Twilight league schedule revised after rain delays
The Twilight league will shrink for August with four games postponed due to rain. A new schedule begins Monday if weather cooperates. Willard Bout in New York reports a planned heavyweight bout setup between Cham and Willard, with promoters arranging the ship. Numerous enthusiasts plan to attend auto rabbit races in Chanute Sunday after the election.
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Yithe
Willard
New York
Tex
Rick
Rajinger
Jessard
Cham
Faempgey
Oil Production Surges in Kansas as Florence Field Doubles Output
Aug 5 Kansas reports crude oil output rising sharply with producers estimating over a billion barrels in the first eight months, nearly matching 1920 levels. The Florence field drives gains, with many wells delivering faster production than expected and contributing to the yearly total.
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Ne ‘ Lounty
Florence
Fey
Otis Arms Collection Exhibit Opens at Exposition Park
Los Angeles Aug 5 collection of arms from the late Gen Ps Hartisan Gray Otis on permanent display at Exposition Park history and science museum. The display includes knives firearms and antique pieces tied to Napoleon frontiersmen and regional conflicts. The exhibit features a seven foot Arabian brass and silver hafted Hartels and items from Boxer Rebellion and American Indian warfare.
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Los Angele
Cal
Hartisan Gray Otis
Blisher
Science and Exposition Park
Arge
Guiter
State Taxes Rise Over 400 Percent in Two Decades
A table from the State Tax Commission shows Kansas state taxes increasing from 2,002,190 in 1901 to 8,74? billion this year, with total taxes for all purposes rising from 31,099,408 in 1880 to 55,613,474 in 1920 and per capita taxes growing sharply. Predictions by Gov Allen and Chairman Samuel Lee suggest total direct taxes could exceed 128 million dollars this year, with federal taxes contributing about 38 million in Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
Ave
State Tax Commission
Kansas
Govanor- Allen
Samuel T. Lee
State
Poe Commission
Faneag
Willea Srey
Old Scott estate becomes Boston park site
Boston moves to convert the Scott estate in Dorchester into a park. The area marks the site of early colonial meetings at Hast Cottage Pleasant and Pond streets and nearby Savin Hill Beach where early settlers camped and stored valuables under guard while camped.
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Boston
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Scott
Dorchester
Pleasant
Pond
Savin.Hill Beach
Prohibition Debates Stir Trade Moves Across Europe
Across Iceland Finland and Spain push for policy shifts as prohibition and tariffs threaten trade. Iceland plans a bill to allow Spanish wines under 21 percent alcohol while Spain tightens Icelandic fish imports. Finland eyes curbing prohibition powers. Norway pursues stronger prohibition and a monopolies plan amid treaty talks.
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Copenhagen
Iceland
Finland
Norway
Politiken
Spain
Teeland
Helsingfors
France
Portugal
Opium Question At League Adopts International Focus
The Japan League of Nations Association adopts a resolution urging international cooperation to curb opium in Kwantung Province and calls for decisive action by Japan. A second resolution urges enacting labor laws aligned with Washington Conference agreements to advance international cooperation. A note mentions Erie Kansas Legion Auxiliary sponsoring a memorial pool and city playground. Hukois state oil output exceeds 12,600,000 barrels last year.
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Tokio
Japan League of Nations Association
Kwantung
Washington
Hukois
Time to Get Riki Freckle Remover Advert
This old ad promises a double strength preparation named Thine for removing freckles. It claims quick results with two small applications daily and guarantees money back if freckles do not vanish. The copy emphasizes rapid fading of both light and dark spots and minimal quantity needed.
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Koon
Cost of Training Guards For Kansas National Guard Encampment
Estimates show 2 200 guardsmen will be paid $56 7060 for a fifteen day encampment August 14 to 28. Transportation costs include fifty four coaches and twenty three baggage cars plus boxcars and stock cars. Units travel via Fort Sill Fort Riley and Kansas City with trains organized by M E T Santa Fe Union Pacific and Rock Island.
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Garl R. Nihite
U.S
Kadsas
Transpor Les Can Lassen
Regar
Lola
Coffeyville
Yates Center
Fort Sill
Kila
Missouri Pacific
Hutchison
Rock Island
Wichita
Tk Island
Troy
Sabetha
Norton
Hiawatha
Salina
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Fort Riley
Iola
Emporia
Council Grove
Santa Fe
Kingman
Newton
Union Pacific
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Lawrence
Atchinson
Topeka
Namies
Merd
Community visitors and trips around iD and vicinity
Mr James Massey of Cottonwood Falls visited last week with Mr and Mrs A M Stevens. Vernie Love and family returned from Des Moines where they spent the past month. Seth Fenton Mysi Hutches Baldwin visitors Saturday. Mrs Hutches remained for a visit with Winifred and Agnes Stevens. A camping party traveled to Woollier area with Juta and Katherine Van Kure and others from Baldwin. The Hagerman family and Margaret Wilson Alfie Jaks and families with Bert Daugherty traveled for ten days camping on the Ozark mountains. Mrs Guy Love spent time with Mrs Will Winters. Charlie McPheeters and White drove from Kansas City and spent Sunday with W A McPheeters. Mr and Mrs Wertz and children and Steve Parsons and mothers spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Walter Parsons. Mr and Mrs Gene Hoskinson Mildred and Jennie Stevens and Mr and Mrs Lam Sturdy and children were in Lawrence visiting. Alfred Cutter of Lawrence visited Perry Stevens. Geesner chilled at Lam Sturdy's Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Bert Stevens and family were Lawrence visitors Wednesday. Mrs Stanwix ac
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James Massey
Cotton
Wood Falls
Ki Stevens
Vernie Love
Des Moines
Iowa
Love
Seth Fenton A
Mysi Hutches
Baldwin
Lawrence
Guy- Love
Will Winters
Charlie McPheeters
White
Kansas City
AL MeiPheeters
If Wertz
Steve Parsons
Walter Parsons
Gene Hoskinson
Mildred
Jennie Stevens
Lam Sturdy
Alfred Cutter
Perry Stevens
Geesner
Bert Stevens
Stanwix Ac
Easy Way For Thin People To Put On Flesh
A vintage advertisement explains that thin or underdeveloped individuals can gain weight by consuming fat producing meals and using Evans's Triple Phosphate to repair digestion. It claims nervous digestion is the root cause and promises conversion of food into healthy tissue with this regimen and tonic.
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Grominstrfuient
Eshald Meee Evans
Better Vision Mask Incident Tied to Giants Catcher
Disjointed notes describe a new mask improving sight for Frank Snyder, catcher for the New York Giants, and reference a home visit. Other items note family visits, school terms, and a county fair directory dated around September 29 30 with a premium list published in book form and a slogan about cycling for health.
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Dopa
Frank Snyder
New York Giants
Tlying
Thousands Gather for Caruso Funeral in Naples
In Naples a vast funeral for Enrico Caruso drew officials from King Victor Emmanuel to the United States and many nations. About 60,000 crowded the Basilica of Saint Francis of Paola as the service and floral tribute to the famed tenor drew a globally attentive crowd. Police kept order as people pressed to glimpse the casket. The city endured a near halt to daily life in respect for the opera legend.
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Naples
Cole
Enrico Caruso
Carusa
Don Francisco di Paolx
Victor Emmanuel
United States
Occidental
Fragmented wartime dispatches blur into church chaos
A damaged OCR fragment describes a disturbance at a basilica where crowds were restrained as a procession ended and a casket was moved to a temporary resting place. It references Montgomery, an auto shop, and a battery company, with unclear sequence of events and mixed place names.
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Isour
A Francisco di Paola
Itrnay
Camessa
Lession W
Montgomery
le Battery Company
East’ Eigntyy
Hearing Continued On Heart Case In State Court
The hearing into the heart case was continued to a later afternoon session. The state argued the reason for the delay related to the defendant's condition and the need for further testimony.
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Sheen
Roe
Nesses
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