Scandal in Faculty at Illinois U Leads to Actions
President Kinley of the University of Illinois said a professor reported professors in the College of Engineering behaved unbecomingly at parties at the complaintant’s home. A divorce suit and a suit for alienation of affections would be filed. Leroy Wilson and Ralph Jones resigned. an investigation was ordered and implicated professors would resign before action. Police were called once but order was restored.
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Champaign
Kinley
University of Illinois
College of ‘Engineering
Leroy Wilson
Ralph Jones
Prescient
E& King
Short Course For Vocational Instructors Held In Manhattan
Following the conference of high school vocational instructors, a short-course will be attended by fifty instructors from across the state. The program covers farm shop and farm mechanics, live stock problems, cost accounting, entomology, and agriculture.
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Manhattan
Kans
M, seBtion
Melies
Boy Killed by Unloaded Gun Accident in Gove County
In Gove Kansas on August 4 Dwight Burkhead aged 12 pointed a discarded shotgun at his brother Cloud 18 saying he would test the trigger A shell exploded striking Cloud in the right breast He died within an hour officials report the gun was believed unloaded.
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Gove
Kansas
Dwight Burkhead
Cloud
Philadelphia rider youngest ever to win American cycle title
George Chapman of Philadelphia captures the new American paced cycle championship at age 21, becoming the youngest winner on record. A marketing line promotes Sergeant's Mange remedy with shampoo and Rankin's Drug Store as the source.
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George Chapman
Philadelphia
Sergeant
Rankin’s Drug Store
Big Labor Demand in Topeka Wheat Harvest
In Topeka Kansas on August 3 the State Free Employment bureau reports 755 men and 56 women seeking work across seven agencies while employers request 872 men and 34 women. Unskilled labor is in strong demand with 818 jobs vs 696 seekers. 629 applicants were referred as unskilled, but only 480 secured positions, and for the first time in months women applicants outnumbered available jobs.
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Topeka
Kans
State Free Employment Bureau
Jamaica Prohibition Drive Expands With New League
Kingston Jamaica August reports a Jamaica League against Alcoholism forming with aid from two American missionaries. It aims to affiliate with a World League led by Leif Jones Donald McLean and Lord Rowallan. A Pussyfoot Johnson reference signals aggressive mass meeting urging dry goals. Rum industry revenue cited at about one million yearly. Ogas Portland Oregon to host August racing under the Pacific Northwest Racing Association.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Jamadca League Against
World’s League Against
Leif Jones
Donald McLean
Lord Rowallan
Beach Beauty Honors Highlighted By Washington Girls
A fragmented Washington report notes 15 year old girls from a local school crowned for beach beauty. Miss Elizabeth Roach of Elenore is listed among honorees with Edith Williams photographed, described as a leading physical beauty by a local society.
Travel Troubles Hem Near East Travel in the Levant
Travel through the Levant is hindered by strikes in Bulgaria Serbia and Italy and by disrupted steamship schedules. Hotels in major cities are crowded as travelers wait for steamer and rail accommodations and baggage checks fail due to theft. The U S Shipping Board has ships in Constantinople but few regular passenger sailings. Major Boath in Constantinople seeks changes to ease travel while Harriman Line plans monthly New York to Levant sailings.
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Constantinople
Levant
Bulgaria
Serbia
Italy
United States Shipping Board
Near Eastern
America
E. E. Boaths
Kee Ping Board
Paris
Near- East
F. C. Tobey
Harriman Line
Abo
Black Sea
New York
Japanese envoy urges Koreans to accept local autonomy
Senshi Egi, a House of Peers member, said after an inspection trip to Korea that yield to Koreans is good while urging Japanese to welcome Koreans efforts. He noted Korea has achieved programs since the regime change but room for improvement remains. He observed Koreans understand local autonomy is necessary for Japanese readers.
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Tokyo
Senshi -Egi
House of Peers
Korea
Eki
Kok
Overburdened Wife Tf and Women’s Pains Cited in Ad
An ad touts Ly dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for backache headaches nervousness and other symptoms attributed to women’s hormonal and reproductive experiences from girlhood through motherhood. Also references a boxing matchup between veterans in Chicago with a proposed 10 round bout at East Chicago.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Tom
Gibbons
St. Paul
Tony Melfchoir
Chicago
Man Aims For Needle Threading Ape Feats
Professor W Shepherd shows his pet chimpanzee threading a needle with nose and fingers. The animal holds a needle between its nose and left hand and guides thread with the right as a photographer captures the moment. The chimp can also sew buttons on a uniform.
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Washington
Shepherd
Beacon to guide tourists enters Kansas City at night
Bescon proposes a 600 watt electric beacon at the alah point in Jackson County to assist night arrivals in Kansas City Missouri. The light will be placed at the noted location to improve visibility and welcome visitors while entering the city.
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Kansas City
Alah
Jackson County
Beacon on city water tower to guide travelers
A large water tower on the southern edge of the city will feature a beacon rising 421 feet above the datum line of Kansas City. The beacon will be easily seen by travelers approaching the city hours before reaching the outskirts.
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Kansas City
State tennis tournament set for August in Kansas
Draws note the state tennis tourney to be held here August 7 to 14 with entries including Les DeWitt and Bill from Wichita. Singles and doubles titles are contested as locals prepare for a busy week. Officials say play begins Saturday but visiting players start Monday. Another item from Hays reports a garage owner not stopping to read a fake $50 bill used to pay for supplies.
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Pines
Kans
Les DeWitt
Bill F Wichits
Hays
Golden Belt
Origin of the term links in golf explained
The piece notes few golf enthusiasts know that links describe a sand covered stretch with short grass between coastal high ground and the sea in Scotland. It states courses abroad lost track of the term as golf spread internationally.
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Scottish
Constans Resigns Post With Pittsburgh Club After Ten Years
Les Constans longtime secretary of the Pittsburgh club in the National league steps down after more than a decade to pursue other business ventures.
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Les Constans
Pittsburgh
Spotless Aprons and Snowy White Delights
A fragmentary note promotes spotless aprons and snowy white attire to delight patrons. The text ends with an unclear line about “you may have them if you try” and the sequence “23 after” remains unreadable.
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