Local Society Notes From Mount Oread Encampment and Clubs
Mount Oread Encampment No 4 holds a regular business session and band concert. The F A U Band performed at South Park last night. Minervian Club hostess Mrs J T Harris reported twelve members present with readings and a Hooverish luncheon. Informal party hosted by Mrs L H Perkins featured knitting and guest list. Wedding news: Grace Windsor and Harold De Benham announced. Kate Caldwell traveled to Eudora. Mrs George Docking and Miss Alice Docking socialized nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Harris
Swain
Frowe
Red Cross
Walter Richardson
Grace Boyles
Francis Monk
Bucheim
Kanwaka Club notes and regional visits summary
Kanwaka Literary Club hosted by Mrs Willis Golman with fifteen members and eleven guests discussing Luther Burbank and related readings. Meetings include a watermelon feast and plans for August with topics on South American countries. Local residents travel for funerals, visits, and business across Topeka Ottawa Kansas City and Manhattan.
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Kanwaka
Willis~Golman
W.ja. Colman
Luther Burbank
Stephen Gentry
Geo. Miller
Pirates of the Red Cross
Red Cross Magazine
John Levett
Robi. Schroyer
Geo. ‘Carter
G. F. Brown
Dudley Collins
Harriet Brush
Ravens Brown
Rose Axe
Mary Miller
Margaret Evans
Vivian Benson
Harley Armstrong
South América
Local social notes and mail collection schedule update
Miss Olga Marksbaum departs for Chicago after a week with Miss Viola Volkner. Harry Kane travels to Kansas City and Excelsior Springs on a short business trip. Mrs Hugh Means leaves for Colorado. KEH Dunmirer family moves to Kansas City for a Black and Veatch position. Mrs A J St Clair of Chicago visits friends here. Miss Fleanod Atkinson heads to Nevada Missouri for a few weeks. Massachusettts street mail collection set to six times daily with new schedule cards issued by Postmaster Seewir. Collections: 7 9 10 2 5 6:10 mornings. Sundays and holidays 3. Residence district retains two daily pickups.
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Business District
Massachusetts Street
C. C. Seewir
Appoint Production Managers Across US Fuel Regions
Washington August 16 The Fuel Administration announced the appointment of 28 production managers one for each coal producing district. Each manager will lead campaigns for increased output and oversee production committees formed at bituminous mines. Committees will have six members three from management and three from workers.
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Fuel Administration
United States
Washington
The
French Hurry Railway Opens Behind Front in Record Time
A rail line over 130 miles long behind the front was completed and opened for traffic in under 100 days. It connects northern and southern parts of the northern system and includes two major bridges and a 375 yard tunnel.
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Paris
Havas
Must Register August 24 for All 21-Year-Old Men
Washington Aug 16 Provost Marshal General Crowder ordered all male citizens who have turned 21 since June 5 to register for military service on August 24. Exemption claims will be considered later through questionnaires.
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Washington
Crowder
Danger to Ojibway Finger
An Ojibway Indian warns that pointing a finger at the moon insults Luna and may provoke immediate trouble for the offender. The remark reflects a belief in celestial danger linked to gesture and cultural superstition.
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Luna
Marine General Littleton W T Waller Promoted
The Marine Corps promoted Eng. Gen. Littleton W. T. Waller to major general. He began as a second lieutenant in 1880 and has seen extensive action in Egypt Cuba the Philippines China and later in France and Haiti, earning combat under fire across multiple theaters.
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Eng
Littleton W T Waller
Marine Corps
Marines
Egypt
Cuba
Philippines
China
Frarse
Haiti
Party Councils to Meet in Topeka Kansas
Topeka hosts state party councils for Republicans Democrats and Socialists on August 27 with Republican central committee to reorganize. Richard J Hopkins leads GOP. central meeting at 10 am in the supreme court room, council session at noon in the house of representatives hall. Democrats and Socialists also plan platform drafting and business sessions.
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Topeka
Kan
Topeka T
Republican State Central Committee
Richard J. Hopkins
Garden City
P Fayet
Congress
Hopkins
W. C. Markham
Central Committee
Mayor Warns Tractor Drivers To Stay Off Asphalt Streets
Mayor George L. Kreeck issues warning to operators of tractors and heavy vehicles not to drive on asphalt streets. The city ordinance violation damages paving and has already harmed several streets. Signs will be posted soon to deter heavy vehicles from the asphalt surfaces.
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George L. Kreeck
War Mothers to hold national convention in Evansville
War Mothers of America with chapters nationwide issued invitations to select delegates for a national convention to be held in Evansville Indiana from September 18 to 20. Honorary president Mrs Alice Gresham Dodd of Evansville has a son who was among the first to sacrifice in the war. Wilson was asked to attend the convention.
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War Mothers of America
Evansville
Ind
Alice Gresham Dodd
Dodd
UNS
Wilson
Weather-Tired Streets Lure Tractors Across Brick Paving
The article notes that heat has softened the surface making bricks more vulnerable and that brick-paved streets tolerate tractor traffic, causing concerns about damage while heat intensifies conditions.
Douglas county to register men 21 and older August 24
Registrations for Douglas county men who have turned 21 since June 5 will occur Saturday August 24 at the draft board office in the county clerk’s court house. George C Brune will supervise, with 7 AM to 9 PM hours, to clear Class One ahead of September 18 to 45 registrations. A small turnout is expected, about fifteen to twenty five men.
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Douglas County
Draft Board
Court House
George C. Brune
Brune
WATCH FOR LICE AND MITES IN POULTRY HOUSES
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the notice warns poultry raisers to watch for lice and mites as warm weather arrives. It urges thorough cleaning whitewashing spraying with kerosene or kerosene emulsion and providing dust boxes. It explains mites hide in cracks and roost areas feeding at night and outlines white wash formula and repeated spraying every 10 days or two weeks.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Lice Control Methods for Fowls in Poultry Houses
Practical guidance on treating fowls for lice includes direct bird applications and house cleanliness. Methods cover dusting and ointments using homemade mixtures of gasoline, carbolic acid, plaster, and lard or vaseline, with careful application to the head, wings, and vent areas.
Draft notice lists 21 men to Fort Riley from local board
Geo. C. Brune, clerk of the local draft board, reports twenty one men will depart in the next draft call for Fort Riley. They will leave during the five days starting August 26, though exact date is not set. With insufficient 1917 Class One men, the board is reclassifying deferred men to meet the quota, possibly using 1918 class and leftover reclassified individuals.
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Geo. C. Brune
Fort Riley
Brune
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Ernest Joy
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Marie _Arthur
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W. T. Quinlan
F.C. Durland
de Sota
J. H. Drinkel
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A. C. Hanson
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Lillian Constant
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Harry Kane
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Hugh Means
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KE H- Dunmirer
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L.w.t-Waller
War Finance Corporation
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W. E. Wilson
Bon Ton Pantatorium
George Lake
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Bon Ton
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Lawrence
Ady
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George Woodwards
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