Ed C. Nutt players pack tent opening on Vermont street
The Warning opening night drew a full house at the Ed C. Nutt company tent in the 700 block of Vermont street with free admission for ladies before showtime. Locustlike horn noise from transit Fords startled Massachusetts street pedestrians. District court files moved to dead files. only May term suits stay in regular filing. A west side resident notes needed rain eased hay crops on Indiana street.
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Ed C. Nutt
Vermont Street
Massachusetts Street
District Court
West Side
Indiana Street
Deaths and Funerals Frank D Osborn
Frank D. Osborn died this morning at a local hospital. The obituary notes funeral arrangements to be announced later. Also, the body of Wheel EB Truitt, drowned in the Kaw river Sunday, will be taken this evening to Agricola Kansas for burial. Truitt was 60, with a wife four daughters six grandchildren and his aging mother and four sisters noted as survivors.
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Frank D. Osborn
Wheel EE
Truitt
Wheel
Kaw River
Agricola
Kan
Nurse rewarded in Latymer will and London note
Mary Granger, a London nurse, receives 5000 pounds a year and a large flat under Lord Latymer's will. She says she cared for him during his long illness and never took a holiday in the last five years. London plans automatic telephone exchanges as Hello girls pass out.
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London
Mary Granger
Latymer
England
Floyd Harris Hearing Is Set For Forgery Charges
The preliminary hearing for Floyd Harris, colored, charged with forging three checks in the name of Clarence Sheetz, is set by Justice R. C. Man Jey for next Tuesday at 10 o'clock in the morning.
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Floyd Harris
Clarence Sheetz
R. C.man Jey
Markets on page seven show widespread price moves
The Markets column reports oats for Sept and Dec and May at 88 431, 39 14, and 41 percent respectively. Lard lists Sept 11.15, Oct 11.92. Ribs show Sept 8.47 and Oct 8.50. Butter steady at 0.47, packing 0.28. Butter fat at 0.38 with premium. Poultry unchanged with hens 0.20, roosters 0.10, broilers 0.25, springs 0.23. Potatoes steady at 1.00. Kansas City dates Aug 21.
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Kansas City
New York Liberty Bonds Prices Noted for County Fair Display
District residents are invited to attend a display at the county fair. A meeting is set for Thursday at 2 PM at the schoolhouse to discuss including Liberty Bond listings and related government bonds in the exhibit.
Unknown Red Sea product now flourishes in these latitudes
Twenty years ago the invasion of Asiatic seaweed was unknown here but now it flourishes everywhere. The invader is believed to have arrived on ship hulls, with Helgoland dated August 20. The North Sea has seen this seaweed crowd out most native maxine vegetation.
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Red Sea
Helgoland
North Sea
Hartz
Eisleben
Saxony
Hartz Mountains
Ruhr
Banana collecting at Pan American Union patio
A young woman gathers near extinct banana varieties on the patio of the Pan American Union in Washington D C. The scene highlights preservation efforts and the diverse plant collection at the international center.
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Pan- American Union
Washington, D.C
Decrease in Liquor Consumption Hits German Beer Trade
Munich reports Germany’s beer production fell below prewar levels with 871 million hectoliters in 1922 while wartime output stood much higher. Decline blamed on public poverty and temperance efforts. brewers note reduced employment from 442000 in 1904 to 342000 now. Women’s health trends also cited as contributing factor.
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Munich
Germany
German Republic
Corn Prospects Vary Across Kansas Crops
Kansas crop prospects show corn strong in northern regions but poor in southern areas. Grain sorghums fluctuate with local conditions. third alfalfa cuttings are light due to dry weather and web worms. Meadows and pastures suffer as soil remains dry and hard to plow.
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Topeka
Kansas
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Nutt Tent Show Opens to Full House in Lawrence
The Ed C Nutt tent show began its week in Lawrence with four act drama The Warhire. Seven hundred seats filled. all sections, including reserved, crowded. Texas setting and New York scenes feature a ranchman who risks his marriage. Program to change nightly. show praised for clean content and family suitability.
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Ed. C. Nutt
Texas
New York City
Hey
Lawrence
Nutt
Douglas County Valuation and Bonus Tax Levy Details
County officials report a special bonus tax levy of 0.674 mill will require about $30,000 for the bonus fund next year. The state tax commission values Douglas County at 5,534,214, higher than the county’s own 5,4538 valuation used this year for levies.
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Douglas County
State Tax Commission
Mayor Kre Heads North to Escape Hay Fever
Mayor George L. Kre, plagued by his twenty seventh annual hay fever battle, plans a trip to a cooler northern spot with Mrs. Kreeck. He will leave tomorrow, staying in town longer than intended as usual to wage another losing fight against the malady.
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George L. Kre
Lawrence
Man fined for pinning a cat with pitchfork in Newark
A man named Green was fined five pounds in Newark England on August 20 for pinning a cat down with a pitchfork. The magistrate called it the most abominable cruelty he had known.
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Newark
England
Greenwag
Derby Grain Co. Posts Coal Price at eight dollars per ton
Derby Grain Co announces coal priced at 8 dollars per ton with contact via phone 370. The terse notice lists price and a single contact number for orders or inquiries.
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Derby Grain Co
Ledgenworth
1Derby Grain Co
Derby Grain] Co
Leavenworth
City Baby Fares Best Report Shows Healthier Urban Babies
Chicago study by the Infant Welfare Society finds urban areas can offer a healthier start for babies than rural districts. Education of mothers before birth is credited, with health departments aiding through instruction despite tenements crowds and heat waves. The report urges shifting the belief that country life is inherently healthier.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Infant Welfare Society of
Infant Welfare Society
Smuggling Traffic Revived Along Kent and Sussex Coasts
Aug 21 report says smugglers renew traffic along lonely Kent and Sussex shores once hubs for brandy lace and silks. Sea men claim depreciated French exchange and weaker coastal forces lure men to this risky work. Separately notes California now leads the U S in petroleum production surpassing other states and foreign totals.
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Deal
A.P
Kent
Sussex
Manly
Married by Probate Judge in St Joseph
Marriage reported by Probate Judge C E Lindley as yesterday afternoon wedding of Irving J Brown and Gladys J Musselman both from nearby towns. Also notes of licenses issued to Ottus Brown and Mabel Underwood and presence of coal and grain company ads marching through the page.
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Irving J. Brown
St. Joseph
Gladys J. Musselman
Merriden
Kans
C. E. Lindley
Ottus Brown
Clay Center
Mabel Underwood
Lawrence
Remedy Zemo Promises Quick Skin Relief and Clear Results
It promises relief from itching torture and skin irritation with Zemo an antiseptic liquid. Itching usually stops instantly and minor blemishes may disappear overnight. Safe for tender skins it costs 35c and 1.00 for a large bottle.
Begging Charge Leads Cunningham to City Rock Pile
In police court today W M Cunningham was fined zero dollars for begging. He was led away to the city rock pile. Robert Stein and four men named Osborne were in police court charged with being drunk. They both pleaded not guilty and their
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W.M. Cunningham
Robert Stein
Osborne
Trials Set Tomorrow Morning For Local Subjects
Trials were set for tomorrow morning as J. R. Holmes on Briqueta and Spadra on track along with University Coal Co displaying contact numbers 107 KE Sevanth Phone 19 Briqueta and 222 for the company.
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J. R. Holmes
Tnaurance
Sevanth
Briqueta
Spadra
University Coal Co
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U.S
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Grover Sturgess
Port
Zenith Carbureator
Connecticut Ignition
Hamilton Motor
Remon
Soul Rae
City Baby
California
Union
County Commissioners
County Poor Farm
Griffin Coal Co
Britain
Brighton
Wolf’s Book Store
Logan-Moore Lumber & Coal Co
F. H. Church
Mgr
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Elim
Skofstads
F.O.B
Detroit
C. W. Smith
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