Intersectional games mark 1916 football season start
New York reports intersectional games as the season’s feature with opening Sept 16 and closing Dec 9. Over 1,300 college contests and nearly 5,000 total including high school games. Harvard Yale and other major events loom as crowds near 150,000 attendees and gate receipts over 200,000. Also notes Lawrence Business College courses and an Eagles meeting August 21.
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Cartiste Iilian School
Columbia University
Ccollere
New Haven
Normal schedule for Reavy Bill Hargis set for fall football
The Rare State Normal football team will have its heaviest schedule in history with ten games this fall under Coach Willuma Littwiss. Hargis plans student workouts from September 1 as the team faces Lawrence, Friends, Minporisn, Arkansas at Fayetteville, Kansas State at Manhattan, Southwestern at Emporia, Washburn at Emporia, Haskell at Lawrence, Bethany at Emporia, Baker at Des Moines, and College of Emporia at Emporia. Indications are a strong run toward finals with Kenneth Uhls and Clarence Holcomb highlighted in recent tennis action, while Cardui ads urge relief from long-standing ailments.
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Worplember
Jan Boria
Willuma Littwiss
Hargis
Lawrence
Friends
University At
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University of Arkansas Att
Kenneth Uhls
Shark
Clarence Holcomb
Kansas City
J. G. Cox
Springfield
F. E. Blood
Neosho
Holcomb
Teachenor
Tonganoxie Country Club Adjourns Till September Meet
The Tonganoxie Country club held its final summer meeting at Mrs. Charles Himpel’s home with a four course dinner then adjourned to meet September third at Mrs. Albert Wein’s home. Members present include Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Harland, and others. guests and staff noted. Several locals and visitors traveled to Kansas City and Lawrence for social and familial visits amid a busy stretch of late summer activity.
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Ray Ridgeway
South Priday
William Jones
Kansas City
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Beulah
Charles Bateson
Grace
Tryon
Oklahoma
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Bateson
Jas
Helen Hoberg
Neely
Tonganoxie
Henry Toburen
Excelsior
Flossie Quisenberry
Topeka
Pearl Keller
Grace Zoellner
Helena Humphries
Les Zoellner
Walter Zoellner
Amos A Wilson
Lawrence
Ruth Peairs
Th bachelor has good chance at Mid-Continent title
Dix Teachenot of KU, captain, is a strong contender in the Mid-Continent tennis tournament in Neodesha this week. He seeks the singles championship as the team eyes win chances.
Wooden awnings go the way of antiquities in Ottawa
Ottawa reports wooden awnings and other old time structures fading from streets as modernization continues. The August 19 note places the change alongside broader shifts away from traditional crafts.
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Market Report from Kansas City Grain and Livestock Desk
The report shows cattle receipts at 200 with market steady to firm and prices listed for fed steers, cows, heifers, calves, and bulls. Hog receipts around 900 with a strong market, and prices for light, mixed, and packer categories. Wheat, corn, and oats futures and cash prices given, with nearby contracts and weekly receipts noted.
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Arket
Shades Over Main Street Ordered Removed
Only two of the decorative shades remained along Main Street with the city ordering their removal. One shade stood on North Main and the other on South Main, reflecting a local ordinance action.
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Lawrence Business College opens fall term Tuesday
Readable fragments describe the fall term starting Tuesday September at Lawrence Business College. The text also mentions archery activities in Topeka and notes on local business education emphasizing the value of a business college diploma.
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Town Tales and Local Mishaps in North Lawrence
Mrs Mary Russell s dog Bob died after a motorcycle strike on Tuesday. driver carelessness blamed. George Ware received a California salt water fish sample yesterday and praised it though the tale noted the fish had no tail. Bridge watchman G Mark Brown returns to crutches after a Saturday foot injury from a Ford collision. no bones broken. G W Smith traveled to Kansas City to preview a new Ford model. return trip tonight. A new automobile starter debuted at Ninth and Massachusetts as four volunteers pushed a disabled car from street car tracks after a near collision with a team. Yankee Robinson circus advance notices were posted in Law- rele.
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Aug 3 signs may be seen townwide and in vacant store windows
The notice describes a forthcoming circus billed as the largest ever. Dairyman J J Smith buys forty acres on Franklin road east of town planning a spring barn. Roosevelt tales and Rough Riders reunion lore recalled. Various Lawrence residents and visitors noted with brief travels and local business updates.
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