Freight Rates and Improvements for Rock Island Railways
Minneapolis dispatch reports $100 400 000 to $200 000 000 over six years needed for Rock Island Pacific lines to add facilities and equipment. Examiners hear figures on roadways, shops, terminals from Fritch and Fitch, with taxes burden on farmers rising since 1913. Governor Davis's daughter influenza case noted in Topeka.
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Minneapolis
Chicago
Rock’ Island
Fitch
Sion
H.C. . Keene
B. L. Ch. Wi
Washington
Rock Island
Fritch
FA Fritch
Chi Silvis
Dee
Kansas City
Kansas
el Reno
Omsha
Scott
Unclear Classroom Tale Of A Spade-Nosed Creature
Fragmentary schoolroom dialogue recalls a strange tale told by a teacher about a spade-nosed animal seen in a distant park. The narrator asks if a widow observed the creature and reflects on its rare backward travel and the nose used as a shovel.
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Alvis Nou
AL Nour
Siam
Ida Smith Sues J A Hanger for 7000 Damages
Ida Smith files in district court against J A Hanger seeking 7000 damages for alleged injuries from an attack on August 20. She adds a second count alleging another assault on November 10 with 2500 damages and 1000 exemplary damages. Hanger was released on a police bond after a recent charge.
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Ida Smith
District Court
J. A. Hanger
Hanger
Ida. Smith
Ducks Coming to Topeka Weather Shifts Hit Kansas
Snow and frigid temperatures sweep Kansas with lows 26 to 30 in the east and 5 to 10 degrees colder in the west. Ducks are migrating south as the weather service warns of a deep freeze through tomorrow morning.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Exoneration Granted in Beverly Hills Speedway Deaths
Harry Hartz, the Los Angeles automobile racer, was exonerated today at the coroner inquest into the Thanksgiving Day crash that killed two persons at Beverly Hills Speedway. The jury found no blame attached to Hartz.
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Harry ‘Hertz
Los Angeles
California
Harry Hartz
Beverly Hill Speedway
Mystery surrounds Martha Manatfield death in film era
A blurred report notes Martha Manatfield, star of The Warrens of Virginia, died by burns as Fox Film processed her death. body sent to New York City. Also mentions Union Pacific seeking line permission, a marriage license for Carl Rake and Dorothy Land Easter, and holiday gift items from Thorn Shop.
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San’ Antonio
Tex
Martha. Manefield
Warrens
Virginia
New York City
Ridge
Carl Rake
Dorothy Land‘easter
Lecompton
Lecompton School Program Delights Community Audiences
Lecompton grade school held a Saturday night program with songs, drills, and skits performed by 1st through 8th grades. The event, praised as unusually well executed, drew an audience and raised over 41 dollars.
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Lecompton
Homer Page
Topeka
M. T. Clark
Page
Anna Grider
George ‘Crider
Betty
Karlsas City
N. O
H. A. Babbitt
Lawrence
Methodist Church
U. Church
Harold Megill
U. B. Church
J. C. Hope
Radical Church
Russel
Johnston
Edgar Williams
Allare James
Kansas
James
Williams
Emma Lowe
Kansas City
Gertrude Head
W. B. Glenn
Orning
Roy Ridgeway
Fred Yardley
Perry
Ray Morris
Ruth
de Kat
Ad. Smith
Sinclair Oil Co
Oliver Wingfield
Mary Tupper
Margaret LaMont
Greenwood Valley
D. Tenpenny
Wrestling Match Set In Topeka Tilt For Roscoe Jones
Bobby Roscoe of Provo Utah has agreed to meet Henry Jones in Topeka on December 4 in a welterweight bout. Jones, a former belt holder, will weigh no more than 145 pounds for the match while Roscoe stays under 138 pounds. The result may influence a Salt Lake City welterweight tournament lineup and recalls Jones’s sensational win over Tommy Doctor last year.
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Bobby Roscoe Hhas
Henry
Jones
Provo
Utah
Topeka
Salt Lake City
Roscoe
Tommy Doctor
Haskell Team in Lawrence After East Tour
The Waskell Indian football squad, with LeRoy Hanley, arrived in Lawrence after a long eastward trip. Richard Hanley and Frank McDonald attended the Western Conference meeting in Chicago. The team, in good shape, will begin final preparations Monday for their season finale against the University at Tulsa on December 5.
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Waskell
LeRoy Hanley
Lawrence
Richard ‘Hanley
Frank McDonald
Chicago
Oe University
Tulsa
Brokmann Seeks Retrial Against Lawson in Eye Injury Suit
A motion for a new trial has been filed in the district court in the case of H. Brokmann versus L. Lawson. A verdict for the defendant was returned by the jury Wednesday. Brokmann sought $10,000 in damages for injuries to his left eye, alleging jury misconduct and erroneous rulings, claiming passion or prejudice influenced the verdict.
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H. Brokmann
Lawson
Brokmann
Divorce Granted to Hattie Fetty in Abandonment Case
Hattie Fetty was granted a divorce from Edward Fetty by Judge Hugh Means in district court on grounds of abandonment. The defendant must pay $5 weekly, creating a lien on his real estate. Custody of a minor child awarded to the defendant's mother. In a separate matter, Judge Means took under advisement the divorce suit of Margaret Best against Jessie Best after morning evidence.
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Hattie Fetty
Edward Fetty
Hugh Means
Local social notes from Eudora and nearby towns
Sunday dinners and visits highlight community life with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lothholz at Will Miller’s, guests at Otta Spital’s, and Ben Neis and family hosting. Attendees include Mrs. Arthur Eisele, Mrs. Frank Bryant, and Otto Spitzli along with several other residents.
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G George - Loth
Adolph Lotz
Minnie Bartish
Eugene
Glen Wilson
Wm. Spitzli
Jal Bryant
Frank Bryant
Fall Leaf
J. Bowens
A. Bowens
J. Blevans
Helen Adamus
Kimball
Linwood
Bertha
Bugeau
Lawrence
Arthur Eisele
Tompson
Otto. Spitzli
Lothholz
Kansas City
Melvin Wilson
Eudora
M Wilson
Emma_Wilson
How Fat Actress Was Made Slim
A magazine-style claim describes Marmola Prescription Tablets as a fat reducing aid used by stage people. An actress reports steady weight loss and recommends taking Marmola tablets several times a year. The ad promotes buying from Marmola Co. or direct from Detroit address.
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Marmola ,Co
Woodward Ave
Detroit
Mick
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