Passing of Zara Khan and the Yellow Seven chase
In British North Borneo detective Pennington tracks the Yellow Seven gang led by Chinaman Chai Hung. Varney’s bungalow survives a cyclone as the case unfolds with Li the spirit messenger warning of a rival “He Who Sees in the Dark” and a perilous hunt through Jesselton’s ruined estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varney
London
Zara- Kahn
Zara-Kahn
Zara
Chang
Chong-Hee
John ‘Hewitt
Jesselton
Juan
Chong-Mee
Himsel
Chong-Wee
Pennington
Peter Pennington
Mr. Pennington
Cheerio
Dawson
Mrs. Viney
Chai Hung
Bonus Claim Bill Advances in Kansas Legislature
Topeka reports a House vote of 74 to 31 on a joint resolution creating a bonus claims deadline. Veterans must file by January 1, 1923 to avoid loss of benefits, with an amended date of January 1, 1924 for minors and legally disabled individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
House
Senate
Beard
Sedgwick County
Corn In Good Shape In Douglas County Crop Report
The Kansas August crop report from the USDA shows Douglas County corn at 94 percent of normal. Winter wheat yields are projected at ten bushels per acre. Kansas wheat yields average nine bushels with 70,596,000 bushels produced, second smallest in ten years. Kansas corn outlook remains bright, expected to be third largest in ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Kansas
United States Department of Agriculture
Edward C. Paxton
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Walter Stewart Shines As Valdez Mayor And Host
Walter Stewart, brother of Mrs. Howard Bumgardner, active in Baldwin and Lawrence, now heads Valdez Alaska light and power and serves as mayor. He led the Seward welcome for President Harding, presenting him with city keys, while his wife hosted Hoover and Works secretaries. Stewart is a KU graduate, once employed by the Kansas Telephone Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Stewart
Howard Bumgardner
Baldwin
Lawrence
Valdez
Alska
President Harding
Seward
Stewart
Bumgardners
Harding
Hoovers and Works
K. U
Kansas Telephone Company
Cashier Murdered in Bank Robbery at Ketchum
Frank Bitts cashier of the First State Bank in Ketchum Oklahoma was shot and killed by two masked robbers who entered the bank shortly before noon, took an undetermined amount of money, and fled in an automobile with a companion remaining in the car.
Former Lawrence Boy Walks to Harvard U Followed Journe y
Gilbert Parks of Enid Oklahoma travels by foot with rides from tourists toward Harvard University. He left Enid Tuesday at 8 and reached Lawrence Wednesday night at 10 after walking nine miles. Parks, twenty, lived in Lawrence 1909 1910 and attended local schools. He plans graduate business school at Harvard and funds his trip by selling postcards of himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Parks
Enid
Okla
Lawrence
Harvard University
Parks
Phillips University of
Appendicitis Operation for Miss Barbara Olinger
Miss Barbara Olinger 1218 Ohio street underwent an appendicitis operation today at Simons hospital and is said to be getting along nicely. Ghents Grocery will close at 1 30 today afternoon in memory of President Warren G Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Olinger
Ohio Street
Simons Hospital
Ghent
Warren G. Harding
Lawrence Donald Ewing Ill at Home on Pleasant Street
North Lawrence reports Donald Ewing very ill at his Pleasant Street home and Linton Watkins seriously ill with tonsillitis. A memorial service will be held Friday at 3 PM in the Christian church led by Rev. S B Braden. The Rendezvous Club met with Mrs James Schroyer. Mrs Schroyer hosted a cordial gathering. Wallace W U T U plans Aug 14 meeting with Mrs J E Lawrence. a dime tea will be served and a large attendance is hoped. Representative Willard Morgan and wife will attend the Union and Me event. Morgan to speak and music is emphasized.
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Donald Ewing
Pleasant Street
Linton Watkins
Christian Church
S.B. Braden
Rendezvous Club
James Schroyer
N. Hy
Willard Morgan
Ownl
Union
Morgan
Davis Still Very Ill in Kansas Governor’s Battle with Typhoid Fever
Topeka August 9 Governor J M Davis remains critically ill with typhoid fever his condition worsened overnight with higher temperature and troubling tympanitis noted by Dr L M Powell the physician. The statement says the patient is anxious and uncomfortable as the illness progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
J. M. Davis
L. M. Powell
Davis
Powell
Cuno Likely to Remain as Market Fallout Tests Stores
Official Berlin dispatch says the Cuno government is likely to stay in power. Retailers shocked by the mark collapse plan to close shops tomorrow, but the regime is viewed as strong enough to meet any eventuality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Berlin
Cuno
British cabinet agrees on reparations reply to France and Belgium
London reports the British cabinet council has agreed to the terms of the reply in reparations negotiations with France and Belgium. The reply will be dispatched shortly to the two allied governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
British Cabinet Council
Senate Hires Cars Bill Passes In Topeka Vote
In Topeka on Aug. 5 the senate passed a bill by Senator Kyle of Abilene to place passenger autos and trucks for hire under the same basis as railroads and other common carriers and under the state public utilities commission. The measure carried 29 to 3 and proceeds to the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Senate
Kyle
Abilene
State Public Utilities Commission
House
Strikers and deputies clash at Zinc plant entrance
Hillsboro TI Aug 9 one man shot and seriously wounded and three deputy sheriffs badly beaten in a dawn battle between deputies and strikers of the American Zinc company near the plant entrance. Officials say they may ask the governor to send troops if no improvement by tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
American Zinc Company
Krupp Appeal Rejected by Paris Court Martial
The Paris court of cessation rejected Baron Krupp von Bohlen and other Krupp directors appeal of sentences from the Werden French court martial. It overruled the German defense that the offense occurred outside enemy territory. A second brief item notes campus car trespass near Potter Lake where a fence across Maine Street failed to stop vehicles. a tank reportedly broke the barrier, allowing cars onto the grass.
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Krupp
Paris
Associated Tpress
Baron Krupp
von Bohlen
Essen
Krupp Company
Werden
Potter Lake
Maine Street
Indict Jury Foreman in Blizzard Murder Case
Lewisburg West Virginia August 1 9 H R Harrah foreman of the jury discharged two weeks ago after failing to reach a verdict in the William Blizzard murder trial mine union official was indicted by a county grand jury on two counts charging bribery the grand jury reported today held here earlier this week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
West Virginia
H. R. Harrah
William Blizzard
Mine Union
Fire Hits Oldsmobile on Vermont Street
A car owned by J. H. Lemon, an Oldsmobile, caught fire yesterday evening at 6 32 at 170L Vermont Street. Little damage resulted from the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oldsmobile
J. H. Lemon
Vermont Street
Rest Rooms for Visitors at Lawrence Stores and Chamber
Visitors will be welcomed at Lawrence stores and at the community rest rooms in the Chamber of Commerce building where they may take luncheons and rest after shopping. Car of Briquettes on track. Kaw Valley Fuel Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Kaw Valley Fuel Co
Courtroom Tragedy Ends in Fatal Shootings in New York
In Washington Heights a man named Norman Roberts, a Negro, attacked his wife in the courthouse corridor after being summoned on a complaint. He fired on a patrolman who tried to intervene and was killed by the responding officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington Heights
Norman Roberts
President G Harding body may rest near Indian Mound east of Marion
Warren G Harding possibly laid to rest atop an old Indian mound near Marion Ohio overlooking his former home where he led his famed front porch campaign. Friends seek a mausoleum funded by gold dollar sales similar to the McKinley memorial at Niles. Edwin M Hoad AP veteran dies at 65 in Washington today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ohio
Associated Press
Warren G. Harding
William McKinley
Niles
Washington
Edwin M. Hoad
General Agent Edmond W. Labaume Dies at 67
Edmond W. Labaume 67, general passenger agent for the St Louis Southwestern railroad, died in a local hospital today from a complication of diseases. He served the Cotton Belt line and was a longtime railroad official in St Louis. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Edmond W. Labaume
St. Louis Southwestern Railroad
Cotton Belt
Washington Creek News Notes Major Community Visitations
Mr and Mrs Chauncey Fish announce the birth of a fine girl. Visiting relatives include Foster Hoover of McPherson and the Barton and Metsker families from California. The Sunday service at Washington Creek church featured a $4.63 offering, 105 in attendance, and a student program with readings music and a sermon by Rev L H Griffith. The Globe school district built a barn and garage, Bible school enrollment reached 63, and plans were made for a museum trip to the Lawrence University campus for Washington Creek children and adults on Aug 14 with transport provided.
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Chauncey Fishburn
Foster Hoover
McPherson
Jen. Postma
Lawrence
Giles Barton
California
Mr. Barton
H. C. Metsker
E. E. Sawyer
Ira Snowbergers
Pennsylvania
Warren Craik
Bloom
Ford
Kan
J. S. Sherfy
Sherfy
D. B. Boyd
Finney County
Globe
Washington Creek S. S
Ada Correll
Abilene
Dorothy Griffith
Dessie Postma
Clara Postma
Edw.n Shively
Sherry
Lloyd Hoover
Vinland
H. W. Behrens
Floyd Shively
Dorsey Hoover
Claudie Metsker
Overbrook
Washington Creek
University At
Bible School
University
John Benander
Richland
Crissie Richardson
John Pratt
Hugh Axe
Grandma Tobler
S. Tobler
Little No Tobler
Tobler
Ward Landis
Pleasant Grove
Elmer Landis
Holcom's
Ine
Lawrence Shoppers Include Schehrers And Dolling Visitor
Mr and Mrs Stephen Schehrer and family and Mr and Mrs John Schehrer and family were Lawrence shoppers Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Dolling of Chicago arrived to visit, and Mr and Mrs Lewie Schellack were also noted among local shoppers.
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Stephen Schehrer
John Schehrer
Lawrence
Dolling
Chicago
Lewie Schellack
Local social notes detail weddings, visits, and travel
A crowded column lists engagements and social events from town life. Families, friends, and neighbors visit relatives in Lawrence and Ottawa, attend weddings and dinners, and plan trips to Illinois and Kansas City. People mentioned include Mr. and Mrs. Dol ling, Mrs. Watson, Ruth Davis, Jim Duncan, and many others.
Pleasant Valley Farm ers Union Plans for Fair Display
An Ac special meeting at Pleasant Valley schoolhouse drew good attendance as members discussed plans for a display at the Douglas County Fair this month. Committees were formed to solicit farm products and to prepare an emblem. Next regular meeting set for August 4. Threshing company completed the season with a 28 bushel per acre yield for Mrs Kan. They gathered at Charles Ochlert’s for bills and a social. Notables included Mrs M Brownlee, Oscar Brownlee, Miss Mary Brownlee, to name a few.
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Farmer’s Union
Pleasant Valley
Douglas County Fair
Myr
John Maloney
Crissie Richardson
Hugh Axe
M Crissie Richardson
Maloney
Focal
Pleasant Valley Threshing Machine Company
Charles Ochlert's
M. 2. Brownlee
Oscar Brownlee
Mary Brownlee
Charlie Wills
Alfred
John Garratt
Vernon
Arthur Anderson
Mae
John Benander
Florence
Richland
Richardson
W. Broat
Kaw Vailey
A.rden
Albert Havuen
Lawrence
Tonganoxie
Walter
Real Estate Transfers in Lawrence Compiled Notices
Real estate transfers list multiple transfers in Lawrence including John Hermann to C H Dougherty for Lot 100 Ohio Street. J H Bratemarkle to W Farmer for Lot 5 Univ Place. L H Petefish to Glen Cox for a 2500 dollar deal beginning near SE 1 4 section 7 in range 19 4 60 chains N to center of Lawrence and Emporia State Road with road right of way excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hermann
C. H. Dougherty
Con
Ohbio St
Lawrence
J.H. Bratemarkle
W. Farmer
Univ. Place
Petefish
Glen Cox
Lawrence & Emporia State Road
St. Louis-Lawrence & Denver Railroad
Lemons and Orchard White Promote Skin Whitening
A vintage beauty notice urges girls to mix lemon juice with Orchard White to create a quarter-pint facial cream. The lemon lotion is promoted as harmless for whitening and softening the skin, suitable for face neck arms and hands, with claims of a youthful rosy white complexion.
Notice of store hours and advertised produce prices
The Ideal Grocery announces closing at 1 o'clock Friday and invites orders now. Advertising Feaches at 3 pounds for 25 cents and $2.50 per bushel, Apricots at $2.15 per crate, with contact by phone 22%.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ideal _ Grocery
Banker s Wife Advises Lawrence People
A local endorsement from a banker s wife recounts relief from stomach trouble after using Adlerika. She claims the product acts on both upper and lower bowel, removing gases and poisons and bringing out matter previously unseen. The Beend Corner Drug Co. at 801 Mags Street is cited as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adlerika
Beend Corner Drug Co
Science reveals toothpaste claim by chemists at fifty cents
A new dentifrice named Mykes' Corrective Dentifrice is advertised by chemists as preserving teeth for life, keeping them filmless and clean to eliminate dental work, and preventing pyorrhea, offered for fifty cents at Round Corner Drug Store and across first class drug stores.
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Mykes
Round Corner
Adiy
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James Varney
Barnes
MR. Harding
Frank Bitts
Harvard U
J. H. Clawson
Alabama Street
Fort-To-Fort
R. C. Manley
Jedra
Olson Bros
J. R. Holmes
Just Insurance
E. Seventh
Court House
Indian Mound
Eudora
Wm. Vahs
Warner Dolling
Georgiana Stanley
Cly. Watson
S. H. Davis
Geo. Votav
Memorial Hospital
Ruth Davis
Ted Thoren
Wilbur Hackett
C. C. Ge
Geo. Whaley
Rev. Smith
Ottawa
Leb Holmes
Jessie Marley
Stephen Schehrey
Carl Ger_stenberger
Samuel Stanles
Keee Lawrence
Herbert Watson
Miller
Fay Dalton
Kansas City
Hugh Lindley
Tulsa
J. van Lindley
Cooperative Dairy of
Frank Page
Azleta
Illnois
Hazel Garrison
Pittsburgh Training School
Pittebure
Irvin Kanzig
Iani
Leona Thoren
Martin Holcom
Virland
Girard
Kans
Bert Holecom
A. L. Holcom
Dorothy Tobler
Ier
Aterm Yah Bey
Lillie B. Brown
J. E. Harris
al Reding
Fraternal Aid
Bellans
Bellans Hot Wa
City Drug Store
Tang Yoon Wo 1
Bi Godema Srey Vero Raend
Law, Butch Co
Mas
W. Smith
Fritz Tire-Bat. Co
Theo
Poehler Merc. CO
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