Lonely consul yearns home in verse plea for leave
Harold B. Minor, vice consul in Rio de Janeiro, writes a poem begging Secretary Hull to grant his leave of absence to visit Kansas and his homeland after seven years abroad. State department notes sympathy but cites limited funds and that Minor must wait his turn for travel funds.
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Washington
Hull
O. K
United States
Harold B. Minor
Holton
Kan
Rio de Janeiro
American Foreign Service Journal
Rio
State Department
Minor
Stark Wins Democratic Nomination as Pendergast Backing
Politics in Brief reports Lloyd C. Stark, aided by the Pendergast machine, appears to have won the Democratic nomination for governor in yesterday’s Missouri primary. Republicans chose Jesse W. Barrett, former state attorney general, to oppose him. Also noted, Capper and Ketchum won in Kansas Senate races, Norman Hamilton took the Richmond congressional nomination, Montague was renominated, and Roosevelt planned talks on Illinois politics as Dickinson prepared to report on Midwestern GOP senatorial efforts.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Lloyd C. Stark
Tom Pendergast
Jesse W. Barrett
Obituary of Sarah A Cosand near 98 in Alhambra California
Sarah A Cosand aged nearly 98, died Saturday evening July 25 at her son’s home in Alhambra California. She leaves four living children William T Russiaville Indiana Edmund N Imperial California R Lee Melstone Montana and J Parker Alhambra plus nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Born October 20 1838 in Salem Indiana she led her family after her mother’s death until 1868 when she married Benj P Cosand. The couple lived in Russiaville Indiana before moving to Hesper Kansas in 1891 where her husband died in 1905. She then lived with her son Parker in Kansas New Mexico and California for 21 years, 14 of them in Alhambra. She was a lifelong Friends church member. Services were held Tuesday.
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J. Parker Cosand
South Fourth Street
Alhambra
Calif
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Russiaville
Ind
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Imperial
R. Lee
Melston
Mont
J. Parker
Salem
Benj. P. Cosand
Hesper
Kan
Parker
Kansas
New Mexico
California
Friends Church
Unclear frontier clash over Eden Valley hill project
An unidentified group led by a boondoggler named Hawkins and others threaten to force Mr Hope from Eden Valley as they push a plan to level land for an Agriculture Industry hook up. The item hints at cooperation of local forces and a shift in the landscape.
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Tafe Hawkins
Boondoggler
Force Uv Men
Mr. Hope
Eden Valley
Skunk disrupts open air concert at Chautauqua
In Chautauqua New York 7000 listeners watched operatic singer George Britton pause a spiritual as a skunk wandered onto the stage then retreated. The incident interrupted the performance ending with Britton singing I Got Plenty of Nothin. Also notes on ambergris and a local advert from The World Co. Advance.
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Chautauqua
N. Y
George Britton
Britton
Aid Boost Planned for Drouth Areas in Several States
Washington reports that relief plans cover at least 125000 families in drouth regions beyond the 32191 in 14 states receiving aid by August 1. Expenditures reach 439057 dollars through July 31, with loans to sustain livestock and establish next year’s planting. North Dakota and South Dakota lead in aid amounts, and western railroads approve hay and forage rate reductions into drouth counties in Colorado Kansas Minnesota Missouri and Nebraska.
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Drouth-Stricken
Grouth
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wallace
Western Railroads
Drouth
Cowrado
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
E. B. Boyd
Western Executive Traffic Committee
Drouth Committee Seeks Speedy Rail Rate Cut Approval
Jesse W. Tapp, chairman of the agriculture department's drouth committee, said the 20 percent reduction of the regular rate would receive swift formal approval by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Jesse W. Tapp
Department of Agriculture
Drouth
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wedded Maurine Bruner and Paul Foster at Van Bruner Home
Attendees include Miss Teresa Anderson and Mrs. Margaret Cottrell with daughter Marie. Mrs. Foster formerly supervised music in Lecompton schools. Other visits note various families gathering in Lawrence and Lecompton, with missionary association guests and summer visitors from Big Springs, Alma, and Topeka.
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Teresa Anderson
Margaret Cottrell
Marie
Maurine Bruner
Paul C. Foster
van Bruner
Lawrence
Miss Anderson
Cottrell
Foster
Lecompton
Cyrus Glenn
Oneta
Tom Glenn
Frank Watts
Quenemo
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Merle Watts
Irene Swecker
Big Springs
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Copper Club
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Wilna Bertschinger
George
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Arlene DeKat
Harold Bertschinger
Floyd Svoboda
Jim Roose
Doris Holloway
Harry McGrew
Ivan Glenn
Wright Bertschinger
B. 0. Kellogg
Junior
Maxine Maust
George Simmons
Olympic Recess for Jews Dampens Berlin Antisemitic Agitation
AP reports a halt to antisemitic agitation in and around Berlin during the Olympic Games, easing tensions for Jewish residents. Elsewhere signs of dispute and discrimination persist, with limited impact beyond the immediate Olympic period.
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Berlin
Berlin Signs Removed To Avoid Offending Foreigners During Games
Nazis reiterate anti Jewish beliefs remain, warning Jews to stay out of towns and stores as signs were removed in Berlin to avoid offending visitors during the games.
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