Nabobs urged to and colleges now
London February 15 Associated Press A call was made to send England's wealthy men to America to inspect universities and endowments. T A K Fisher MP, ex president of the board of education, praised Yale's undergraduate quarters funded by the Harkness endowment and urged donors to bolster education in Britain by emulating American philanthropy. He argued English colleges lack such well funded staffs and that observing American endowments could inspire British giving.
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London
Associated Press
United States
England
British Isles
America
T. A. K. Fisher
Fisher
Board of Education
Canada
Yale
Harkness
Germany’s Population IQ Says Women Lead in Intelligence
Berlin dispatch reports Germania’s statistic table claims women average higher intelligence with 595 of 1000 suited. men rate 380. It asserts 40 geniuses per 1000 men versus none among 1000 women, while 3 of 1000 women are called idiots and 10 of 1020 men are labeled idiots.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Germania
Awith
Jazz Breaks HS Heart in Budapest Funeral Tribute
Budapest report recalls Bande Marci, famed Magyar gypsy fiddler, buried with 10,000 mourners. Intimate friends including Count Stefan Tisza attended as bands played only folk songs at the graveside. Marci hoped the heart of Hungarian music spoke through emotion rather than marches or syncopation. His belief that Magyar folk songs express full emotion echoed as crowds moved from smiles to tears. Later notes mention a theft report of a wagon and hay rack tied to Tom Mifflin, with sightings of a white man driving south two weeks prior.
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Budapest
Associated Press
Bande Marci
Stefan Tisza
Marci
Thostigypsy
Bande Marci Daid
Tom Mifflin
New Jersey St
Cummings
Mifflin
Mr. Mifflin
Cumiihes Yestern
Tyro
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Migflin
Poe Ambassaror
Appointment to Sweden by Wilson in July 1913
A note records the appointment of an American minister to Sweden by President Wilson in July 1913. It mentions a silver nugget weighing ounces found in British Columbia as a related item.
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Germany
Sweden
Dent Wilson i
Tuly
British Columbia
Sidelights of the Solons in Topeka Senate and portraits change
The Kansas senate chamber lit by new window shades sparks a light hearted quarrel over openness while a Ways and Means panel sets a date for possible punishment. Retired justices West and Porter gain oil portraits as debates over expense and law progress. Bills touch auto track safety, animal farrier licensing, municipal university status, and city street zoning amid lively remarks.
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Topeka
Kan
Associated Press
Senate
Spencer
Sedan
Getty
Kansas City
Supreme Court
Judson S. West
Silas Porter
Claims Committee
Worden Man's Car Recovered Near Lecompton
A 1922 Ford coupe stolen from Worden store proprietor W E Wineinger on December 17 was recovered on a country road near Lecompton. Sheriff Cummings traced the engine number to the theft, with the car abandoned in a ditch and believed tied to the Worden store robbery that night. Police seek clues to the deserting thief who dumped the car after looting auto supplies and garments.
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W.E. Wineinger
Worden
Lecompton
Fort-To-Fort
Cummings
Wineinger
Reserve Officers Dine Plans and Troop Training Remarks
The Lawrence chapter of the Reserve Officers Training Association held a dinner at the Colonial Tea Room to discuss mobilization plans and training steps for troops. A cup was voted to the high point man of the ROTC rifle team, with many local officers and seniors in attendance. Also announced is a Sigel School play Twelve Old maids to be staged Saturday evening February 14 with 10 and 25 cent tickets.
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Lawrence
Reserve Officers’ Training Association
Colonial Tea Room
J. R. Cygon
General Wilder
Metcalf
Col. P. F. Walker
L. Cols
Dinsmore Alter
H. C. Eviceson
H. L. Chambers
F. M. McFarland
Floyd E. Potter
Sam G. Clarke
F. E. Jones
Tantains H. G
Archibale PA. Sannady
A. A. Gish
Searge
Humphrey F
Hy. Meone
A. M. Ockerblad
H.J. Casey
H. D. Ely
W. W. Hertzor
Ralph H. Noah
F. D. Graham
Gilbert R.smith
M. Kirby
C. T. Elvey
J. D. Stonebraker
David Armstrong
W. L. Dresser
R. 5. Beatty
W. B. Lewis
Neal Doherty
C. E. Trefethen
Russell Harding
H. A. Klemp
H.B. Gaston
J.-T. Leonard
J. L. Williams
J. Greve
Sigel School
Wheat Market Rally Amid Export Demand In Chicago Trading
Wheat prices surged at the open as export business totaling 1,600,000 bushels supported gains, with May and July futures showing higher quotes before a late pullback. USDA notes expected world wheat supplies to be tight, feeding initial strength, while subsequent profit-taking and broad seller pressure trimmed gains. Corn and oats followed the trend with early strength dissolving into declines as liquidation spread. Hog prices rose modestly with a generally firmer tone for light and desirable pigs, while mid-range slaughter cattle showed steady activity in ChicagoLivestock trade.
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Chicago
Atlantic
United States Department of Agriculture
Gorn
Chicago Livestock
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Live Stock and Grain Quotes from Kansas City and Wall Street
Livestock and grain prices show uneven trends with cattle and hogs mixed across regions. Kansas City reports steady general trade, with fat cows and heavy fat hogs down slightly, while sheep and lambs show mixed to weaker demand. Cash grain prices edge lower on corn and mixed wheat bids, and bond and stock markets close with volatile activity in high priced issues.
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Kansas Uy
U. S
Kansas City
Wall Street
New York
McCoy’s original remedy advertised for all ages
An old ad claims a gas attack survivor gained strength and 14 pounds after using 60 tablets for 60 cents. It promotes the product for the weak and nervous, listing Round Corner Drug, Store City Drug, and Rankin’s Drug Stores as sellers and urging readers to “Get McCoy’s, the original and genuine.”
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Round Corner Drug
Store City Drug Store
Rankin’s Drug Store
McCoy's
Adv
Athletic Association Seeks Relay Program Design Prize
The University of Kansas athletics association offers 310 for the best crimson and blue design for the Kansas Relays program cover. Entries due March 16, drawings must fit 6 3/4 by 9 5/8 inches and include official program third annual Kansas Relays April 18 1925 price 25 cents, featuring a relay carnival with runners and batons.
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University of Kansas Athletics Association
The
Athletic Association
Rooms seek smaller and larger house proximity to K. WW
A note from a property shopper seeks a smaller house four blocks from K. WW ideal for roomers or data use with six rooms. At the same time the writer wants a larger, strictly modern east front house in good condition with a pleasant view.
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Farhour
Guernsey
Woolland Park
Rod Mones
Cali
M Wood
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