Topeka and Lawrence Tax Cuts and Road Funding
Kansas notes show two million dollar road contracts fall under state control with delayed payments while highway receipts fund current work. Topeka saves 31 cents per 100, Lawrence 4.6 cents, and school and city levies differ between the two cities. PolishPremier Pilsudski seeks a weaker parliament to speed government, pledging limited sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Commission
Kansas
Shawnee
Topeka
Lawrence
Revolution in Peru endangers unity as factions clash
A successful Peru revolt leaves the president a prisoner on a warship while Lima and Arequipa factions dispute authority. Civil war fears rise as military junta and committee issue competing claims, with tensions mounting after a bloodless coup. A Columbia man ridicules the federal farm board by claiming to be its toughest opponent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Republic
Lima
Arequipa
Columbia
Federal Farm Board
Getting Rough: Kansas City Dairy Strike Rises Tensions
Farmers in the Kansas City territory strike using old labor dispute tools to win exclusive milk contracts for the pasteurizing plant. They demand association dues and control of distribution, with armed guards protecting stock as it moves to market. Some Leavenworth producers, not in the union, faced guards and pressure. Parsons notes the escalating tension.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Territory
Farmas
South of Kansas
Leavenworth County
Parsons
Old Home Town Wedding in This City Ends Joyfully
In this city at the bride’s residence Chancellor Marvin unites William Sritzer and Lizzie May Wilmarth in marriage. Many friends attended the ceremony and the gifts were numerous and elegant. Nearby, a separate incident reports two youths entering Katsenstein’s grocery and a theft attempt thwarted by peelskelshy. A separate lightning strike at Mrs Pulveniller’s residence caused window and curtain damage without severe injuries.
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Marvin
William Sritzer
Lizzie May Wilmarth
Katzenstein
Katsenstein
Acer Peelskelshy
Fragmentary Note on a Conversation and Perceived Judgment
A fragment describes a woman fearing Mr Jane would think poorly of her. She answers or reacts before he reveals his identity, indicating tension or miscommunication in a social exchange. The text focuses on perception and insult avoidance in a brief dialogue snippet.
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Dices
Jane
Syuéhere
Twenties Era Social Notes From Aug 27
Twenty years ago on a Wednesday lists gatherings and cordial events. Miss Lorene ill of New Orleans visited relatives, while Miss Agnes Thompson hosted guests and Miss Crew planned an outing to Leavenworth. An all day picnic referenced, with families and neighbors named among attendees.
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Jones
F.C. Nelson
Kansas
Francisco
Kansas City
Sterday
Miss. Lorene Ill
New Orleans
N. J. Ike
Tennessee Street
Agnes Thompson
Miss Crew
Leavenworth
Corinna Coo
Bearman's 'S
Martin Finuhe
Rose Wi
Bunton
City
John Watkins
Sarah Bedale
Lillian Bunton
Jones and
Pearl Tudhope
Ow On
Elm Street
Evelaude Benédict
Stella Bchafetall
Edna Dicker
Mae Mercer
Edith and
Nealie Harbaugh
Francis Johnson
Clifford Pine
Roy Power
Eugene Tigh
John and
Louis Robinson
Clarence Pine
Donald Olds
Willie Tudhope
Deafness and audiometers reveal hearing decay in adults
The article notes that living voice is vital for life and introduces audiometers to measure hearing. It cites Milwank memorial fund records showing impaired hearing in about 5 percent of white males under 20, rising to roughly 45 percent by age 70, with partial deafness developing gradually and often going untreated until too late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F Pilsudski
Poland
Pilgudaki
United States
Bilandski
Pts
Milwank Memorial Fund
Paulen named president of new Security National Bank
Kansas brief notes say former governor Paulen of Fredonia was named president of a new Security National Bank in Independence, replacing the defunct Commercial National. The item also reports three youths arrested on warrants for grand larceny in a cheese spoilage case and a discovery of a Roman citadel and cemetery near Steinkirchen dating to the third century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paulen
Fredonia
Ormer
A Sr
Security National Bank of
Independence
Bar Cohen
Gillick Herbert
Jim
Kansas City
Kan
Lester Land
Thomas Gray
Richard Hartegan
F. M. Stanley
Germany
UI Aidam
Danube
Steinkirchen
The Dancing Silhouette by Natalie Sumner Lincoln
A fragmented scene describes a party where a still body lies on a lounge as guests gather around. Coroner Penfield arrives to oversee the discovery and medical inquiries begin amid cluttered tables and scattered drinks.
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The
Dancing Silhouette
Natalie S$ Umner
Lincoln
Penfield
Dobleton & Co
Kans
Death at Oaklands Prompts Coroner Visit
In a troubled scene at Oaklands Winslow, McLane delays the death certificate for Kane while coroner Penfield arrives after Kane’s fall. Jack Thorne and Ferguson the gardener bring a detective as Winslow and family await answers about the sudden death and possible accidental cause.
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Mehane
Rave
Bosto
Boston
Winslow
McTate
McLane
Shorty
Mr. Thorne
Oaklands
Jack
Penfield
Dr. Kane
Kane
Ferguson
Thorne
Ss Aelief
Paul
Sundown Stories AN OLD BOAT ADVENTURE
Mary Graham Bonner presents a tale where children ride a time shifting clock observing early watercraft. They witness a raft, Phoenician style sailing ships, and boats driven by oars and wind, learning how ancient boats evolved from improvised trees to ships, amid wonder and discovery.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Make
John
Peggy
Flashes of Life: diverse notes from cities and people
A collage of brief items from Peekskill Mineola Langhorne Ossining Flemington and New York. Notable moments include Hesk’s belief on ending poverty by 30 years, a two-table bridge party with a $5 prize, a speed ticket incident, Sing Sing residents planning a homecoming for a warden’s daughter, Miss Ann Stout’s 101st birthday death reflection, boxing lessons and parade changes in New York, and insights on college-age entry and Who’s Who averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Peekskill
August Heskischer
United States
Mineola
F. Trubee Davitaon Republican Club
Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing
Joan Lawes
Hollywood
Flemington
SN. J
Ann Stout
New York
Benny Leonard
York
Howard A. Gray
Columbia
Nerton
Lowell
Bryant
Longfellow
Hughes
Baldwin City Social News Includes Many Visitor Runs
A Baldwin City social column lists numerous visitors and trips. Residents and relatives travel to Kansas City Ottawa Topeka Lawrence and Chapman while others stay local for reunions and weeklong stays. Notable highlights include a Randall family reunion with seventy relatives and a shift toward annual picnics and fried chicken dinners.
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George Griffith
Baldwin City Gas Company
Isses Frances
Florence
Olson
Bonner Springs
Mary Margaret Williams
Marion Louise Williams
W. J. Williams
Kansas
I. C. Rankin
Ewing Rankin
Kansas City
H. Bell
Ottawa
Baldwin
W. C. Grant
Grant
Hansell
T. A. Custer
John Ruchty
Kansan City
Herman Downs
Harold Downs
Darby Danne Downs
George Newlin
Dorothy
Lawrence
Perry Sowers
Orville Bradford
T. L. McCormack
Rosa
Leona
Theodore Spencer
Wathena
Kan
Troy
Epworth League Institute
Old Home Place
Michaels
Indiana
Emma Browen
Colorado
Abe Karns
Fred Karns
Ruth Karns
Maxine Karns
Jessie Karns
Harold Karns
Atteah Clampett
Eskridge
Frank Randall
Mets Kristenson
Claude Hetrick
Earl Skinner
Betty Ann
Alonzo Welch
Harry Welch
Norma
Raymond Reed
William Randall
Harris
Mary Emma
Ella
Mary Hook
Havanna
Baldwinites
Ricard Randall
Ire Christy
Howard
Bob Randall
Minnie Ondall
Ed Randall
Lena Hoskinson
Ted Randall
Sommy Hagen
Topeka
Sarah. Lu
Baldwin Daily Life Notes Rush With Frien ds and Visitors
Baldwin community continues its social season with visits from Elton Lucas and Miss Wilda Lucas. Charles Hartford and family arriving to stay with Mrs. S. A. Deel. Local society hosts dinners, church events, and a Bow School for girls report. Epworth League Institute activities feature Baker graduate May Parsons and Miss Tibbetts. Various outings include hospitalities at the Waring home and trips to Ottawa and the Ozarks.
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A. H. Kraft
Resi 'Dent
Kansas City
Kan
Huey
G. Il. Hunt
Harold Charles Lampe
Virgil Gull
el Paso
F. B. Hunt
Mr. Hunt
Yellowstone Park
Nelya Hunt
Robert Grant Anderson
Muncie
Baldwin
Porter Bell
George McFerren
Ruth
Chapman
Co. BR
Beulah Helen Stewart
Ruth O’byrne Kirker
Florence Banker Quigley
Ethlyn Barnett
Cas
Elton Lucas
Wilda Lucas
Claude Ras
Wil- Randall
Seturday
Sin
Sylvia Rendall
Hothe
Toe
Margaret Jean von Charles Hartford
Baldwin Thurasay
S.A. Deel
Emil Tatas
Iday
Ozarks
T. L. Thogmartin
Fort Scott
Liston
Omer Iepeuts
Eureka ‘Springs
Little Rocke
Eureka
Ed Colvin
Hamilton
Will Lyons
B. M. Shultz
Howard Simpson
Neodesha
H. C. Carter
Harry Barnes
Dayton
Harry Webster
Ottawa
N. P. Powers
Lawrence
Leo Neihart
Chanute
B. H. Shultz
Ira Nicklin
Silverthorne
William Leonard
Durant
Okla
Smith Leonards
Women’s Home Missionary Society
E. P. Hall
A. O. Burton
Ethel Payne
Anna Lewis
A. E. Tunin
Ruth Marquardt
Anna Lee Harrison
Hospitals of the Home Missionary Society
Bow School
St. Louis
May Parsons
Baker
Tibbetts
Kansas City National Train‘ing’ School For
Epworth League Institute
L. W. Waring
J. C. Scott
Ella Wise
Anna Jenkins
Wein
Frank Barnett
Earl Kirker
Zora Lemay
Marie Harrison
Fern Hall
Juanita Lindsay
Dewey Schmittendorf
C. L. Wells
E. B. Lucas
Helen Gardner
Helen McAdow
LeLoup
Glen Tetrick
Violet Fairchild
Leona Tetrick
Donald Tetrick
G. M
W. M. Tisdale and
Donald
Howard
St.Louis
Lucille Kramer
Burlington
Mary Margaret Williams
S. H. Robertson
Kathleen
Marion
West Virginia
W. M. Tisdale
Helen Petatur
Roy. Roser
Dorothy
C. E. Allison
Hugh Vincent
Allison
Epwort League Institute
M. E. Church
Crowder School Set to Open Next Monday
Crowder school will open on September 1 with Miss Johanna Griffis of Vinland hired to teach the coming term. A list of guest visitors and local residents who called or drove to nearby towns appears in society notes, including residents from Lawrence, Williamstown and Barker visiting families in Crowder.
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Wanda Mercer
Lawrence
J. M. Crowder
Jack Myers
Kanwaka
Eugene
Jack Collins
Clarence Hodson
Sidney Emmet
Jesse Athey
Barker
Hodson
Crowder
Johanna Griffis
Vinland
Helen Wickey
Ono Belle Collins
Frank Beuermann
August Beuermann
Frank Beuermann Jr
Williamstown
Lewis Hodson
Lake View
John Marvin
Elmer Athey
Sam Sweeter
Julius Bevermann
Sidney Emmett
Maxine Mercer
Richland
John Benander
Jack Grimes
William
Dora
Sammie
Gly-Cas Praised By Local Man For Health Recovery
Oscar Roswall of 1337 Kentucky St reports Gly-Cas cured his indigestion constipation and restored sleep. He says kidneys and liver pain faded and credits Gly-Cas with making him well after years of suffering. Gly-Cas sold at Round Corner Drug Store in Lawrence and other local druggists.
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Oscar Oswall
Kentucky St
Roswall
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Audit Bureau
Postoffics
Benaiter
Manchora
Aceganta
Kangu
Kan- Foes City
Rence
Windand
Mera
Vermiler
Pulveniller
Altho
Claude Calla
John P. St. John
National Christian Temperance Union
J. Ameld Winslow
Avert Ee Yard
Jae Pence Wa
Bi Bisa
Cero
Panie-Atrick
Ina
Sundown Stories
Lionel Roit
Ida Hodson
Rudolph Buermann
Johnnie Johnson
Julius Beuerman
Henry Collins
Colora
Mr. Roseval
Oscar Rosvall
Wisn
Lawrence National Bank
Shimmons Bros
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