Prize List for State Meet Draws Big Locals
Plans for the September 2 State Automobile Meet at Lawrence are nearly complete with preparations for road maps from Lawrence to Leavenworth Kansas City Topeka and Ottawa. Officials expect at least two hundred entrants and a large Kansas City and Salina delegation with many prizes announced for hill climb races and numerous side contests.
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Lawrence Club
Kansas City Club
Eldridge House
Kansas City
Topekay
Leavenworth
Gttawa
Salina
Lawrence
Topeka
O Itawa
New Road Financed and Local Socials Mentioned
Miss Blanche Craig from Greenville Ohio and Elmer Craig of Richland returned home after visiting brother John Craig and family. Fred T. Pine arrived from Las Vegas to spend winter with his grandmother and attend business college. A W McFarland and G L Knight with families journeyed to Topeka to promote an upcoming automobile meeting. Nearby residents of Lincoln Neb discussed plans for a railroad from north to Gulf of Mexico. Jimmie Woodford noted in local reminiscences.
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Blanche Craig
Greenville
Ohio
Elmer Craig
Richland
John Craig
Fred T. Pine
Las Vegas
Nevada
L B. Cone
Business
A.W. McFarland
G. L. Knight
Topeka
McFarland Machine
Lincoln
Samuel
Silverthorne
Edward T. Boomer
New
Nebraska
Gulf of Tents
le Jimmie Woodford
Better Water for Lawrence Demand Urgent Action
In a united call, Lawrence residents press for top quality water under the city franchise. They urge state health board support and swift action to ensure reliable supply, citing returning students and parent concern. Secretary Crumbine praised as salvation while city officials must first determine plans.
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Lawrence
State Board of Health
Crumbine
Taft in Denver visits Walsh estate and Fort Logan
Secretary Taft arrived at Union Station early in the day to cheers from Republican leaders and a large crowd. He toured Fort Logan, attended a reception and luncheon, and delivered a speech at the capital grounds in the late afternoon.
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Denver
Cab
Taft
Union Station
Walhurst
Thomas F. Walsh
Fort Logan
Capital Grounds
Peculiar Case Halts Western Rail Rates
Chicago August 29 Circuit Judge Koblsanttutay issued a temporary injunction restraining fourteen western railroads and five express companies from enforcing a September 1 rate on shipments of cream milk and butter. The complainants are fourteen midwest creameries.
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Chicago
Koblsanttutay
Western Railroads
Middle West
Big Loss From Hakodate Conflagration Declares Consulate
Advices from the American consul at Hakodate put the fire loss at fifteen million dollars. Fifteen thousand houses were burned and sixty thousand people left homeless. Earlier estimates were too low.
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Yokohama
Amsvrican
Hakodate
Minnesota Elevator Merger Planned by State Farmers
A merger of farmers elevators in Minnesota will be formed at a meeting in Minneapolis on September 5, called by the presidents and local managers of several statewide elevators.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Drowned in Stream Near Oakley In Fording Accident
Salina reports two women and two young daughters drowned in a creek near Oakley while attempting to ford the stream in a buggy. The incident occurred late yesterday with local residents identified as Mrs Ed Henn and Mrs J W Johnson and their young children. The tragedy underscores dangerous fording conditions in the area.
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Salina
Ed. Henn
Jwm. Johnson
Oakley
Frisco Train Wreck Near Tules Injures Three
The first section of Frisco passenger No. 409 derailed after striking an open switch near Tules Oklahoma City at dawn today. One mail clerk and two passengers were seriously injured as the southbound train from St Louis was halted mid chase. The accident disrupted service and an investigation is announced.
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Oklahoma City
Frisco
St Louis
Tules
Local Notes On Travel and Social News Across Kansas
J B Stevens traveled as a Kansas City passenger today and Mrs C L Rutter also went to Kansas City this morning. Judge Smart of Ottawa conducted business in Lawrence. Mr and Mrs C E Starkweather returned from a short visit in Webb City Missouri. Miss Ethel Morrow returned from Estes Park Denver and Colorado Springs. Miss Nannie V Maughlix leaves for Atwood Kansas to take charge of the High School. A wedding occurred at Waverly Kansas on August 24 uniting Miss Lillie M Claypool and Mr H O Winters. Mrs Winters, a longtime Bell Telephone employee in Lawrence, and the Turtles gathered at Mrs W J Coleman’s home to bid farewell to Misses Margaret and Maude Rush who depart to teach Latin and music in Eureka High School. Thirteen guests attended, house number 1313 Vermont. A delightful time was enjoyed by all.
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Alma
Kansan City
Bessie Roe Bowl
Kansas City
Lizzie Harwood
Joel Asher
Harry Gregg
Uborse Shoe Lake
Ida Myers
Dollie Kraus
Eudora
Lawrence
Richard Griffith
Dr. Corley
Tom Palmer
Ham Finney
Wamego
Phi Psi House
Harry Heinsman
Topeka
Myrtle Shane
Watertown
South Dakota
T. M. Primm
Chariton
Iowa
J. H. Primm
Charles J. Bliss
Iola
Y.mc. A
Agnes Mowry
Luttermeister
Clifton
Alica McMath
Colorado
Minna Graeber
Ohio
Oberlin College
Patti Cowgill
Baldwin
Green Mountain Falls
J. B. Stevens
C. L. Rutter
Judge Smart
Ottawa
C. E. Starkweather
Webb City
Ethel Morrow
Estes Park
Denver
Colorado Springs
Nannie V. Maughlix
Laay
Atwood
Kansas
Waverly
Lillie M. Claypool
H. O. Winters
Winters
Bell Telephone Office
W. J. Coleman
Margaret
Maude Rush
Eureka
Kanssa
Vermont
Banks-Neal wed in ceremonial home wedding
At 9:30 PM Wednesday, John Wesley Banks and Nellie Mae Neal united in marriage at her home. About 100 guests filled the Neal residence for the ceremony and reception with music by Mrs Mackey and Carrie Neal. The event featured green and white decor, a fan window ceremony, and wedding bells with a joyful gathering of neighbors. Warren F. Cook of North Lawrence Methodist Church officiated.
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John Wesley Banks
Nellie Mae Neal
Neal
Mackey
Oklahoma City
Carrie Neal
Geneva Kunkell
Bryan Neal
Perior
Sharon
Neal-Banks
Paris
D. K. Neal
Warren F. Cook
North Lawrence
Beards and Blunt Talk Mark Board Fight at Illinois Central Meeting
New York August 29 Stuyvesant Fish former president and current board member of Illinois Central declined to comment on the personal clash with James T Harahan head of the system during the board meeting yesterday.
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New York
Stuyvesant Fish
Illinois Central
James T. Harahan
For Sale Violin Two Fine Violins Offered by Helen Phipps
Pocket book lost in North Lawrences Tuesday night contains a ladies watch earring and a setting finger ring. Reward offered if returned to 127 New York 8 North Lawrences. Telephone Helen Phipps at 920 Ohio Street Bell 1239.
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Helen Phipps
Ohio St. Bell
North Lawyenes
New York 8
North Lawrences
Dead Man Found in Osage County School House
The unidentified man found in a Osage county school house is believed to have hanged himself on August 13 using a clothes rope. Sightings place him near Vinland and Lone Star, with speculation of an escaped lunatic before authorities concluded no further clues exist. The body showed two weeks of exposure, and the man’s identity remains unknown though linked to a prior disappearance near Vinland.
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Osage County
G. Eckman
Vivland
Vinland
Lone Star
Davis
Vern Simmons
Wesley Christopher Sentenced to Ten Years for Killing
In St. Joseph on August 29, Wesley Christopher, the youth who fatally shot Charles S. Stanley, a traveling salesman, during an alley assault in March, was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary after Stanley intervened to aid a woman.
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St. Joe
Wesley Christopher
Charles 5
Stanley
Christopher
Brewers Oppose Local Option in United States Action
Cincinnati report says leading brewers met to curb local option expansion and to adopt a nationwide plan to halt spread, focusing on southern states. W B Dengiss show listed by Abe Welfson at 627 Main Street.
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Cincinnati
United States
South
W. B. Dengiss
Abe Welfson
Strest
Grain and Wheat Prices From Kansas City Market Ledger
The Kansas City market report lists wheat as receipts 185, with price quotes around 82 and 80 percent. Hard, calves at 646 dollars, porkers at 95.95 to 96.15, and hogs near 6 dollars in latest figures. Seong Martens notes market movements and price ranges amid mixed supplies.
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Kansas City
Deep Kansas wells found polluted by sewerage
Topeka Aug 29 Dr J H Crumbine secretary of the state board of health reports deep wells in several Kansas cities polluted with sewerage. Nineteen cities have been inspected with nine showing contamination. Cities and private water plants are under orders to improve systems or have supplies shut off. Crumbine withholds town names to let officials act.
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Topeka
J. Crumbine
State Board of Health
Kansas
Crumbine
State Board
He Knew Bill Quantrell in Kansas History
Ottawa reports George Carey of North Poplar street is certain Quantrell is dead and dismisses claims of his discovery as a hoax. Carey recalls Quantrell as 35 to 40 years old in his era, notes his own long Kansas connection, and recounts early Lawrence memories including lumber work and river steamers.
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Ottawa
George Carey
North Poplar Street
Quantrell
Mr. Carey
Lawrence
George Hart
Kansas River
Junction City
Fame of Coburn Draws Swedish Interest in Alfalfa
Topeka reports international interest as Coburn and Kansas alfalfa spread to Sweden. The Swedish consul in Chicago, Victor Jansen, is asked to investigate Kansas alfalfa culture and request extracts from Coburn's alfalfa book. Coburn agrees to share if properly credited.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sweeden
Chicago
Victon Jansen
Kansar
Jaenen
Coburn
Ilr
Landslide Threat Grips Port Vue After Rail Cut
In Pittsburg Port Vue, frightened residents flee as a landslide loosens foundations and damages twenty five homes on Scott street. Creaking houses, breaking windows, and sinking chimneys mark the danger from a nearby railroad cut, with foreigners among the evacuees.
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Pittsburg
Port Vue
Scott Street
Burglar Escape At Joliet Penitentiary Hospital
Joliet Illinois August 29 Edward Quinn renowned safe cracker and fellow burglar Harry Harmon escaped last night from the state penitentiary hospital after eluding guards and scaling the outer walls in a dramatic breakout.
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Joliet
Ill
Edward Quinn
Harry Harmon
State Penitentiary
Girls in Shaker Cloaks At Lennox Show Fashion Glow
In Lennox, fashionable girls wear Shaker cloaks over evening dresses, a trend tied to Mt. Lebanon Shaker Colony and its belief in spiritual progress. The cloaks, offered in many colors, are described as an odd mix of modern style and Shaker modesty, worn by heiresses and "millionaires' daughters" with lace, spangles, and pearls. An oblique note mentions a 6 percent monthly payment scheme for an ad.
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Lennox
Mt. Lebanon
Lesor
Ann
Lea
Removal Sale at 916 Massachusetts Street
Wind storm damages Iowa fairgrounds worth about 100000 dollars. Wealthy Cincinnati manufacturer Seward Habl elbach reportedly missing with four thousand nine dollars. Price-cut ads note mouldings and caramels from Home Book Co and Wiedemann's. George H. Smith relocates from 1830 to 916 Massachusetts Street.
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Home Book Co
Wolf's
Geo. H. Smith
Massachusetts Street
Wilber & Metcalf
Geo
Smith
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