Demand for British coal shows a lull as buyers delay shipments toward September.
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Howard Sutherland
United States
Senate
West Virginia
Senator Sutherland
Elkins
Missouri
Census Bureau
Columbian University
Hig
Washington
Congress
London
The Red House Weekend at Stanton
At The Red House Stanton Mark Ablett hosts a gathering including his cousin Cayley and friends. Antony Giltingham arrives looking over guests with keen gray eyes while Mark contends with a rumored brother from Australia. A door bangs as tensions rise and the countryside pace hides a tense family saga.
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Guiet
Markk Lett
Matt Cayley
Mark
Rolert
Australia
Senke
Robert
Audrey Stevens
Audrey
Rex Volvet
Cayley
Offles
Mack
Cay
Enid
Bill
Miss Norris
Melly
Betty & Slithe
Betty
Ike
Red House
Antony Giltingham
Wodéham Stallion
Gilfingham
Antony
America
Silingham
London
Fe Hags
Woodham
Tie
Stanton
St. Ablett's
Red ‘House
Bia
Beverley
Gllingheam
Aew
Sivens
Descriptive Craft Project of Desert Diorama by Friendly Hands
A step by step feature guides Betty and Jenny Linn and friends as they build a desert diorama inside a shoe box. It describes mesas, Hopi homes on mesas, cacti and yucca plants, paper figures, and light effects to simulate a sunny Arizona New Mexico landscape with vivid period tone.
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Betty
Jenny Linn
Rair
Peter Poodle
Desert
Arizona
New Mexico
Pol
Pengil
Jlgy
Rehabilitation exhibit shows disabled workers retrained for Brazil expo
Philadelphia July 27 state officials will showcase lantern slides for the International Centennial Exposition in Rio de Janeiro. The slides, built from photographs of rehabilitation cases, highlight employment training under the State Bureau of Rehabilitation and Federal Board of Vocational Education. Stories include a 19 year old who lost a finger and was trained for baking, now employed. two women who lost their right hands and trained for ceric work, achieving better pay and steadier jobs. American exhibits will be guarded by a Marine Corps detachment and several veterans from famed campaigns.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
State Bureau of Relabilitedam
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Rehabilitation Bureau
Marine Corps
Aparine Organization
Belleaun Woods
Selections for Brazil Duty Honoring Merit
July 1918 entry notes youths joining service with several chosen as stewards for good conduct and general merit, reflecting a selective form of duty assignment in Brazil.
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Brazil
Penalties to be imposed on Germany by France
France will impose economic and financial penalties on Germany for refusal to continue on debts contracted with allied nations before the war, officials here said. Mrs. R. W. Steynolts of McLouth visited Lawrence yesterday before proceeding to Denver to visit her daughter, Mrs. Crawshaw. Mrs. Ella Haskin left today for a two week visit with home folks at Hurnet Kansas.
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John Calladine
Mark
Ruth Norris
Cayley
Germany
Paris
Aug. J
France
R. W. Steynolts of
McLouth
Lawrence
Denver
Ella Haskin
Hurnet
Kansas
Freckle and Skin Bleach Recipe Promises Clear Complexion
An old advertisement claims lemon juice and Orchard White mixed in a bottle create a freckle and tan bleach. It instructs to massage the solution daily on the face neck arms and hands to bleach freckles and blemishes and achieve a clear rosy-white skin.
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Connecticut
Oscar.Miles
Fanny Platts
George Hurd
Kansas City
Sedgwick County
Ilabor
Mark Ablett
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Arta
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Hun
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Cambridge
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George Matthew ‘Adams
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