Vienna Sees American Charity Save City From Starvation
Vienna crediting American aid and the Red Cross for relief as flour and breadstuffs avert famine. Burgomaster Dr Reumann thanks the American people and officials, noting severe shortages, rail and coal delays, and wartime distress. Messages emphasize gratitude and pledge lasting friendship.
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Vienna
Germany
Switzerland
Roumania
Variou
Danube
Reumann
Associated Press
Ameri
American Red Cross
Nienna
America
Uin
Village Notes From Columbia to Lawrence and Back
A dense community update reports visits among Columbia and Lawrence residents, with Mr Barnhart improving and various families such as Bohammer Flory and Ward attending events. The text notes school attendance, butcherings, road bridge work, and upcoming Christmas activities at Worden Church, plus multiple home visits and weekend trips among local families.
Local notes and accidents near White town
A difficult Tuesday as Esther White and her brother rode the street, a crash broke the rear axle and overturned the car into a park, injuries unspecified but two armed bystanders aided. Various community updates follow including hospital visits, visits by Mrs. Westfall, school activities, drainage board meeting, and local social calls across Kansas City and nearby towns.
Emergency relief urged for veterans hospital needs
American Legion calls for volunteers to build a temporary hospital in Tucson Arizona to aid about 500 disabled World War I veterans suffering tuberculosis. National officers urge collaboration with War Risk Insurance Bureau and Public Health Service, with help from Arizona officials and Legion carpenters to convert an amusement park into care facilities.
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Tuscan
Arizona
American Legion
Legion
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Tuscon
Bolles
Local notices of social visits and holiday events
Mrs. Thomas Pearson returns to California after visiting her sister in Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Davis sue. relatives visited in Topeka last week. Leland Colma family and Albert visited Willis Colman in Crowder. Pleasant Hour Club meeting postponed due to holiday rush. The Crowder neighborhood saw many guests for the twenty first anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Crowder on Louisiana Street. Mrs. Levette and Mrs. Wilson Martin hosted guests. Virginia Rose Crumpley visited Crumply relatives. Mrs. Keifer’s mother is ill in Lawrence. G. T. Jeffries farm burned last Saturday afternoon. School closed for holiday vacation, resumes January 3. Mrs. George Miller hosted visitors. William Kirby assists at Lawrence post office during holidays. Wilfred Martin returns from St. Louis to spend holidays. Lowman pupils Christmas tree program well received. Lee Larcom and family visit from Kansas City for Christmas with Larcom family.
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Barnhart
John Bohammer
Grandma Brohammer
Lawrence
Grandma Bohammer
Y Jed
Beoghley
D. Campbell
Virgil
Charlie
Brahammes
Clarence Campbell
Donna
Weston Flory
Chesley
Ward
Tom Want
John Jones
Charle
Clyde
John Brohammer
Imany
Camibl
Wesley Flory
Per Flory
John McCall
Jess Markley
Ola
Jones
Charfie
Counin
Frank Varnum
Ira Rothrock
Ola Riley
Chester Weibel
Oh Tongsj
Walter Deay
Mrv
Shuck
John McCail
Pidtphant' Grove
Ingon Co
B.C. F. Ward
Lyn Shick
Tegecer ‘Artis
Imucibeas sCollene
Esther Notired
Ith Street
Bucks
Hill
Mary Sheek Vee
Atlantic
Charlie Hunsilver
Carrie
Kine
Charlin Milley
Walter Pine
Mr. Brown
King
Mora
Lee Fultz
Independence
Ed Westfall
St. Margaret Hospital
Kansas City
Hardterfer
Gurdert
FL Herd
Lois
Alice Laptad
Givo King
White School
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Court House
Mary
Nora Norris
Olive King
Ray
Eberwein
Viola
Moran
Wood
Oscar Powell
W.S. Powell
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G. W. Hardterfer
Wilkerson
Brown
Owens
Miss Haskins
Thomas Pearson
al E. Smith
California
C. P. Davis Sue
Topeka
Leland Colma
Albert
Willis Colman's
Crowder
Pleasant Hour
E. Reeves
George Bigsby
L. Bigsby
Crawford McClung
Chark- Crowder
Louisana Street
Levette
Wilson Martin
Kirby
Jack Crumpley
Virginia Rose
Crumpley
C. H. Larcom
E. E. Keifer
G. T. Jeffries
George Miller
al Smith
Pearson
William Kirby
Wilfred Martin
St. Louis
Medical College
W. P. Martin
Worden Andrew Elm Helps Finalize Elm Shuck Article
Andrew Elm appears involved in a local matter described with fragmented notes about a pentane related issue and a butcher named Morniey. The readable text hints at a community event or project, with references to Elm and associates and a local tradesperson.
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Andrew Elm
Shuck
Cular
Morniey
Valley Grove residents share weekend errands and visits
Miss Margaret Eggert and Miss Florence McGrew with Mr. Bryan and Howard Eggert spent Saturday in eka and Popeka. Miss Tyler and Mrs. Hedden shopped in Lawrence. Mr and Mrs Frank Champion and sister Clara and Mrs Fred Champion were Christmas shopping. Mrs May Smith visited Mrs Clare Saturday afternoon. G Pattie hauled hay to Lawrence. Joe Hedens spent time there.
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Florence McGrew
Mr. Bryan and
Howard Eggert
Eka
Opeka
Miss Tyler
Mrs. Hedden
Ae Lawrence
Saturn
Frank Champion
Clara
Fred Champion
May Smith
Clare
C. G. Petrie
JL Eward
John Smith
Haas
Storday
Iivsj
Dan Smith
Isom McGrew
Bryan Shuck
Sgn Harvles
Roy Wells
Caarlie Jones
John Mowah
Wilbur’s
Buena
Richard Petrie
Alfred Ward
Mroo
Tra Ward
Local families share weekend visits and activities
Morning with C G Petrie and cousins J L Edward recurring visits mark a week of gatherings. Neighbors and relatives including Smiths, Eggerts, McGrews and Warrs enjoyed evenings, skating, and Christmas shopping in Lawrence and at area homes amid hospital stays and farm chores.
Fort Scott City Builds New $100000 Dam
The Fort Scott city completes a thirty foot high dam costing about 100000 with total outlays including 26900 for land 8500 for timber removal 3000 for raising fonts and 3500 for a keeper's house. Bond issues totaling 225000 were approved to fund the water works augmenting the current supply.
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Kan
Dee City
Templated
Uceorline
Ryner Neer
Fisher
Dirpet
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Kansas Farm Production Sets Record Total For 1920
The Kansas State Board of Agriculture reports total farm production value in 1920 reached $982,529,210, the highest on record, with livestock on hand valued at $1,258,258,870 as of March 1. Dairy and poultry show strong prices despite market drops, while oats and barley yields set records amid lower prices for many commodities. The report notes declines in live stock numbers and asset values across classes, urging better farm management and focused dairying and poultry to stabilize agriculture amid postwar economic disturbance.
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Kans
Kansas
State Board of Agriculture
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Children Among Refugees at Constantinople Harbor
Refugees include two Lund ed children of Wrangel officers among about 100000 Russians landed at Constantinople by Allied ships after Bolsheviks broke Wrangel defense in Crimea. One child is daughter of the Minister of Kin ance of the Wrangel regime. Many are nearly famished as crews and ships are exhausted.
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Wrangel
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Emigration to United States rises among Maltese
Malta reports a rising Maltese emigration due to unemployment. In the quarter ending September 80, 4,546 people left, with over half destined for the United States. Most emigrants are skilled laborers seeking new opportunities abroad.
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The
United States
Malta
Downward Trend in Prices Across French Commodities
A December report notes a broad downward movement in French commodity prices since March, with coffee and leather showing notable declines. While some items like beef, cotton, and wool fell, many others remained stable, and the overall trajectory suggests possible further shifts depending on global factors and European demand.
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France
Union
Bexar
Americ
Europe
Shoes at Half Price in Bilbao Panic over American shoe bid
In Bilbao on December 24 a shoe dealer disclosed a contract with an American firm to ship 5100 pairs of shoes for trial causing storekeepers to panic. The advertisement promised sale at half the local price, prices immediately dropped. Local papers urged departments to curb profiteering while ads from the Lawrence Business College offered home study through mail order.
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Bilbao
Spain
Rural equal schooling urged by Kansas professor
Professor Ravick of the State Normal School told the Great Southwest Association that rural amenities should equal urban ones. He noted 30,000 dollars of taxable property per city student versus 8,000 per rural student and supported consolidating rural districts to improve schools in Kansas.
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Ravick
Fays State Normal School
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Rarick
Kansas
Christmas Roast at De Luxe Cafe in Lawrence
A reader notes a Christmas meal of roast young turkey served at De Luxe Cafe on Massachusetts Street. The message also mentions completion of a course at Lawrence Business College and a planned Christmas gathering in the city with relatives hosted by Mr and Mrs B F Sm.
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