World News and Advertisements for December 16 1924
The newspaper page includes subscription rates and office details for the World at Lawrenc Kansas with Associated Press and Audit Bureau notices, followed by a biblical quote from Isaiah and a short editorial note on Christmas timing. The item references Lester Reed Reuter and Alcorn representatives in Chicago and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TE World
Eve Simone
Massachusetts ‘Street
Lawrence
Kansas
Chicago
A. R. ‘Reuter
Alartford
New York
Franklin P. Alcorn
Marbridge
Associated Press
Uge
Thia Pauper
Glao
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Poast
Lawes
Good Outlook for Kansas Farmers Faces Postwar Prospects
The Agricultural Dollars analysis of Kansas farming prospects for the coming year shows optimism among experts. A conservative farmer attitude dominates as plans to retire war debt over twenty years imply about a billion dollars in bonds paid annually. Long term effects unfold with natural, unpredictable results beyond quick changes.
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Kansas
Agricultural Dollars
Agricultural College
Not Entirely Helpless In a Central American Monkey Study
An article discusses an expedition from Johns Hopkins University about monkeys in Central America showing similar illnesses to humans kept in natural air and sun. It notes human progress in disease prevention and self care, plus reactions to the Oberammergau Passion Play tour in the United States and Bavarian village disputes over proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johns Hapin University
Central America
United
United States
Timber freight costs prompt search for cheaper methods
A voiced concern notes annual freight of 250 million dollars to move timber and argues funds could boost timber grower efforts. It predicts eastern timber will vanish like western timber if cheaper transport or substitutes are not found. The piece hopes science will soon provide a cheaper alternative.
Judge Smart Sees Fair Trial in Richardson Case
The Emporia Gazette lauds Judge G A Smart as the fairest and best choice to try Probate Judge Richardson in the Richardson corruption matter. It asserts Smart’s findings will settle the controversy, urging public support for Richardson if vindicated and restraint if not, while praising the electorate’s chivalry in voting.
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Smart
Emporia Gazette
A. Smart
State Supreme Court
Richardson
Fimpotia
G- A. Smart
Kansas
West
Supreme ‘Court
Judge Smart
Sir Geoffrey Archer Named to Succeed Late Governor
Sir Geoffrey Archer, with twenty years in the British colonial service in Africa, is named to succeed the late General Sir Lee Stack as governor. Born in 1882, he joined the colonial service at twenty and held key civil admin posts across Africa, including Somaliland where he directed operations against the Mullah in 1920. He represented his government at the Abyssinian coronation and was honored by the Royal Geographical Society for East Africa explorations. For the last two years he has served as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Uganda.
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Geoffrey Archer
Lee Stack
Africa
Colonial Service
Somaliland
Abyssinia
Royal Geographical Society
East Africa
Geoffrey
Uganda
Today’s elections and memorials across regions
Voters in Santa Monica decide annexation today in a special election. Winnipeg hosts prairie province representatives to discuss rural credits and mortgages. Memorial services mark the ten year German raid death toll in Whitby Hartlepool and Scarboro. Connecticut holds a special election to fill Brandegee’s Senate seat. Governor elect Hiram Bingham faces Democrat Hamilton Holt. One hundred years ago Thomas Starr King was born in New York City, noted Unitarian divine and influence in California’s Civil War era.
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Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Prairie Provinces
Winnipeg
Seacoast
Whitby
United States Senate
Brandegee
Hiram Bingham
Hamilton Holt
New York City
Thomas Starr King
California
Horse population in Canada rises despite auto boom
Winnipeg reports from December indicate fears of horse replaceability by cars and tractors are unfounded. The department of agriculture shows a 100000 increase in Canada's horse count to 3,546,233 this year, led by western regions. Demand grows from farming, draft horses, lumbering, and city transport as horse power remains competitive with traction power.
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Winnipeg
Associated Press
Avy
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Fancy Perfume Sets Ideal Dist Rankin's Drug Store
Rankin's Drug Store at 1101 Macs Avenue offers an ideal distribution range for Fancy Perfume Sets. Shoppers are invited to visit for new fragrance lines and exclusive bundles.
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Rankin’s jDrug
N's
Kansas Supreme Court rules drivers liable for damages
Kansas Supreme Court decisions this month establish that motor vehicle drivers may be held liable for damages and injuries caused by their negligence. In Labette County a truck driver must pay for injuries and damaged furniture when an upset truck occurred, unless the accident was solely due to another’s negligence. New York notes reveal Alpha Pi Sigma, a Ku Klux Klan front, incorporated in Albany as a Greek letter fraternal society planning nationwide meetings and regalia control.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
Willian Byrnes
Rooks County
Cora Watkins
Oith
Supreme Court
Labette County
M. I. Price
G. W. Rogers
Price
Rogers
Webb City
Parsons
New York
Ku Klux Klan
Alpha Pi Sigma
American Patriotic Society
Secretary of State
Albany
Hamilton
Sherman
Groves
Building Stone Output in Bedford District for 1924
Building Stone Bedford Ind Dec 16 The United Press reports the Bedford Bloomington quarry district expects 1924 production of ten million cubic feet. National output is estimated at about 30 million cubic feet.
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Bedford
Ind
United Press
Bedford-Bloomington
Paulen selects Clyde W. Miller as private secretary
Gov Ben Paulen of Clyde selects Miller a busy banker insurer farmer and director of nearly a dozen Topeka corporations as his private secretary. Miller already serves and will find time for the new job.
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Ben 8. Paulen
Clyde
Wic Miller
Ong
Miller
Topeka
Kansas
Pleasant Grove Community Notes and Topeka Ice Cream Meet
Pleasant Grove residents share visiting days with Lawrence guests and Elmer Landis calls. A Farm Bureau dinner and grab bag program are planned for December 19 at Mrs. Rothrock’s home. Ice cream manufacturers meet in Topeka as 300 delegates expected. Mildred Chandler and Willow Springs pupils will present a Christmas program with a plate supper on December 19 at 8 p.m.
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Hibner
Lawrence
Noah Eberhart
Penn and
Proud
Lawrences
Mis
Robert Gentry
Elmer Landis
Gentry
Remadin
Farm Bureau Club
Lind
Rothrock
Messer
Rose
Myrtle Jacobs
Inve Flory
Lois
Virgie Landis and Sons
F. L. Landis
Topeka
Kan Sas
Kansas Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers
B. T. Perkins
Pittsburg
N. E., Olson
Kansas State Agricultual College
Nels Darling
Chicago
Mildred Chandler
Willow Springs
Wellington Man Ends 44 Year Postal Career in Wellington
Wellington, Kan., December 13. John Millard, a Wellington resident since 1880, retired after more than 44 years in the postal service. He completed a 32 year route with daily walks of about 15 miles, delivering vast mail volume and totaling roughly 150,000 miles. Millard, who became 65, walked his final route December 3, carrying 149 pounds of mail. He plans rest this winter and fishing trips next spring.
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Wellington
Kan
United States Mail Service
John Millard
Millard
Post Office Department
Cald’ Well
Enid
Oklo
U. SS. Grant
Corrigan and Fellowes Confront Arundill Over Pamela
In Borneo, Corrigan’s Orang Putehute leader and his ally Fellowes confront Arundill, Pamela Vereker’s suitor, as she faces threats and a perilous courtship. Fellowes vows protection, noting Pamela’s danger and Arundill’s schemes, while tensions rise between rival factions and Everard Vereker’s return looms.
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Corrigan
Borneo
Fellowes
Arundil Fellowes
Pamela Vereker
Jack Vereker
Miss Vereker
Arun- Gill
Arun@il
Consta
Pamellas
Arundill
Sintols
Pamela
Jack Verekera
Arundafi
Mamela
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Elberti H. Gary
Charles M. Schwab
General Sladen
West Point
Gary
Schwab
KLAN
Eo Paulen
Pleasant Grove
Vereker
Goodness
Fellowwes
Vrain
Tam
Affaire de Coeur
Mvusce
Bulletin
Barnard Colllege
Schulz's Tailor Show
Mass
Scott
Scott's
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
Vestas
Ners
Marcel Wavers
Boudoirland
Shimmons Bros
Ing& Wiring
Kansas Electric Power Co
Eureka
Loweasy
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